Lan Yingjun went on and on about the girl who ranked in the top ten.
His eyes were full of tenderness.
Qin Xin didn't pay him much attention. She humored him while scrolling through her phone.
She'd only been gone a few days, but there were already too many messages to read, so she skimmed through them.
Most were requests for her to perform surgery, with exorbitant prices offered.
There were also some pleas for help that the president had forwarded to her.
One of them was signed "Gou Dachun."
Qin Xin raised an eyebrow and opened it.
She saw Gou Dachun pleading with great emotion, as if he were weeping: "...I humbly beg Bodhisattva QUEEN to take pity on me, a poor man suffering from a grave illness, disabled yet determined, with little time left, and offer some guidance on my academic paper, so I can fulfill my final wish..."
Bodhisattva QUEEN?
Pfft.
Qin Xin's lips twitched.
Somewhat incredulous, she glanced at the contact information Gou Dachun had left: Imperial University Medical School, Department of Anatomy.
Well, it really was that Gou Dachun.
He'd been so enthusiastic about insulting her in class that day. He hadn't seemed "poor and gravely ill" or "disabled yet determined."
"This guy seems pretty pitiful. Do you want to help him revise his paper?" the president asked.
Qin Xin sent back a dog-head emoji. Are you an idiot?
Then, after a moment's thought, she said, "I urgently need a few things. Buy them and send them over. The address is..."
There probably wasn't another person in the world who spoke to the president of the Red Society in such a simple, direct, commanding tone.
Yet the president was more than happy to oblige, nodding enthusiastically. "Mm-hmm! Your little cutie will take care of everything perfectly! XOXO!" Then she took the chance to remind Qin Xin timidly, "Um, little QUEEN, don't forget the surgery you just agreed to perform! I'll find you the most handsome client. We'll get it scheduled this month!"
Qin Xin: "..."
After taking care of things on her phone, Qin Xin finally noticed that Lan Yingjun was still sitting across from her.
She raised an eyebrow without saying a word, her expression impatient, as if to say, "Why are you still here instead of getting lost?"
Lan Yingjun's face twitched.
"So... you didn't listen to any of my study advice or revision plan?" He took a deep breath, looking utterly exasperated. "Forget it. Those advanced study techniques wouldn't help you anyway. You're only aiming to pass, after all. Your fundamentals are too weak, so just review the simplest material..."
He pushed the revision notes in front of Qin Xin. "This girl is really outstanding. Take a look at her notes and learn from her."
On the cover, three small, neat characters were written in a rather delicate, restrained hand: Qin Wenrou.
Qin Xin gave them a cold glance.
Then she abruptly stood up.
The chair clattered and tipped sideways as she rose.
Lan Yingjun's heart gave a strange little leap.
Why did this country bumpkin suddenly seem so arrogant and cold again?
He furrowed his brow, trying to figure out what he'd done wrong...
Suddenly!
He saw Qin Xin sweep her hand across the table!
Qin Wenrou's notebooks went straight into the trash can beside it!
The trash can in the dining hall was full of leftover lunch scraps, all greasy and oily.
The three characters for Qin Wenrou were instantly soaked in grease, blurring beyond recognition.
Lan Yingjun stiffened, his fingertips trembling with anger. "How could you do that? These are the best reference notes I could find for you..."
Qin Xin turned away coldly. "She doesn't deserve it."
Qin Wenrou's grades had barely been enough to qualify for an undergraduate program. Back then, after finishing her company work and academic research during the day, Qin Xin had stayed up late night after night, personally helping her useless younger sister revise and work through problems. In the end, she'd even paid a hefty sum in sponsorship fees just to get Qin Wenrou into university and help her secure a place at the Medical School.
Medicine was a demanding, tedious field. With Qin Wenrou's abilities, how could she rank in the top ten?
If she hadn't copied and memorized Qin Xin's notes from her own first year of university, her grades probably wouldn't even have been as good as Lan Qingxin's!
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