Dou Aiyan nervously eyed Gu Nianzhi, unsure what reaction she'd get. She really had made a reckless choice in her desperation. She almost passed out half an hour ago when she saw the shortlist. Never did she expect that her three esteemed reference letters would fail to get her on the preliminary shortlist!
She begged her dad to call He Zhichu to plead her case, but to no avail. The professor said that there were only 10 positions on the list and they were all fully occupied--he had no way of giving Dou Aiyan a chance unless someone forfeited.
