Si Fuqing straightened up, locking eyes with him. âBecause I want to contribute to the field of archaeology, for example, by finding Emperor Yinâs tomb.â
âOh?â Yu Xiheng smiled faintly, his expression unreadable. âBut he doesnât have a tomb.â
Si Fuqing raised an eyebrow. âHow do you know he doesnât have a tomb? He was the Dragon Sparrow of the Great Xia.â
âYou also mentioned that Iâm his fan, so naturally, Iâve read the historical records,â Yu Xiheng responded, swirling his tea gently, his voice calm. âHe passed away on the way back from the Western campaign, and when he returned to Yongâan, all that remained was a box of ashes. He never built a grand tomb during his lifetime.â
This was indeed a passage recorded in the history books.
Si Fuqing remained silent for a moment, her eyes fixated on him. âWhatâs with your âpat on the backâ feature?â
Yu Xiheng hummed softly. âYu Tang took my phone and changed it.â
Si Fuqing squinted at him. âReally?â
That did seem like something Yu Tang would do.
âYes,â Yu Xiheng closed his eyes slightly. âBut I think itâs rather amusing.â
Si Fuqing extended her hand. âI donât find it amusing. Let me change it for you.â
Yu Xiheng raised an eyebrow and obediently handed over his phone.
Si Fuqing opened the settings, made the changes, and handed it back to him. âNow I can âpatâ you anytime.â
Yu Xiheng glanced down and saw a new line of text appear on their chat screen.
[Little Fox patted you and took a gold brick from your pocket.]
His eyebrow arched even higher. âShall we test it now?â
Suddenly, he grasped her wrist and slowly guided her hand to his suit pocket.
Si Fuqing felt a hard card insideâit was a black-gold card.
âYou can use this to mine gold, as well as other mineral veins,â Yu Xiheng lightly tapped his finger on the card, smiling. âThis is my gift to you for your college entrance exam results. Please, accept it.â
Si Fuqing was still in a daze when Little Bai grabbed the card with its mouth and stuffed it into her pocket.
Si Fuqing was speechless.
What a rebellious creature.
**
Soon, it was June 24th, the day when the college entrance exam results were announced.
This year, 11 million students participated in the college entrance exam across the Great Xia Empire, making the competition extremely fierce.
At noon, the results were officially released in the five regions of Great Xia. On Weiboâs trending list, the topic âcollege entrance exam resultsâ had already skyrocketed to the top, with the word âexplosionâ attached to it.
[My neighborâs daughter scored over 700 points this year. Great Xia Universityâs admissions department is practically camping outside her house to recruit her. I was stunned.]
[Envy! Only top-tier academic elites receive this kind of treatment.]
[Iâm different. Iâm a student Great Xia University and Qing University can never get. [smile]]
[Praying to Qingqingâs little treasure really works. I scored 30 points higher than usual. Qing University, here I come!]
At noon, on the set of âThe Solitary Journey.â
Song Wenhua had just finished filming when her agent hurried over. âItâs almost noon. The results are about to be released.â The marketing accounts and paid commenters were all in place. They just needed a score report to make a successful comeback.
Song Wenhua sat in front of her computer, entered her exam registration number and ID number, and then hit the enter key.
The network was a bit slow, and she couldnât get in after several attempts.
Finally, on the fifth try, the page refreshed.
Name: Song Wenhua
Exam Number: 2024xxxx1839
Chinese: 105
Math: 32
English: 45
Comprehensive: 143
Total: 325
South Region Rank: 863,894
National Rank: 7,789,182
Her agent gasped, his voice shaking. âHow did you only score over 300?â
Three hundred points! She might not even meet this yearâs cutoff for Great Xia Film Academy.
Even if Song Wenhua was the top scorer in this yearâs Great Xia Film Academy art exam, she still wouldnât be able to get in.
The agent was panicking. âDidnât you have a tutor for three months? How could you only score 300 points? You said you estimated your score to be 500!â
Even with a poor performance, the difference shouldnât be this huge.
Song Wenhua pursed her lips, remaining silent.
She hadnât expected her score to be so low, especially in math.
High school math was much harder than middle school math, and math was never her strong suit.@@novelbin@@
Especially during the three years of high school when she was busy with filming and variety shows, she hardly studied.
However, her image as a top student was solid, and her status as a child star was well-established, so there hadnât been much backlash online.
But this score was too low, completely at odds with her image.
Even just looking at the ranking, it was disheartening.
âIâll contact Great Xia Film Academy and see if you can still get in. If not, weâll find another way,â the agent said after regaining his composure. âTell the production team to stop any publicity. We canât let this score get out.â
Since Song Wenhua was a celebrity, it was possible that her exam score could get leaked.
The agent had already prepared a series of public relations strategies.
If the score did get out, they could only claim it was someone with the same name.
Song Wenhuaâs image must not collapse.
He took a deep breath and immediately went to find the public relations staff for âThe Solitary Journey.â
As soon as he saw them, the PR staff smiled and said, âCongratulations to Miss Song on her excellent score. The production is thrilled to ride the wave of her success and boost our popularity.â
Upon hearing this, the agentâs vision darkened, realizing he was too late. He quickly said, âHas the trending topic already been posted? Donât post it, take it down now!â
The PR staff noticed his grim expression and realized something was wrong. They quickly began making adjustments.
However, Si Fuqingâs popularity was too high. Any trending topic with her name skyrocketed, making it impossible to suppress.
Even her anti-fans were more active than the fans of other top celebrities.
Within minutes, the topic had surged to the top of the entertainment chart.
#Song Wenhua, Si Fuqing
#The Solitary Journey Director Says Song Wenhua Is the True Female Lead
#Si Fuqing, Academic Background
[Indeed, Si Fuqingâs acting skills are top-notch, but her academic performance is a different story.]
[Sheâs quite smart. If only she applied herself to studying.]
[Betting that Si Fuqing wonât get into university this year and will have to retake the exam next year.]
[The comparison with Song Wenhua is brutal.]
The agent was on the verge of fainting.
This was a disaster.