Netizens related to physics and communication engineering watched the video and were impressed.
Whether one had knowledge or substance could be seen clearly from just a few words they say.
This was something he couldn’t pretend.
For those not in the field, the conversation between Xu Qiao and Professor Sun seemed puzzling, yet they could sense the profound nature of their discussion.
Even though I didn’t understand, it somehow felt impressive!
However, given Xu Qiao’s shady past, many still believed he was just creating hype.
Playing with words, what did that amount to?
Maybe he intentionally grasped Professor Sun’s preferences, prepared in advance, had it recorded, and put it online.
If you’re capable, prove it with real achievements. Then, the studious image might hold a bit more.
Living up to the expectations of netizens, the looming dark clouds of the exam week quickly arrived at T University.
For a while, students in the school hurried back and forth, their faces serious. The library’s study rooms were brightly lit all night, casting shadows of diligent figures writing fervently on the windows.
——Whether we can have a good year depends on this exam week.
This year’s final exams in the mathematics department at T University not only made the math students extremely nervous but also attracted many furtive glances, all waiting for Xu Qiao’s true colors to be revealed.
In the video, you talked confidently about the field of communication and quantum physics. Wonder how you’ll do in your own field. Failing an exam would be quite embarrassing.
In reality, Xu Qiao was genuinely worried that he might fail.
After all, he had hardly attended classes this semester, and it was easy to imagine how disastrous his regular grades might be.
No one wanted to receive the notice of failing grades or supplementary exams from the school during the festive season.
After completing all the exams, Xu Qiao was somewhat confident — failing shouldn’t be an issue.
Perhaps with the intention of making students have a less-than-favorable New Year, T University’s grades were always released quickly. Two days after the exams, the entire mathematics department’s result sheet was sent to the department’s group.
This result sheet was promptly shared on Weibo by those eager to share the news.
Immediately, a bunch of haters, eager to see Xu Qiao’s misfortune, flooded in.
Clicking on the image, they nervously looked at the first name.
Going through each subject, the scores were all above eighty. The last column displayed names and student IDs — not Xu Qiao.
The haters breathed a sigh of relief.
Continuing down, Xu Qiao’s name was still nowhere to be found.
It wasn’t until a position near the top of the sheet that Xu Qiao’s name was finally spotted.
The haters burst into laughter. Trying to hype up a studious image with this ranking? Not very impressive.
Looking at Xu Qiao’s scores, the haters laughed even more. What a coincidence, each score for every subject was sixty, not a point more, not a point less, just barely passing.
What kind of luck was this?
Indeed, considering the difficulty of the math department’s exams at a prestigious school like T University, it was practically hellish. Passing every subject without failing was already quite commendable.
——But why did Xu Qiao have to try to hype up a studious image with such a ranking?
With this above-average ranking, wasn’t it a bit much for him to call himself a studious person?
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Mockery surged in.
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「Passing every subject puts him in the top 40% of the major. Consider the failure rate.」
「Exactly, and he’s even into acting. Finding time to study and pass is already great.」
「Are you all paid trolls? Pay me, let’s earn money together!」
「The term ‘studious person’ is overused. Now, anyone can label themselves as a studious person.」
Finally, T University’s math students couldn’t stand by and had to speak up.
【Hahaha, I’m Bald Now】 The scores on this result sheet represent the total subject score, calculated based on a ratio of 40% for regular assessment scores and 60% for exam scores. Xu Qiao… I have mixed feelings. Despite not wanting to admit it, all his regular assessment scores were zeros, yes, all of them.
「? What does that mean」
「Seriously, calling yourself a studious person with zero points? Hahaha, I’m laughing so hard I might crack.」
「……」
「…Um, upstairs, get the facts straight before laughing. I sympathize with you for a moment.」
「Although it seems a bit unlikely, OP is saying that Xu Qiao’s exam score wasn’t 60 points…」
Finally, someone understood the intention of this T University math student.
「Regular assessment scores are all zero, meaning the final grade of 60% comes from his exam score, so the exam score is—full marks???」
「Goodness, what kind of magical realm is this?」
Reality turned out to be more thrilling than imagined. Everyone silently glanced at the top student in the major on the result sheet.
Every subject scored above eighty, with one or two reaching ninety.
Originally, in T University’s hellish exam week, such scores were already impressive.
