Jiang Fuyue’s speech was very simple, without any fancy words or showy writing.
She just stood on the stage, speaking a few sentences in an even, calm tone.
Really, only a few sentences.
So brief that the audience hadn’t even fully recovered from being stunned by her appearance before she was done.
“…Huh?”
“…That’s it?”
“I haven’t even caught up yet.”
“As expected of my Fuyue, too cool for friends! But… really too short!”
“Hehe, luckily I recorded it, gonna watch again later.”
“D*mn! Send it to me!”
“I want it too!”
“Strongly suggest sharing it in the group!”
“Seconded!”
“GKD! I want to see the goddess!”
Half a minute later, a video appeared in the group chat.
The downloads skyrocketed within a minute.
Fang Liuliu also downloaded it.
She had spent a whole night sulking, tossing and turning, getting angrier the more she thought about it. Why did that Jiang Fuyue steal her chance to speak on stage? Just because she came from Linhuai, what right did she have? But neither Liu Kaiyan nor Fang Ye cared for her. Although Grandpa promised to try to fight for her, there was still no good news by morning.
Fang Liuliu realized there was no turning back.
Her opportunity had been taken by that Linhuai girl named Jiang Fuyue.
And not only that, Jiang Fuyue had earned everyone’s praise and admiration.
The group chat was full of compliments.
About winning gold in two competitions, about her slim waist and long legs, about her stunning beauty — Fang Liuliu felt even angrier and simply swiped past those messages.
When she saw someone post Jiang Fuyue’s photos in the group, she refused to open or look.
What was so great about it? So pretty — what use was that? CMO was about ability!
Maybe the committee let her speak just because she looked good.
Hmph, just an empty show pillow.
She deliberately ignored all the crazy spam of “first place in joint exam” and “full marks.”
To vent her anger, Fang Liuliu even argued with the lead teacher.
The teacher kindly told her to get up and attend the opening ceremony, but she pretended to be dead in her room, ignoring all the knocking.
The teacher had no choice but to get the front desk to bring a key.
When the door opened, Fang Liuliu just stayed in bed, refusing to get up.
The teacher was frustrated. If not for the Fang family’s influence and Liu Kaiyan often sending favors, he wouldn’t bother with such an uncooperative student.
Finally, he warned, “Skipping the opening ceremony means forfeiting your exam qualification. If you refuse to enter the exam hall tomorrow, think it over yourself!”
Only then did Fang Liuliu reluctantly and grumblingly get up.
Fine, she wanted to see who exactly this Jiang Fuyue was!
Now that she had seen her, she couldn’t believe it.
To be sure, she downloaded the video from the group and played it.
A familiar face appeared — the same out-of-town girl who dirtied her coat yesterday!
She was Jiang Fuyue!
“B*tch!”
The girl sitting next to Fang Liuliu glanced at her in surprise: “Who are you cursing?”
Fang Liuliu sneered at the stage with arrogant tone, “I’m cursing her, Jiang——Fuyue——so what?”
“You’re crazy? Why curse Sister Yue?”
“I curse her, so what? What can you do to me?”
“You—”
“I’m cursing her. A b*tch. What’s so great about her? If you all want to be her lapdogs, it’s because you’re blind, there’s something wrong with you! Your brains are soaked!”
“Heh… I think you’re just jealous, right? Indeed, a goddess like Sister Yue is bound to attract jealous eyes. Look at your angry face, uglier than a cursing shrew. Tsk tsk, really embarrassing.”
That girl was from Northeast China, fiery-tempered and sharp-tongued, definitely not someone to mess with.
She didn’t care about the Fang family or the Li family; if someone dared insult Sister Yue, she’d bite back!
Bring it on, let’s see who bites harder!
Fang Liuliu trembled with rage, “Do you know who I am?! Believe it or not, I’ll—”
“I don’t care who you are. Even the Jade Emperor himself wouldn’t be allowed to insult my Sister Yue’s hair. You’re some kind of demon dare to cause trouble?”
Fang Liuliu’s eyes widened, half with anger, half with confusion, “Wait… what do you have to do with me insulting Jiang Fuyue? Why do you care so much?!”
“Hehe, sorry, you can insult me, but not my goddess.”
“Ah—” Fang Liuliu screamed.
