Reincarnation: Multi-skilled Goddess Is So Beautiful!

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Chapter 651: There's a Large Group of Reporters Outside, Leave With Me

Zi Yi's expression remained unchanged as she walked to the sink and washed her hands, before turning around while standing at the sink as she waited.

A few seconds later, she saw a young man coming in with two bodyguards.

"You didn't get an allergic reaction?"

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When the young man saw Zi Yi standing there looking perfectly fine, he could not help but furrow his eyebrows.

Zi Yi's lips revealed her unhappiness. She looked at the young man and said affirmatively, "You are from the He Family."

The young man's gaze turned cold and he did not bother to exchange small talk with her. He ordered the two bodyguards behind him. "Bring her away."

The two bodyguards directly moved in Zi Yi's direction.

Zi Yi stood there without moving and at the same time, Shadow's voice sounded in her ears. "Master, there's someone in the vent, and Lu Yunxiao is behind that person."

Zi Yi heard what Shadow said and did not order him to do anything.

Just as the two bodyguards were around a meter distance away from her a few subtle whistles came from the ceiling and subsequently, she saw two hidden weapons slicing past the necks of the two bodyguards. Naturally, they had fallen down.

Blood scattered in all directions.

The young man got a fright and he subconsciously looked at the ceiling. In the next second, his neck was also slashed open by the hidden weapon.

Zi Yi looked at the blood that splattered everywhere and she took two steps to the side expressionlessly.

In the very next second, the person who had killed the three people had jumped down from the vent and at the same time, another person jumped down and kicked him on his back.

"Yunxiao," Zi Yi called out to him.

Lu Yunxiao nodded at her and just as he was about to bring the man in black away, Zi Yi stopped him. "Leave him here."

She then inserted a silver needle into a certain part of his body.

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The man in black's body turned soft and he remained unmoving.

Lu Yunxiao managed to guess what her plans were and told her. "There's a large group of reporters outside. Leave with me."

His body leaped up and he climbed into the vent. Subsequently, he released a whip and grabbed Zi Yi by the waist with it, before lifting her up.

The vent here was rather big and it was not a problem to accommodate a person.

Just as they left the washroom, the door was knocked open and a group of reporters swarmed in while the flash of their cameras flashed repeatedly.

At the same time, someone screamed out loudly, "Ah... someone is dead!"

The seafood restaurant instantly exploded in commotion.

Xu Qingfeng who was standing behind the crowd held his forehead and took out his phone to call someone.

The call rang for some time before it got connected. He gnashed his teeth and asked, "Is there a need to make such a big deal of this incident? You must know that your woman is still at my restaurant, right?"

The other party seemed to have said something in response. Xu Qingfeng's temples throbbed before he fiercely hung up the phone and headed elsewhere.

After the people in the hall heard the sounds of screaming, some of them were affected by the atmosphere and started screaming along with the people who were screaming. There were also some people who ran over to check out the commotion.

Just then, a large group of police officers rushed in from outside the restaurant.

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These police officers had everyone surrounded and a man dressed in an officer's uniform strode towards the washroom.

The group of M.Uni students were all dumbfounded by the series of incidents.

When the police officers made their way inside, Nangong Yu stood up and was about to head in the direction of the washroom.

Yu Meng hastily called out to him, "President, what are you doing?"

"I'm heading over to take a look."

As soon as Nangong Yu said that, Chen Yuying cried out in shock. "Didn't Zi Yi just head over to the washroom earlier?"

Her words caused the expressions of everyone in the group to change.

Everyone got up on their feet.

Just then, Zi Yi walked over from another direction and asked, "What are you doing?"

Everyone looked at her.

Yu Meng said in surprise, "Zi Yi, why did you come from there?"

Zi Yi replied, "When I arrived at the washroom on the other side, there was a sign saying that it was under maintenance, so I headed to the other washroom."

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When the three people blocked Zi Yi in the washroom, the sign was indeed placed outside.

The surveillance outside the washroom had been tampered with by her and when the time comes, no matter how they investigated it, they would only see an image of her walking to the door and turning around to leave after she saw the sign.

The group of people breathed a sigh of relief.

Zi Yi asked in confusion, "What's wrong? When I came out from the washroom just now, I heard that someone was dead in the washroom."

"A group of reporters suddenly rushed in from outside and they were followed by a group of police officers. All of us dare not head over there." As soon as Yu Meng said that, he patted his chest. "I heard that three people were suddenly killed in the washroom and all of them had their throats slit. It is very terrifying."

"There's also a man in black and he seems to be the culprit. He climbed in through the vent and he suddenly became ill, as his body was found lying on the ground with the other bodies."

Even though they did not head over themselves, the story still managed to spread and those who had witnessed the scene soon described the whole situation.

"Zi Yi, fortunately, you didn't go in. What kind of big hatred did they have for the three people to have slit their throats? I heard that the whole washroom is filled with blood and just the thought of it is terrifying."

Zi Yi nodded her head.

The door had been blocked by the police and clearly, they were preparing for a thorough investigation and everyone was unable to leave for the time being.

Just then, Zi Yi saw Nangong Yu taking out his phone and sending a message.

Nangong Yu noticed her gaze and after he finished sending the message, he put the phone away and walked to her side as he said to everyone, "Someone will be coming over to take our statements. We can leave as long as we finish registering our statements."

"Oh... that's great. I feel so anxious and panicky after encountering such an incident."

It was terrifying to be staying at a crime scene of a murder.

Just then, another group of people made their way inside.

Among the group, there were several people carrying toolboxes and wearing white coats.

"Those people must be forensics doctors, right?"

"It must be. Zi Yi's cousin is among them."

As soon as Yu Meng and the other female student finished talking, they saw Dou Yurui coming over to their side.

"Yiyi, why are you here?"

"Cousin Yurui, my classmates, and I came to have a meal."

Dou Yurui looked at the others and nodded her head. "Don't be afraid, you can leave after everyone has given their statement."

"Alright."

Dou Yurui left after she said that.

Zi Yi and the rest could only return to their seats and wait.

Everyone was no longer in the mood to continue eating and they took out their phones.

Zi Yi and Nangong Yu however, did not use their phones.

Nangong Yu tilted his head and glanced at Zi Yi. His gaze seemed to contain traces of examination.

Zi Yi returned his gaze.

Nangong Yu lifted the cup and he took a sip. When the teacup left his lips, he said, "Junior Zi, you should pay more attention to your surroundings these days."

Zi Yi slightly narrowed her eyes and responded with a nod.

Soon, some people came over to take their statements and the majority of them left after they were done.

Zi Yi and the group walked out together.

Nangong Yu asked, "Junior Zi, is someone coming to give you a lift?"

Zi Yi pointed at a car parked nearby and said, "Yes."

Nangong Yu nodded his head and said to the rest of the group, "Let's go back to M.Uni together."

He led the group of people away and left after that.

Zi Yi walked to the car, opened the passenger seat's door, and sat inside.

After the car started, she tilted her head and looked at Lu Jingye who was driving. "Who was the culprit behind the death of the man from the He Family?"

Chapter 652: It's Really Sincere of the He Family To Be Sending Me an Invitation to Tea In the Ladies'

The incident today obviously happened because the He Family members wanted Zi Yi to have an allergic reaction, so that they could bring her away.

However, a man in black appeared in the middle of the confrontation, and at the initial glance, he seemed to be helping Zi Yi.

However, his real motive was to let Zi Yi become the murderer of the man from the He Family.

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Lu Jingye said to her, "It's an organization. Yunxiao knows of them and he will deal with them."

"Are the people who paid for this organization the people we are looking into?"

"Yes."

"Hmph."

Zi Yi took out her phone and quickly did a check. Soon, she found the organization that Lu Jingye had mentioned.

"So it turns out to be an organization from the Golden Triangle."

"That's right."

Zi Yi continued checking, while Lu Jingye drove the car in silence.

However, not long after he started driving, Lu Jingye received a phone call.

He directly turned on the car's Bluetooth speaker.

The other party spoke in an unkind manner. "Lu Jingye."

Zi Yi found this voice a little familiar and she tilted her head to look at him.

Lu Jingye had a calm expression as he said, "You are looking for me?"

The other party seemed to be suppressing his anger and ended up failing to do so, as he growled at Lu Jingye. "Was my son killed by your people or that woman of yours."

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Lu Jingye released a chilly aura and his tone of voice turned cold. "Is Eldest Master He acknowledging the fact that your family was intending to take Yiyi away?"

The other party was stunned for two seconds before he gnashed his teeth and said, "We were only intending to invite Miss Zi over for a cup of tea."

Zi Yi laughed at his words and there was undisguised mocking in her smile. "It's really sincere of the He Family to be sending me an invitation to tea in the ladies' bathroom."

Sounds of angry, heavy breathing could be heard from the other end.

