Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 459 - 460: Show off, Who Can’t?

The atmosphere grew tense.

After a long silence, Wang Qin spoke, her voice firm with conviction. "Anxi has the capability! But she didn’t use it! And I never thought that way either! I became an artist through a competition. The process was completely transparent, so I must clarify this." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Gu Mingzhu immediately felt quite embarrassed. As though she had intentionally made things difficult and slandered them.

She responded softly, "I didn’t know."

Wang Qin said quietly, "You can’t just speculate about things you don’t understand. I thought Student Gu Mingzhu, coming from such a distinguished family, would understand this principle better than us common folk."

She was small and appeared unthreatening, yet her few sentences had somehow rendered Gu Mingzhu speechless—a rather peculiar situation.

Actually, this was quite normal. Wang Qin was fiercely protective of Gu Anxi. To Wang Qin, Anxi was even more important than Fang Ming, and she wouldn’t permit anyone to slander Anxi in the slightest.

Her fiery defense surprised Wang Jingyao, then piqued his interest. He curled his lip. "This Student Gu... I’d rather like to meet her."

Principal Shen found himself in a difficult position.

He glanced at Director Zhang.

Director Zhang was also in a bind.

He looked at one of the professors from the department.

The professor dared not say Gu Anxi was asleep, so he hesitated and said vaguely, "Student Gu is, of course, exceptionally outstanding."

He rattled off a string of titles, enough to impress the uninitiated, but they naturally held no weight for someone like King Jingyao.

King Jingyao chuckled softly. "Honorary President?"

Then, a thought suddenly struck him. Five years ago, hadn’t he personally presented such an award to a sixteen-year-old girl?

King Jingyao narrowed his eyes.

It was Gu Anxi!

Back then, he’d only seen her as a young genius and had given her the highest award available. He never imagined she would leverage this honorary title to such an extent, even managing to elevate someone from a minor local post to a deputy position beside Director Fang. Clearly, her ability in interpersonal matters, wielding both kindness and authority, was far stronger than her academic knowledge! That little scoundrel! This authority, he had actually handed it to her himself!

Now, looking at that Little Li, he felt a wave of unease. Hah, if not for his whim back then, how could this Little Li have had such a meteoric rise? He had nearly made a huge fool of himself, pressuring this person and that here. It was all his own doing!

At that moment, King Jingyao felt an even stronger urge to put Little Li in his place in front of Gu Anxi. Showing off one’s power? Who doesn’t know how to do that?

He insisted on seeing Gu Anxi, and Principal Shen could not stop him.

So, he looked at Gu Mingzhu and said calmly, "Student Gu, please run an errand to the Computer Science Department and inform them that Mr. Wang will be visiting shortly."

The unspoken message was to give a heads-up: Mr. Wang was coming, so Gu Anxi had better get up and not be sleeping.

Gu Mingzhu quietly agreed.

King Jingyao glanced at the Secretary-General.

The Secretary-General, catching his eye, leaned in and whispered, "That’s hardly necessary! This Gu Mingzhu probably won’t convey the message properly."

Wang Jingyao just smiled and sipped his tea.

About five minutes later, Gu Mingzhu returned.

King Jingyao stood up. "Let’s go take a look."

He turned to Principal Shen. "Principal Shen, I’m doing you a favor here. Usually, there’s no such opportunity for an advance notice."

Principal Shen wiped his sweat and forced a smile.

The group headed towards the Computer Science Department. As they passed the university bulletin board, Mr. Wang paused, looking at it with interest.

After searching for a long time, he couldn’t find his precious sister’s name.

Campus Belle, not her. Grades in the top one hundred of the department, not her either! How did she become President? How did she sell her books to Disney? How did she win a Nobel Prize?

King Jingyao shook his head...

Gu Mingzhu smiled faintly. The Campus Belle on that list was her, and she was also first in her year and department.

She accompanied King Jingyao, appearing demure and clever. Her dress was modest, ladylike, and pleasing to the eye, making many envious of her.

King Jingyao conversed with the directors and deputy directors beside him. Everyone else hardly dared to breathe too loudly, afraid of displeasing the important figures.

Finally, they reached the large lecture hall of the Computer Science Department. The professor was mid-lecture, and the students were all highly focused.

Except for one very conspicuous person in the last row!

She was brazenly sprawled out, a book covering her head. Her laptop, open beside her, screen flashing.

That height, that hair color, and that cool-toned fair skin—one look and you knew it was Gu Anxi.

King Jingyao turned to Principal Shen. "This is the standard of conduct at North City University?"

Principal Shen’s soul nearly leaped out of him. Didn’t I have Gu Mingzhu come and notify her?!

Gu Mingzhu bit her lip. "I did come, but class was in session, so it wasn’t convenient to speak."

Principal Shen glared at her. Just as he was wondering how to explain, Little Li spoke up.

Little Li’s voice was especially solemn. "Is Student Gu perhaps feeling unwell? Does she have a fever? She should be quickly sent to the infirmary for an examination."

King Jingyao smiled reservedly. ’Isn’t she the best doctor herself?’

Little Li said with great earnestness, "Even the most competent doctor might not pay much attention to their own body. Besides, the President has probably been extremely tired recently... I heard she was busy attending to a family member of a certain important person, both inside and out, and that’s why she collapsed from exhaustion. Truly, a doctor has the heart of a parent. It’s so moving."

The scene fell silent.

Everyone present could likely guess who had promoted this Little Li and also understood how he had managed to win their President’s favor. To still defend her with such blatant lies in front of Mr. Wang showed truly profound loyalty between them.

Gu Mingzhu sneered inwardly. This is Beicheng, not Qingcheng. Mr. Wang will probably only get angrier if you say these things!

Sure enough, King Jingyao, maintaining his composure with a slight smile, said, "Alright, Little Li."

He looked at the Secretary-General. "Find someone to wake her up!"

The Secretary-General acknowledged and went over, intending to wake her. However, he saw that Gu Anxi’s face was indeed rather red. Daringly, he reached out to touch it... It was quite hot!

He immediately returned and whispered, "Mr. Wang, Dr. Gu has a fever."

King Jingyao frowned. How did she get a fever? Can’t she take care of herself? Such a grown girl, honestly!

With so many people around, he couldn’t very well attend to her himself. Looking around, there wasn’t a single suitable person.

They were all men!

So, he went over himself and gently patted her shoulder. "If you have a fever, you should go home. Why are you sleeping in class?"

Gu Anxi was groggy, unable to distinguish if it was morning or afternoon. Hearing someone gently calling her, she snuggled closer and whispered, "Little Uncle, I’m so tired."

King Jingyao instantly recalled the several nights she had stayed up late for the Old Master. He felt not only guilt but also a pang of heartache. After all, this was a young girl he valued greatly. So, he allowed her to lean against him...