Chapter 95 The Mysterious Cat Tail
"Yeah, I'm in the teacher's room with my classmates right now. We just had a pre-competition pep talk. The teacher told us to call home to let them know we're safe, and then we'll go eat..."
"Okay, okay, I'm hanging up."
Shao Hanfei cut off his mother's concerned nagging with a few words, hung up the phone, looked at Mao Yuhu and Lai Cheng who had already finished their calls, and smiled apologetically.
Reid stood up after they had all finished their calls.
"Let's go then. Have an early dinner today, wash up and get some rest so you can be in top form for the final exam tomorrow."
The organizers arranged for the provincial teams to stay in standard rooms at a five-star hotel next to Rongcheng University, the final examination venue.
Mao Yuhu is a girl, and she lives with another girl from Huacheng Middle School in the Jiang Province team.
Under the pleading gazes of Lai Cheng and Shao Hanfei, Jiang Yingxu calmly took the room key to share a room with Reid.
Right now, he was sitting on the bed at the back, staring at his phone screen, not moving for a moment.
"Jiang Shen, what are you looking at? Come on, let's go eat!"
Lai Cheng stood up from his chair and excitedly called out to Jiang Yingxu.
Jiang Yingxu tapped his fingertips on the screen, sent a message to Shi Miao, and then put his phone in his pocket.
I took the dinner voucher from the registration desk and followed the others out of the hotel room.
The elevator is going down.
At dinner time, the elevator stopped on several floors in a row. The doors opened, and a group of shy and excited high school students, along with their teachers, walked in.
The three teachers in charge of the group even started chatting.
When Red announced the name of Ningcheng No. 1 Middle School, it immediately attracted the attention of the other two.
"Ningyi Middle School?" someone said. "I heard you have a very outstanding student this year, who Peng Shuying praised highly and even posted on her WeChat Moments about finding such a promising talent."
Peng Shuying was a teacher in the physics competition group of the National Day training camp at Jiangda University.
The other person's gaze shifted to the four people standing in the corner, filled with curiosity, "Which one is Jiang?"
Lai Cheng and the other two silently turned their gazes toward Jiang Yingxu.
The teacher who asked the question chuckled, looking surprised.
He saw Jiang Yingxu the moment he entered.
There's no way around it; he's tall, lean, with fair skin, and deep, sharp facial features—a striking and eye-catching handsomeness.
The teacher gave a thumbs up and asked humorously, "So handsome and with good grades, what worries do you have, young student?"
Lai Cheng quickly answered, "Some teachers, yes, they probably think about it every day: whether to recommend me to Tsinghua University or Peking University."
The students from other schools, who were initially a bit reserved, burst into laughter upon hearing this.
The three teachers also laughed loudly.
Jiang Yingxu, who kept receiving wary and provocative glances: "..."
Very clever way to attract hatred.
Don't do it next time.
The hotel's buffet wasn't exceptionally delicious, but it wasn't bad either.
For these high school students who are going through a period of intense mental exertion during puberty, free is always the best.
Each dish is served and then immediately emptied.
The spatulas in the kitchen were practically smoking from being swung around so much.
Mao Yuhu casually brought out some newly served desserts for the group, red bean double-skin milk pudding, to cleanse their palates after the meal.
Both she and Shao Hanfei were making it to the finals for the first time, so they were inevitably nervous, glancing around at their competitors who were practically crowding the restaurant.
Lai Cheng, who won a bronze medal last year, was stuffing double-skin milk into his mouth while telling them the difference between the two times.
Jiang Yingxu sat to one side, his eyelashes drooping, his profile shrouded in the dim shadows of the lamplight, giving him a somewhat cold and indifferent appearance.
He looked at the message that popped up on his phone, from his alternate account.
It's another complaint about losing money gambling and not having any.
Jiang Yingxu typed slowly and deliberately.
[Brother Du was on such good luck, how could he lose? The bookmaker must have cheated.]
I knew a small business owner in the police station before. He had lost a lot of money, but he made a miraculous comeback in one last bet and won it all back. His net worth increased more than tenfold, and he's incredibly happy now.
[Brother Du just lacked capital; otherwise, with his luck, he could have easily multiplied his investment several times over, if not tenfold!]
Why is it so hard for ordinary people like us to earn some capital?
[If I had just a little more money and won one game, all my previous debts could have been wiped clean. Unfortunately, I never had that chance.]
The "typing in progress" icon kept flashing on the other side.
Like the hesitant and wavering emotions at this moment.
Jiang Yingxu didn't look again, logged out of his alternate account, and smiled faintly with his eyes downcast.
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It was a while before Shi Miao saw Jiang Yingxu's message.
She quickly called back.
Jiang Yingxu responded quickly, "Meow meow."
The background noise could be faintly heard as Lai Cheng, Shao Hanfei, and others chatted; it was a bit noisy.
As they moved further away, the noise gradually subsided and returned to silence.
"Are you outside?" Shi Miao asked curiously.
Jiang Yingxu: "In the hotel restaurant."
He briefly shared what his dinner tasted like and then asked her if she had eaten.
Shi Miao: "I've already eaten."
It was just a casual, everyday chat, and Jiang Yingxu was on the other end of the line. Without the slightest caution, Xiao Mao carelessly told them what she had for dinner.
It sounds like food from the No. 1 Middle School cafeteria.
They probably stayed at school and had dinner with Xia Hui and the others before going home.
Jiang Yingxu smiled silently, did not expose him, and naturally moved on to the next topic.
He didn't ask about the unanswered call.
Instead, it was a certain kitten who couldn't contain its pride. Although it wanted to give Jiang Yingxu a surprise, it still mysteriously revealed a bit of its tail.
"I've found something really interesting!"
"You can make a lot of money!"
"And it's not tiring at all~"
Shi Miao's voice rose at the end, like a child who couldn't wait for the kindergarten teacher to stick a five-pointed star on his forehead.
Listening to Jiang Yingxu's slightly changing breathing on the other end of the phone, she waited with a certain expectation for her own five-pointed star.
Then--
Jiang Yingxu's voice was slightly hesitant, carrying a hint of seriousness.
"Meow, are you receiving a scam call?"
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