Jiangnan University is known for its late grading speed.

However, due to the recent turmoil, the Academic Affairs Office has specially increased its efficiency and urged all grades to grade the papers as soon as possible, especially the 2018 cohort of Economics and Business School students.

After a three-day break, the teachers worked overtime together in the classroom and conference room to grade papers, with Rong Yun's econometrics paper being the first to be graded.

The 2018 cohort of Economics and Business School students numbered over six hundred. The names on their answer sheets were sealed, making it impossible to distinguish who was who.

The teachers were grading the papers with the correct answers, their brows furrowed deeply, and they couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.

"Sigh, this student answered the last few questions quite well, but got more than a dozen multiple-choice questions wrong. It's such a shame that he got them wrong. He can't even see such simple traps? I've explained it at least eight hundred times in class. It seems he has to copy the questions a hundred times before he'll remember them."

"This problem asks about the basic idea of ​​Granger causality testing, a typical easy question, yet so many people still can't answer it?"

"There's a huge blank space behind it. What's wrong with students these days? Jiang University is still ranked among the top three universities. If word got out, people would laugh their heads off."

The exam results were dismal, with very few students scoring above 60. Everyone was frowning; they had graded most of the papers, but hadn't seen a single high-scoring one yet.

Amidst sighs and lamentations, someone suddenly said weakly, "We can't entirely blame the students; after all, the exam included quite a few questions from graduate students."

In other words, the exam questions were beyond the syllabus!

The teachers paused, feeling much better immediately. Looking back now, they realized that a student who scored 60 points was truly exceptionally intelligent.

"Wow... this student actually got one multiple-choice question wrong!" A teacher raised an eyebrow, intently reviewing the essay questions, becoming more and more pleased with each annotation: "I bet this student will definitely get over 80 points."

Upon hearing this, all the teachers looked up and began to guess which student it was.

But the next moment.

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, this student got all the multiple-choice questions right!" The female teacher exclaimed excitedly.

Swish—

All the teachers in the conference room gathered around, their eyes first falling on the multiple-choice questions. After the initial shock, they moved on to the essay questions. Each of them had graded nearly a hundred papers, and the answers automatically came to mind when they saw the questions.

The student's exam paper was filled with writing, with arguments supported by formulas, well-reasoned and even more standard than the standard answers.

The second major question, in particular, not only referenced content learned at the graduate level but also provided a penetrating analysis of the current international financial situation.

It is truly beyond question—a perfect score!

The only minor flaw is...

...It's just that the font is too sharp and flamboyant.

The meeting room became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Could it be Wang Min'an? Besides the top student in the grade, I can't think of anyone else who could get a perfect score on the test."

"Impossible. I've seen Wang Min'an's exam paper. Her handwriting is small regular script, delicate and graceful. Judging from this student's exam paper, she should be... a person with a distinct and unique personality." The word "arrogant" was replaced with a more appropriate expression as it was uttered.

Everyone fell silent again.

If we're talking about the most unique and distinctive person, it has to be that influential figure who's currently at the center of the storm!

"No, really?" one teacher said, pursing her lips.

"How could it be impossible! Would Teacher Rong's judgment be wrong?"

"Could it be cheating?"

"Even more impossible! Yu Wan was sitting in the first row, under the surveillance cameras. Cheating on the exam was impossible, and even if she did, the correct answers wouldn't necessarily be found online. As for leaking the questions, that's even more impossible. These questions were created by several senior professors from the research institute, and Professor Rong Yun didn't appear at the school to avoid suspicion."

Having ruled out cheating, the only unbelievable yet unavoidable truth remains—it's all about skill!

But he was a perennial bottom-ranked student, a notorious bully at Jiangda University!

Once again, it was eerily quiet.

After a long silence, a faint voice finally spoke: "If Yu Wan really is a genius, then her bold claim of taking first place in the entire grade... could it be that this year's first place has really changed hands?"

Everyone exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions incredibly complex. They didn't know whether to hope for a miracle or pray that such a melodramatic event wouldn't actually happen. After all, they used to look down on Yu Wan, this academically challenged student.

"Ahem...maybe it's not Yu Wan. Let's wait for the results to be announced."

Despite saying this, there was no confidence in his voice.

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On the other side.

Feng Jingyao arrived in Jiangcheng as soon as he returned to China, never expecting that Xiao Ling would bring him such a huge "surprise" at the airport!

The couple returned to the hotel, but before they could even spend some time together, Xiao Ling once again proposed that she adopt Ji Yun Chu as her goddaughter and take her to Italy for further studies.

Feng Jingyao rubbed his throbbing temples, leaned back on the sofa, and asked weakly, "Did you consider Han Jin's... and Yu Wan's feelings when you did this?" His wife had been too well protected by him, and was too naive and childish in her dealings with others.

Xiao Ling was still imagining the scene of stepping onto the international stage with her "daughter" when she heard Feng Jingyao's question, and her face darkened.

She clenched her fist and said confidently, "This has been my dream for many years, and I believe Han Jin will understand. Besides, she's in the crucial stage of preparing for the college entrance exam, so she doesn't need to accompany me and can focus on her studies. As for Yu Wan..."

A hint of disgust surfaced deep in Xiao Ling's eyes: "Don't worry about her feelings. She doesn't even see me as her mother. Just thinking about her makes me angry. Tell me, how did Yu Jianguo raise Yu Wan? Wouldn't it be better to just quietly be the last in the grade? She doesn't have the ability, yet she still dares to talk big about wanting to be number one."

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She sat on Feng Jingyao's lap, wrapped her arms around his arm, and said coquettishly, "Jingyao, please help me. I really need to talk to Yu Jianguo about Yu Wan's education."

Although Feng Jingyao was abroad, he was still regularly informed of news from China. He initially thought this was Xiao Ling's private matter, involving her ex-husband and daughter, and that it wasn't appropriate for an outsider like himself to interfere. However, over this period, Xiao Ling's relationship with Yu Wan had become increasingly strained, while she was growing closer to a girl who looked remarkably like Yu Wan. What kind of situation was this?

However, sitting down and having an open and honest discussion is indeed the best solution.

“Okay, I’ll help you schedule a time with Chairman Yu.” Feng Jingyao’s expression turned serious. “But before that, you need to think carefully about whether you really want to acknowledge Yu Wan as your daughter. If you don’t plan to acknowledge her, then leave Jiangcheng and don’t disturb her current life.”

Xiao Ling curled her lip dismissively: "I'm her mother, is it wrong for me to want to acknowledge her back?"

Seeing his stern gaze, she paused, and tears instantly streamed down her face: "I had no choice but to leave her back then. When she was little, she was so sweet and gentle, like a little princess, but after being disciplined by her father for several years, she's become like this. I hate how useless she is..."

Feng Jingyao's heart softened, and he kissed away the tears on her face, gently coaxing, "Don't cry, it hurts me to see you like this."

Xiao Ling raised her red eyes and looked at him.

Feng Jingyao's Adam's apple bobbed twice, then he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom.