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P.S.: There's quite a lot going on at the end of the month, but I'll try my best to keep updates regular.

Chapter 205 Real or Fake

At night, in Su Mengyao's room, Su Mengli sat in front of her sister's computer, her gaze focused intently on the computer screen.

"Sis, maybe we should just forget about it, it's almost 23 p.m.." Su Mengyao, who had moved a small stool to sit next to me, sighed. "I'll ask Xiang Wen or Shishi tomorrow if they can help."

"Don't rush, don't ask Xiang Wen and Shi Shi for everything. Xiang Wen has a lot of things to do, and Shi Shi already has a lot of responsibilities." Su Mengli said without turning her head, "I have some memory of it, let me look again."

Su Mengli is helping her younger sister, Su Mengyao, find ideas, or rather, inspiration, for a background painting.

“Found it.” Su Mengli clicked the mouse to save it, then stood up from her seat: “Come and take a look, is this the feeling you’re looking for?”

"Let me see, let me see." Su Mengyao leaned forward, glanced at the picture Su Mengli had just saved, her eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously.

"Sister, you're amazing!" Su Mengyao said excitedly, "That's exactly the feeling!"

"That's good." Su Mengli smiled. "You can save this website. You can come here to learn when you're lacking inspiration."

She had just finished speaking when she suddenly remembered something and quickly added, "Of course, you can only refer to it. Don't use other people's things without permission, as they are all copyrighted."

"Okay, sis, I understand." Su Mengyao immediately bookmarked the website.

"Sis, what do you think of this campus night view? It feels perfect for a scene like 'wandering alone after a failed confession'," Su Mengyao pointed at the screen.

Su Mengli looked at it carefully and nodded: "Hmm, the lighting and the sense of loneliness are both good. Let's mark it down first."

Hearing her approval, Su Mengyao skillfully proceeded to put the pictures into the pending folder.

With the task completed, Su Mengyao habitually clicked on the flashing penguin icon in the lower right corner of her computer to check for any important messages.

The message list was nothing special, but an inconspicuous little icon caught her attention—a friend's birthday reminder.

She clicked on it subconsciously, and the two familiar names and dates that popped up made her pause slightly.

You have two friends whose birthdays are coming up.

Mo Xiangwen's birthday: March 2nd

Yan Nuoya's birthday: March 1st

The dates are so close together, and only a few days away.

Su Mengyao stared at the screen, feeling somewhat puzzled.

But could the information on this be true? She remembered that Mo Xiangwen had never mentioned his specific birthday.

"Sister," she called softly to her older sister beside her, "come and take a look at this."

Su Mengli leaned over: "What are you looking at?... Huh? Xiang Wen and Nuoya's birthdays? And they're consecutive?"

She also looked surprised: "But most people probably just fill in this information randomly, so how accurate is it? Come to think of it, I haven't heard them mention their birthdays."

"I don't know either." Su Mengyao tilted her head and thought for a moment, "That's why I asked you to take a look."

Su Mengli pondered for a moment, trying to recall if she had any related memories.

I searched carefully, but couldn't find it.

"Given their personalities," Su Mengli said somewhat uncertainly, "the probability of it being true is not small."

"Hmm... I don't know either. But I know there's one person who definitely knows!"

"Who?"

“Yan Nuoya!” Su Mengyao said matter-of-factly, “Knowing Xiang Wen as she does, she’ll be able to guess it soon enough.”

Su Mengli glanced at her sister helplessly: "The problem is, Nuoya also has a birthday. If we ask her, wouldn't that be the same as directly telling them we're asking about her birthday?"

“Oh right…” Su Mengyao blinked, then a brilliant idea flashed in her mind, “I have another idea!”

"any solution?"

"Why don't we just ask Xiang Wen himself?" Su Mengyao said casually.

Su Mengli sighed, "Then how can we secretly prepare a surprise for them?"

"Then let Shishi ask!" Su Mengyao immediately changed her plan, and said with a sly smile, "Anyway, Xiang Wen dotes on Shishi the most. If she asks, Xiang Wen will definitely be caught off guard."

Su Mengli hesitated for a moment, but still felt it was inappropriate: "It's not good to take advantage of Shishi's naivety like this. Besides, what if Shishi accidentally lets it slip?"

She thought for a moment and decided, "I'll try to find a way to test it myself."

Su Mengyao shrugged: "Okay, okay, whatever. There's still time."

The next day, in the studio.

Sunlight streamed through the windows and fell on the studio floor, adding warmth to the room.

