The next second, they froze.
In the empty rest area, Jiang Fuyue was sitting in a bionic massage chair, scrolling through her phone while listening to music, with a plate of macarons on the small table in front of her.
She looked as relaxed as could be.
Qin Libin stammered, “W-what’s going on?”
Yan Zhenfeng replied, “Why don’t we just ask?”
With that, he strode forward.
Qin Libin quickly followed.
Jiang Fuyue was looking at the monthly financial report of Yufeng Group when suddenly a shadow loomed over her, and then another one, making the light dim instantly.
She instinctively looked up and then sat up straight. “Professor Yan, Professor Qin.”
“What are you doing here?”
“Resting.”
“Where are the others?”
Jiang Fuyue glanced in the direction of the exam room. “They should still be taking the test.”
“And you?”
“I handed in my paper.”
Yan Zhenfeng and Qin Libin exchanged a glance.
They weren’t exactly surprised because they had anticipated this.
However…
“Ahem! This is an international competition. Didn’t you think of checking your answers a couple more times?” Yan Zhenfeng asked.
Jiang Fuyue replied, “I don’t have that habit.”
Yan Zhenfeng: “…”
“How about slowing down and carefully reviewing the questions? Surely, you did that?” Qin Libin probed.
Jiang Fuyue nodded, “Otherwise, I could have finished even earlier.”
“…” He decided to drop the subject.
Jiang Fuyue invited the two to sit. “This massage chair is quite good, and the snacks are decent too.”
The corners of their mouths twitched.
Not everyone could be as relaxed as you.
This is an international competition, after all!
Not only did she hand in her paper early, but she was also enjoying herself like this. Really?
Jiang Fuyue felt no pressure at all and even told the two professors, “You can wait at the door, but you’ll still have to wait for them to finish the exam. They will come to the rest area after they’re done; we agreed on this last night.”
Yan Zhenfeng’s eyes twinkled. “Ahem! Then let’s rest for a bit.”
Qin Libin nodded, “I’m tired from walking.”
The two, who had been in a rush, stayed. Five minutes later—
“Hey, this massage chair is really good.”
“The macarons are a bit too sweet. I’ll go get a sandwich…”
While it was relaxed here, the people in the exam room didn’t dare to relax for a moment.
After Jiang Fuyue handed in her paper, Edmond was the second to finish.
Then it was Frank, Lin Shumo, and Ling Xuan…
Fang Canyang finished twenty minutes early, but at least he finished early!
He wasn’t like this before; he would use all the time available and even if he finished early, he would stay until the end. But now…
He felt like he didn’t deserve to be in the same group as Jiang Fuyue if he didn’t finish early…
Sigh!
He quietly wiped the sweat off his forehead.
As for Huo Fanjin, she used all five hours and was quite proud of it. “Let me tell you, not using every second would have been a waste!”
Ling Xuan: “…”
Fang Canyang: “…” He didn’t know what to say.
Lin Shumo: “Idiot.”
“Don’t think you’re impressive just because you finished early. I’m playing the long game, sustainable development! So, shall we go for lunch now?”
Lin Shumo: “Sorry, we’ve already eaten.”
Huo Fanjin turned to Fang Canyang.
He said, “I-I’ve eaten too.”
“What about the captain?”
Ling Xuan: “She already finished her nap.”
Huo Fanjin: “…” Oh, she is impressive.
Ugh! She felt like the weakest link.
Yan Zhenfeng and Qin Libin didn’t ask about their exam performance, mainly to avoid affecting the upcoming experiment part.
In the afternoon, the organizing committee arranged a museum tour, finally allowing the team leaders and their team members to have a group activity.
At three o’clock, the bus departed from the hotel on time.
Jiang Fuyue’s group was on the same bus as the team from Continent F. Among a busload of dark-skinned people, a few with yellow skin stood out.
Moreover, the people from Continent F were particularly enthusiastic, and Jiang Fuyue and her group were surrounded with honor.
Chatter…
Banter…
Babble…
Gibberish…
Unintelligible languages filled their ears.
Yan Zhenfeng’s eyes had long since glazed over, and he started pretending to be dead.
Qin Libin almost had his glasses knocked off but didn’t give up, still trying to communicate in English or German. However, the others couldn’t understand him, and he couldn’t understand them.
“My God, I’m going to desert,” he said, taking out his phone and pretending to talk on it.
The polite folks from Continent F then left him alone and turned their enthusiasm to the remaining peers.
Ling Xuan’s lips turned pale. Like Qin Libin, he tried to communicate in English, only to find that the friends indeed spoke English, but with a very thick accent!
Most people wouldn’t even recognize it as English, only occasionally catching a few relatively standard words.
Lin Shumo wasn’t much better off. After realizing that communication was impossible, he simply shut his mouth and didn’t speak again.
He sat in his seat with a cold expression, quietly acting as an Asian monkey being watched by friends from Continent F.
As for Fang Canyang…
He had long been frightened by the sudden enthusiasm of these dark-skinned friends, his eyes dazed, like a wooden chicken.
Huo Fanjin hid in the seat next to Jiang Fuyue, wrapped in a shawl, shivering.
“T-this is too scary… Can we calm them down?”
Fang Canyang: “But they don’t understand what we’re saying.”
“Where’s the translator?”
“Apparently, the organizers didn’t arrange one for Continent F because their languages are too diverse and obscure. They couldn’t find a suitable translator before the competition started.”
“D*mn! What do we do now? I feel like someone’s spitting on me…”
“Hang in there. We should arrive soon.”
Just then, Jiang Fuyue suddenly spoke.
A string of “@#￥%…&*” in an unknown language came out of her mouth.
Everyone: “?”
Jiang Fuyue: When I start “@#￥%,” I’m either fooling people or being incredibly impressive.
