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Chapter 176: Head of Teaching is Discontent
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
[Is this the same Jian Yiling who viciously pushed her brother down the stairs? What's going on? What is she trying to do again? Why is there always news about her?]
[Don't say that. Don't forget what happened with the confession. It's not always her fault.]
[What are you trying to say? The confession was fake. However, the incident with her brother hasn't passed by yet. The only thing she knows how to do is to find someone to delete the post. However, that matter isn't finished yet. I don't have a memory of a goldfish.]
Although it had been a while since the original post had been deleted, there were still some people who remembered the incident.
Now, Jian Yiling's name once again appeared in front of everyone. Past memories had been dug up.
[Let's not talk about that. This thread was meant for the chemistry competition. Let's just discuss those matters. If you want to talk about something else, please move to another thread.]
This comment got a lot of likes from various students. After that comment, the general direction of the thread went back to the chemistry competition.
[Hm... If we're talking about the chemistry competition, I want to know how she will fare. We all know Jian Yiling's marks. Let's just watch her make a fool of herself.]
[She's going to embarrass the entirety of Shenghua High School.]
[I don't get it. Does she have a problem or something? Does she just want attention? Why would she do something like this? I've heard that the questions in the chemistry competition are insanely difficult.]
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In his office, the Head of Teaching stared at the list in front of him.
What was Jian Yiling trying to do?
Why would she register for this competition?
Was she intentionally trying to mess with them?
The thing that he cared about the most was reputation. Although it wasn't a big deal to have another person participate in the competition, for Jian Yiling to compete just felt like a thorn in his side.
The more he thought about the situation, the more upset he became. Eventually, the Head of Teaching took off to look for Jian Yiling.
It was still early in the morning. As soon as the Head of Teaching appeared in Class 8, the entire class fell into silence.
The Head of Teaching walked straight to Jian Yiling's desk and asked:
"Jian Yiling, I've heard that you signed up for the chemistry competition."
The way he spoke was not friendly at all.
"Yes," Jian Yiling replied. She reacted quite calmly.
She didn't explain the situation to the Head of Teaching.
"What is even on your mind? Have you heard of building a house a floor at a time? It's impossible to build the roof if you don't have a good foundation. Before you learn how to run, you need to know how to walk first. If you don't know how to walk, it's impossible to do anything else."
"Mhmm."
The Head of Teaching had said a lot. However, the only response that he got was an "Mhmm," from Jian Yiling.
It felt like he was throwing a fist at cotton.
With a stern face, the Head of Teaching continued to question Jian Yiling:
"Then, I assume that you've done some preparation right? Also, why did you sign up for such a difficult competition in the first place?"
"For the prize money," Jian Yiling replied.
Whilst browsing the website, she had just seen the prize money for coming first.
"You're going for the prize money?"
"Mhmm."
"You're very ambitious. Did you pass your chemistry test this time?"
"Yes, I passed."
Jian Yiling answered with conviction.
If someone didn't know better, with the way she answered, they'd assume that she got a perfect score in her last chemistry test.
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Chapter 177: Deliver a Midnight Snack
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
"Okay, okay, good luck then," the Head of Teaching replied. He had nothing to say to Jian Yiling anymore.
The things he wanted to say were not appropriate in a classroom context.
Furthermore, the Head of Teaching didn't want to waste any more time on Jian Yiling.
When the results of the chemistry competition got announced, he would just try his best to ignore her name. He would much rather use his time on the top students in their school. They had the best chance of winning the chemistry competition.
After he finished speaking, the Head of Teaching left the classroom. Although he didn't say much, it was evident that he didn't like what Jian Yiling was doing.
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Ever since Mo Shiyun had signed up for the chemistry competition, she had been focusing on doing practice questions.
Before the exam, she intended to finish the entire printout that the senior chemistry team had prepared.
This was an extra burden for Mo Shiyun. She was already in her final year of high school.
Every day, she would study until one o'clock in the morning. Her appearance had become incredibly thin and pallid.
Aunt Mo saw her daughter's hardship. She couldn't help but feel bad for her.
However, other than cooking her daughter supper, she couldn't do anything else.
When Aunt Mo had ordered a midnight snack, she bought an extra one.
"Shiyun, why don't you give this to Young Master Yunnao?"
