DO NOT VOTE!!
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Chapter 181: Returning to the Research Institution
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Qin Chuan felt that Jian Yiling was a rather smart girl. Her previous grades that were poor were probably because she didn't want to learn. If she was willing to learn the content, she would be able to master it quickly.
This was the insight that Qin Chuan had gained over the few times that he had tutored Jian Yiling.
"Yeah, she doesn't need tutoring. She needs a lot of other help. Sometimes, tutoring can help someone's grades. However, other times, it's just a waste of time."
The Head of Teaching had obviously misunderstood Qin Chuan's words.
Qin Chuan frowned for a moment before he took a look at the quiet girl who wasn't sitting far away from him. After hesitating for a moment, he explained, "Teacher Li, you misunderstood what I meant. I think she's rather talented and smart."
Qin Chuan wasn't a person who liked to justify his words. This went for everything in his life.
However, he had explained what he meant previously. This was quite rare already.
Upon hearing Qin Chuan's words, the Head of Teaching's expression became rather awkward.
However, as he appreciated the young man in front of him, he decided to not argue against Qin Chuan's words. He would endure such comments.
Furthermore, it would be rather embarrassing to tell an outsider about how bad the students were in his school. It was akin to picking up a stone and dropping it on his own foot.
The Head of Teaching wasn't that stupid.
As of now, there were a lot of people in the cafeteria. Most of them had noticed Qin Chuan. Qin Chuan was gifted with tall and attractive genetics. It was hard for him to not get noticed.
If it weren't for the Head of Teaching seated next to Qin Chuan, many of the students would have taken the opportunity to talk to him. The Head of Teaching was given the nickname "Ghosts avoid him."
Mo Shiyun was also eating in the cafeteria. She had once again noticed Qin Chuan. Once again, she couldn't help her attention being attracted to him.
However, Qin Chuan was unable to notice Mo Shiyun among the crowd of students.
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The chemistry competition was hosted on a Thursday. All the students who registered for the competition were allowed to skip school for that day.
As a registered student, Jian Yiling naturally did not go to school that day.
As the competition was in the afternoon, most of the students who registered for the competition were cramming content. They spent the morning reading and revising through questions.
However, on the other hand, Jian Yiling went to the research institution.
She had two reasons for her visit: Firstly, she wanted to discuss Qin Chuan's mother's case; Secondly, she wanted to participate in an operation. Through this operation, she could familiarize herself with the surgical procedures in the institution.
Qin Chuan's mother's case was handled by Jian Yiling and Cheng Yi.
During the period when she was sick, Cheng Yi had sent her relevant data to the case via the Internet. They had discussed and analyzed the information online.
However, Jian Yiling wanted to confirm some of the information with her own eyes.
Qin Chuan's mother had a rare blood disease. The cause of this disease was still unknown.
Her symptoms showed that she had low oxygen levels in her blood. Prolonged exposure to such a symptom would lead to heart failure, multiple tracheal failures, and brain damage.
And thus, Jian Yiling and Cheng Yi needed to figure out the cause for this disease. They needed to find a way to make her blood oxygen levels normal again.
At present, Qin Chuan's mother was in a ward at the institution. She had various devices connected to her body. Those devices monitored various indicators 24 hours a day.
Cheng Yi had started attempting to create a medication that could maintain Qin Chuan's mother's blood oxygen concentration at a normal level. Combined with the help of other external medical equipment, this could ensure that her health condition wouldn't deteriorate any further.
As soon as Jian Yiling arrived, the institution had become lively again.
The professors scrambled to talk to Jian Yiling. As a result, Cheng Yi and Luo Xiuen had to wait in the queue again.
After getting rid of the 'attacking' professors, Jian Yiling finally returned back to her seat.
Jian Yiling had brought Luo Xiuen an autographed photo of four of the members of Jupiter.
"Ahhhh. Jian Yiling, I love you so much! You're the best!"
Luo Xiuen held up the photo and kissed it repeatedly.
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Chapter 182: A Gift for Cheng Yi
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Just as Cheng Yi was about to make fun of Luo Xiuen, Jian Yiling handed him a box.
When Cheng Yi opened the box, he saw a figurine.
Oh wait, this wasn't a figurine.
At first glance, the gift appeared to be a figurine. However, with a closer look, he realized that it was made out of candy.
Because it had been exquisitely made, this made him initially think that it was a figurine. The candy figurine was incredibly intricate and detailed.
Jian Yiling had used 'sugar art' to make Cheng Yi a beautiful female figurine.
"Yiling, did you make this?" Cheng Yi asked.
Jian Yiling nodded.
