Chapter 1101: Double Top Scholars (Lu Guixin Part 25)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After ten days of silence, the Year Three building was bustling with students and parents.
At 10 am sharp—the time when the results were released—Zhou Fu pushed open the door to the staffroom.
Other than Mr. Dong and his form teacher, the teachers responsible for recruitment from Capital University and University A were seated inside. They’d long added Zhou Fu as a friend on WeChat from way before when he was partic.i.p.ating in the compet.i.tion. Their overwhelming concern, however, was too much for Zhou Fu, who then deleted them as his friends.
Their eyes lit up at the sight of the boy like how wolves would do at the sight of their prey. They all stood up and greeted him with ingratiating smiles. “Zhou Fu.”
“h.e.l.lo.” Zhou Fu nodded and politely greeted them back. He was wearing a dark short-sleeved s.h.i.+rt and loose sweatpants—his tall and thin frame made him look unrestrained.
The moment he sat down on the sofa, the recruiting teacher from Capital University took out a silver insulated bag from his bag, tore open its seal, and took out the cold bottle of cola to place in front of him. “It’s hot outside, isn’t it? Have something cool.”
It was obvious that the teacher had bought it from outside and had been carrying it in the insulated bag to keep it cool. The teacher from University A was rendered speechless.?What the h.e.l.l?
“Thank you, Mr. Xue.”
Just then, Mr. Dong, who had been sitting in front of his desk from 9.55 AM, slapped the tabletop.
The loud sound reverberated through the office, making the other teachers jump and look at him right away.
Mr. Dong, whose face had turned red from excitement, plucked the laptop charger and carried the laptop over. “The results are out!”
Perhaps because the school internet speed was fast, they didn’t experience any lagging when logging onto the results page.
While the teachers immediately crowded over to check Zhou Fu’s results for the university entrance exams, Zhou Fu sat leisurely in his seat, opening the bottle of cola to take a sip.
Name: Zhou Fu
Total score: 742
Language: 142
Mathematics: 150
English: 150
Science: 300
Provincial ranking: 1
The teachers stared dumbly at his language results before eventually looking at Zhou Fu in disbelief.
It was well-known that Zhou Fu was bad at languages and that his essays were often written out of topic. His language teacher, who had a headache over this, would often have a talk with him to try and make him change, though it was to no avail. Hence, it came as a surprise to all that he managed to get such a high score on the subject.
Capital University, as the top local university, had experienced its fair share of things before, so its teachers had better psychological qualities. Hence, Mr. Xue was the first one to recover. He immediately said to Zhou Fu, “You’re free to make any requests as long as you join Capital University.”
The teacher from University A hurriedly said, “Zhou Fu, you said before that you want to study physical chemistry. We’re better in this aspect than Capital University. We’ll provide you with the best resources if it means that you’ll join University A. Of course, you’re free to make any other requests that you may have as well.”
Mr. Xue, who didn’t like what the other teacher had said, huffed, “Mr. Qian, what do you mean your university’s better in physical chemistry than ours?!”
“Go check it out yourself. We’re way ahead of you in this aspect!” Mr. Qian lifted his chin in confidence.
“Nonsense! The cheek of you to say that!” Mr. Xue stood up agitatedly.
Mr. Qian got up as well. “Well, that’s true!”
Even though the two teachers were about to get into a fight, Zhou Fu looked completely calm and showed no response at all. Hence, Mr. Dong had no choice but to step in to play the mediator. “Please calm down, gentlemen. It won’t reflect nicely on both universities if news of your fight over a student makes it to tomorrow’s headlines.”
The two teachers glared at each other, snorted, and then sat back down in their seats.
Mr. Dong sighed in relief. “Let’s hear Zhou Fu out first.”
Zhou Fu screwed back the cap and placed the bottle of cola on the take before leaning back against the sofa, resting his arms on the armrests. He looked at Mr. Xue. “I can go to Capital University, but I have a request.”
