Chapter 24 – Bling Bling
Lu Yuan took the payment slip and followed the hospital signs into another building. His mother had been in the inpatient department, while the testing facilities were in the outpatient building.
On the third floor of the outpatient building, Lu Yuan found the True Essence Testing Hall.
The moment he stepped inside, his vision went dark.
Holy shit, so many people!
A dense crowd was lined up in four queues, all waiting for testing. Most of them were clearly students—it was easy to tell.
Because almost everyone was holding review materials, studying while standing in line.
Lu Yuan got in line at the very back and also took out his review materials. Mainly because everyone else was studying—if he didn’t, he’d get looked down on.
That’s how competitive it was!
Although there were many people waiting, the hall was quiet because everyone was reading. The only sound was the rustling of pages. Even the nurses walking back and forth had been influenced, moving lightly, afraid of disturbing the future pillars of the Huaxia nation.
The study atmosphere was great, but suddenly, a burst of untimely noise from outside shattered the calm.
“So annoying! Why do I have to queue? I refuse to queue!”
Along with the sharp clacking of high heels, an angry young girl stormed into the hall.
She was beautiful and cold, dressed in a luxurious satin gown. Her meticulously styled long hair was adorned with expensive jeweled accessories. Just standing there, she radiated brilliance and overwhelming presence.
Even someone like Lu Yuan, who didn’t know much about luxury, could tell at a glance that she came from an extremely wealthy family. She was literally sparkling all over—pure money shining everywhere!
Unfortunately, compared to her stunning appearance, her personality was incredibly unpleasant.
After entering the hall, she arrogantly swept her gaze around, finally landing on Lu Yuan.
When she saw him meeting her gaze, her almond-shaped eyes widened.
“Hmph!”
Lu Yuan had no idea what that was about, but he quickly lowered his eyes and pretended to read. Better not provoke someone with such a bad temper.
“You’re making me queue with these people—you’re deliberately wasting my precious time! Why didn’t you just buy a testing machine and put it at home?”
Her voice was very pleasant, but because she spoke so loudly, it sounded extremely harsh.
“Young miss! True Essence testing devices are controlled equipment—they can’t be privately purchased!”
Following closely behind her was a balding middle-aged man. His scalp shone, his clothes were refined, and his figure was thin—clearly no ordinary person. Yet he bowed and scraped in front of the girl, obviously her family’s butler.
Besides him, four large men in formal suits entered as well—clearly bodyguards.
Two of them were actually carrying a large, intricately carved redwood bench, easily weighing over a hundred pounds.
They gently set it down, and the girl naturally sat on it. The seat was cushioned with soft velvet. She crossed her beautiful legs.
Lu Yuan’s eyelids twitched. Not just him—the entire hall was stunned by her outrageous display of wealth.
The girl completely ignored everyone’s stares. Sitting on her personal bench, her expression improved slightly. She turned to the balding man.
“I’ll let it slide this time. Next time I come for a check, buy the hospital in advance. Got it?”
“Yes, yes, young miss!” the man replied. But when he turned away, Lu Yuan saw his constipated expression—clearly he wasn’t thrilled about it.
The girl only stayed quiet for a moment. Someone like her would never follow rules and queue properly. Her eyes darted around, and she quickly came up with a bad idea.
“Hmph, what a bunch of trash!” she said disdainfully. “Never work hard, and now you’re all pretending here!”
Although she didn’t speak loudly, everyone heard her.
Lu Yuan frowned. Had this girl never been beaten before? How could she be so clueless?
Lu Yuan was mentally mature. His past life’s misfortunes had taught him patience. Insulting him didn’t matter—as long as his family wasn’t involved, he could ignore it.
But the other students weren’t so tolerant.
“Hey! What are you saying?” a bespectacled boy stood up angrily. “So what if you’re rich!”
Seeing someone take the bait, the girl covered her mouth and laughed. Her laughter was beautiful, making the boy blush.
After laughing enough, she propped her chin on her hand and asked with interest, “Interesting. You don’t care about money? Coincidentally, neither do I. So what do you think counts as impressive?”
The boy replied righteously, “We’re students. What matters is grades. Maybe your family has money, but after I graduate from university, I might not be worse than you!”
His words were calm yet firm, drawing nods from the surrounding students.
The girl pretended to realize something. “Oh, so you want to compete with me in academics? How brave!”
She waved her hand. “Read out my results for him.”
A bodyguard pulled out an exquisite booklet. On its cover, the four golden characters “Guanghua Academy” dazzled everyone.
The students were shocked.
“Guanghua Academy!”
“The strongest school in the southern provinces!”
“An elite private high school with an 80% admission rate to Xiuda!”
“Oh my god, why is someone like that here?”
The hostility in their gazes turned into admiration.
“Final exams, first year—perfect scores in all subjects!”
“Second year—perfect scores in all subjects!”
“Graduation exams—perfect scores in all subjects!”
“3186 Jiangzhou District Outstanding Student!”
“3187 Divine State Elite Student!”
As the bodyguard read line after line, the crowd was stunned.
Satisfied with the admiration, the girl stood up and ordered, “Read my name loudly!”
The bodyguard complied: “Top student of the Divine State, Shining Morning Star—Li Tao!”
“You will remember my name,” Li Tao declared proudly. “Because soon, it will be known across the world! At that time, you can say you know me—I permit you to brag using my name!”
Her confidence bordered on arrogance.
After speaking, she looked around proudly. The students she looked at quickly made way for her. Letting a top genius go first seemed only natural.
Everyone—except Lu Yuan.
Li Tao frowned. “Why aren’t you moving?”
“First come, first served. No matter who you are, you should queue.”
“Heh.” Li Tao sneered. “Not convinced?”
“There are people in this world I respect—but you’re not one of them.”
Li Tao was secretly shocked. Who was this person? Why was everyone else submissive, yet he remained so indifferent?
“You… who exactly are you?”
“Lu Yuan. You’ll remember this name, because next, I’ll show you what it means that there’s always someone better!”
(The above was Lu Yuan’s imagination.)
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(The following is reality.)
Lu Yuan immediately stepped aside. Li Tao didn’t even glance at him.
She walked gracefully into the testing room. Many students abandoned the queue and crowded near the door, trying to peek inside.
The computer screen in the testing room was angled toward the door, so if you looked carefully, you could see the test results.
Everyone was curious about the genius’s true essence data. Many realized they were about to witness something extraordinary.
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