Qin Yanshu hummed in response, looking at Duanmu Zicheng with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong?"

Duanmu Zicheng opened his mouth as if to say something, but then, as if remembering something, his expression stiffened slightly, and he swallowed back the words he was about to say.

He said calmly, "It's nothing. I just thought that since she's your cousin, her family background should be pretty good. How come she's never even left Ancheng?"

Qin Yanshu chuckled softly: "It's true that she's my cousin, but it's only been these past two months. Before that, although we were classmates, we didn't really interact much."

Duanmu Zicheng paused, finally looking at her directly: "You and she are classmates?"

Qin Yanshu was stunned.

I never expected that this would be the first thing he noticed.

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't the first thing a normal person focus on when hearing this be the "two months"?

Qin Yanshu's smile froze a little, but she still answered, "Yes."

Duanmu Zicheng's eyes lit up instantly: "How have her grades been these past few years? Ancheng... I remember that the last midterm joint exam in Ancheng was set by the Academic Association of Z Province. How did she do?"

Qin Yanshu's smile froze even more. After a pause, she said casually, "As for her grades, I can't really say."

Seeing Duanmu Zicheng's questioning gaze, Qin Yanshu recounted how Qin Sheng had submitted blank papers for more than two years, but in the last exam, she received a perfect score except for the Chinese composition.

Her eyes flickered, and she said, "People at school are saying that the reason she got such a good score last time was because my second uncle used his connections to get the test questions in advance. She memorized the answers and copied them down, so I don't know her true level."

She didn't know, but Duanmu Zicheng did.

Even seven years later, the internal test conducted by the Chinese Academic Association is still frequently mentioned by its members.

That was the battle that cemented Qin Sheng's legendary status.

Similar to the rules of this knowledge competition, but there is no rule that the ranking is determined once the top ten are selected.

Instead, as long as someone reaches the passing score, they can continue to the next round of testing.

The more rounds you pass, the more internal privileges you can gain within the academic association.

On that occasion, Qin Sheng, at the young age of ten, managed to complete all ten sets of exercises prepared by the association and obtained the privileges of a level ten member.

But even so, she didn't give up.

They applied once again for the top-level access that only the president and two vice presidents could obtain, wanting to enter the top-secret archives of the academic association.

The president and two vice presidents were forced to bring in eight professors from Tianjin University and Tsinghua University, who were at the top level in their respective fields. They spent three whole days creating a set of questions that, to this day, still have very few people who can pass the test.

But Qin Sheng still met the standard.

Although I didn't get a perfect score or near-perfect score in every round like in the previous ten rounds, I still managed to pass with a score of 702.

The president and vice president, who had both taken the same set of questions and barely passed, were both embarrassed and amazed by her intelligence.

Her application was eventually approved.

They even made an exception and awarded her the title of Honorary President of the Chinese Academic Association, and she continues to preach to countless people to this day.

Duanmu Zicheng was a young prodigy and the youngest contestant besides Qin Sheng in that competition. He also earned the title of Level 4 Member.

But all the glory and praise paled in comparison to Qin Sheng's brilliance.

Even though he has made continuous progress and improved his level through repeated tests, seven years later, he is still only a level nine member.

There remains an insurmountable gap between him and Qin Sheng, who is the honorary president.

Qin Sheng.

The person he had thought about for seven years, longed for for seven years, and who had been weighing on his head for seven years, returned to Tiandu once again after disappearing for seven years, and came to the same competition venue as him.

How could Duanmu Zicheng not be overwhelmed with emotion, how could he not be excited and unable to contain himself?

Coming back to his senses from his distant memories, Duanmu Zicheng thought of Qin Yanshu's words and couldn't help but chuckle.

How can I get the exam questions by using connections?

Memorizing and copying answers?

hehe.

How could that be?

That's Qin Sheng.

Although the association hasn't explicitly stated it, given Duanmu Zicheng's status and rank, he should still be able to know quite a bit of inside information.

If he was somewhat confused before today, after seeing Qin Sheng today, he became certain.

The reason why the rules of this comprehensive knowledge competition were suddenly changed was because of Qin Sheng's arrival.

They were welcoming Qin Sheng's return.

At the same time, it was also paving the way for Qin Sheng.

They wanted to use this knowledge competition to make Qin Sheng famous, so that they could rightfully bring their champion back to the association!

but.

He won't allow it!

For seven whole years, he studied day and night, researching tirelessly, all to avenge the humiliation of that year and stand proudly before Qin Sheng, saying: I am better than you.

He has worked so hard to achieve his current success and status, how could he allow her to trample him underfoot again as soon as she comes back?

He absolutely will not allow it!

Duanmu Zicheng's mind raced with thoughts, but his narrow eyes lowered slightly, concealing their light, making it impossible for Qin Yanshu to discern his true feelings for Qin Sheng.

Waves of unease washed over me.

here we go again.

here we go again.

Qin Yanshu had become very familiar with this feeling over the past two months; it was always Qin Sheng who brought it to her.

She had clearly regained her status as the highly regarded and respected eldest daughter of the Hu family in Tiandu, so why was she still like this?

What she couldn't understand even more was why Qin Sheng was still able to chase her all the way to Tiandu to provoke her, even though she had already left the Qin family.

Qin Sheng, who was being thought of by several people at the same time, was already eating.

Qin Sheng has two very obvious advantages: one is that she won't skimp on her wallet, and the other is that she won't skimp on her stomach.

One of the benefits is that the first-place winner of the knowledge competition receives a direct admission to Tiandu University.

Although with her status as the honorary president of the academic association, she could probably apply to Tiandu University for immediate admission if she wanted, she can't always rely on connections.

Not to mention that her mother bragged to her fake mahjong friends, and she has to pay for it.

Of course, the most important thing is that the first place winner of the competition will receive a fairly generous prize. In addition, the academic association has also promised her an extra reward.

It wasn't specified what it was, but based on Qin Sheng's understanding of those people, it shouldn't be too bad.

Therefore, this competition is still worth participating in.

So, in order not to go hungry during the more than six hours of exams to come, Qin Sheng had no choice but to eat as much as possible.

She ate until 11:30, and with only half an hour left before she had to go inside, she finally put down her chopsticks with a hint of regret.