Lately, Young Master Yunnao had been following Young Master Yuncheng everywhere. Furthermore, as his surgery date had been moved forward, this resulted in him having less time to interact with her daughter.
Aunt Mo was afraid that as time passed, the relationship between these two children would fade. And thus, she had cooked a midnight snack and asked Mo Shiyun to deliver it to Jian Yunnao.
Mo Shiyun took a look at the snack that her mother had prepared. She hesitated for a moment.
Recently, her relationship with Jian Yunnao had weakened. He didn't reply to any of the messages that she sent.
At first, Mo Shiyun suspected that he might have discovered the truth about the gift.
However, as nothing had happened to her mother, Mo Shiyun gradually put that thought away.
If they had been discovered, it was unlikely that Young Master Yuncheng hadn't done anything.
And thus, Mo Shiyun assumed that Jian Yunnao had just been busy recently.
After she paused for a moment, Mo Shiyun picked up the chicken soup and wonton that her mother had prepared and headed to the main residence.
Mo Shiyun and her mother lived in a small house next to the Jian Residence. Although it was rather small, it was still much nicer than the house that they had lived in before.
Upon arriving at the main residence, Mo Shiyun tried opening the door.
The door at the main residence had a fingerprint lock.
Originally, Mo Shiyun's fingerprints could open the door. However, today, the lock told her that her fingerprints were not valid.
Mo Shiyun was stunned.
Could it be that the security system had been recently updated? Was that why her fingerprints had been cleared?
Mo Shiyun placed the midnight snack down before she sent a message to Jian Yunnao.
[The light in your room is still on. Are you still awake? My mother made a midnight snack. It's chicken soup and wonton. It's your favorite. Do you want me to bring it up?]
After the message was sent out, quite some time passed.
Around five minutes later, Mo Shiyun received a reply from Jian Yunnao:
[No thanks.]
The two words clearly rejected Mo Shiyun's offer.
When Mo Shiyun saw the two words, she felt quite uncomfortable for some unknown reason.
After lingering at the door for a while, Mo Shiyun took the food back to her mother.
When Aunt Mo saw that Mo Shiyun had brought the snack back, she asked: "What's the matter? Is Young Master Yunnao asleep already?"
"Nope, he's not asleep. However, he already ate. Aunt An made him a midnight snack already," Mo Shiyun lied. She didn't want her mother to think of anything weird.
"Ah, maybe next time then," Aunt Mo replied. There was a hint of regret in her voice.
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Chapter 178: A Handsome Guy Comes to Shenghua
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
The next day, at the end of the second period, the school building was suddenly bustling with noise and excitement. Many students ran into the corridor to watch something.
Hu Jiaojiao was also curious about what was happening. She went into the corridor to take a look.
After a while, she came back and told Jian Yiling, "Oh my god, there's a handsome guy in our school. I feel like my nose is about to bleed."
"Mhmm."
Jian Yiling had no interest in handsome guys.
"No, Yiling, not only is he handsome, but he's also smart! According to some sources, he's a top student at Hengyuan University. Although he's still studying, he already started his own company with his classmates!"
"Mhmm."
Jian Yiling still showed no interest.
"His name... Is Qin Chuan! Apparently, he's good at everything!"
Upon hearing Qin Chuan's name, Jian Yiling raised her head.
She suddenly remembered that Qin Chuan's company had recently experienced rapid growth and development.
Due to this reason, Qin Chuan's name had become well known to the people of Hengyuan City.
As a matter of fact, Jian Yiling knew about this matter a little more than others. This was because she had seen the financial statements and reports of the company.
Hu Jiaojiao continued to speak, "I heard that his college entrance examination marks were the best in Hengyuan City. He could have easily attended the top universities in our country. However, for some weird reason, he decided to attend Hengyuan University. Of course, Hengyuan University is also excellent. It's a university that I won't ever be able to get into."
"Why is he here?" Jian Yiling asked.
Qin Chuan didn't graduate from Shenghua High School. In his high school years, he attended the Number One Secondary School of Hengyuan City. During that time, he had held a full scholarship and gotten a tuition waiver.
Due to that reason, it made sense if he returned to the Number One Secondary School of Hengyuan City. However, it was strange for him to come to Shenghua High School.
"I heard that someone in our school invited him to give a lecture to the seniors. It's probably something related to career planning and development for the future."
Shenghua High School wanted its graduates to become successful and famous.
