Heads-up! The CEO's Wife is a Hidden Big Boss! novel Chapter 822

Chapter 822: Here Comes Another Big Shot!

Editor: Atlas Studios

Gu Mang woke up around 7 AM the next day, a frown forming on her face the moment she shifted in bed. Her body was sore and she felt so tired that she did not even want to open her eyes even after she came out of the bathroom.

Lu Chengzhou, who had woken up when he felt the mattress moving, placed his hands on her waist and rubbed his chin against the crook of her neck. His morning voice sounded deep, husky, and lazy as he said, "Don’t attend the balloting ceremony and the debate. Just sleep."

"No." Gu Mang pursed her lips when she heard how hoarse her voice was. She also wanted to give the man, whose naughty hands were roaming all over her body from behind, a good kick.

Lu Chengzhou’s breathing was getting heavier. "I’ll call Yang Tianming to tell him that you are applying for leave."

Once again, Gu Mang mercilessly spat out, "No."

Lu Chengzhou chuckled when he saw how insistent she was. "Alright. Go sleep a little longer. I’ll wake you up at 8."

"Mm." Gu Mang’s slightly tensed body gradually relaxed.

...

At 8.40 AM, the teams that had made it through the first round slowly trickled into the Academic Center through the square in front of it.

Although everyone had reacted indignantly to Leng Xuan’s manipulation of Gu Mang’s score, it was just for the sake of fighting for their own interests. They did not want to see an international competition like this one be tarnished.

The Jijing Special Institute was a world-class academic mecca with teaching resources that far surpassed other international academic institutions. Nobody wanted to miss this chance to enter the world’s leading institution, so the second round of competition was still very competitive among the 59 teams.

Most importantly, the way the team debate was conducted meant that one of the 59 teams would advance straight to the third round without having to take part. Everyone was hoping that they would be the lucky team.

Everyone was currently nervously, talking about the teams that they thought were the strongest among the remaining ones. At first, they had thought nothing of Capital University, but after Gu Mang set a record on the written test with her perfect score, nobody wanted the Capital University team as their opponent.

"I thought the Capital University team posed no threat to us, but they ended up eliminating the Imperial College team and made Leng Xuan an international embarrassment," commented an H University professor.

"It’s quite a disgrace indeed. Her reputation would’ve been destroyed if not for Jijing Island and the Leng family stepping in to protect her. The thing is..." The M University professor turned his head. "We all know how difficult the written test is. It’s not even exaggerating to say that Gu Mang is a genius. She’s only been attending Capital University for only three months so far, right?"

It’d be more believable if she had achieved such a feat after joining the medical organization, but she managed to get that perfect score after studying at Capital University for just three months... The H University professor kept his silence. For some reason, he felt that Gu Mang was actually much more capable than they thought. I heard that Gu Mang didn’t want to take part in this competition and that someone from Jijing Island deliberately added her name to Capital University’s team roster. By the look of it, that person must have been Leng Xuan. What she did to Gu Mang backfired in her face. Without attending any training sessions or making any preparations, Gu Mang managed to set the record for the written test.

Before the H University professor could think more on this matter, the sound of a car horn echoed across the entire square, distracting him. The people walking in the square subconsciously stopped in their tracks and looked over only to see a black sedan with a black flag that had a golden sun painted on it driving to the side of the square from the main road.

The Academic Center forbade all vehicles from driving in the space. But being the smart people that they were, everyone could tell that the car belonged to someone with status, for it drove towards the Academic Center in full view of the public.

It just so happened that the judges and staff were at the side door when they heard the car honking. They turned their heads in the direction of the sound and their expressions changed when they saw the sun emblem on the flag.

"Why is the Gu family’s car here?" someone muttered under their breath in surprise.

"What’s going on with the medical competition this year? Not only did the Elders’ Association, the Leng family, and the Bai family show up, but the Gu family is also here now." One of the staff started breaking out in a cold sweat. We’ve never been able to see big shots of this level at the Academic Center before...

All the judges fell silent at once and shock was evident in their eyes. They knew that Gu Mang was Old Master Bai’s granddaughter, but they forgot that her surname was Gu. Did Gu Mang come in the Gu family’s car?

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