Gu Zhiqi also knows the reason now.

However, Chubby Chiu didn’t find out; she learned it from Qiao Qingshu.

Qiao Qingshu sent a message to Yan Zhongjing yesterday noon, and Yan Zhongjing replied to Qiao Qingshu last night, but because of the time difference, when Yan Zhongjing replied, Qiao Qingshu was already asleep, so she saw it this morning.

As soon as she saw the message, Qiao Qingshu didn’t even care to be surprised and directly sent it to Gu Zhiqi.

After reading it, Gu Zhiqi was silent.

Not only did Gu Zhiqi receive Qiao Qingshu’s message, but she also got one from Yan Zhongjing.

Yan Zhongjing even asked her if she wanted to redraw the admission list and add her name to it.

Since she could directly go to Nine Stars Academy, Gu Zhiqi didn’t want to take up a spot on the admission list, and she told Yan Zhongjing not to bother.

When Gu Zhiqi arrived at the eighth class’s classroom, both Qiao Qingshu and Lu Xingzhe were already there.

Lu Xingzhe had just learned from Qiao Qingshu the reason why Gu Zhiqi’s name wasn’t on the admission list, and he was standing by Gu Zhiqi’s seat with a complex expression.

As soon as Gu Zhiqi walked over, Lu Xingzhe noticed and then looked at Gu Zhiqi with a complicated face, "Brother Qi, you..."

Because his feelings were too complex, Lu Xingzhe could only utter three words and didn’t know how to continue.

Gu Zhiqi sat down while looking at him.

After a long while, Lu Xingzhe spoke gloomily and resentfully, "None of us knew you were a student of the First Institute."

Gu Zhiqi: "To be honest, I didn’t know until today."

Lu Xingzhe: "..."

Looked at Gu Zhiqi with suspicion.

Seeing this, Gu Zhiqi said, "I don’t have any memories related to the First Institute."

Lu Xingzhe: "..."

Forgot that this is a person with amnesia.

After Lu Xingzhe left, Qiao Qingshu turned her head to look at Gu Zhiqi, "Which school do you plan to go to?"

Gu Zhiqi: "First Institute, I guess."

Ever since learning about Nine Stars City, she’s wanted to visit it.

The First Institute is right in Nine Stars City, so naturally, she would go there.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Qingshu nodded, already deciding in her mind that she, too, would go to the First Institute.

Soon, the bell for morning reading rang.

Today’s morning reading was overseen by Teacher Mo, who, upon entering the classroom, immediately called Gu Zhiqi out. He then explained to her very complexly the reason why her name wasn’t on the admission list.

Thinking that this would be the end of the admission issue, Gu Zhiqi unexpectedly found herself on trending searches by noon.

The reason for the trending is that a big influencer called "I miss you as much as ever" posted a Weibo.

The original text is as follows:

[I miss you as much as ever: This year, the entrance exam scores for the First Institute at Central Continent Academy are out. Our Xia Country’s candidates did great; out of 50 undergraduate spots, seven were taken by our students, and out of 10 postgraduate spots, Xia Country took three. Here, I must say to Gu Xiyue, Ji Haoze, and the other eight who made it to the institute, well done.

Having praised those who bring glory to the nation, I must talk about those who disgraced us internationally.

As far as I know, there’s a Xia Country student who scored full marks but wasn’t on the admission list. I thought it was some shady manipulation at first, but it turned out the person was removed for cheating. It’s truly baffling; bringing shame to an international level.

As for who it is, I won’t say; just see the pictures yourselves.

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Picture 1: Screenshot of the First Institute’s undergraduate admission list.

Picture 2: Screenshot of the First Institute’s postgraduate admission list.

Picture 3: Screenshot showing Gu Zhiqi’s full score.

Picture 4: Conversation screenshot from a certain teacher group in Central Continent Academy; except the group name, the profile pictures of those sending messages in the group are all censored.