Chapter 68 Sour
Yu Chucheng was drinking the soup prepared by the Lin family. After taking two sips, he suddenly sneezed and felt like someone was scolding him.
He absentmindedly took out his cell phone to send a message to Ji Zhou, wanting to know what the situation was like over there.
Although it was Duan Huaijin's competition and he was not even present at the scene, he became nervous for some unknown reason.
Ji Zhou: [It’s not his turn yet, but did you know that Zhang Hanzhou also participated in this competition? ]
Yu Chucheng: [I don’t know. Then let me know when you get to him.]
No wonder Zhang Hanzhou didn’t come to pay his respects today. It turned out that he went to participate in a competition. I don’t know who will win between him and Duan Huaijin.
The judging panel for the semi-finals was very strict. They often interrupted contestants when they were speaking and asked tricky and sharp questions. There were even two people with poor psychological qualities who were directly left on the stage, and even their voices lacked confidence.
The judges' reactions only improved when it was Zhang Hanzhou's turn.
Zhang Hanzhou stood on the stage with full confidence and smoothly finished talking about his entry without any judges interrupting him.
After he stepped down from the stage, everyone applauded, especially Zhang Hanzhou's friends, who rushed to high-five Zhang Hanzhou.
"Hanzhou is still as steady as ever."
"I was so well prepared that even those judges who like to find faults had nothing to say."
"Compared with others, the difference is obvious."
Zhang Hanzhou waved his hand modestly, "Don't speak too early, there are many powerful people who haven't appeared yet."
After saying that, he glanced at Duan Huaijin casually.
Duan Huaijin didn't even look at him. He just lowered his head and quietly went through his manuscript. The noisy noise in the auditorium didn't seem to affect him at all.
Zhang Hanzhou sat down amid everyone's applause. He was actually almost certain to win this competition.
He had asked experts to review the content of the competition in advance, and he had met most of the judges. As long as there was no one who was particularly outstanding, he would be the final winner.
After he wins this very prestigious competition, he will be able to gain more respect from his father and make up for his previous mistakes.
Although Ji Zhou didn't understand what Zhang Hanzhou was saying, he knew from looking at other people's reactions that Zhang Hanzhou was currently the best student.
"Do you think Duan Huaijin can beat him?" Ji Zhou turned and asked Xu Mengshu who was also nervous.
Xu Mengshu hasn't spoken yet.
"Haha, what do you think? We definitely can't win." A boy sitting in front of them suddenly turned around and spoke in a sharp voice with a tone full of contempt.
The person next to the boy pulled him back and said, "Stop talking. He is at least half your junior brother."
"Come on, he is not my junior. I am a serious graduate student. He is just a student that my advisor admires. What ability does he have as a freshman? He is not worthy of being my junior."
Ji Zhou warned: "How dare you talk like that!"
The boy disagreed. "I'm just stating the facts. Besides, in our profession, how high we can climb depends on connections and resources. How can he compete with the eldest son of the Zhang family when he has nothing?"
What the boy said makes sense. Unless Duan Huaijin is extremely strong, the judges will probably choose to do the Zhang family a favor.
It's unfair, but there's nothing we can do about it.
Ji Zhou glared at the boy in front of him unconvinced, but chose to believe Duan Huaijin, "Just wait."
Soon everyone in front had finished presenting, and now only the last contestant was left.
Judge A looked at the score sheet in his hand, avoided the microphone and smiled at his colleague next to him, "I think there should be no suspense in this year's competition."
Judge B sighed and pointed at Zhang Hanzhou's name. "Yeah, except for his more meaningful speech, the others were as bland as boiled water."
Judge C rubbed his sore eyes and said, "The last one is probably similar to the previous ones, so just listen to it casually."
The microphone on the stage was turned up a bit, and there was a slight sound when the USB drive was plugged into the computer, which made everyone in the auditorium quiet down.
The judges also stopped chatting and looked at the contestant standing in the center.
Ji Zhou still remembered to remind Yu Chucheng, so he sent a message to Yu Chucheng, but Yu Chucheng didn't know what he was busy with and didn't reply.
Xu Mengshu sat up straight with excitement, "It's about to begin, it's about to begin..."
It was ten minutes later when Yu Chucheng saw the message Ji Zhou sent him.
He opened his phone and saw that there were more than a dozen messages.
Ji Zhou: [It was so cool. I’ve never seen such a cool competition. You don’t even know how wonderful the judges’ reactions were just now.]
Ji Zhou: [Duan Huaijin is too powerful, he is using a big gun to shoot down a mosquito. Some idiots looked down on him before, but now they are severely slapped in the face.]
