Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 720: Chapter 720 I’m the Happiest_1

Feng Li packed up her things, glanced at Bai Xiaosheng with disappointment, and left without looking back.

Wei Long and the others sneaked glances, Bai Xiaosheng still managed to maintain his composure, but his complexion had obviously turned quite ugly.

Who would have thought, we would have a day when we could outshine this ”capable person”! Wei Long and the others couldn’t help but wear a look of joy on their faces.

”Alright, you all should head back to the classroom to wait,” an examiner, having packed up, smiled at everyone and said.

The way he looked at Bai Xiaosheng was complicated, with sympathy, regret, and a touch of disappointment.

The other examiners felt the same way.

After the examiners had left first, Wei Long and his group gave Bai Xiaosheng a look and hurried off.

They needed to rush back to share the sensational news with everyone!

To let everyone rejoice together!

Bai Xiaosheng wore a dejected expression on his face, until the very last person left, then quietly revealed a hint of a smile.

”Who knows if the score is low enough, after all, I was first in the previous three rounds! Three times first, one in the middle, on average, I’m still probably dominant.”

”But, the look in Feng Li’s eyes when she left tells me, there’s no problem, maybe her final ranking calculation is different from what I thought,”

Bai Xiaosheng muttered to himself and then shrugged, laughing.

”Forget it, not going to think about it anymore, heading back! I trust Wei Long and the others have already brought this ’good news’ to the others, letting them have their fun, consider it a good deed done.”

Bai Xiaosheng’s smile faded, his face adopting a mask of silence, as he stood up and made his way downstairs to the tiered classroom.

Once he reached the door of the tiered classroom,

Bai Xiaosheng could hear the lively noise inside.

”What did you say, Bai Xiaosheng flunked this time! He even got harsh criticism from Officer Feng Li!”

”Even Officer Feng Li, who is usually so good-tempered, blew her top; it looks like Bai Xiaosheng really crossed the line this time!”

”He managed to make even the Affairs Officer lose her temper; is he stupid or what!”

”He got points deducted too? How did he manage that! Our group has never had such an incident!”

”Yeah, yeah, tell us more!”

Those voices sounded unbelievably excited.

So, I’m this popular, huh! Bai Xiaosheng chuckled inwardly.

Pushing the door open, Bai Xiaosheng’s expression was solemn, his face heavy with weight, his steps slightly dragging, as he entered with a trace of a defeated air.

As soon as he came in, the rowdy noise inside suddenly hushed.

More than twenty pairs of eyes stared at him.

Mockery, ridicule, excitement, pleasure—all were in abundance.

”Bai!” Zhao Qianze rushed over, her eyes brimming with a pained look, and deep incomprehension.

She didn’t understand how such an outstanding Bai Xiaosheng could possibly fail so suddenly; there must be many reasons behind it.

However, the facts were established, and with a light sigh, she accepted them.

”Zhao,” Bai Xiaosheng managed a weak smile, ”Let’s not ask or talk about this topic anymore, okay?”

He just couldn’t be bothered to make up excuses for this intelligent woman.

”OK, OK, I won’t ask, come on, go take a seat,” Zhao Qianze said gently, ”You were first in three rounds, even if you performed unexpectedly this time, it doesn’t matter, you are still among the top!”

Such consolation made Bai Xiaosheng smile wryly and nod.

The others looked at them, at Bai Xiaosheng who seemed somewhat defeated, and had various thoughts.

”You deserved this backlash, this is just the beginning of your bad luck! Maybe in the second stage, you’ll be completely kicked out, and then, it’ll just be me accompanying Qianze!”

Zheng Qinghong’s eyes inevitably showed contentment.

Mu Beichen too watched Bai Xiaosheng, his lips curving into a smile.

If Bai Xiaosheng had suddenly underperformed, he would’ve been suspicious, but according to Wei Long, Bai Xiaosheng had been trying his hardest, especially in the last two rounds, a pity that he angered Feng Li and was helpless to recover!

Mu Beichen’s performance today was outstanding, to the point where the examiners outright said that not only was he the first in his group, but he might also be the very first in all of today’s assessments!

Mu Beichen was overjoyed, even feeling a bit elated.

”Bai Xiaosheng, you are ultimately not my match. Your luck ends here!” Mu Beichen’s eyes held a trace of disdain.

Bai Xiaosheng had arrived, so naturally, people didn’t speak openly of his defeat.

They whispered instead.

More discussions centered on who performed better.

”Our group’s Zheng Qinghong was marvelous in every round. The examiners think highly of him! I believe his score will be the first place!”

”Our group’s Mu Beichen is not far behind, he nearly received praise from all five examiners in every round, making the rest of us just a backdrop!”

”Fang Tianchen, ’Old Fang,’ also excelled this time!”

”Miss Zhao Qianze did very well too!”

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Everyone buzzed with discussion, each backing the leading figure of their group.

Of course, some were silent.

Their responses in this session weren’t remarkable, and combined with their mediocre performances in previous ones, it wasn’t hard to guess what they would soon face!

Elimination weighed heavily on each of their minds, like a stone pressing down on them to an unbearable degree.

Bai Xiaosheng sat there, silent as a stone.

Next to him, Zhao Qianze offered company, trying and failing to console him, then just sat quietly by his side.

Unknowingly, half an hour passed, and the door of the lecture theater suddenly creaked.

Officer Feng Li strode in and headed straight for the podium.

The crowd, hearing the noise and seeing her, sharply focused their gaze.

The entire lecture theater, without needing a reminder, fell instantly silent, and you could hear a pin drop.

”Please take your seats, I will now announce the final rankings for this phase!” Feng Li surveyed the crowd, ”I will only read the first twenty names. Those whom I don’t mention, I’m sorry, but your journey ends here.”

Her words made many hearts tighten.

The agony of awaiting the revelation and facing a ”life-or-death” outcome was torturous.

”Before I read the names, I want to explain the scoring system to everyone,” Feng Li said. ”Out of the four assessments, we take only the highest and the lowest scores, and then average them. This is your current score. The reason is, we wanted a score that reflects your best and worst states evened out!”

Such a scoring method!

The crowd looked at each other in disbelief.

”Alright, now for the rankings.”

”First place, Zheng Qinghong!”

”Second place, Mu Beichen! Just one point behind the first!”

”Third place, Fang Tianchen!”

”Fourth place, Han Yinnian!”

”Fifth place, Zhao Qianze!”

Each name announced from the top five stirred exclamations.

Those whose names were called showed a degree of pride.

Mu Beichen was satisfied, even though he was just one point behind Zheng Qinghong.

Zheng Qinghong, on the other hand, wasn’t concerned with his own rank; instead, he looked at Bai Xiaosheng, his ears perked attentively for his score.

”Seventh place, Bai Xiaosheng!”

Finally, Feng Li called out Bai Xiaosheng’s name!

Only the seventh, a mere seventh place, that was it!

Zheng Qinghong was pleased, Mu Beichen was happy!

Bai Xiaosheng looked ashen-faced, yet inside he was happier than any of them!

He had truly gotten his wish!