Chapter 78 - 77: Emperor Chengtian’s Favor, Restoring Surveillance
Chapter 78: Chapter 77: Emperor Chengtian’s Favor, Restoring Surveillance
At only twenty-seven years old, she was already an honorary professor at Mingjing University.
"Just call me that," Hua Shao said, her voice turning a bit faint with a trace of melancholy. "After all, you are the only one who would call me that now."
Qingyuan let out a low chuckle. "True. Who would ever know that our souls came from the Xuan Dynasty four hundred years ago?"
"It’s obviously been many years, yet I still feel like it’s a dream," Hua Shao said. "But even if it’s just a dream, it’s still a wonderful one. If Your Majesty could see this, it would be even better."
Qingyuan suddenly smiled meaningfully. "What a pity. Your Majesty wasn’t versed in arithmetic and wouldn’t be able to understand those formulas you write."
Hua Shao gave a soft snort. "Your Majesty wasn’t versed in music either, and wouldn’t be able to understand the pieces you compose."
"But music doesn’t need to be understood. As long as Your Majesty could tell if it sounded good, that was enough," Qingyuan said with a smile. "Math is a different story. If you don’t understand it, you just don’t understand it."
Hua Shao fell silent. A moment later, she said, "Your Majesty simply never learned it. Because no matter how low a person’s IQ is, how could they possibly fail to learn calculus?"
Qingyuan’s smile remained unchanged, but there was a hint of gritted teeth in her voice. "Naturally, a genius like you cannot comprehend the IQ of us mortals."
"True," Hua Shao sighed. "Those students of mine pose absolutely no threat to me in academia, but they have already ruined my reputation in the field of education."
Qingyuan replied coldly, "Being Miss Hua’s student must truly be exhausting."
Hua Shao raised an eyebrow, drawing out her words. "Do you really not need my help? In this life, I’ve been studying computer technology since I was a child."
"No need," Qingyuan refused. "I’ll handle it."
"Alright," Hua Shao said, deciding not to press further. "If you can’t hold on, don’t force it. For the sake of us having worked together in the past, if you beg me, it’s not like I won’t help you."
Qingyuan rolled her eyes and ended the call. She would rather beg the heavens than beg Hua Shao.
The next day.
Shi Changying carried her backpack to school. Before heading to the classroom, she first went to the library to borrow an introductory book on programming.
"Oh my god, Yingying, didn’t you just wake up yesterday?" Lu Mi was shocked. "You should rest for another day! What if your fever comes back?"
Shi Changying opened the book. "Learning is like rowing upstream; not advancing means falling behind."
Lu Mi blanked for a second, then clenched her fists. "Then I need to study hard and strive for progress too!"
"Senior Sister, are you planning to study computer science in university?" Song Qingmu casually asked when he saw the book in her hands. "Computer science isn’t easy."
Shi Changying didn’t look up. "I’m not. I’m just learning how to recover wiped surveillance footage."
Qingyuan was her subordinate, after all. Even if she claimed she just wanted to take it easy and live comfortably in this life, how could she truly ignore her?
Song Qingmu gasped. "So Senior Sister plans to become a hacker?"
Shaoyuan’s eyes shifted slightly. He pondered for half a second before opening a chat box.
[Shaoyuan]: Are you free? Recover some surveillance footage.
[God of Delicious Cake]: What kind of surveillance footage is worth me stepping in to recover? Keep dreaming. Let me say it again: I am the number one expert in cutting-edge equipment technology!
[Shaoyuan]: It’s for your little client.
[God of Delicious Cake]: ?
[God of Delicious Cake]: Then why doesn’t she come to me herself?
[Shaoyuan]: Because she doesn’t know your business involves anything other than making cakes.
[God of Delicious Cake]: Oh, right.
Shi Changying, immersed in this new technology, suddenly received a message.
[God of Delicious Cake]: The nine-tier cake will take a while longer. I’m currently dealing with a difficult computer tech problem.
[Only I am the first]: Are you very good at computer technology?
[God of Delicious Cake]: Of course. How many people in this world can compare to me?
Shi Changying pondered for a moment and typed a reply.
[Only I am the first]: Can you do me a favor? In exchange, I can kill someone for you.
At the exact same moment, Shaoyuan’s phone vibrated. A message popped up, practically screaming in panic.
[God of Delicious Cake]: What kind of client did you introduce to me? A professional killer?!
[Shaoyuan]: What nonsense are you talking about? Don’t bully a child.
[God of Delicious Cake]: When did I bully a child? Look at the screenshot yourself!
After looking at the screenshot, Shaoyuan raised an eyebrow and replied unhurriedly.
[Shaoyuan]: She is a junior.
[God of Delicious Cake]: Fine, a junior. Keep spoiling her! You’re going to suffer a loss sooner or later!
Shaoyuan put down his phone and closed his eyes to rest.
Meanwhile, Shi Changying patiently waited for the other party’s reply, but she didn’t stop reading the introductory programming book either. She now understood the principle that having many skills was never a burden. However, she truly had woken up too late. If she could have started learning from childhood like Qingyuan, she wouldn’t be so short on time and stretched so thin right now.
[God of Delicious Cake]: What favor?
Shi Changying sent the original surveillance footage over. A segment in the middle had been wiped, deleting the footage of Bai Shuyi’s mega-fan entering and exiting.
[God of Delicious Cake]: Deal.
[Only I am the first]: Who do you want to kill?
[God of Delicious Cake]: ...
[God of Delicious Cake]: Kill the guy who recommended me to you!
Shi Changying slowly lifted her head, her gaze landing on Shaoyuan, who was resting his eyes. He didn’t open them, but he sensed her stare.
"Hungry?" With that, a piece of chocolate was stuffed into Shi Changying’s mouth.
After swallowing it, she rejected the other party’s request.
[Only I am the first]: Pick someone else. Not him.
[God of Delicious Cake]: I was just joking around. You couldn’t kill him anyway. That guy is... never mind, just owe me one for now.
The school bell rang. Shi Changying closed her book and began a new day of learning.
At noon, an unknown number flashed on her phone screen. Shi Changying didn’t answer it because Lu Mi had told her that there were a lot of scam calls nowadays, all trying to steal money. That was until a text message came in.
[Miss Shi, we are from Xingyi Entertainment. We would like to chat with you regarding Teacher Lu Qingyuan. We are awaiting your esteemed presence at the South Gate of Jianghuai High School.]
Shi Changying’s eyes narrowed slightly. She stood up, crossed through the small grove, and arrived at the South Gate. The area was quite secluded, with very few people around. Not far away, an elite-looking man in a suit stood under a tree. It was the secretary sent by President Fan of Xingyi.
Upon seeing the girl, he immediately froze in place.
Shi Changying crossed her arms. "Spit it out."
The secretary snapped back to his senses, annoyed with himself that after seeing countless celebrity artists, he had actually lost his composure in front of a high school student. But he couldn’t help but think that if this face entered the entertainment industry, it would sweep through everything in its path, completely unrivaled.
"Miss Shi, here is one million." The secretary took out a check, smiling condescendingly. "You saved Teacher Lu, and we at Xingyi express our gratitude. But this was all just an accident; there was no human interference involved. We also don’t wish to see you spouting nonsense online. Do you understand?"