Chapter 561: I am so beautiful, I cannot die

Shen Ci also smiled and nodded honestly.

Never mind being the team captain, she didn't even want to be a team member, but since she had come, she wouldn't slack off. Although Li Jianguo wouldn't admit it, she knew in her heart that this matter must have been Li Jianguo's idea to recommend her.

It wouldn't do to let Director Li down.

Seeing her admit it so readily, the smile on Teacher Zhuang's face deepened by three points. She picked up Shen Ci's calculation paper and looked at it carefully again; the clear and fluent problem-solving logic was truly a pleasure to behold.

"The school attaches great importance to this competition. Our University of Science and Technology is a top-tier institution in the country, especially in science and engineering majors, where we rank in the top five."

"But in the math Olympiad competitions of previous years, our school's results have always been mediocre, especially when facing the pressure from Longda, Jiaoda, and other universities; we often don't even manage to place."

"However, this time, I see hope in you. I hope you can have more collective honor, help others more, and strive to achieve good results in this competition, okay?"

Teacher Zhuang's voice was light and soft, yet very steady and powerful.

"Okay, Teacher, I will do my best." Shen Ci did not refuse, because she liked this Teacher Zhuang.

Teacher Zhuang's eyes revealed appreciation, and she said softly, "Keep it up. If you can secure an ideal ranking for the school this time, I will apply to the school to give you a reward."

In the hallway, Wang Yikun did not go far away but kept staring at the door of the lecture hall.

It wasn't until the door opened and Shen Ci walked out from inside that he lifted his feet and walked over.

Shen Ci looked at Wang Yikun, who was walking toward her, feeling confused. She thought the other party was coming for her, but as they brushed past each other, the other party looked straight ahead and walked directly into the lecture hall without stopping in front of her.

Shen Ci curled her lips, feeling that this person's aura was very strange; she didn't like him based on her intuition.

Wang Yikun returned, and Teacher Zhuang was somewhat surprised: "What is it, Wang Yikun? Is there something else?"

Wang Yikun walked up to Teacher Zhuang with a sunken face and stood still, speaking seriously with a stern expression: "Teacher Zhuang, I feel that Shen Ci is not suitable to join our school team. I hope you and the school can re-select a capable student to replace her."

He expressed himself very bluntly because he felt that this matter was not child's play; as the captain, he had to be responsible for the school team and this competition.

Upon hearing this, Teacher Zhuang's expression froze, then she returned to a smile: "The reason?"

"You saw her performance just now; she couldn't solve a single one of the six problems. I feel that this ability does not meet the eligibility requirements, and she is unnecessarily occupying a spot."

Wang Yikun said righteously, and then his expression hesitated for a moment. Seeing this, Teacher Zhuang knew he had more to say.

She saw him take a deep breath before continuing: "And she is too beautiful; she will distract the other team members."

"What kind of reason is that?" Hearing his latter sentence, Teacher Zhuang's originally gentle expression suddenly sank.

Wang Yikun pursed his lips, but once he thought of the reactions of Wang Li and Sun Yue after Shen Ci appeared today, he felt he wasn't wrong.

With such a beautiful girl on the team, how could they possibly calm down to prepare for the competition? It would be hard for them to even focus!

"Because she didn't provide the correct answers, you have doubts about her, which the teacher can understand. But a girl being beautiful should not become a flaw in your eyes."

"If someone is distracted because she is beautiful, then I would feel that this person lacks focus. If they are so easily distracted, it means they don't possess the psychological quality to handle a major competition. The person who should be replaced is that person, not Shen Ci."

Teacher Zhuang sternly pointed out Wang Yikun's error; this was no longer just an error, but a prejudice.

A prejudice against beautiful girls.

Yet, girls as beautiful and intelligent as Shen Ci will always face such problems. Their appearance often precedes their strength, and what everyone notices first is their beauty.

"I'm sorry, Teacher, I shouldn't have said that." Wang Yikun realized his impropriety in hindsight and apologized, but this did not mean he accepted Shen Ci: "But participating in the math Olympiad, ability is the most important thing. I still insist on my idea and hope the teacher will consider it carefully."

After speaking, he bowed slightly and turned to leave without waiting for Teacher Zhuang's response.

Teacher Zhuang stood on the podium and sighed deeply. She had originally wanted to show Wang Yikun those calculation papers of Shen Ci's to see how Shen Ci answered the questions; that paper without a score was just because she didn't want to compete with him for the captaincy.

But in the end, she didn't do that because she could see Wang Yikun's character: young and vigorous, with a hidden pride, but actually arrogant and sensitive at the same time.

If he knew about this, it would inevitably deal him a certain blow.

But Shen Ci's ability was bound to be impossible to hide. If today didn't involve the matter of being captain, she might have handed in a perfect paper directly.

So, it was better to let Shen Ci reveal her edge in front of Wang Yikun herself; an intuitive shock is the most persuasive.

For a personality like Wang Yikun's, one must strike him once to make him truly convinced.

However, that night, Shen Ci suddenly developed a high fever.

Shen Jingjing drove her daughter to the night emergency room. After a series of tests, the doctor was also shocked looking at her report; all the indicators were a mess.

Shen Ci's whole body felt cold, yet her eyeballs were painfully hot, and the muscles all over her body were aching.

"Mom..." In her daze, she grabbed her mother's hand and muttered: "I am so beautiful, I cannot die..."

Shen Jingjing was terrified upon hearing this. Was she delirious from the fever? Why was she starting to talk nonsense?

Fortunately, the doctor was experienced and quickly found the problem: Shen Ci's recent dieting and fasting had led to a lack of nutrition in all aspects, which was why her body was flashing red lights.

Low immunity leading to fever is a very common thing, and the doctor quickly prescribed her medicine.

Shen Jingjing accompanied her through the hassle for half a day, and finally, she was put on an IV drip on the chairs in the emergency hall.

Looking at her listless daughter, Shen Jingjing felt a pang of heartache. Shen Ci had rarely been sick since she was a child, but now the illness had struck like a mountain collapsing, and the daughter who usually handled everything on her own looked so soft and fragile at this moment.

"The doctor said it's fine, a small problem." Shen Jingjing touched her daughter's face and comforted her in a low voice.

Shen Ci nodded and applied two ice packs to her eyes to cool down her burning eyeballs. Just then, a commotion suddenly came from the entrance of the emergency hall. Before seeing anyone, she heard someone shouting loudly: "Come and help quickly!"

The duty nurses swarmed out, and soon they saw a pregnant woman about to give birth being pushed in on a gurney. However, the woman was not wailing in pain like a typical pregnant woman but was murmuring in a daze.

"The pregnant woman is hemorrhaging and is in life-threatening danger. Send her to the rescue room first. Doctor Gao has already been notified; he is on his way!"