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[Genius Girlfriend]

[Episode 12]

Okay, class is over.

[Reading Corner]

Remember to revise at home.

Class, don't rush off just yet.

Director.

[Reading Corner]

I have good news to share.

Today, the school

received an invitation

to invite Lin Zhixia from Class 1, Grade 10

to attend the Marine Science Seminar next month.

The Marine Science Seminar

offers tremendous value.

Many experts and scholars in the field will be there.

Lin Zhixia's article

has been chosen by them.

The organizer has

asked her to share and exchange insights

as a student representative.

This is the invitation.

Lin Zhixia, come here.

Class,

let us encourage and cheer for

Lin Zhixia with our applause.

[Constantly Strive to Become Stronger; Strive to Be Number One]

Thank you, Director.

All the best.

Class dismissed.

[Invitation]

Lin Zhixia, you are so energetic.

We had such a busy school anniversary week,

but you still had time to do research.

It's an old article I previously published.

I didn't expect it to be chosen.

Lin Zhixia, congratulations.

My mom always asked me to go to this event.

I'll go with you this year.

You're going too?

[Awards Board]

Yeah.

That's great.

I was just feeling a little nervous.

I've never presented at a seminar before.

How about this?

My mom's at the lab this weekend.

You can ask her for advice.

Okay.

[Awards Board]

Duan!

Have a soda, my treat.

Why?

It's on me.

Here, take it.

Is it poisoned?

Your side profile is amazing.

Look at that jawline.

Ma'am.

Are you sick?

Just tell me what you want.

It's not a big deal.

Well,

I think the way you tossed the ball the other day was...

It was very...

Get to the point.

Can you get me a signed photo of Han Geng?

Why?

Zhao Shuran from the next class

insists that I got scammed.

She said those who went to the concert all got the signature.

She was right.

You were scammed.

I...

I don't want to lose face.

Please help me.

I have no choice.

I'm willing to spend more money.

I need it fast.

Ma'am,

with what money?

Didn't you treat us to the amusement park

with the money we got back for you?

Yes...

If I had enough money,

would I be asking you for help?

The Trendy Shop behind our school

is selling Han Geng's signed photo

for 800 per photo.

Can I afford that?

Duan, I know you have many connections and tricks up your sleeve.

I'm sure you can get me a signed photo.

Right?

Please.

Please...

Please!

Please...

Stop,

stop!

Stop it.

No.

I think you're out of your mind.

Duan Qiyan!

Didn't I ask nicely enough?

I used to think you were a loyal guy.

Well, I was wrong.

When you were young, you came to my house and got beaten up by your dad.

You even ate my food. Did I ever complain about that?

Also,

once you left a bottle of tadpoles at my place

and they all turned into toads.

It took me forever to catch them.

If I lose out in front of Zhao Shuran,

I'll never go to school again.

See you never.

Wait.

Now that's the Tang Tingting I know.

That act just now...

"Please..."

Why were you acting cute?

It's just an autograph.

I'll help you.

Duan!

Hands off.

Your treat.

Class,

today, we're studying

[Constantly Strive to Become Stronger; Strive to Be Number One]

"My Castle in the Air."

This prose

adopts a writing style that combines

both reality and imagination.

The mountain cabin is a real dwelling place.

That's realism.

It's also a spiritual resting place.

That's imaginative writing.

I'm so nervous.

It's okay.

I'm here with you.

It symbolizes the balance between materiality and ideals.

Understand?

What are you doing instead of paying attention?

Yes, you.

Duan Qiyan.

I've just explained

the prose, "My Castle in the Air."

Now, summarize for me

the characteristics of the prose.

What characteristics?

This one.

This one.

[Han Geng]

Duan Qiyan.

What did I say just now?

Duan Qiyan.

I was wondering why you couldn't improve your language test scores.

So you're focused on this instead?

What did you write here?

Han Geng?

Autograph?

Seriously.

Duan Qiyan,

aren't you going to take the college entrance exam?

Are you planning to be a star?

Are you?

Is that it?

Be quiet.

Stop laughing.

Let's continue.

Tang Tingting.

Long time no see.

Have you been avoiding me?

No.

Haven't you brought Han Geng's signed photo yet?

I did.

It's in the folder I keep

in the bag drawer in my classroom.

Liars tend to embellish details.

