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Chapter 841: The Math Competition Begins

Before Song Siyao could say another word, her teacher gave her a warning look, and she shut her mouth at once.

"I did slap her, but she humiliated me first. She just saw me getting out of a luxurious car, so she believes that I have a sugar-daddy, which is not true. I warned her to stop slandering me, but she wouldn't listen. Instead, she kept humiliating me in a public place right in front of everyone!" Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, the male teacher was displeased, and asked Song Siyao, "Is it true?"

In fact, he already believed Gu Ning's explanation, but he still asked Song Siyao for her account to be fair.

"I…" Song Siyao didn't know what to say. She couldn't deny it, because others in the hall had all witnessed it.

"Song Siyao, I don't care how troublesome you normally are, but you must stay quiet today! You're one of the representatives of our school and the capital. If you don't want to attend the contest, you can go back home right now. Spreading rumors is a cheap trick. Don't ever do that again," the male teacher said with a serious face.

"Alright, if you've finished your breakfast, you can wait in the hall or on the buses," the male teacher said to the other students in the hall. He didn't want to waste more time on it.

"I…" Song Siyao was unwilling to accept this result, because she was slapped by Gu Ning just then. Only Zhang Zikai dared to argue with her, but Gu Ning directly slapped her today!

"Enough, Siyao. It's your fault after all. What do you want?" The male teacher lost his patience, but it wasn't a good time to tell Song Siyao about Gu Ning's influence now.

Although Song Siyao was born in a super-rich family, Gu Ning had powerful connections in many important industries too. It wouldn't do Song Siyao any good if she had a bad relationship with Gu Ning.

After that, the students in the hall all stood in lines.

No matter how mad Song Siyao was, she had to close her mouth now. Song Siyao was a little in awe of her teacher, because her teacher wasn't a common teacher.

The three students sent by the capital here were all born in influential families. If their teacher were a common teacher, they wouldn't listen to him.

"Ningning." Su Anya and her friends just left the dining hall. "What happened? I heard some noises just now."

"I had conflict with Song Siyao, but we're fine now," Gu Ning said, then walked to her teacher along with Su Anya.

"Great," Su Anya said. She didn't know what had happened, but she believed that Gu Ning had the ability to protect herself.

"Have you eaten breakfast?" Su Anya asked.

"Yeah, I did," Gu Ning said.

They would leave for the competition at 8:30 am, and every student had to finish breakfast before that.

Around 8:20 am, they were all aboard.

The competition was held at the No.1 High School of City B, which wasn't far away from the Bluesky Hotel. It would take about 10 minutes or so if they walked there from the Bluesky Hotel. However, for the sake of their security, they would take buses.

The competition would begin at 9:20 am, and all the students were seated in different classrooms half an hour earlier.

Gu Ning was in the first classroom, Su Anya was in the third classroom, and the last student sent by City F was in the fifth classroom.

Song Siyao was also in the first classroom, while Zhang Zikai was in the same classroom as Su Anya.

The test began at 9:20 am, and it would last 80 minutes, but Gu Ning had already finished it after only 20 minutes. She couldn't hand her papers in until half an hour passed by, so she had to stay there in her seat. It was still eight minutes away from the time she could give it in, and Gu Ning already felt bored.

Two teachers in the classroom thought that Gu Ning didn't know the answers to those questions, so she sat there with an absent look on her face. They exchanged a glance with each other, then wondered which city Gu Ning came from.

The older teacher walked to Gu Ning afterwards. He planned to remind Gu Ning to focus on the paper, but he was shocked when he found that Gu Ning's paper was already finished.

Jesus, she already finished the paper within 20 minutes! Did she just randomly fill in the blanks?

Gu Ning understood what the teacher was thinking, so she showed the whole paper to him.

After reading the first part of the paper, the teacher was astonished that Gu Ning's answers were all right. He kept reading, and found that Gu Ning didn't make any mistakes.

She must be a genius! The teacher thought to himself.

At this moment, Gu Ning said with happiness, "If you'll excuse me, I think I can leave now." It meant that she wanted to hand her paper.

The classroom was very quiet, and Gu Ning's voice attracted other students' attention. They all abruptly raised their heads and looked at her.

Seriously? She's going to hand her paper right now?

Song Siyao frowned, and didn't believe that Gu Ning could finish the paper properly within just half an hour. What she didn't know was that Gu Ning actually finished the paper within just 20 minutes.

"Oh, sure," the teacher said, although he was still in shock.

With the teacher's permission, Gu Ning left with her pen.

Outside, teachers from different cities gathered together talking with each other. When Gu Ning walked outside, they were surprised.

Why did she leave the classroom right now?

Has she finished the paper?

Chapter 842: Heaven on Earth

Except for Gu Ning's teacher who believed that Gu Ning really had finished the paper, the other teachers all thought that Gu Ning must have quit the test.

In fact, although Gu Ning's teacher believed in her, he was still slightly worried.

"Hi!" Gu Ning walked to her teacher.

"Have you finished?" her teacher asked.

"Yeah, I did," Gu Ning replied. "Please excuse me, I need to leave now."

"Sure, see you." Her teacher didn't stop her.

After that, Gu Ning walked away.

"Mr. Tan, are you sure that she has finished her paper?" Once Gu Ning was gone, someone asked her teacher.

Her teacher's given name was Tan.

"She told me so, and I trust her," Mr. Tan said with confidence.

"Mr. Tan, can you tell us something about the girl? Why is she being treated differently?" another teacher asked.

The Education Bureau ordered them to stay in the same hotel. Even though some students lived in City B, they still had to stay with other students. Gu Ning, however, could stay in her own place. In addition, she could come and leave as she liked.

"She needs to deal with something else, and she has the permission of the Education Bureau," Mr. Tan said, but didn't give many details.

Since Mr. Tan was unwilling to tell them, the other teachers didn't ask further.