Zi Yi continued mocking him. "Isn't the He Family relying on the fact that Ah Jing is no longer the Lu Group's president and that the Lu Group has fallen, and that's why you dare to be so fearless? Why? What's wrong? Now that you end up worser off after trying to gain an advantage, are you planning to pin the assassination of your son on us?

"However, I have to remind you that there are surveillance cameras all around the seafood restaurant. Moreover, there were many people who saw that I headed to the other washroom. Your son's assassination doesn't seem to be related to me at all, right?"

Zi Yi's tone of voice contained traces of gloating and it angered Eldest Master He to the extent that he was gasping in anger,

He said in a deep voice, "You people better not be complacent. My son is dead and I will never let you off."

He slammed the phone down and he subsequently hung up the phone after he said that.

Zi Yi looked towards the front of the car and said with a cold voice, "It seems like the objective of the man behind the scenes has been achieved."

The man behind the scenes had clearly hinted something to the Eldest Master He. Otherwise, he would not have determined that they were the culprits of his son's death.

"Say, could it be possible that Eldest Master He has also been affected by a parasite... or that he got replaced by a clone?"

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Lu Jingye fell into deep thought for some time before he said, "You can send your invisible robots to take a look."

Zi Yi nodded her head.

On the other side.

When the He Family received news of He Chao's death, the whole family was engulfed in a grieving and indignant atmosphere.

Everyone was gathered in the living room. The First Madam and First Young Madam were all crying their hearts out at the same time.

The expressions of others in the living room were also ugly.

"Lu Jingye must have been the culprit. Who else except for him dares to be so arrogant?!"

Eldest Master He's eyes were red and his chest heaved up and down. "Lu Jingye, I will definitely pay you back the pain I've felt of you killing my son a hundredfold!"

Second Master He furrowed his brow and said, "Brother, calm down a little."

"How can I possibly calm down! My son was such a good person and he merely went to invite Zi Yi over to have tea and yet, he dared to murder my son!"

The frown on Second Master He's face tightened.

He felt that his brother was acting somewhat strangely. Such a mindless and impulsive thing was not something he could have done.

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"Not to mention Little Chao had broken into the female washroom in an attempt to bring Zi Yi away, even if you said that you wanted to invite her over for tea, that was not the right way."

Eldest Master He's body shook and he touched his face in the next second.

Sometime later, he said, "I was the one who kept calling him and urging him to bring her over, or else it would be too late."

"What would be too late?"

Second Master He suddenly stood up and asked, "Brother, are you hiding something from us?"

Eldest Master He did not reveal anything and merely said, "My son was murdered by Lu Jingye and our He Family will definitely fight to the death against him."

Second Master He knew that his brother definitely had something he was hiding from them. He felt vexed deep down, but he did not question him right away.

Instead, he turned to speak to his wife. "Help sister-in-law back to her room to take a rest. We will settle the following matters."

The Second Madam nodded her head. She stood up and got He Chao's wife to help her bring the First Madam to her room and the three of them left together.

Second Master He looked at the Eldest Master He's expression and said, "Brother, the higher-ups are protecting Lu Jingye and we cannot touch him openly."

At the thought of how He Chao openly brought men to bring her over, he felt an impending headache. In particular, now that people was dead.

"What we should be checking right now is who had sent that man in black."

"Isn't that very obvious already?" Eldest Master He said affirmatively, "It must be Lu Jingye's men. Or otherwise it would be Lu Yunxiao's men."

Eldest Master He had already made up his mind that Lu Jingye was the culprit and he was determined to have Lu Jingye return a life with a life. He directly called for the leader of the He Family's secret guards. "Attack their residence and company. I don't believe that he is a superhuman that can escape everything!"

Eldest Master He was insistent on being enemies with Lu Jingye.

Second Master He furrowed his eyebrows and gave the leader of the secret guards a gaze, telling him not to be in a rush to move. He told the other younger generation members to leave and when only the both of them remained, he said, "Brother, if we really intend to have a falling out with Lu Jingye, it's equivalent to having a falling out with the Lu Family. We have to inform Father of this and let Third Brother know of it."

"No need!" Eldest Master He interrupted him. "The Lu Family is now at the end of their lifespan and they are not strong enough for us to fear them.

"Brother, why do you have such thoughts? It's only the Lu Group that is weakened and Patriarch Lu is still alive and kicking. We can't touch them."

"He will not be alive soon."

Second Master He looked at his brother in shock. A long time later, he raised his voice and asked, "Brother, what do you mean by that?"

Second Master He continued asking, "Brother! What exactly are you hiding from us?!"

There was a murderous look in Eldest Master He's eyes and he suddenly revealed an unknown smile. "You'll know very soon."

...

Zi Yi put away her phone and said to Lu Jingye, "Eldest Master He is under someone's control."

Lu Jingye nodded his head. He had also discerned that. He took out his phone to give Lu Yunxiao a call. After giving him some instructions, he called Lu Jianlin.

He then informed Lu Jianlin about what Eldest Master He had said.

After that, he made a guess. "There should still be people lurking in the main residence or people who are under someone else's control."

Lu Jianlin said, "I will make arrangements."

Having said that, the father and son hung up the phone.

Zi Yi looked at Lu Jingye and asked, "What are we going to do next?"

"We'll first confirm who the people are that are hidden behind the scenes."

In fact, he already had his suspicions long ago, but he had yet to get any conclusive evidence yet.

"If we confirm it, this will involve political interests and we won't have to take care of it anymore."

Zi Yi nodded her head. 

Chapter 653: Yiyi, I Think You'll Be Famous Again Soon

Not long after Zi Yi and Lu Jingye reached home, they received a phone call from the Dou Family.

They knew that there were people coming after Zi Yi during this period of time and there was no need to mention how worried they were when they heard of the incident at the seafood restaurant.

Dou Jingning said over the phone, "Except for when you head to school, don't run around. If it's unsafe, follow me to the research base."

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Zi Yi obediently answered and promised not to go out with others. Only then did she manage to hang up the phone.

The next day.

Zi Yi entered into her examination mode.

Her exams were different from the others. She would take one subject every half an hour and all the subjects of a single major in one day.

After her exams in the morning ended, Zi Yi received a phone call from Dou Xiangling.

She was waiting for her at the student canteen near the School of Liberal Arts. When Zi Yi came over, Dou Xiangling had already ordered the food for both of them.

"Yiyi, over here."

Zi Yi walked over and took a seat.

Dou Xiangling first asked about how her exams were.

"The questions were all very simple."

Zi Yi took the paper for her major at the School of Information Technology and there just so happened to be students from that school who were here to have lunch. Moreover, they were seated next to them.

As soon as the two students heard what Zi Yi said, they leaned over and asked, "Student Zi, can you tell us what type of questions you received for the exams?"

Zi Yi glanced at the male and female students in front of her and said, "Our questions should be different."

Both of them were a little disappointed. In fact, they didn't really have the intention to take shortcuts, just that they had been burnt out recently from revising and wanted to know some of the more specific revision areas.

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The female was unwilling to give up. "How can it be different? Then tell me a question you answered on the exam?"

Zi Yi looked at the female student with a smile that did not quite look like a smile.

The female student turned red from her stare.

Dou Xiangling laughed and said to the female student, "Since Zi Yi said that her exam questions are different from yours, it would certainly be the case."

She then turned to Zi Yi and said, "Yiyi, why don't you randomly pick out a simple question?"

Zi Yi thought about it and nodded her head. She then casually mentioned a question that she found to be the easiest.

Subsequently, she saw the two students looking at her with a stunned expression.

"What? Is there a problem?"

The male student swallowed his saliva and said, "Student Zi, are you sure you were tested on the contents taught to Year 1's?"

Zi Yi tilted her head to the side and said, "I'm not exactly sure."

The two students stared at her and then said, "Sorry to have disturbed you."

They despondently returned to their seats.

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Dou Xiangling looked at the two students who were holding onto their phones and typing at a quick speed. She then said with a smile, "Yiyi, I think you'll become famous again soon."

Zi Yi revealed an innocent expression.

The two students had uploaded a post onto the school forum.

When they uploaded the random question Zi Yi told them onto the school forum, they even added a question. "Which senior can help me dispel my doubts? Which year does this question belong to?"

For a moment, there were countless replies to the post.

All of them were replies from the School of Information Technology.

"Student, are you sure these were the goddess' exam questions? This is clearly content that is taught in Year 4!"

It was like a stone thrown into the water that stirred up a massive wave.

The school forum had exploded in excitement.

The target of the discussion was currently enjoying her lunch.

Dou Xiangling looked at how Zi Yi ate faster than usual and said with a smile, "You have too many exams packed into a day. Can your body take it?"

Zi Yi nodded her head. "Yea. I'm just more hungry than usual."

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"Then go and buy some snacks and bring them along with you. You can have some snacks after finishing each exam."

Dou Xiangling thought about it and suddenly thought of how she had snacks in her office. "I took plenty of wedding candies from your wedding the previous time. Wait for me, I'll go grab some for you."

