At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

Qin Hong saw that if things continued this way, it wouldn't do; the gathering meant to boost Ideal Paradise might turn into a fan meeting instead?

He quickly spoke up, "All right, time's about up, let's officially start our meet-and-greet today!"

Saying this, he signaled with his eyes for the Ideal Paradise folks to sit down.

The two couples, seeing they had serious matters to attend to, didn't feel right insisting on anything more.

They turned their attention to the papers on the table.

"An Ideal Paradise survey?"

One of the girls asked, puzzled.

Gu Yu nodded, "Yes, the Ideal Paradise survey. How about it? Interested in letting us do a little research on you?"

His tone was gentle and soft, naturally not to be refused.

The two girls quickly pulled their boyfriends to sit at the table.

Then they picked up the carbon pens that had been prepared in advance and started filling out the survey.

Meanwhile, the second class had just ended, and those students who only had two classes that day were instantly attracted by the crowd here.

Some quickly recognized Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue on the posters.

"Look, guys! It's my husband!"

"Pshaw, shameless! He's clearly my husband!"

"Ideal Paradise, wasn't there some buzz about this company on the school's confession wall before?"

"Yeah! You're not mistaken, this is the company Gu Yu and his dorm mates established."

"Isn't it infuriating? We're about to graduate, and everyone in Gu Yu's dorm is already a boss, while we're still worrying about midterms."

"Let's go take a look!"

"..."

More and more people came over, some out of curiosity to see what sort of meet-and-greet this was.

Others were completely drawn in by Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue.

"Classmate... you've been sitting here for three minutes and haven't written a single word... I know I'm handsome, but..."

Gu Yu helplessly regarded the girl sitting in front of him, staring at him without blinking.

The very thing he worried about had happened.

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The girl still said nothing, her cheeks tinted with a faint blush.

Then she picked up the pen beside her, pulled out another survey, and began to fill it out absently.

The same was true for Lin Xinyue's side; there were especially many people.

The line almost stretched to the doorway of the cafeteria not far away.

In contrast, Boss Pu and the others were relatively free, even able to take a break to grab some water.

"Here... do we really need to fill in personal income and family background?"

The girl who had been staring at Gu Yu suddenly stopped writing, and showed Gu Yu the last section of the survey.

Gu Yu knew why she had stopped when he saw it.

After all, it touched upon matters of privacy. Although the survey asked for just a brief amount of information and was only meant for a summary, it was still sensitive information.

It was normal to be unwilling to fill it out.

"Hmm... this part isn't mandatory, but I recommend that you do."

"Besides, I assure you, all of the information will be destroyed immediately after we have read it,"

Gu Yu pointed to the paper shredder at his feet.

The paper shredder set aside for several people was already working, showing that some had finished filling out their information.

Seeing this, the girl hesitated no more and completed the entire form.

"Here!"

She handed the survey to Gu Yu and then resumed staring at him, chin propped in her hands.

Gu Yu could only pretend not to see her, focusing his attention on the survey.

"Hmm... Pang Linlin, twenty years old, major in new media technology... dreaming of becoming a freelance media professional?"

Seeing her aspirations, Gu Yu looked at her in surprise.

Pang Linlin nodded quickly.

"From a poor family background, enrolled in the targeted poverty alleviation program..."

As he read the financial status table below, Gu Yu's voice dropped to one-third of its former volume.

Such information naturally shouldn't be overheard by others.

Pang Linlin's expression showed a trace of embarrassment, but she quickly nodded confidently again.

Gu Yu gave her an encouraging look, and she smiled brightly in response.

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Not many people like Pang Linlin could calmly accept their family's poverty.

Although most are aware of it, they still choose to conceal it.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be cases where parents have never seen the university gates once in four years of their child's college life.

"The most desired ideal item is... a Sony A7M3 camera? Oh no, it's to get her father admitted for treatment at the Haidong University Affiliated Hospital."

Seeing the camera, Gu Yu read it out instinctively, but he immediately realized that line had been crossed out.

And a new ideal had been written beneath it.

But is this an item?

This isn't an item; it's a genuine aspiration.

Hearing her male idol read out her "ideal," the light in Pang Linlin's eyes dimmed significantly.

Her family's situation was extremely difficult. Her mother had passed away early, and her father suffered from renal failure, surviving on minimum living security funds.

If not for the good educational support policies, she wouldn't have had the money to attend university at all.

Compared to her ideal of becoming a freelance media professional, she wished more for her father's recovery.

It was still the same problem.

She had no money and couldn't afford the cost of treatment. Renal failure required continuous dialysis, and the expense over a long period was astronomically high.

Seeing the girl who had just been open and forthright suddenly become despondent, Gu Yu didn't say much.

He didn't even offer a word of comfort.

Instead, he placed the heavy survey form into the shredder.

He then walked over to Assistant Qin, who was on the side, and whispered to her:

"Assistant Qin, do you know a student from the New Media major who is impoverished, named Pang Linlin?"

Qin Hong turned halfway, looking at him with a puzzled expression, then her gaze drifted toward Pang Linlin, who was still seated.

"I know of this student. Her family is indeed in great difficulty; the school has applied for scholarships on her behalf several times."

"Moreover, her academic performance is quite good too. She practically receives all the available scholarships, but even this income is nowhere near enough to cover her father's medical bills."

"What's up? Do you want to help her?"

After speaking seriously, Qin Hong's face revealed a smile.

She knew exactly what the purpose of today's meet-and-greet was.

It was to help children with aspirations and provide them with financial support.

But when she heard Gu Yu and the others discuss doing this sort of thing, she was stunned as well.

How long had these kids been out of school?

And they're already giving back?

Hearing Gu Yu's firm voice on the phone and after seeing the resolute expressions of the others, she knew it was for real.

"Yes, help her, but don't write anything about special care. Just follow the previous arrangements," Gu Yu instructed.

"To support her dream, Pang Linlin's dream is to be a freelance media professional. Write on the support form that we're sponsoring her to realize her media profession dream," Gu Yu instructed.

Qin Hong nodded repeatedly, understanding what Gu Yu meant.

It was about respecting Pang Linlin's pride.

Qin Hong pulled out a template support form for temporary use from a folder, then wrote Pang Linlin's name and her dream on it.

Her pen paused over the support duration and amount, and her eyes turned to Gu Yu.

"Indefinite duration, no restrictions."

Gu Yu left behind just that sentence and continued on with his work.