…

The test in the afternoon would begin at 2:20 pm, but it was only almost 10 am when Gu Ning left.

Leng Shaoting was waiting for her outside the entire time.

"Let me take you somewhere," Leng Shaoting said the second Gu Ning got in the car.

"Where?" Gu Ning asked with curiosity.

"You'll know when we arrive there." Leng Shaoting wore a mysterious smile.

Half an hour later, Leng Shaoting arrived at a mountain villa in a suburb.

"Will we dine here?" Gu Ning asked, although she already had the answer.

"Yeah," Leng Shaoting said, "but we'll go somewhere else first before we go share lunch together."

Somewhere else? Gu Ning was curious, but she knew that Leng Shaoting wouldn't tell her the answer, so she didn't ask.

After they got out of the car, Leng Shaoting held Gu Ning's hand walking towards a house in the traditional style.

Once they entered the house, Gu Ning was surprised. There was a long passage inside. Even though it was dim, they could still see the way ahead. Leng Shaoting guided Gu Ning through it. It was nearly 50 meters long, and they felt like they were like stepping through a mountain. In fact, they were indeed walking through a mountain.

When they reached the end of the passage, Gu Ning smelt a floral fragrance. She was very curious to know what was outside, but she didn't ask Leng Shaoting, because she knew that he wanted to surprise her.

Gu Ning was amazed when they finally walked out of the passage.

It was heaven on earth outside of the passage!

Peach blossoms, cherry blossoms and crabapple flowers were everywhere in her sight beside cobblestone paths. There was also a pond with a gazebo beside it in the middle of all kinds of flower trees. This breathtaking scenery was covered in white mist too, which made it look very unreal!

Gu Ning was stunned, and could barely say a word. She didn't realize that it was time to appreciate flowers until now.

Seeing Gu Ning's surprised face, Leng Shaoting knew that she liked it very much, but he still asked, "How is it? Do you like it?"

"Wow, it's super amazing!" Gu Ning got excited. "Shaoting, how did you find a place like this?"

"I found it by chance while playing on my phone when I was waiting for you," Leng Shaoting said.

This place was built last year, and it was open this year. When Leng Shaoting saw its ad, he thought that Gu Ning might like this place, so he decided to bring her here.

Gu Ning loved this place so much that she took countless pictures of it. She also took many selfies with Leng Shaoting.

Gu Ning wasn't a social media fan, but she ached to post some photos right now.

Without delay, she posted three pictures on her WeChat moments. One was the panorama of the scenery, one was Leng Shaoting's back, and one was her profile. Every picture was perfect. She also typed a line of words: I feel like I'm in heaven on earth right now!

At the bottom of those photos, she showed her location, in case her friends asked her for it.

Gu Ning only added the people she was familiar with on WeChat.

Gu Anna was the first one who saw her post, and she was shocked by the beautiful scenery.

Gu Anna: OMG, Gu Ning, you finally posted something. This place is so unbelievable! I'm going there!

Su Tongnuo: Wow, it's so beautiful!

Many people liked and left comments under her post, and they were all complimenting the scenery. None of them asked who the man in the second photo was, because they were all familiar with Gu Ning and they knew that the man must be Leng Shaoting.

Cao Wenxin also went there with Xin Bei after she saw Gu Ning's post.

The garden wasn't very large, and there was a bamboo forest with several bamboo houses ahead. In addition to that, there were restaurants, tea houses, theaters and so on in the mountain villa.

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting relaxed in a tea house before they continued to walk around here. When they were about to have lunch in a restaurant, Cao Wenxin called Gu Ning.

Gu Ning then invited her and Xin Bei to dine together, and they went to watch an opera in a theater afterwards.

It took several hours for them to have fun inside.

If Gu Ning didn't have a test that afternoon, she would have stayed there for a whole day! Cao Wenxin and Xin Bei were free, so they decided to stay there.

…

Gu Ning left the school once she finished her paper, so she had no idea that many teachers were astonished by her behavior.

She had finished the paper within half an hour, and her answers were all right. She could be the only one who got full marks!

Chapter 843: Bribery?

If it was a common test, it wasn't hard to get full marks, but it was a national math competition! The questions were much more difficult than those of common tests, so the best score other than Gu Ning's was 96.

Moreover, only 36 students out of 108 participants scored over 90, and only 67 had a score over 80, while the rest of the students' scores were all lower than 70.

Students who came to attend today's competition were all top students from different cities around the country, but there was still a gap between them. It was also possible that some of them had failed to do the test to the best of their ability.

Their scores were out at 1 pm, and everyone was shocked by Gu Ning's score. They all believed that Gu Ning had to be a genius. Song Siyao, however, couldn't accept it. Gu Ning had handed her paper in after just half an hour, and Song Siyao didn't believe that Gu Ning was able to get full marks.

Because of jealousy and hatred, Song Siyao reported her suspicion. "I think Gu Ning must have bribed the Education Bureau, and gotten the answers beforehand. I don't believe that she could finish the paper within just half an hour and even get full marks! We're all top students selected from thousands and thousands of high school students, but we all failed to finish the paper and get full marks within 80 minutes. Why could Gu Ning?" Song Siyao said.

Song Siyao was criticizing the Education Bureau now.

Although what Song Siyao said was a little offensive, it was indeed what everyone thought.

"What? She handed her paper in after just half an hour?"

"No way!"

"I don't think it's possible."

"She also got full marks!"

"I can't believe it either."

…

After knowing that Gu Ning had handed her paper in after just half an hour, many people became suspicious of Gu Ning's score.

"Song Siyao, stop spreading rumors! Gu Ning is an outstanding student and none of us is comparable to her! Face and accept this truth." Zhang Zikai was still the first one who stood out to defend Gu Ning.

Su Anya followed her up. "Right! Ningning always gets full marks back in her own school."

Hearing that, everyone was shocked again.

"I choose to believe Goddess Gu too."

"Me too!"

…

Some students who had learned what Gu Ning had done supported her as well, and they all called Gu Ning "Goddess Gu".

Song Siyao, however, still refused to accept it. "It's something you believe, not the truth!"

It was not only Song Siyao, but also many other students who couldn't believe it. They were all top students, but the gap between them and Gu Ning was too obvious!

"I support Siyao."

"I doubt the result too!"

"It's impossible that Gu Ning could finish the test within just half an hour and even get full marks!"

…

Seeing that many students chose to side with her, Song Siyao was more confident. "Zhang Zikai, you just met the girl named Gu Ning a short while ago. I think you better be cautious."

"I trust her, and you don't have solid proof to prove that Gu Ning used bribery to win this contest!" Zhang Zikai argued.

"I just don't believe that she could do that!" Song Siyao retorted.

"Song Siyao, enough!" Su Anya was mad.

"Is it?" Song Siyao raised her jaw with arrogance.

"It is enough!"

At this moment, a serious male voice sounded from outside of the crowd, which surprised everyone.

The man was Song Siyao's teacher, followed by all the other teachers, so the students stood aside at once.

"What else can you do apart from causing trouble?" The male teacher was quite displeased, staring at Song Siyao. Song Siyao panicked a little, but was unwilling to retreat.

"I'm not the only one who holds that suspicion here," Song Siyao said.

"Suspicion? You don't have any proof. Do you understand that it's slander? Have you ever thought of the result of it?" The male teacher was in a rage. "Or, do you think that you're the best student in this world, and nobody can be better than you?"

In fact, he was also amazed by Gu Ning's score, but he wasn't dumb enough to question the Education Bureau.

"I…" Song Siya wanted to say something else, but her teacher gave her a furious gaze, so she had to shut her mouth.

Right at this time, a middle-aged man of power walked over, and said to Song Siyao with a serious face, "Nice to see you, I'm the vice director of the Education Bureau. I can promise that it's a fair contest. You don't have any proof, but keep slandering the Education Bureau, so we have the right to sue you. If you can prove that what you just said was true, we're more than willing to accept the criticisms and advice."

The vice director of the Education Bureau?

Everyone was shocked, especially those students who had just questioned the Education Bureau. They only dared to vent their anger by criticizing others without any proof, but had no courage to challenge the Education Bureau.

"I-I…" Song Siyao stammered.

Chapter 844: Rematch

Since the vice director of the Education Bureau showed up, nobody dared to say another word about the result.

When Gu Ning came back, the others were dispersing. Mr. Tan was the first one who noticed her. "Gu Ning, come here!"

Hearing Gu Ning's name, everyone turned to look at her. Some felt envious of her, some were jealous of her, while some admired her. Song Siyao's eyes were full of hatred towards Gu Ning now, but she didn't dare to pick on Gu Ning because of Director You.

Gu Ning walked to her teacher afterwards, and greeted all the teachers present. "It's so nice to meet you."

"This is the vice director of the Education Bureau, Director You," Mr. Tan said to Gu Ning.

"Honored to meet you, Director You." Gu Ning greeted Director You with great respect, but still stayed calm, which impressed Director You.

Director You had heard a lot about Gu Ning. Given Gu Ning's achievements and powerful connections, even he should show some respect towards her.

"Nice to meet you, Gu Ning. I heard that you just won the first prize at the preliminary test, good for you! Are you confident about the following rematch and the final?" Director You asked kindly. He now didn't look as serious as he did earlier.

"Yes, I am," Gu Ning said without hesitation.

"Great!" Director You smiled. He didn't think that Gu Ning was arrogant, but encouraged her to do her best.

After that, Gu Ning walked away. Zhang Zikai and Su Anya went to her at once.

"Ningning, Song Siyao just bad-mouthed your behind your back. She said that you bribed the Education Bureau to get the correct answers!" Su Anya was still annoyed about it.

"It's complete nonsense," Gu Ning said.

Gu Ning wouldn't take it to heart. She would only pay Song Siyao back when it was over the top.

"Ningning, did you really finish the paper within just half an hour? It's so unbelievable!" Zhang Zikai asked.

"Nope, I finished it within 20 minutes, but I had to wait for another 10 minutes to hand the paper in," Gu Ning said. Su Anya and Zhang Zikai were her friends, so she could be honest with them.

"What? Just 20 minutes?" Zhang Zikai rounded her eyes in shock.

Su Anya, on the other hand, stayed calm, because she had heard from Chu Peihan that Gu Ning always finished her papers within 20 minutes.

"Ningning, you must be a genius!" Zhang Zikai said.

"Well, I have a good memory, and I can store almost everything in my mind after reading it," Gu Ning said.

"Wow, I wish I could have such a good memory!" Zhang Zikai admired Gu Ning more than ever now. "Ningning, can I test your memory?"

"Sure!" Gu Ning didn't mind at all.

Zhang Zikai thought for a while, then asked, "Do you still remember my phone number?"

"138 XXXX XXX," Gu Ning said without delay.

Zhang Zikai then took out her bank card, and gave it to Gu Ning. "Read the numbers three times before you say it aloud without looking at them."

Gu Ning took her bank card, but she didn't bother to read those numbers three times. She was able to remember them after reading them once.

"Jesus, you're so amazing!" Zhang Zikai got excited. "Can you remember it forever, or will you soon forget it?"

"I can remember it forever," Gu Ning said with a smile.

"The principal of her school has permitted her to be absent from all the classes until the National College Entrance Examination," Su Anya said.

"Really?" Zhang Zikai was greatly surprised again. "What's your target university?"

"The Capital University," Gu Ning said.

"Me too!" Zhang Zikai almost jumped up with excitement. "What major will you choose?"

"Economic Management," Gu Ning replied.

"I'm going to major in Economics," Zhang Zikai said. "How about you, Anya?"

"I want to study in the Capital University as well, but my family will send me to study abroad," Su Anya sighed. Sometimes, it wasn't up to her to make the decision.