Mr. Xue’s eyes lit up instantly. “Sure, sure. Say it. As long as you’re willing to come, we’ll do our best to fulfill all of your requests.”
“You have to accept one more person and let her join any major she wants.”
Hearing that, Mr. Xue smiled. “Is she your girlfriend?”
Zhou Fu nodded.
Mr. Xue slapped his thigh. “No problem. Send me her information, and I’ll arrange it for you right away. How are her grades? Which subject is she good at? I can recommend suitable courses for her.”
Zhou Fu tapped his fingers against the armrests. “She’s in Year One.”
“Y-Year One?” Mr. Xue stiffened. A Year One student going to university?
“If you agree to let her attend university with me, I’ll be responsible for her studies in the future and make sure that she successfully graduates.”
Mr. Xue was shocked, having never encountered such a situation before. The only request of the genius top scholar in Ming City that all famous universities are fighting to recruit is that his girlfriend is allowed to attend Capital University with him.
Mr. Qian immediately said, “We can do that. Your girlfriend’s free to choose any major she wants.”
Just when Mr. Xue snapped out of it and was about to scold Mr. Qian for interrupting them, Zhou Fu said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Qin. My girlfriend prefers Capital University, so I want to hear them out first.”
Mr. Qian was rendered speechless.
“No problem at all! I can arrange that for you right away!” Mr. Xue didn’t dare to hesitate as he was afraid that Zhou Fu might end up choosing University A instead. “Like I said, send me her information, and I’ll process the doc.u.ments for the both of you.”
After that, he added, “Do you need an apartment? We can arrange that for you too. In fact, once you reach the legal age, I’ll get the princ.i.p.al to be your witness at your wedding! When your children are born, they can even attend our nursery.”
The corners of Mr. Dong’s lips twitched. He’s getting way ahead of himself. Who would dare to officiate the wedding of the Lu family’s young miss?
Although the form teacher of Cla.s.s One was shocked, she appeared rather calm as she hesitantly said, “Zhou Fu, I think you should discuss it with Lu Guixin again. Capital University isn’t an ordinary university. It has a stressful study environment, which is far worse than that of Year Three. You need talent to get into there. The students there were the most outstanding students in the university college exams. Lu Guixin’s results are too poor. That university isn’t suitable for her.”?Besides, it’ll be easy for Lu Guixin to enter Capital University since her mother is Gu Mang, after all. The thing is, Gu Mang probably won’t dare to let her average daughter enter the university where many talented students are gathered.
The two university teachers were surprised to hear that. They thought that Lu Guixin’s results were not bad and that Zhou Fu only made the request because he didn’t want to be separated from her. They wondered if her results were really that bad for the form teacher to say that.
Zhou Fu turned to look at the form teacher, his face devoid of emotion as he said coldly, “She doesn’t need to be outstanding. All it matters is that I like her.”
His form teacher wanted to say something to that, but he cut her off. “I don’t like to hear other people criticizing my girlfriend.”
The form teacher’s frown deepened slightly.
“Since I requested for her to enter the university with me, I’ll be responsible for everything about her. It’s none of any other people’s business.”
The form teacher couldn’t bring herself to say anything else after that, and the atmosphere became a bit awkward.
Just then, her phone rang. It was a call from the cla.s.s chairperson asking her to go back to the cla.s.sroom as there were many parents around.
After the results came out, many parents said in the group chat that they were coming to the school to get the teacher’s help in selecting a major for their children. That call, thus, provided the form teacher an excuse to leave.
The office’s door opened and closed.
With Zhou Fu selecting Capital University, this matter had officially come to an end. The two teachers were planning to leave when Mr. Qian from University A suddenly joked, “We didn’t lose because our school’s inferior to yours, but because of Zhou Fu’s girlfriend.”
Mr. Xue retorted, “A loss is a loss. No need to find excuses.”