Cheng Yi's heart started to blossom.
The first 'real female' in the institution had given him a gift! An exclusive hand-made gift!
As expected, the other people in the institution had cast envious glances at Cheng Yi.
Even Luo Xiuen was no exception.
Although the autographed photo was good, the one in Cheng Yi's hands was made by Jian Yiling! That meant much more!
The corners of Cheng Yi's lips started to upturn. However, he tried to keep his face dignified.
Cheng Yi's fingers habitually pushed up his glasses before he said, "Thank you Jian Yiling. I really like this gift."
Luo Xiuen took a closer look at the figurine in Cheng Yi's hands, "Wow, Cheng Yi, even Yiling knows that you like mature women that have 36Ds and shapely curves. Your innate character has basically been exposed."
"Ahem, Sister En." Cheng Yi coughed. He reminded Luo Xiuen that such words and phrases should not be heard by Jian Yiling.
Luo Xiuen pretended that she couldn't understand what Cheng Yi meant. "Before, you could only look at the figurines that you have bought. Now, Yiling has made you one out of sugar. You can have your wishes fulfilled. You can slowly, very slowly lick, eat, and enjoy it!"
"Sister En, watch your language!" Cheng Yi cried out in a serious tone.
With gold-rimmed glasses and a lab coat, Cheng Yi appeared to look like a serious and dignified person. Could she not ruin his image like that?
Yiling was still underage. Couldn't Sister En mind her use of language a bit more?
"What did I do? I only told you to eat the candy no? Isn't that how you eat candy?" Luo Xiuen retorted. She didn't show Cheng Yi any mercy.
Cheng Yi: "..."
"Don't be shy. I think you should start eating it from the outside. Eat the clothes first, hehehe..." Luo Xiuen smiled. Her smile resembled one of a vulgar man.
"Sister En, you're thinking too much about this. The clothes and the body are made together. It's not what you think."
Cheng Yi was about to become speechless. In front of Jian Yiling, couldn't Luo Xiuen watch her words a bit more?
"They were made separately. I made the body first. Then I made the clothes."
Jian Yiling suddenly spoke up. She spoke in a low voice and a serious tone.
Because of this, there were details that existed underneath the clothes.
Upon hearing this, Luo Xiuen and Cheng Yi both stared at Jian Yiling in shock. Jian Yiling's eyes appeared to look bright and innocent. However, her eyes were the complete opposite of what she had just implied.
Luo Xiuen paused for a moment before she quickly reminded Jian Yiling, "Yiling... Next time you give a man something like this, you don't have to be so detailed! Especially if the gift is for Cheng Yi! Just save some time. He doesn't need it."
Cheng Yi was quite confused. Who said he didn't need such a thing?
However, as it was what Sister En had said, he didn't dare to argue against it.
"Okay," Jian Yiling replied. She wouldn't do such a thing next time.
Jian Yiling had included the details to make the figurine look realistic.
She knew a lot about the human body. She had seen a lot of naked bodies. And she had also cut up a lot of them.
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Chapter 183: Chemistry Competition Questions are Way Too Difficult
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
After Jian Yiling gave Luo Xiuen and Cheng Yi their gifts, she went to change her clothes and disinfect herself. She needed to get ready to go into the operating room.
This operation was not difficult for Jian Yiling. It was the removal of a tumor in the lung.
The operation was completed in around an hour.
Jian Yiling's performance lived up to everyone's expectations.
As expected, they didn't need to worry about Jian Yiling performing the nerve repair surgery.
After the surgery, Jian Yiling went to Qin Chuan's mother's ward. After her checkup, it was already twelve o'clock.
Then, Cheng Yi drove Jian Yiling to the examination venue for the chemistry competition.
The venue was located at Hengyuan University. The organizer had borrowed a teaching block from Hengyuan University to use as an examination room.
Jian Yiling had arrived at the venue with ten minutes to spare.
The invigilator at the door looked at the examination admission slip before looking at Jian Yiling again. The invigilator had to double-check to make sure that there wasn't a mistake.
The reason for this was simply because Jian Yiling didn't look like a high school student.
After they made sure that all the details were correct, they let Jian Yiling into the venue.
Out of everyone, Jian Yiling was the last one to arrive in the examination room.
The test lasted for two hours. Within an hour, Jian Yiling had handed in her papers and left early.
Most of the other students came out when the time was up. However, there were also a few that gave up and left the examination before the two hours were up.
After exiting, most of the students had an ugly expression on their faces.
A student who took the exam posted their thoughts on the school forum:
[This chemistry competition wasn't designed for humans! The questions were way too hard. I didn't even understand most of the questions!]
