“Then comes the key part,” the doctor said, looking again at the imaging films in his hand. Regardless of whether Xia Yu could understand, he pointed at various spots and launched into an explanation filled with professional jargon.
He knew he was being a bit verbose, but he really didn’t know how to explain the situation properly. He could only use technical terms to buy himself some time.
Finally, he concluded, “In short, your iris color might change slightly. It shouldn’t affect your vision. If it does, it might be in the range of about three to four hundred degrees of myopia.”
Xia Yu nodded to show he understood. A slight change in eye color didn’t seem like a big deal.
“When you get to Afang, go to the affiliated hospital of Hua University and find Vice President Li. She’s a good friend of mine. I’ve already sent your information to her, and she’ll take over your case from now on,” the doctor continued.
After receiving Vice President Li’s business card, Xia Yu walked out of the office.
He took out his phone and checked his eyes. He hadn’t noticed before, but now that he looked carefully, his eye color was indeed a bit lighter. According to the doctor, the color would change further.
“What if it looks ugly?” Xu Youxiang worried.
“Those who wear colored contact lenses look pretty good, don’t they?” Xia Yu asked.
“That’s because the colors of the contact lenses are specially designed! They wouldn’t sell ones that look bad!” Xu Youxiang’s voice was filled with anger.
“If they look bad, just wear contact lenses,” Xia Yu comforted her.
“I heard there’s surgery to change eye color,” Xu Youxiang didn’t want to use fake contact lenses, but as soon as she thought about it, the surgery would also result in artificial eyes, which immediately dampened her spirits.
“At least they look pretty now, don’t they?” Xia Yu looked at his eyes in the phone camera. Unlike the typical dark eyes of East Asians, his lighter irises looked very vivid.
“What’s the use of looking good now? The future is more important. And stop staring! You really are a pervert to be so interested in eyes!”
Seeing Xia Yu so carefully examining her face, Xu Youxiang felt both shy and annoyed.
“Don’t worry. If they don’t look good, I’ll find a way to make them look good,” Xia Yu assured her.
Level 6 pharmaceuticals had only taken a month of research to create an almost perfect treatment for Xu Youxiang. Now his inspiration level had even increased, making drug development even faster. Although there were still clinical trials to go, changing eye color wasn’t really a treatment, so it should probably be faster.
“I’ll remember that. If you fail, I’ll kill you while you’re sleeping.”
“Let’s not talk about how you’d kill me. Why would you be next to me while I’m sleeping?” Xia Yu noticed the key point.
“…Do you only think about such indecent things!”
“???”
Giving up on arguing with Xu Youxiang, Xia Yu took another look at his eyes and couldn’t help taking a few photos and sending them to himself.
They were real eye close-up photos, which made Xu Youxiang feel complicated.
Accompanying Xu Youxiang to An Siyao’s villa, An Siyao had already prepared everything. They left with most of the maids, chefs, and pastry chefs.
In Afang, Yu Liang provided a villa. It was said to be larger than the one in Yaoguang, but a bit more remote.
Returning to his own body, the next morning, Xia Yu set off with Youxue.
With the help of An Tianfeng, he had already secured a house in Afang and prepared a school for Youxue.
In the afternoon, arriving at the villa in Afang, the two of them cleaned together and prepared what needed to be replaced or added.
This villa was slightly smaller than the one in Zilang, but twice as expensive. Fortunately, he had sold that farm-themed browser game, otherwise Xia Yu couldn’t have afforded this villa.
The buyer of the browser game wasn’t Tencent, but another social forum company. Initially, the forum had concerns about the game’s prospects, but after a free trial for half a month, they purchased it for 20 million yuan.
Without Tencent, this game was destined not to recreate the monthly revenue of tens of millions from Earth. After all, it was just a small game that heavily relied on the platform.
Now Xia Yu had less than ten million yuan left. He thought about what to do next. This amount wasn’t enough to acquire a pharmaceutical company for drug development. He needed to find a way to make more money.
He decided to start by creating a pay-to-win mobile game.
The game couldn’t be too complex. 3D was out of the question. Only 2D would work.
Yes, first find some famous illustrators to draw the character cards. The art team also needed attention. Then find a technical team to develop a simple level-based game.