Amus.e.m.e.nt twinkled in Zhou Fu’s eyes as he took a look at the time—it was 10:10 AM, and Year One students would only be released from school at noon.
After sending the two teachers off to the elevators, Mr. Dong returned to the office and sat across from Zhou Fu. “There’s something I haven’t gotten the chance to say to you just now.”
Zhou Fu sipped on his cola while raising his eyebrows as an indication for Mr. Dong to go on.
Mr. Dong continued speaking, “You should know that, in Capital University, only medicine, computing, and law are the world’s leading majors. Physical science isn’t their strong suit.”
Zhou Fu didn’t say anything. All did was keep turning on and off his phone screen to look at the time.
Mr. Dong s.h.i.+fted towards him. “We received a call from Jijing Island. If you’re willing to enter the Jijing Special Inst.i.tute, you’re free to make any requests you want—even taking Lu Guixin there with you.”
Zhou Fu lazily looked up and leaned back against the sofa. “Not interested.”
Mr. Dong frowned in disappointment. “Do you know how many people are dying to get in there but don’t have the chance to?”
“No.” Zhou Fu remained uncooperative.
Mr. Dong, who really wished he could beat some senses into him, took a deep breath to calm himself down before advising, “Think carefully, Zhou Fu. Jijing Special Inst.i.tute only accepts students from those three majors in Capital University, but now you have a chance to study there straight out of high school because they made an exception for you. Get your priorities straight! This is hard-to-come-by chance! You won’t get it again!”
“So be it,” said Zhou Fu indifferently.
Mr. Dong clenched his teeth. “So you’re bent on going to Capital University?”
Zhou Fu responded to his question with silence.
Mr. Dong was beyond furious, but he wasn’t capable of persuading Zhou Fu otherwise. Thus, he planned to look for Lu Guixin and ask her to change his mind instead. Hesitating to go to Jijing Special Inst.i.tute for even a second was disrespect to Jijing Island. Only Zhou Fu wouldn’t care about this.
Zhou Fu looked at the time again, which was a minute later. Not planning to wait anymore, he rose to his feet and said, “I’ll get going.”
“Go, go, go.” Mr. Dong shooed him away.
…
When the form teacher of Cla.s.s One returned to her office, the cla.s.s president happened to be carrying her laptop and some of the college major application guidebooks. “I’m going back to the cla.s.sroom first.”
The form teacher nodded. “Go ahead. I’ll be right there after getting a cup of water.”
Just then, a teacher who was using the same office came back. Upon seeing the form teacher of Cla.s.s One, she congratulated her. “Congrats on having a top scholar in your cla.s.s! I heard that he did exceptionally well on his language this time with 142 marks.”
Zhou Fu had always scored full marks on all subjects except for language, so everyone paid attention to his language score.
For years, only Gu Mang managed to get perfect scores on the university entrance exams. Zhou Fu was the next with the closest scores.
“Is he going to Capital University or University A?” The other teacher asked as he took a sip of water.
The form teacher sighed. “Capital University.”
The other teacher was rather surprised to see her in this state. “What’s wrong? Why are you putting on a glum face when you have a top scholar in your cla.s.s?”
The form teacher then told her about Zhou Fu wanting Lu Guixin to enter Capital University with him.
The other teacher laughed in an ambiguous manner. “Lu Guixin sure is something, huh? It’s so hard to get into Capital University. Every year, only one to two hundred students from our province are accepted, but because of Zhou Fu, she can easily get in now.”
Zhou Fu wasn’t exactly the most well-behaved student, but he was rather respectful towards the teachers. Hence, the form teacher didn’t expect to be on the receiving end of his att.i.tude.
The other teacher shook her head. “They’re not from the same world, and their grades are so different. There’s no way they can have a future together when they’re on different thinking levels.”
The form teacher agreed, but she didn’t dare to say anything when she remembered which family Lu Guixin was from.
