Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 374: Ancestral Master wants to take me away..._2

It was Xia Ye.

Professor Tao looked over, his features so stern they were nearly creasing together, "You come after class is over, where’s your leave slip?"

Xia Ye made an ’oh’ sound, "I’ll look for it."

She stood by the door leisurely rummaging through her pockets, while Yang Qiange watched her actions, her expression somewhat smug.

What on earth is she busy with every day, never even seen her at the library, and now she’s not even attending classes.

Not striving for progress.

Now playing truant and caught red-handed, she delivered herself the perfect slap in the face.

Why keep up the stubborn front?

She couldn’t possibly produce a real leave slip; getting one from the Beijing University clinic isn’t easy, especially now, looking at her full of energy, clearly not genuinely ill.

Qiange was certain of it, but in the next second, Xia Ye actually did pull out a leave slip from her pocket... and handed it to Professor Tao, in the face of her half-smiling gaze.

?

Professor Tao also looked doubtful as he took it, but upon opening it and glancing at it, his expression suddenly changed, "You went to Dean Fan’s meeting? The ones attending today’s meeting... aren’t they the students participating in the Academy of Sciences assessment?"

He only got halfway through the word ’life’ before Professor Tao abruptly stopped.

Xia Ye replied politely, "Yes, I participated in this year’s Academy of Sciences assessment, so I missed one class, sorry."

At these words, the classroom fell silent.

Shen Zhiqiao participating in the assessment had been hotly discussed on the school forum for days; everyone had just come to accept this fact, and now Xia Ye, a freshman, intended to participate?

Yang Qiange, who had just thought of Xia Ye as not striving for progress, found her expression hard to describe.

She had thought Xia Ye was the hare in the story of The Tortoise and the Hare, and she was smug, only to find that Xia Ye had long since run ahead.

Qi Ran was also somewhat slow to react.

"You say you participated—" After a few seconds, Professor Tao, who had his mouth ajar for quite some time, finally squeezed out half an unfinished sentence.

Who could have imagined, Xia Ye, who would even sleep in class, was actually participating in the Academy of Sciences assessment?

Isn’t this ridiculous?

But the handwriting on the leave slip... was indeed Dean Fan’s, no mistake about that...

Xia Ye’s truancy was justified, so Professor Tao had nothing to say.

He took the leave slip and left the classroom in silence.

As soon as he left, Qi Ran hurriedly approached to inquire about the details, his tone quite excited.

The other male students in the class also started a buzzing discussion.

They were shocked too, but because of Xia Ye’s popularity, it was mostly admiration for her courage!

**

At noon after school, as Xia Ye and Qi Ran came out of the building, Professor Bian was talking with those two senior students from the morning beside the teaching block.

Qi Ran recognized Professor Bian at first glance, and Professor Bian also saw the two of them, "Yeye, good that you’re here, we need to talk about your assessment training."

"Then I’ll head to the cafeteria first," Qi Ran adjusted his glasses, bashfully encouraged Xia Ye, "Good luck with the assessment!"

Xia Ye smiled, the sun above her head casting a bright and beautiful light on her smile.

Professor Bian had arranged special lab training for the four candidates. Shen Zhiqiao had already been notified over the phone, and seeing Xia Ye and the other two students, he took the opportunity to explain to all of them together.

He would set aside four days in the week, from Monday to Thursday, to provide training for each of these four candidates individually.

When it came to preparatory training for the Academy of Sciences exam, he was quite experienced.

After Professor Bian finished instructing, he took Xia Ye aside for some private tutoring, "You’re scheduled for Thursday, but I’m also free on Friday. If there are many areas you don’t understand, I can also give you Friday."

Xia Ye was very humble, "Okay, thank you, Professor."

Harking back five thousand years, Xia Ye could be considered an encyclopedia, but she was indeed less familiar with some of the advanced instruments that had appeared in recent years.

She did need to learn from Professor Bian.

After parting with Professor Bian, the two seniors had not yet left.

They were excitedly chatting to one side.

"With Professor Bian helping us train, I feel confident again."

"Other schools’ candidates certainly don’t know the assessment mentors as well as we do."

"Exactly, our Professor Bian’s mentor, he is the..."

Xia Ye asked cursorily, "Who is Professor Bian’s mentor?"

The two seniors were surprised at first, then remembered Xia Ye was a new student and explained kindly, "You’re a freshman, it’s normal not to know. Professor Bian’s mentor is a 121-year-old ’living Fairy’..."

The female senior gave him a look, "Give a proper introduction to your junior sister."

Although Xia Ye was also participating in the Academy of Sciences assessment, competing with them, she hadn’t taken their place, which made the two senior students feel rather fond of her.

"Dean Xie is 121 years old, isn’t that a living Fairy?" The senior male smiled warmly and still properly introduced her, "Dean Xie that I mentioned just now, is Professor Bian’s mentor. He used to be the founding dean of the Institute of Life Sciences. Although the institute has had three other deans after him, there isn’t one who doesn’t respect Dean Xie; he truly is a figure of high moral standing and prestige."