Be Quiet, This Scumbag Alpha Has The Gaokao - Chapter 8

Ten days later, Xu Ancheng’s phone exploded again.

“Your dad didn’t tell you?” The one who always chatted with her about gossip was named Lu Zhao, a female Alpha. Many people in her family worked in politics, and she was one of the more prominent figures in their circle of second- and third-generation heirs. She was not as much of a scumbag as Xu Ancheng, but Xu Ancheng had never remembered being close enough with her that she needed to leave messages bothering her every day.

“No. He’s not in the mood to bother me,” Xu Ancheng said.

“Your family took a stumble recently. I really didn’t expect the Rong family to actually have a backup move this time. Do you not even watch the news?”

Xu Ancheng yawned. “No.”

She paused for a moment. “Occasionally, I watch entertainment news.”

Lu Zhao hated iron for not becoming steel. “What use is only taking the gaokao? You need to start watching financial news, social news, and international affairs too. Ai, forget it. The fact that you’re willing to study is already pretty good.”

Xu Ancheng suddenly felt a different sort of emotion. “I didn’t expect you to still be a good person.”

“Hey, what kind of thing is that to say?”

“Did the Rong family swallow my family’s project? Take both my family and the Zhou family down in one pot?”

“Hey, so you do know. I figured it out today. At first, I thought some competitor had specifically targeted the Zhou family by releasing a scandal. Today’s blow woke me up. Turns out Zhou Guangyao’s matter was just the appetizer. That opponent is very likely the Rong family. They actually had hard evidence of the Zhou family bribing a certain high-ranking official who’s currently under investigation, and they reported it to the discipline inspection commission. Your family is even funnier. Internal materials seem to have leaked, and in the bidding for a major project, the Rong family directly seized the advantage. And as luck would have it, this project is paired with a whole series of industrial park developments afterward, all of which now belong to the Rong family.”

As expected.

Xu Ancheng had long felt that this bargain father of hers would not have such a smooth time eating from both sides.

After this battle, the Rong family could be considered a sudden rising force. The Zhou family continued to be dogged by bad luck, while the Xu family had failed to eat from both sides and had instead spat out quite a lot. As long as the Rong family steadily caught what came their way and rode the momentum upward, if they took the next few steps well, they could immediately rank second in Huncheng.

“You’re not worried at all?” Lu Zhao was puzzled. “The Rong family has a gap between generations now. The current person in charge, Rong Cuo, is only in her twenties and still just a little girl. How could she swallow such a huge plate? I don’t know which expert is guiding her from behind. We’re planning to hold a gathering to give her a show of force. Aren’t you coming?”

“I don’t have time. My study pressure is very heavy.”

Why did that tone not sound like some pitiful little bitter gourd?

Lu Zhao’s voice suddenly became much gentler. “It’s not like you absolutely have to go. Fine, if you’re not going, then you’re not going. Do whatever you want to do.”

Xu Ancheng: …

She kept feeling that something was wrong. Did Lu Zhao think she was intellectually disabled?

Xu Ancheng indeed could not free herself, because her math teacher had volunteered, using his identity as a special-grade teacher, to help her register for the “National High School Mathematics League,” commonly known as a math Olympiad competition.

“The math Olympiad is ranked across the province. If you win first prize provincially, you have a chance to join the provincial representative team and compete nationally. Of course, I’m not expecting you to take the competition route. Your math scores are very good, so I mainly want you to participate and warm up a bit. Besides, the math Olympiad no longer directly adds points, but if you achieve a very good result, it may be possible to apply for the Strong Foundation Program. Of course, that’s only one possibility. We’re not saying we must take that path.”

The math teacher worked very hard to persuade her. “These days, when you do gaokao math papers, you’re scoring above 145. I want to test your level. It’s just an afternoon exam. It won’t delay your studying. Once you finish the exam, you can come back and continue class, okay?”

Okay what okay.

These teachers were all extremely enthusiastic now.

