The paper Meng Jinyang was doing was the one made by the university entrance exam makers, which Lu Chengzhou had originally brought for Gu Mang.
Meng Jinyang had been thinking about Lu Chengzhou and Gu Mang when Gu Mang interrupted with the question. Now, she turned her attention back to the paper.
Eyebrows furrowed, her tone was a little gloomy. “Basic questions still account for more than half of the paper. But it’ll be tough if you want to get a high score.”
If she took the university entrance exams at her current level, she would score at most around seventy points. She could go to Capital University, but if she wanted to enter the law school, it’d be quite difficult. Gu Mang took the Mathematics paper and scanned through it quickly. There was one fill in the blanks question that was wrong and Meng Jinyang didn’t complete the last two sub questions.
She turned and passed the paper to Lu Chengzhou. “Look.”
Lu Chengzhou took the paper and sat down beside her. The two sat very close, their clothes almost touching each other. Gu Mang caught a whiff of his cool scent and her eyes froze for a moment. Lu Chengzhou glanced at the question and picked up a pen.
He easily wrote the answers on the paper. The logic was elegant and easy to understand without any additional explanations. He had sharp handwriting. It looked really good.
Both the handwriting and the hands were very beautiful. Gu Mang raised her brows slightly. Upon completing the problem, Lu Chengzhou returned the paper to Meng Jinyang.
Meng Jinyang looked at the answer on the paper. Her eyes lit up movingly. “So that’s how you solve it. Why didn’t I think of it just now?”
Gu Mang took a sip of the honey water and mumbled, “The more you practice, the more familiar you’ll be with the way to solve it.”
Meng Jinyang nodded in agreement. Lu Chengzhou couldn’t help but chuckle upon hearing that.
“What are you laughing at?” Gu Mang looked at him, her eyes narrowed slightly and her expression was a little dangerous.
“The lowest scorer giving advice to the top scorer.” His voice was low, raspy, and a little magnetic. “That’s what I was laughing at.”
Meng Jinyang couldn’t help but break out in a laugh.
Gu Mang was expressionless. “I’m tired. I’m going to sleep.”
As soon as she stood up, he grabbed her wrist. His grip felt hot. She looked down at him.
“What’s the plan for tomorrow?” Lu Chengzhou looked up slightly and asked her.
Gu Mang said curtly, “Sleep.”
There would be crowds everywhere on New Year’s day holiday. How annoying.
As she looked down Lu Chengzhou observed her fine features. Her eyelashes were thick and long, a little curled, and very beautiful. Her lips seemed to be pursed in annoyance.
He rubbed his finger against her fair wrist. “Qin Fang bought a racecourse at the western side of Ming City. Wanna go play?”
Hearing that, Gu Mang pondered for a few seconds before nodding. “Okay.”
It had been a long time since she had ridden a horse.
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At the Lei residence.
The news of what had happened at the New Year’s party had been posted all over the internet and even Lei Xiao had heard about it. The Zhou family, which was quite respected in Ming City, had come to a bleak end because of it.
The Experimental High School changed several of its leaders overnight and the letters of appointment had already been issued. Whomever ordered it was quick and ruthless, and left no margin for error.
It could only have been Lu Shangjin or Qin Rui. There were no others who held such power in Ming City.
Lei Xiao was not stupid and knew that everything that had happened was because Zhou Xintang got on Gu Mang’s bad side. What’s so special about Gu Mang that made so many big shots stand up for her? The designer of Lan Ting… Why didn’t he know about any of Gu Mang’s skills?
Changning County was just a remote place in the countryside. Wasn’t she just a girl who only knew how to fight, skip classes, and hang out with shady people?
Initially he had resolutely refused to adopt her it was because he was afraid that she would hurt his career. But it turned out that the people Gu Mang had around her were even more powerful than him.
In the quiet and dimly lit study, Lei Xiao sat in a leather chair breathing heavily, unable to keep his bearings. A cell phone on the table kept vibrating. Family members kept calling because they were all anxious.
