Imperial Treasure

Chapter 527 - 347: The Archaeology Girl

Chapter 347

What’s with these people’s stares...

Didn’t they notice that all those women were wearing makeup... Well, if we’re not comparing figures...

"Senior sister, why are these people so annoying? Are there really no beauties at our school?" complained a sophomore student council girl.

Miao Qiu crossed her arms, snorting coldly, "Our school is not without beauties. We really do have them, and they’re all of goddess-level. They rarely make appearances, and these losers hardly ever see them. Unable to attain the treasures of the palace, they naturally resort to quenching their thirst by looking at plums and filling their bellies with paintings of cakes..."

That’s just how different Beijing University is, spouting a string of idioms as soon as they speak, causing several boys to almost immediately start a war of words...

What, are they going to fight?

Suddenly!

Miao Qiu felt someone tugging at the sleeve she had rolled up, and then the whole group turned to look towards the exit.

The girl was tall, somewhat thin, and her slim figure gave off a rarely seen, upright and elegant vibe, like a bamboo shoot. She wore a simple, off-white, soft-cotton short-sleeved top that swayed with the wind when she moved, outlining the curves of her slender waist that one couldn’t grasp with a single hand.

She was pushing her suitcase leisurely with one hand and holding a cellphone with the other, apparently on a call... Her tone must have been very soft and slow, given the light frequency and curve of her opening and closing mouth...

She walked out of the corridor unhurriedly, with the casual composure of a hermit, catching everyone’s eye,

Following her exit, some noticed that beneath her black trousers she wore a pair of plain flat canvas shoes.

In contrast to the women on the other side, who appeared almost desperate to add another ten centimeters to their heels to increase their height, her nearly non-existent flats could definitely be called the ultimate face-slappers.

With Miao Qiu’s sharp eyes, she estimated the girl’s height to be around 173 cm!

Such long legs!

With her height, she stood out from any other woman here, not to mention her face... that indescribable presence...

The face-slapping was thorough, leaving no scraps behind.

It made many women wish they could just vanish into thin air.

From a performing arts school? A film academy? Her aura seemed to suggest she might even be from a music conservatory...

She put down her phone and paused, glancing around before walking toward this direction...

"Excuse me... Beijing University?"

Excuse me?

The lady was quite polite. Miao Qiu, ignoring those who were already awestruck, stepped forward and extended her hand, "Hello, Miao Qiu from the Beijing University Student Union. Welcome to Beijing, and welcome to our university."

"No trouble," Sui Yi shook her hand lightly.

Onlookers watched as those hands, that could be considered works of art, gently grasped Miao Qiu’s palm and then let go naturally.

Later, when someone asked Miao Qiu what it felt like at that moment, the usually eloquent Miao Qiu, a scholar of the university, said just this.

"It felt like I had plunged into a pool of soft, clear seclusion, oblivious to the hardships of the human realm and the poetic beauty of windflowers in the snow, remembering only that momentary landscape ink painting..."

Pah! What nonsense is that!

Abstract much!

Many became envious later, though, as Miao Qiu, leveraging that handshake, shamelessly managed to become a guide, acting like an experienced senior...

On the Beijing University welcome bus, packed full of people, Miao Qiu had already secured a seat next to Sui Yi, offering well-meaning guidance as a senior...

However, she soon realized that this junior was very reticent. Her subdued aura made her quite unapproachable, but the way she looked under the oblique sunlight seemed to itch one’s heart...

Miao Qiu soon fell silent, her expression solemn. She had been at Beijing University for two years now, and during that time she had seen many children of privilege and literary geniuses, each with their own character, but that was just character.

Once, someone had told her that character is one in a thousand, but presence, that one in a million...

Could it be that what this person possesses is presence?

Miao Qiu was puzzled, until she casually opened her cell phone, only to find her class group flooded with questions asking if she had met a very pretty new student...

All sorts of private messages and inquiries, including from some female classmates...

She became alert and immediately went to refresh the school’s official website, only to scowl at the nearly pinned post at the top.

There it was, a photo of Sui Yi’s back as she walked ahead and a side photo taken from five or six meters away... Although not very clear, some details could still be made out, albeit from an awkward angle.

My goodness! These men really are... omnipresent!

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Sui Yi was unaware that she had been ’human-fleshed’ as the call she had received earlier was from Jiang Chenyu, asking if she had arrived yet...

In recent times, she and Eastern Lady had been elusive, their activities unclear, but Sui Yi, uninterested in their affairs, assumed that, given their intelligence and martial arts skills, there would be few threats to them.

However, she hadn’t expected Jiang Chenyu to take the initiative to contact her...

Was it because the High Priest had appeared, reducing her hatred towards her?

She was indeed curious about what exactly the High Priest had done to her in the past...

Upon arriving at Beijing University, she planned to simply observe the university, aware that many were watching her but not really minding until Miao Qiu took the initiative to accompany her through the enrollment process...