Gameplay was completely optional. As long as the illustrations looked good, that was enough.
However, the game couldn’t be too sloppy. He could purchase the rights to a PC game and then port it to mobile.
For example, porting Plants vs. Zombies, replacing the plants with gacha-style cute girls.
He would think about the details later.
Putting the money-making matters aside for now, Xia Yu and Youxue went out for dinner together and then returned home to sleep.
Both of them were extremely tired.
On the morning of August 30th, Xia Yu went to register, while Youxue continued organizing at home. The girl’s registration time was on September 1st, so she still had a few days to play.
Taking a taxi to the school gate, Xia Yi was thinking about when he should get a driver’s license as he entered.
At the entrance, several welcoming teams from the school were quite noticeable. He scanned the surroundings and found the Chinese literature department’s team.
He had applied for Chinese literature, purely because he thought this major seemed easier to handle.
With his outstanding appearance and appropriate attire, a senior girl soon came over to guide him.
“Are your parents waiting at the entrance?” The senior girl looked at Xia Yu’s empty hands and asked in confusion.
“I came alone,” Xia Yu said.
“Then where did you leave your luggage?” The senior girl was even more puzzled.
“My home is nearby, so I didn’t bring any luggage.”
After hearing Xia Yu’s explanation, the senior girl became even more enthusiastic.
After completing all the procedures, Xia Yu came to the dormitory assigned to him.
It was a four-person dormitory, with two beds already made up with bedding, but no one was there.
He guessed these two must have arrived at school earlier.
“If you want to commute from home, you can go to the counselor after the military training,” the senior girl introduced some school matters, got Xia Yu’s QQ number, and left reluctantly.
After laying out the bedding he had received, Xia Yu waited until noon to greet his roommates, but they didn’t return for a long time, so he gave up.
He and Youxue still needed to buy some daily necessities, as the villa wasn’t fully arranged yet.
…
At the Conservatory of Music, the tutor of the Guzheng class in the Chinese Traditional Music Department was packing up his things, preparing to leave.
At this moment, an old man approached him.
“Professor Shen, what can I do for you?” The tutor immediately stood up. Professor Shen was a master in Chinese music, a leading figure in Sheng music.
“Where is Xia Yu from your class? Give me his contact information,” Professor Shen Shengsheng had come specifically for Xia Yu.
Previously, at the Global New Generation Music Performance, Xia Yu, An Siyao, and Xu Youxiang’s performance of “The Source Palace Isolated from the World” had impressed him, especially Xia Yu’s Sheng playing, which he found extraordinary.
The modern popularity of Guzheng was high, and talented inheritors kept emerging, but the Sheng had been declining in recent years. With his impending death, Shen Shengsheng was worried that there would be no master-level figures left in the Sheng field. Xia Yu’s appearance gave him hope.
And this wasn’t just a little hope—it was a big one.
The boy’s Sheng skills had already reached a master level! No effort was needed to cultivate him!
Therefore, Professor Shen was eager to meet Xia Yu and persuade him to abandon Guzheng and switch to Sheng.
The tutor dared not delay Shen Shengsheng’s request. He took out his tablet to check.
“Professor Shen, Xia Yu hasn’t come to register today,” he replied.
“How could that be!” Professor Shen looked dissatisfied at the tutor. “I’ve already checked on the school’s website. Xia Yu has already registered. How could you not have him here!”
“The school’s website already has his name?” The tutor was puzzled. “But I really don’t have him here! Look, this column is empty!”
Professor Shen looked and indeed saw it was empty, but he felt it was the tutor’s problem. “I’ve told you before not to use these flashy electronic products. You see the problem now!”
“This shouldn’t really have any issues,” the tutor weakly explained.
“If there’s no issue, why doesn’t it show Xia Yu’s information? He clearly registered, so why isn’t it showing here!”
Although Professor Shen was old, his 1.8-meter frame was imposing. His angry expression made the tutor a bit fearful.
“But I really didn’t see anyone named Xia Yu this afternoon,” the tutor said defensively.
Feeling that the tutor was shirking responsibility, Professor Shen angrily slammed the table and shouted, “If he didn’t come to register with you, could he have gone to register in another class!”
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