Transmigrated as the Stepmother of a Rebellious Heir-Chapter 161 - 98 Examination

"Yes," Shu Wan nodded, thinking that Fu Siyu might mind the term, "I overstepped. Then I’ll just call you Fu Siyu from now on."

Fu Siyu was silent for a moment, his jawline tensing slightly, "I certainly don’t mind. Being treated as an older brother by you... it actually makes me quite happy."

Although he said he was very happy, there was no sign of happiness in Fu Siyu’s expression.

Unfortunately, Shu Wan was looking at the script at the moment and didn’t notice Fu Siyu’s complexion at all.

"Is filming going smoothly lately?" Fu Siyu quickly regained his composure and asked Shu Wan with calm, "Do you need my help?"

"No need, it’s going quite smoothly."

Although wherever she went, there were plenty of shady characters, Shu Wan had seen enough to not find any of them troublesome.

"Good," Fu Siyu glanced at the time, "It’s getting late, I won’t disturb you any longer. Go rest."

"Okay," Shu Wan smiled at Fu Siyu, "Goodnight, Brother Fu."

"........" Fu Siyu fell into a long silence before finally responding, "Good night."

The next morning, Shu Wan accompanied Fu Yang to his exam.

Before leaving, she checked all of Fu Yang’s exam materials.

Fu Yang stood by, watching Shu Wan test pencils, ink pens, and erasers, as serious as if she were the one taking the exam.

Fu Yang’s expression shifted slightly, a faint smile appearing in his eyes, "Hey, is it you who’s taking the exam, or me? Why are you so serious about this?"

"I’ve prepared a booklet of formulas for you to look over before the exam," Shu Wan said as she put a handwritten booklet in Fu Yang’s bag, "I’ve booked a room at the Platinum Palace, come find me there after your exam at noon."

Fu Yang didn’t speak; leaning against the wall, he quietly watched Shu Wan. After a long moment, he suddenly spoke, "It’s just an exam, is there a need to make it such a big deal?"

Hearing this, Shu Wan paused in her motions, thought for a moment, then nodded, "Of course there is. These important moments in life deserve to be treated with importance."

Shu Wan took Fu Yang’s exam so seriously partly because she was his guardian and had the responsibility.

The other part of the reason was that she knew what it felt like to have significant moments go unnoticed, so she didn’t want Fu Yang to experience such moments either.

In her previous life, Shu Wan, being a woman, could not show her face in public affairs.

Each time she went out, it was under her brother’s name.

Neither her brother nor her younger brothers could match her in learning or strategy. To let her younger brother bask in her reflected glory, every time there was an exam or a battle, the Shu Family would have her younger brother accompany her.

Even though she was the one holding up the family, in the eyes of the Shu Family, there were only the two legitimate sons.

The most memorable time for Shu Wan was on the eve of the battle at Lin Chuan.

While others might have seen the Dynasty as secure and strong, only families like the Shu Family who were caught in the whirl of power knew that at that time the Dynasty was troubled both internally and externally, and the strength of the northern nomadic people was growing day by day.

Everyone else thought the Dynasty’s restoration of the north was imminent, yet Shu Wan and the Shu Family knew this battle would be extremely dangerous.

However, at that time, the eldest son of the Shu Family had already gained a widespread reputation as the War God. At such a critical moment, Shu Wan naturally had to stand in for her older brother.

She clearly remembered, on the day of departure, how her parents clung to her younger brother unwillingly, not only handing down the family’s heirloom Soft Hedgehog Armor to him but also preparing nearly three carriage loads of supplies for him.

Their mother even anticipated that her youngest son might not be accustomed to the tea leaves from the border areas, and she prepared a grand total of five large packs of West Lake Longjing, enough to sustain a person for half a year.

Shu Wan sat on her horse, quietly observing the scene.

Sensing Shu Wan’s gaze, her mother lifted her head for a glance. Perhaps she also felt that her partiality was too pronounced, so she picked up a box of pastries and walked over to Shu Wan, "Have some, and take good care of yourself when you are there."

Shu Wan looked down briefly, a faint mockery surfacing in her eyes, "I never eat almonds."

"Alright, do you still need to worry about her? She can handle it herself." Prime Minister Shu impatiently interrupted the exchange between them, "Let’s hurry on."

Rather than saying that Shu Wan was being kind to Fu Yang, it would be more accurate to say that Shu Wan was being kind to her former self.

On hearing Shu Wan’s words, Fu Yang was taken aback for a moment. He unconsciously touched the diamond earring below his ear, "Suit yourself, I’m hungry, I’m going downstairs to eat."

"You go ahead, I’ll tidy up here."

Fu Yang did not speak, but nor did he leave. He stood by, waiting, until Shu Wan stood up. Then he stretched lazily and followed her downstairs.

Today’s breakfast was similar to the dishes served on the day of Shu Wan’s college entrance examination: zongzi, persimmons, and eel.

Even the dish that held the roasted persimmons was shaped like a Ruyi, symbolizing good fortune.

Fu Yang couldn’t resist snickering, "Who prepared this? So superstitious."

Shu Wan did not play with her words as Fu Yang did. She admitted openly, "I had someone prepare it, hoping for a bit of good luck."

"Childish." Fu Yang sneered and pulled out a chair to sit down.

Although he said that, Fu Yang ate all of the food that Shu Wan picked out for him in his bowl.

Because of the media hype, the news about Fu Yang’s cheating scandal and expulsion from school had only grown hotter in the past few days.

Even though Shu Wan had a complete chain of evidence on her side, netizens only wanted to believe what they were inclined to believe.

With Fu Yang taking the middle school exams, countless eyes were now focused here.

Given the tumultuous public opinion about Fu Yang’s cheating, there had been too many people writing to the education bureau in the past few days demanding transparency for the middle school examinations, especially demanding that Fu Yang’s testing process be recorded in its entirety.

Normally, the examination process is considered private for examinees and not open to the public.

However, the uproar this time was too fierce. With countless complaint letters flooding in like snowflakes, the authorities could not withstand the pressure and eventually had to promise everyone that once the middle school examinations were over, they would release the footage from within the examination hall for public oversight.

In addition to installing surveillance cameras inside the examination hall, the authorities also specifically made a rule that the students taking exams at this center would be provided with stationery by the officials, eliminating the need for students to bring their own.

To prevent accusations of collusion between the authorities and Fu Yang in cheating by providing fake stationery, officials specially prepared transparent boxes where the stationery for nearly a thousand students in this examination center was placed.

Before the start of the examination, the stationery was scrambled and randomly sent to various examination rooms, with the entire process recorded on video.

In the examination hall, the invigilators were naturally briefed in advance, instructed to pay particular attention to Fu Yang.

Under the scrutiny of numerous cameras and so many watchful eyes, even a mosquito flying by would be thoroughly scrutinized.

With the events of the past few days creating a sensation, the invigilators had naturally heard about Fu Yang’s deeds.

Everyone thought that this time Fu Yang would surely be unable to answer a single question, especially since it was said that his previous exams were basically blank sheets.

However, this time, under the gaze of the public, Fu Yang worked on the questions at a rapid pace.