But apart from the trees, she saw nothing.
Zhong Manhua suppressed her impatience and called out again, "Xiao Xuan?"
"Ah?" Ying Yuexuan jolted awake, pursed her lips, "Sorry, Mom, I just got lost in thought for a moment."
"We’re about to enter the examination hall." Zhong Manhua’s voice became somewhat distant, "Don’t think about unnecessary things, only by doing well can you have a future."
Ying Yuexuan forced herself to look away, but her hand was trembling, and sweat had seeped into her palm.
She thought she had just seen Ying Zijin.
But how could that be?
It couldn’t be.
She must have seen wrong.
Ying Zijin was still lying in a hospital in O continent, relying on a ventilator and glucose to sustain her life, how could she possibly come to take the college entrance exam?
It was even possible that she had died.
The title of valedictorian for the national college entrance exam would be hers alone.
It couldn’t belong to anyone else.
She wouldn’t allow it.
The bell rang at that moment.
Ying Yuexuan pinched the center of her palm, calming herself down, "Mom, I’m going in."
"Go ahead." Zhong Manhua nodded, "Mom is cheering for you."
**
Elsewhere.
At the corner of a street, also a spot not captured by cameras.
Fu Yunshen took out the prepared pencil case and the admission ticket, handing them to Ying Zijin, "Try not to let too many people see you."
Ying Zijin nodded, "I understand."
Her counter-surveillance skills were strong.
Otherwise, she would not have escaped so many assassinations several centuries ago in O continent.
"Boss, good luck!" Nie Chao cheered from the side, excited, "When you come to the capital, I’ll have the company make a lot of melodramatic series for you to watch."
He was not supposed to come, as the heavy burden of the Nie Family had already fallen on his shoulders.
It was only after Old Master Nie learned that he was coming to send Ying Zijin to her college entrance exam that he specially approved his leave.
Nie Chao was sad but had to admit a fact.
Compared to him, Ying Zijin was more like Old Master Nie’s granddaughter.
Ying Zijin glancd at him, "Then I’ll be waiting."
Only after all the students had gone in did Ying Zijin leave.
Fu Yunshen stood with his hands in his pockets, watching her depart, his eyes tender.
"The Seventh Young Master." Nie Chao patted his shoulder, enviously, "It must feel quite novel to send your girlfriend to her college entrance exam, right?"
"Yeah." Fu Yunshen looked nonchalant, "There’s a sense of pride like ’my child is growing up’."
Nie Chao: "..."
Confirmed: a dad-type boyfriend.
Nie Chao fidgeted, rubbing his hands together, his eyes shining, "The Seventh Young Master, do you think my future girlfriend is still in junior high? Maybe in the future, I could experience this feeling too."
Fu Yunshen glanced at him, suddenly smiled, and spoke in a casual tone, "Already recorded, sending it to your elder brother and your grandfather now."
Nie Chao: "???"
**
Inside the examination hall.
When Ying Zijin entered, all other students had already taken their seats.
A few glanced at her, but quickly looked away, clearly not recognizing her.
Except for the students from the Elite Class who were assigned to specific examination rooms, the placement of other students from Verdant in the exam rooms was done by region.
She happened to be assigned here, with no other students from Verdant in the same room.
Ying Zijin tightened her mask and sat down to arrange her stationery.
First was the sign-in, with the invigilating teacher starting from the first desk.
When it was Ying Zijin’s turn, because there had to be a confirmation to prevent impersonation, she needed to take off her mask.
Ying Zijin pulled down her mask.
Her face was very distinctive, too stunning.
The teacher recognized her instantly, shocked and changed color, "You are Ying..."
Ying Zijin shook her head at her, gently pressing a finger to her lips, signaling her not to alert others.
The teacher swallowed the words in time, nodding nervously.
After letting her sign her name, she moved on to the next desk in a daze.
Ying Zijin put her mask back on and bowed her head.
The warning bell sounded, and the two invigilators started to distribute the test papers.
After Ying Zijin filled in her personal information, she glanced at the essay question.
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