The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 235 - 234: Who Crowned the Campus Belle? Was It You?

Chapter 235: Chapter 234: Who Crowned the Campus Belle? Was It You?

Ye Manman had no idea that just two simple exams could smooth down the edges on Ji Bowen.

She thought that after class, the first person to come to her would be Ji Bowen.

Impressionably, this guy was quite studious and tough; otherwise, he wouldn’t have signed up for so many competitions like her.

She did it for money, whereas Ji Bowen, she guessed, really had a passion for learning.

In this era, he truly was a diligent student, so she was more than willing to teach him some tough questions often. It not only helped him improve but also allowed her to consolidate multiple knowledge points.

However, she never got to wait for Ji Bowen to ask her a question.

Since he didn’t come to ask her questions, maybe he wasn’t as clueless as she thought. He probably had some confidence deep down, so she didn’t dwell on it, focusing on classwork and solving problems while waiting for the final of the National English Competition to begin.

One has to say, Qing University’s efficiency is truly fast, no matter in which aspect.

Before the finals began, the preliminary results of the math and chemistry competitions were already out.

As expected, without any suspense, Ye Manman not only got through but also with the highest score, entering as the first place, completely ignoring other science students, even those in higher grades, and dragging their pride beneath her feet.

Once the results were out, she completely became the center of attention at Qing University.

Previously, she was only renowned among the freshmen and within the Foreign Languages Department, but now students from all grades, including sophomores, juniors, seniors, and both arts and sciences majors, all knew about her, discussing her almost constantly.

Her excellent academic performance was well-known, after all, as the freshman representative, each year’s representative was the top student of the year, so topping her department’s competition seemed normal.

For other grades and departments, there was no surprise in this.

But now she has reached the science departments and even trampled on the elite students there, from the perspective of an arts major freshman.

Everyone was astounded, inquiring everywhere about her stories, with some even running to the girls’ dorm in the Foreign Languages Department trying to find out about her study habits.

However, Ye Manman didn’t live in the dorm at all.

That point truly tormented the few girls in her dorm.

Just a tiny bit away from witnessing the study habits of a study goddess firsthand, though they were assigned to the same dorm, they had never spent a single night there together or talked much with the study goddess.

It was truly distressing, like a cat scratching at their hearts.

Lin Zhishu also participated in the chemistry competition, and in their medical school, chemistry was a major subject. Although he was already a senior, the chemistry competition was a national university competition, open to all students.

He was always good at chemistry, and his advisor suggested he acquire more competition results, which would benefit his future in publishing papers and patents.

In past years, he mostly made it to the top three in the chemistry competition finals. The preliminaries were easy for him, always being first at school, so after taking the test, he didn’t pay attention to rankings, knowing that if he made it to the finals, a teacher would notify him.

When he heard people discussing how the first place in the chemistry competition was doing, he was a bit puzzled.

There had never been so many people discussing this before; the chemistry competition had never been very popular within the school, nor did the college have many ongoing discussions about it.

He paused his experiment to listen and unexpectedly heard an unexpected name connected with the chemistry competition.

So he quickly approached those fellow students, who were waiting for experiment results while chatting, "Are you guys serious?"

"Ye Manman took first in the chemistry competition?"

Seeing them nod, he was pleasantly surprised.

To know that she was from the Foreign Languages Department, yet she could take first in chemistry. Isn’t that a natural talent, with heaven feeding her success?

Based on this, she seemed naturally geared for research. If she could join the Medical Department, she could certainly contribute to medicine in the future; she might even come up with something extraordinary.

The more he thought, the more likely it seemed.

Lin Zhishu decisively paused the experiment, and under the uncomprehending eyes of his fellow students, he quickly left the experiment building.

His life dream was to contribute to the nation’s medical field, using knowledge to save those tortured by illness, but such devoted or gifted people were very few.

He always wanted a partner to research and work hard in the medical world with him, to either assist or lead him.

Now, he felt he had discovered a naturally talented candidate.

If possible, he wanted to recruit her from the Foreign Languages Department.

But first, he needed to ask about her thoughts.

After all, Ye Manman chose the Foreign Languages Department for her reasons.

Come to think of it, they hadn’t seen each other for almost a month. Lin Zhishu knew where she lived outside, but as a man visiting out of the blue would be too abrupt and easily misinterpreted.

So he hastily walked to the school gate but turned back.

He could only wait to ask her out after class tomorrow.

But going to the girls’ dorm to ask someone to deliver a message was also inappropriate, so he thought left and right and eventually found a classmate with a wide network to help deliver a message.

Other than Lin Zhishu, everyone else was seniors with vast experience. He didn’t care for the student council or committees, with a network limited to his class and small experiment building, but others were different, having something more or less.

His classmate asked a junior from the Foreign Languages Department, who asked another junior, and finally, they found the social butterfly active in the Foreign Languages Department, Liao Yonghe.

Upon hearing someone say the department heartthrob from the Foreign Languages Department wanted to meet Ye Manman after class tomorrow at noon by the classroom door, he readily agreed.

"Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it. I’ll definitely pass the message."

Man, he was familiar with this task.

He also knew the person well.

But why would the department heartthrob want to meet Ye Manman?

Could it be because she took the first place and he was looking to give her a hard time and assert dominance?

Probably not, right?

He heard the heartthrob had a good reputation, wasn’t someone petty.

Then there’s only one possibility left.

"Could he really be interested in Ye Manman?"

Liao Yonghe mused while munching snacks, and inadvertently blurted out his thoughts.

Ji Bowen was memorizing vocabulary when his ears immediately pricked up at this statement.

"Who’s interested in Ye Manman?"

Liao Yonghe glanced at him and quickly moved his chair a bit closer, swiftly recounting the whole matter.

The more he talked, the more energized he became, "Our department has that gallery wall, right? Ye Manman’s photo is posted there, he must have seen it and fallen for our department flower."

"..."

Ji Bowen was a bit speechless, "Who declared her the department flower? You?"

Why would anyone be so bored with these flowery titles, wasn’t there time to focus on studying instead?

"I think he’s not necessarily interested in Ye Manman, didn’t Ye Manman win first in the chemistry competition, the department heartthrob, what’s his name again?"

Liao Yonghe interjected, "Lin Zhishu."

"Mhm, this Lin guy, I guess he’s here for that reason. Think about it, he’s a senior now. And a freshman from another department outperformed him in their field competition. He must see Ye Manman as a good prospect."

Ji Bowen stroked his chin, a glint flashing in his eyes.

"If I’m not mistaken, he’s likely trying to persuade Ye Manman to switch majors, as their Medical Department lacks such quick-witted talent."