Fighting for her(2)
Downstairs.
After Director Gu of Tong University, the directors of Nan University and Jiang University also came to Qin family's banquet. They were all welcomed warmly by the Qin family and Qin Yicheng's face regained pride.
All the directors were here for Qin Muran. They offered different conditions to her for joining their university. Qin Muran heard everything and replied to everyone humbly. However, the pride on her face could not be concealed.
Many people stayed back because of appearance of the directors but most of the important people got calls from somewhere and left after answering the calls. They all gave different reasons for leaving.
"What's happening? Why do I see so many people leaving halfway?" A student from Class three looked around suspiciously.
Another student seemed doubtful as well. As they spoke, a third student and his parents beside her got up to leave hastily too.
The second student stopped him. "Wu Haoyang, where are you going?"
"Haha, I have an important event to attend. We'll talk again next time, Lin Che." Wu Haoyang then quickly fled.
The more the second student thought about it, the more she felt it was very strange. Finally, she could not suppress her curiosity and went outside with the first student following her as well. They then saw that the guests who had left earlier were all going upstairs…
"That's weird… Is there an important event upstairs?"
"I heard that class four has organized some gathering to celebrate their results. But it's just a gathering of students. Is it more important than the banquet held here?"
At this moment, people started to realize that something was amiss. They started asking around about what had happened. In the end, everyone found out that the people who had left went upstairs.
A few quick-witted people sensed that there might be something big going on upstairs. They decided to take the risk and give up on Qin family's banquet, secretly going upstairs instead…
They were shocked at what they saw.
They thought that what they had just witnessed downstairs was already a rare scene, but what was happening upstairs would be what one called a legendary scene.
The presidents of major universities themselves in person!
All the people who went upstairs did not return at all.
Qin Muran was surrounded by people, her eyes glassy and shiny as she was filled with happiness.
Finally, as she got a break from entertaining the directors, she turned around and to her horror, she realized that the once fully-seated hall was now only half-filled, and she could see people leaving quickly.
"What's happening?"
She turned to Qin Yicheng and Lu Yaran, "Father, Mother… What happened? Why are so many guests suddenly leaving?"
Qin Yicheng was sweating buckets as he reported, "I just sent someone to investigate. It seems that the guests are going upstairs!"
"What are they doing upstairs?" Qin Muran's expression darkened.
The banquet had been going well at first, then the issue from the President of Tong University turned up, and people started disappearing at such an important moment. If the Directors of these universities had not come, she would have felt like a fool.
Upstairs?
What was going on upstairs? What were these people doing upstairs? Qin Muran had no idea.
"We're not sure yet. It's really full upstairs at the moment, so there's no space to get in. No one knows what's happening," Chen Xiang said with a heavy expression.
Xi Yaohua looked confused and he intervened, " I'll go up and check it out myself."
"Brother Yao…"
"Be good and wait here. I'll be back soon." Xi Yaohua patted Qin Muran's head, then he headed outside the hall.
"Let's go together. Mother and father will handle everything here," Qin Muran made up her mind.
Xi Yaohua nodded and Chen Xiang, Fu Jingze, Yang Lin and Mu Yuyin also followed them.
When the group went upstairs, the crowd outside had dispersed.
Xi Yaohua took the lead and walked two steps forward, but when they arrived at the gate, Mu Yuyin wasn't with them.
Qin Muran looked back in surprise. Standing at the gate, Mu Yuyin was looking up at the board that was put up outside of the hall with widened eyes.
"Yuyin?" Qin Muran exchanged glances with Xi Yaohua, both surprised. She took a step forward to see what it was. "What did you see?"
She walked up to Mu Yuyin and followed her gaze.
The congratulatory greeting message was clearly displayed on the board outside the hall: [Our hotel and all the staff warmly congratulate Qin Yan for winning Province Y's Top Scorer with a high score of 747 in the college entrance examinations!]
Qin Muran hadn't paid attention to who the top scorer of the college entrance examination was. But what was displayed on the board now?
Qin Yan was the provincial top scorer with a high score of 747? This was Qin Yan? How was it possible?
Qin Muran's mind was boggled and she let her imagination run wild. It was just the same name, it must be the same name…
How did Qin Yan appear in the examination? Hadn't she fractured her hand?
And even if she appeared, this year's paper was so difficult, how could Qin Yan score 747? Qin Muran wondered if she was in a dream now.
Her score of 719 was already highly-bragged about by the Qin family. The higher the score, the bigger the gap. There was only a gap of 28 points between 747 and 719, but it basically meant they were worlds apart…
Speechless, Mu Yuyin only took out her phone and entered Shengyang High School's official website.
She was so shocked that her fingers trembled a little, and after several clicks, she finally entered the official webpage.
The first news page that popped up on the official website was the college entrance examination page.
Others also saw Qin Muran and Mu Yuyin in shock and walked towards them. They looked into Mu Yuyin's phone.
The first news page that popped up on the official website was the college entrance examination page.
Both provincial first- and second-place were from Shengyang High School!
Everyone stared with widened eyes at the phone. The first place was Qin Yan, from class four of Shengyang High School…
Qin Muran could almost clearly hear the thumping of her heart as it beat extremely fast, almost jumping out of her chest.
Xi Yaohua's ears were roaring and she couldn't hear any sound from the outside world. He just stared at Mu Yuyin's phone blankly.
Because of Qin Yan's college entrance examination results, Qin Muran's group was in a daze.
Qin Yan and the others were naturally unaware.
*
In the hall.
"Qin Yan," Director Jiang said with a smile, "I'm here on behalf of Shuang University."
Director Jiang felt embarrassed.
All the other universities' principals had come in person, so what was up with his university?
Even if conditions were offered, he has no right to decide exactly what to give her. Whatever he says won't sound as good as what these principals can offer, because they have the right to make the decisions.2
"Originally, President Zhu was going to come in person, but he has a very important meeting today. It's really…"
"Who doesn't have important meetings to hold? As if he's the only one who's busy?" How could Director Jiang's excuses work with President Liu?
"I also had an important meeting. I specially postponed the meeting," President Liu said.
"Me too," President Hao said quickly.
"Who didn't?" President Wen followed quickly behind them.
Director Jiang: "…"
In his mind, he was cursing President Zhu about 100 times.
Director Jiang, acting as if he didn't hear the words of the three principals, said to Qin Yan, "Before I came, President Zhu solemnly instructed me to bring his sincere wishes."
"He himself didn't even come, so how can he even mention sincerity?" This wasn't said by any of the three principals standing around.
Turning their heads, they saw that Vice President Yue of Shengyang High school was walking over with a middle-aged man who looked very solemn.
The faces of President Wen and the others darkened when they saw him.
Director Jiang even whispered, "It's over, there's no hope at all."
"Qin Yan," Vice Principal Yue walked over with a smile and said, "This is Principal Ma of Hua University."
After he said this, all the students were completely shocked.
Xi Yaohua, Qin Muran, and others were all dumbfounded. Their mouths were agape and their eyes were wide.
Principal Ma of Hua University had actually come here in person.
Hua University was the top university in the country.
Hua University was evenly matched with Beijing University, and every year they fought for the position of the top-ranking university in the country.
He had also…he had also come for Qin Yan?
"President Ma, hello." Qin Yan greeted him in a well-behaved manner.
"Hello." Qin Yan was well-behaved and very beautiful as well. President Ma's first impression of her was very good, and he said, "My daughter is about the same age as you. You are very personable."
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