Due to this reason, they often invited people to give lectures to their senior students. Sometimes, these lectures were related to career planning. Other times, these lectures gave exam guidance.
This time, Shenghua High School had invited Qin Chuan to give a speech on entrepreneurship. This was because although Qin Chuan was still in college, he had successfully started his own business. He could be a role model for their students.
They wanted him to go through his experience as a student, experience in his final exams, and how he started his own business.
Usually, this would have been quite an ordinary event. However, Qin Chuan's good looks had caused a commotion at Shenghua High School.
Stars could be seen in Hu Jiaojiao's eyes as she continued to speak, "He's handsome, smart, and successful. He was basically born to become a winner in life. Ahhh, why are we both humans yet we're so different? He's so incredibly successful. And here I am worrying about whether or not I can pass my exams... "
At this moment, a boy walked over and scoffed:
"That's true. His future is so promising. Furthermore, he started from scratch and achieved everything that he has today with his own hard work. He managed to found an Internet company before he even graduated from university. He's different from some people who only rely on their parents for money. Different from those who live an unaccomplished life."
The boy's appearance was nothing out of ordinary. He wore glasses with thick lenses.
The boy's name was Wang Xiangchong. He was one of the best students in Class 8.
He looked down on students like Jian Yiling and Hu Jiaojiao. Although they came from good families, they didn't strive to improve.
"Wang Xiangchong, I know I'm not good at studying. However, that's none of your business," Hu Jiaojiao retorted sullenly.
However, Hu Jiaojiao's voice was small and timid. She didn't have any strength in her retort.
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Chapter 179: Apologize When the Time Comes
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
"It's none of my business. However, I'm just telling the truth. It's not against the law to speak the truth. You can't just only listen to the good things that people say about you and ignore the bad things people say, right?" Wang Xiangchong asked. He spoke with great conviction.
Wang Xiangchong continued to speak, "And furthermore, I never said that you two were the ones who were living an unaccomplished life. You're the one who assumed that."
Hu Jiaojiao began to puff her cheeks out in exasperation and anger.
However, she couldn't argue against him.
This made her even angrier.
Hu Jiaojiao resembled an eggplant that had grown during winter. The way she acted was withered and listless.
It was her fault that she couldn't get marks higher than this guy.
Jian Yiling took a look at Hu Jiaojiao. When she saw how upset her friend was, she turned around and said to Wang Xiangchong:
"If I score a better mark than you in the next exam, you apologize to Jiao. In addition to that, you will write sorry a thousand times."
"Is there something wrong with your head?" Wang Xiangchong asked. His eyes looked at Jian Yiling in a condescending way.
"So, are you taking this bet or not?"
"Then, if you don't get a better mark than me, you will apologize to me, right? You'll also have to write sorry a thousand times."
"Yes."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiangchong started to laugh. The other students around him also looked at Jian Yiling with strange eyes.
It was true that Jian Yiling's results had improved in the last month. Their teacher had even praised her.
However, her marks could not be comparable to Wang Xiangchong. He was one of the top students in the class.
After she had just passed her exams, she dared to challenge the top student in their class.
Jian Yiling was indeed crazy. Crazily arrogant.
All of sudden, the rest of the class could understand why she registered for the chemistry competition.
After she passed her exams, it was as though Jian Yiling thought that she was better than everyone else.
"Yeah sure. Why would I not bet with you? Did everyone hear that? If your overall mark is lower than mine, you'll have to apologize to me. Apologize and write sorry a thousand times!"
Jian Yiling had always been incredibly arrogant. It was rare for her to apologize to someone else.
When Hu Jiaojiao heard what Jian Yiling said, her expression became incredibly anxious, "Yiling, don't bet with him."
Hu Jiaojiao didn't want Jian Yiling to apologize to Wang Xiangchong.
However, Jian Yiling didn't listen to Hu Jiaojiao's advice. Instead, she agreed to Wang Xiangchong.
All of a sudden, Hu Jiaojiao became even more listless than earlier.
What could she do...
With enough luck, you could pass your exams.
However, to get better marks than Wang Xiangchong was another task in itself!
After Wang Xiangchong left, Hu Jiaojiao whispered to Jian Yiling:
"It's okay. I'll write sorry a thousand times with you."
"What? Why?" Jian Yiling asked.
