Run Away Early If I Have To!

"Ruoxuan, what's wrong? You look like your eyes are about to pop out. What could have shocked you this much?"

At that moment, Ning Ruoxuan's deskmate noticed the expression on her face and asked in surprise.

Coming back to her senses, Ning Ruoxuan hurriedly covered it up. "Huh? No, nothing. My brother just texted me about something. It's no big deal!"

"Your brother?"

Her deskmate's eyes suddenly lit up. "You know, now that you mention it, I forgot to ask. I remember your brother's name is Ning Wangshu, and he was one of this year's College Entrance Examination candidates at our school too, right?"

"Yeah. What about it?"

Ning Ruoxuan looked at her deskmate curiously.

"I heard earlier that one of this year's candidates from our school had a College Entrance Examination score that ranked near the top of the province, so the system hid his score. That person was also named Ning Wangshu. Is he your brother?"

She asked excitedly.

"Uh... Anran, how did you know about that?"

Ning Ruoxuan was a little surprised.

"Wow, it really is your brother! Your brother is amazing! Near the top of the province—doesn't that mean he's basically guaranteed to get into Qingbei?"

After a pause, Shen Anran added, "I remember your brother went missing for quite a long time and only came back shortly before the College Entrance Examination. Even so, he still managed to score near the top of the province... That's beyond impressive!"

Ning Ruoxuan did not know how to answer and could only smile as she covered it up. "Well, I'm not really sure either. Maybe my brother just performed exceptionally well on the College Entrance Examination!"

After saying that, Ning Ruoxuan immediately changed the subject.

It was recess. After chatting for a while, Shen Anran suddenly remembered something and said, "Right, Ruoxuan, the final exams are only a few days away."

"Once the exams are over, let's go sing karaoke together!"

"Whenever I asked you before, you always said you needed to study, so you never came. But the summer vacation is finally almost here, and we'll be seniors next semester. We'll have even less time to have fun then."

"This is the perfect chance to relax..."

Ning Ruoxuan hesitated before saying, "Well... I'll see how things go. If I don't have anything going on then, I'll go have some fun with you."

"If something comes up, we'll talk about it then."

"Sure! Anyway, summer vacation is so long. Even though we have to attend extra classes, we'll still have nearly a month off..." Shen Anran said.

In the blink of an eye, June 27 arrived.

This time, Ning Wangshu did not forget to check his College Entrance Examination results.

When he saw his exact score, Ning Wangshu could not help smiling and muttered to himself, "708 points... It's not much higher than my earlier estimate. More or less what I expected."

"But my ranking actually made it into the provincial top ten, placing Province Seventh. That is a little beyond my expectations..."

After looking over his College Entrance Examination results, Ning Wangshu quickly closed the webpage.

Whether it was 708 points or a Province Seventh ranking, neither mattered all that much to Ning Wangshu. He had no plans to attend Qingbei anyway. As long as his score was enough for Jiangnan University, that was all he needed.

However, now that the results were out, Ning Wangshu had to consider which major to choose.

With his score, if he was willing to attend Jiangnan University, he could basically pick any major he wanted. There was absolutely no chance of being rejected.

"I should look into which majors at Jiangnan University are easy and let me coast through my days. Anyway, what I study makes no difference to me."

"I don't need to choose a major based on future employment prospects like ordinary people do..."

With that thought in mind, Ning Wangshu immediately began searching for information online.

Who knew how much time passed before his phone suddenly rang. When he picked it up, he saw that it was Qin Feng, his Homeroom teacher. Without even thinking, he knew Qin Feng was definitely calling to ask about his exact score.

Once Ning Wangshu answered the call, it was exactly as expected!

"Ning Wangshu, how did it go? Have you checked your exact College Entrance Examination score? How many points did you get?"

Hearing this, Ning Wangshu casually replied, "I checked. I got 708 points!"

"708 points?"