The other teacher continued, “If news of this matter were to leak out…”
Even though she didn’t complete her sentence, it was clear that she meant that the netizens wouldn’t let Lu Guixin off if they were to find out about this. With the pressure of the public, there was no way Capital University would accept Lu Guixin, for they needed to preserve their reputation.
The form teacher didn’t deny it. Even if Lu Guixin is from the Lu family and is Gu Mang’s daughter, she won’t be spared from criticism.
The teacher lamented, “I didn’t expect Zhou Fu to like only pretty girls, even if they’re worthless.”
The form teacher didn’t think that it was good of them to discuss the relations.h.i.+p of their students, especially since Zhou Fu had already graduated and Capital University had agreed to accept Lu Guixin. Not to mention that they couldn’t afford to offend the Lu family.
“Forget it. It’s none of our business, anyway.” The form teacher took a cup to get herself some water.
The other teacher smiled. “That’s true.”
The cla.s.s chairperson, who was standing at the doorway with the laptop and books in hand, started moving forward when she heard that. However, after taking just a few steps, she stopped, pursed her lips, and took out her phone.
…
The cla.s.sroom of Year Three’s Cla.s.s One.
The results of the students in the cla.s.s were basically all out. Everyone scored above 650. Zhou Fu, who did exceptionally well in his language, beat the second place in cla.s.s by more than forty marks.
The form teacher was surprised to see that the second place student was only fourth place in the province, though. “Why are you only ranked fourth?”
The best students in Ming City were all at Ming City High School and Experimental High School. Tan Ying was the one best in Experimental High School, so the form teacher couldn’t figure out why her student was only ranked fourth.
After thinking about it, she contacted the teacher she knew from Experimental High School. [Mr. Li, what’s the highest rank in your school?”
Mr. Li responded quickly. [Tan Ying, third.]
The form teacher then asked, [Who’s second, then?]
[Mr. Li: Probably Lu Yihang from your cla.s.s.]
[The form teacher: No, Zhou Fu’s first, and Yihang’s fourth.]
[Mr. Li: Then who’s second? If it’s neither a student from our schools, which school are they from?]
The form teacher stared at the phone in perplexity.
…
Zhou Fu went straight to the Year One building.
It was currently the second period, and Zhou Fu, in black, was among the students walking along the corridor.
Zhou Fu’s results had always been of great interest and, thus, wouldn’t be kept a secret. It didn’t take long before the entire school learned of his nearly perfect total score of 742.
“What the?! This is such a crazy score!”
“I would never get that score even if I relived my life ten times!”
Two guys were discussing this excitedly, their eyes bulging when they turned their heads and saw Zhou Fu all of a sudden. “Zhou Fu…”
Zhou Fu nodded at them and walked to the entrance of the cla.s.sroom of Cla.s.s Nine. He looked inside, his gaze landing accurately on the girl who was sleeping with her head on the desk in the third row. Her long hair was loosely and messily tied into a bun at the back of her head.
Someone gasped at the sight of Zhou Fu and stared at him in shock as he made his way inside.
Tian Lu was surprised to see him in their cla.s.sroom, her eyes and mouth widening. “What brings you here—”
Before she could complete her sentence, she saw Zhou Fu walk over to Lu Guixin’s table.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, he slowly squatted down while placing his arms on the desk and tilting his head to stare at Lu Guixin’s face from a closeup.
Her skin was fair and tender. Her eyes were tightly closed, her lashes long and dense. Her features were exquisite.
Zhou Fu’s warm breath, mixed with the scent of tobacco, tickled her face, making her scratch it. She opened her eyes and softly said, “You’re back.”
Zhou Fu looked at her. “I’m hungry. Go eat with me.”
Lu Guixin felt a bit sleepy, though. “But I still have cla.s.ses. You go wait for me at the Student Union office first. I’ll go there and look for you after school.”
“I applied leave for you.” Zhou Fu pushed the soft strands of hair away from her face.