The wedding candies that were given out during Zi Yi's wedding were very delicious. Dou Xiangling was not someone who was fond of eating snacks, but when she heard that there were still many leftovers at home, she could not help but bring some to keep in her office.

Zi Yi hastily nodded her head in response. "Sure!"

After lunch, they headed off to Dou Xiangling's office together.

There were many types of painting materials in Dou Xiangling's office and they had piled up so much that they nearly occupied half the room.

When they entered the office, Dou Xiangling said to her, "Yiyi, you can take a seat first. I'll go grab the candies for you."

Dou Xiangling headed to her table to grab the candies, while Zi Yi walked around to look at her painting materials. "Cousin, why did you prepare so many paints?"

Dou Xiangling looked up at the paints and smiled. "Ian sent them over. He said that it would be a gift for us for the opening of our gallery."

Ian had left the third day after the news of Zi Yi's car accident happened. He knew that they were safe and sound.

Zi Yi thought of how Ian said that he wanted to chase her cousin and so, she casually asked, "What do you think of Ian as a person?"

Dou Xiangling did not think too deeply. She tilted her head and thought for a moment, but what surfaced in her mind was Ian's drunken appearance where he was playing the violin for an entire night. In the end, she said with a smile, "He's a pretty nice person, and also... rather rich."

Zi Yi somehow laughed after hearing her cousin's evaluation of Ian.

She did not continue to ask further. After Dou Xiangling packed the candies into a bag for her, the both of them chatted about the art gallery.

"A lot of the decoration materials that we ordered before will be arriving in the following days. I will most likely be spending most of my time there during the next few days. Yiyi, once your exams end, our art gallery will have undergone a change."

Speaking of which, Dou Xiangling could not help but smile. It was as if she could see their art gallery that had been decorated.

Zi Yi nodded her head. "Then I'll give you a few robots as helpers. You won't be too tired that way."

Dou Xiangling did not reject her goodwill and said, "Alright."

The both of them chatted for some time before Zi Yi went back and continued taking her exams. She was planning to move forward the exams arranged for tomorrow to the afternoon and finish them by today.

On the other side.

Because a member of the He Family had passed away, the whole house was engulfed in a melancholic atmosphere.

The results of the investigation were that it was foreigners who had killed He Chao. The person who killed He Chao was still being interrogated in the station, but the higher-ups did not reveal the results of the interrogation. It was as if they were deliberately trying to hide something.

However, Eldest Master He had insisted that Lu Jingye was the culprit.

"I was the one who sent Little Chao to look for Zi Yi. If Lu Jingye was not the culprit, then who could it be?"

When Eldest Master He mentioned Lu Jingye, his eyes turned red while his expression looked fierce. It was as if he wished to skin him alive.

Second Master He looked at Eldest Master He who clearly stated how he wanted to take revenge against Lu Jingye. Even though he felt somewhat strange deep down, he had also started to hate Lu Jingye.

However, something unexpected happened. Lu Jingye called him out to have tea.

Lu Jingye arranged to meet Second Master He at a very serene teahouse.

Many middle-aged and elderly people would visit the teahouse and they would usually come to have tea, play chess and listen to music, which made the place especially quiet and comfortable.

The two of them took a seat in a corner and the tea was soon served. Second Master He saw how Lu Jingye had no intentions of speaking up first and he thought of the losses that the He Family had suffered from in the past few days. This led him to speak in an unkind tone.

"Little Lu is indeed a fierce character. You must have participated in that economic war that night, right?"

Lu Jingye had a gentle expression on his face, similar to that of what Second Master He always saw. Lu Jingye then said in a calm voice, "Second Master He managed to guess that I was present that night, then can you guess who wanted the Lu Family to fall?"

Second Master He furrowed his eyebrows. "Wasn't that a self-directed play of yours? Who doesn't know that your skills in the business department are unmatched?!" 

Chapter 654: Yiyi Is Timid and So How Could I Possibly Let Her See a Corpse?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Lu Jingye laughed after hearing what Second Master He said. His smile resembled someone who was wise and farsighted, and it gave people the feeling that everything was under his control.

The He Family and the Lu Family had cooperated before in the past and Second Master He had interacted often with Lu Jingye. In the past, whenever he saw that smile of his, he would always feel reassured to cooperate with this young man.

Yet, at this moment, he hated that smile of his very much.

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He vexedly lifted the teacup and took a sip before putting the cup on the table and saying in a loud voice, "I'm very busy, say what you have to say. I don't have that much time to play mind games with you."

"Does Second Master He think that I asked you out for tea to play mind games?"

"Isn't that the case?" Second Master He sneered. "I believe there's no need for me to say what you had done a while back and also what you caused yesterday? Do you think that after these incidents, we can still sit here calmly and greet each other?"

"Second Master Lu, there's no need to be so grumpy."

Lu Jingye always had that calm look on his face and Second Master He felt even more stifled deep down.

As he wanted to retaliate with a few words, Lu Jingye suddenly put his hand on the table. His index finger and middle finger tapped on the table twice and the smile on his face disappeared in an instant. Soon, he radiated a sharp aura.

"Since Second Master He does not wish to exchange pleasantries with me, then let me settle the accounts with what you and your family have done to my wife during this period of time."

He then started listing out everything the He Family had done to Zi Yi.

Second Master He did not expect Lu Jingye to change face just like that and he felt a little shocked deep down.

After Lu Jingye finished listing out everything, he stared at him with a pair of cold eyes and asked, "Does the He Family think that since you can't handle me, then you might as well start with my wife?"

Second Master He opened his mouth. The He Family had indeed done a lot of things but how could he possibly admit to them at this time?"

He decided to change the subject instead. "What we are talking about right now is the incident with my eldest nephew!"

Lu Jingye stared at him with those indifferent eyes of his that seemed as if they could see through people's hearts. "Isn't it because He Chao deserved it?"

"You-!" Second Master He was furious.

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Lu Jingye reminded him. "He ran to the female washroom to corner my wife. If I was present at that time, I would not have given him such an easy death."

"You-"

"Everyone is clearly aware of what your He Family is planning to do. Do you really think that I can't deal with the He Family without the status as the President of the Lu Group?"

"You-"

"If I, Lu Jingye, really wanted to kill someone, I would never leave any evidence behind, let alone at some place where my wife was at. Yiyi is timid and so how could I possibly let her see a corpse?"

Second Master He looked at Lu Jingye who maintained a calm expression when he said these words. He inexplicably felt that this young man was very terrifying.

However, he already knew in the past that this young man was really cruel. However, he had previously thought that his cruelty only manifested in the business world.

Lu Jingye added on. "I'm looking for you today only to remind you that Eldest Master He is being controlled."

Second Master He did not believe him at all. "How could my eldest brother be under someone else's control?!"

Even though he said that on the surface, he wavered in his belief deep down inside.

From Lu Jingye's attitude, it did not seem that he needed him to believe it. After ​​saying his piece, he shifted his attention to the stage outside the private room. He looked so leisurely and comfortable as if he had come here to drink tea and watch the opera.

On the other hand, the frown on Second Master He's face had tightened.

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After a while, he could not bear it anymore and he suddenly stood up. "I still have something on, I'll take my leave first."

He left immediately afterwards.

Lu Jingye turned around to look at the door of the private room before looking away. He lifted his teacup and after taking a sip, he also stood up and headed outside.

...

M.Uni.

As Zi Yi wanted to finish the exams planned for tomorrow morning, she started her exams at 1 p.m. in the afternoon and continued until 7:30 p.m. at night.

By the time she came out of the examination venue, she touched her flat stomach and thought of how she had to bring more food with her tomorrow. When she looked up, she saw a tall man standing up straight and giving off an elegant aura outside the teaching building. He was just like a luminous light that naturally attracted the attention of many people like moths to a flame.

He wore a suit today and he was also wearing a long coat on top.

Zi Yi's gaze landed on the cake shop's bag in his hands.

Her lips rose unconsciously and her footsteps had also quickened.

"Ah Jing, when did you arrive?"

Zi Yi stood in front of him and smiled.

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Lu Jingye had also raised his lips into a smile. He took out a cup of milk tea from the cake shop's bag first and passed it to her.

Zi Yi inserted the straw before she took a small piece of cake.

She took a sip of the milk tea and then had a bite of the cake.

How satisfying!

Only then did Lu Jingye answer her and say, "I arrived not too long ago."

He had come after estimating the time her exams would end.

They walked to the car side by side. While Zi Yi was drinking milk tea and enjoying her cake, she said to him, "Taking exams is hard on my stomach."

Lu Jingye touched her head out of concern. "I'll get the chef to prepare more snacks for you to bring along with you tomorrow."

"Okay!"

Looking at the two of them walking to the car, getting into the car and finally, the car driving away... the group of students who were sneaking peeks at them felt that they had been fed with a mouthful of dog food1.

"I can't take it anymore. I feel like screaming. Ahhhhh~"

"Aren't they too sweet?!"