"It's not a bad thing to study abroad. I want to do that myself, but my family won't allow me to," Zhang Zikai said. "Well, now I'll give up." Zhang Zikai could be Gu Ning's schoolmate in the university after all.

The rematch soon began.

Only 50 students made it to the rematch, and they were divided into two groups in two classrooms.

They were randomly arranged, not according to their scores. Therefore, Song Siyao, Zhang Zikai and Gu Ning sat in the same classroom, while Song Siyao sat in another.

The three of them passed the preliminary test with scores above 90, which proved that they were all top students.

The questions in the rematch were even more difficult than those in the preliminary test, so many people didn't believe that Gu Ning would be able to get full marks this time.

The teachers in the classroom all fixed their eyes on Gu Ning once she was seated.

Gu Ning barely thought about the questions, nor calculated, but directly wrote down the answers. It did seem like she already knew the correct answers.

Even Director You who walked by them couldn't help but pay more attention to Gu Ning. He wished that his children could be as smart as her.

Chapter 845: Yang Ziqian Confesses His Affection to Yu Zi

Teachers from different cities along with Director You also made a guess about Gu Ning's score in the rematch. Most of them thought that Gu Ning could get a score of around 95, while only a few believed that she was able to get full marks again, Mr. Tan included. However, although they made that guess, they weren't very confident, because the questions were much harder this time and they knew little about Gu Ning.

At the same time, they thought that fewer than 10 students would get a score over 90, and the majority might get a score around 80.

Gu Ning finished the paper within 25 minutes, and handed her paper in once half an hour passed once again. Even though other students in the same classroom as her were mentally prepared, they were still astonished. To their surprise, Gu Ning was still able to finish the paper within a short time even though the questions were much more difficult.

Gu Ning left the classroom while everyone looked at her. Song Siyao's eyes were full of hatred, and she cursed that Gu Ning would fail this time.

Once Gu Ning was gone, one of the teachers in the classroom picked up her paper to have a look. Gu Ning had, once again, filled in all the blanks with correct answers! The teacher couldn't believe his eyes.

…

Director You walked over the moment Gu Ning walked out of the classroom. "Hi, Gu Ning, have you finished your paper?"

"Yes, Director You," Gu Ning said.

"Are you confident in getting full marks?" Director You asked.

"I think I can," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, everyone took a long breath in. No matter how difficult the math questions were, it seemed that they were still very easy in Gu Ning's eyes.

"Oh, you're going to attend the National College Entrance Examination soon. Which university is your target?" Director You asked, and he had an idea.

"Well, my dream university is the Capital University," Gu Ning replied.

Knowing that, everyone was surprised. The Capital University was the top university in the country, and it was very hard to get in. However, Gu Ning sounded quite confident.

"The University of City B is also a highly prestigious university. Why don't you consider it?" Director You hoped that Gu Ning, who was an unusually outstanding student, could stay in his city.

"I'm sorry, but I'm determined to go to the capital," Gu Ning said.

Since Gu Ning said so, Director You didn't insist.

After saying good-bye to them, Gu Ning left the school. Leng Shaoting was still waiting for her outside.

…

Yu Zi had been busy these days, so she had turned Yang Ziqian's invitation down a few times, which made him wonder whether she was avoiding him.

Luckily, Yu Zi invited Yang Ziqian to have coffee together today, and he was very excited about it.

It was a Saturday, so Yu Zi was free.

The two met each other in a café at 3 pm.

The second Yang Ziqian was seated, Yu Zi apologized to him, "Ziqian, I'm so sorry that I've been very busy recently. Please don't mind it. I called you today because I want to make it up to you."

"It's fine. I understand, and I was very happy when you called me today," Yang Ziqian said. He understood that Charm was still in the early stage of developing, so Yu Zi would be very busy dealing with her business. In fact, he cared about her so much that he couldn't help thinking of her.

"Great!" Yu Zi smiled.

"Um, what kind of person am I in your eyes?" Yang Ziqian asked all of a sudden, staring at Yu Zi.

Yu Zi was struck dumb for a second, and flushed a little. "I think you're a good man."

"Can I be your boyfriend?" Yang Ziqian blurted out with anticipation.

"Well…" Yu Zi was surprised. She didn't know how to answer that question, so she lowered her head to drink coffee. She had to admit that she liked Yang Ziqian, or she wouldn't have met with him so often before. Nevertheless, she still felt a little shy to say it aloud.

"Can I?" Yang Ziqian got nervous when Yu Zi hesitated.

"I-I don't know how to answer," Yu Zi said.

"It's fine. You can be honest with me. I can accept it." Yang Ziqian felt disappointed. He thought that Yu Zi was going to reject him. If Yu Zi really rejected him, he wouldn't insist.

Feeling Yang Ziqian's disappointment, Yu Zi said aloud at once, "Sure you can."

She flushed again afterwards.

"What?" Yang Ziqian was cheered up. "Are you saying that I can be your boyfriend?"

"Yeah." Yu Zi nodded, but still avoided meeting his eyes.

Yang Ziqian was thrilled, and caught her hand on the table. Yu Zi struggled a little, but soon accepted it.

"Yu Zi, I understood that you don't believe sweet nothings, so I'll prove my love to you with actions and time," Yang Ziqian said with a serious face.

Yu Zi was touched. She had heard too many sweet nothings before, so now she valued actions above words.

After that, Yang Ziqian snapped his fingers, and a waiter showed up with a bunch of red roses walking towards them. Yu Zi was amazed, then realized that Yang Ziqian was prepared today.

Yang Ziqian was indeed prepared, because he was very sure of his feelings towards Yu Zi. He made up his mind to confess his affection to her today.

Chapter 846: Zi Beiying Is Going Home

He knew that Yu Zi didn't hate him, but he wasn't certain whether she liked him or not. Therefore, he was very nervous when he confessed his affection to her. Luckily, she agreed to be his girlfriend.

