The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 292: Sister Man is Pretending to be a Pig to Eat a Tiger Again

Chapter 292: Chapter 292: Sister Man is Pretending to be a Pig to Eat a Tiger Again

"Tsk tsk, looks like someone’s attempt to impress has failed, huh?"

Wen Jingya was in a daze when she heard someone mocking her.

Coming back to her senses, she realized that Jiang Man’s two underlings had approached with an arrogant air.

"It looks like I can’t vote for you in the next campus belle election."

"Jiang Man was born prettier than you and is more talented; she truly deserves to be the campus belle."

"You two..." Wen Jingya ground her teeth in anger, "Just you wait!"

"What are you going to do about it? You’re not thinking of hitting us, are you?"

"Lalala, ignore her."

After mocking her, they happily walked away hand in hand, holding their canvas bags.

"Those two bitches! Bitches!" Wen Jingya stomped her foot in anger.

Those two bootlickers were really infuriating!

"Yaya, don’t stoop to their level," Jiang Man approached, gently patting Wen Jingya on the shoulder in an attempt to soothe her.

Wen Jingya turned and glared at her, and, with no other outlet for her emotions, snapped at her, "It’s all because of you, why did we even bother visiting Tsinghua and Peking University?"

"Yaya, it was your idea to come here... how can you blame me?"

"Shut up! Do you still want me to dig into the truth about what happened that year? If you do, then shut up!"

"..." Jiang Man bit her lip, nearly exploding with rage.

But outwardly, she feigned compliance, "I won’t talk anymore. Are you still interested in touring the school, or should I just wander around by myself?"

"I’m done here, do whatever you want!" Wen Jingya said coldly and stormed off.

Watching her leave, Jiang Man slowly clenched her fists.

She could bend, but that didn’t mean she had no other thoughts.

People like Wen Jingya could only be used, not truly befriended.

...

Elsewhere.

Jiang Man followed Colonel Wu into a lecture hall.

The entire building was emptied except for this classroom, designated as the lecture venue.

Jiang Man silently took a seat in the back row and waved to Colonel Wu.

Understanding, the colonel didn’t say much, turned, and left for the control room.

The main purpose of the lecture was talent selection.

In the control room, they would observe each student’s response during the class and their performance on the spot.

The current speaker was an assistant from the research institute, though the PowerPoint and lecture content had been prepared by the entire research group.

The lecture topic was—Science and Medicine.

Jiang Man sat in the back row; the students attending the lecture had without exception, taken seats in the front rows.

The first and second rows were almost full.

She noted that everyone was listening intently, mostly taking notes, listening carefully, and thinking deeply.

The ninety-minute lecture ended in an hour.

The assistant stood on the podium to finish, bowing slightly, "Students, the remaining half-hour is for questions and answers, feel free to ask anything."

"Could you tell us, Doctor, if someone unfamiliar with the medical field could join your research team?"

"Doctor, do you understand medicine?"

The students hurried to ask questions, clearly very eager and enthusiastic.

The assistant smiled and spoke into the microphone, "Sorry, I am not Doctor M, I am just a research assistant from the institute."

At his words, the audience was in an uproar.

The reactions of the students varied, but most were disappointment and skepticism, and some even showed disdain.

As if to say, you’re just an assistant, and you dare give us a lecture?

We came for the doctor, not for you!

"Isn’t this supposed to be the professor’s lecture? It’s so hard to get a spot, why send an assistant to speak?"

"Exactly... I even skipped my major’s class for this lecture..."

"I heard it was only 10 spots available, no wonder there are two extra people now. Turns out it’s not such an important lecture after all."

"We’ve been tricked."

"We want to see the professor!"

The students were vociferous and forceful.

The assistant stood awkwardly at the podium and explained slowly, "The professor is not available to show his face; today’s lecture content is prepared by the entire research institute, most of which are the professor’s research findings."

"If the professor isn’t willing to show up, then don’t deceive us by using his name!"

"Exactly."

Some students had already closed their notebooks, even doubting the notes they took diligently during the lecture because the assistant wasn’t the professor.

"Will the professor come?" a student pressed.

"Sorry, the professor can’t make it." The assistant had already spotted Jiang Man in the back rows.

The professor had already arrived.

But the tests at the institute were not yet complete, so he continued his role.

Hearing that the professor wouldn’t come, three students packed up their bags and left without a backward glance.

For a moment, the classroom was filled with people exchanging glances, each harboring their own thoughts.

Lu Yingxue sat in the corner, gripping her pen tightly, looking at the densely written notes in her notebook.

"You’re being too harsh! The assistant teacher has been lecturing us patiently for an hour and even trying to answer our questions. Show some respect! The professor might not be here, but the quality of this lecture is very high. We normally wouldn’t have access to this confidential information from the research institute..."

Lu Yingxue wanted to defend the assistant.

But before she could finish, a short-haired girl interrupted her, "Lu Yingxue, how did you get in here?"

Lu Yingxue choked.

"The 10 spots were quietly announced earlier, and you weren’t included then," said the short-haired girl, her glance unintentionally shooting toward Jiang Man at the back.

"Suddenly two extra people show up, quite interesting, isn’t it? You really have some nerve stretching your hands into the premier academy, huh?"

"You..." Lu Yingxue was on the verge of tears from the confrontation.

She had acquired her entrance ticket through backdoor channels, so she felt guilty.

People like her, highly gifted yet thin-skinned with immense pride.

Seeing the young girl bullied to the point of tears, Jiang Man abruptly stood up.

She walked lazily to an empty seat in the front row, hands in her pockets.

At first, she didn’t understand why the institute had arranged this lecture, but now she realized.

These ten students were the best in their department, their academic abilities beyond reproach.

But to enter the research institute, mere ability was not enough; character was essential, too.

People without integrity—who knew what they might do?

They might end up leaking confidential research from the institute.

"I think this student is absolutely right. The assistant teacher has worked hard to teach for an hour and even answered your questions. Instead of being grateful, you all complain and bring up irrelevant issues? How other students got in, what does it have to do with you? Are you the dean? Why so nosy?"

Jiang Man seldom gave long speeches.

But she spoke at length now, placing herself in the professor’s position, wanting to impress upon the students some sense of reason.

Her words were rough but her logic solid.

Yet the short-haired girl remained unconvinced: "You, who sneaked in through the back door, stop flouncing around here! Which class are you from? I don’t recognize you, which just shows how utterly unremarkable you are."

"Oh." Jiang Man was nonchalant, turned her head toward the assistant on the podium, "Is she a big deal at school?"

"She’s ranked second in our department," the assistant responded politely with a smile.

Second in the department, a potential pillar of the nation.

It’s just unfortunate that her moral character is lacking.

"This person, pass." Jiang Man said dryly, her tone devoid of any regret.

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