"The overbearing president and his little wife are so loving~"

"A super handsome guy and a stunning woman. They're so eye-catching."

"I suddenly look forward to seeing their baby. He or she will be the most beautiful and lovely baby in the whole of heaven and earth!"

...

After Lu Jingye fetched Zi Yi back home, Zi Yi suddenly thought of something. "Did Eldest Master He send people to deal with our businesses? Has the He Family taken action?"

She had been spending the whole day doing her exams and she had no time to pay attention to this.

"Nope."

"Hmm?"

Zi Yi was a little disappointed. "I was still waiting for them to see the prowess of my racing club and bars..."

Lu Jingye's lips curved up and said, "The He Family won't have time to pay attention to us during this period of time."

Zi Yi looked at him suspiciously. "What did you do to them?"

Lu Jingye did not reveal what he did and instead, he said, "You can just focus on your exams. I will tell you about this in the future."

To be honest, Zi Yi was not particularly curious and so, she nodded her head.

She took out her phone and saw the must-knows for the chemistry competitions and the contents of the previous year's chemistry competition.

Lu Jingye called for the housekeeper and ordered him to prepare supper.

Zi Yi had eaten an early dinner at around 5 p.m. and she had not eaten anything else after coming home.

After she finished checking out the contents of the competition, she sent Nangong Yu an 'ok' sign.

Subsequently, she received an invitation to a group.

Nangong Yu sent her a message at the same time.

[Junior Zi, there will be three people from M.Uni taking part in the competition tomorrow. Have you seen the group invitation? The group was created by the two other participants, do join it.]

Zi Yi clicked on the add button.

Subsequently, the messages from two other students were sent over.

[Hi Junior Zi, I am Zhang Zhuang, a Year 4 student of the Chemistry Department. Welcome to our competition group.]

[Hi Junior Zi, I am Zhou Xiao, a Year 3 student of the Chemistry Department. Welcome to our competition group.]

Zi Yi could discern their excitement through the messages they had sent.

Zi Yi also typed a line of message and sent it to them.

[Hello Senior Brother and Senior Sister!]

Chapter 655: There's Only One of Him and No One Can Compare

It was clearly a three person group, but yet Zi Yi felt a particularly lively atmosphere as if there were more participants.

The other two started talking about the previous time Zi Yi helped remove the accumulated snow, then about how M.Uni could only come in second place during the competition, and thus, they had received the nickname of forever second.

Zhang Zhuang: [Junior Zi, I think you wouldn't believe it but I have seen the previous international chemistry competition and we were clearly not lacking compared to the other schools in terms of theory. However, we would always encounter some accidents in the practical section.]

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Zhou Xiao added: [I feel that our M.Uni is cursed. Otherwise, how could there be such a strange repeated occurrence each time?]

Zi Yi looked at the messages from the two students who had started talking about how M.Uni was cursed, and after they were more or less done with their discussion, she sent a message.

[I have also seen the chemical experiments of the participants from our school. It's not because the other party is better than us. It's because M.Uni has been confined by a set of fixed patterns when doing experiments.]

As soon as Zi Yi sent that message, she continued typing for a few minutes.

By the time she finished typing, she realized that her message had flooded the entire screen and the other two had not sent a single message

Zi Yi: [?]

Zhang Zhuang: [!] [Respect...]

Zhou Xiao: [!] [Respect...]

Zhang Zhuang: [Junior Zi, please tell us more. I think what you said is extremely reasonable.]

When ​​Lu Jingye was finished with his work and turned to look at the young lady next to him, he discovered that she was still holding onto her phone and typing.

It might be due to how she had been staring at the screen for quite some time, but her beautiful eyes started blinking at a more frequent rate. However, the corner of her lips was raised and it looked like she was in a good mood.

Zi Yi seemed to be having a heart-to-heart moment and she immediately sensed Lu Jingye's gaze

He raised his hand to look at the watch before he said, "It's already 10:30 p.m."

Meaning to say, it was time for her to rest.

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Zi Yi nodded her head and sent a message saying: [I'm going to rest.]. Subsequently, she closed the group chat.

The two of them got up from the sofa and headed upstairs together.

Zi Yi told Lu Jingye about the chemistry competition tomorrow morning.

"It's held at the Imperial University of Technology not far away from M.Uni."

"I'll fetch you home for lunch after the competition ends."

Zi Yi shook her head. "I'll directly head back to school for lunch. I'll strive to finish the exams earlier in the afternoon. I still have to make a device that can detect human clones."

Lu Jingye merely nodded and did not say anything else.

The next day, Zi Yi woke up early in the morning.

She did not expect Lu Jingye to wake up even earlier than her. He had already finished washing up and gotten dressed, and he was clearly ready to head out. When he saw that Zi Yi was awake, he picked up her clothes and passed them to her.

Zi Yi asked, while changing her clothes, "Ah Jing, where are you headed to?"

"I'm headed out for some morning exercises and I'll have a discussion with Yunxiao about something along the way."

Lu Yunxiao had disguised himself and after secretly investigating other people who were inflicted with parasites and the mastermind in the dark, he had stayed at the other villa in front of theirs last night.

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Zi Yi nodded her head and went to wash up, while Lu Jingye left.

As the weather was chilly nowadays, Zi Yi could not be bothered to go out for a morning jog. She came down the stairs and was planning to head over to her underground lab to take a look, when she received Zhou Xiao's phone call.

Upon her answering, Zhou Xiao asked, "Junior Zi, are you awake yet?"

Zi Yi responded with a 'yes'.

Zhou Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly, "Then Zhang Zhuang and I will be waiting for you at the East Gate at 7:50 a.m. The foreign participants arrived here the day before yesterday. Zhang Zhuang and I visited the Imperial University of Technology yesterday and we can bring you around to take a tour!"

Zi Yi responded and said, "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Zi Yi took a look at the time.

It was 6 a.m.

She went straight downstairs to the underground lab.

The moment she started working on her experiments, Zi Yi would often forget the time. It was Lu Jingye who called for her after he returned from his morning exercise.

By then, it was already 7:20 a.m.

The two of them came out of the lab, had breakfast, and Lu Jingye specially drove a commercial car to send her to school.

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"After fetching your classmates, I'll send you to the Imperial University of Technology."

Zi Yi was a little surprised. "Aren't you very busy?"

Lu Jingye smiled. "No matter how busy I am, it's not as important as sending you to the competition venue."

As long as it was an important occasion that she had to attend, he wished that he could send her to her destination.

Zi Yi was caught off guard at Lu Jingye's words. Her lips raised up and she felt a sweet feeling deep down inside.

"Are you telling me words of love right now?" She was more straightforward with her questions.

The smile on Lu Jingye's face remained there and while he was driving seriously, he answered with a 'yes'.

Zi Yi felt even more sweet deep down inside.

When the car Lu Jingye was driving stopped in front of Zhang Zhuang and Zhou Xiao, who were waiting outside the school gates, Zi Yi said to the both of them, "Get in. We'll head there straight away."

When Zhang Zhuang and Zhou Xiao saw Lu Jingye who was seated in the driver's seat, they were so excited that their heartbeats quickened.

Who was Lu Jingye?

He was a legend of M.Uni, the top of the outstanding students of M.Uni, and coupled with the legends he created in the business world, and how he was a special professor of the Finance Department, both of them felt awe for him.

"Hello Professor Lu!"

The both of them suddenly bowed and greeted Lu Jingye. Zi Yi subconsciously turned to look at him.

Lu Jingye calmly nodded his head in their direction and said, "Get in."

"Oh, yes, yes."

The both of them opened the back doors of the car excitedly and like obedient children, they sat prim and properly.

Zi Yi glanced at the two of them through the rearview mirror while trying to suppress a smile.

It took around ten minutes to drive from M.Uni to the Imperial University of Technology.

The car soon stopped outside the gates. Zhang Zhuang and Zhou Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. Just as they were about to alight from the car, they heard Lu Jingye talking to Zi Yi. "The weather is cold today, so wear a scarf and a mask."

Having said that, he took out those two items from the side compartment of the door and personally helped Zi Yi wear them, before handing her the backpack. "There's warm water and food inside. Don't eat food just anyhow outside."

Zi Yi obediently nodded her head. "Got that."

She then took her backpack from him, opened the door, and alighted.

After looking at the car leaving, Zi Yi was met by Zhang Zhuang and Zhou Xiao's burning gazes the moment she looked at them.

Zi Yi looked at them in puzzlement. "Is there a problem?"

The both of them shook their heads

Zhou Xiao lamented. "Professor Lu is too caring. If my future boyfriend is even half of how good he is, I'll believe I'll even smile in my dreams."

Zi Yi revealed a smile in her eyes.

However, Zhang Zhuang said, "Professor Lu has placed a huge pressure on us male comrades."

The smile in Zi Yi's eyes intensified and she said, "There's only one of him and no one can compare."

