Chapter 252: 242 Excitedly stripped a vest [3 updates]

Ying Yuexuan was stunned for a moment, not yet understanding what the Academic Affairs Director wanted her to see.

It wasn’t until she walked over that her gaze fell upon the computer screen.

The next second, Ying Yuexuan’s pupils suddenly constricted, then widened dramatically.

Her hands involuntarily grabbed the desk, almost in disbelief.

The personal information and scores on the first line were specifically highlighted in red.

At the end there was a parenthesis, a special note—it was the Elite Class’s paper, which had not been adjusted by a coefficient.

The test was from the Elite Class, yet Ying Zijin’s scores were still able to surpass those of the top students in the science experiment class.

Ying Yuexuan’s breathing became rapid as well.@@novelbin@@

Someone actually scored full marks in math and physics on the Elite Class’s paper?!

Ying Yuexuan of course was aware of how difficult the Elite Class papers were.

They were set by professors from Imperial Capital University.

Especially English, for which they had hired a renowned linguist from abroad.

Even if she exerted all her abilities, she would not have been able to achieve a full mark.

She had estimated that if she took it seriously, her highest score in the science composite could be 270.

But the gap between 270 and 300 was as vast as that between heaven and earth.

As for English, some questions were so difficult that even native English speakers couldn’t solve them.

After she went to the O continent, she had even brought a set of Elite Class papers for the students at Yilan Public School to try.

Of course, she didn’t have the qualifications to meet the top few students; she knew a girl who was ranked tenth in the grade.

Since Yilan Public School secured ten spots in the final of the ISC international competition, this girl would certainly be selected.

And for that Elite Class mathematics paper, the girl had scored 138.

Thus, Ying Yuexuan estimated that the first-ranked student at Yilan Public School should be able to score above 145.

Zhong Zhiwan, just over 120.

In education, Yilan Public School was already outperforming Verdant Middle School and two other high schools in the Imperial Capital.

If both schools faced off in the ISC international competition, Verdant Middle School would be utterly powerless.

Yilan Public School was also the high school that sent the most students to Norton University every year and enjoyed a very high international reputation.

The reason she went to Yilan Public School as an exchange student wasn’t just to vacate a spot for Ying Zijin.

It was also because Yilan Public School could indeed offer her better improvement.

But now, Hua Country… no, someone in Hua Country, could actually surpass the students of Yilan Public School?!

Ying Yuexuan’s throat was a little dry.

“See for yourself?” The Academic Affairs Director, seeing her seemingly frozen, pointed to the first line and said, “It’s not that I didn’t give you a chance, but the gap is just too great.”

He felt it was not kind to be so blunt, so he added encouragement, “However, Ying Yuexuan, you are also excellent. If you use your preparation time for the ISC for the college entrance exam instead, maybe our school can produce a double science champion next year.”

The identity of the other science champion went without saying.

“I’m sorry, Director.” Ying Yuexuan gently pursed her lips, her eyelashes casting down, “I truly didn’t know, I have no objections to this spot going to my sister.”

“But you—” The Academic Affairs Director paused, then chose a different word, “didn’t you also run to Class 19 to give Ying Zijin some foreign study materials?”

Moreover, he had seen those kids in the science experiment class buying Ying Zijin’s photos, saying something about hanging them on the wall to worship.

In the school, virtually no one was unaware that Ying Zijin was the “Academic God.”

Ying Yuexuan’s smile was forced for the first time, her voice very soft, “I’m sorry, Director, I haven’t paid any attention to that.”

She finally understood why other students from the Elite Class always seemed to hold back their words.

The Academic Affairs Director didn’t say much, simply nodded, “If you really want to participate in the ISC, you can start from the selection competition. Registration has already started.”

“It’s mainly because the school only has one spot; if there were more, you would have been able to go.”

Ying Yuexuan didn’t respond.

The treatment for those who were selected was incomparable to those who went directly to the international competition.

Ying Yuexuan didn’t know how she managed to get home after school.

After getting home, she still didn’t see Ying Tianlv.

Ying Yuexuan sat on the sofa, staring blankly.

She felt that after her return, everything had changed.

Whether at home or at school, other people’s gazes no longer followed her.

She could clearly sense the change in attitude from Elder Zhong and Ying Tianlv.

They were nicer to Ying Zijin and deliberately avoided her instead.

Was it all because she wasn’t their biological child?

Ying Yuexuan couldn’t articulate her feelings.

She suddenly stood up and returned to her room to start packing her luggage.

As she left the house with her suitcase, she happened to bump into Zhong Manhua, who was returning from shopping.

The smile on Zhong Manhua’s face vanished instantly, and she became visibly flustered.

Ignoring the shopping bags in her hand, she snatched the suitcase from Ying Yuexuan’s grasp, “Xiao Xuan, what are you doing? Your big brother disobeyed and ran off, now you want to break your mother’s heart too?”

Ying Yuexuan stiffened, “Mom, it’s not like that. I just want to stay at school because I want to sign up for an international competition. It’s more convenient from there.”

Only then did Zhong Manhua breathe a sigh of relief, “Stay at school? Is that better than home? You have a driver to take you every day, no need to stay at school.”

While speaking, she let the butler take the suitcase away and then motioned with her hand, “Mommy bought you some new clothes, come and try them on quickly.”

Ying Yuexuan walked over without betraying her feelings, dragging her feet, “Okay, thank you, Mom.”

**

Meanwhile.

After the Dean of Studies reported Ying Zijin’s name, she sent her the ISC information.

The information was a PDF file, over a hundred MB in size.

Ying Zijin opened it and browsed through once.

Then, she suddenly felt that she had agreed to the principal too readily.

This competition was indeed too troublesome.

Considering the selection contest, preliminaries, semifinals, and international finals, one round took a full eight months.

The international finals consisted of three rounds, totaling a month’s time, and they didn’t even take place in Hua Country.

Ying Zijin thought about the principal’s already thinning hair and decided to still be caring and not break his heart.

In the final round, teams were of six, with each person responsible for several scientific domains; she could still slack off.

It was at this moment that the cellphone beside her mouse rang.

Ying Zijin answered, “Hello? Good day.”

The caller was Zuo Li, a professor of the Department of Physics at Imperial Capital University, who had once personally visited Verdant Middle School.

“Classmate Ying, you’ve heard about the ISC matter, right?”

“Yes, I just finished looking at the information.”

“I knew it, Verdant would definitely send you,” Zuo Li sounded pleased. “But even if they didn’t, with your skills, making it to the international finals would be a breeze.”

“That’s not true,” Ying Zijin replied coldly, “The event is too long, tiring.”

“…”

Zuo Li was taken aback and changed the subject.

“Do you know why we have the ISC in the first place?” he asked mysteriously, “It’s because of a person from history, you must have heard of Simon Brand, right?”

“Heard of him,” Ying Zijin continued flipping through the information, “A very famous scientist.”

“Exactly, he’s a miracle of the scientific world! A genius!” Zuo Li exclaimed excitedly, “He was versatile in science, dabbling in both physics and chemistry.”

“Moreover, he was an astronomer, one of the first in the 17th century to propose the concept of space travel. Later generations found ship models he drew in his manuscripts.”

“His ideas were too advanced, some of his theories coincide with modern science, even discussing the origins of the Big Bang and space jump technology, though those terms didn’t exist in his time.”

Ying Zijin pondered for a moment, “So, is the ISC held because of him?”

“Of course, that’s one reason. But there’s something even more important,” Zuo Li’s excitement grew. “His manuscripts also mentioned one of his students, Gwen Brown.”

Ying Zijin’s hand paused.

“He said his student would surely surpass his own achievements in the future, and many theories they discussed together,” Zuo Li continued, “But Gwen Brown was indifferent to fame in the academic world and later lived under a pseudonym, so she wasn’t very well-known.”

“So we thought, if there were such geniuses several centuries ago, humanity has progressed, and there must be such geniuses now. ISC is about discovering these geniuses and giving them the best resources.”

Ying Zijin pressed her forehead and remained silent.

“Hey, Classmate Ying, why the silence?” Zuo Li was puzzled, “Are you too thinking how impressive that mentor-student pair was?”

“No,” Ying Zijin said expressionlessly, “I was thinking, if I could travel through time, I would definitely go burn Simon’s manuscripts.”

They agreed not to include her name,

But the old man broke his word.

Zuo Li: “????”

The call ended with his confusion.

Ying Zijin got up to pour herself some water.

That was when the door was knocked on.

“Bang bang bang!”

It was less of a knock and more of a crash.

Rough and intense.

In just a couple of seconds, with a “bang,” the heavy security door fell inwards.

Ying Zijin turned her head.

Then she took off the hair tie from her wrist and began to tie her hair up.