Yang Ziqian took the bunch of red roses from the waiter's hands, then handed it to Yu Zi. "This is for you."

All of a sudden, Yu Zi felt like crying.

"Thanks!" She took the bunch of flowers and smiled.

…

Right at this moment, Zi Beiying received a call from Zi Shaomin. He told her that their father was already conscious, and that she should go home now.

The Zi family never thought lightly of girls, so Zi Beiying had received as good an education and training as her older brother. Her father also spoiled her, but she wasn't spoiled rotten. However, her older brother was still the appointed heir of their family.

There was no need for Zi Beiying to stay in City B any longer, especially after she found out that Leng Shaoting's girlfriend was Gu Ning, so she was ready to go home.

Before she left, she planned to share a meal with Gu Ning, because she sincerely treated her as her friend.

"Oh, Shaomin, I need to tell you one thing," Zi Beiying said when she was about to hang up the call with Zi Shaomin.

"What?" Zi Shaomin asked.

"Shaoting already has a girlfriend," Zi Beiying said, and sounded calm.

"Really?" Zi Shaomin was shocked.

It was indeed a piece of shocking news, because he knew that Leng Shaoting never showed much interest in women. In that case, he was very shocked when he heard that Leng Shaoting had a girlfriend now.

"Are you alright?" he asked Zi Beiying with concern. He knew how much Zi Beiying liked Leng Shaoting.

"I'm fine. I felt sad at the beginning, but I didn't feel upset at all when I saw his girlfriend," Zi Beiying said.

"Why?" Zi Shaomin was curious.

"His girlfriend is exactly the girl who gave me those magical pills. I have a more powerful family than her, but she's better than me on every other level. So I really admire her," Zi Beiying said in a serious tone.

"What? The owner of those magical pills is Leng Shaoting's girlfriend?" Zi Shaomin was astonished.

"Yeah," Zi Beiying said. She admired Gu Ning, so she wasn't jealous of her.

Zi Shaomin remained silent for a while, then said, "Beiying, actually I think that Xu Jinchen is also a good choice."

"Come on! I don't have affection towards him at all," Zi Beiying said. It wasn't the first time that her older brother had recommended Xu Jinchen to her. An idea dawned on her. "Shaomin, are you interested in him?" Zi Beiying joked.

Hearing that, both Mengda and Nan who stood by Zi Beiying's sides were surprised.

"Nonsense!" Zi Shaomin raised his voice. "I only like women, alright?"

"Fine, but stop mentioning Xu Jinchen anymore!" Zi Beiying pulled her lips.

Zi Shaomin didn't know what else he could say, so he hung up the call.

Zi Beiying called Gu Ning at once, and invited her along with Leng Shaoting to share a meal before she went home. Gu Ning agreed.

Zi Beiying also invited Xu Jinchen and Xin Bei. They agreed too.

Gu Ning still knew nothing about the fact that Zi Beiying had liked Leng Shaoting. Leng Shaoting didn't tell her either, because it wasn't important in his eyes. Zi Beiying had already given up chasing him right now, so it was unnecessary to bring it up.

The appointed time was 6 pm, but it was still early, so Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting decided to enjoy a ride.

Gu Ning said to Leng Shaoting, "I need to leave for HK the day after tomorrow."

"What are you going to do there?" Leng Shaoting asked.

Gu Ning then told him the truth, "It's the 50th anniversary of the He family's casino on March 28. On that day, the current leading role of the He family, He Hongjie, and his younger brother, He Hongyuan, will have a competition for the leading position by gambling. He Hongjie is losing his hearing, and his second son who's the best gambler in the family is still missing, so his daughter, He Siyin, turned to me for help. She offered me five hundred million yuan as compensation. If I win, I can get the money along with the bet in the gambling match with He Hongyuan. If I lose, she won't force me to take responsibility, so I agreed."

"I'm going back to the capital tomorrow. If I'm free that day, I'll meet you there." Leng Shaoting was worried about Gu Ning if she went to HK alone, but he knew that he couldn't stop her once she made up her mind. Accordingly, he would do everything he could to protect her.

"Great." Gu Ning nodded.

…

When it was around 4 pm, Lu Zhan called Gu Ning and told her that Infinite Horror was already done.

Gu Ning told him to report for duty in her company at the capital, then made a copy of the original film. She would send someone to get it. Lu Zhan agreed, and said that he would leave for the capital tomorrow.

Afterwards, Gu Ning called K and told him what Lu Zhan had just told her. She also called Lu Xiao later. Lu Xiao would make arrangement for Lu Zhan's work.

Chapter 847: Can I Stay?

Around 5 pm, Gu Ning received Mr. Tan's call. He told her that she was still the no.1 on the list of students who made it to the final. She got full marks again. Su Anya was ranked 11th, so she was excluded from the final, while Zhang Zikai was ranked 7th, and Song Siyao was ranked 10th, so both of them would join the final.

The final would begin at 10 am in multimedia classroom 1 tomorrow, and all the students who would attend it had to be gathered at the Bluesky Hotel before 9:30 am.

The judges and audience of the final were all math professors and experts from famous high schools and colleges. Those who weren't able to stay calm at that time would perform badly. However, it was still nothing in Gu Ning's eyes.

…

Around 5 pm, Zi Beiying arrived at a high-end mountain villa with beautiful views, which was located in a suburb near City B; they were going to dine here.

She wandered around in the mountain villa afterwards.

There were many pretty flower blossoms in the mountain villa as well, although it wasn't as breathtaking as the garden Gu Ning had visited today.

Xu Jinchen was single, and he had nothing else to do, so he arrived at the mountain villa earlier too.

When Zi Beiying saw Xu Jinchen this time, she remembered what her older brother had said to her on the phone. She felt a little uneasy, but didn't show it on her face.

"Well, I guess we're the only ones who are still single, and they're all enjoying each other's company as couples now," Xu Jinchen said.