The two could not find anything to say to refute her with.

The Imperial University of Technology was also one of the prestigious universities in the capital. However, the feeling it gave off was completely different from M.Uni. The latter had arts and science majors, and its humanities education and the academic atmosphere were much stronger.

M.Uni paid great attention to cultural heritage. It was similar to that of an oriental beauty. The Imperial University of Technology was much rougher, similar to a man from the north.

The three of them arrived an hour in advance, but they didn't expect to see many foreigners walking in and out of the school.

Zhou Xiao told Zi Yi, "The students from abroad are mostly staying at the hostels of the university or in nearby hotels."

Zi Yi nodded her head and the three of them walked over.

As soon as they reached the gates, they heard two foreign students talking in their mother tongue. "I heard that all three participants from M.Uni are all newcomers. I wonder how their skills are?"

The other student said without a care, "M.Uni's skills are merely so-so, and even at its best, it can only be forever second."

Both of them laughed after having said that.   

Chapter 656: Since We're Here to Participate In the Competition, We Are Only Aiming For the First Place

Zhang Zhuang and Zhou Xiao did not understand what they said. When they saw Zi Yi suddenly stop walking, they were a little surprised.

"Zi Yi, why did you stop?"

Zi Yi looked at the two foreigners talking to each other as they entered the university and asked, "Are they participants from L University of Country L?"

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Zhang Zhuang and Zhou Xiao's gaze followed where Zi Yi was looking.

"I think so."

In fact, they were not very sure. After all, they could not understand the mother tongue language of the two foreigners.

Zhou Xiao seemed to have discerned something and she asked, "Junior Zi, did they just talk bad about our M.Uni?"

Zi Yi responded with a nod and continued walking inside.

As Zi Yi was wearing a mask and scarf, except for her beautiful eyes that were revealed outside, other prominent parts of her face were hidden. In addition, Zhang Zhuang and Zhou Xiao had ordinary appearances and they did not attract the slightest attention as they walked on the campus of the university.

After walking some distance, Zhou Xiao even made a joke. "I've been preparing myself for everyone to pay attention to us. I didn't expect Professor Lu to have made sure Junior Zi was fully armed... this is pretty good too, as there's no pressure."

After entering the Imperial University of Technology, there were signs all around.

In addition to the signs, there were already many foreign students walking around the campus and there were also many enthusiastic students who received them. Therefore, there was no need for Zhou Xiao and Zhang Zhuang to lead the way.

Along the way, everyone had been talking about the competition today and the foreign students were mainly conversing in their mother tongue.

Throughout the whole journey, what Zi Yi heard the most was people teasing M.Uni for being forever second.

Even though Zhou Xiao and Zhang Zhuang could not understand their language, they managed to guess something when they heard the name of their school.

"It's no wonder the seniors who participated in the chemistry competition before told us to calm ourselves when we came for the competition. Otherwise, we would explode in anger... these people must be speaking ill of us.

Zhou Xiao was a little unhappy. "What's wrong with being forever second? At least M.Uni can maintain its position as the second place, can those schools even keep that up?"

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Zi Yi glanced at Zhou Xiao who looked resentful and said, "Senior Sister, calm down. The ranking of the competition can't always stay the same. You only have to remember that life is full of ups and downs and no one can always remain the same."

Zi Yi's voice was very calm and it was to the extent that Zhou Xiao could not help but be influenced by her.

She ended up nodding her head.

The three of them soon entered the competition venue. It was located outside an experiment building.

As there was a competition being held today, a safety perimeter had been set up outside the building. All the students, with the exception of the participants, were not allowed to enter.

The three of them stood beneath a tree a little further away. Looking at the building that was yet to open for entry, Zhang Zhuang and Zhou Xiao said to Zi Yi, "This is our competition venue. I heard that the laboratory of Imperial University of Technology is pretty good and their equipment is also up to standard."

"The competition is divided into two parts. After the written test ends, an AI marking will be conducted and the top ten participants will be selected to enter the practical competition."

Zi Yi looked at the students from various universities standing outside the building and nodded her head.

"Junior Zi, today's competition will all depend on you."

As soon as Zhang Zhuang said that, a mocking laugh sounded from behind him. "It turns out that students of M.Uni also have a day where they lack confidence."

The sounds of two people laughing soon followed his words.

The three of them turned around at the same time and they saw three foreigners walking in their direction.

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The one who mocked them was a male student who had a wide forehead.

When the three of them approached Zi Yi and her group, the wide forehead student checked them out and purposely said, "And here I thought that M.Uni doesn't dare to participate in the competition anymore. Even until now, the list of your school's participants has yet to be announced."

The female student standing next to him was scrolling through her phone and added. "It's not that they haven't announced it. It's that we've never even heard of these people at all."

While the female student was talking, she read out their names. "Zhang Zhuang, Zhou Xiao, and Zi Yi."

The female student was talking in the international universal language and to them, the capital's dialect was considered lame. When she was calling out their names, she had mispronounced the intonations in their names.

After the other two had confirmed that there was not a single name they had heard of before, they were even more disdainful towards them.

"I guess the few of you will have to work hard in today's competition. Don't end up not even being able to protect your nickname of being forever second."

The student's words caused his other two friends to laugh in response.

Zhang Zhuang got so angry that he was about to explode.

Zi Yi spoke before anything could happen. "You're right about something. We don't want that reputation of forever second. Since we're here to participate in the competition, we will only be getting the first place."

Zi Yi talked to them using her native country's dialect.

This caused the wide forehead male student to raise his voice discontentedly. "What did you say? Please talk in the international universal language. Is this how M.Uni's students treat international schools of friendly relations?"

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Zhou Xiao's expression sank at his words and he was about to translate what Zi Yi said.

However, Zi Yi stopped her and said to the three, "Come discuss with me again how I should be treating you after you win against us first."

After Zi Yi said her piece, she left.

Many people around the vicinity had looked over in their direction and there were those who understood the imperial dialect.

Those people had translated for the three of them.

For a moment, Zi Yi and her group had become the focus of all the attention.

"Those people from M.Uni are too arrogant."

"Do they really think that they can win the first place?"

"Ha! A forever second place dares to be so arrogant? Aren't they afraid that they can't even maintain their nickname of forever second?"

...

Some people started mocking and ridiculing them without any care and there were also some who checked up on M.Uni's list of participants.

When they saw one of the names was Zi Yi, students from the Imperial University of Technology could not keep their cool anymore.

"Zi Yi from M.Uni is participating in the competition? I've always heard that she is very smart, so could it be that she's really that smart?"

"Why is Zi Yi wearing a mask? I really wish to see if she's as beautiful as how she looks in the photos."

"She did not even participate in the campus belle competition in M.Uni but ended up being elected as the campus belle. Do you think it's possible that she isn't pretty?"

...

Zi Yi stood in a clearing and took out her phone and started scrolling on it. She did not care about everyone discussing and pointing fingers at her.

However, Zhang Zhuang and Zhou Xiao were a little uncomfortable.

Zi Yi sensed their discomfort. She thought about it for a moment and put away her phone. "I'm going to the washroom."

Zhou Xiao hastily said, "I'll go with you. I came here yesterday and I know where the washroom is."

Zi Yi pointed at the sign near them and said, "There's a sign there."

Zhou Xiao opened her mouth and she wanted to say that she was worried about letting her go alone. However, Zi Yi simply headed over to the washrooms before she could say anything.

Zi Yi soon walked away from the crowd. She did not head to the washroom but instead, she stopped at a fork in the road before turning around and walking onto another road. She intended to casually walk around.

The architecture of the Imperial University of Technology was very modern, three-dimensional, and robust-looking. It had quite a different style compared to M.Uni.

Not long after she started walking, she saw a few middle-aged men walking over.

Zi Yi stood by the side with the intention of allowing them to walk past first.

However, just then, she heard one of the middle-aged men speak. "I heard that Zi Yi is one of the contestants from M.Uni. The de-icing agent she made in the past is pretty good. I am feeling optimistic about her."

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The other party did not have an opinion. "Being able to create the de-icing agent does not necessarily mean she is able to answer the competition questions and excel in the practical test... She's only a Year 1 student and so don't you think that M.Uni has placed too much hope on her?"

Zi Yi tilted her head and looked at the middle-aged man who was talking. It just so happened that the middle-aged man looked over.

The both of them made eye contact.

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Zi Yi looked away and the person continued to speak. "Perhaps Zi Yi is really talented, but regardless of her talents, it requires the accumulation of time. No one is born with this knowledge."

"What Professor Wu said is also reasonable. But for M.Uni to send Zi Yi, I still think that this student must be possessing some extraordinary qualities."

"What extraordinary qualities?" Professor Wu shook his head. "I have heard stories about this student before. She is indeed skilled in robotics and medicine, but it's said that she's an arrogant person... I don't believe that someone who is skilled in two aspects would also be great in chemistry."

