Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 411 - 385: Second Brother’s First Love (Bonus for 150 Monthly Votes)

The difficulty in advancing credits is extremely high, with certain risks involved. If one does not accumulate enough credits, not only will early graduation be impossible, but there is also the potential for academic probation, making the previous college entrance exam worthless.

Especially in this type of prestigious university, gaining admission is a significant challenge; taking such a risk, not just for students, but even the academic affairs staff is often reluctant to undertake it due to its complexity. It requires additional modifications to databases unless the student can prove exceptional excellence and gain the support of the teachers; otherwise, no one would take that risk.

Because it’s a gathering place of top students, there have been instances in the school’s history where students have successfully advanced credits by a year, albeit rare, but those who succeed become legendary figures admired by underclassmen. One must be exceptionally outstanding to dare such an endeavor.

However, Qian caused a stir not because she was planning to advance a year, but because she applied to advance by 2 years at once.

This was shocking.

Compressing four years of coursework into two!

This is practically an impossible task, something unprecedented in the school’s history, but Qian applied for it.

To everyone, it seemed like an impossible mission, but to Qian, who has the advantage of past life experience, it’s a piece of cake. As long as she accumulates 150 credits, she can graduate. She had already mastered these courses in her past life. If excluding the senior year’s internship, she could even finish in a year and a half. Of course, theoretically, that’s impossible, and the school wouldn’t agree to it.

Even a two-year advancement, which she considered slow, caused an uproar.

It was crazy and unbelievable, and Qian’s class advisor directly rejected her proposal when she brought it up.

It was precisely because Qian was outstanding that the advisor didn’t want her to take such a significant risk. If she applied for one year, the school might contemplate and agree, but advancing by two years outright was simply absurd.

Qian had made up her mind. She had previously told Minglang that what he offered her was not for nothing. She wasn’t the type of woman who accepts gifts from anyone. If she accepted, it meant she cared and that she would reciprocate with equal or even greater value.

Whether it’s things or emotions.

Qian was not surprised by the advisor’s refusal. She would have refused if she were the advisor too. She didn’t plan to succeed in one go. Qian had already thought it through. She decided to seek out her mentor from her past life, Liu Linlin. As long as Liu Linlin was willing to speak to the advisor, the advance credit issue would surely work out. Her mentor was out of town on a business trip and would return in a few days. Qian took this time to prepare the materials to persuade her mentor.

While Qian was preparing to persuade her mentor, Dong Yi was busy devising the next phase of the treatment plan for Panpan.

Since parting unhappily at the hospital, Dong Yi hadn’t met with Yu Mingyi again.

After seeing Yu Mingyi conversing happily with another woman at the hospital, Dong Yi had given up entirely.

She realized that she couldn’t use love to bind Yu Mingyi to her. They were too different in many aspects. Not to mention his status as a pilot, his family wasn’t something she, an ordinary girl, could get involved with.

She had to focus seriously on her studies and work diligently, forcing herself not to think about him, yet she couldn’t control the pain in her heart.

Liking someone isn’t so easily swayed, or it wouldn’t be true liking.

Her spirits were low, but she faced life with a positive attitude. Qian understood particularly well because she was somewhat aware of what happened between Dong Yi and Mr. Yu. This is something outsiders can’t interfere with. Since Dong Yi had decided to give up, heartbreak was an inevitable process, and even Qian couldn’t change it. Once the heartbreak phase passed, Dong Yi would surely return to normal.

The only thing Qian could do was to involve Dong Yi with plenty of work and plans, distracting her from the sorrow induced by her loss of love.

Even though Dong Yi gave up on Yu Mingyi, she didn’t let go of Panpan. Just as she promised Yu Mingyi, she would do her utmost to treat this child, ensuring that adult matters didn’t hinder the child’s treatment.

Qian really admired this attitude, as this is what a professional doctor should have. Only by differentiating these aspects can Dong Yi move on faster. A mature doctor can’t let emotions interfere with their work. Sadness and sorrow are challenges everyone must face, solving them positively is life’s mission.

As for Mr. Yu, Qian heard from Xiaoqiang over the phone, apparently, Mr. Yu has been dispirited lately, turning down all flight assignments and taking an entire year’s worth of leave to spend time with his son.

This was a rare occurrence. Yu Mingyi was adept at managing his emotions, with excellent mental resilience. For him to take such a long leave, while others might not understand, Qian knew it indicated emotional disturbances. Yu Mingyi was self-regulating his emotions.

Flying fighter jets is highly complex and precise, allowing no room for emotional fluctuations. Yu Mingyi probably feared mishaps, so he granted himself that leave. Divorce from Wang Xiaohong didn’t affect him as profoundly, leaving Qian unsure whether to be happy or sad for Dong Yi.

Happy because his first romantic stirrings weren’t entirely without feeling for Dong Yi.

Sad because even with mutual affection, reality’s challenges couldn’t be conquered.

Dong Yi felt too awkward around Mr. Yu to go to treatment alone, so she dragged Qian along.

Qian accompanied Dong Yi to the place Mr. Yu rented on Saturday, where Panpan and Mrs. Yu were already waiting for them. Mr. Yu was nowhere to be found, deliberately avoiding them.

Upon seeing Qian and Dong Yi arrive together, Mrs. Yu handed the child to Dong Yi and took Qian out shopping.

Panpan was especially glad to see Dong Yi, while Dong Yi felt somewhat melancholic upon reaching this house again.

Within the hours, or even minutes before she arrived, he might have stood there, sharing the same space with her, yet time had made them parallel lines that would never intersect.

As Mrs. Yu went shopping with Qian, taking advantage of a moment alone, she asked Qian.

"Do you know what’s wrong with your second brother?"

"No idea." What else could it be? He’s heartbroken, most likely his first love.

Qian thought to herself, her second brother was at this age, divorced once and now just experiencing love, first love upon second marriage, an old man...