ATLAS TRANSLATES

After the results came out, the school immediately checked the international class students’ scores.

At first, Song Min only wanted to know if he was first in math. However, he was surprised to find out that not only was he not first in math, but he was also second in overall score.

Looking at the whole class, no one was first. There was only one possibility—

The first place was from another school.

They didn’t know the scores from other schools, but fortunately, they could check the scores and exam papers at No. 1 High School.

Song Min was eager to come to Jiangjiang, only telling the homeroom teacher to inform him if there was news about the first place.

Now that he finally received the first place score, Song Min quickly opened his phone to check—

Homeroom teacher: [Total score 692, a student from Xiangcheng No. 1 High School, one point higher than you.]

Song Min stared at the 692.

Only a one-point difference, he felt slightly relieved. At least it wasn’t as suffocating as the 150 points in math.

“One point more than me in total score, this person is…” Song Min frowned as he said this, “Someone from Xiangcheng No. 1 High School.”

Because of Bai Lian’s situation, Song Min had a very poor impression of Xiangcheng.

Xiangcheng No. 1 High School? Bai Qiming was disappointed to hear it wasn’t Bai Shaoqi, and his expression turned cold upon hearing the words “Xiangcheng.”

Mrs. Song’s expression also changed.

Beside them, Mr. Yin was surprised. He smiled, trying to lighten the mood, “It’s just Xiangcheng No. 1 High School, why do you all look like that?”

Bai Shaoqi glanced at Bai Qiming, whose face had darkened, but didn’t answer.

It wasn’t until they got in the car that Mrs. Song explained in a low voice to her brother. Her tone turned cold when mentioning Bai Lian: “Xiangcheng is where Song Min’s former fiancée is now staying.”

“You guys shouldn’t arrange engagements for kids so young,” Mr. Yin shook his head, realizing he had asked a silly question.

It was best to stop the topic here.

No one present wanted to mention Bai Lian.

Mr. Yin changed the subject, speaking gently, “I’ll take you to the Yin family first. Doesn’t Shaoqi need to go to the Music Academy later? In a couple of days, there’s a banquet. I’ll take Shaoqi there. If Shaoqi can impress that family…”

At this point, Mr. Yin stopped talking, not daring to say more.

Bai Shaoqi looked at his expression, narrowing her eyes slightly. She had always known that Mrs. Song was unusually concerned about her guzheng playing and had her practice “<Bai Yi Xing>” diligently.

But she never knew why.

“Don’t put pressure on Shaoqi, just perform normally,” Mrs. Song didn’t mention Song Min’s results anymore to avoid giving him psychological pressure. She only said to Bai Shaoqi, “I’ll take you to look at dresses tomorrow when we have time.”

The car slowly entered Jiangjiang.

Mr. Yin directly took them to the Yin family, chatting casually with Bai Qiming, “The Yin family moved to the North Hong district two years ago. Look, it’s right ahead.”

He pointed to the villa in front, pride evident in his words.

It was a bit far from the Xingjiang district, and Bai Shaoqi noticed it wasn’t in a bustling area, but she didn’t ask further.

After everyone got out of the car.

Bai Shaoqi lowered her voice and asked Bai Qiming, “Why does the Yin family live here? If they can’t buy in the Xingjiang district, what about the Chang’an district?”

Bai Shaoqi had been to the Chang’an district to look for Bai Shaoke.

Both Jiangjiang University and Jiangjiang Music Academy were in the Chang’an district.

“Shaoqi, being able to move into the North Hong district is already quite good,” Bai Qiming looked at Bai Shaoqi. Having been to Jiangjiang many times, his gaze was far-reaching, “For our Bai family to enter Jiangjiang, we can’t even get into the outermost areas, let alone the North Hong district. As for the Chang’an district you mentioned, that’s a place where at least your brother’s school principal or academicians can live.”

“Is that so?” Bai Shaoqi had lived with her mother in an ordinary residential area in the northern city for over a decade and hadn’t been to Jiangjiang many times.

In the northern city, as long as you had money, you could buy a house anywhere. This was the first time she had heard such a concept.

You can’t buy a house even with money? She was very shocked.

If the principal of Jiangjiang University lived in the Chang’an district, then what kind of people lived in the Xingjiang district?