One after another, the other students also responded to the post.
[There wasn't a single multiple-choice question. I couldn't even guess a question correctly.]
[Is this really a high school chemistry competition? I'm doubting my life.]
[To be honest, I wasn't sure of any of my answers.]
[I could do the first few questions. However, I had no idea how to solve the last few. I wrote some random chemical equations for the last few questions. Hopefully, that gives me a few marks.]
[Those who get a high score in this chemistry competition are gods. We are all mere mortals that can only look up to them!]
[I'm wondering whether anyone can actually get a high score...]
All the students were complaining about the chemistry competition. The questions were much harder than the ordinary competition.
No wonder the prize money for the competition was so high. Ordinary people would not be able to achieve great results.
[I'm suddenly curious about how Jian Yiling did.]
[Don't even mention it. She came out of the examination venue in less than an hour.]
[The questions were very hard. I feel like everyone would get around the same mark. I don't think her results would look too bad.]
If everyone scored around 80 to 90 and Jian Yiling scored 20 or 30, that would be quite embarrassing.
However, if everyone scored around 20 or 30 and Jian Yiling scored 10, that mark wouldn't be considered too bad.
After the test, Mo Shiyun's face was incredibly pale.
She looked like she was in a trance.
She was not at all confident about how she performed in the competition. This made her panic quite a bit.
She had attempted a lot of questions before the competition. She thought that she could handle any of the questions that were thrown at her.
However, she didn't expect the questions to be so challenging. Many of them were completely out of the high school syllabus.
The first few questions were difficult but doable. She had encountered quite a few of the questions that were similar when she had been revising.
However, for the later questions, she couldn't even understand what the question was asking.
Due to this, Mo Shiyun could only pray that the other students had the same experience as her. She hoped that they couldn't answer the questions either.
If they knew how to answer the questions, she would probably lose her shot at the prize money.
And the consequences of that would be something that she didn't want to think about.
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Chapter 184: First Place is Jian Yiling
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
The next day, Mo Shiyun was in a depressed mood as she came to school. As soon as she entered the classroom, she heard that the results of the chemistry competition had been announced.
There was a small number of total participants for the chemistry competition. Due to this reason, the organization was able to mark all the papers in the evening after the exam.
As soon as they heard that the results were going to be announced, everyone became anxious.
Hurriedly, Mo Shiyun opened the website on her phone. She saw that the results were indeed announced.
Jian Yiling's name appeared at the top. They stood out and sunk into her eyes.
Her name was at the top of the list.
She was first place.
Jian Yiling actually came first!
That fact was hard to believe.
Mo Shiyun had interacted with Jian Yiling from time to time. She had no idea how Jian Yiling managed to come first. However, she wasn't the only one who found the fact hard to believe. Her other classmates were also in shock.
In her shock, Mo Shiyun continued to search for her name on the list.
After she found her name, she quickly looked at the rank next to the name.
It was eleventh place.
Mo Shiyun was ranked eleventh in the competition.
She had just missed out on the prize money.
Mo Shiyun continued to look at the screen with a pale face.
She had placed far too many expectations on this matter.
The greater her expectations, the greater the disappointment.
The huge disparity made all her pain wash over her like a tidal wave. She felt that she was drowning in her pain.
At this moment, Zhu Sha walked over and looked at Mo Shiyun's face. She paused for a moment before she comforted, "It's okay. You don't need to be sad yet. Everyone knows what kind of student Jian Yiling is. Don't you think it's strange that she can come first? She can't even pass an ordinary chemistry exam. It's impossible for her to come first in such a competition. I feel like the system probably made some mistakes. If her results are incorrect, wouldn't you be tenth place?"
Zhu Sha's words reminded Mo Shiyun.
That was true. If there was a mistake in Jian Yiling's results, then she'll be tenth.
"That's true... But the list was announced by the organizers... What can I..." Mo Shiyun stammered. She didn't know how to get the organizers to recheck the results.
"Don't worry. You don't have to do it. I heard that someone has already requested for her results to be verified. You're not the only one who has doubts. A lot of people are doubting her," Zhu Sha said.
Upon hearing Zhu Sha's words, Mo Shiyun's heart was slightly relieved.
However, it was only slightly. The matter hadn't yet been settled.
The reaction from Jian Yiling's class was even greater.
At this time, Jian Yiling hadn't arrived at school yet. However, most of the students in her class had already arrived.
Hu Jiaojiao stared at the screen in front of her. She looked at it to confirm the name over and over again.
"Oh my god, are my eyes seeing things correctly? Did Jian Yiling really come first? Am I seeing a ghost?"
