The Glamorous Comeback of the Ousted Heiress

“It’s not her, I have my eye on a goddaughter for you, it’s…” Gao Yan laughed softly, then seemed somewhat distressed, “She doesn’t seem to like us very much, though.”

“Oh?” Xu Jueling was surprised but not overly confident. Gao Yan had the idea of taking a goddaughter, and throughout Jiangjing, there couldn’t be many people who would refuse, right?

This was indeed novel, but since Gao Yan was not keen on elaborating, he didn’t ask.

Lin Uncle, who had grown up with Xu Jueling, was particularly astonished.

Gao Yan wanted to take a goddaughter?

Given Xu Nanjing’s status, if Gao Yan took a goddaughter, wouldn’t she turn the Jiangjing circle upside down? After all, a huge part of Xu Jinyi’s high status in the circle was because she was a member of the Xu Family—

And the Xu Family…

Everyone knew Xu Nanjing was a good friend of Jiang Fulai.

Back in the courtyard.

Xu Jueling called Xu Nanjing, his eyes slightly narrowed, “What have you been doing these past few days?”

“You got news so fast?” On the other end of the phone, Xu Nanjing sat at the bar, elbow resting on the counter, lips curved in a smirk, “I’ve landed a deal that, if successful, means you won’t have to worry about lab supplies for the coming year.”

This was indeed a big deal, and Xu Jueling narrowed his eyes slightly, “You need to be careful with this matter. Your second uncle might know about it.”

“Don’t worry,” Xu Nanjing squinted his eyes.

**

Monday.

A few scores were released first; this time, it was an internal exam at Xiangcheng No.1 High School. The questions, formulated by the grade-level academic teams, were not difficult.

There wasn’t a significant gap in the high scores.

Mathematics was relatively easy compared to the final exam—Bai Lian and Ning Xiao both achieved perfect scores, and even Tang Ming aced the test.

In class 15, the math teacher glanced over the students with a smile, instructing the papers to be distributed, “Everyone did quite well this time, and the improvement in math is rapid. If you have any questions, feel free to come to me.”

Weng Qi came over, saw that Bai Lian and Ning Xiao got perfect scores again after English, muttered “terrifying,” and returned to his seat.

The questions were somewhat easy for Bai Lian and Ning Xiao.

Therefore, Bai Lian didn’t gain an advantage in mathematics and physics.

After school in the afternoon.

A group from class 15 walked together.

Not far away, students from class 8 were also gathered.

Class 8 was full of tough kids, either from wealthy families or families with power, many of whom had private tutors.

Everyone only checked their own scores for the end-of-term joint exam and did not know others’ scores, but Ning Xiao becoming first in place of Chen Zhu during a few monthly tests last semester was alarming.

Therefore, almost everyone in class 8 had been taking supplementary classes during the winter break.

Winter break was also a chance to pull ahead.

“The last two subjects’ results will probably be out tomorrow; I wonder how much Bai Lian and Ning Xiao scored,” said the class 8 monitor, who used to be close to Zhang Shize. With a buzz cut, his gaze landed on Bai Lian in front of him, his voice lowered, “Did Bai Lian hire a private tutor over the winter break?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhu, who was with Ren Wanxuan, also paused in his steps.

Looking toward Bai Lian’s side.

“No,” Ren Wanxuan, holding her backpack, squinted toward Ning Xiao and Bai Lian, and finally rested her gaze on Bai Lian, “She went to Jiangjing for a wedding.”

Ren Wanxuan knew this from Ren Qian; the Xu Family had not extended an invitation to the Ren Family.

Hearing this comment, Chen Zhu was momentarily stirred…

He and Ren Wanxuan had been staying home, studying with the family tutor from Beicheng, not missing a single day.

Ren Qian had high hopes for Ren Wanxuan, and the tutor they hired was among the best in Beicheng.

Vacations meant relaxation for other students, but for Ren Wanxuan and Chen Zhu, it was an optimal time to fill in the gaps.

“Jiangjing, huh… then you definitely won’t score higher than her this time,” the class 8 monitor said to Chen Zhu, chuckling, “Ning Xiao’s family surely can’t afford a home tutor, Chen, you have a great chance.”

These weren’t random speculations; playing for winter break certainly wasn’t the same as studying for it.

Chen Zhu heard this and just shook his head, “Not necessarily.”

Not far away.

Weng Qi noticed the looks from the students of class 8, frowning, “What are those people from class 8 staring at us for?”

“I don’t know,” Pu Xiaohan shrugged, playing with the camera in her hand, “Their brains have always been a bit off.”

Tang Ming and Bai Lian were discussing a physics problem.

Ning Xiao didn’t pay attention to those people.

Ning Xiao walked alongside the two, not talking much, only occasionally glancing at Bai Lian.

“The electric field comes down like this,” Bai Lian’s hand angled forty-five degrees downward, under the sunlight, her fingertips glistening like jade, looking at Tang Ming, “Imagine in your head how the path of q and e would intersect.”

An idea struck Tang Ming, and he slapped his forehead, “Right, how did I not think of that?”

He took off his backpack and pulled out a practice workbook.

Only then did Bai Lian slightly turn her head, fished out Bluetooth earbuds from her pocket, and while putting them on, she languidly looked at Ning Xiao, “What did you want to say?”

“It’s just…” Ning Xiao was inviting a friend to dinner for the first time, his eyes and voice both dropped, very quiet, “My uncle wants to invite you to dinner, to thank you. Do you have time?”