Chapter 1943 - 1939: Winning Is Winning

Her words left them speechless for a moment.

Ye Ning picked up her backpack from the side and looked back at Gu Qingcheng, "Alright, let’s go. They won’t bother you anymore."

Gu Qingcheng turned to look at the group of people.

Even though they felt humiliated, with so many classmates watching, they had nothing to say and could only watch the two walk away helplessly.

Ye Ning and Gu Qingcheng walked out together.

Gu Qingcheng looked at Ye Ning, confused, "How did you know how to do that?"

Ye Ning shrugged, "I like playing games."

"This seems pretty hard. You’ve played it at home before, right?"

"Yeah, I was just bluffing them earlier."

Gu Qingcheng shook his head, "Alright, it seems you really enjoy it. I’ve noticed the things you play are all pretty impressive."

Ye Ning laughed, "Yeah, it’s definitely different from you academic stars."

Gu Qingcheng looked into the distance, "Academic stars... if you aren’t one from the start, no one will notice you later on."

"Hmm?" Ye Ning looked at him, "Why do you say that?"

Gu Qingcheng said, "If you weren’t one at first, then you’re just someone quietly studying. But if one day you become number one, people will see you as an academic star. Next time, if you drop to number two or three, you’ll be the one getting laughed at."

Ye Ning paused for a moment.

Watching Gu Qingcheng sigh as he walked past.

She thought of what Yun Tian had said, their school has a lot of pressure.

It seems to be true.

Ye Ning caught up with Gu Qingcheng, "Now that you’ve got a guaranteed spot, the pressure should be gone, right?"

"No, I’ll take the exam myself."

"What?"

"No matter how I do, I’ll take it myself. After all, it’s only a few months away. This guaranteed spot... I didn’t want it in the first place. Why can’t I get in on my own ability?"

Alright then...

I really don’t understand the mindset of academic stars.

Obviously, you don’t have to put in so much effort, but okay, maybe everyone has different pursuits.

Having worked hard, wanting to see the results, maybe that’s what he’s thinking.

Ye Ning didn’t say anything further and, wanting to go home, suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, I forgot."

"What?"

"I haven’t done my community service yet. Yun Tian might be waiting for me."

"Huh?"

Ye Ning quickly ran back to the school.

The usual place where she would do manual labor with Yun Tian was now empty.

The ground had been thoroughly swept; Ye Ning searched around but found no one.

Alright, since they weren’t allowed to bring phones, she didn’t have his number.

Seeing no one, Ye Ning could only think of apologizing to him tomorrow.

By this time, most students had already left. She thought she was overthinking it—coming back now, he must have been gone a long time ago.

However, she felt a bit sorry.

Ye Ning walked slowly through the school.

But outside, she suddenly saw...

In the direction of the courtyard, it seemed there was someone there.

She was stunned for a moment, realizing that person...

That person was Yun Tian!

She walked over.

"Yun Tian!"

She called out, but Yun Tian didn’t respond.

Instead, she watched as Yun Tian walked step by step towards the railing.

As he walked over, it was as if he had some sort of goal, continuously walking until he was outside the railing. He gripped the railing with both hands, and then...

He climbed all the way up.

Ye Ning’s eyes widened, and she quickly walked over, grabbing Yun Tian.

But she was a bit too late.