No one! No one had ever dared treat her like this!
Too much!
The girl’s eyes sparkled, and she started screaming too, “Ah—ah—ah—”
Even louder and more pitiful than Fang Liuliu.
Fang Liuliu was stunned: “?”
“Hey, why did you stop screaming?”
“Ah—”
The girl: “Ah—ah—”
“Why are you copying me?!” Fang Liuliu was shocked.
The girl tilted her head: “You can’t be the only victim, let’s all scream together, better to get the lead teacher and committee leaders here, then I’ll tell them you insulted Sister Yue. Just wait to get kicked out and lose your exam qualification, teehee~”
Fang Liuliu: “?”
The girl winked cutely: “Am I smart? Hehe, learned from Sister Yue. Feeling like you’re about to die from anger next second?”
Fang Liuliu: “???”
“If you want to learn, go online and download a video of Sister Yue roasting R country people. Recommend watching multiple times and studying carefully.”
Fang Liuliu: “???”
…
After the opening ceremony, they toured the exam venue.
Fang Liuliu was so angry she left the lecture hall and ran back to the hotel, lying face down on her kingsize bed in the top-floor suite, crying loudly.
Suddenly, her phone rang.
She picked it up and saw it was Liu Kaiyan.
“Didn’t answer yesterday, what use is calling now?!” She hung up sharply.
Soon after, Liu Kaiyan called again.
Fang Liuliu kept hanging up.
After several repeats, she finally answered: “What do you want?!”
With an annoyed tone.
There was a pause on the other end: “…Good girl, what’s wrong?”
“You still say that! I tried calling you yesterday, you didn’t answer. Now my chance to speak on stage has been stolen!”
“What?! You didn’t speak today?!”
“What the h*ll—I even got cursed at, pointed at like a dog!”
“Slow down, tell me what happened?”
“The person who dirtied my clothes yesterday…”
…
After visiting the exam venue, Xu Jing led Jiang Fuyue’s group back to the hotel.
After lunch, they were free to do as they wished.
Tan Jiaxu and Chen Cheng hadn’t fully mastered the questions Jiang Fuyue listed yesterday, so they returned to the room early to study more.
Ling Xuan’s relative came to pick him up, and after learning the details, Xu Jing let him go.
As for Jiang Fuyue…
“Where are you going?”
“Just walking nearby.”
“Is there anything to see?”
Jiang Fuyue looked at him without speaking, arms crossed.
Xu Jing felt a bit embarrassed: “Uh… then I’ll come with you?”
Jiang Fuyue: “…”
“It’s not safe outside. I just want to make sure nothing happens to you!”
Jiang Fuyue raised an eyebrow, surprise flashing in her eyes: “Ling Xuan went out too. Why aren’t you going with him?”
“Do you know which tree lightning strikes most? The tallest and fullest one. Simply put — being too outstanding attracts attention. I have to escort you! Hey… what’s with that look?”
Jiang Fuyue: “A look of new respect.”
She didn’t expect Xu Jing, unaware of yesterday’s incident, to be so guarded and cautious.
Underestimated him.
“Fine, I won’t go out. I’ll stay in the hotel.”
“Really? Don’t sneak out. If you want to go, just tell me directly.”
“Nope.”
“Yay! Then go back to your room. If you want anything, just message me. I’ll buy it for you.”
Jiang Fuyue twitched her mouth corner: “I’m going back.”
“Lock the door! Don’t open it for strangers!”
“…”
Fan Shiguang popped up from somewhere, following Xu Jing’s gaze at Jiang Fuyue’s departing figure: “Hey, Old Xu, she’s gone. Why are you still staring?”
“You don’t get it! I have to see her go into her room to feel secure.”
“Geez, really? So strict. Don’t you worry she’ll rebel?”
Xu Jing shook his head: “Others maybe, but not Jiang Fuyue.”
“Why?”
“She’s proud and cold, but she knows what’s good.”
“What kind of praise is that?”
Xu Jing gave him a look, then suddenly turned serious: “Don’t mess around. Watch your students well. Don’t let people take advantage.”
Fan Shiguang was stunned.
By the time he reacted, Xu Jing had already left.
At 8 a.m. the third day, the first CMO exam officially began…
