I stood still, looked at Jason, and said with a serious look on my face, "No! Absolutely not!"
"Why?" It seemed that Jason didn't expect that I would refuse him so straightforwardly. Looking surprised, he said, "I am excellent. I win first place in my major. I have received a lot of awards. Many companies have contacted me, hoping that I can work at their company after I graduate!"
I looked at him and said, "Why did you choose animation as your major? I heard from Paulina that your family's conditions were not good. You had to buy a notebook costing more than 3 thousand dollars to enter the Animation Department. Your parents didn't agree at that time. During the summer vacation before your freshman year, instead of having fun, you had been working as a tutor all the time. So you bought a computer by yourself, didn't you?"
"Yes." With a dull look in his eyes, he nodded, "That's because I like animation. I've been watching animation since I was a child. So..."
"So..." I didn't need to hear any more words from Jason, "Come to work at our studio means that you have to give up your dream and start to learn something from scratch. You can't ruin the career of your life because of your temporary impulsiveness."
"But..."
"There are no buts." I looked at him firmly, "You are smart and excellent. After you grow up, you will surely be a good man. However, never should you give up what you love because of someone else, whoever they are. In that case, you will give up on what your love as well as yourself. No one will appreciate you like that."
Jason looked at me like that with uncertainty in his eyes.
I didn't know if he got my point or not.
After I finished my words, I looked at my watch and said, "I'm leaving now. Or I'll be late."
Then I walked quickly to the entrance of the school.
Jason quickly caught up with me and said, "Janetta, I'll walk you out."
"I'm not a child. And I won't get lost."
I shook my head helplessly.
He followed beside me and said with a smile, "I know. I'm just worried about you. Only after walking you there will I be relieved."
After he said that, he just followed by my side.
He had been walking me all the way to the entrance of the hotel. And it wasn't until I urged him that he left.
However, I walked into the lobby and looked back, only to see Jason standing there. Then I couldn't help frowning.
His change was too obvious.
Perhaps, it was indeed time for me to consider hiring another person to take care of Glenn.
I arrived at the restaurant, followed the guidance sign at the door, and successfully found the banquet hall.
There were about seventeen or eighteen round tables in it. By the time I went in, a lot of people had been there.
Most of them were unfamiliar to me.
I looked around and found my name on a round table at the most rear.
As soon as I sat down, the principal went on stage, "Welcome, everyone. Among those who are standing here today, besides the outstanding graduates of the Fine Arts of Academy, there are some people who have donated a lot of money to us. I sincerely thank you here for your coming!"
Well, the principal sounded pretty bureaucratic by saying so.
All the excellent graduates were sitting at my table. I looked around, confirming that no one was familiar with me. So I decided to stay here for a while and leave.
As I was thinking so, a man sitting next to me, who was about the same age as me, came over and said, "You are Janetta Nolan showing up in the news at the beginning of this year, right? You are the most famous one among us."
He raised his fingers like a lady as he spoke.
Although I didn't show my emotions on my face, I was disgusted with him in my heart.
He didn't seem to sense my thought either, saying, "And recently, you've been quite famous. A villa area designed by you actually makes everyone think that the real estate industry will revive soon."
"Alas! In the final analysis, your partner is quite powerful. Without her, I don't think you can be who you are now."
I didn't make a reply. And the man raising his fingers like a lady kept muttering to himself.
I got his point, that was, I was just so-so and that the reason I could be so famous now was because of my good luck.
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