"Hey, he was talking about both of us! Of course, I need to help you with this!"
Hu Jiaojiao felt like this wasn't just Jian Yiling's business.
"It's fine."
"Yeah, it's fine. It's just writing sorry a thousand times. It's not like I've never copied the same word over and over again that many times before," Hu Jiaojiao replied.
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As Qin Chuan came to give a lecture to Shenghua High School, the Head of Teaching personally went to greet him.
The more he looked at Qin Chuan, the more he appreciated him.
Qin Chuan was dressed formally today. He wore a navy suit with a tie and a tightly buttoned shirt. His expression was rather serious and cold as well.
"Qin Chuan, you're the pride of Hengyuan City. If the students at our school can learn 10% or 20% from you, I would be incredibly gratified."
"Teacher Li, you're too kind. Shenghua High School is one of the best high schools in Hengyuan City. There are quite a few talented students here."
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Chapter 180: Do You Know Jian Yiling?
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
"Oh, by the way, I heard that you've recently met many big names in the industry. Have people from overseas contacted you?"
"You must be mistaken. The one who has many contacts with other people would be Jian Yuncheng. He graduated from your school."
Qin Chuan replied quite indifferently.
"Oh, that's true," the Head of Teaching said whilst smiling.
Jian Yuncheng had also graduated from Shenghua High School. However, that was quite some time ago. Jian Yuncheng had graduated from the school before had become the Head of Teaching.
There was also Jian Yunmo. Apparently, he was also a genius that was currently studying abroad at a well-known university. His instructor was one of the best biologists in the world.
As he thought about this, the Head of Teaching couldn't help think of Jian Yiling.
They were all from the same family. But why was there such a big difference between the brothers and the sister?
Furthermore, during his term of office, why could he not have had geniuses like Jian Yuncheng and Jian Yunmo? Instead, he was stuck with the worst child in the Jian family.
What sins did he do in his past life to deserve this?
The Head of Teaching accompanied Qin Chuan to the school's auditorium.
He smiled all the way there. Anyone who saw him could see that he was in a good mood.
By the time Qin Chuan arrived there, the auditorium was already full of students.
Mo Shiyun was also among them. Initially, she had planned to stay in her classroom to revise questions for the chemistry competition.
However, when the time came, Zhu Sha had dragged her over here.
After Zhu Sha had argued with Mo Shiyun the last time, Zhu Sha had taken the initiative to apologize to her.
Mo Shiyun hadn't taken the matter personally. Due to that reason, she decided to forgive her.
Mo Shiyun didn't want to make enemies with any of her classmates. She didn't want to be disliked by everyone like Jian Yiling was.
Although Mo Shiyun had joined Zhu Sha, she still planned to use her time to study. Due to this, she had brought her printouts with her.
She had heard that the person who was giving the talk today was an outstanding university student. His peers evaluated him quite highly. Initially, Mo Shiyun had thought that this was a rumor.
However, once she saw Qin Chuan for herself, she realized that everyone hadn't exaggerated.
When Qin Chuan gave his speech, he didn't talk like old professors. He didn't talk big nor did he talk about useless matters. Rather, the way he spoke about things was quite down-to-earth.
In particular, he told them that his achievements today were not due to a prominent background. Rather, he achieved them with his own efforts.
And that was what Mo Shiyun had admired the most about him.
This was what she wanted to achieve in life.
Mo Shiyun's attention was unconsciously drawn away by Qin Chuan. She didn't open the printouts that she had brought along with her.
At the end of the talk, Mo Shiyun applauded heartily. Then, she watched him leave the room.
After the talk, it was lunchtime.
The Head of Teaching invited Qin Chuan to have lunch in their school cafeteria.
Qin Chuan saw Jian Yiling in the cafeteria.
It appeared as though she didn't like to match clothes. From the first time he saw her, she had always dressed in the same way. She wore a white sweater with black plants. Her waist-length hair was pulled into a ponytail.
Her small face was delicate and distant from everything around her.
Her eyes were bright and clear. Her eyes were her most striking feature.
When the Head of Teaching saw that Qin Chuan was looking at Jian Yiling, he asked, "Qin Chuan, do you know Jian Yiling?"
"Yeah," Qin Chuan replied. He didn't deny the fact that he knew her.
"Oh? How do you know her?"
"I've tutored her before. However, I feel like she doesn't need tutoring."