I really like your sand sculpture group friends

"Although, even so, I still like Xiang Wen the most." She added softly, "But I want to spend more time with Xiang Wen."

"Okay, okay." Mo Xiangwen felt a little embarrassed, but he still pinched her little nose and said with a smile, "Then Shishi has to keep a close eye on me and not allow me to be so fickle anymore."

“From now on, I will never let go of Xiang Wen for a moment,” Bai Shishi said, pursing her lips.

written request for leave

Feeling unwell, taking a rest. (Purple sweet potato pudding)

Chapter 244 The Long-Awaited Studio

Pushing open that familiar door, a heavy, murky atmosphere filled the air.

Nearly three months later, the five of them finally returned to the studio together again.

The interior looked almost exactly the same as when I left at the end of the semester.

Before leaving, everyone carefully closed all the doors and windows, and carefully wrapped the sofas, chairs, computer towers and monitors with semi-transparent dust covers.

In retrospect, this method was quite effective; the cover was covered in dust.

"If I had to say what's different from last semester," Mo Xiangwen looked around, his gaze finally settling on the petite white-haired girl beside him, his tone full of emotion and amusement, "it's probably that our Shishi is now standing here as a freshman at H University."

Bai Shishi smiled shyly when she heard this.

Mo Xiangwen clapped his hands, and the crisp applause echoed in the studio, attracting everyone's attention.

"Alright," he said with a smile, "Although it doesn't look too dirty, a thorough cleaning is still necessary. Everyone can do whatever they want, feel free to be creative, I won't assign tasks one by one."

Everyone was already familiar with his casual personality, so it didn't matter.

Su Mengyao rolled up her sleeves first and went to the restroom: "I'll go get a broom."

Su Mengli smiled and said, "Then I'll help mop the floor."

Yan Nuoya quietly walked to the window and deftly began to dismantle the heavy curtains in preparation for washing.

Mo Xiangwen was responsible for removing the dust covers from the packaging equipment one by one and checking the circuits.

Bai Shishi also wanted to help, so she went to the bathroom, picked up a rag, and carefully wiped the computer desktop.

About an hour later, the studio was transformed, with the dust and stale air swept away.

Everyone sat around the coffee table. Mo Xiangwen cleared his throat and moved on to the next topic—a review of the work progress.

“Because Shishi had to focus on preparing for her exams and then had surgery and needed to recover, our project progress was inevitably affected,” Mo Xiangwen said slowly. “So, let’s have a quick meeting today to review our individual situations and clarify our next goals.”

Bai Shishi lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly and whispered, "I... my progress is still stuck at the pre-exam preparation stage, and I've fallen behind a lot... I'm sorry everyone, I've caused you trouble..."

“No, no, no,” Mo Xiangwen immediately shook his head to interrupt her, “Shishi, that’s not what you should be saying.”

Bai Shishi paused for a moment, then looked up in confusion.

Yan Nuoya said softly, "You should say, 'I'm back, and I'm happy to work with everyone again.'"

Upon hearing this, Bai Shishi remained silent for a few seconds, her eyes slightly warming.

She took a deep breath, and when she looked up again, a touched smile appeared on her face. She nodded vigorously and said clearly, "Yes! I'm back!"

"Welcome back, Shishi!" Su Mengyao immediately responded with a smile and a loud voice.

Su Mengli looked at her tenderly and said softly, "Welcome back, Shishi."

Yan Nuoya smiled gently and said, "Welcome back, Shishi."

Next, the others began to report on their progress.

The parts that Su Mengyao and Yan Nuoya were responsible for were progressing normally according to the original plan.

Su Mengli, on the other hand, was faster than expected. Not only did she complete half of the script for the "Xia Chenlu" character line, which she was in charge of, but she also used her vacation to draw a considerable portion of the game backgrounds for Su Mengyao. Furthermore, the background music was basically finalized and selected by her and Mo Xiangwen.

"So, overall, the main delay is in the character illustrations that Shishi is responsible for," Mo Xiangwen summarized. He looked at Bai Shishi and reassured her, "Shishi, don't rush, don't push yourself. You're still recovering, so don't overwork yourself. If time is really tight, we'll consider postponing the release. It's not a big deal; delays are a common occurrence in the industry anyway."

