Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
At noon, when school had just ended, Gu Mang handed her written assignnts to the class representative and got ready for lunch. The phone in her pocket rang and it was from an unknown caller.
She paused. She took her baseball cap from the table and walked towards the front entrance of the classroom. Then, she picked up the call.
The other party spoke first in very formal Mandarin. “Hi, is this Gu Mang?”
Gu Mang’s tone was insipid. “Yes, speaking.”
The other party said, “I am the Dean of the Departnt of Business Administration of M University. I’m wondering if you would be available to make so ti. Can we et?”
M University was one of the best universities in country K, ranking among the top ten universities in the world all year round. Their Business Administration departnt was world famous and countless students dread of attending classes there.
Just as Qin Yaozhi had predicted, they had co early.
ng Jinyang and the others waited at the front door and when Gu Mang ca out, they were about to talk but when their eyes fell on her phone, they held back.
Gu Mang habitually put her arm across ng Jinyang’s shoulder. Then, they turned and went downstairs.
She lowered her voice and replied, “I am not interested in majoring in Business Administration.”
There was silence on the phone for a few seconds and the dean laughed apologetically. “Oh, we didn’t inquire clearly in advance and we were unaware of what your desired major was. The other departnts of our school also have very good teaching resources.”
Three professors of M University were surrounding the dean and one of them was a man of power who could make big decisions. They all gathered around to listen into the phone conversation.
But for ten seconds, Gu Mang did not make a sound.
If Gu Mang were only the top perforr on the national joint exam this ti, she might not have been in such high demand by the top universities. But at the age of seven, she beca the first to score a perfect score on the national joint exams.
The several professors frowned anxiously and said in a low voice, “Give her free tuition and give her a stipend of 50,000 yuan a month. She can use any of the resources at our school.”
The dean nodded and told Gu Mang. “You can put forward any conditions and we will et them if possible. This is M University’s sincerity.”
Gu Mang raised her eyebrows slightly. “M University, I will consider.”
The dean breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly rembered sothing. “Gu Mang, I don’t know if any school has approached you before us. I hope you can consider our school carefully. Selecting a major is very important. We looked at your math and physics scores. A major in Finance would suit you well as you are very talented in this area.”
Gu Mang answered, “Thank you.”
“You’re welco,” replied the dean while smiling. “I guess we shall be able to et tomorrow.”
Gu Mang had just hung up when another notification popped up on her screen. It was another unknown caller.
She frowned in annoyance and put the phone on silent mode. She ignored it and headed to the cafeteria for lunch. She did not pick up the phone but her inbox was spamd in a matter of minutes. Several universities had sent letters of intent to her. They all stated how much they were interested in her and the accommodations they were willing to provide.
Gu Mang scanned through all of them and she shut down her phone. Then, she put it in her pocket.
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At night, Gu Mang left the shower. Her eyes hung low and she grabbed the towel to wipe her hair.
ng Jinyang walked in front of her suddenly, waving her phone in the air. “A call from Mr. Lu.”
Gu Mang paused.
“He said that you had switched off your cell phone so he phoned instead,” ng Jinyang said softly.
Gu Mang nodded and took the phone. Then, she said, “I’ll call you back later.”
Then, she hung up and handed the phone back to ng Jinyang. She walked to her bedside casually with her towel still wrapped around her head.
She took her old flip phone from the bed along with her cigarettes and lighter. Then, she walked to the balcony calmly.
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