Chapter 454: Chapter 386: Birth Mother Indifferent Like a Chrysanthemum? The Young Miss Sabotages Everything with a Backhand 26
“I heard you participated in a competition before?”
It had been a long time since Ning Fu paid any attention to Su Zhiruan. Lately, she had been overwhelmed with Su Qin’s affair and the mistress, and only today, when she suddenly saw that Su Zhiruan was going to take the college entrance examination, did she remember that Su Zhiruan had mentioned participating in a competition.
Instantly, Ning Fu’s gaze darkened, and she said coldly, “You couldn’t possibly have been recommended for admission, right? You haven’t mentioned anything about the competition for so long, and I never asked how you did?”
“Not so well, I failed, didn’t do well,” Su Zhiruan replied calmly, meeting her gaze and added coldly, “I missed the mark.”
After hearing her words, Ning Fu visibly relaxed, the heavy stone in her heart falling away, and then she put on a fake smile and picked up some food for Su Zhiruan, “It’s alright if you didn’t get in, it’s alright. Those competitions are inherently unfair anyway. If you had gotten in, who knows what others would have said? It’s not a respectable thing to begin with.”
In her jest, Ning Fu had revealed her true thoughts.
“Oh?” Su Zhiruan asked without changing her expression, put down her chopsticks, and feigned nonchalance, “Why are competitions not respectable?”
She was curious about this, and so was the original owner of her body, who had always been bothered by this issue. Having won prizes through competitions and obtained the recommendation through fair tests and interviews, in Ning Fu’s eyes, it was unfair.
In the original plot, Ning Fu had assumed this without any justification and resolutely cancelled the original owner’s recommendation, giving the spot to another student. She insisted that she take the entrance examination.
The original owner herself couldn’t fathom it either.
“It’s inherently unfair, you see, just those physics and math competitions, they test only one or two subjects, whereas the college entrance examination tests comprehensive development, doesn’t it? Your participation in the competitions is unfair to begin with,” Ning Fu stated matter-of-factly.
Her words were simple indeed.
But Su Zhiruan understood.
She believed participating in competitions meant fewer subjects to be tested on, without even bothering to investigate properly before jumping to conclusions.
Su Zhiruan knew that although Ning Fu seemed uncompetitive and indifferent to everything, through the original plot and the memories of the previous owner, coupled with the past few days of interaction, Su Zhiruan knew what kind of person Ning Fu was. She professed herself to be the fairest, kindest, and most detached, but in reality, her true self and these terms were completely opposite, not even close. She merely pretended to be indifferent like a chrysanthemum on the surface.
Maybe she had watched too many dramas.
Su Zhiruan didn’t want to waste her breath on her, so after finishing her meal, she picked up the document bag she had prepared and went out to take a car.
Su Qin knew she was having the entrance examination today, so he had the secretary wait in the car at the door early in the morning.
But Su Qin himself was not there. After a moment’s thought, Su Zhiruan came to the conclusion—around this time in the original story, Zhu Manqing was likely pregnant with a child.
If it turned out she was pregnant, it was understandable that Su Qin couldn’t be bothered with her side. Su Zhiruan didn’t need them anyway.
“Miss, please get in the car quickly. Later on, there will be traffic restrictions around the school, and then you’ll need to walk a bit,” the secretary, who was quite familiar with her by now, said with a look of concern. All children are equal, but the attention Su Qin gave Su Zhiruan paled in comparison to the unborn baby in Zhu Manqing’s belly. Having worked with Su Qin for a long time, the secretary understood this family well. But being an employee himself, he didn’t dare to speak rashly, fearing he would lose his job. The secretary looked worriedly at Su Zhiruan; today was the day of her college entrance examination, yet not a single one of her parents from the Su Family were willing to accompany her.
“Miss, please don’t overthink it. President Su just has matters to attend to and can’t get away. I will be with you the whole time today. Just find me after you come out, and don’t worry. Do your best!” The secretary said while driving, glancing at her through the rearview mirror. Su Zhiruan nodded in agreement, and only then did the secretary relax.
He still felt the need to stress, “You just focus on your exam today, and don’t worry about anything else.”
“Don’t worry, Secretary Brother, I know my limits. Besides, after all this time living in this house, haven’t I gotten used to it? My psychological quality is quite good!” Su Zhiruan said with a slight smile, speaking these words indifferently.