At the same time, Bai Shaoqi finally received a message from her homeroom teacher about her scores—

…

Science: 251, 9 Total score: 653, 7 Looking down the long list, Bai Shaoqi’s expression changed significantly. In the past, even if she wasn’t in the top three, she was at least in the top five.

Although she had spent more time on guzheng this time, her total score shouldn’t have dropped to seventh place.

She pursed her lips and sent her scores to Bai Shaoke to look at.

Meanwhile, the international class group chat was also buzzing today. Most people’s rankings had dropped compared to before, and the hot topic was that Song Min wasn’t first—

[Don’t know where this dark horse came from]

[Heard they’ll be joining our class next semester.]

[…]

** This news exploded in the international class.

Bai Lian also received a message from her dog friend.

Dog friend: [[Screenshot]]

Dog friend: [Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter, Song Min didn’t get first in the exam]

Dog friend: [I’ve decided to eat three pieces of cake today!]

Dog friend: [Don’t know which hero did this, but I’m definitely enjoying it]

Bai Lian: […]

Dog friend: [?]

The two often weren’t on the same wavelength when chatting. After chatting, Bai Lian returned to her English reading page. Beside her, Jiang He was dozing off, hugging a pillow.

Today, because Ning Xiao and Tang Ming were there, Jiang Fuli sat in the front passenger seat.

Soon, the car drove into the Chang’an campus.

As soon as the car stopped, they could see the towering sign at the entrance of the training camp—

“Boyuan Base”.

“This is the summer camp gathering point established by Mr. Ji,” Jiang Fuli got out of the car and casually put on a mask, explaining to Bai Lian while leading them inside, “It’s a place that provides mathematical thinking training for middle school and university students.”

Middle school students participate in special training to experience university courses in advance.

As for university students, it’s for postgraduate recommendations and to experience first-class academics.

Of course, regardless of which stage, applying for Boyuan Base is difficult. First, you need sufficient credentials.

Second, you need a recommender.

Jiang Fuli was always a man of few words, keeping things concise to the end.

His voice was also quite casual.

Little did he know that behind him, Ning Xiao and Tang Ming were listening with surging emotions. Boyuan Base, the mathematics and science base established by “Mr. Ji Boyuan”, affiliated with the School of Mathematics and Science at Jiangjiang University, a summer camp base that countless people aspire to.

As for who Ji Boyuan is, anyone who has participated in mathematics competitions knows him—the greatest mathematician of modern times.

Boyuan Base publicity room.

At this moment, a middle-aged man was lazily sitting in front of a computer, holding a book in his hand.

Hearing a sound, he didn’t even lift his head, “Welcome to Boyuan Base. Fill out the form, take the key, the dormitory area is out the door on the left…”

He stopped halfway, suddenly feeling the atmosphere was off, this subtle sense of pressure.

The middle-aged man abruptly looked up, and a tall, cool figure was walking towards him unhurriedly.

“Ji-Ji…” The middle-aged man couldn’t even get out a complete sentence.

Jiang Fuli glanced at him, nodding slightly, “I’m bringing three students over.”

As he spoke, he bent down slightly, his pale fingers taking the form from the table and handing it to Bai Lian, then pulling out a pen and removing the cap.

Then he gestured for Ning Xiao and Tang Ming to take pens themselves.

The middle-aged man who had stood up still hadn’t closed his jaw.

He stared blankly as Jiang Fuli matter-of-factly handed the registration form and pen to Bai Lian, rubbing his eyes.

The world had become surreal.

It wasn’t until Bai Lian handed him the form that he came to his senses, discreetly observing the girl in front of him.

This girl was wearing a white knee-length down jacket, made of fabric material, with two huge pockets on each side, and Ji Heng had embroidered black cats on the pockets.

The sleeves, hem, and zipper were all embroidered with brown vines, with green grape leaves crawling on them.

Simple yet exquisite.

And that clear and beautiful face, indeed couldn’t be found in Jiangjiang.

The man respectfully saw the four out of the office.

He then quickly turned around, closed the door, and picked up the three forms on the table. To be personally brought by Young Master Jiang, these must be at least prodigy-level geniuses like Jiang Xiju, who only appear once in decades.

However, when he looked at them, he was incredulous—

No, these three, their resumes were too ordinary, right? Ning Xiao was still okay, with records of winning mathematics and physics awards, but this Bai Lian…

Almost a blank slate.

