Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman

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Chapter 76: National Finals Result

Gu Xiqiao sat on the carpet in the living hall, teasing the dog as she threw a hoop, letting it dangle on it.

At first, Haha wasn’t willing to go along with it, but its instinct kicked in, in the end. Being teased by the toy a few times, it finally started to have fun with it after a few minutes.

She didn’t realize that today was the day the results were announced until Xiao Yun called her, as she was having a lot of fun playing with Haha.

“How much did you get?” That was the first sentence that greeted her when she picked up the call from Xiao Yun.

“What?” Gu Xiqiao blinked at the question, their thoughts not on the same wavelength.

Xiao Yun slapped her own forehead in exasperation. “I say, the national finals result, have you checked yours yet?”

“I haven’t.” Gu Xiqiao replied, snapping out of her daze. She threw the hoop into a random direction and pulled herself up to the sofa, “You’ve checked yours then? How did you do?”

“Chinese 123 points! A total score of 649 points! That’s 98 points higher than the minimum line!” Xiao Yun’s voice got more excited as she talked, “I went to an interview at the performing arts faculty in B University three months ago, and I was worried I wouldn’t have enough points, but it looks like I’ll have enough and more!”

Hearing that Xiao Yun had gone for an interview at the School of Performing Arts in B University, Gu Xiqiao raised a delicate eyebrow. It seems that her original route of going into the film industry had not changed, and her pink lips curved up in a smile. “Congratulations!”

“It was nothing big.” Xiao Yun said modestly, knowing inside her heart that she wouldn’t be where she was without Gu Xiqiao. “The site for checking the results has yet to close, give me your desk number and ID.”

Gu Xiqiao wasn’t really bothered about it, and her memory was good, recalling the numbers from the time she had to fill it in over the year. She didn’t need to head upstairs to look for it, and she gave it to Xiao Yun right after she had asked for it without much thought.

Xiao Yun didn’t hang up the phone, and Gu Xiqiao could hear the keyboard typing on the other side of the call. After a while, Xiao Yun’s surprised voice came through. “That’s weird, why can’t I find your grades?”

“If you can’t find it it’s fine, maybe it’s a system delay. Hurry and tell Grandpa Xiao the news, I’m sure he’ll be ecstatic,” Gu Xiqiao replied, smiling widely. Xiao Yun hesitated only a moment, knowing that Gu Xiqiao would let her know once she had any news on this.

Gu Xiqiao waited for a while and sure enough, Wu Hongwen’s call came as scheduled. He had usually had decent grades in rocket class, but after mixing with Gu Xiqiao and the others for a month, his grades had been raised to a new level. The results he got this time was 721 points, even for someone from Rocket Class, that was amazing and just second to Luo Wenlang!

So the only one left was her?

Finally, even Mrs. Zhang called her to ask about her results. Gu Xiqiao was nonchalant about it, and she also tried to check for her results on the computer, but she couldn’t find it.

***

At the same time in the base, Jiang Shuxuan’s phone was ringing. He flipped it open to see an unfamiliar number on his personal phone. He paused the meeting, and took the call.

After a while, a complicated look crossed his face.

Hanging up the call, he continued with the meeting. Not long after, another call came in. This time, there was a shocked expression on his face after taking the call.