Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 986 - 490: A True Genius in the Universal Sense
Zhao Heng had a keen sensitivity.
Right after leaving the sanatorium, he immediately had someone investigate Yao Huia.
The results showed that Yao Huia had fallen ill, reportedly with a throat condition that rendered her mute for life.
The company was co-founded by her and her husband, but after having children, she focused on being a homemaker.
Unfortunately, a strong businesswoman ultimately fell victim to her marriage.
Yao Huia’s husband, Xu Wenhui, had numerous affairs outside, but since Yao Huia held original shares in the company and her aunt was the matriarch of the Gu family, Xu Wenhui didn’t dare to divorce her.
Yao Huia was even less willing to let the mistresses benefit, wanting to protect her son Xu Shaokang’s inheritance, so she forced her way into the company and firmly grasped the power.
At the current Cultural Creation Conference, Xu Wenhui’s power had been completely sidelined, and the decision-maker was Yao Huia.
A few months ago, Yao Huia suddenly fell very ill and damaged her voice. At the time, rumors circulated that Xu Wenhui conspired with a mistress to secretly poison her, intending to kill her, but her strong will only left her voice muted, saving her life.
After recovering, Yao Huia decisively used an iron hand to completely oust Xu Wenhui from the company, sending all the mistresses abroad, giving a sense of ruthless determination.
Whether Xu Wenhui truly conspired with the mistresses to poison Yao Huia remains unknown, but since then, Yao Huia’s health significantly deteriorated, and she spent most of her time in the sanatorium.
Lin Hui was a student from a poor background whom Yao Huia had supported since childhood, showing loyal devotion and becoming her most effective tool in the company.
Zhao Heng hadn’t expected such complexity within the Cultural Creation Conference.
This Yao Huia is a formidable character.
However, after reviewing everything, it seems Yao Huia harbors no malevolent intentions toward Shen You’an and Rong Xianning.
This woman possesses excellent business acumen, likely seeing the commercial value in Shen You’an and Rong Xianning, which is undoubtedly significant.
This week marked the recording of the Grand Finals of the Brainstorm competition.
The twelve contestants who advanced to the Grand Finals drew lots according to their leaderboard rankings to select teammates. The first team to score 100 points would advance to the ultimate challenge.
Shen You’an ranked first in points, allowing her to choose her teammates with a draw.
Everyone else prayed Shen You’an would draw their name, as teaming up with her almost guaranteed advancement to the ultimate challenge.
The host brought the lot box to Shen You’an, who met the eager anticipation with composure, not hesitating for long.
She simply reached in and grabbed one at random.
The host exclaimed in surprise, "What a destined connection, to draw him!"
Shen You’an looked at the familiar name on the lot, wondering if the program team was up to something.
However, since Gu Bichen’s cheating incident, the TV station had fired Gu Rui, hired authoritative figures to replace him, and included notary office personnel to ensure the competition’s fairness.
It was unlikely the program team was behind it.
Everyone on stage eagerly watched Shen You’an’s drawn lot, curious whose name it held.
But from the host’s words, the phrase ’destined connection’...
Instinctively, everyone glanced at Rong Xianning.
Could it be...
"Let’s congratulate Rong Xianning on successfully teaming up with Shen You’an."
Some felt envy, others felt disappointment, and some felt suspicion.
Overall, everyone’s emotions were complex and varied.
These two seemed inseparable; how did Shen You’an draw him, with only an eleven-to-one chance?
The phrase ’destined connection’ echoed like a curse in everyone’s ears.
Liu Runxi lowered her gaze, indifferent and quiet.
Rong Xianning was momentarily stunned, a slight smile on his lips—though not revealing much emotion, joy was palpable to everyone.
Those with keen observation would notice that Rong Xianning seemed gloomier this time, like something was troubling him, unlike before when he would flash a bright smile.
In full view, Rong Xianning confidently walked over to Shen You’an’s side.
Next was the third-ranked Liu Runxi, another guaranteed advancement.
"Zhang Yan."
Zhang Yan was a dark horse, though overshadowed by Shen You’an’s brilliance.
Zhang Yan’s performance remained consistent, usually hovering around fourth or fifth place.
With two strong teams united, the remaining contestants felt despair, losing even the faint hope of a guaranteed advancement.
Leng Yunyang drew Jiang Yumo, both of whom needed both luck and strength to get here.
The remaining six drew lots to form teams of two, creating six groups in total.
In the first group quiz, the first team to reach 100 points advanced their entire group to the ultimate challenge.
Shen You’an and Rong Xianning went all out, while Liu Runxi and Zhang Yan were not willing to fall behind. No matter how good of friends they were off the field, putting everything into the competition was the best respect they could offer each other.
This round of competition was intense, as Leng Yunyang’s group found themselves unable to make headway. It was at this point that he deeply realized the gap between him, Shen You’an, and Liu Runxi.
In the face of true genius, his intelligence paled in comparison.
As for others, they weren’t even qualified to sit at the table.
The scores between the two groups were neck and neck. Although Shen You’an’s group continually led, Liu Runxi’s group quickly closed the gap, engaging in an invisible battle filled with cutting edges and shadows.
The tense and fierce atmosphere finally made everyone realize they were on the final stage of the competition.
During the break, Zhang Yan wiped the sweat from her forehead and gave Liu Runxi a thumbs-up: "You’re so quick to respond, I’m sincerely impressed."
It’s unknown how his mind works. Among all the contestants, only Liu Runxi has the capability to match Shen You’an. The others don’t even make it to the table.
Forming a team with Liu Runxi was sheer luck for her.
It seems the champion would be between these two.
Shen You’an handed a bottle of water to Rong Xianning, who was lost in thought, not noticing the water offered to him.
Shen You’an waved the bottle in front of him: "What are you thinking about?"
Rong Xianning snapped back to reality, a bit awkwardly taking the water in hand.
Shen You’an sat beside him without asking further, quietly accompanying him.
In fact, she vaguely knew the reason for Rong Xianning’s mood. After all, he’s young, and no matter how resilient one’s character, it’s hard not to be affected.
"Sorry, I’m not in good form, bringing you down, making your path to the championship harder."
Rong Xianning’s voice was low.
Shen You’an smiled, looking at Liu Runxi across, drinking water, and their eyes met.
Exchanging a silent smile.
"You’re underestimating Liu Runxi."
Rong Xianning turned to look at Shen You’an.
"He held back in the last round."
Shen You’an raised an eyebrow.
Seeing the young man’s seemingly innocent yet hurt eyes, she couldn’t help but gently pat his shoulder.
"You’re undoubtedly a genius, just needing more time to grow. Given time, you will undoubtedly surpass all of us."
Shen You’an spoke honestly. She had system development; Liu Runxi was born wealthy, receiving the best educational environment from Helian Yu, maximizing his efforts and inherent advantages.
But Rong Xianning, amid constant upheaval from childhood, coupled with absurd parents and lacking a normal growth environment, had minimal soil to nurture his intelligence yet still grew to this level, which was already remarkable.
If he had an educational environment like Gu Bichen, where food and clothing were never worries, with mentor guidance, an excellent seedling growing in fertile soil, occasionally fertilized, he would undoubtedly grow into a towering tree, becoming a true genius in common view.
Certainly not a crooked tree like Gu Bichen.
