I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 382 June
Martina is a nice person.

Righteous, straightforward, clear about right and wrong, and unpretentious.

Moreover, she comes from a wealthy family, is beautiful, and has a stunning figure.

Both logically and emotionally, Liu Jin would firmly stand on Martina's side. As for Old Bu, he had actually seen through the deception long ago.

He's just a playboy.

I've been with Martina for three years.

When school started last year, Liu Jin could tell that this guy was thinking of becoming a scumbag.

I reckon they're just tired of it!

However, Martina was quite bold, actually going to London to take action.

Her nature is like a raging fire.

Liu Jin smacked his lips and shook his head.

"Martina."

"roll!"

Liu Jin wasn't angry; instead, he plopped down next to her.

"I didn't do anything to you, why are you cursing at me?"

"You're not a good person either."

"Hey, we can banter, but no personal attacks."

"Get out of here!"

"How about Au Bon Graillou tonight?"

Au Bon Graillou is a very famous restaurant in Toulouse.

Its business model is somewhat similar to that of the Huangsha Seafood Market in Guangzhou.

The first floor is a market offering a variety of ingredients. After purchasing their ingredients on the first floor, diners choose a restaurant on the second floor to have their food prepared. The ingredients are very fresh and inexpensive; the restaurants on the second floor mainly charge a processing fee.

Purely crafted, high quality and low price.

Martina turned her head and stared at Liu Jin.

"your treat?"

"Yes!"

"Fine, then I'll eat you out of house and home."

"Hahaha, as long as you have the ability... By the way, Jimmy's back, right?"

"He came back a while ago, but he took the day off today."

"why?"

Martina gave a sly smile, leaned closer and whispered in Liu Jin's ear, "That guy was dating during his internship."

"what?"

"A woman fifteen years older than him, very wealthy."

Jimmy had a bit of a long night, so he took the day off today.

What the hell is going on with me?
Liu Jin was taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh.

Xiao Hei actually managed to date a rich woman; that's interesting.

He stood up and said, "Then it's settled. See you at Au Bon Graillou tonight."

"Are you skipping class?"

"I'm going to the library to make some preparations."

"Okay then, see you tonight."

Liu Jin didn't mention Brian at all, which made Martina feel much better.

As long as we don't mention the scumbag boyfriend, we can still be good friends and classmates.

She pouted and slumped back onto her desk, looking utterly listless.

Brian isn't coming. I guess by the time we graduate, we'll all be strangers.

Zheng Hui didn't come back either, saying she would come back before her thesis defense.

Zoe did come back, but she didn't seem to be in a particularly good mood.

Zoe was a little surprised when Liu Jin invited her to dinner that evening.

She and Liu Jin did not have a good relationship. When the Chinese class was first merged into the international class, she even led the isolation of the Chinese students.

However, Liu Jin wasn't buying it.

Later, the relationship between them improved.

She had no choice but to back down, mainly because Liu Jin's academic performance last year was too outstanding—so outstanding that even someone like Zoe, who was extremely hostile towards Chinese people, had to humble herself and ease tensions. Otherwise, she might be isolated at school.

But that's all.

"In one month, everyone will go their separate ways."

Although we weren't particularly close, we were classmates for two years, so let's treat this as a farewell dinner.

Liu Jin explained with a grin.

He then invited others, including Yang Dongqi and Sun Yue.

Yang Dongqi explained that he had to work that night and couldn't attend. Sun Yue hesitated for a moment, but then agreed. Handsome and Zhang Pei were also among those invited.

Besides them, there were also the two international students from Southeast Asia.

The Indian man did not invite me.

Because Liu Jin really had no connection with them.

Several of Liu Jin's classmates from Northern Europe were pleasantly surprised by his invitation.

After extending the invitation, Liu Jin called Jimmy to confirm that Jimmy was still alive and then extended the invitation to him as well.

Jimmy readily accepted.

……

During this period, the school had essentially left the international classes to their own devices, with very few courses offered.

Everyone is busy preparing for their thesis defense, so it doesn't really matter whether they come to the school or not.

Liu Jin spent the morning in the library. At noon, he and Joan P. went to the Delphine Café to visit Ms. Sylvie.

In the afternoon, he called home.

Unexpectedly, it was Ottilie who answered the phone.

She came to our house today to bring Eva and the others, and chatted with the old lady.

Liu Jin expressed his gratitude!
That evening, the group had a big meal at Au Bon Graillou, which cost Liu Jin 3,800 euros, and everyone was happy.

Martina's mood improved a lot after that night!

No longer with a gloomy face all day, she has more smiles now, vaguely returning to her former self.

This also made Liu Jin feel relieved.

He was genuinely afraid that when Old Brooks came to defend his thesis, Martina would shoot him with a gun.

This girl has the straightforwardness unique to South American women; she dares to love and hate.

If she can't come to terms with it, don't be surprised, when Old Bu comes back, her life might really be in danger.

……

A week later, the defense arrived.

The school didn't make things difficult for Liu Jin, and he passed the defense smoothly.

However, Liu Jin heard that starting next year, the school will make some changes to its admission policy for Chinese students.

Previously, it was easy for this batch of international students to be admitted, but it will become very difficult and strict in the future.

A French exam will be required, and the admission criteria will be improved.

It seems that Liu Jin and his classmates took an open-book exam, which was controlled by the school's intermediary company in mainland China.

In the future, the school will administer the unified examinations.

"Old Pie secured a sponsorship of 13 million euros."

Next year, a new campus will be added. There will be no more Chinese language classes; all classes will be taught in the international classes… Over these three years of experimentation, the school has discovered many problems. For example, many Chinese students are even unable to communicate in English.

The board believes that the management of students' quality should not be relaxed in order to satisfy market demands.

"Wouldn't that make it much harder for Chinese people to study abroad?"

"That's for sure. ESC is a prestigious French university after all, so it's normal that they would strengthen their management in this area."

Liu Jin knew that the requirements for studying in France would gradually increase in the future.

It will be much more difficult for Chinese students to attend ESC Toulouse in the future.

But, this is normal.

How many Chinese students are there studying abroad?

The school certainly places more emphasis on the quality of its own diploma.

Another week has passed, and the defense results have been announced.

Liu Jin passed smoothly.

In early July, the school held a graduation ceremony.

My mother attended the ceremony, accompanied by Qianqian and Alizee.

When she watched Liu Jin walk onto the stage in his master's gown and receive his diploma from Pierre, her smile was exceptionally bright.

"Qianqian, take more photos."

Xiao Ai, did you record it? Record it clearly.

Standing on the podium, Liu Jin was also extremely excited as he looked at his mother sitting in the front row, laughing and crying at the same time.

In my past life, my mother wasn't part of this moment.

So much so that when she chatted with him later, she repeatedly expressed that she regretted not being able to participate.

And now, it seems that it has been made up for!
My mom didn't come to me in my past life because she was worried about spending money...

Or rather, during Liu Jin's years studying abroad, his mother never came to France for various reasons.

Now, it's all come true!
He looked at his mother and kept chuckling.

His mother clapped enthusiastically and nodded repeatedly at him.

That smile radiated unparalleled pride and arrogance!
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(End of this chapter)