"The girl in the white shirt at the back, please answer this question." Just as the two finished whispering, they heard the teacher in front calling directly by name.
The girl in the white shirt at the back, isnât that her?
Gu Lingling hadnât expected to get caught sneaking into the lecture, feeling a bit embarrassed, but she stood up and answered the teacherâs question.
"Which class are you in?" After Gu Lingling answered, the teacher looked at her in surprise and asked.
"Sorry, teacher, we... arenât students in this class." Gu Lingling said apologetically, "Itâs just your lecture is really interesting, so..."
"Youâre not a student in our Economics and Management School?" The teacher said somewhat disappointedly, "Then which department are you from?"
"Weâre from the English Department," Gu Lingling replied.
"Alright, please sit down," the teacher smiled and gestured for her to sit down. Just when Wen Jing thought they wouldnât be allowed to attend the lecture again, the teacher added, "If you come to class in the future, sit in the front."
Does this mean... they are allowed to attend the lectures?
Wen Jing exchanged a delighted glance with Gu Lingling.
She had been slightly unwilling when Gu Lingling dragged her along, but after a few lectures, she started to like it. She couldnât help it; the teacherâs lectures were simply too good, and the ideas advanced, with the cases often cited completely absorbing her.
Gu Lingling gave her a sidelong glance.
Of course itâs impressive, this is none other than Professor Ge, a future renowned economist, an incredibly brilliant one at that.
The students mentored by him later held significant positions in the countryâs development, especially Guan Fangbin, the future tycoon and one of Professor Geâs favorite students.
"The answer just given by this student was excellent. I think you can learn a lot from this English Department student," Professor Ge said from the front, "I always say, donât let your thinking become fixed and rigid. You must remember this point."
Professor Ge was commenting on Gu Linglingâs answer from the front.
Guan Fangbin glanced back at Gu Lingling sitting in the back row; he had noticed her since the first day she came to the classroom.
That girl named Gu Lingling was the one hiding behind the woods that day.
He had pretended not to see her, and naturally wouldnât foolishly go up and ask her.
He hadnât expected that this girl from the English Department was actually a top student.
The question Professor Ge just raised seemed tricky to Guan Fangbin; even for us students of the Economics and Management School, it was somewhat tough, yet Gu Lingling unexpectedly had such insights.
He couldnât help but take another good look at her.
If the question had been posed to him earlier, Guan Fangbin doubted he could answer better than Gu Lingling.
Therefore, having been flattered and somewhat complacent as a future tycoon, he once again reflected on himself; if an English Department girl could work so hard, what was he, a guy, still proud of?
Besides, he had many life plans to complete.
If he only wanted a stable and comfortable job, he wouldnât have tried so hard to get into Kyoto University.
What Guan Fangbin desired was never just these.
Gu Lingling didnât realize that just by answering one question, she accidentally ignited the fighting spirit in the future tycoon. She also hadnât expected that her simple desire to gain more knowledge would inadvertently catch the future tycoonâs eye, encouraging him to take her as a role model for learning.
Of course, he only wanted to learn her spirit of hard work and perseverance.