Chapter 1370: Chapter 1369: Striving for the Dream

Time flies, and Gu Joy was already in her senior year of high school.

As the final sprint approached, Gu Joy devoted all her energy to studying.

On weekends, Zhou Yanlin would specially come back to cheer her on and boost her morale.

Gu Joy was nervous, but she knew she absolutely had to get into Tsinghua University, her goal.

Because of this goal, Gu Joy really went all out.

Zhou Yanlin saw her thinner face and felt very distressed, but the thought of them soon being on the same campus again made him happy.

However, Gu Shaoting, who saw all this, felt quite uneasy.

He just wanted his daughter to stay nearby for her studies so he could take care of her.

But his daughter wanted to go to a school in another place, which really worried him.

Lately, he had been suffering from insomnia, sometimes waking up in the middle of the night for no reason, then staying awake until dawn.

At first, Shu Pan was very worried, thinking something had happened to him, whether it was business or health-related.

Later, when she found out it was because of their daughter’s schooling, she was incredibly exasperated.

Then she just turned over and went back to sleep, leaving Gu Shaoting sitting on the bed, feeling gloomy.

Gu Shaoting knew his daughter’s aspiration to attend Tsinghua was so firm, yet he was in the midst of planning to open a branch office.

His feelings were very conflicted, hoping his daughter would get into a local university, but also fearing she would be disappointed and heartbroken.

June finally arrived, which also meant the day of the entrance examination was here.

That day, Gu Joy was surprisingly calm, quietly waiting for the entrance exam to come.

The day before, Zhou Yanlin had also sent her a message.

The last sentence she remembered was “I’ll be waiting for you at Tsinghua.”

Just those few words seemed to have magic, serving as her motivation to strive.

On the day of the entrance exam, Shu Pan personally took Gu Joy to the exam venue; Gu Shaoting had planned to join as well.

But worrying that Joy might feel pressured, Gu Shaoting ultimately held back.

As soon as Gu Joy walked into the exam venue, Gu Shaoting received a phone call.

He was supposed to have an important meeting that morning but had postponed it because of this.

Shu Pan said irritably, “Mr. Gu, please focus on your work. Joy is in a good state, not nervous at all. It seems you’re the one who’s more anxious.”

Shu Pan complained, but she also knew in her heart that Gu Shaoting’s love for Joy was no less than her own.

Because he hadn’t been able to be with her from birth until she was four, he always felt he owed her a childhood.

Over the years, though, he had done well and had been a good father.

“That’s a relief, but I know Joy is definitely capable,” he knew his own daughter very well, as any father would.

Shu Pan comforted him, “Right, you better get back to work; I’m waiting outside.”

So, the next two days felt like torture for Gu Shaoting.

Finally, the entrance exams were over, and students could finally relax and have fun.

Gu Shaoting had specially booked a room at Xixie Xuan to treat his daughter to a good meal.

Look, her cheeks had become much thinner, and seeing this truly broke his heart.

Gu Joy actually felt okay; she thought she had performed well and believed there was a good chance she would get into Tsinghua.

But even if she didn’t make it, there was nothing else she could do since she had tried her best.

At dinner, Gu Shaoting kept busily adding food to Joy’s bowl and then casually asked, “Joy, who is it that you promised to definitely attend Tsinghua?”

He was just really curious, who could it be? Surely not some ill-intentioned jerk?