Substitute Bride to the Crippled Billionaire
Chapter 88: Accident During the Match

Chapter 88: Chapter 88: Accident During the Match

His hands are clearly free right now, not occupied at all! Why does he need her to open it?

Internally grumbling, Su Qingnuan still picked up the bottle and twisted the cap open with effort.

"Here." Su Qingnuan handed the bottle over.

Fu Yihan took it from her hand and took a small sip.

"Put it over there." Fu Yihan added, "Go back and rest."

"....."

Faced with this unfeeling man, Su Qingnuan really didn’t know what else she could say.

After putting down the bottle, Su Qingnuan turned away and left, muttering to herself.

Back in her room, her gaze shifted between the bed and the desk, and in the end, Su Qingnuan chose the bed.

No matter what, resting well first is the key to being in peak condition for the competition.

With that thought, Su Qingnuan lay down without a trace of guilt.

A night of sweet dreams later, feeling refreshed and energized, Su Qingnuan got up early to head to the school for roll call.

This time, the school had organized a trip for everyone to attend the finals together, so they had to gather there in advance.

After tidying herself up and heading downstairs, Su Qingnuan found Ah Qi was already waiting in the living room.

"Up so early?" Su Qingnuan smiled lightly, "I thought you’d sleep in a bit today."

Ah Qi glanced at his watch, his expression unchanging, and said, "Yesterday the Eldest Young Master reminded me that you’d be going to your competition today, so I woke up early."

Fu Yihan reminded him?

Su Qingnuan gave a bitter smile. "That man... sometimes he acts like he doesn’t care about anything, but that’s not entirely true."

"Madam, since we also need to go to the school first, we don’t have much time left."

"Alright, let’s go."

Thanks to Ah Qi’s steady driving skills, the two arrived at the school on time.

From a distance, Su Qingnuan spotted Gu Xiaoxiao waving her arms enthusiastically.

"What are you doing here?" Su Qingnuan grabbed Gu Xiaoxiao. "Don’t you have classes today?"

"Your finals, of course I have to come and watch!" Gu Xiaoxiao held onto Su Qingnuan’s hand, grinning brightly. "Don’t worry, with me cheering for you today, you’re bound to do well!"

"...Alright then."

Though Su Qingnuan didn’t entirely believe in such things, having Gu Xiaoxiao around was comforting.

The two followed the main group onto the bus.

The bus would directly take them to the competition venue.

"It’s my first time riding the school bus for a group event!" Gu Xiaoxiao exclaimed excitedly.

Su Qingnuan sighed helplessly. "If only you could participate in the competition."

"What are you talking about?" Gu Xiaoxiao nudged her and whispered, "That Kong something, she’s petty. Don’t say stuff like that later."

".....Got it."

But inside the bus, everyone waited for quite a while without it moving.

As time ticked away, Gu Xiaoxiao couldn’t hold back anymore and stood up.

"What’s going on? Why aren’t we moving yet?"

Her voice triggered a ripple effect—others started chiming in too.

"Wait a moment! Someone hasn’t arrived yet; we’re waiting for them."

"Who is it? Acting all important!" Gu Xiaoxiao raised her voice, asking loudly.

"Kong Rong!"

"...."

Watching Gu Xiaoxiao sit back down, Su Qingnuan chuckled. "Why not keep shouting?"

"Shout about what?" Gu Xiaoxiao pouted reluctantly, frowning. "This Kong Rong has a reputation for being unreasonable—if the bus leaves without her, who knows what drama she’ll stir up afterward!"

To think there’d be someone in the school even Gu Xiaoxiao wouldn’t dare provoke—Su Qingnuan couldn’t help but smile and glance at the time.

"Forget it, there’s still half an hour; no need to rush."

Su Qingnuan wasn’t naturally impatient, but the bus delay dragged on excessively.

Finally, at the latest tolerable moment, the bus started to roll forward.

"Why didn’t I see her get on?" Gu Xiaoxiao stood up in confusion, looking around.

Not seeing any sign of Kong Rong, Gu Xiaoxiao frowned. "What’s going on? She didn’t come?"

"She did come!" A classmate to the side rolled their eyes and pointed out the window. "She has her own sports car—why would she need to ride the bus with us?"

Following the student’s direction, they saw a sports car speedily overtake the bus, a familiar face briefly flashing by.

Gu Xiaoxiao rubbed her forehead and sat down, muttering, "Don’t be upset; no need to waste energy on such people."

Seeing her frustrated look, practically one step away from wearing "I’m angry" written across her forehead, Su Qingnuan pressed Gu Xiaoxiao’s shoulder and reassured her with a laugh. "Come on now, don’t think about all that. Just quietly sit tight—as long as we get there, it’ll be fine."

"Alright."

To save time, the bus driver pushed the vehicle close to its limits.

Even someone like Su Qingnuan, who wasn’t usually prone to motion sickness, was feeling dizzy and disoriented from being tossed around.

Finally stepping off the bus together, the two staggered slightly, supporting each other.

"Are you okay? Feeling alright?" Gu Xiaoxiao asked with worry.

"I’m alright," Su Qingnuan responded, clutching her chest and sighing, "If it went on any longer, though, I probably wouldn’t have been."

"Same here."

Sharing a wry smile, Su Qingnuan took the bag from Gu Xiaoxiao’s hands and slung it over her back.

Looking at the nearby building, Su Qingnuan grinned. "I’m heading in. Wait here for my good news."

"Okay." Gu Xiaoxiao flashed her a gentle smile. "Be sure to triumph."

"Of course."

With her bag hugged tightly against herself, Su Qingnuan walked briskly into the finals venue.

To ensure fairness, the hands-on portion of the competition depended on real-time performance.

The examiners on site would provide problems, and the contestants needed to design new solutions that fit the competition’s criteria while perfectly addressing the challenges set by the examiners.

There were a total of sixteen contestants, each assigned to one of sixteen competition rooms.

Su Qingnuan’s room happened to be right next to Kong Rong’s.

Upon entering, Su Qingnuan noticed that Kong Rong’s forehead was covered in sweat.

The weather was neither cold nor hot, and Su Qingnuan herself was wearing a jacket, yet Kong Rong was sweating?

Noticing Su Qingnuan looking at her, Kong Rong frowned slightly and shot her a glare.

"What are you staring at?"

Oh, so now looking is forbidden?

Amused, Su Qingnuan withdrew her gaze, no longer paying attention to her.

Once she entered her assigned competition room, complete silence surrounded Su Qingnuan.

Inside the room were just Su Qingnuan and a single computer.

Eyeing the contents on the screen, Su Qingnuan sat down.

Not long after she settled into her chair, the screen turned blue, displaying a line of text:

"You’ve been hit by a hacker attack."

So this is the competition’s problem?

Being hacked, naturally, means setting up a corresponding firewall, then...

These steps were tasks Su Qingnuan had practiced countless times, so she wasn’t unfamiliar with them.

For every action she took, she carefully inspected the details, ensuring she didn’t make any careless mistakes.

Arriving at the final step, Su Qingnuan performed one last round of checks before initiating her solution.

Once everything ran smoothly, Su Qingnuan exhaled a quiet sigh of relief.

With the computer back to its normal desktop screen, Su Qingnuan stood up and stretched lazily.

Though the results remained uncertain, based on the current problem, she felt she had successfully solved it.

Without further instructions, Su Qingnuan got up and strolled along the walls of the room.

"Hmm... yes, that’s it..."

Muffled voices drifted faintly from behind the walls.

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