"Sui Yi from Jiangdu?" The man in charge of registration couldn’t help but repeat the question.

"Yes," Sui Yi glanced at the person, wondering if there was something inappropriate.

However, the other person didn’t say anything else and quickly arranged the formalities. Miao Qiu then took Sui Yi away...

But behind them, it suddenly became a buzzing hive of activity.

"Sui Yi? What a strange name, boss, is there something off about this Sui Yi? But she is really pretty, heh heh~"

The male student in charge of registration looked at the departing silhouettes of Sui Yi and her companion and said, "Nothing... just find it odd that someone with a science background would choose archaeology."

He hesitated for a moment before adding, "This girl is not ordinary... she has excellent grades."

"Anyone who gets into Beijing University has good grades; it’s just the girls who are generally not that good-looking," this person’s focus was still on appearances...

The man shook his head, thinking to himself that there weren’t many who scored full marks in both languages and science comprehensive exams...

Then someone suddenly remarked, "I think there’s something very different about her."

"What?"

"She didn’t react at all when she saw our business department’s most handsome guy!"

"Yeah! Hey, boss, which department is that girl from?"

"Archaeology."

The room went quiet for a good while.

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Miao Qiu took Sui Yi to the girls’ dormitory building, which was both beautiful and new.

"Your class is lucky to have the new dorm building completed just in time for you to move in. The living conditions here are much better than what we had, but there’s no elevator. Everyone has to climb the stairs, which, according to the principal, is because scholars shouldn’t be too weak physically and must exercise their bodies. That’s a bright idea; we students have no good excuse to complain about whether it’s a matter of insufficient funding..."

This was a joke, but most Beijing University students were somewhat cultured and naturally loved the prestigious school, let alone the highly esteemed literati principal.

Sui Yi just smiled upon hearing this and arrived in front of her dorm room: "701, here’s your dorm... the seventh floor, top floor! You’re not very lucky."

"It doesn’t matter," Sui Yi replied, and before pushing the door open, she said, "Thank you for all your help along the way."

"No problem, it’s my responsibility... There’s already someone inside... But let me see... you’re from the archaeology department?"

"Yes."

Miao Qiu took another look at Sui Yi, "According to your file, you seem to be from the science stream, right? Why choose archaeology... The archaeology department has fewer students in our school, and eight girls have already been assigned to two dorms. You will have to cram together with three others from different departments..."

"Yes."

Seeing that Sui Yi didn’t seem to mind, Miao Qiu dropped the subject. She glanced inside where it was crowded and noisy with students and parents mingling. Two middle-aged women were strenuously making beds... Miao Qiu twitched her mouth corner and suddenly asked Sui Yi, "Did you come to register alone? Do you know how to make a bed?"

In her opinion, Sui Yi looked like someone from a well-off family background—otherwise, she wouldn’t have such temperament. And since Beijing University is a prestigious school, its many enrollees include wealthy young ladies, some of whom couldn’t possibly be adept at common skills like making a bed... Although Sui Yi didn’t appear arrogant or rude at all, it seemed highly unlikely that she could perform such menial tasks...

Miao Qiu asked out of curiosity, then immediately regretted it. Why did you have to ask? What if you have to help her make the bed!

She hadn’t been short of underclassmen who would take advantage of a situation like this... not to mention some wealthy parents...

"I can," Sui Yi’s response surprised her. Before she could say anything, Sui Yi added, "If Senior Sister has other things to do, you can go first. No need to worry about me."

"Uh... okay, then I’m leaving."

Why is there a feeling of annoyance? It’s not like I couldn’t have helped make the bed...

Miao Qiu looked back three times with each step she took but ultimately left, while Sui Yi had already entered the dorm room with her not-so-large suitcase in tow.

It was a four-person dormitory, and two had already arrived.

Each was accompanied by their parents, and suddenly six pairs of eyes turned to look her way.

Sui Yi nodded slightly to them and proceeded to collect her bedding and other living supplies, busying herself for an hour before leaving.

Then the six busy people in the room watched speechlessly at the neatly made bed and the books and personal items already placed on the desk...

The suitcase had been stored on top of the closet, already filled with clothes...

It was really just these things, and they hadn’t finished yet. How could it be that someone managed it in less than an hour?

All six guessed that this girl must not come from a wealthy family; otherwise, why would she have so few things without any additional items, and why hadn’t her parents accompanied her? Plus, she was able to make her bed and other such efficient tasks on her own...

Isn’t there a saying, "Poor children mature faster"?

But they felt there was something off.

Efficient? Her movements had been unhurried, slow and steady...

And she exuded an elegant and pleasing demeanor, unlike the ungraceful efficiency of ordinary people.

Hey, what a strange person.

"But she is really quite handsome..."

More than just handsome~~ The two girls exchanged glances; she had the makings of a campus belle!

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