Who would have thought that someone could carve a path through hellish conditions.
Under the premise of having zero regular assessment scores, almost certain to fail, he somehow — stubbornly managed to have a good year.
Impressive. Truly impressive.
「I’m stupefied.」
「Stupefied +1. Scoring full marks at T University’s Math Department — is that something a human can achieve?」
「Sorry, I take back what I said earlier. I’ll slap myself. I kneel to the studious person. From now on, I worship you for exams.」
The haters retreated.
How could anyone mock this? There was no way to mock this. It was beyond mockery.
Mock him for having connections, accuse him of cheating?
If it were an average mediocre school, maybe mocking like this with eyes shut might work, but this was T University, renowned for its strict exams.
Dare to entertain twisted thoughts, try it. See this? It’s a degree certificate — rip and tear—
Amid the mixed emotions of netizens, that T University math blogger posted again.
【Hahaha, I’m Bald Now】Speaking of which, Xu Qiao was really low-key in his first and second years. Maybe this big shot’s mindset is different from us. As long as it’s close to passing, it’s fine. This time, with unprecedented zero regular assessment scores, he was on the verge of failing. Forced to the extreme, he decided to ace all the exams…
【Hahaha, I’m Bald Now】Goodness, I’m in tears. The gap between people is larger than the gap between people and pigs —— from a pitiful child who tirelessly studied day and night but still mercilessly failed.
……
Xu Qiao accessed the school’s academic affairs website, quickly scanned his scores, and breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing no failed subjects.
Just not failing was enough for him. He didn’t have high expectations.
With the scores out now, did it mean he was officially on winter break?
As the year-end approached, he felt it was time to take a break. Xu Qiao temporarily set aside the idea of job hunting and planned to consider it after the New Year.
While packing his things to go home in a few days, Li Feifei sent a message, mentioning that he was trending.
Xu Qiao opened Weibo and saw “Repost this Xu Qiao” making it to the top trends.
What was going on?
Xu Qiao, full of confusion, clicked into it and found weibos filled with wishes from students still immersed in the exam week.
「Repost this Xu Qiao to pass your subjects even with zero regular assessment scores」
「Repost this Xu Qiao to turn the tide and pass every subject!」
「Repost this Xu Qiao to earn the favor of an academician from the National Engineering Academy.」
Seeing his face photoshopped onto the face of the Star of Wisdom deity, Xu Qiao tugged at the corner of his mouth.
Something felt off, but at least it wasn’t people cursing at him. Xu Qiao recalled that this was the first time he made it to the top trending topics with a relatively positive subject.
Not easy.
Dragging out his suitcase, Xu Qiao had just neatly folded two pieces of clothing when his phone rang again.
It was a call from Jiang Wen. Xu Qiao answered, and Jiang Wen informed him that the Chatting About drama crew would be wrapping up tomorrow and invited him to join the wrap-up party.
The next day, Xu Qiao went to the film and television city.
Arriving at the Chatting About set, Xu Qiao saw most of the previously arranged scenery had been taken down. Only red silk was still fluttering in the courtyard.
Perhaps Jiang Wen appreciated the festive look of the red, so he didn’t order the removal of the red silk. After all, with age, people tend to like bright colors.
Xu Qiao was at a loss for words, unable to help glancing at the adjacent Hundred Ghosts drama crew. Filming a ghost story, their courtyard was adorned with white candles, white silk, and paper money.
The two crews side by side, with red and white silk fluttering everywhere, mixed with occasional drifting paper money, even in broad daylight, gave an eerie feeling.
Forget it. It was the director’s preference. As long as everyone’s happy.
In the courtyard, the center had been cleared, with four or five tables of drinks arranged both inside and outside.
When Xu Qiao arrived, most of the tables outside were already occupied. He was about to squeeze in and find a seat when Jiang Wen, with sharp eyes, spotted him.
Coming over, Jiang Wen directly pulled Xu Qiao to his table. “I have reserved a seat especially for you, have a seat.”
The director’s table was occupied by the producers and the leads. A supporting male actor joining them showed Jiang Wen’s favor.
Sitting next to Jiang Wen, on the other side was Si Cheng.
Xu Qiao noticed that Si Cheng seemed a bit off, absent-minded, not sure what was on his mind.