Lu Guixin hesitated for a bit before compromising, “Okay.”
A hint of a smile appeared on Zhou Fu’s face as he grazed her nose with his finger. “I like you more when you behave.”
Lu Guixin sat straight in her seat and drank a sip of water. “What about when I misbehave?”
Zhou Fu pondered the question before saying, “You slap me, and that hurts.”
Lu Guixin pouted. “I’m not as bad as you say. Don’t spoil my reputation.”
Tian Lu, who was sitting just next to Lu Guixin, was blus.h.i.+ng hard.?h.e.l.lo, you’re in the cla.s.sroom right now! It’s like you’re totally in your own world now! Are you sure you want to do that?!
After Zhou Fu took Lu Guixin away, Cla.s.s Nine erupted. “Ahhh! That was so sweet!”
“I can’t stand it anymore! They’re a sight for sore eyes! They’re like a couple straight from a drama!”
“To think that I once wooed Lu Guixin. I was Zhou Fu’s compet.i.tor!”
“Hahahaha, have some shame!”
“Even the couples in dramas aren’t as romantic as them! Awww, they’re so sweet! I’m so envious! When will I have a sweet campus relations.h.i.+p?!”
A girl whispered, “What’s there to be envious about? Zhou Fu’s about to go to university. It won’t be long before they break up.”
…
At the school’s east gate.
Zhou Fu held her hand and walked toward the parking area. As many parents came to the school today for the release of the university entrance exam results, the students didn’t need to swipe their cards for entry and exit. They could leave the school straight.
“What do you want to eat?” Zhou Fu asked.
Lu Guixin looked at the sun s.h.i.+ning brightly above. “It’s so hot. Let’s go to Starlight Tower first. We can choose something there later.”
“Okay.”
The two then walked to a black Bentley.
The glaring sunlight reflected from the car body into Lu Guixin’s eyes, making her narrow them. “You bought this?”
Zhou Fu pulled open the pa.s.senger door and placed his arm on it. “A few days ago. A friend of mine helped to settle the paperworks. It’s too hot now. I can’t possibly let my princess sit at the back of the motorcycle under the sun.”
Lu Guixin got on her tiptoes and gave him a light peck on the lips before smiling sweetly, “How sweet of my boyfriend.”
After that, she bent and got into the car.
Zhou Fu lowered his eyes and licked his lips. After helping her buckle her seat belt, he went to the driver’s seat. He had just started the car engine when his phone suddenly rang.
It was a call from Mr. Dong.
Zhou Fu picked up the call, his expression darkening instantly when he heard what Mr. Dong said. After ending the call, he tapped his phone and logged into Weibo.
In first place on the trending list with a glaring red tail were the words #ifthefairestuniversityentranceexamslosetheirfairness.
[Real-time news: According to an insider, Ming City High School’s top scholar, Zhou Fu, requested that his Year One girlfriend, Lu Guixin, enter Capital University with him and that she was allowed to choose any major that she wanted. Such a request is a challenge to the fairness of the university entrance exams!
After learning of this, we reached out to Capital University’s admissions office immediately to verify the truth, and it was indeed the truth! Can Capital University, the top local university, maintain its high standards if a Year One student’s able to enter without making any effort? Will she be able to contribute to society after getting into the best local university and taking up the best resources? It’s wrong to destroy the fairness of the university entrance exams!]
Every word of the post seemed to suggest that unfairness was at play.
[Capital University, Zhou Fu, and Lu Guixin need to apologize for disrupting the education system!]
[Hey, is the above commenter okay? What have they done that warrants an apology?]
[Firstly, the last sentence was well-said. One shouldn’t destroy the fairness of the university entrance exams. Secondly, it must be acknowledged that the progress of society is made by a very small number of capable people. I believe that Zhou Fu’s able to make contributions and create value for society. He’s received many rewards, and there is a lot of news about him, so there’s no doubt about his capabilities. In that case, Capital University accepting Lu Guixin into their midst is equivalent to making arrangements for his family member so that he can put his mind at ease while he does research. I don’t think it’s a problem.]