Ji Zhou: [When are you coming? The judges are discussing the overall score now.]
…
Ji Zhou's excitement was almost overflowing from the screen.
Yu Chucheng clenched his phone and clicked on the video that Ji Zhou sent him at the bottom.
The video is not long. It was shot by Ji Zhou with his mobile phone. At the beginning, Ji Zhou's hand was not steady and the pixel of the mobile phone was not very good. He could only vaguely see the man on the stage standing straight. His black suit outlined his broad shoulders and narrow waist. His relaxed temperament made it seem as if he was not here to participate in the competition.
Duan Huaijin seems to be able to do anything with ease.
Yu Chucheng stared at the person on the screen and heard someone on the screen say, "Wow, so handsome."
Duan Huaijin is indeed very handsome, and he is still very charming standing on the stage at this moment.
Yu Chucheng began to regret not finding an excuse to slip away earlier. He didn't even look at him.
At the same time, the auditorium of Beijing University was also boiling. After the thunderous applause, people began to talk in a buzzing voice.
"Did you see the judges' eyes just now? They made me laugh to death. They lit up in an instant."
"That's right. No. 12 had just spoken for half a minute when the judges straightened up."
"Number 12 is really brave. He even dared to ask questions to the judges. I think he should also sit on the judges' table. It would be more convenient to discuss the issues this way."
The boy in front of Ji Zhou had an ugly look on his face. Ji Zhou and Xu Mengshu kept clapping in his ears. Although they didn't say a word, their words were still very powerful.
Zhang Hanzhou was also shocked. Duan Huaijin had only just entered university, so how could he be so mature in expression and still so calm, as if he was used to big scenes.
The key is that Duan Huaijin's content was particularly exciting, which caused the judges to nod repeatedly while listening.
The host held a card with the final result in his hand. "The expert judging team unanimously determined that the first place winner of this competition is——"
The auditorium fell silent instantly.
Ji Zhou clenched his hands in anticipation.
"Contestant number 12, Duan Huaijin!"
"Awesome!" Ji Zhou waved his fist happily. Duan Huaijin was so awesome. Seeing the boy in the front row being defeated made him feel happier than winning ten games in a row.
When Duan Huaijin went on stage to receive the award and take photos with various bigwigs, his gaze turned to the back row.
Ji Zhou and Xu Mengshu were standing up and applauding him.
Ji Zhou waved to the audience around him cheerfully, "Keep a low profile, keep a low profile, the one who got first place is my friend."
Duan Huaijin quickly scanned the entire row, but didn't see Yu Chucheng.
Is there something that made you miss?...
Duan Huaijin held the certificate in his hand and looked at the camera expressionlessly.
After stepping down from the stage, Ji Zhou and Xu Mengshu wanted to rush over and be the first to congratulate Duan Huaijin, but they were sitting too far away and couldn't outrun those in the front row.
Duan Huaijin is a celebrity now, and is surrounded by teachers and classmates every step he takes.
"Student Duan, you are so amazing. Can I be your friend?"
"We are in the same profession, can I add you on WeChat?"
To have such an outstanding performance in a competition of this level is equivalent to having the priority to choose a spouse during the four years of college. Duan Huaijin is surrounded by many Omegas who want to expand their circle of friends.
Ji Zhou sighed, "I wish I had such a prosperous peach blossom."
Xu Mengshu sneered, "You?"
Duan Huaijin was surrounded by the crowd, and just as he rejected one person, another came. Although he won the game, he was not very excited, perhaps because he had won it in his previous life, or perhaps because of someone's absence.
"Add one, classmate Duan. I promise I will just lie quietly in your list and do nothing."
"Me too, I just want to make more friends with the top students, look how sincere my eyes are."
Duan Huaijin was a little annoyed and was about to reject them all at once.
A slender hand suddenly grabbed the hand hanging by his side.
Yu Chucheng's hair was disheveled, his breathing was a little unstable, and his chest was rising and falling slightly, as if he had taken a lot of effort to squeeze in.
Not long ago, he finally got his brother's approval to leave. He didn't even change his clothes and came directly in a black suit.
Unexpectedly, the competition ended just as he arrived at the auditorium, and he didn't even make it to the final award ceremony.
His bow tie was a little loose, and two buttons on his collar were undone. For some reason, he felt a little sour when he saw so many people surrounding Duan Huaijin and asking for his WeChat.
Yu Chucheng held Duan Huaijin's hand.
"Sorry, he has something else to do and has to leave first."
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