"Yeah, why don't you find yourself a girlfriend since your close friends all have one now. Don't you feel sad seeing them dating?" Zi Beiying joked.

Hearing that, Xu Jinchen was upset. "I even want to set them apart sometimes, ha-ha. It's hard to find someone who loves you and you love as well.���

"Right." Zi Beiying nodded. She had liked Leng Shaoting, but Leng Shaoting had never paid much attention to her. He and Gu Ning, however, loved each other, so they ended up being together.

"How about you? Are you willing to give it up?" Xu Jinchen asked.

"Yeah, I am. If his girlfriend were someone else, I probably wouldn't give up chasing him, but I admire Gu Ning," Zi Beiying said, being very honest.

When they walked ahead, Zi Beiying noticed a swing not far away. She ran to it and began to move it forwards and backwards using her legs.

Xu Jinchen followed her, and sat aside watching her playing on it.

Seeing the childlike smile on Zi Beiying's face, Xu Jinchen's mouth curved upwards.

In the beginning, he thought that Zi Beiying was shrewd and not easy to get along with, but he changed his mind now. In fact, she wasn't as complicated as he thought she would be. He just didn't know much about her.

…

Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting arrived at 5:30 pm.

Cao Wenxin along with Xin Bei also appeared 10 minutes later.

After dinner, they went to drink and have fun in a club because all of them were free tonight.

When it was a little late, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting went to stay in the hotel as usual, while Xin Bei drove Cao Wenxin back to Huafu Hills.

"Um, can I come have some water inside?" Xin Bei said. It was obviously an excuse. He just wanted to spend more private time with Cao Wenxin.

"Sure!" Cao Wenxin agreed. They were boyfriend and girlfriend right now after all.

Xin Bei then followed Cao Wenxin inside. However, the second they entered the house, Xin Bei hugged Cao Wenxin in his arms and kissed her.

Cao Wenxin struggled a little, but soon enjoyed it.

In the following minutes, Xin Bei kissed her with passion and his hand moved around on Cao Wenxin's body before it covered her boob.

Cao Wenxin was surprised, and subconsciously resisted, but her body was already softened in Xin Bei's arms. It was impossible for her to push him away.

Xin Bei didn't do anything further. It wasn't because he didn't want more, but because he was afraid that Cao Wenxin would be mad at him. They had been together for just a short time after all.

Xin Bei didn't let Cao Wenxin go until she was out of breath. Cao Wenxin's cheeks were as red as an apple now, and she didn't dare to meet his eyes.

Seeing Cao Wenxin like that, Xin Bei was sexually excited, but he still did his best to control himself.

Cao Wenxin ran away once Xin Bei let her go, but she stumbled and almost fell. Xin Bei pulled her back into his arms at once. "Let me carry you upstairs."

Cao Wenxin flushed scarlet now, and hid her face in his chest.

"Come on, don't be so shy! We're boyfriend and girlfriend now," Xin Bei joked.

"Let me go!" Cao Wenxin struggled, but failed to get out of Xin Bei's arms.

Xin Bei then carried Cao Wenxin in his arms walking to sit on the sofa.

"Didn't you say that you want to have some water? Go drink it yourself. I need to sleep now," Cao Wenxin said, and chased him away.

"Can I stay here with you for a night? I'm leaving tomorrow," Xin Bei said, and played pitiful.

Cao Wenxin's heart was pounding. She ached to stay with him for a while longer too.

"Um, I'll tidy up a room for you," Cao Wenxin said, and tried to get back to her feet.

"Don't bother. I can stay in your room," Xin Bei said.

"No!" Cao Wenxin refused at once. Although she agreed to let Xin Bei stay, she never thought that they would stay in the same room. It was moving too fast in her eyes.

"Why not?" Xin Bei asked again.

"Well…" Cao Wenxin didn't know what to say.

"We're a couple now. Gu Ning and Shaoting always sleep in the same room when they're together. Why can't we?" Xin Bei said.

"How do you know that they always sleep together in the same room?" Cao Wenxin argued.

Chapter 848: Don't Move

"How do you know they always sleep together in the same room?" Cao Wenxin argued.

"Come on, it's very common. Relax, I promise I won't do anything to you," Xin Bei said, in case Cao Wenxin was annoyed.

Hearing that, Cao Wenxin relaxed, but somehow felt a little disappointed as well. She was still a virgin, but it didn't mean that she wasn't interested in sex. On the contrary, she was looking forward to it. The condition was that the man must be her love.

Xin Bei was now her boyfriend, and she was willing to have sex with him, but she thought that it was too early to do that now. Nevertheless, she trusted Xin Bei, and she knew that he wouldn't hurt her.

Seeing that Xin Bei had no intention to leave tonight, Cao Wenxin gave in, in the end. However, she still felt embarrassed, and didn't want to go back to her room right now.

"Do you want some water?" Cao Wenxin asked.

"Yeah." Xin Bei had several drinks, so he was indeed thirsty now.

Cao Wenxin then went to pour two glasses of water for them. After that, she switched on the TV.

"Aren't you sleepy? It's late now," Xin Bei asked. He understood what Cao Wenxin was avoiding, and he thought that it was quite funny when she flushed. They were boyfriend and girlfriend now, and it would happen sooner or later.

Actually, he insisted on staying here not because he wanted to have sex with Cao Wenxin, but because he simply wanted to spend more private time with her. Although they hadn't been together for long, and anything could happen in the future, he was confident that they could be happy together forever.

"Um, I don't want to sleep right now. If you're sleepy, you can go to bed before me," Cao Wenxin said. In fact, she was very sleepy now, but didn't know how to get along with Xin Bei if they were alone in the same bedroom.

"I'm not sleepy either, I can stay here watching TV with you," Xin Bei said, then sat next to Cao Wenxin. Since she was unwilling to go to bed right now, he would stay here with her.

Cao Wenxin could only keep watching TV in the living room, but she soon lost patience. "Aren't you sleepy yet?"

