As soon as she got home, Ruan Fengru waved her hand and a crisp slap rang out.
"Slap!" ...
Her cheeks turned red instantly.
She didn't dare to fight back, let alone beg for mercy.
"Useless!" Ruan Fengru said angrily.
Kong Lian really wanted to say that this wasn't her fault, it was because her subordinates had handled things improperly and left loopholes.
"I've already protected you in this matter, but if you want to completely clear your name, you must get first place in the re-examination. Remember, it's a must."
If she didn't get first place, even without evidence proving that she was the one who bribed Director Lin, she would still face rumors.
Kong Lian's heart shuddered.
Getting first place in the math olympiad, with those other top scorers still participating, would be so difficult.
Before, they had all been eliminated, and she had only won the championship after getting the questions in advance.
But now they were all here, how could she expect it to be easy to win the championship?
"Mom, I..."
"If you can't do it, you have to find a way. I've already hired a tutor for you. Stay home and train before the competition starts," said Ruan Fengru coldly.
"If you don't win the championship, you know the consequences."
Kong Lian's body trembled slightly, "Mom."
Ruan Fengru ignored her and left directly.
Back in her room, she felt extremely wronged. She took out her phone and dialed her father's number.
One ring after another, no one picked up.
If the person calling him now was Ren Ran, he would definitely have answered.
Thinking of this possibility, she couldn't help feeling wronged, ashamed, hateful, and jealous. All kinds of emotions were intertwined.
"Ren Ran, it's all because of you! Why don't you just die?"
She fiercely threw the pillow in her hands at the opposite wall.
After the school's anniversary celebration, Kong Lian hadn't been to school. The rumors about her grew more outrageous, especially since she hadn't shown up, further confirming the facts that she was the behind-the-scenes villain and had bought the championship.
Five days later, the math olympiad held a new selection round.
This time everyone was very careful and cautious, not daring to go out for strolls or eat random food.
On the day of the competition, none of the faces of those who had advanced last time looked very good.
After all, they were under the greatest suspicion.
Among these five people, Kong Lian was directly ranked first in suspicion.
As soon as she appeared, she immediately attracted countless eyes.
"That's the one from Hai City."
"She's the champion."
"Last time in the advancement competition, she ranked so low. How could the champion this time possibly be her? I'd say there's an 80% chance that she's the one who pulled strings behind the scenes."
"Shh, she's looking over here, stop talking."
"What's there to be afraid of? She dared to do it, surely she wouldn't be afraid of us talking about it."
The bell rang, and everyone quieted down.
The previous provincial math olympiad champion Yan Kailang appeared on the scene, along with the national math olympiad champions of the past two sessions. One of them was Shen Shuyuan, a legend in the math olympiad world.
"Shen Shuyuan!" someone recognized him.
"Wow, how did Shen Shuyuan get here?"
"My god, I'm actually seeing the living Shen Shuyuan!"
"The grandmaster, it's grandmaster Shen Shuyuan!"
The host teacher quietly maintained order. After everyone calmed down, he said, "The major test questions this time will be prepared on the spot by these few."
Everyone was dumbfounded!
The previous excitement instantly turned into wails.
"Are you kidding me? Do you have to be so harsh?"
"Having grandmaster Shen Shuyuan make the big questions for me is just setting me up for failure."
"Not even the international competitions are this tough!"
"I'm done for, they're all geniuses from previous years. Having them make the questions means my life is over!"
