The Glamorous Comeback of the Ousted Heiress

Friend: “Hahaha, Song Min didn’t get first place in the exam, I’m dying of laughter.”

Friend: “I’ve decided to eat three pieces of cake today!”

Friend: “I have no idea who the hero was that did it, but I’m thrilled.”

Bai Lian: “…”

Friend: “?”

When the two chatted, they often weren’t on the same wavelength. After Bai Lian finished, she went back to her English reading page, while Jiang He, holding a pillow, was drowsy beside her.

Today, because Ning Xiao and Tang Ming were there, Jiang Fulai sat in the front passenger seat.

Before long, the car entered the Chang’an campus.

As soon as the car stopped, they could see the towering sign at the entrance of the training camp—

“Boyuan Base.”

“This is a summer camp gathering point established by Mr. Ji himself,” Jiang Fulai explained as he got out of the car, putting on a mask and leading the way in. “It’s for providing mathematical thinking training for high school and college students.”

High school students participate in special training to experience university courses in advance.

And for college students, it’s for guaranteed postgraduate opportunities and also to experience top-tier academia.

Of course, no matter which stage, applying for Boyuan Base is quite difficult; first you need a compelling resume.

Second, you need a recommendation.

Jiang Fulai was always brief in speech, keeping his words concise and to the point.

His voice was quite nonchalant too.

Unknown to him, Ning Xiao and Tang Ming behind him were feeling utterly exhilarated. Boyuan Base, the foundational base for mathematics and physics established by “Jiu Boyuan” himself, affiliated with the Mathematics and Physics College of Jiangjing University, a summer camp base sought after by countless people.

As for who Jiu Boyuan was, no one who had participated in mathematics competitions would not know him—the greatest mathematician of modern times.

Boyuan Base’s publicity room.

At the moment, a middle-aged man was lounging in front of a computer, lazily reading a book in his hands.

Hearing the sound, he didn’t lift his head, “Welcome to Boyuan Base, please fill out the form, take the keys, the dormitory area is out the door to the left…”

He was halfway through speaking when he suddenly felt the atmosphere was off—an indistinct sense of oppression.

The middle-aged man abruptly looked up, and saw the tall, slender figure of Jiang Fulai approaching at an unhurried pace.

“Jiang, Jiang…” The middle-aged man couldn’t complete his sentence.

Jiang Fulai glanced over at him with a slight nod, “I’ve brought three students over.”

With those words, he bent slightly and with his pale fingers, he took a form off the table and handed it to Bai Lian, then pulled out a pen and removed the cap.

He then gestured for Ning Xiao and Tang Ming to take pens themselves.

The middle-aged man who stood up hadn’t even closed his mouth yet.

He watched dumbfounded as Jiang Fulai naturally passed the registration form and pen to Bai Lian, rubbing his eyes.

This world had become fantastical.

Only when Bai Lian handed the form back to him did he come to his senses, covertly scrutinizing the girl before him.

This girl was wearing a white down jacket that went past her knees, made of cloth, and it had one oversized pocket on each side, onto which Ji Heng had embroidered black cats.

There were brown vines embroidered on the cuffs, hem, and zipper, adorned with vivid green grape leaves.

Plain yet exquisite.

Plus that face, beautiful and radiant, one you indeed would not find in Jiangjing.

The man respectfully escorted the four of them out of the office.

Then he quickly turned and shut the door behind him, picking up the three forms on the table. To be personally brought by Young Master Jiang, they must be talents of the rare phenom level, like Jiang Xijue, seen only once in decades.

However, he was shocked to see at first glance—

These three people had such ordinary resumes?

Ning Xiao was still decent, with records of awards in math and physics. But this Bai Lian…

Almost a blank slate.

Apart from scoring highly in a training class, she would probably be at the bottom among this batch of students attending the winter and summer camps, right?

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**

The next day.

Xu En didn’t return to the old residence.

He arranged for the Ji Family to stay at his temporary residence, which was also where he settled after marrying Ji Mulan.

Knowing that the Ji Family had come over, Xu Wenyao specifically rushed back to the Xu Group from Jiangjing University.