Liu Wen was also bewildered by the situation, "What has been happening to your desk-mate? You said last time that the tutor she hired was useless. Why am I doubting that now?"
"I don't believe this either! Let's wait till she comes. I'll make sure to interrogate her as to who her tutor is! Is her tutor a god?"
Hu Jiaojiao and Liu Wen were both questioning how Jian Yiling's marks and studies had improved so rapidly in such a short period. As of now, they suspected that it was related to her study methods. They were curious about the mysterious tutor that she had during this period of time.
After a while, Jian Yiling walked into the classroom.
As soon as she entered the classroom, everyone's eyes fell on her.
However, Jian Yiling didn't pay too much attention to her surroundings. She walked straight to her own seat.
As soon as she sat down, Hu Jiaojiao and Liu Wen attacked her from both sides.
It wasn't out of the blue for Hu Jiaojiao to do this. However, Liu Wen had joined in today. Typically, Liu Wen only cared about her studies.
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Chapter 185: What's the Secret?
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Jian Yiling looked at the two of them skeptically.
"Jian Yiling, tell us the truth!" Liu Wen interrogated. "Your grades have improved so much recently. What's your secret method of studying?"
"Yeah! Tell us the truth!" Hu Jiaojiao seconded.
When faced with these two 'menacing interrogators', Jian Yiling pondered for two seconds before she replied:
"Nah. It's just that I remember and understand the content now."
Jian Yiling spoke the truth.
However, this reply made Hu Jiaojiao feel incredibly sad for a moment. Why couldn't she remember the content she read? Why couldn't she understand the content?
"What about the tutor that you hired a while ago? Was he or she good at tutoring? Did they teach you a lot?" Liu Wen questioned.
"Yeah, he was good."
Jian Yiling recognized Qin Chuan's ability.
Although she hadn't carefully listened to his explanations, she couldn't deny his skills.
"Oh! Then it's really the tutoring!" Hu Jiaojiao cried out.
Liu Wen continued to question Jian Yiling about her tutor, "What's your tutors' name? What does he do? Where can I find one?"
Jian Yiling told Liu Wen the information about her tutor, "His name is Qin Chuan. He's currently studying at Hengyuan University."
As soon as Jian Yiling finished her sentence, Liu Wen and Hu Jiaojiao both looked at her in surprise.
Wasn't that the handsome guy who had just come to their school to give a talk?
"Oh, everything makes sense now. No wonder your grades improved so fast. Your tutor is amazing." Liu Wen lamented.
Hu Jiaojiao's eyes started to have stars in them again. "Oh my god, your tutor is Qin Chuan? I'm so jealous! No wonder you weren't interested in him at all when he came to visit our school that day! You probably have looked at him enough when he tutored you!"
Hu Jiaojiao and Liu Wen were both envious of Jian Yiling having such a tutor.
At this moment, Wang Xiangchong walked over, "Do you really think that she got better after being tutored? Someone already filed an objection to the organizer. They asked the organizer to review Jian Yiling's results."
Although Wang Xiangchong hadn't participated in the chemistry competition, he had still heard about its level of difficulty.
The top student in their year had only come tenth place. How could Jian Yiling possibly come first?
"Wang Xiangchong, that's not very nice of you to say. Jian Yiling is one of our classmates. It's an honor for our class that she won the competition." Liu Wen said quite seriously.
"Honor that someone attained by cheating and improper means is not honor. It's only a shame and disgrace."
Wang Xiangchong spoke with confidence. His voice was loud and clear.
"Wang Xiangchong, you don't have any proof. Don't talk nonsense..." Hu Jiaojiao puffed up. She was once again enraged by Wang Xiangchong's words.
"We'll find proof once the results of the investigation come out. Furthermore, I think someone here should know whether or not there's an issue with her results. I don't think you should be jumping the gun like that."
After Wang Xiangchong finished his sentence, he walked away again.
However, Hu Jiaojiao was incredibly displeased with Wang Xiangchong's attitude. She started to mutter: "Why are you looking down on others? Even if someone's grades are bad, they can improve... This is just hidden talent and potential!"
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In the Chemistry Office Building at Hengyuan University
The organizer of the chemistry competition had borrowed the office building at Hengyuan University.
The organizer was a middle-aged man who was in his early forties. He wore a suit and gave off a scholarly vibe.
There was a chemistry competition examination paper in front of the middle-aged man. The name of the student that owned the paper was Jian Yiling.
Most of the questions in their chemistry competition were beyond the scope of the high school syllabus. As a result, it was incredibly difficult for an average high school student to score well.