Bai Shishi clenched her small fists, shook her head with a determined look in her eyes, and said, "I will work harder to catch up on the missed progress as soon as possible!"

At this moment, Su Mengli slightly raised her hand and made a suggestion: "Xiang Wen, I have an idea regarding the progress of the character illustration. Perhaps I can assist Shishi in completing the remaining parts."

Mo Xiangwen was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

This wasn't the first time Su Mengli had offered to help create character illustrations.

Back when the project was just starting, she had taken the initiative to ask to be in charge of the character illustration for "Xia Chenlu," but he declined at the time, saying that he was worried it would be too hard on you and that they would see how things went later.

This time, however, her suggestion was to assist Shishi.

However, this makes sense, since it's difficult to imitate someone's art style in a short period of time.

For a moment, Su Mengli and Bai Shishi both looked at Mo Xiangwen, waiting for his decision.

Mo Xiangwen hesitated for a moment, then looked at Su Mengli with some hesitation: "Mengli, I'm mainly worried that you might be working too hard. It feels like you haven't had a moment's rest during the whole holiday. Besides visiting me and Shishi every day when we were in the hospital, you also drew so many backgrounds for Mengyao and wrote copy... It seems like you haven't left any time for yourself to relax properly."

Su Mengli maintained her gentle smile and shook her head: "No, I have a very regular daily routine, so dealing with these things is not a burden for me."

“A regular routine doesn’t mean you get enough relaxation and rest,” Mo Xiangwen shook his head.

"It's really no problem, Xiang Wen."

Seeing her resolute attitude, Mo Xiangwen sighed inwardly and then turned his gaze to Bai Shishi, asking, "Shishi, what do you think?"

Bai Shishi glanced at Su Mengli, then at Mo Xiangwen, and said softly but firmly, "I...I think I can catch up on my own!"

"If you're alone, isn't that just forcing yourself?" Mo Xiangwen retorted. "I don't think this project is more important than Shishi."

Su Mengli also gently advised at the right time: "Yes, Shishi, the project progress is important, but your health is always the most important thing. Having someone to help you will make things easier for you."

Seeing the two people's concerned looks, Bai Shishi finally nodded obediently: "Okay, then I'll listen to Xiang Wen."

Looking at the two who had reached a consensus, Mo Xiangwen finally nodded and made a decision: "Since Mengli insists that you can handle both, and Shishi does need some help to avoid overwork, then it's settled. You two in charge of art can discuss the specific division of labor in detail in private. I, as an outsider, will not interfere."

“Okay,” Su Mengli and Bai Shishi replied in unison.

Chapter 245 Accompanying Students to Class.

"I said, Senior Mo..."

"ha--!"

"Okay, okay, stop staring at me like that." Hearing Bai Shishi's panting breath, Lin Xiaowei immediately raised her hands in surrender: "I just wanted to find a suitable way to address him, but I can't exactly call him 'Hey,' can I?"

At the freshmen orientation meeting, Mo Xiangwen, who had accompanied Bai Shishi, had just walked in when Lin Xiaowei, who had sharp eyes, waved him over.

She had barely sat down and said her first words when Bai Shishi started to act rather unfriendly.

Bai Shishi frowned, thought about it carefully, and realized that what she said seemed to make some sense.

Moreover, both Xiang Wen and Nuo Ya are very reasonable people, so Xiang Wen definitely wouldn't like her being unreasonable.

With that thought in mind, Bai Shishi reluctantly said, "Okay, but you can't call Xiang Wenxue 'senior'."

"He's a senior, what should I call him if I don't call him senior? Just his name? We're not that close, are we?" Lin Xiaowei said, half-laughing and half-crying. "Can I call him Senior Mo Xiangwen?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Shishi felt a bit better and nodded, reluctantly agreeing.

“I’m telling you, Senior Mo Xiangwen.” Lin Xiaowei sighed, feeling that these two were really troublesome: “Are you really that afraid that Shishi will get lost? You even came to such a boring freshman orientation meeting.”

A freshman orientation meeting, as the name suggests, is a meeting held for freshmen to inform them about life and studies at the university.

Generally speaking, this is for freshmen and is quite boring, so naturally no upperclassmen would shamelessly come to participate.

"It's okay." Mo Xiangwen waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "Anyway, several classes are mixed together. Will anyone take attendance? Even if they do, they'll just call out names. No one will notice if there's an extra person."