Except for a high score in a training class, this kind of resume would be at the bottom among this batch of middle school winter and summer camps, right?

**

The next day.

Xu En didn’t return to the old house.

He arranged for the Ji family to stay at his temporary residence, which was also where he and Ji Mulan settled after their marriage.

Xu Wenyao knew the Ji family had come over and specially rushed back to the Xu Group from Jiangjiang University.

Although Jiangjiang University was on winter break, Xu Wenyao was preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam and had been studying at school.

“You want to make an appointment for the Chen family’s private museum?” Hearing that Ji Heng had this idea, Xu Wenyao was very surprised, “During the holidays, with the Chen family museum’s limited flow, it might take ten days.”

Ji Heng heard this time frame, which was about the same as Ji Mulan’s wedding date, and could wait, “Thank you for your trouble.”

The museum required official appointments, and Ji Heng and Shen Qing didn’t know how to operate it well. “You don’t need to be so polite with me,” Xu Wenyao helped Ji Heng make an appointment for the museum, which was scheduled for nine days later. It was fine, close to the New Year, the scheduling time wasn’t too long, “What about Bai Lian? Doesn’t she want to apply to Jiangjiang University? I was thinking of taking her in to have a look when we have time.”

You can’t enter Jiangjiang University without being led by a student from the school.

“I’ll ask her.” Ji Heng wasn’t too clear either, Bai Lian had only told him she wanted to go study.

Ji Heng knew that Bai Lian was focused on studying, and she was with Ning Xiao and the others, so Ji Heng didn’t doubt this point.

Ji Heng took his phone and sent a voice message to Bai Lian.

**

The Boyuan Base winter and summer camps had three courses: Number Theory, Analysis, and Topology. You just need to choose one course to research.

Each day included five hours of lectures, three hours of topic discussions, and three hours of writing problem-solving processes.

This winter-summer camp was focused on mathematics and science, so almost all participants were boys, with only Bai Lian and a girl wearing glasses being the exceptions.

When Bai Lian and her two companions arrived at the classroom, about half of the other students were already there. Everyone’s gaze involuntarily turned towards them.

Most of the students here were from Jiangjiang University’s affiliated middle school. The circle was small, and everyone only knew a few famous geniuses. Although Bai Lian’s face was good-looking, it was too unfamiliar.

The same went for Ning Xiao and Tang Ming.

These three weren’t any familiar academic gods, nor were they big shots who often appeared in competitions.

They weren’t even on the ranking list of any Jiangjiang app.

After a glance, they casually withdrew their gazes, losing interest in these newcomers. No one looked their way again, “Ah, I wonder if Jian God would be able to solve this problem…”

The people who knew each other in the classroom were discussing quietly.

Bai Lian and her two companions calmly sat down in the last row.

It was only then that Bai Lian saw Ji Heng’s message. She opened it to listen, Ji Heng was asking where she was.

She didn’t know the specific address of this street, so she just sent her location to Ji Heng: [Grandpa, I’ll come find you after class.]

As she was returning to the page.

She received a message from Dean Ma.

Dean Ma: [In Jiangjiang?]

The reason was that Jiang Fuli had smugly sent him a picture, and he guessed that Bai Lian was in Jiangjiang.

Bai Lian: [Yes]

Dean Ma: [Where?]

At the same time, at the classroom door, a cool figure carrying a backpack and books entered. Cool and handsome, another group of people looked over, then lost interest and withdrew their gazes.

Another unfamiliar person, not interested.

Song Min, who had always been the center of attention at school, encountered this situation for the first time, but he had anticipated it.

This was Jiangjiang, a place full of talents.

He calmly carried his backpack, scanning the classroom to find an empty seat. As he scanned, he saw the girl sitting in the last row.

She was wearing a cyan shirt, with her white down jacket casually placed on the table.

At this moment, she was looking down, leaning back against the chair loosely, one hand on the table, the other lazily holding a phone, seemingly replying to something.

The morning sun shone through the window onto her profile, extremely serene.

Feeling the gaze of scrutiny, she slowly raised her head, lazily looking over, her whole face revealed.

Song Min finally saw her face clearly. He gripped his backpack tightly, incredulous. The guess in his heart was confirmed. This bright and bold face, he recognized it—

It was Bai Lian.