Mo Xiangwen was focused on his work at the computer when Bai Shishi, who was sitting next to him, suddenly ran over.

"Xiang Wen, I've made up my mind!" Bai Shishi looked up at him with an unusually serious expression. "I'm going to study hard and take the exam!"

Mo Xiangwen was genuinely surprised upon hearing this.

Given Shishi's shy nature and her poor health, how could she suddenly have such thoughts?

"Really? Why did you suddenly have this idea?" Mo Xiangwen asked doubtfully, "Are you sure your body is okay?"

"Yes!" Bai Shishi nodded vigorously, her eyes bright. "I want to get into H University! I want to stay with everyone forever! So... Xiang Wen, can you tutor me?"

Yan Nuoya, who was wearing headphones and checking code, seemed to notice the conversation. She gently took off one of her headphones, glanced over quietly, and a hint of doubt flashed in her purple eyes, but she didn't say anything and just listened quietly.

Looking at Bai Shishi's expectant eyes, Mo Xiangwen's heart softened. He reached out and ruffled her hair, smiling gently, "Of course you can. This is a good thing, and we will all support you."

Just then, the studio door was pushed open, and Su Mengli and Su Mengyao returned.

They carried drinks and snacks they had just bought from the supermarket and put them down on their respective tables.

"Thanks," Mo Xiangwen and Yan Nuoya said.

"What are you talking about? You seem to be having a lot of fun," Su Mengli asked with a smile.

Bai Shishi took the drink and gave a sweet smile: "Sister Mengli! I've decided to apply to H University! Xiang Wen agreed to tutor me!"

"Really? That's great!" Su Mengyao cheered first, running over to hug Bai Shishi. "Go Shishi!"

Su Mengli was slightly taken aback, and her first thought was of Bai Shishi's physical condition.

However, since Bai Shishi has this idea, she naturally supports it, and she also hopes that this lovely girl can stay with them forever.

Su Mengli smiled with relief and said softly, "That's really good news. Shishi, keep it up. I'll bring you my old textbooks when I get back."

"Mm!" Bai Shishi nodded vigorously. "Thank you, Sister Mengli. I will make good use of this."

Chapter 206 wasn't it supposed to be my sister's book?

Upon hearing this, a strange thought suddenly crossed Mo Xiangwen's mind.

He remembered clearly that during the final sprint of his senior year, Su Mengli did lend him a set of textbooks with a lot of notes, saying at the time that it was "used by her younger sister".

But isn't Mengli's younger sister Mengyao standing next to her? They're twins, in the same grade, right?

Why did you lend him Su Mengyao's book instead of just borrowing hers directly?

This little question flashed through his mind.

He subconsciously raised his eyes to look at Su Mengli, trying to glean something from her face.

Coincidentally, Su Mengli also happened to be looking at him, and their eyes met briefly in the air before Su Mengli naturally looked away.

She returned to her seat and sent a message to her sister on her computer.

Upon receiving the message, Su Mengyao was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and suddenly raised her voice as if on purpose: "Sis, the teacher asked me to enter the information of the students in the class. Can I just copy their QQ profiles?"

Su Mengli immediately responded, "No way, basically everyone fills in fake information on there, how could there be any real information? You can ask Xiang Wen if you don't believe me."

Mo Xiangwen, who was suddenly called out, was stunned for a moment, and then said after thinking for a while: "I think it's still possible to fill in real information. That's what I did. Anyway, my QQ friends are basically people I know very well, so I don't really care about this."

“But Mengli has a point,” Mo Xiangwen continued. “Most people probably just filled in fake information randomly. If you’re going to enter information into the class database, there can’t be any errors. It’s better not to do it this way.”

Su Mengli's smile deepened.

Su Mengyao, wanting to play her part, casually asked, "Xiang Wen, do you have any recommendations? Asking everyone one by one is too much trouble."

"Just make a shared form for them to fill out themselves," Mo Xiangwen said casually. "Anyway, if they fill it out wrong, it's their own responsibility. You just need to remind them repeatedly."

"That's right."

"Okay, thanks Xiangwen!" Su Mengyao gave Mo Xiangwen a thumbs-up and sat back down in her seat with a smile.

The little incident quickly passed, and the studio returned to its previous rhythm, with the sounds of keyboard typing and mouse clicking resuming.

Although we said last semester that we would work while having fun, everyone's enthusiasm is still quite high since this just started.

Unless it's to the point of working overtime, he doesn't want to discourage them for the time being.

Mo Xiangwen continued to refine the character's design, but the small question from the conversation earlier still lingered in his mind.

