[{"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-987":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},1658872,2123,"Chapter 987 - 491: Gossip","drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-chapter-987",987,"\u003Cp>Shen You’an’s words boosted Rong Xianning’s confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, expelling negative emotions, Rong Xianning forced himself into a focused state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the break, the second half started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it would be a showdown between Shen You’an and Liu Runxi, with Rong Xianning and Zhang Yan providing support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The points between the two teams were very close, with each chasing the other, making the tension palpable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rong Xianning regained his composure and became the strongest support for Shen You’an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan was also strong and quick to react, but in the world of genius confrontations, she felt somewhat inadequate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blow to her self-confidence quickly showed in her performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this clash of titans, if she couldn’t help Liu Runxi, she would undoubtedly be a \"burden\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It soon reached match point, with Shen You’an scoring ninety-nine and Liu Runxi ninety-six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Shen You’an won this round, she would undoubtedly advance directly to the next round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final promotion list would still depend on the total ranking of points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Shen You’an won the match point, and she and Rong Xianning advanced to the next round ahead of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final promotion list was Shen You’an and Rong Xianning, Liu Runxi and Zhang Yan, Leng Yunyang and Jiang Yumo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The list was unsurprising to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next was lunchtime, and recording a show with studious participants was highly efficient; this was almost the fastest recording pace for the program director’s variety shows so far, and the resulting footage was excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon, the program group provided lunch boxes for several contestants, which were quite good, with two meats, two vegetables, soup, and fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six people entering the ultimate challenge gathered in the lounge to eat lunch, with three boys at one table and three girls at another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other five people were either friends or classmates, all familiar with each other. Zhang Yan felt out of place and could only bow her head and eat quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw the official competition rules, and the ultimate challenge looks a lot like the proposition questions of the MT International Mathematics Challenge. An’an, you have experience, give us some advice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yumo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan secretly perked up her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen You’an put down her chopsticks, thought for a while, and said, \"No advice, it depends on your usual accumulation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yumo sighed, \"That’s the confidence of a genius.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike her, she was too nervous to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan sneaked a glance at Shen You’an, and the more she looked, the more captivated she became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had long known Shen You’an’s name. When Shen You’an became famous last year, she was just an ordinary student from a remote village in Yunzhou. The reason she got lucky enough to appear on this show and compete with all these celebrity prodigies was due to the director’s connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director was a close friend of her homeroom teacher, who recommended her to the director. Plus, the director wanted contestants of various types, so after two interviews, she was selected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before coming, she really had no confidence. She was just an ordinary person; how could she compete with so many top students from prestigious schools?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her homeroom teacher encouraged her time and again, telling her not to be discouraged, just work hard, and have no regrets; it was an opportunity to broaden her horizons, which would directly determine her future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never expected to make it to the finals, to secure a place among a group of genius prodigies, experiencing the atmosphere of competing on the same stage with urban geniuses, witnessing large-scale events, she thought of her teacher’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This experience of broadening my horizons will directly determine my future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, she decided that she would apply to the top university in Jingzhou, she loved this atmosphere surrounded by the strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen You’an was of course her favorite; she had never seen such a perfect person, though she didn’t realize it, her gaze at Shen You’an was full of admiration, like a young fangirl adoring an idol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yumo noticed Zhang Yan and, to prevent her embarrassment, took the initiative to talk to her, \"Zhang Yan, where are you originally from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan snapped back to reality, lowered her head, and spoke quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yunzhou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite her strong demeanor during the competition, privately Zhang Yan was quite a shy young girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yunzhou, the scenery is beautiful there. I’ve wanted to visit for a long time. If there’s a chance, could you be my guide?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yumo had a gentle demeanor, making it easy for people to feel close to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan sensed the goodwill and immediately felt closer to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan was moved to tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be your guide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yunyang heard the conversation and said to Rong Xianning, \"I remember you’re also from Yunzhou, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rong Xianning lowered his gaze and nodded silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan lightly coughed and cautiously looked back at Rong Xianning, then whispered to Jiang Yumo and Shen You’an, \"Actually... actually Rong Xianning and I are from the same hometown.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yumo was surprised, \"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a coincidence, Zhang Yan had never mentioned it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan’s voice grew smaller, \"We attended the same elementary school; he’s two years younger than me, probably doesn’t remember who I am. I was also surprised he became a big star and that we’d meet on this show.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger student from the same elementary school later became a big star; when Rong Xianning first became popular, her elementary school group chat exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never thought a big star would come from a remote town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was self-aware; this slight acquaintance wouldn’t make any difference. They probably didn’t know who she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To draw closer to Shen You’an and Jiang Yumo, Zhang Yan shared some \"gossip\" about Rong Xianning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His mom is my aunt’s card-playing friend. I stayed at my aunt’s house during middle school, and I often saw his mom there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen You’an, who had been quietly eating, looked up at Zhang Yan upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yan’s heartbeat suddenly quickened, she hastily waved her hands to explain, \"I didn’t mean to badmouth Rong Xianning, I really admire and respect him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen You’an said, \"You can continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing she wasn’t blamed, Zhang Yan continued, \"His mom loves to play cards and often boasted about how outstanding her son was, and how well he studied, but I heard from my aunt that the reports of family violence online were true. It’s amazing he made it out of that family, and I hope he never goes back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three spoke in very low voices, and the three boys across the table only saw them whispering, unable to hear what was said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yumo shook her head, \"One cannot choose their birth, let’s hope his parents have the decency not to bother him again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she said that, it was contradicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A staff member from the program group came running in, whispering something in Rong Xianning’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rong Xianning’s previously calm expression was suddenly clouded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly put down his chopsticks, got up, and went out with the staff member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t long before they all knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Rong Xianning’s biological mother who had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did she come? To bring food, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bringing food was a pretense; causing a scene was the real intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff had never seen such a troublemaker, they couldn’t stop her as she rushed in, threatening to make a scene if they didn’t let her in, accusing the TV station of bullying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to urgently find Rong Xianning to deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, they had only heard rumors online about Rong Xianning’s unreliable parents, but seeing it in person was like a metaphorical eye-opener.\u003C\u002Fp>",1303,"2026-06-06T12:23:59.512Z",1,"novelbin.me","81e779f1004c4a18b01a66fb05c06db71afd03a731c9fde533864e5f29e0f954","drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-chapter-988","drama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-chapter-986",1154,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdrama-queen-reborn-as-a-top-student-cover.jpg"]