Although Jiangjing University was on winter break, Xu Wenyao was preparing for the graduate entrance exam and had been studying at the university beforehand.

“You want to make a reservation for the Chen Family’s private museum?” Xu Wenyao was quite astonished upon hearing Ji Heng’s idea, “During the holiday, the Chen Family’s museum implements visitor restrictions; it might take ten days.”

Ji Heng, hearing this timeframe, which nearly matched Ji Mulan’s wedding date, could wait, “Please do me the favor.”

The museum had to be booked officially, and Ji Heng and Shen Qing weren’t quite adept at handling it,

“You don’t have to be so formal with me,” Xu Wenyao made the reservation for Ji Heng at the museum, securing a spot nine days later, which was fairly decent considering it was close to the New Year and the waiting time wasn’t too long, “How about student Bai Lian? Doesn’t she want to apply to Jiangjing University? I was thinking of taking her to have a look when I have the time.”

Without an accompanying current student, one couldn’t enter Jiangjing University.

“I’ll ask her.” Ji Heng wasn’t too sure himself since Bai Lian had merely mentioned she was going to study.

Ji Heng knew that Bai Lian was devoted to her studies and was also collaborating with Ning Xiao and the others; in this regard, Ji Heng had no doubts.

Ji Heng took out his phone and sent Bai Lian a voice message.

**

The winter and summer camps at Boyuan Base offered three courses: Number Theory, Analysis, and Topology. One simply needed to choose one course to study.

Each day included five hours of lectures, three hours of discussion on topics, and three hours of writing out the problem-solving process.

This time, because it was a math and physics camp, it was almost all boys, with only Bai Lian and another bespectacled girl present.

When Bai Lian and her two companions arrived at the classroom, about half the students were already there, and everyone’s gaze instinctively turned towards them.

Most here were students from the affiliated high school of Jiangjing University, and in such a small circle, everyone only knew a few famous prodigies. While Bai Lian’s face was certainly attractive, it was far too unfamiliar.

The same was true for Ning Xiao and Tang Ming.

These three weren’t any of the familiar academic gods, nor were they the big names often seen in competitions.

Nor were they the famous personas from the Jiangjing app rankings.

After a brief glance, they withdrew their attention, losing interest in this group of people, “Ah, I wonder if ‘God of Study’ can do this problem…”

Classmates who knew each other discussed softly amongst themselves in the classroom.

Bai Lian and her companions calmly took their seats at the back of the room.

It was only now that Bai Lian noticed Ji Heng’s message. She opened it and listened; Ji Heng was asking where she was.

Not knowing the exact address of the street here, she simply sent her location to Ji Heng: [Grandpa, I will come to you after class.]

As she returned to the main screen,

She received a message from Principal Ma.

Principal Ma: [Are you in Jiangjing?]

The reason was that Jiang Fulai had boastfully sent him a picture, leading him to guess Bai Lian was in Jiangjing.

Bai Lian: [Yes]

Principal Ma: [Where?]

Meanwhile, at the classroom door, a cold, elegant figure walked in carrying a backpack and books, earning a flurry of glances, which quickly turned indifferent and looked away.

Yet another unknown individual, uninteresting to them.

For the first time, Song Min, who was usually the center of attention at school, encountered such a situation, though he had anticipated it.

This was Jiangjing, a place full of talent.

With a calm demeanor, he scanned the classroom with his backpack in hand, looking for an empty seat to occupy. As he scanned the room, his gaze landed on the girl sitting at the last row.

She was dressed in a light blue shirt, with her white down jacket tossed casually on the table.

At that moment, with her gaze lowered, leaning loosely against the chair back, one arm on the table and the other lazily holding a phone, she appeared to be replying to something.

The morning sun poured through the windows, bathing her profile in light, serenity incarnate.

Feeling the gaze upon her, she slowly lifted her head, lazily looking in his direction, revealing her face in full view.

Song Min finally saw her face clearly. His grip tightened on his backpack, incredulous, confirming the guess in his mind. That bright and defiant face, he recognized it—

It was Bai Lian.

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