In fact, Professor Wu was not the only one with that thought. Another professor had agreed with him. "I have the same thoughts as Professor Wu. I also heard that Student Zi has taken up a lot of different majors... No matter how smart she is, anyone who took up three different majors won't be able to excel in either."

"That's right."

This group of people walked further and further away as they conversed with each other.

Zi Yi stood in her original place and glanced at their back views before looking away and continuing walking in front.

At 9:15 a.m. the building was opened for entry.

The participants of the competition would only be allowed inside after showing their corresponding identification information.

Reporters would definitely be present during such an event. However, the reporters were all from the educational side and they wouldn't dare act like the paparazzi who would chase people all around to ask them their questions.

When Zi Yi pulled down her mask and scarf to identify herself, everyone was amazed and surprised.

"What a beautiful student!"

"She is surely worthy of her name as the campus belle of M.Uni."

"Is such a pretty girl capable of doing chemistry experiments?"

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There were all sorts of voices coming from all directions.

The cameramen even specially gave a close-up shot of more than ten seconds on Zi Yi's face.

Zi Yi entered the competition venue together with everyone with an indifferent expression.

The first round of competition was held in the lobby of the building. There were currently hundreds of tables placed in the lobby at this moment.

The invigilators were a group of professors that were members of the International Chemistry Association that Zi Yi had encountered earlier.

Before the competition, one of the professors started explaining the rules of the competition.

The rules of the competition were generally similar to the competitions from the previous years, but the professor who was explaining the rules added to them. "Do not look left and right during the competition or it will be deemed as cheating."

The moment this rule was mentioned, those people who were peeking at Zi Yi hastily shifted their gazes away.

It was self-evident as to who this rule was specially created for.

A few members of the International Chemistry Association could not help but whisper among themselves, "That participant from the M.Uni is too pretty and such a rule ought to be added."

"I'm about to suspect if M.Uni had done this on purpose."

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"I have heard of this student from M.Uni before. However, she only created a de-icing agent, and to think that she is so vigorously publicized by M.Uni. I am really starting to doubt M.Uni's motive."

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"This female student is too young. I hope that she doesn't cry when she is unable to answer the questions."

The competition officially started at 9 a.m.

This competition was broadcasted live by the Imperial University of Technology and the International Education Network. Initially, only teachers and students of the chemistry major were watching the broadcast. However, when someone took a screenshot of the broadcast and uploaded it online, there were many people who came flooding in due to Zi Yi's appearance.

All the present students were the best in chemistry within their respective schools and they did not stop for a moment when they started working on the questions.

When everyone felt that they had been doing well and were working at a fast pace, they heard an invigilator asking Zi Yi halfway through the test, "Student, are you already done with your paper?"

Zi Yi nodded her head.

The invigilator furrowed his brow and reminded her out of kindness. "The questions here are all S-difficulty and it's best for you to check your answers again."

All the questions in this competition were taken out from the global chemistry database containing extremely difficult questions. Not to mention students, even professors like them had to spend some time inserting the formulas, before they could solve the questions.

Was this student before him treating the competition as child's play?

The cameraman aimed the camera at Zi Yi and even gave a close-up of her expression.

Within her beautiful eyes, strong confidence could be seen.

"This person is too arrogant."

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"Could it be that she thinks she's invincible just because she's pretty?"

"It could be that this female student is used to being chased and raised up high on a pedestal, and so has now really started thinking that she's knowledgeable in everything, right?"

...

Many teachers and students from abroad had all expressed their doubts about Zi Yi.

Many students from M.Uni's Chemistry Department did not even bother to attend classes and were watching the live broadcast.

"She sure is worthy of being the goddess of M.Uni. I seem to have seen the image of our M.Uni's Chemistry Department taking first place."

"Those who dare to scold our goddess, I'd like to see how our goddess hits them back in the face with her skills!"

Other than these two voices, there were also those who remained neutral.

The written test soon ended under different voices of discussion online and there was 20 minutes of waiting time as the AI marked their papers.

During this break, the participants were all arranged to rest together in a room.

"Zi Yi, do you think that today's questions were difficult?"

Zi Yi took out her bag stored in the locker and found a corner to take a seat. She then took out the thermos cup to drink some water, when she heard Zhou Xiao asking her a question.

There were many people peeking in her direction at that moment. When they heard Zhou Xiao's question, all of them stretched their ears to hear what she had to say.

Zi Yi tilted her head and thought for a moment before she answered, "It's a little more complicated than the questions on my exam paper."

Zhou Xiao: "..."

To think that she had used the International Chemistry Competition questions to compare with M.Uni's end-of-year exams?

Zhou Xiao gained even more respect for Zi Yi. She grabbed a stool and sat next to Zi Yi while she asked her about one of the questions she was not confident about.

Just as Zi Yi was about to speak.

A mocking laugh could be heard from the side.

Zi Yi and Zhou Xiao looked up at the same time.

They were met with a brunette with braids currently looking at them with her arms crossed. There were traces of mockery in her eyes and when Zi Yi and Zhou Xiao looked over, she bluntly said, "Don't discuss competition questions that everyone has just finished. Otherwise, if you make a mistake, it would be you imperialists who will lose face."

Zhou Xiao was unhappy with her words and refuted her. "Zi Yi would never make a mistake."

Her words immediately attracted several scoffs.

"There's this old saying in your country about how one blows one's own trumpet. I believe it's a fitting description for you, no?" The female student with braids clearly had a good grasp of the imperial dialect.

"You-"

Zi Yi looked at Zhou Xiao whose cheeks were flushed in anger. After she opened her thermos cup and took a sip, she said in an indifferent tone, "Only people who have no self-confidence would come to find fault with others. There's no need to pay attention to it."

She then talked to Zhou Xiao about that question.

Zi Yi's speed of talking was very fast, but her pronunciation was very accurate and those who were nearby in range to hear what she said could hear her clearly.

While she was talking, the others had fallen silent for no reason.

There were many people who secretly compared their answers to this question with hers.

Those who had the same answer suddenly felt more confident.

However, the expressions of the foreign female student turned ugly. How can CuCl2 + 2KOH=Cu(OH)2↓ + 2KCI turn into..."

Chapter 658: Who Came Up With This Question? Isn't It Too Difficult?

"Why not...?"

Compared to the female student's irritable attitude, Zi Yi looked so calm that it made people suspect if she had even thought about it before she spoke a long list of chemical formulas.

While talking, it ended up as a debate in the end.

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Of course, Zi Yi was the one talking most of the time and the girl with braids turned a flushed red and was speechless.

With such a big commotion, the reporters from the education stations got the camera operators to film the scene.

"This would definitely be good as a behind-the-scenes clip."

Other than the reporters, even a group of invigilators and members of the International Chemistry Association were attracted by the commotion.

One of the members of the association was shocked when he heard Zi Yi's debate. "This female student can easily mention so many difficult chemical formulas in such a fluent manner! How did she manage to do that?!"

The others were also shocked.

During the debate, Zi Yi's body seemed to be glowing brightly. Her strong confidence and wisdom caused everyone to gather their attention and focus it on her.

In fact, this debate did not last long and it ended after five minutes, at most, had passed by.

The female student with braids stared at Zi Yi with a flushed complexion, looking as if she had suffered a huge blow.

However, Zi Yi still had that indifferent expression on her face. She took another sip of water, stood up, and put the thermos cup back in her backpack before storing it in the locker.

Looking at Zi Yi walking away, a student called Anry walked over to the braided female student. When she saw her ugly expression, she whispered a word of comfort, "Dina, don't be angry. Perhaps she is only good at theory. Isn't it that M.Uni students are all good in theory but are lacking in practical experiments?"

Dina, who had been dealt with a hard blow, finally regained confidence after hearing what Anry said.

That's right. M.Uni students have always been better in theory but are lacking in practical experiments. So what if she can't beat Zi Yi in theory? The scores for the practical test are higher than the theory and as long as she does not make any mistakes during the practical, she could still defeat Zi Yi.

At the thought of this, she smiled confidently.

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9:50 a.m.

The results were published.

Zi Yi got full marks and a few others only got one question wrong.

The majority of the participants had been disqualified.

In the end, there were only fifteen people who proceeded to the next stage (Some people had got the same scores and had the same ranks.)

Zi Yi and Zhang Zhuang entered the next round of competition.

Even though Zhou Xiao had some regrets, she sincerely rooted for Zi Yi and Zhang Zhuang.

"Zi Yi, Zhang Zhuang, good luck!"

At 10 a.m.

Those who entered the second round of competition had been led to a large lab.

Each of them were assigned a table and there were many apparatuses on the table along with three substances.

"You should have seen the three substances on each of your tables." The organizing committee announced the question of this competition. "The question this time around is for you to break down all of the elements within these three substances within an hour and fuse them into another substance with the apparatus on your table."

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The moment the question was released, there were many who looked at the fifteen participants with a sympathetic gaze.

"It's already very troublesome to break down all the elements in those three substances and yet, they still have to fuse them? Most importantly, they only have an hour to work with?"

