Chapter 56: Critical Condition Again

Chapter 56: Critical Condition Once Again

"Watch your mouth." Gu Mang lowered her voice, speaking with a softness that was slow yet laced with a fierce, chilling edge.

Gu Yin’s memory was instantly yanked back to the time when Gu Mang was five years old, viciously beating an adult man until he was covered in blood and left permanently paralyzed.

A wave of intense chill surged straight from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

With that, Gu Mang strolled forward lazily, her slender back exuding an arrogant and rebellious aura, surrounded by a biting chill.

Within seconds, Meng Jinoyang, Lu Yang, and the others caught up with Gu Mang, carrying their milk tea.

Gu Yin gazed at Meng Jinoyang, her pupils contracting slightly.

***

Before afternoon classes began, the class representatives retrieved the test papers from the teachers and returned to distribute them in the classroom.

Holding the overall grade rankings for the year, Xi Yan wore an expression of long-awaited triumph. "This time, our class’s Meng Jinyang secured the top rank in the entire grade. Excellent job! And Shen Huan placed 157th in the grade. As for our class average, we ranked fourth from the bottom. We are no longer dead last!"

Such results were deeply inspiring.

In an instant, deafening cheers erupted in Class 20 as everyone pounded their desks in wild excitement.

They had won!

For the first parent-teacher conference after the first monthly exams, the honor wall of Class 20 would finally no longer be empty!

The commotion was so loud that a heavy door-slamming sound echoed once again from Class 19 next door.

Xi Yan continued, "I hope everyone will keep working hard and strive to do even better next time!"

The entire Class 20 shouted in unison, "Understood!"

The sound reverberated through the entire teaching building of the senior grade.

It was brimming with passion and vigor.

Meanwhile, Class 1 remained dead silent, Luo Songhua’s expression as dark as thunder.

After the test papers were distributed, Xi Yan walked over to Gu Mang’s desk and picked up her answer sheet.

When she saw Gu Mang’s completely filled answer sheet, followed by that gigantic zero at the top, the corners of her mouth twitched.

She could let the other subjects slide.

With multiple-choice questions accounting for over a hundred points in the English exam, how on earth did she manage to flawlessly dodge every single correct answer?

Lu Yang was equally astounded; having written so much, she would have been better off just blindly guessing a few multiple-choice questions.

An expert truly is an expert, single-handedly raising his own grade ranking by one spot.

With a blank expression, Xi Yan handed the paper back and said calmly, "You promised me you wouldn't score zero next time."

Gu Mang raised an eyebrow, letting out a nonchalant hum, her eyes laced with a wicked, unrestrained glare.

Her entire being radiated an untamed defiance.

During the afternoon sessions, the teachers of various subjects began reviewing the exam papers. Whenever their gazes landed on Gu Mang, their expressions were bafflingly complex—yet the student in question attended the lecture with a chillingly serious attitude.

Even if they wanted to criticize her, they couldn't find a single excuse.

The final class of the day was the homeroom period.

Xi Yan made an announcement, "We have a full weekend off this week. The parent-teacher conference will be held on Saturday morning. Remember to notify your parents in advance."

"No problem."

Everyone readily agreed, completely devoid of the usual hesitation and grumbling complaints.

After all, this exam's results were something they could proudly show off.

Xi Yan nodded with a gratified smile.

***

That evening, while Gu Mang was attending the evening self-study session, her phone gave a sharp, urgent vibration in her pocket.

She pulled out her phone to take a look—it was from Lu Shangjin.

So late?

Clutching her phone, she walked toward the restroom.

By the time she reached the restroom, the buzzing had stopped, but it immediately began to ring again.

Gu Mang answered the call, "What is it?"

"Gu Mang, I’m begging you for a favor. Can you make a trip to the Capital right now? The old lady's condition has turned critical once again."

As soon as the line connected, Lu Shangjin’s solemn and anxious voice came through.

Hearing this, Gu Mang frowned. Suddenly recalling something, her eyes darkened, and her voice turned ice-cold, "Was my medicinal formula not taken on schedule?"