The math teacher looked everywhere for internal test papers from key high schools in the capital for her to do. The Chinese-language teacher arrived early and left late, often getting emotionally worked up during lectures. Every time, he gave Xu Ancheng books he liked, including personally signed novels by well-known writers. The English teacher paid out of pocket every time to buy fruit, cake, and milk tea, conducted the whole class in English conversation, and often took her through TED talks. The physics teacher had originally been in the middle of arguing about divorce with his spouse, but recently, because he had started teaching Xu Ancheng, their relationship had warmed up again. The physics teacher’s spouse was a history teacher and had repeatedly expressed a desire to gift Xu Ancheng several condensed, high-value history lessons. Because history truly was not one of Xu Ancheng’s gaokao subjects, Xu Ancheng rejected the offer in every possible way.

Every day, the teachers came cheerfully and left cheerfully.

Whether they earned the Xu family of Huncheng’s money or not was not important. The key was happiness.

Xu Ancheng was not incapable of sensing their enthusiasm and heartfelt affection for her. It was just that she had never experienced so many people paying attention to her. Just like when she faced Yun Ruo, she would feel uncomfortable.

She knew these teachers liked her because her grades were good, and also because Xu Ancheng herself had been a good-for-nothing. Since childhood, she had never attended a single tutoring class. Relying only on books and exercise books, she had been able to get into a Project 985 university. Now, with special-grade teachers tutoring her one-on-one every day, of course her grades were advancing rapidly. High scores on papers were only natural.

Xu Ancheng had no interest in the math Olympiad exam. Unfortunately, when the other teachers heard that the math teacher had registered her for the competition, they all expressed that they could give up one class to let her focus on the exam, and were very supportive of her “taking it for fun and relaxing a little.”

As a student, Xu Ancheng could not outargue a room full of special-grade teachers. She could only grumble inwardly, carry her schoolbag, and go to the exam site set up at a certain key high school in Huncheng on a Saturday.

There was only one subject, so the exam ended very quickly.

Xu Ancheng walked out of the exam room.

“C-Classmate.”

Xu Ancheng became extremely alert. Had someone actually discovered that she had liked girls in her previous life?!

The reason the other person spoke a little haltingly was because she had run over from a distance. Xu Ancheng looked curiously at the girl running toward her. After finally catching her breath, the girl’s eyes were especially bright.

“Classmate, sorry to bother you, but are you a student at this school?”

“No.” Xu Ancheng cautiously raised her head to look at the banner reading “203x National High School Mathematics League,” confirming that she had a legitimate reason to appear at this high school. “I came to take the exam.”

“Then, would it be convenient to add each other on WeChat?”

Xu Ancheng admitted that it took her a while to react before she realized that, this time, she had not used Xu Ancheng’s identity to force anyone.

“Ah?”

“I’ll scan you?” The girl had no intention of giving up. When she handed over the QR code on her phone, a scent that Xu Ancheng could not quite tell was pheromones or perfume drifted lightly over.

She really was very good-looking.

Xu Ancheng took out her phone, thought for a moment, then put it back. “Look at the corners of my eyes.”

The girl: ?

“They’re practically bursting with bad romance.” Xu Ancheng’s tone was firm. “I’m not a good person. I’m a scummy Alpha to the bone. You’re an Omega, right? You need to protect yourself. Stay far away from me.”

The girl said, “Oh.”

The girl said, “It’s okay, teacher. I only wanted to add you as a friend. I didn’t mean anything else. You’re overthinking it.”

Oh.

So I was overthinking it.

Xu Ancheng added her on WeChat. When she put her phone away, a car happened to drive past. The weather in December was waiting for snow.

Su Jiu saw the sunset flash past the sports field. This was one of the best key high schools in Huncheng. She had only happened to look out the car window out of curiosity, and by chance, she glimpsed a figure that could not be called familiar, yet could not be called unfamiliar either.

Xu Ancheng?

Just saying these three words made Su Jiu feel annoyed.