[Yeah, that’s right. It was Zhou Fu who solved that calculation problem that many researchers weren’t able to solve.]
[Do you know what getting into Capital University means to a student? I’ll be writing history for my family!]
[Do you know what it means for a university to have a genius student? One genius student is equivalent to a hundred average students! That’s the amount of potential Zhou Fu has!]
[Gu Mang made so much contribution to the medical world and society at such a young age. It’s so important for us to have an absolute genius. Thank you very much!]
[Zhou Fu is Zhou Fu. Lu Guixin is Lu Guixin. What right does she have to get the chance to go to a top local university and use the best resources?]
[It’s a fair exchange. Capital University wants Zhou Fu, so they have to fulfill his request. Besides, how do you know that Lu Guixin going to Capital University is equivalent to wasting resources?]
[How’s that so? She’s getting into Capital University without even doing anything.]
[Even without Lu Guixin, you people won’t get into Capital University!]
[She has no ability and achievements. She’s getting into Capital University just because she has a pretty face that’s good for seducing men.]
[Didn’t she appear in the headlines before? Have you forgotten about it? The news about her going to a hotel with Elder Tan’s great-grandson.]
[Lu Guixin’s results aren’t good, and they’re on the lower end of average. What right does she have to enter Capital University?]
[She sure is something else! First, Tan Ying. Now, Zhou Fu!]
[There’s no lack of talents in the world. Capital University should just stay out of trouble and reject those two students.]
[Are you saying you’re one of the talents then? The word ‘genius’ isn’t even enough to describe Zhou Fu.]
[Just from the comment section, I realize how many jealous haters are out there.]
[Why don’t you upgrade yourself instead of degrading others?]
[I have no objections about Zhou Fu, but what right does Lu Guixin, whose results are only average, to attend Capital University?!]
It was havoc in the comment sections, with the comments being nastier as time went by. Almost all hateful comments were targeted at Lu Guixin.
To sum it up, people were glad that Zhou Fu had made it to Capital University, but they felt that Lu Guixin wasn’t deserving of the admission. They felt that she shouldn’t get a place in the top university even if Zhou Fu didn’t make any monetary requests to Capital University.
Zhou Fu frowned when he saw the online comments.
“What’s wrong?” When Lu Guixin noticed that Zhou Fu was looking at Weibo, she took out her phone and logged into Weibo. She thought that something had happened with the university entrance exams when she saw the word ‘hot’ next to the search term. She clicked in and saw the post saying that Zhou Fu’s request to Capital University was that she entered as well.
Zhou Fu took the phone away from her, his voice deep as he said, “Don’t look. If we can’t get into Capital University, I’ll take you to Jijing Special Inst.i.tute or to an Ivy League school. You name it, and I’ll take you there.”
He tousled her hair gently. “I only want to go to Capital University because your family’s there. You have to discuss it with your parents if we’re going to another university.”
If they couldn’t get into Capital University, then it would be very likely that University A wouldn’t accept Lu Guixin too. After all, their reputations were everything to the universities.
Lu Guixin narrowed her eyes and scoffed. “I can go to whichever university I want with my scores.”
Zhou Fu looked at her and then looked down when he noticed that she was tapping on her phone screen to go to the results page. He was dumbfounded when he saw the scores displayed on the screen.
Name: Lu Guixin
Total score: 742
Language: 142
Mathematics: 150
English: 150
Science: 300
Provincial ranking: 1
The car was filled with a strange silence.
Zhou Fu blinked and took a closer look at the admission pa.s.s number and the name column. When he confirmed it was indeed Lu Guixin’s results, his heart rate started speeding up. Her scores are exactly the same as mine…
Lu Guixin took a screenshot of the results and went back to the Weibo application. She didn’t have anyone following her, nor was she following anyone.