You don't believe me?

Follow me to the classroom, then.

Okay, let's go.

Let's go.

Lesson time.

I'll show it to you next time.

Boss.

I came to the store a while ago

and asked about Han Geng's signed photo.

Do you remember?

I remember. What's up?

It's kind of embarrassing.

I really want to buy that signed photo.

Can you sell it to me first?

I'll work part-time for you every day

after school in return.

The salary amount is up to you.

Don't worry.

I'm very eloquent.

Hiring me is definitely worth it.

I can see that.

But you're too late.

Han Geng's signed photo has been sold.

Sold?

Okay.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

[New shoes in stock]

How about this?

My mom's at the lab this weekend.

You can ask her for advice.

Lin Zhixia.

Why are you here?

I remember you'd be at Professor Shen's lab today.

I happened to be in the neighborhood.

It's raining.

I thought you might not have an umbrella,

so I stopped by to check.

Thank you, my savior.

Let's go.

Lin Zhixia,

what would you have done

if I didn't come by today?

Continue with my experiment

and go home after the rain stops.

What if the rain never stops?

That's meteorologically impossible.

The total amount of rain on Earth is constant.

After the rainwater evaporates,

new clouds will form.

It won't pile up infinitely.

If it keeps raining,

The atmospheric pressure will compress these raindrops into fog.

In the end, it will form a vast, foggy state of chaos.

Then we'd all drown in it.

That's not what I meant.

Then what are you referring to?

I mean,

if it keeps raining,

and you have to ask someone for help.

Who would you ask?

Security.

There should be an umbrella in the security room.

What if the security is not there?

I'll ask my seniors in the lab for help.

I'll walk them back to their dorms first,

and ask them to lend me the umbrella.

What if they are all not around?

I can't possibly let you come all this way

just to pass me an umbrella.

Right.

Luckily, I happened to pass by today.

♪ Wandering light wind drifts past your pupils ♪

♪ One second of encounter, heartstrings stirred ♪

Then I really am lucky.

♪ The story feels altogether different ♪

♪ How to describe my whimsical wandering dream? ♪

♪ You softly answer my quirky side ♪

♪ Such bliss to finally be understood ♪

And I called Duan Qiyan's handwriting ugly...

Mine is even worse.

Tang!

Tang, hurry up.

Come down. What are you doing?

Why are you looking for me at this hour?

Do I need a reason to see you?

Obviously, you have one. Get to the point.

Actually,

it's not a big deal.

I just happen to have

prepared a small gift for you.

But I think it's more sincere to give

gifts in person.

So I came to you.

Open it.

What is it? So mysterious.

Just open it up.

Hurry up.

[Han Geng]

The signed photo!

Where did you get it?

Who do you think I am?

This is

a piece of cake to me.

Getting this signed photo

is as easy for me as getting full marks on an exam.

Didn't you tell me

you wanted Han Geng’s autograph?

So I asked

one of my many bros.

He is part of the industry.

He has some connections.

I told him

I wanted an autograph of Han Geng,

[Han Geng]

and he agreed.

So,

he asked Han Geng for it.

But there was a problem.

What was the problem?

Didn't you notice my shoes?

These are the new shoes I bought for this performance.

The shop owner of the Trendy Shop behind our school

[New shoes in stock]

raised his offer to 1,000 yuan

to buy my shoes.

But I declined it.

But you know

who Han Geng is.

He's the hottest and best star now.

Throughout the whole process,

my execution

and calculation

were nothing short of brilliant.

Duan Qiyan, you big idiot!

Shouldn't she be happy?

Did I say something wrong?

[A hundred-year undertaking begins with education]

[A New Chapter, A New Journey]

Tang Tingting.

So you knew that

I sold my sneakers to buy you the signed photo?

Now that my sneakers are back...

You returned the signed photo?

How will you brag to Zhao Shuran now?

Well...

When did I brag?

I'm an honest person, okay?

Besides, no need for an overkill.

I don't need a signed photo

to outdo Zhao Shuran.

You, on the other hand,

act like you're soulless without these shoes.

Can you stop being so childish?

Correction.

These are not shoes.

This is classic.

Classic. Whatever.

I've returned your stinky shoes.

We're even now.

Stinky.

Does it smell?

It doesn't.

It smells good.

Ms. Tang.