"I feel that neither of the students will be able to complete this."

"It's absolutely impossible. It's considered pretty good that they can manage to finish breaking down all the elements in the three substances."

"Who came up with this question? Isn't it too difficult?"

Not only were the audience present discussing the question, there was also another discussion happening online.

The fifteen participants had already started by this time.

The majority of them revealed an anxious expression.

Compared to their anxiousness, Zi Yi who was unfamiliar with this backward, experimental apparatus started moving as if she was not in a hurry.

There were many people who were looking at Zi Yi. When they saw how slow she was, some even got anxious on her behalf, while some others started mocking her again.

"As expected of a student from M.Uni who is forever second place. So what if they are good in theory? With how slow she is, I really wonder if she would have any substances broken down by the end of the hour."

"Therefore, that is why it's best not to be too arrogant. She is shooting herself in the foot rather quickly and even I feel embarrassed for her."

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"You shouldn't talk like this either. Perhaps she's doing it on purpose but in fact, she will show off her skills later."

"Haha, those supporting Zi Yi must be fans of her appearance, right? Well, it's sure good to be pretty. Even if I am incapable, there would be people helping me make excuses."

...

The participants standing near Zi Yi would glance in her direction from time to time. When they saw how slow she was with her movements, all of them shook their heads deep down.

In particular, Dina, who was standing on the right side behind her. At the thought of how she could greatly embarrass Zi Yi later, her lips curved up.

The invigilators seated over in front of them also could not help but make eye contact with each other.

What's going on? Could it be that Zi Yi from M.Uni did not know how to do practical experiments?

With her speed, she won't even be able to break down those three elements in an hour, right?

Soon, twenty minutes had passed.

Zi Yi suddenly asked a question, "Can I modify the experimental apparatus?"

Her words caused everyone to look in her direction subconsciously.

After a wave of silence, all the invigilators discussed in a low voice.

Sometime later, a member of the International Chemistry Association said, "In principle, you're not allowed, but if you are able to modify the apparatus without anything else other than the items on your table, you will be allowed."

After she got a positive answer, Zi Yi started modifying the apparatus.

At the same time, she compared the few substances on the table.

Everyone discovered that after Zi Yi finished modifying the apparatus, she seemed to have changed into another person.

She managed to break down the three substances within five minutes and subsequently proceeded to combine them.

When a new substance appeared before everyone's eyes, all of them could only be amazed.

Only forty minutes had passed and Zi Yi had spent the first twenty minutes slowly checking out the various apparatus.

After Zi Yi wrote down the chemical formula, she said, "My experiment is done."

All the participants revealed expressions of disbelief.

In particular, Dina. She directly shouted, "Impossible!"

While Dina was shouting, the solution contained in the dropper in her hands had suddenly dripped.

She did not pay attention to it either and continued shouting, "You must have cheated!"

Zi Yi turned around and just so happened to see two substances reacting within the apparatus. She furrowed her brows and said, "You actually combined substances X and Y?"

If the ratio of these two substances was incorrect, it was easy to produce a type of poisonous gas.

Just as Dina was about to say that she had control over her own experiment, she smelled a strong smell.

This smell soon spread around.

"Cough cough..."

Those people nearby her did not have time to cover their mouths and they felt dizzy the moment they inhaled the gas.

Dina was closest to the gas and had already lost consciousness and fallen, while knocking over all her half-done experiments on the table at the same time.

Everyone's expressions changed greatly.

"Not good, quickly open the windows for ventilation!"

"Cough cough cough..."

"It's too late, quick, press the emergency buzzer!"

Chapter 659: Lu Jingye Is Jealous

They did not know what Dina had combined. The synthesized gas was too overbearing and its diffusion speed was too fast. There was no time for anyone to do anything.

This sudden change caused many people to panic.

Zi Yi calculated how long it would take for people outside to rescue everyone. However, the result was that if they waited for outside help, there would be even more people who would faint first.

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She took a quick look at all the items on the table and then turned her head to the nearest two tables. While everyone was panicking, she quickly headed over to grab some items from both tables before she quickly started another experiment.

Many people were crouching on the floor and coughing desperately due to the discomfort. Only the cameras were still working.

The audience seated in front of their screens stared at Zi Yi's movements and they were even more anxious than her.

"What is she doing? Why isn't she covering her nose and mouth?"

"Her complexion is pale and she's clearly trying to hold on. I hope that she will be alright."

"She's definitely trying to make the antidote. Can she successfully create the antidote in such a situation?"

"Omg, I'm so anxious. Why isn't there anyone coming in to rescue them from outside?!"

Zi Yi was choked by the synthesized gas and when she was almost unable to hold on, a respirator covered her nose and mouth.

The fresh air made her feel much better in an instant.

Zi Yi glanced over and unexpectedly, it was one of the invisible robots she had given to Lu Jingye.

The invisible robot said to Zi Yi, "Madam, Master tells you to protect yourself well."

Zi Yi nodded her head and continued with the experiment.

The spectators watching the live broadcast were surprised to see the robot appearing out of nowhere. "How did that person appear? He had given Zi Yi a respirator in such a timely manner!"

"Since he has appeared, why doesn't he save the rest? Can't he see that the others are unable to hold on anymore?"

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"Also, the female student who fainted first. Is she doing alright?"

...

Among such voices, Zi Yi managed to create a substance that would dissolve the synthesized gas.

A breeze of a fresh smell spread around the room.

Those who had been coughing badly finally stopped coughing as they took in large breaths of air.

The rescue team just so happened to also open the doors to the lab and swarm in.

All of them wore gas masks and they quickly went around to open the windows to ventilate the room.

One of the school directors shouted, "Don't panic, we will send everyone to the hospital right away."

As soon as the school director said that, he saw Zi Yi standing there calmly.

He was a little curious. "Student Zi, are you fine?"

Zi Yi nodded her head. "The poisonous synthesized gas has been taken care of."

The director was a little dumbfounded.

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"It's taken care of?"

"Yes, that's right."

The director subconsciously took down the gas mask and realized that the air he breathed in was not the poisonous gas at all. Instead, a breath of fresh air entered his nostrils.

He seemed to have thought of something and he asked, "Student Zi, did you take care of the poisonous gas?"

"Yes."

Zi Yi thought for a moment and said, "All you need to do is to bring that unconscious student to the hospital. She had breathed in a huge amount of poison gas and it might have affected her respiratory tract."

She pointed at Dina who was being lifted from the ground by two people. She then talked about how she created the synthesized gas.

The school director nodded his head and immediately got people to send her to the hospital.

After some time of recovery, the rest were more or less recovered.

Only then did everyone pay attention to Zi Yi.

"Student Zi, were you the one who created the detoxification substance?"

"Yes."

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Zi Yi nodded her head and everyone gave her a thumbs up.

A member of the International Chemistry Association was surprised. "Student Zi, how did you manage this feat?"

The others were also surprised and wanted to inquire how she managed to accomplish that.

Zi Yi pointed at Dina's table and said, "While she was breaking down one of the elements, she had accidentally mixed in..."

Zi Yi had not only mentioned what kind of reaction the two substances had, she even explained how she managed to detoxify the poisonous gas.

Everyone quietened down while she was talking. When she finished explaining the elements in the two substances, the members of the International Chemistry Association were the first to start clapping. Subsequently, chemistry professors and everyone else started clapping for her.

After clapping, one of the members of the International Chemistry Association gave her a thumbs up. "Student Zi, you're too fantastic. You have saved us all."

Everyone was praising Zi Yi, but she did not reveal any signs of happiness from the praise. Instead, she furrowed her brow and asked, "Can the competition continue?" She then reminded them. "It's time for lunch."

Everyone present: "..."

The competition continued.

Zi Yi's experiment was done and she was only waiting for the others to finish theirs.

At this moment, be it the professors at present or the netizens online, no one else discussed anything that wasn't to do with Zi Yi.

From how Zi Yi managed to create the detoxification substance during such a critical emergency, it had fully displayed her skills in chemistry.

"A student that can remain calm and steady deserves to live such a dazzling life."

"Is there anything Zi Yi can't do?"

That was the question of many people.

The competition was delayed for another half an hour before it ended. Without a doubt, Zi Yi had clinched the first place.

The reporters asked if Zi Yi had anything she wanted to say after winning the first place position. She then said in a serious tone, "Do not call the Chemistry Department of M.Uni forever second anymore. From my year, M.Uni will only win the first place position."

Her words were very arrogant, but the reporters could not find anything to refute her with, based on how she had rescued all of them earlier.

This competition became famous throughout the whole field of chemistry. No matter how arrogant Zi Yi was, she had managed to create a detoxification substance in the shortest time possible and rescued everyone.

On the other hand, as Dina had breathed in too much poisonous gas, she only managed to survive after staying in the emergency room for several hours.

