Deyonna

Translator: Deyonna Tip me Shen Baoshan sensed something off and glanced at Feng Zilian, but before he could speak, someone across the table was already teasing Feng Zilian: "How's it the same? Him being first in his department at Jian University and you scraping in by the skin of your teeth¹. That's the same?" ¹Literally barely making it to the admission cutoff line "Exactly. Besides, our Jian University ranks first in the province overall, and the medical school is top-tier nationally. Last year's city top scorer—that senior—was also from Hechuan No.1 High School. He didn't go to Qingbei²; he chose our Jian University medical school!" ² 清北 (Qīng-Běi) is a common abbreviation for Tsinghua University and Peking University "Hey, Feng Zilian, don't tell me you're holding a grudge against Li Chishu because he turned down your dinner invitation? That's pretty petty of you!" Feng Zilian, flus...

Translator: Deyonna Tip me First Encounter The first time Shen Baoshan formally met Li Chishu during their university years, his impression of the man wasn't exactly favorable. It was only much, much later—so long that it felt like he'd lived through two lifetimes in a daze—that Shen Baoshan, looking back on those days, finally caught on with belated realization: that kid Li Chishu had worn two faces from the very start—one for him, and one for everyone else. To tell the story properly, we have to go back to that first meeting as he remembered it. It was late September. Jian¹ University's military training had just wrapped up, and the weather in Hechuan was starting to cool. ¹Jian University — "建大 (Jiàn Dà)" is an abbreviation. "建 (Jiàn)" stands for "建设/建筑" (construction/architecture), and "大 (Dà)" is short for "大学" (university). In real-life Chinese contexts, this abbreviation usu...