Chapter 815: The Prodigy

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Gu Zi’s eyes sparkled with intrigue.

A prodigious youth, could it be true? Judging by the conviction in the voices around him, it seemed unlikely they were mistaken.

A parent voiced a similar doubt, echoing Gu Zi’s skepticism, “Nonsense! I’ve heard that this year’s math competition is of hellish difficulty. What kind of genius could possibly finish in half an hour?”

“Exactly! And isn’t there always some rumor about a prodigious youth every year? It’s probably just a hoax concocted by you gossipmongers, amounting to nothing in the end!”

“Believe it or not, you’ll see when the results are out. This can’t be a fabrication.”

Just then, a sharp-eyed individual spotted a teacher leading a young boy out from the main gate, “Look, could that boy be the prodigy they’re talking about?”

The crowd momentarily forgot their debate, their gazes collectively shifting towards the gate.

Gu Zi’s view was obstructed by the crowd, and she strained on her tiptoes to catch a glimpse, finding the boy vaguely familiar.

Inside the gate, Mi Le escorted Su Bing out, saying, “I have to go back to invigilate. I’ll leave you here. Can you find your own car? Tell the driver to go ahead and wait. Rest a bit, there’s still some time before it ends.”

Su Bing expressed his gratitude, “Thank you, I can find it.” With that, he walked out of the gate under the watchful eyes of the crowd. He was oblivious to the reason behind the strange stares, his mind preoccupied with the book waiting for him in the car. This was the reason he had finished his paper so quickly. On his way here, he had just reached a crucial part of the book when he arrived at his destination. Now, all he wanted was to continue reading.

However, he had barely taken a few steps when a familiar, gentle voice tinged with surprise rang out in front of him, “Su Bing, why are you out so early?”

Su Bing looked up to find his mother. A hint of warmth crept onto his usually cold face as he explained, “I finished my paper early.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Zi finally understood. But something still felt amiss. Finishing the paper within half an hour, the prodigious youth!

“Su Bing,” she asked, “could you be the prodigy they’re talking about?”

As Gu Zi’s words fell, the surrounding crowd had already set their sights on this mother-son duo of geniuses. Waves of admiration and envy surged towards them like a tide.

“Look at them, this is the prodigious youth of our time!” one exclaimed. “Who was it that said he wasn’t handsome? He’s clearly a perfect blend of intelligence and looks. My goodness, if my daughter wasn’t just a month old, I’d be arranging a marriage for her right now!”

“So this is what a genius looks like,” another mused. “Smart and good-looking. I always said the more attractive one is, the smarter they tend to be. It’s not prejudice, it’s the truth, my friends.”

“The genius’s mother is a beauty,” a third voice chimed in. “Look at her aura, even pushing a shopping cart can’t hide her sophisticated demeanor. Genius’s mother, do you have any secrets in raising such a child? Could you share with us?”

Gu Zi, holding Su Bing’s hand, was warmly surrounded by the crowd. A smile of happiness and burden graced her face as she said, “My child loves to read and learn. It’s really up to the child. We, as parents, only play a supporting role…”

Su Bing looked up at his mother, understanding the mix of surprise, joy, and pride in her smile. His lips curved upwards slightly. ‘So, this is what makes you proud, mom. I’ll aim for a perfect score in the next competition,’ he thought to himself.

Gu Zi thought she could wrap things up with a few words, but a reporter suddenly appeared, claiming to be from the Education Headlines, wanting to interview them.

Gu Zi smiled gracefully on the surface, but felt a bit awkward inside. She signaled to Zhang Yao and the others to hurry up. It seemed she would be late going home. Being a genius’s mother wasn’t as easy as it seemed.

And so, until the interview was over, Gu Zi still didn’t understand how her son had become a genius. She finally managed to escape the enthusiastic parents, greeted the driver, and led her son away.

Now that they finally had some quiet and peace, she asked, “Su Bing, is it true what they said? You only got one major question wrong, and all the others were correct?”

Although Gu Zi knew that in the original book, Su Bing was a super-intelligent villain, she had also heard from Grandma Gao that the competition questions were so difficult that even the math teacher took at least an hour to solve them satisfactorily. Su Bing had handed in his paper within half an hour. His intelligence was breathtaking!

Previously, Su Bing had deliberately hidden his abilities in front of Gu Zi. Sometimes, when he wanted to spend more time with his mother, he would ask her questions that he could easily solve. No wonder his mother was so surprised now. But how should he explain himself now?