Transmigrated to a Period Novel as the Genius Antagonist's Birth Mother

Chapter 119: Guangzhou Trip

The IMO competition has a total of six problems, each worth seven points, with a maximum score of 42 points. The gold medal cutoff is 34 points, the silver medal cutoff is 29 points, and the bronze medal cutoff is 23 points.

The Chinese team, including Cen Huai'an, has three perfect scores. The other three team members scored 40 points, 38 points, and 33 points respectively, earning five gold medals and one silver medal.

The player who won the silver medal is the last male student selected. He sits next to Cen Huai'an, sighing and expressing regret.

"Why is it just one point! Just one point difference!"

If he had scored one more point, he would have won a gold medal. However, he fell short by just that one point, displaying a face full of frustration and remorse.

"God Cen, how did you manage to score full marks?"

Cen Huai'an: "I got them right."

The male student: ...

Of course, he knows that getting the questions right leads to a full score. The problem is, how can one get all the answers right? Guan Yan and Qi Ling, watching the host on TV announce that the Chinese team has the highest total score in the IMO and won the International Mathematical Olympiad, both furrow their brows involuntarily.

On TV, Cen Huai'an stands at the forefront, wearing the IMO gold medal around his neck. The host asks him to smile.

Qi Ling covers his chest, suddenly feeling a sense of loss, as if he has lost something but doesn't know what it is.

"Mom, why do I feel uncomfortable watching him receive the award?"

Guan Yan just feels that Cen Huai'an is too outstanding. The more outstanding he is, the smaller the chance her son has of getting close to him.

Guan Yan wraps her arms around Qi Ling's shoulders, holding him and saying, "That's because, clearly, someone who started with you on the same line has now surpassed you, even running farther away. You feel like you can never catch up."

Qi Ling looks surprised. The usually carefree and playful expression on his face suddenly reveals a hint of sadness.

Guan Yan didn't say anything. Her son, no matter how lacking he might be, was still her son. Other people's sons, no matter how good they were, were not her son.

Qi Ling's eyes were fixed on Cen Huai'an's face on the TV. The reporters kept asking, but Cen Huai'an still didn't smile. He just looked calmly at the camera, and the reporter stopped talking.

Qi Ling felt as if that gaze pierced through the lens and reached into his heart, making him subconsciously look away.

Raising his head again, Cen Huai'an and his teammates came down from the stage. Qi Ling's gaze still followed Cen Huai'an until he couldn't see him anymore.

Cen Huai'an was unaware that a stranger was paying such continuous attention to him. To him, Guan Yan and Qi Ling were strangers.

Chu Xia and Cen Zhengnian were also watching the live broadcast.

Cen Zhengnian has not been busy lately. In April of this year, their research lab successfully completed its mission, and Hua Country became the third country, after M Country and F Country, to enter the field of space exploration.

After this mission, Hua Country's space program began cooperating with the international community, marking a new starting point.

After completing the task, Cen Zhengnian had some time off, but he didn't take it. He wanted to wait until Chu Xia and An'an had time off too, so the whole family could go out together.