In addition, she had nearly caused an irreparable mistake and so, the International Chemistry Association had disqualified her from participating in the competition for the following two years.

Of course, this was what happened in the future.

After the competition ended, Zi Yi was surrounded by a group of participants from both the local area and abroad when she came out of the building. Everyone was talking about the alarmingly dangerous situation and praised Zi Yi's skills.

"Zi, you're welcome to visit our P University in Country P in the future."

"Zi, can I get your contact information so that we can contact each other frequently to discuss chemistry questions?"

"Zi..."

Lu Jingye was standing under a magnolia tree not far away from the building and saw how popular his wife was and unconsciously, there was a touch of warmth in his eyes.

His wife was the most dazzling person no matter where she went.

Just then, he saw a foreign male student inviting Zi Yi for lunch. There was undisguised admiration for her in his eyes.

This caused some people to clamor.

Lu Jingye's gaze darkened and he went over in large strides.

Zi Yi did not expect to encounter someone who would confess to her so straightforwardly even after she just got married. Just as she frowned and was about to reject him, she heard a steady and powerful voice speak from outside the crowd. "Sorry, she already has a husband."

Lu Jingye's voice was very penetrative. In particular, when he deliberately lowered his voice, it was full of deterrence.

The moment his voice sounded, everyone subconsciously turned to look in his direction.

When they saw Lu Jingye standing there, quite a number of foreign female students covered their mouths and squealed.

"So handsome!"

Lu Jingye walked over to Zi Yi and reached out to hold her hand. "Wife, I'm here to take you home for lunch."

Chapter 660: I'm Not Pregnant Yet

After getting in the car, Zi Yi tilted her head to the side and looked at Lu Jingye calmly holding the steering wheel. Her eyes were sparkling.

The appearance of when her old-fashioned man got jealous was really cute.

The car soon stopped at a traffic light. While waiting for the green light to come on, Zi Yi grabbed his hand that was holding onto the wheel.

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Lu Jingye finally turned around and looked at her.

Zi Yi smiled at him. "Were you jealous just now?"

After the traffic light turned green, Lu Jingye drove the car and at the same time, he responded with a hum.

Zi Yi felt her heart quiver at his hum and was about to pounce on him in the very next second.

Lu Jingye said in a serious tone, "Sit properly."

However, he added another sentence behind what he had just said. "It's dangerous."

Only then did Zi Yi return to her seat and after the car had been driving for some time, she realized that they were not heading to their home. "We aren't going home to eat?"

Lu Jingye's gaze was fixed on the road in front. "We'll eat at a restaurant."

He then turned the car in another direction.

Other than the central district, there were many residential areas around the university town. Among those residential areas, there were also various shops and restaurants.

Lu Jingye brought Zi Yi to a private restaurant with a nice environment.

The owner of this private restaurant was a middle-aged woman. Her appearance was not considered too beautiful, but she gave off a temperament that made others feel comfortable. Moreover, she always maintained a smile on her face and at a single glance, it could be seen that she was a woman who had a blissful life.

"Second Young Master, Second Young Madam, please."

The middle-aged woman brought them to one of the tables in the hall to take a seat.

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The table was close to the window. This window was considered large for its size and one could see the yard that was full of roses outside.

The middle-aged woman served the both of them tea. Lu Jingye's cup was Maojian tea while Zi Yi's cup was fruit tea.

"Dear customers, please wait for a little while. The dishes will be served very soon."

After Lu Jingye nodded his head, the middle-aged woman took her leave.

There were no other customers in the room and the moment the boss lady left, only Zi Yi and Lu Jingye remained.

Zi Yi was a little surprised. "Ah Jing, we aren't going to order?"

"There's no need to order at this restaurant." Lu Jingye explained to her. "The dishes are all designed by Boss Mei herself and we only have to inform her of what we can and cannot eat."

Zi Yi understood and did not continue to ask anymore.

She lifted the cup of fruit tea and took a sip before her eyes brightened up. "It's nice."

Lu Jingye saw her bright gaze and the corner of his lips had also curved up.

He also took another sip of tea before he said, "Boss Mei is good at making desserts and since you like eating desserts, you will definitely like her dishes."

Zi Yi started to feel expectant.

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Zi Yi and Lu Jingye ended up only waiting for a few minutes before the dishes arrived. The moment the first dish was placed on the table, Zi Yi seemed to have smelled the sweet scent of happiness.

Zi Yi took a piece of sweet and sour pork. Her eyes had even narrowed when eating it.

Lu Jingye liked seeing her appearance when she enjoyed eating something.

After Zi Yi finished the piece, she saw that Lu Jingye had yet to move his chopsticks and so, she picked up a piece of meat and brought it to his mouth. "Ah Jing, try this. The meat isn't too sweet, it's a little sour even and it's very delicious."

Lu Jingye ate what she had offered him.

It had indeed tasted good.

He then scooped a bowl of soup for her and raised his hand to stroke her hair. "The desserts Boss Mei makes are also pretty good. I got her to prepare some desserts for you. You can have them when you're hungry in the middle of the exams."

Zi Yi looked up and smiled at him. She deliberately used a disgruntled voice and acted willfully. "Are you trying to fatten me up? You've been feeding me so much these days."

Lu Jingye withdrew his hand and his lips were raised up. "If I can raise you to become fat and chubby, I will feel a great sense of achievement."

Zi Yi raised her hand discontentedly and slapped his arm. "Big baddie. I don't want to get fat."

In the next second, Lu Jingye grabbed onto her hand and said, "You aren't fat. You're too skinny."

Zi Yi had a voluptuous figure, but she was considered underweight when she went up on the weighing scale. Moreover, she was tall and thus, her height made her seem even skinnier.

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Lu Jingye had always been wanting to make her grow to a healthier weight.

Zi Yi's lips curved up and she withdrew her hand from his. She picked up another dish to have a taste. "After I get pregnant with a baby, I'll grow fatter."

Lu Jingye's gaze unconsciously shifted to her abdomen.

As there was heating after they came into the restaurant, Zi Yi took off her outerwear. She was wearing a tight sweater underneath the coat and so, her flat tummy could be seen.

Zi Yi glanced at him and there were slight traces of complaint in her eyes. "I'm not pregnant yet."

Lu Jingye fell into deep thought. He thought he had worked hard enough.

That gaze of hers, was she complaining that he was not hardworking enough?

Zi Yi did not know what was going through Lu Jingye's mind and she happily ate the dishes on the table. She would specially pick up a piece to feed Lu Jingye from those dishes that she found to be very delicious.

After they finished eating, Lu Jingye sent Zi Yi to M.Uni.

Before leaving the restaurant, Lu Jingye said to Zi Yi, "I will be making a trip to the warehouse in the afternoon. If I come home late in the evening, there's no need to wait for me and you can go ahead and eat first."

Zi Yi nodded her head. She alighted from the car and walked towards today's exam venue.

In the following consecutive days, Lu Jingye would come over and accompany Zi Yi for lunch in the afternoon. Every meal of theirs was outside and she did not know how Lu Jingye managed to find those restaurants. The restaurants they went to for every meal were different, and the only similarity was that the dishes were all ones that Zi Yi liked.

Other than Lu Jingye, Mrs. Lu would also send her a video call every day, telling her to eat well and rest well during the exam period. In addition, she got the housekeeper to send her some of her favorite desserts and soup.

As Zi Yi's exam schedule was packed very full, she did not have the spare energy to pay attention to other things.

Therefore, she did not know what kind of huge incident happened in the capital during this period of time.

Meanwhile, at the He residence.

Eldest Master He insisted that Lu Jingye was the culprit that caused the death of his son and he tried every means possible to cause trouble for Lu Jingye. Only to find out that he ended up tying up his hands and feet every single time.

Seeing that the He Family was about to become riddled with holes due to Eldest Master He's revenge, Second Master He could not take it anymore. After having a discussion with his brother several times, he finally secretly got people to tie him up.

Eldest Master He did not expect that his biological brother would do this to him and his face instantly turned red.

"Second Brother, how dare you do this to me?!"

"Brother, it's time to stop. Lu Jingye is not as down and out as we thought him to be. Perhaps he is even more powerful now than when he was in the Lu Family."

"The hell with that. He only has a meager Song Jewelry in his hands and so what could he possibly be capable of?"

"Brother, why can't you understand? Among the two forces in the previous economic war, one of them is definitely him. I have dealt with Lu Jingye often and I can see through his style of doing things."

Eldest Master He did not struggle as much, but his eyes were still red. "No matter how capable he is, the fact that he killed my son is a fact that cannot be changed. The feud of murdering my son must be repaid!"

"It wasn't Lu Jingye who killed Little Chao!" Second Master He's eyes had also turned red as he directly shouted, "You're being too weird these days and do you think I can't tell? Brother, what happened to you exactly? Are you really intending to land our whole family into deep waters, just to take revenge against Lu Jingye?"

"He killed my son and shouldn't I get even with him?!" Eldest Master He had also shouted in response.