As if possessed by ghosts and gods, she said to the driver, “Pull over.”

Xiao Wang answered, “About how long?”

Su Jiu herself did not know how long.

She had only suddenly wanted to go take a look.

That Alpha, Xu Ancheng, who was rotten to the core—what was she doing here? What did she have to do with a high school? She had dropped out of high school, and her stomach was full of rotten schemes.

Could it be that she had come to look for high school Omegas? Good-looking Omegas, Omegas who could give birth to children with higher intelligence—in short, Xu Ancheng must have come here to do these filthy things.

Truly disgusting.

With both hands in her pockets, Su Jiu slowly walked through the school gate and raised her eyes to look at the math Olympiad exam banner.

The girl had left. She still had friends waiting for her. And of course, what waited for her was not only her friends, but also her future with infinite possibilities.

Xu Ancheng looked at the girl’s departing back for a long time. She was merely marveling at her courage. Xu Ancheng had long known that love and courage were companion words.

During Xu Ancheng’s student years, she had not even been able to muster interest in making friends. When others were enthusiastic toward her, she would hide from them too. Throughout all those school years, she had always come and gone alone. When she returned home, she would lock the doors and windows and carefully hide in her bedroom.

The smell of a school really was different.

Under the glow of the setting sun shining over the sports field, Xu Ancheng stretched lazily. Most of the students who had come to take the exam had already left. Some students had taken advantage of the holiday to come play basketball. The weather was not cold, and the sunlight was very gentle. Xu Ancheng was not in a hurry to leave, so she went to sit on a bench by the edge of the field.

Su Jiu stood quietly not far away, watching Xu Ancheng huddle into a warm, fluffy ball in her gray down jacket while holding an e-reader.

She was actually reading.

Xu Ancheng was reading?

Could she be reading some dirty little book?

With a cold expression, Su Jiu stood behind her. Beneath her sunglasses, her entire body gave off a gloomy, keep-strangers-away aura. Xu Ancheng quietly shivered, then took a thermos cup out of her LV schoolbag and drank water from it, slurping away like an old cadre.

After Su Jiu got back into the car, she remained silent for a long time.

At a certain coffee shop, Rong Cuo had already arrived early.

“The matter is basically settled. A rough estimate says it gave us around two hundred million more in profit than I imagined. Tianxiang’s stock price has continued to rise, the Zhou family has continued to explode with scandal, and quite a bit of money should have entered your account as well,” Rong Cuo said. “So, tell me why you’re unhappy.”

Su Jiu touched the rim of her coffee cup. “It’s not exactly that I’m unhappy. I’m just somewhat concerned. Three times now, someone has been different from how I remember them.”

The first time was at the intersection outside the hospital, where Xu Ancheng had let the car crash straight into herself.

The second time was at Kunpeng Group, where she had pressed the elevator button for the delivery person.

The third time was inexplicably sitting quietly on a bench and reading.

Things did not happen more than three times.

For one person to deviate from her memories this many times—where exactly was the problem?

“Has that person obstructed you?”

“No.”

That person had nothing much to do with her. In fact, if Xu Wei was not lying, Xu Ancheng had even taken the initiative to cancel the engagement.

She had actually counted one time too few.

In that case, Xu Ancheng had been different four times.

Was this a chain reaction caused by her return? But everyone else seemed to be walking along their own tracks. Even when there were changes, they were only details. The biggest change was that Xu Ancheng’s ex-girlfriend had not been pregnant, nor had she lost hope in life because of Xu Ancheng. Now, she was properly studying at school, and Xu Ancheng had not gone to disturb her again.

Why think about that piece of trash?

Su Jiu shook her head. “It’s nothing. Just random thoughts. Take your time eating the Zhou family’s plate. Eat more. I’ll earn more too.”

Rong Cuo smiled from the heart. “This opportunity is rare. Of course I’ll squeeze out every last trace of value. I absolutely won’t waste it.”