Chapter 117: Keep Bluffing, Keep Bluffing

Hao Yingjun: "Of course, of course, you naturally wouldn't recognize me. After all, you see so many examinees every single day. I've been coming here to take the exam for five years now. I see you every time, but you've forgotten."

Wang Zixuan turned to look at this fast-talking Hao Yingjun, feeling a sense of disbelief. She was finally witnessing another side of him.

Hao Yingjun: "The year before last, I came for the exam one morning without having eaten breakfast, and you even gave me two steamed buns to fill my stomach. How could you have forgotten that?"

The guard was left somewhat dazed by his words, blinking his large eyes for a long time before saying, "Oh, it seems like that might have happened."

This left Wang Zixuan, standing off to the side, completely stunned. She couldn't believe such a thing had actually occurred.

Hao Yingjun: "Look, I come from a small mountain village in LN City. My family's situation isn't great. But I've been reading those professional books since I was a child. Even if I didn't understand them, I never gave up on my dream. We've talked about all this before, haven't we?"

This brought tears to the guard's eyes, stirring up his own bittersweet memories.

Hao Yingjun looked at Wang Zixuan and added, "Right?"

Hao Yingjun: "It's shameful to admit, but this is my fifth year taking the exam. Still haven't passed. I really can't go on like this. I have to return to my hometown. But I felt I just had to see Professor Liu one last time."

The guard patted Hao Yingjun on the shoulder, tears streaming down his face, and said, "Go on, brother."

Hao Yingjun: "I won't say anything else. You're a righteous man."

Hao Yingjun swaggered right in. Behind him, Wang Zixuan watched, dumbfounded—what on earth was going on? Even after meeting the professor, he continued his smooth-talking routine.

Hao Yingjun: "I'm a fellow villager of Xu Miaohan. Ever since she graduated, she hasn't been back home. Her father has developed dementia, and her mother is in the late stages of liver cancer. The family's circumstances are dire. I truly couldn't find her anywhere else. I work for the village committee; they specifically approved the funds for me to come to Beijing and bring her back."

The professor, looking completely bewildered, turned his gaze toward Wang Zixuan.

The professor asked curiously, "And who might this be?"

Hao Yingjun looked at Wang Zixuan and said, "Ah, this is my mute younger sister. She can't bear to be apart from me."

Hao Yingjun pinched the cheek of the blank-faced Wang Zixuan and added, "Yeah, I'll take you out for a meal in a bit."

Hao Yingjun looked at the professor and tapped his own head significantly. The professor seemed to grasp the implication and nodded. At this moment, Wang Zixuan forced a smile, though she was on the verge of an outburst. If not for the sake of the case, she would likely have resorted to violence against Hao Yingjun.

Professor: "Xu Miaohan, I have an impression of her. She was a very talented student. But, the girl was a bit naive."

Hao Yingjun: "Naive?"

Professor: "Not truly naive, really. She just lacked ambition. Back then, many companies wanted to sign her, but she turned them all down. In the end, she left without even picking up her diploma. I have no idea where she went now."

Hao Yingjun nodded, "I see. Did she have anyone she was particularly close to, like a classmate or friend?"

Professor: "She had a very good relationship with her roommate, the leader of the girl group 'First Love of Summer Flowers,' Qin Xia."

Just as Hao Yingjun was about to ask a follow-up, Wang Zixuan couldn't hold back anymore and blurted out, "Where is she?"

The professor looked confused, struggling to keep up with the situation. Hao Yingjun wore an expression of utter helplessness. It was all over now.