When Si Cheng glanced at him, his eyes brightened with a flash of joy. However, before his mouth could curve into a smile, he seemed to think of something and quickly restrained it.
His almond-shaped eyes, slightly damp at the corners, looked languid. He softly called out, “Brother Xu Qiao.”
After wrapping up, the two hadn’t met again. Seeing each other now was rare, and sitting together made Si Cheng feel a bit happy, although mostly it was awkward.
From their first scene together, Si Cheng found it hard to meet the gaze of Xu Qiao in red attire.
When he was struggling to get into the character of Chunyu Yuan, Xu Qiao, who had more scenes, said, “Many men admire me, but the only one I have feelings for is you.”
He knew that these words were originally spoken by Jin’er to Chunyu Yuan to help him get into character, but still.
He couldn’t forget.
The young, pure, and tender voice forcefully invaded, resonating in his eardrums, replaying day and night.
Yet, when Si Cheng noticed that Xu Qiao always had a gentle and soft look, seemingly warm and tender, but deep in his eyes, it was often indifferent, Si Cheng felt a bit hurt.
He thought Xu Qiao was cold and heartless, but then again, he willingly went into the water dungeon for Zhang Yinghui during her menstrual period. These were words that shouldn’t be used to describe him.
Xu Qiao, not one to fathom others’ emotions, focused solely on eating his meal.
Si Cheng occasionally glanced at him, suddenly feeling the food in his mouth had lost its flavor.
Jiang Wen had a flushed face from drinking, and the whole courtyard was lively.
Xu Qiao couldn’t handle alcohol well. After sipping from his glass, he felt a gradual warmth from his ears to his cheeks.
He poured himself a cup of tea to suppress the alcohol, and as he put the cup down, he heard Si Cheng hesitatingly speak beside him, “Brother Xu Qiao.”
It seemed like the boy had something to say. Xu Qiao patiently looked at him, his eyes misty with the scent of alcohol. “Hmm?”
His voice also became husky and alluring.
Si Cheng’s gaze darted around. After a while, he finally spoke, “I wanted to ask you, you—”
Before he could finish his sentence, a burst of commotion interrupted him.
From the adjacent “Hundred Ghosts” drama crew, something seemed to have happened. Faintly, hurried and loud shouts could be heard.
“Quick, call 120!”
“CPR, does anyone know how to do CPR?! Hurry up!!”
Hearing the commotion in the courtyard, the cast and crew of Chatting About couldn’t help but walk out to see what was happening.
Si Cheng’s words hung in the air as he looked bewilderedly towards the commotion. Before he could retract his gaze, Xu Qiao had already stood up, hastily running outside, leaving behind a brief sentence.
“Si Cheng, get the AED, hurry.”
Si Cheng stuttered, “Wh-what’s an AED?”
What was that?
He hurriedly stood up, following Xu Qiao.
“Defibrillator, turn left when you go out, it’s 500 meters away in that sports arena. Grab it and come back, quickly.”
“Alright, I’ll go now.” Xu Qiao’s solemn tone made Si Cheng extremely anxious. He ran quickly towards the exit.
Xu Qiao pressed his lips together. Amidst the chaos in the Hundred Ghosts crew, several actresses were trembling with sobs. He rushed in and pulled a girl who was awkwardly attempting CPR on the floor.
The girl lacked strength and hadn’t been trained. At this moment, she was bravely stepping forward despite being unprepared.
In the courtyard, the white silk fluttered even more recklessly, and the paper money scattered all over.
The unconscious young man lay on a pile of paper money, his face turning bluish-purple.
Ugh!!!! Noooooo! Cliffhanger! Hanging around by my fingertips hoping for a surprise second chapter today!
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From acing every exam to needing to preform CPR, had a busy chapter.
Lol at that repost.
Thank you for the update.
Who??!!! Who needs CPR?!!!!
Thx for the chappy
Oooh! Hope you survive, dude! Can’t wait to read the next ch. ~Ty for the chapter 💕
Ugh, I want to read the next chapter now. 😖
Xu Qiao is truly good at everything. Even went to save someone’s life… I hope he wins everything in life.
Thanks for the chapter!
Guys I don’t think I can do this!! This story is so good but it has so few chapters I’m gonna have to leave and be back with there’s a hundred more 🥲 Farwell 💔