Heads-up! The CEO's Wife is a Hidden Big Boss! novel Chapter 788

Chapter 788: Under-the-Table Manipulations During the Ballot

Editor: Atlas Studios

After dinner.

All of the teams had heard the news about Gu Mang not attending the competition training program.

Feeling hopeless, Yang Tianming had completely given up on defending their school.

"If the situation continues to develop like this, the netizens will surely criticize Gu Mang once the local news outlets talk about this." Anxious, Professor Xue was pacing back and forth.

Gossip was an extremely fearful thing. Good news was suppressed and bad news went viral.

Yang Tianming sat on the bed with drooping shoulders. His head was aching. "Then, are we supposed to say that the people of Jijing Island are behind this?"

Professor Xue stopped in his tracks and turned to Yang Tianming. "We definitely cannot become scapegoats!"

"Who would believe us?" Taking a deep breath, Yang Tianming looked up at him. "Who would believe that Jijing Island is going against Gu Mang?"

"Um..." Professor Xue’s expression became solemn. As he suppressed his anger, he could not find the right words.

Yang Tianming rubbed his face. "Forget it. Let’s just pretend we’re on a vacation. You should go and console the students."

...

Shen Qianzi was chatting with Leng Xuan on the phone in her own room.

Leng Xuan asked, [Who spread this news?]

Shen Qianzi typed on her screen, [It seems like someone must have overheard Professor Yang talking about this matter with another person.]

On the other end, Leng Xuan laughed and replied, [This news spread too early. The results of the first round of competition won’t seem as shocking anymore.]

Shen Qianzi looked down at her phone, her expression slightly annoyed.

She replied, [This is a team competition. The individual first place is also chosen from the top 16.]

The worse the Capital University did, the more everyone would resent Gu Mang. For her to lead the Capital University team to top 16...

The ranking would be an unfair advantage to Gu Mang.

Leng Xuan replied, [Hasn’t she always been taking first place? Now that she is here on Jijing Island, all the schools are waiting to see her make headlines again globally through her results.]

If she did not achieve impressive results, she would be utterly humiliated.

That would make a good show.

...

Qin Yaozhi glanced at Gu Mang, who was sitting next to a table. She had her leg up on the chair. Gu Mang was typing on a keyboard with rebellious posture. The corner of her lips twitched.

She was really fascinated by Sister Mang’s attitude!

In the past, Gu Mang used to only manage Xingmu International Corporation’s security system. She did not meddle much in the research field.

She also refused to join the company’s group chat.

This time, due to the project, Shen Xie set up a group chat personally and invited Gu Mang.

"Sweeper Monk" had always been the most mysterious and impressive presence at Xingmu International Corporation. Everyone was extremely excited upon meeting their idol for the first time.

Gu Mang only talked about a few problems and asked them to cooperate with her in the group chat. She was still in charge of the core of the project, after all.

Xingmu International Corporation’s Deputy Computer Programmer asked, [Idol, if we have questions, can we ask you in the group chat?]

Gu Mang replied, [Okay.]

...

The next day.

The competition this time were some of the most highly regarded people in the medical field. All the medical associations around the world were waiting to recruit talent after the release of competition results.

9 AM.

In Jijing Island’s Academic Center.

The white painted infrastructure looked very majestic. At the front of the hall, there were huge boulders placed horizontally signed by magnates of every academic field.

Signing on the boulders was the highest honor one could receive. The balloting ceremony would take place here.

The competition utilized a cluster system. The 118 teams were split into two clusters, numbered, and placed randomly into two boxes. The competition representative would then draw a number from each box. The drawn teams would be opponents and the winning team would progress to the next round.

Out of these 118 teams, the teams from H University and M University were considered favored to win. No one wanted to be their opponent and get knocked out in the first round.

On the other hand, the Capital University team had become the most desirable opponent.

"What is the Capital University team’s number?"

"29."

"I wonder which lucky team will have them as their opponent? Any easy win is most advantageous."

On the stage.

The person who was drawing the ballots was Tang Er, the person in charge of the competition.

There were two black opaque boxes in front of him.

The competition MC walked up. "Welcome to Jijing Island’s International Physiology Competition, everyone. I believe everyone is aware of the competition rules. The first round is the written examination. Every team has to answer 50 multiple-choice questions and 50 "true or false" questions within 45 minutes. The score used to evaluate which team advances to the next round will be the average score of each team."

All the members of the Capital University team were sitting together. Upon hearing what the MC said, they looked at Gu Mang subconsciously.

Leaning on the chair and hugging her arms, Gu Mang seemed to be asleep. The brim of her cap was also pushed down.

Qiao You snickered. "I’m really in awe. How can she still fall asleep?"

Yesterday, Gu Mang had to attend to some matters, so she slept at 3AM.

Qin Yaozhi was aware of this fact and was annoyed by Qiao You’s sarcastic tone..

She said mercilessly with a cold expression, "How are you so good at talking sh*t? Do you think only you have a mouth?"

Qin You’s expression became dark. Due to Qin Yaozhi’s background, she did not dare to say anything back.

She pursed her lips and looked at the stage. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

After the MC finished explaining the competition rules, he announced, "Now, let’s invite Mr. Tang Er, the man in charge of the competition to draw the ballots."

Instantly, everyone’s heart was in their throats.

They stared at the stage with an unwavering gaze.

Tang Er smiled and picked a number out of the box on the left. "Number 15, University H from Country K." Then, he proceeded to pick another number from the other box. "Number 67, Capital Medical University from Country Z."

The first pairing had been announced. Some people were relieved that one of the stronger teams had been chosen. The rest of the teams would have an easier time during the round.

On the other hand...

The professor and students of the Capital Medical University team did not look too good.

"What the f*ck! We are going to get destroyed in the first round!" Someone in the team could not help but curse in front of the professor.

The professor was also secretly cursing in his heart. However, to maintain his image, he did not verbalize his thoughts.

They had never been so "lucky!"

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