CHAPTER 254: CHAPTER 254 ORIGINAL SIN 63

The college entrance exam, like a thousand troops and horses crossing a single-log bridge, rushing toward the future, stands as the first major turning point in everyone’s life, and the pressure is immense!

Living in such a tense atmosphere, Yun Shuangshuang spent three months until the college entrance exam finally arrived. Each year’s exam period is the most stressful time for students and the busiest for parents, who treat their children like little Emperors and Princesses.

The stance was one of wishing to feed their babies every meal and drink, just fearing their babies couldn’t concentrate on studying. Even in Yun Shuangshuang’s Red Dust, several premium courtyards were partitioned by families for their children’s study.

They let their children live in the rooms while the parents camped in tents in the courtyards, just so their children could study in a beautiful, soundproof environment with a clear mind.

Yun Shuangshuang’s mom, Feng Jinyan, also caught the nervous bug from these parents, especially opening the Bamboo Forest Villa, the most serene courtyard, for Yun Shuangshuang to live in.

Meals and drinks were delivered to her, bathing taken care of, all Yun Shuangshuang needed to do was focus on studying hard to get good grades. Feng Jinyan even temporarily relieved Yun Shuangshuang from managing Red Dust.

Feng Jinyan’s nervous demeanor made Yun Shuangshuang laugh bitterly; she could only study harder, not wanting to disappoint her mother, Feng Jinyan, nor Teacher Chu, who held great expectations for her and provided many special arrangements.

Before the college entrance exam, Yun Shuangshuang worked to clear her mind and had a good sleep. Come exam day, she needed to be in top form. The next morning, Yun Shuangshuang woke up to find her mom, Feng Jinyan, with huge dark circles under her eyes, yawning endlessly, clearly not having slept well, in stark contrast to Yun Shuangshuang’s lively spirit!

On the road to the exam hall, parents were already holding big signs, waving for vehicles to detour. Drivers complied readily, as every family had children; their own kids would take exams someday too, hoping others would yield then.

Yun Shuangshuang took a deep breath, waved goodbye to Feng Jinyan, and marched confidently into the exam hall. For other students, this exam concerned their future, but for Yun Shuangshuang, it meant even more significant; she needed to arm herself with enough aura, to make herself stronger.

Indeed, though Yun Shuangshuang never mentioned it over the years, she was always mindful of her mother, Feng Jinyan’s, enemy.

Yun Shuangshuang started Red Dust to accumulate wealth; she gave profits to villagers for reputation. Now, Yun Shuangshuang wanted to earn a good diploma to bestow more aura upon herself.

Yun Shuangshuang has great ambitions. Her tireless studying aimed not solely at becoming the provincial top scorer but at acquiring more aura and connections, sufficient to probe into the person who harmed her mother without fear of being discovered by the enemy.

All these years, Yun Shuangshuang hesitated to investigate, fearing that once discovered, being too weak, she might silently be crushed by the enemy.

But now things were different, as Yun Shuangshuang had her strength and a strong backing, that is, Wan Yan.

This circumstance is the result of good deeds being rewarded. Back when Yun Shuangshuang saved Wan Yan, she hadn’t thought much of it; she just didn’t want to watch someone die in front of her, restrained by fear of risks, and did nothing.

Once, Yun Shuangshuang was at odds with Wan Yan’s friends, but the root cause was her not being strong enough inside, having been subjected to contempt and provocation by Feng Jinyan’s family in her past life, making Yun Shuangshuang exceedingly insecure.

Though reincarnation had lessened this insecurity, it hadn’t fully vanished, as she couldn’t change her origin. Thus, Yun Shuangshuang remained sensitive, fearful of being belittled.

That’s why when Feng Jing and Li Ming brought money to thank her, Yun Shuangshuang reacted excessively. Fortunately, Wan Yan valued her, his savior, apologizing proactively to resolve Yun Shuangshuang’s inner knot. Wan Yan has been warm-hearted towards Yun Shuangshuang and her mother all these years, sending gifts on festivals, and receiving gifts in return from Yun Shuangshuang.

Now, Yun Shuangshuang has long been included in the protective circle of Wan Yan, Feng Jing, and Li Ming. Though unpublicized, many prominent figures in F City knew this. The trio’s identities and backgrounds were more complex than Yun Shuangshuang had anticipated, forming part of her backing and network.

Yun Shuangshuang endured in silence for many years, waiting for her own strength to grow. Initially, she thought she had to wait until she got a college diploma, her business expanded to interact equally with influential people, to end her endurance. But Wan Yan’s arrival shortened Yun Shuangshuang’s waiting time.

Indeed, Yun Shuangshuang now planned to investigate who had harmed Feng Jinyan, as she was no longer a powerless weakling. She could withstand the retaliation if discovered!

However, Yun Shuangshuang still needed more aura, like being the national top scorer in the exam, an outstanding student from a top university. The more aura she possessed, the higher she stood, the more it would deter the enemy from acting rashly.

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When Yun Shuangshuang arrived at the exam hall, it was still early. Around her, some candidates appeared calm, others anxious, but Yun Shuangshuang was full of confidence. With so much preparation, she wouldn’t allow herself to fail, nor would she!

In the examination room, Yun Shuangshuang sat straight in her chair, her eyes reflecting an unyielding determination to succeed.

The exam time arrived. After candidates sat down, the proctoring teachers entered, totaling four, with the candidates seated in four rows, each at individual desks.

Each of the four teachers held a set of exam papers, distributing one paper per row of students. After Yun Shuangshuang received her paper, she carefully scrutinized the questions. Excellent—they were all questions she could handle. Remarkably, compared to the daunting question sets from Teacher Chu, these exam questions seemed simpler.

A smile crept up Yun Shuangshuang’s lips as she lowered her head and began answering the questions earnestly. She wrote quickly and precisely. Even as the invigilators paced around her, her good mood remained unaffected because the questions were incredibly easy, as though points were simply being handed out!