[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student":3,"chapter-drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-chapter-52":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1657983,2123,"Chapter 52 - 043 Shen, please prepare a speech draft.","drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-chapter-52",52,"\u003Cp>\"An’an, even though something terrible happened today, I’m really happy. This is the happiest day of my life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Baotan clung to Shen You’an’s arm, her face glowing with a sweet smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen You’an glanced at the low, shabby buildings around them, her elegant eyebrows twitching imperceptibly in a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go home, pack up, and move as soon as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Qi Baotan looked baffled. Why was moving suddenly on the agenda?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These old residential areas have many safety hazards and insufficient protection measures. It’s better to move quickly, so I can rest assured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Qi Baotan’s concern, Shen You’an added, \"I’ll ask Zhao Heng to find a bigger place for you. Big enough for you and your mother to live comfortably.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Baotan didn’t look particularly happy; she lowered her head, feeling dejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An’an, you’ve already helped me so much. I don’t... I don’t even know how to repay you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re an employee of Other Shore Entertainment. We’ll note these expenses down and deduct them from your salary later on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Baotan suddenly broke into a smile. \"Then I’ll definitely work hard and earn lots and lots of money for the company.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen You’an suddenly understood King You of Zhou sacrificing the loyalty of his vassals just to make the beauty smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this radiant smile, perhaps anything would be worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An’an, I want to apply to the film academy.\" Qi Baotan bit her lip and spoke determinedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s great! This path suits you perfectly. You’ve already mentioned it to Zhao Heng, haven’t you? He’ll help arrange your high school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm-hmm, President Zhao fully supports me. He even said he’d help me hire a tutor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qi Baotan spoke, her nose stung with emotion. At the moment when Cai Xiang forced her to leap off the building, she thought her life had come to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighteen years of life had only brought her ugliness and filth, making her completely despair of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, there still were good people in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How she feared that all of this was just a dream, that when the dream ended, she’d still be lying in a hospital bed, a comatose Qi Baotan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reluctantly, Qi Baotan bid farewell to Shen You’an, returned home, and saw that Mrs. Qi had already gotten off work and was cooking in the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, how come you’re off work so early today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Qi said nothing. Sensing that something was off, Qi Baotan walked closer and saw that her mother looked evasive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Baotan quickly stepped forward, grabbed her mother’s arm, and Mrs. Qi couldn’t avoid it anymore. On the side of her face, a glaring handprint stood out starkly, her cheek swollen high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Baotan’s breath tightened. Her voice dropped into a deliberate calm: \"Who did this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s... It’s nothing, Mom accidentally fell. It’s no big deal....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, don’t lie to me. Was it one of the customers bullying you again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew her mother’s character—timid and honest, someone who wouldn’t defend herself even when being bullied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were always some difficult customers who deliberately picked on cleaners just to assert their status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rush of anger surged through Qi Baotan, her eyes instantly turning red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... It wasn’t. Tantant, it’s Mom’s fault. I accidentally damaged a customer’s makeup. Being slapped by the customer—well, it’s deserved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Qi had been honest and compliant her entire life, avoiding trouble wherever she could, choosing peace over conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go find your manager right now.\" Qi Baotan turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Qi quickly grabbed her. \"Tantant, don’t go. The manager has already handled it. That customer isn’t someone we can afford to offend. One slap—so be it. Let’s not make things worse; we simply can’t afford it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Qi Baotan felt utterly powerless in life. She crouched down and embraced Mrs. Qi tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in fury, her tears stayed locked within her red-rimmed eyes, never spilling out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within her glistening, crystalline irises, an unshakable determination shone brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never wanted to grow stronger more than she did now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Baotan took an ice pack from the fridge and gently applied it to Mrs. Qi’s swollen face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squatting beside her mother, she lowered her head and fiddled with a small silver container.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, do you still remember telling me that, when I was little, a Taoist once read my fortune?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Qi seemed to bring it up constantly. Back then, Qi Baotan had gotten tired of hearing it, thinking her mother had been far too influenced by superstitious nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right. The master said your birth chart carries the ’Heavenly Virtue and Lunar Virtue,’ with official recognition supporting you. You’re destined for a noble life, overcoming adversity and finding help from influential people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though uneducated, Mrs. Qi had an astonishing memory, recalling the Taoist’s words vividly and clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Influential people?\" Qi Baotan’s lips lifted slightly, her smile as radiant as the spring breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She now believed in the existence of true masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had met the benefactor of her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Qi sighed. \"But I always leave out the first half of what I tell you. Actually, the master had a second half to his words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Baotan could almost guess it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the influential people are not encountered, with fate colliding fiercely, and ’Seven Killings’ attacking the self, disaster will prevail, and the outcome could be untimely death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",899,"2026-06-06T12:23:42.048Z",1,"novelbin.me","2f8da233bb31fc78afa5f0f61a49ac2247d172f3e84e8cff55e1aa8a377d3c17","drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-chapter-53","drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-chapter-51",1154,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdrama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-cover.jpg"]