He glanced at the other side, where Su Mengli was facing Su Mengyao's screen, pointing at a part of the drawing with her finger and whispering about adjusting the lighting. Her delicate profile revealed her seriousness.

He shook his head slightly. Perhaps he had just remembered it wrong, or perhaps Mengli had just said it casually. After all, it was a long time ago.

He took a breath and refocused his attention on the text on the screen.

Su Mengli returned to her seat, picked up the mug on the table and took a sip of water. Her gaze swept over Mo Xiangwen seemingly unintentionally, and after confirming that he did not show any unusual or probing expression regarding the conversation, she felt relieved and continued to guide Su Mengyao in modifying the color balance of the background image.

She casually typed a line in the chat window that only contained her and her sister:

"It seems the information is true. March 1st and 2nd, there are only a few days left."

Su Mengyao caught a glimpse of the message popping up in the lower right corner of the screen, her eyes lit up, and she quickly copied and pasted a reply:

"It seems the information is true. March 1st and 2nd, there are only a few days left."

“I haven’t figured out the specific format yet.” Su Mengli rolled her eyes at her and continued typing in response: “The key is, how can we naturally gather them together on that day without them noticing? Nuoya is so perceptive, and Xiang Wen isn’t careless either.”

"Leave it to me!" Su Mengyao sent another cartoon emoji of patting her chest. "Creating an opportunity is a piece of cake! But we need to think carefully about what gift to give... What does Nuoya like? Xiang Wen doesn't seem to have any particularly obvious hobbies?"

“Noah is easy to deal with.” Su Mengli recalled the details she had observed. “She usually likes to read, so we can just pick a few books and give them to her. As for Xiang Wen…” She paused, then continued typing, “He’s more practical. Giving him something he needs will probably suit his taste better than giving him decorations.”

"Got it! It's a common pragmatism among guys! I know what to prepare." Su Mengyao suggested, "Shall we prepare separately?"

“Okay.” Su Mengli replied affirmatively, then cautiously added, “Be careful to keep it a secret, especially don’t let it slip in front of Shishi. Shishi is pure-hearted and can’t keep secrets. If she finds out this ‘secret,’ she might just give Xiang Wen a look or say something unintentionally and it will lead to Xiang Wen asking her about it. If he asks her, Shishi will definitely tell him.”

"Understood! I'll keep it absolutely secret! I'll secretly message Shishi when the time is right."

Over the next few days, everything seemed normal on the surface at the studio, but in secret, Su Mengli and Su Mengyao began preparations.

At the same time, Bai Shishi officially began her study plan.

"Here, take a look at this plan and see what you think?" Yan Nuoya printed out a form and threw it directly onto his desk.

This plan was compiled by Yan Nuoya over a period of time, and it was clearly and reasonably divided into stages based on Bai Shishi's existing foundation and goals.

When Mo Xiangwen saw this study plan, he was momentarily dazed, as if he had returned to the days when he was desperately studying according to the study plan that Yan Nuoya had tailored for him.

The days of ten years of hard study seem as vivid as if they happened yesterday.

A scene from his senior year of high school flashed before his eyes, and his body shuddered, bringing him back to his senses.

No, he didn't want to go back to those days at all.

However, judging from Noah's plan, it was more than twice as easy as what was originally planned for him.

It's probably because Shishi's foundation is much better than his.

Of course, it's also possible that Nuoya was mindful of Shishi's health and controlled the intensity of her studies.

“I think it’s good.” Mo Xiangwen pondered, “You helped me design it back then, and this intensity doesn’t seem too high. I trust Noah’s abilities.”

Yan Nuoya nodded slightly, a faint smile appearing on her lips.

"Strengthening the foundation first is the most important thing, and then we can carry out specialized improvement." Yan Nuoya handed the printed schedule to Bai Shishi, her tone calm: "At this pace, there should be enough time."

Bai Shishi took the schedule and could tell from Yan Nuoya's dedication from the exceptionally detailed plans and timelines.

She nodded vigorously: "Yes! Sister Nuoya, thank you, I will study this carefully!"

The actual teaching was mainly handled by Mo Xiangwen and Su Mengli.

He was in charge of math and Chinese, while Su Mengli was in charge of English and humanities, so they were each responsible for their own strengths.

He adjusted his work schedule, setting aside a fixed time each day to tutor Bai Shishi.

That afternoon, Bai Shishi, carrying a thick math reference book, sidled up to the empty seat next to Mo Xiangwen, pointed at a complex function problem, and scrunched up her face. "Xiangwen, I've looked at this for so long, but I still don't understand it."