Ye Linchen was confident that he would be admitted to a university in Beijing, and he planned to go to the north after the start of the semester and spend the winter there.
The north is much colder than Jiangcheng, so she needs to make plans early.
So she made an appointment with Feng Linlin and Lin Xiaojuan to go to the newly opened down jacket store to buy a few thicker down jackets.
The three of them wandered around the store and picked out a few brightly colored and trendy down jackets.
Anyway, winters are long in the north, and she has plenty of money, so buying a few more items won't hurt.
After buying the down jackets, the three of them went to the bookstore to meet Shen Yanlin, and then went to the Xinhua Bookstore together.
When they arrived at the bookstore, Shen Yanlin was already waiting at the door.
Seeing the three of them carrying large and small bags, he smiled and said, "You've come back with a full load! You bought so many good things?"
"Not many, mainly because down jackets take up space."
Ye Linchen smiled and lifted the shopping bag in her hand to show him: "It's light and doesn't weigh much."
Shen Yanlin took the bag, weighed it in his hand, and nodded with a smile: "It's quite light. Let's go in and take a look."
As soon as the four entered the bookstore, before they could even take a closer look, Feng Linlin spotted Meng Zihan browsing inside.
"Hey, look, isn't that Meng Zihan?" she said, pointing in Meng Zihan's direction.
Lin Xiaojuan looked over and saw Meng Zihan leisurely and carefree, and couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.
"She has such a good mental fortitude! She can still happily go shopping. If I hadn't been able to take the college entrance exam, I would have cried myself to death at home and wouldn't have wanted to leave the house for at least a month."
Feng Linlin nodded in deep agreement: "That's right! Only two days have passed, and she's already acting like nothing happened. I really admire her!"
Ye Linchen didn't want anything to do with Meng Zihan, and hearing their gossip only made her feel more annoyed.
She pointed to the bookshelf on the other side and said, "Let's go take a look over there, and ignore her."
The four turned to leave, but Meng Zihan sensed that people were talking about her.
She turned her head and saw Ye Linchen and the other three.
Upon seeing the shopping bags with down jacket logos on them carried by Ye Linchen, Feng Linlin, and the other two, she suddenly smiled.
This idiot, doesn't he know his college application has been changed?
They've started buying winter clothes here.
I really want to see what kind of face Ye Linchen will have when the admission notice arrives.
Meng Xueyun applied for her to the Finance Department of Jiangcheng University, which is notoriously difficult to get into.
This year's college entrance examination questions were said to be particularly difficult, and even Gu Yifei looked worried, saying that he had failed the exam.
He couldn't do the last few science questions and had to guess them all.
If Ye Linchen also fails the exam, then he'll be stuck in a lower gear.
So what's the use of her good grades?
It was all for naught; her fate was entirely in her own hands.
Meng Zihan became more and more excited as she thought about it, and couldn't help but want to go up to Ye Linchen and say a few sarcastic things to her.
"Oh, cousin, you're here to buy books too? What a coincidence!" Meng Zihan walked up to Ye Linchen and said, feigning surprise.
Seeing her expression, Ye Linchen knew she wasn't holding back, so he frowned, ignored her, and turned to leave.
Meng Zihan reached out to stop her, and asked with a forced smile, "Cousin, what books are you buying? Are you buying university books? Wow, you're so good at preparing so early."
She abruptly changed the subject, raised her chin, and said sarcastically, "Cousin, are you really going to get into university? Have you filled out your application yet? It would be a shame if you didn't fill it out properly and ended up with no university to attend."
Those taking the college entrance exam are the last people who want to hear such unlucky words.
Ye Linchen was no exception. When she heard Meng Zihan say that, she turned her head and looked at her coldly.
"Whether I can go to school or not is none of your concern. It's you who missed the second day of the college entrance exam; you're definitely not going to school now. Instead of worrying about me, you should buy some books for retaking the exam. Maybe if you work harder next year, you can get into a junior college..."
She stopped talking, chuckled softly, and shook her head.
"However, given your level, Meng Shiyi, it's probably not very likely."
"Ye Zhenghua probably won't agree to you repeating a year, then you'll only have the fate of becoming a factory worker."
Meng Zihan's expression changed upon being stabbed.
A gentle smile instantly appeared on her face.
"Cousin, you might not know this, but even if I don't retake the exam, I'm not worried about my future. I've already secured a place as a sponsored student, so I can go to university without taking the college entrance exam. Unlike some people who study hard for twelve years only to fail at the last hurdle, they might not even be as successful as me!"
Ye Linchen certainly knew what the commissioned training program was all about.
In her previous life, Meng Zihan went to Jiangcheng University through a sponsored student program.
Ye Linchen didn't care about this spot at all.
She was confident enough in her grades to not believe she would fail a subject or fail to get into university.
Not wanting Meng Zihan to ruin her good mood, she turned to leave, but Feng Linlin and Shen Yanlin were not going to let Meng Zihan off easily.
"Meng Zihan, you're really dreaming!" Feng Linlin raised her voice, loud enough for everyone in the bookstore to hear. "With your grades, you think you can get into the sponsored student program? You must be out of your mind to let you study there!"
Shen Yanlin looked her up and down and said, "You'd better go home, wash up, and go to sleep. You can have anything in your dreams!"
Lin Xiaojuan was even more blunt: "I've never seen anyone with thicker skin than you. You didn't even take the college entrance exam and you're still so self-righteous. Let me tell you, if you could get into university through a sponsored student program with grades like that, I'd be the first to report you!"
"They've merely usurped someone else's place; what right do they have to be so arrogant here!"
Meng Zihan was so angry by their sarcastic remarks that her face turned red. She could no longer pretend to be gentle and pointed at them, cursing back.
"What do you know! You're just like this country bumpkin, never seen the world, all you know is jealousy! What if I'm the only one who gets into college and none of you get in? You'll have no one to cry to then!"
Ye Linchen tugged at Feng Linlin's arm and shook his head at Lin Xiaojuan.
"Ignore her, she's like a mad dog, biting anyone she sees. Let's go shopping and not let her affect our mood."
Feng Linlin was also quite angry, but she still listened to Ye Linchen's words and pouted.
"That's right, don't stoop to her level. If a dog bites us, are we supposed to bite back? That would be so beneath us!"
After saying that, she left with Lin Xiaojuan and Shen Yanlin without looking back.
Meng Zihan wanted to retaliate, but she had no opponent, and she was so angry that she jumped up and down.
"You're the dogs! You're a bunch of mad dogs! None of you could get into college! A bunch of useless bastards!"
Meng Zihan was seething with anger and, disregarding her feigned weakness, angrily cursed at their retreating figures.
But she didn't notice that Gu Yifei and Guan Minghao had also come to the bookstore and were standing not far away, staring at her speechlessly.
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