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Jiang Lingâer had a frightened expression as she looked at Wen Nuanâs car. âIs this safe?â
Wen Nuan saw how scared Lingâer was. She said unhappily, âYouâre my very first passenger. Shouldnât you be honored?â
The corner of Jiang Lingâerâs mouth twitched. Instead of feeling honored, she felt like a test subject. She said, âUm⦠When did you get your driverâs license?â
Wen Nuan said excitedly, âThree months ago! Iâve never had the chance to
show off my driving skills before, but now, Iâll let you see just how good 1 am.â
Jiang Lingâer coughed lightly. She had already learned how to drive at 15, and she considered herself a good driver. âWhy donât you let me drive instead?â
Wen Nuan unlocked the car and said, âYouâre not old enough to drive. Besides, do you even have a driverâs license?â
Jiang Lingâer sighed. âTrue, Iâm not old enough to get a driverâs license yet.
Forget it, letâs just go shopping.â
After saying that, Jiang Lingâer opened the car door and hopped in.
Wen Nuan carefully started the car and slowly drove off. âHow was the exam?â
Jiang Lingâer said, âIt wasnât difficult at all. Focus on driving. We can talk later.â
Wen Nuan nodded and stopped talking.
Soon after, the two of them arrived at the underground parking lot of the bustling commercial street.
Wen Nuan stopped several times before she finally parked her car.
Wen Nuan said proudly, âWhat are your thoughts about my driving skills? Iâm awesome, right?â
Jiang Lingâer said, âNot bad. Youâve only had your license for three months. You should be proud to reach this level already.â
Despite a few twists and turns, Jiang Lingâer felt that the entire journey was safe.
Wen Nuan said with a smile, âOf course, I have to drive extra carefully. Itâs the first time I have a passenger with me.â
Jiang Lingâer said, âNuannuan, remember to drive slowly. If you really want to drive fast, go to the race track and run two laps.â
As they chatted, they took the elevator and went upstairs.
Wen Nuan asked, âLingâer, since you said that the competition questions from the other day was not difficult, does it mean that you can easily enter the provincial competition?â
Jiang Lingâer nodded. âThatâs right.â
Wen Nuan asked, âDo you reckon you can get first place again?â
Jiang Lingâer said, âItâs hard to say. All 1 can guarantee you is that Iâll be in the provincial competition.â
Wen Nuan thought inwardly, â1 guess the questions were really a piece of cake for Lingâer.â
She said, âYouâre really amazing!â
The duo chatted about all sorts of things while shopping.
At around 3 pm, they had afternoon tea before Wen Nuan sent Jiang Lingâer back. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The next day, the results of the city competition were announced.
Jiang Lingâer got first place again. Seeing her results, those who doubted her could only shut their mouths.
Among the crowd, a boy mocked, âLast week, Bai Xue had reported Jiang Lingâer for cheating without evidence. At that time, many people said that Bai Xue apologized publicly because she was coerced by the Jiang family. Now, who dares to say that Lingâer cheated?â
Another student spoke up, âBai Xue was jealous of Jiang Lingâerâs success, so she maliciously reported her. But because she couldnât prove her accusations, she asked her diehard fans to slander Lingâer instead.â
Another onlooker said, âWho said that Jiang Lingâer was a slacker who only got admitted to school through the back door? Lingâer is clearly an extraordinary student!â
Someone else pitched in, âJiang Lingâer has been hiding her abilities all this time. Who knew she was so awesome?â
A girl chimed in, âIt feels great to slap those slanderers on the face. I predict Lingâer will get into the top ten of the provincial competition.â
When Old Wang heard these people praising Jiang Lingâer, he felt dissatisfied. âHmph. Donât praise Jiang Lingâer too much. Most of the geniuses in the city didnât participate in this competition. You canât treat Jiang Lingâer as a top student just because of this.â
The girl who just spoke looked at Old Wang in disdain. âWhat are you doing here? Are you one of those geniuses? If youâre not at their level, then you have no right to talk sh*t.â
Old Wang felt a little guilty, but he said stubbornly, âIâm just reminding you this out of good intentions. Do you really believe that Jiang Lingâer is so special?â
The girl said sarcastically, âI canât be bothered with your âgoodâ intentions.â
Some other girls came over and sized up Old Wang. One of them said, âJust the other day, I saw this guy talking to a certain someone, but that certain someone quickly got into another guyâs car. Itâs clear that this guy here is a bootlicker of that certain someone.â
The girl from before facepalmed and said, âLook at my memory. Someone has way too many bootlickers.â
Old Wang retorted furiously, âNot only is your memory bad, but youâre also unreasonable. What Iâm trying to say is that the geniuses arenât even interested in this competition.. Is that hard to understand?â