“I don’t think that’s the problem.” Lin Xiaowei sighed, giving up on complaining, and turned to look at Bai Shishi.

"Shishi, we're having dinner together in the dorm tonight, if you don't mind..."

Before she could finish speaking, she saw Bai Shishi shaking her head repeatedly.

"I'm not going," Bai Shishi said softly.

"Why?" Lin Xiaowei asked, puzzled. "We're all roommates, going to live together for four years of university. Wouldn't it be good to have a meal together to get to know each other better?"

"Because..." Bai Shishi looked at Mo Xiangwen with a hesitant expression on her face.

Mo Xiangwen noticed her gaze and nodded encouragingly at her.

"Because I probably won't be staying in the dormitory," Bai Shishi said slowly. "I'll move out and live with Xiang Wen and the others."

"Huh? They're already living together?" Lin Xiaowei looked at the two of them in shock.

"Yes, we're already living together." Bai Shishi seemed completely oblivious to what she meant and readily admitted it.

Lin Xiaowei's lips twitched slightly; she still felt a bit incredulous.

"But, but you should at least get to know your classmates, right?" Lin Xiaowei said. "Even though Mo is your boyfriend, you can't be with him every day, can you?"

Bai Shishi remained silent for a moment, seemingly engaged in a very brief period of deep thought.

Then, she tilted her head slightly and asked with some confusion, "Why not?"

This confident retort stumped Lin Xiaowei.

Yes, why not?

It seems there's nothing wrong?

Lin Xiaowei paused for a moment, then thought for a second and asked, "What if Mo Xiangwen's class conflicts with yours?"

"It's okay, I'll skip class and come keep her company," Mo Xiangwen said nonchalantly when he was called on again.

"Or I could just skip class and not come," Bai Shishi added from the side.

"Damn it, you two, pay attention in class!" Lin Xiaowei couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Mo Xiangwen had no idea what she was thinking, but he also had some reservations.

It's not that he's afraid skipping too many classes is bad; after all, he often skipped easy classes last semester and even bribed his roommate to help him register.

Rather, he was somewhat worried about Shishi's mental health.

Shishi is different from Nuoya. Nuoya has social skills and is not afraid of strangers, but she is simply too lazy to socialize and does not like socializing.

But he wasn't sure if Shishi actually wanted to expand her social circle.

Thinking of this, he lowered his voice and whispered in Shishi's ear, "If Shishi wants to attend the dormitory dinner, I can treat my roommates to a meal and then keep you company."

Upon hearing this, Bai Shishi shook her head slightly.

"No need," she said with a smile. "I have Xiang Wen and everyone else, that's enough. As for other friends, we can talk about that later. I don't have that idea right now."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head to the side and gently rubbed her arm against his.

Bai Shishi would never lie to him, so Mo Xiangwen dared to believe that this was Shishi's true feeling.

Just as he was thinking, he felt his phone vibrate. He took it out and glanced at it; it was a message from Su Mengyao.

We've finished class and are getting ready to go home.

The new house is still under renovation, so when we talk about going home, we're still referring to our old place.

Since Bai Shishi was already attending the same school, Mo Xiangwen invited her to live with them, which would make it convenient for Shishi to come to school with them when the teachers weren't teaching.

On the very first day he brought Bai Shishi home, Su Mengyao pulled Shishi over to sleep with her.

Of course, Bai Shishi isn't always this well-behaved.

Mo Xiangwen looked up and saw that the teacher was still lecturing.

He seized the opportunity when a teacher lowered her head, quietly took Bai Shishi's hand, and crouched down to lead her out.

Although Bai Shishi didn't know why, she didn't hesitate at all, and without asking a single question, she immediately ran out with him.

Lin Xiaowei was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening, but by the time she turned to check on the teacher on the podium, she had already missed the best opportunity to escape.

"Damn it, you two didn't include me in your party, at least take me with you when you run away!"

But no matter how long she waited, the teacher on the podium seemed to have already gotten into the swing of things, facing the students and talking non-stop without showing any sign of stopping.

The two who ran out of the classroom saw three people waiting for them on the first floor as they went downstairs.

After meeting up, the five of them immediately headed towards the parking lot.

"Will the freshman orientation be interesting?" Su Mengyao asked, bored, as they walked.