After a prolonged silence, Li Rou meekly proposed her idea.

“If I’m able to perform well for the upcoming tests, there should not be a problem right?”

Having already gone through the tortuous lectures and projects before, Li Rou decided that she should rightfully get some benefits for all the hard work and dedication she has put in over the years. She’d have to be stupid to not reap such easily obtainable benefits. There was an allowance of 16,000RMB that she could get per month without putting in any effort.

“You... Are you really intending to obtain a degree in Business Studies in Tsinghua as well?” Dean Wang stammered.

“Must you be so persistently foolish? As we have said before, it's impossible to study for exams for two degrees! A full-time university student simply does not have the time to do so!” Dean Wang turned to Dean Wei looking for his support in the matter.

But Dean Wei simply sat there as he scratched his chin. He was deep in thought as he considered Li Rou’s proposal. The idea was feasible, but in the event that Li Rou failed, Tsinghua would still end up losing a singing talent as she would still go to the Central Conservatory of Music. Tsinghua simply had nothing to gain by accepting her proposal.

“Very well, Tsinghua University shall allow you to take the exams and tests, I believe Professor Zheng Wei has already set the papers. However, should you fail to get at least an A-, instead of going to the Central Conservatory of Music, you shall study only music in Tsinghua!”

“Dean Wei! We should be placing greater importance on the student’s future and not imprison them in Tsinghua!” Professor Zheng Wei urgently whispered after hearing the conditions Dean Wei had.

“Professor Zheng Wei, by letting her take the tests, there is a possibility that she will disclose the questions in the future. Even if we make her sign a non-disclosure agreement, even a small slip of the tongue can have disastrous effects on our school’s prestige. Furthermore, if she does become an honorary student, Tsinghua University is the one that has to fork out the resources. There has to be a risk for on taking the tests. But most importantly, this will act as a deterrent and dissuade her from insisting on continuing Business Studies.”

Dean Wei’s points were completely logical. If it was let out to other students that the school gave preferential treatment, there would be a small uproar. But if tests questions were revealed, it was certainly going to cause a massive problem for the business department. It was even possible that the university’s reputation would be tarnished and news reporters would flock to Tsinghua. Furthermore, it was only reasonable to have no faith in Li Rou’s academic abilities. As none of the major tests and exams have come to pass, there was nothing to judge her capabilities with.

Li Rou quietly nodded her head indicating that she was willing accepting those conditions.

Dean Wei stood from his seat and spoke to everyone. “Then it is decided, Director Ma and other members from the Central Conservatory of Music who have specially made their way to Tsinghua University, we shall update all you on the situation in the future.

On that note, people started getting up and prepared to leave the room. There were some disgruntled murmurs as the crowd thronged through the door.

“We came all this way for nothing.”

“I don’t believe the benefits we offered were lesser than others.”

“Our school has less prestige in comparison to the Central Conservatory of Music, what can we do?”

Dean Wang shook his head in exasperation and turned to leave the room with the crowd. “Youngsters these days really don’t know their own limits.”

Regardless, everyone had a similar thought in mind, which was: Will this girl rise up to become a superstar in the future?

…

Cheng Yu had been observing the entrance of the meeting room from a corner and had noticed that people were leaving. He immediately headed towards the toilet that was nearest to the meeting room and sat in a cubicle.

The bathroom door creaked open as people from the meeting room entered the bathroom.

“I can’t believe Tsinghua is allowing her to take the tests early to continue her degree in Business Studies while giving her numerous benefits if she passes.”

“I didn’t expect Dean Wei’s decision as well. But that’s how the world works, those with talent get preferential treatment.”

“I think she should have just transferred to the Central Conservatory of Music, her career as a singer would have been secured there.”

“If she passes and other students know, they won’t be particularly happy about it. But there’s no way she’d pass anyway.”

Cheng Yu was half-surprised by what he had heard. It was apparent that Li Rou’s singing talent was heavily valued by musical institutions around China. It was expected as the clip Professor Zheng Wei had posted had gone largely viral. Even he himself had seen the clip.

What he did not expect, was that Li Rou would continue in Business Studies.

As people vacated the washroom, Cheng Yu sinisterly smiled to himself while sitting on the toilet. He had heard something very interesting.