"Not yet, because I'm already used to it. We can't sleep for successive days and nights when we're fulfilling a task sometimes," Xin Bei said.

"Really? It must be very tiring!" Cao Wenxin had sympathy for him.

"Yeah, it is, but it's our duty," Xin Bei said. It wasn't an easy job, but he never complained, because he chose this road himself. He was an ace soldier in the special forces before he joined the Red Flame, and only the top soldiers were able to be members of it. He stood out from over a thousand ace soldiers.

After chatting with Xin Bei for a while, Cao Wenxin gave in to sleepiness, and went back to her bedroom.

Because Xin Bei was in the same bedroom as her, Cao Wenxin didn't change her clothing and directly lay on the bed after brushing her teeth and washing her face. She even lay with her back facing Xin Bei, in case she felt embarrassed.

"Don't you need to put on your sleeping gown?" Xin Bei asked. He understood why Cao Wenxin did that, and was amused.

"It's fine," Cao Wenxin said. She felt too shy to wear her sleeping gown in front of Xin Bei now.

Xin Bei didn't say anything further, and got in the bed with his clothes as well.

Once he covered himself with the quilt, he reached out his hand and pulled Cao Wenxin into his arms. Cao Wenxin struggled. "What are you doing? Stop it."

"Come on, let me hug you for a while," Xin Bei said to comfort her.

Cao Wenxin stopped struggling.

They remained quiet for a while, when Xin Bei suddenly kissed her.

They had kissed each other before, so Cao Wenxin didn't push him away.

Xin Bei soon stopped, because he would have an erection if he kept kissing her.

It was the first time that Cao Wenxin had slept in a man's arms, so she wasn't used to it and turned her body once in a while.

Xin Bei got sexually excited when Cao Wenxin turned her body. He took a long breath in, and his voice was hoarse now. "Wenxin, if you keep turning your body in my arms, I'm afraid I'll lose control of myself."

Cao Wenxin stiffened, and didn't dare to move again. "Let me go if you feel uncomfortable. I've never slept like this before."

Hearing that, Xin Bei was happy, but didn't let her go. "You can learn to get used to it. I'm your boyfriend now."

Cao Wenxin agreed, then closed her mouth.

"Wenxin, I love you, and I'll take good care of you. Do you trust me?" Xin Bei said with sincerity. In Xin Bei's eyes, Cao Wenxin was the girl he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.

Cao Wenxin gradually relaxed in Xin Bei's arms.

In the end, they still had sex with each other.

The next morning, Cao Wenxin still avoided meeting Xin Bei's eyes, but she didn't regret it at all. Instead, it was a magical night.

"Do you still feel shy?" Xin Bei joked.

Cao Wenxin flushed red, and covered her head in the quilt.

Xin Bei stopped joking, and said in a serious tone, "I'm flying back to the capital at 11 am. We can keep in touch by phone, and I'll come to visit you when I'm free."

"Sure," Cao Wenxin said, and felt a little sad, but she didn't stop him, because it was his job. Since she chose him to be her boyfriend, she should understand and support him.

Chapter 849: The Final Game

It was still early, so they chatted for a while longer on the bed, and had sex again.

Gu Ning got up at 8 am, and Leng Shaoting drove her to the Bluesky Hotel around 9 pm.

The plane Leng Shaoting was going to take would take off at 11 am, so he contacted Xu Jinchen and Xin Bei after Gu Ning got out at the Bluesky Hotel.

The hall of the Bluesky Hotel was crowded as usual. Although many students had already failed in the competition, they still needed to be the audience.

When they saw Gu Ning walking inside, they looked at her with admiration. She had gotten full marks twice no matter how difficult the math questions were!

"Hi, Ningning!"

Once Gu Ning showed up, Su Anya and Zhang Zikai ran towards her happily.

Even though Su Anya didn't get into the final, she wasn't sad at all, because she was mentally prepared beforehand.

Since Su Anya was still in a good mood, there was no need for Gu Ning to comfort her.

Song Siyao hated Gu Ning as always, but she didn't say it aloud in public.

Those who knew Gu Ning's real identity also surrounded her and kept complimenting her.

"Goddess Gu, you're so awesome!"

"How did you manage to get full marks twice?"

"It's so unbelievable."

"Goddess Gu, I think you'll win the first prize without doubt."

"Right, nobody is comparable to you."

…

"Ha-ha, I'm flattered." Gu Ning smiled.

After that, they chatted with each other.

"Goddess Gu, the National College Entrance Examination is around the corner. Which university is your dream college?" someone asked.

"The Capital University," Gu Ning said.

"Goddess Gu is so outstanding. I think it's easy for you to get in," another student said.

"Well, my target is the capital too, but I'm not confident that I can get into the Capital University."

"I planned to study in the University of City B, but I've changed my mind now. Since Goddess Gu's target is the capital, I'm going to study in the capital too! Even if I can't get into the Capital University, I can visit it when I'm free. Maybe I can meet Goddess Gu on the campus!"

…

"Alright, attention!" When they were discussing their dream universities, a teacher said, "Let's go now!"

They got on the buses one by one and left for the school.

Mr. Tan sat next to Gu Ning, and he asked her, "Gu Ning, are you confident?"

"Mr. Tan, don't worry. I can win," Gu Ning said with confidence.

"Great! I believe in you." Mr. Tan relaxed a little seeing Gu Ning being so confident. "You don't need to be so stressed. Just finish it as usual."

Although he ached to see Gu Ning win the first prize, he shouldn't put pressure on her.

"I will," Gu Ning said.

When they arrived at the No.1 High School, it was only 20 minutes away from the final, so they all went to sit in the multimedia classroom 1. The math professors and experts were still absent at this time.

The 10 participants sat in the first row, and faced the math professors, experts and the audience.