With a smirk, she clicked into the popular post and started typing something while saying, “I can’t let some idiots stop me from eating with my boyfriend.”
Zhou Fu felt that his brain working so slowly for the first time. All he could do was watch what she was doing.
[LGX: I’m Lu Guixin. (Picture)]
The picture included was a screenshot of her university entrance exam results.
A few seconds after she made her first Weibo post on this account, the comment section exploded. [What the f*ck?! Hahaha! She sure is something! Her photoshop skills are worse than that of a nursery kid.]
[Couldn’t she have changed the scores to something lower? She copied Zhou Fu’s scores and even his rank.]
[Hahahaha, what a joke! How on earth did she get into Ming City High School?]
[A Year One student topping the university entrance exams just after spending one year in high school? Our brains aren’t decorative pieces, you know.]
[Why would Zhou Fu like her?]
[Uh… I’m a Year Three student from Ming City High School. The second place is still a mystery, but if it doesn’t exist and there are two first places, then Lu Guixin’s results must be real.]
This comment was criticized so much that it became the most popular comment.
[What a joke. Just because the ident.i.ty of the second place is a mystery, that means Lu Guixin’s results are real?]
[The second place might just be keeping a low profile and doesn’t want their ident.i.ty to be revealed. Otherwise, Lu Guixin wouldn’t get this chance to play pretend.]
[But she wouldn’t have to prove her own results if you guys didn’t scold her. We’ll eventually know her results when Capital University accepts her and mentions it.]
[How much were you paid to publish that comment? I want to earn a fast buck too.]
[You people were the ones who started it, but now that she proved herself, you’re saying that she faked that result slip.]
[That photo is so fake! Open your eyes wide and see her true colors!]
The comments about Lu Guixin faking her results fueled the matter to the climax. The comment section was filled with ridicule, and the occasional rational comments were ignored.
Soon, the search term #LuGuixinFakedHerResults trended online.
[This is the joke of the century! Is this really a Year One student? She must’ve bought her way into Ming City High School.]
[Hahaha, I’m laughing my *ss off! It would’ve been more believable if her scores were lower.]
Just as there were more and more comments online, Ming City High School published a post on their official Weibo account: [Congratulations to all the students for their excellent results! (Picture)]
The picture was a red honor roll that included all the names of the students who scored six hundred and above for the university entrance exams. Jointly in first place were Zhou Fu and Lu Guixin, each with a total score of 742.
Ming City High School’s response proved the netizens who commented that Lu Guixin’s results were fake, wrong.
Just as things were taking a turn for the better, someone commented, [I just read up on Zhou Fu’s information. He’s smart and good at computing, so he must’ve been exposed to high-tech stuff. Could he have helped Lu Guixin to cheat the system?]
[D*mn, that’s very likely! She’s only a Year One, after all! I don’t believe she can score so well on the exams!]
[They must’ve cheated!]
Just because of that one comment, the rest of the comments became nastier. [Get the education ministry to conduct a thorough investigation! It’s so weird that she got those scores!]
[Yeah!]
[You’re all so hard to please! From the start, you say that Lu Guixin isn’t worthy of attending Capital University, then you say she faked her results. Now, you’re saying that she cheated on the exams. How many more ways are you going to find to discredit her?]
[Prove us wrong, then. Who does she think she is to get such high marks like Zhou Fu?]
Just when the netizens were having a furious argument on the internet, a post suddenly became super popular. Gu Mang, who hadn’t posted anything on Weibo, finally posted something! And Weibo, which hadn’t crashed in forever, finally crashed too!
[GM: Lu Guixin, my daughter.]
[What the f*******ck! Help!]
[I believe it now! I believe her results are real! (kneels)]
[D*mn! Is this the resurfacing of the genius?!]
[Holy cow! Gu Mang posted!!]
