Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 927 - 437: True Kindred Spirits (Part 3)

He alone is truly connected with Shen You’an in tacit understanding.

But he is too low-key, not even speaking more than a few words, without the dazzling brilliance of Rong Xianning. Yet at this moment, all that is irrelevant, only the bright eyes of the young man and his smiling lips.

Shen You’an stands in the shadows, quietly watching Liu Runxi, her eyes deep and unfathomable, lost in thought.

Rong Xianning furrows his brows slightly but doesn’t say much.

Gu Bichen’s face looks terrible. He feels outshone by everyone, reduced to a mere joke.

It would have been better to gracefully exit and retain some dignity.

Thinking this, he glances at Rong Xianning beside him, his gaze shadowed, quickly withdrawing his eyes before the camera sweeps over.

The host has not forgotten Gao Yuyue, who answered correctly. Gao Yuyue laughs lightly and says, "Honestly, I just guessed right. But An’an did mention this novel to us. I just didn’t have the patience to read it."

Gao Yuyue’s words make everyone laugh; luck may also be a kind of tacit agreement.

Who could disagree?

Next is the third question.

"What is the name of the third book from the right on the top shelf?"

Only those who have been to Shen You’an’s study would know; this tests not mere rapport, but the closeness of relationships.

A Theory of Relativity

B Fundamentals of Physics

C Quantum Field Theory

D Metaphysics

Yan Lu instantly grasps Shen You’an’s intention behind this question. She doesn’t actually intend to ask everyone the exact name of the book. No one could truly remember.

She understands An’an’s meaning, and surely the others are even cleverer.

The answer is revealed, and as expected, all five answer correctly.

Gu Bichen, inspired by the previous question, answers correctly this time and quietly breathes a sigh of relief.

But this relief doesn’t last long.

Ten questions pass swiftly, and the host announces the scores.

Liu Runxi tops the list with a perfect score of ten, undeniably the person who understands Shen You’an the most.

Rong Xianning follows closely behind with nine points.

Gao Yuyue and Yan Lu each score seven points.

Gu Bichen, five points.

There’s no doubt that Gu Bichen voluntarily exits Shen You’an’s group and joins Leng Yunyang’s group.

No matter how embarrassed or unwilling Gu Bichen feels, he can only accept this result—it’s during a show recording, and he can’t throw a tantrum on air. He can only find an opportunity to regain his dignity.

Shen You’an returns to the group, surrounded by Liu Runxi and Rong Xianning, two handsome men. To say no one envies or feels jealous would be a lie.

Today, she is the center of attention, the star of the show, with everyone thinking and working to comprehend her mind—a rare privilege.

Rong Xianning keeps pondering the question he got wrong. He quietly moves next to Shen You’an and, without regard for anyone else, lowers his voice to ask, "Your quick relief from stress is not running and exercising? Why is it eating and drinking? That’s not like the you I know."

Rong Xianning’s eyes are filled with confusion. He and An’an have "lived together" for a period; he knows An’an is extremely disciplined. Even under great stress, she’s not someone who numbs herself through food and drink.

But this was the answer, and apart from Liu Runxi, everyone else got it wrong.

This fills Rong Xianning’s heart with defeat, unable to accept Liu Runxi’s deeper understanding of An’an’s inner self.

Jealousy grows wildly within him like wild grass.

Shen You’an’s gaze passes through Rong Xianning, landing on Liu Runxi behind him.

The young man doesn’t possess Rong Xianning’s dazzling glow, always low-key and silent.

Yet, he has his own luminous brilliance, that unique radiance of a quiet night.

In truth, at the moment Liu Runxi gave the correct answer, Shen You’an was quite shocked.

Now, she relieves stress through exercise and sweating, but the former Shen You’an was one to numb with binge eating and drinking.

Even though she constantly warns herself to forget the past, can one truly forget? In her midnight recalls, she remembers the humiliation and pain etched deep in her bones, now part of her soul, forging a stronger self.

She cannot forget, nor dares to forget.

Yet, she never imagined Liu Runxi could see through her true self.

It turns out someone understands her better than she does herself.

This realization births fear within her heart.

Don’t Panic!

She warns herself.

When Liu Runxi senses her gaze moving towards him, she swiftly shifts her eyes to Rong Xianning.

"That’s because there’s a hungry demon living inside me."

Rong Xianning is taken aback, but then he immediately understands, breaking into a smile.

"An’an, you’re really funny."

Yet deep down, he feels somewhat sad, knowing An’an is merely joking to divert the topic. In truth, he realizes, in An’an’s heart, he has never truly stepped inside.