After a while, 10 math professors and experts walked inside one by one. Three of them were judges, while the rest were guests, Director You included. As the vice director of the Education Bureau, he should be present, because the Education Bureau was the host of the competition this year.

The national math competition for high school students was held every year in different cities. This time, it was held in City B, and it would be held in another city the next time.

Several students panicked a little when those important figures appeared, because they were teenagers after all.

However, most of those judges and guests focused on Gu Ning, because she was the only one who had ever gotten full marks in both the preliminary and rematch.

It was very rare to see that happen. Even math teachers couldn't finish the paper so fast as Gu Ning could.

When Song Siyao noticed that Gu Ning was the focus of everyone's attention now, she felt super jealous and displeased.

The final soon began. There was a piece of white paper placed in front of each student. Math questions would be projected on the screen and students would write down their answers on the paper.

After that, they should raise their hands, and teachers would come to collect their paper. Their answers would be shown on the screen too for the judges to make judgments.

If the answer was right, the student stood out.

The teacher would show three answers of three students every time.

If the first student's answer was wrong, it would be the second student's turn. If the second student's answer was right, the second student would win the game, and the third student lost his or her chance.

If the second student's answer was wrong, it would be the third student's turn. If the third student's answer was right, the third student would win the game. If not, the teacher would show the next question on the screen.

Chapter 850: Win the First Prize

The final was open to the public, so many reporters came to the classroom as well, and recorded the whole process. They pointed their cameras at Gu Ning most of the time, because they had all heard of Gu Ning's scores in the preliminary and rematch. In their eyes, Gu Ning was a genius.

Ten questions would be projected on the screen in the final. The first one was a verbal math question and it had to be finished within 30 seconds.

4485977 plus 2333201 minus 566177 minus 1287212 equals ?

Gu Ning gave it a glance, and got the answer within five seconds, then she wrote her answer down on the paper. She was the first one who handed in the paper.

Everyone was shocked by her speed of calculating.

Thirty seconds later, other than Gu Ning, there were another two students who wrote their answers down.

Gu Ning was the first one, so the teacher revealed her answer first. It was correct.

Since Gu Ning's answer was right, there was no need to show the second and third students' answers whether theirs were right or wrong.

The second math question required a written response, and the time was limited to 10 minutes, which was the normal time for a math question. Gu Ning, however, didn't need that much time. She understood the question with a simple glance, then began to write her answer down on paper.

Seeing that, everyone was amazed again. Gu Ning was really very different from her peers!

All the students who could be in the top 10 were excellent enough, but Gu Ning still stood out from them.

In those math experts' eyes, Gu Ning was also unbelievable.

In the following minutes, Gu Ning was always the first one who wrote down the answer and handed the paper to the teacher, and people started to get used to it.

Gu Ning finished the 10th question at an unusually fast pace as well. She was the winner from the first question till the last.

People were too shocked to feel surprised right now. Even those math experts felt that they couldn't do better than Gu Ning, because Gu Ning was able to finish the exercises within a quarter of the time.

Some math experts got jealous of Gu Ning, because she was only a high school student, but she could already do better than them.

However, only mean people held that idea. Most of the math experts were quite excited to see such an outstanding student like Gu Ning.

…

The moment the finals was over, the award ceremony began.

Gu Ning was always the first one who wrote down the correct answer, so the judges had to pick another two students with the highest marks out of the other participants.

The student who won the second prize was a boy from another city, while Zhang Zikai won the third prize.

Song Siyao was mad at the result, seeing that both Gu Ning and Zhang Zikai won prizes. Besides, she couldn't get a luxurious car as a gift if she failed to win a prize.

The awards for the first prize were a trophy, a certificate of honor and fifty thousand yuan. The awards for the second prize were a certificate of honor and thirty thousand yuan. And the awards for the third prize were a certificate of honor and twenty thousand yuan.

Although they money wasn't much, it was just a way of encouragement.

After the award ceremony, reporters surrounded the prize-winners at once to interview them.

The boy and Zhang Zikai were very nervous in front of the cameras, but Gu Ning stayed calm as always, which impressed everyone.

Reporter: Gu Ning, many people are quite curious about how you managed to write down the correct answers to those questions within such a short time. Can you tell us your skills?

Gu Ning: It is because I have a good memory, and I can store everything in my mind after reading it once.

Hearing that, people were all surprised, but none of them dared to suspect her. They couldn't claim that she got the correct answers beforehand, because the vice director of the Education Bureau was also here. In addition, some math experts had asked Gu Ning several math questions on the site, and Gu Ning answered them correctly within a short time too.

Those reporters were well-educated as well, so they understood what they shouldn't say.

Gu Ning's outstanding performance today impressed many math experts, and they all hoped that Gu Ning could be their apprentice. Although Gu Ning was very good at math, she was just a high school student after all, and there was a lot she still needed to learn.

Those math experts, on the other hand, had a lot of knowledge about math, and they were also good teachers.

However, Gu Ning rejected their offers.

…

The math competition had ended, and the students along with their teachers would fly back to their cities that afternoon.

Gu Ning would stay in City B, because she lived there now, and she would only go back to City F for the National College Entrance Examination.

Su Anya and Zhang Zikai were unwilling to leave Gu Ning, but they finally had to wave good-bye to each other.

…

Gu Ning went to the Tang family's house afterwards.

Although it wasn't a big deal for Gu Ning to win the first prize, the older generation in the Tang family all felt happy for her. In fact, they already believed that Gu Ning could win the first prize when Gu Ning told them that she was going to participate in it. They even prepared a celebration party for her.

When they saw the trophy and certificate of honor, they were excited again, and felt proud of Gu Ning.

Tang Haifeng called his old friends and kept showing off his outstanding granddaughter's achievement.

His old friends were all shocked by the news, and felt envious of him. They all wished that their grandchildren could be as outstanding as Gu Ning.

Before long, the video of the final was uploaded to the Internet, and it soon went viral. Gu Ning, once again, became a hot topic throughout social media.