Congratulations.

I told you.

Our class is full of hidden talents.

Congrats to you, too.

A participation award is still an award.

Unfortunately, your class's award

has nothing to do with you.

All you did was clap on the side.

Do you know what a team is?

Tang Tingting.

You haven’t shown me Han Geng’s signed photo yet.

Are you going to say

you left it in class again?

Are you going back to class?

I’ll go with you.

Zhao Shuran, you are so weird.

You knew I was scammed, right?

Isn't it miserable to just hold it in and wait

for me to slip up?

You...

Yes, I didn't go to the concert.

So what?

My classmates were so worried about me.

They sneaked into the QQ group

to find the trading location.

After they found me,

we caught that scalper

on Tieba together.

Let me tell you,

so many fans wanted to gift me a banner.

I said, "No, no.

We're doing this for the people. It's a given."

Tang Tingting,

quit spouting the nonsense you dreamed up.

I bet this would be a good dream for you.

After helping the people,

Lin Zhixia found the best place

outside the venue for us

to listen to the concert together.

It was much more interesting

than watching it in the stadium.

We lay on the grass together.

Above us, a sky full of stars.

And by our ears, Han Geng's singing.

Have you ever experienced it?

I've never seen anyone who's so proud to be scammed.

Yes.

I was afraid you would find out that I was scammed.

That would make me look stupid.

But I've figured it out these days.

I think it's more stupid to feel this fear.

So what if I tell you now?

I feel much better.

Zhao Shuran,

you should find a new topic

to talk to me now.

Wait.

No one talks to you

except for me, right?

You...

You have no friends.

Consider changing your personality.

[A hundred-year undertaking begins with education]

The impact o-of marine pollution

h-has already attracted widespread attention.

But today,

I-I want to specifically discuss the impact of

m-microplastic.

Currently, microplastic

h-has...

What are you doing?

Zeqiu, I'm stuttering.

Stuttering?

I have to present at the seminar tomorrow,

but now I stutter the moment I speak.

I can't tell you're stuttering at all.

Come and listen.

Let me see what the problem is.

Hello, everyone.

I'm today's high school student representative, Lin Zhixia.

Today, I...

Today I want to talk about the impact of

mi...

m-microplastic...

r-rubbish...

on marine pollution.

Wait.

Wait.

You don't usually talk like this.

I don't know either.

I get nervous whenever I think of the speech.

Try again.

One more time.

One more time.

Actually,

the pollution o-of plastic waste

h-has already drawn widespread concern.

That's enough.

Alright, alright.

What kind of problem is this?

I finally understand why Jiang Yubai

stuttered when he first saw me.

What should I do?

I can't help with this.

Nope. Can't help you.

You can't leave.

You're stuttering. It's a condition.

I can't cure it.

Please help me.

I can't help you.

Zeqiu, please help me.

My presentation is tomorrow.

I'm going to discuss with the experts on behalf of high school students.

Professor Shen gave me this chance.

I can't screw it up no matter what!

Zeqiu!

I need someone to practice on.

If you listen to my presentation,

you can give me feedback.

If I do well,

wouldn't you be happy, Zeqiu?

Yes.

Aren't you talking quite well right now?

Right?

Relax.

Just persuade others the way you persuade me.

Take your time.

A seminar is basically just people chatting.

Like how we're chatting.

Okay?

One more time.

Zeqiu, please help me.

My presentation is tomorrow.

I'm going to discuss with the experts on behalf of...

Wait, wait, wait.

Read your script.

Zhixia, did you bring everything?

Zhixia,

bring these 2 eggs with you.

Eat them if you're hungry while traveling.

You'll be living alone out there.

You really don't need us to accompany you?

It's fine, I'm just going to the suburbs.

Okay. Take this money.

Keep it close and don't lose it.

Food and accommodation are covered. I don't need to spend money.

Doesn't hurt to be prepared.

Take it.

Keep it properly. Don't lose it.

Why are you up?

Let me send her there, Mom.

You will?

I will.

Alright.

I'm leaving, Mom.

Be careful.

Don't sleep in the car. Be alert.

When you're out and about,

nothing is more important than safety.

You must lock the door.

Got that?

[Healthy Living]

Don't just lock the door.

Lock up whatever chain lock or bolt lock

you can find on the door too.

