"Vice Secretary Song, I’ll say it again: never sell yourself short. To have become a deputy secretary of the Sun Yat-sen University Youth League Committee at your age, with absolutely no background to rely on, is in itself proof of your extraordinary nature. Life is almost always hardest at the start; once you find your stride, the bumps in the road are no longer issues. What’s most terrifying is never being able to start, because if you can't take that first step, you lose the chance to even face the challenge of bridging rivers and carving paths through mountains."
Ye Chen shook his head with a smile and continued, "And right now, Vice Secretary Song, you haven't just found your stride—you've seized the advantage and are leading the pack. To be honest, it’s not as if there are no other youth league committee deputy secretaries of your age, but I suspect most of them have extraordinary family backgrounds and resources behind them. However, they aren't the people you should be measuring yourself against; their family background and resources already dictate that you aren't on the same track, at least not for a very long time. So, as long as you can manifest your own advantages within the track you occupy, that road paved with flowers and glory is not necessarily an unrealistic, ethereal dream for you."
Under Song Yi’s barely concealed facial tremor, Ye Chen chuckled again. "I wonder if Vice Secretary Song agrees with what I’ve said?"
Chapter 655