There was a hint of delighted surprise in Qin Feng's voice as he quickly asked, "What about your provincial ranking?"

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Ning Wangshu said, "My provincial ranking is seventh!"

"Seventh? Good! Good!"

Qin Feng said "good" twice in a row, then added excitedly, "With that ranking, you can basically choose any major at Qingbei."

"So, have you decided what major you want to pick? Do you want me to help you analyze your options?"

However, Ning Wangshu said, "Teacher Qin, I'd like to look into the majors myself first. If there's anything I don't understand, I'll come ask you for advice later."

Ning Wangshu had no intention of telling Qin Feng that he planned to attend Jiangnan University rather than Qingbei.

As for choosing a major, he only wanted something easy, so he had no plans to ask Qin Feng for any advice either...

Qin Feng did not think too much about it. Seeing Ning Wangshu say that, he replied, "All right, then look into it yourself first. If there's anything you don't understand, call me anytime."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Qin!"

Ning Wangshu thanked him, then hung up...

Unexpectedly, he had barely put down his phone when another call came in. This time, it was from Lin Qingzhu. Unsurprisingly, she also wanted to know exactly how many points Ning Wangshu had scored on the College Entrance Examination.

Ning Wangshu did not hide anything and directly told her both his score and provincial ranking.

Lin Qingzhu was greatly surprised when she heard.

"Classmate Ning, you're really something! 708 points, plus Province Seventh... Impressive!"

There was a hint of envy and amazement in Lin Qingzhu's voice.

Ning Wangshu could only smile and reply, "It's decent."

"Tsk tsk, Classmate Ning, that's a bit insincere of you. Excessive modesty is just pride! You're Province Seventh, and you call that merely decent?"

"If that's not decent, would you have to become the Provincial Top Scholar?"

Ning Wangshu laughed helplessly. "No, forget it. I don't want to be the Provincial Top Scholar or anything. I don't want everyone's attention. That doesn't fit my low-key personality."

"Eh... With Province Seventh, it'll probably be hard for you to keep a low profile too. You might not be as eye-catching as the Provincial Top Scholar, but judging by past practice, Qingbei will probably send people to compete over getting you into their respective schools."

Lin Qingzhu said.

Ning Wangshu smiled. "Let them come. At worst, I'll run away early and hide somewhere."

"Puchi!"

Lin Qingzhu could not help laughing. "You guy, is that really necessary? Running away early just to hide..."

"What else can I do? If they start playing the emotional card, my decision definitely won't waver in the slightest, but it still wouldn't feel right to keep turning them down."

"Wouldn't it be better to hide so they can't find me?"

Ning Wangshu said with a smile.

"Hm? From the sound of it... have you already decided which school you're going to?"

Lin Qingzhu became interested. "Tell me, are you going to Qing or Bei?"

Ning Wangshu did not want to reveal his plans so early, so he smiled and said, "It's a secret. You'll find out when the time comes."

"Eh, now you're keeping me in suspense. Fine. With your score, you can choose freely between Qingbei, including any major at either school."

"Unlike me, even though my score is enough for both Jiangnan University and Jinling University, I still have to think carefully about which major to pick. I might not be able to apply for some of the popular majors..."

Lin Qingzhu said.

Ning Wangshu said helplessly, "No, Lin Class Beauty, your grandfather bought my Jade Pendant for two million without even blinking, and he even voluntarily raised the price to five million. With those conditions, does it really matter what major you study?"

"Those popular majors with high score requirements are mostly technical fields. Given your family's circumstances, once you graduate, you're not going to look for a job doing technical research or anything like that, are you?"

"So is there really any need for you to compete for those popular majors?"

After hearing Ning Wangshu's words, Lin Qingzhu could not help smiling. "Hehe, that's true! If I don't compete for those popular majors, then with my score, I can basically choose any of the other majors..."

"Then that settles it."

Ning Wangshu said with a smile.

The two of them continued chatting idly for another ten-odd minutes before finally ending the call...