Got that?

Wang Tao.

Last summer vacation,

they went on a family vacation.

When they checked in,

they learned that a fire once broke out in the hotel,

killing dozens of people.

But they didn't take it seriously

and moved in.

That night,

his mother and his sister were in the same room.

At 3 a.m.,

his mother was fast asleep.

His sister was awakened by the sound of knocking.

Knock...

Knock...

Knock...

Knock...

It sounded like someone was carefully

knocking on the door with their knuckles.

Isn't Wang Tao your primary school classmate?

Yes, that Wang Tao.

I thought he had a brother.

How did it become a sister?

It was a sister all along. You remembered wrongly.

Let me continue.

His sister got up to check who was outside the door.

[Healthy Living]

At that moment, the sound of knocking stopped.

His sister thought she had misheard,

and went back to bed.

But the moment she lay down,

the knocking started again.

Knock, knock, knock!

Knock, knock, knock!

His sister looked outside through the peephole.

There was no one outside,

but the light in the corridor was on.

At this moment,

she made a very wrong decision.

She opened the door.

Suddenly!

A gust of cold wind poured in,

accompanied by a burnt smell.

His sister rushed to bed and continued sleeping.

When she woke up the next morning,

guess what they found.

What did they find?

They found black handprints

all over her bed.

It was as if those who died in the fire

wiped their hands all over the sheets.

Because she opened the door,

they were allowed inside.

This story

tells us that when one is out and about,

we must lock the door

and never open it for anyone.

This story tells us that

you need to be logical when making up stories.

You're really bad at telling stories.

No, this really happened.

Really?

Really.

It really happened?

Just ask Wang Tao.

Wang Tao?

Wang Tao.

The sound of knocking was slow and light.

Knock... Knock...

It sounded like someone was carefully

knocking on the door with their knuckles.

Who is it?

When she asked who was outside the door,

the sound of knocking suddenly stopped.

His sister looked outside through the peephole,

but there was no one outside.

At this moment,

she made a very wrong decision.

She opened the door.

Suddenly!

[Unknown Number]

Hello, Lin Zhixia.

How did you know it was me?

I guessed.

Hello.

Please

tell the guest in Room 3021

that her friend left something for her at her door.

[Do Not Disturb]

The seminar happens tomorrow morning.

I thought I'd be kept up by excitement,

not nervousness.

And I keep hearing noises outside the door.

Lin Zhixia,

you're not nervous.

You're scared, right?

Looks like I'm right.

I admit

I'm a little scared.

It's empty here

and too quiet.

Then...

Are you afraid of the universe?

No.

But the universe is also silent.

I understand now.

My fear comes from the unknown.

I know what the universe is like,

so I'm not afraid of it.

So, silence itself is not scary,

right?

You're right.

Hello?

Hello.

Room 3021's line is currently occupied.

We'll inform them later.

Okay, thank you.

Occupied?

Lin Zhixia, go to bed early.

You have a presentation tomorrow.

Don't be scared, I won't hang up.

Good night, Jiang Yubai.

Good night.

Lin Zhixia.

Hello?

Hello.

Room 3021's line is still occupied.

Do you still need me to call for you?

Is the line always occupied?

Yes.

How about this?

We'll try to contact them every once in a while.

We'll let you know when it gets through, okay?

Okay, thank you.

You're welcome.

Jiang Yubai.

Why are you awake?

Just sleep a little longer.

Okay.

Lin Zhixia!

Lin Zhixia, I'm here!

Jiang Yubai!

Jiang Yubai!

Jiang Yubai, are you still there?

Yes.

Did you stay up all night?

Are you still scared?

A little.

But with you here,

I'm not afraid anymore.

Why are you...

Can I hang up now?

[In Call]

When we were young,

we had to do something crazy

to live up to our youth.

For me,

I could stay up all night

to stare at microplastic under the microscope

and find charm in something boring.

Because his friend was afraid of silence,

he could

spend the entire night listening

to the air conditioner all night long.

Someone could sacrifice his favorite sneakers

to fulfill his friend's wishes.

At that time, we thought

these actions were impulsive

and passionate.

[Han Geng]

When we grew up, we realized that

it was the silent source of energy

powering all original aspirations.

The passion of youth can outlast time.

[Study Plan]

From today to tomorrow,

to forever.