Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 872 - 418: A Dark Horse Emerges (Part 2)

When the camera turned to another lane’s Wang Qingyan, she removed her swim goggles and smiled at the camera. She was already quite delicate-looking, and having just emerged from the water, she exuded a pure, fresh charm like a lotus emerging from clear water.

But in fact, anyone who understands micro-expressions could notice that Wang Qingyan’s smile was a bit stiff, not reaching her eyes.

Being in third place in her group, whether she could advance to the semifinals was somewhat uncertain.

Soon, the bottom of the TV screen displayed the results of this group in real-time. Shen You’an ranked first in the group with a time of 24.02 seconds.

Then, the results from all eight groups were listed on the big screen for a comprehensive ranking.

Unsurprisingly, Judith took first place with 23.98. Shi Rui ranked fourth with 24.01, Shen You’an seventh, Yao Jia twelfth, and Wang Qingyan was fortunate to just make it into the semifinals in sixteenth place.

So far, a total of four athletes from Hua Country advanced to the semifinals, which is a fairly decent result.

In the preliminaries, everyone was conserving their strength; the finals are where the real battle takes place.

Although Shen You’an secured first place in her group and ranked seventh overall, she wasn’t as dazzling as Shi Rui, so not many people paid attention to her. Still, it was felt that the national team’s formation building this year was quite good, with the new generation of athletes holding their ground.

Let’s see in the afternoon’s semifinals, sixteen into eight, who can break through.

The TV broadcast then switched to the men’s group.

Shi Qingqing was stunned for a moment, "Mom, did you see Shen You’an’s face just now?"

Mom Shi shook her head: "Didn’t notice, but I have high hopes for this Shen You’an. She’s definitely a dark horse in this year’s World Championships."

Mom Shi has watched so many competitions; her eyes are like measuring tapes and she has yet to judge wrong.

Shi Qingqing quickly pulled out a photo from her phone, a candid shot of Shen You’an, but very clear. In the photo, the girl’s profile was only half shown, yet she exuded a noble and ethereal aura that was unforgettable.

Shi Qingqing showed the photo to her: "Mom, look, is it her?"

Mom Shi glanced at the photo and couldn’t help but admire: "Such a pretty girl."

"Aiya, I’m asking if she’s the Shen You’an from the competition just now."

Mom Shi glanced carefully a few more times, "The live broadcast didn’t show a full face, but she does look a bit like her, especially the ears, the earlobes are big and thick, which is a sign of good fortune."

Shi Qingqing didn’t get a definite answer and was somewhat unconvinced. She asked, "When is the semifinal?"

Mom Shi said, "Three in the afternoon."

Curiously, she gave her a look: "Weren’t you always uninterested in these sports events?"

Ignoring the question, Shi Qingqing pulled out her phone and started searching online for everything about World Championship athlete Shen You’an.

There was limited information online; she had previously won the Full Crown Championship, there were reports online but not a single photo. Shi Qingqing couldn’t confirm whether this Shen You’an was the one she knew or just someone with the same name.

Thinking for a moment, she sent a private message to Yan Lu: Lu Lu, are you there? Did you watch the swimming World Championship this morning?

Yan Lu was just idling around, and almost instantly replied.

—I don’t like watching sports events, what’s up?

Shi Qingqing: I found a contestant named Shen You’an in the competition; could it be just a namesake?

Lying in a rocking chair soaking up the sun, Yan Lu suddenly sat up straight and called back.

"Are you sure the name is Shen You’an?"

Shi Qingqing sent the screenshot of the ranking she had taken to Yan Lu; the names were in Pinyin on the ranking.

"There was no face shown in the live broadcast, but based on the back view, I’m ninety percent sure it’s her. And my intuition tells me it is her."

Shocked, Yan Lu blurted out a national saying: "Holy crap, Shen You’an, doing big things quietly, but wait, this is just our speculation, let me call An’an."

The call definitely couldn’t get through, which made Yan Lu even more certain.

Shi Qingqing said: "The semifinals are broadcast live at 3:30 in the afternoon, surely it will show her full face by then."

Yan Lu did nothing the entire afternoon, sitting early by the TV to catch the live broadcast.

The elderly lady smiled, "What made you suddenly interested in the sports channel today? You know, I used to quite like watching it back in my days. This trait you have takes after me." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The men’s 50-meter freestyle semifinal was the first to begin. As Yan Lu watched, she drooled more and more. My god, each of them had a model-like physique, broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, they were so handsome, so handsome. How did she never notice these hidden hunks before?

She suddenly felt that Rong Xianning’s build was a little scrawny, but then thought again, the kid is still young, can still grow, and maybe in the future can surpass 1.8 meters.