[Who said Lu Guixin needed to rely on men?! Now, take a good look at who her mother is!]
[Hah, Lu Guixin not worthy of entering Capital University? Just based on Gu Mang’s glorious achievements in the medical field, I’m willing to hold the ladder for her even if she wants to go to heaven!]
[Which idiot said that it’d be a waste of resources? Do you have any idea of how much resources Gu Mang has given to Capital University?! Jijing Special Inst.i.tute is practically Lu Guixin’s backyard. You must be out of your mind to say that she’s not worthy of entering Capital University!]
[Lu Guixin has no ability and achievements. She needs to rely on other people? That’s the biggest joke of the century!]
[The ones who said that Lu Guixin faked her results are the real clowns. Hahahahaha!]
[Apologize to our princess now!!!]
The comment section was filled with exclamation marks.
Gu Mang’s brilliance had never faded.
Weibo, which had been quiet for a while, was particularly lively today.
#GM: Lu Guixin, my daughter (hot)
#Ming City High School’s double top scholars (hot)
#Gu Mang’s brilliance never fades (hot)
Gu Mang, Lu Guixin, and Zhou Fu became a hot topic on Weibo.
[Double top scholars! (kneels)]
[Treat our princess well, prince consort! She studied hard for your sake! Hahaha!]
[As expected of the prince consort! He sure has a good eye! He managed to discover our princess is a gem!]
[Wait, isn’t she just sixteen?]
[What the?! Hahahahaha…]
Things on Weibo were resolved very quickly.
Lu Guixin, who had tossed her phone aside after publis.h.i.+ng that post and without reading the comments, had no idea what was currently going on.
Zhou Fu, on the other hand, was staring hard at her with eyes so dark she couldn’t tell if he was mad or happy.
She looked up and met his gaze, feeling a bit nervous. She blinked and obediently said, “Aren’t you happy that I did so well on the exams?”
Zhou Fu was reminded of the tone she had used when she was speaking to him in the past. ‘Why aren’t there any notes on Chinese and English? Oh right, you’re not good at languages.’
She wasn’t just stating the facts. She was talking to him as someone who was better at languages than him.
It was all an act. Zhou Fu took a deep break to calm himself down. “You were manipulating your scores?”
As he had spent most of his time working on his language before the university entrance exams, he managed to score 142 marks this time, which was a great improvement from his usual 120 marks.
Lu Guixin opened her mouth. “I—”
Just then, her phone rang. The call was from someone who was terrifying to her.
[Dad]
Lu Guixin’s fingers trembled.
The atmosphere inside the car was tense, and the ringing tone was like death calling. Just as the phone was about to stop ringing, Lu Guixin took a deep breath and answered the call.
She sweetly greeted, “Dad.”
Things were silent on the other end for a second before Lu Chengzhou’s deep and cold voice was heard. “Lu Guixin.”
Lu Guixin’s voice trembled for the first time in her life. “Dad…”
Lu Chengzhou laughed. “You took the university entrance exams, became a top scholar, got a boyfriend, and even promised to go Capital University with him, huh? Worse, I have to find out that my daughter’s in a relations.h.i.+p through Weibo?”
He asked five consecutive questions at one go.
“Uh, Dad, I… Calm down for a bit and hear me out…”
“I can’t be bothered to hear your excuses. Where are you?” Lu Chengzhou huffed.
“At school…” said Lu Guixin weakly.
Lu Chengzhou clenched his teeth. “I’ll deal with you later.”
The call ended.
Zhou Fu, who couldn’t care less about Lu Guixin’s results now, asked, “Is your father coming soon?”
Now that the call had ended, Lu Guixin’s hands were no longer trembling, and her face had regained some color. She was like a completely different person from moments ago, given how composed she was acting now.
She tossed her phone aside. “Don’t worry. He’s currently at Mingyu Island, which is like on the other side of the globe. It’ll be late evening by the time he arrives. Let’s go eat first.”