Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife -
Chapter 64: The Most Powerful are Often Silent
Chapter 64: Chapter 64: The Most Powerful are Often Silent
F University, seemingly a prestigious school, but if even the graduates from the top two ranked universities applied, wouldn’t F University’s fifth or sixth ranking push it to the back of the line?
Following this line of reasoning, Su Yixia soon realized she had been too eager.
Seeing that someone actually used their alma mater’s ranking to recommend themselves to the examiner, those students from even more prestigious schools were not willing to fall behind. One by one, they stood up, resumed after another, holding their resumes, standing in front of Zhan Dapeng.
"Director Zhan, I am from B University."
When Gu Nuan saw Qin Sinan’s boyfriend, Xu Zhilin, standing up to introduce himself, she wasn’t surprised at all. This man, like Wa Zicong, was filled with ambition, from a prestigious university, and seemed to have good grades. How could he let others outshine him?
Qin Sinan looked up at her boyfriend as he introduced himself and could only sit sulkily on a bench behind him, her figure completely overshadowed by Xu Zhilin’s back. Hardly anyone could notice her presence behind Xu Zhilin.
Having a boyfriend who outshines oneself might make other women jealous and envious, but it inevitably led to situations like this one.
It seemed, a bit mismatched.
Gu Nuan didn’t know what to worry about for Qin Sinan, after all, it was other people’s business, and she couldn’t chime in.
Moreover, like her and Wa Zicong, even if they were from the same university and had equal merits, when it was time to part, it was goodbye.
Xu Zhilin’s B University spurred on the students from R University and Q University, top three schools like these.
Su Yixia listened to the many prestigious universities’ names and saw so many elite graduates gather for the first time, which was eye-opening for her.
Normally, students from a second-tier university like theirs at E University wouldn’t have the opportunity to see the true face of talented individuals from prestigious schools, let alone be in the same interview setting and on the same starting line with them.
Gosh, Su Yixia gradually lost the excitement she had at first. She and Gu Nuan looked back and forth, and after seeing down the line, they understood one thing.
There is always a higher mountain.
Just then, a person confidently walked past those holding domestic university diplomas in hand and reached the examiner, displaying various certificates issued by overseas institutions.
The group of students who had been scrambling to claim their domestic elite university status were suddenly silenced.
The domestic Finance sector, compared to overseas, fell short—everyone understood this truth because Finance, frankly, was invented overseas. Nowadays, the entire international financial system was dominated by Mi Country. Domestic financial studies were merely at a nascent stage.
The value of overseas university certificates went without saying, especially in the field of Finance.
Otherwise, the recent influx of the Overseas Returnee Faction in the domestic market hadn’t put immense pressure on domestic graduates for nothing; many had to continue opting to study abroad.
Su Yixia almost burst into laughter at this scene, quietly leaning on Gu Nuan’s shoulder and covering her mouth to giggle.
If she and Gu Nuan had to say, perhaps they, the second-tier E University graduates having the luck to blend into this setting, wouldn’t be as suffocated as these domestic top students who couldn’t compete overseas for some reason.
It was just that, the differences between people, influenced by too many composite factors, couldn’t be defined by a singular aspect; hence, there was also no need to be arrogantly proud based solely on what one held.
The HR department staff, hearing the commotion outside, stepped out to see and found their director surrounded by interview candidates, immediately cleared their throat loudly.
The interviewees knew this basic etiquette well and quickly returned to their places. Although previously surrounded tightly, Zhan Dapeng, who still hadn’t been able to identify any of the interviewees, finally managed to loosen his necktie and let out a long breath.
The HR official immediately walked up to Zhan Dapeng and apologized with full remorse, as this was indeed a kind of dereliction on their part.
Zhan Dapeng waved his hand dismissively.
At that moment, Gu Nuan felt it—when Zhan Dapeng and Li Sitong were about to move away, they both glanced over at her unintentionally.
The looks in their eyes clearly had not been prearranged, thus there was no resemblance between them.
In Zhan Dapeng’s eyes, there was a deeper meaning, as if seeing her here, he was surprised and bewildered, but more than that, there was something else—perhaps contemplating whether he should report to Xiao Yebai.
Gu Nuan guessed that he truly did not expect to see her here, and also, being Xiao Yebai’s man, since Xiao Yebai had told him she was his sister-in-law, he probably should report it.
Compared to Zhan Dapeng, obviously, Li Sitong, whose relationship with Xiao Yebai seemed not that close, had a gaze filled with wary suspicion toward her.
Why was she here?
Li Sitong knew her educational background wasn’t remarkable; neither was her alma mater, and being deaf, her presence at Changda’s interview scene was utterly abnormal.
Unless someone was pulling strings for her behind the scenes? Could it be due to Xiao Yebai’s influence?
Gu Nuan was bowing her head as if fussing with her fingers.
The HR personnel led Zhan Dapeng and the other examiners into the conference room.
Su Yixia continued to chatter about the scenes that had amused them earlier, saying, "Imagine if another top executive from a Fortune 500 company came here to switch jobs, what would that turn into?"
Gu Nuan pinched her on the back of her hand to remind her.
But it was ultimately too late. Everyone present was not a fool; anyone could detect the sarcasm in Su Yixia’s words.
One person immediately swept a glance over Su Yixia and Gu Nuan and snorted through his nose, "These third-rate dogs, not even close to first-rate, can only utter third-rate words."
Su Yixia’s face turned redder with anger, thinking, if it weren’t for your own arrogance and pride, there wouldn’t have been such a loss of face earlier.
Calling me from E University, aren’t you also looked down upon as third-rate by others?
Gu Nuan desperately held back the impulsive Su Yixia without targeting anyone here, and calmly said, "The truly formidable ones are often the ones who remain silent. Otherwise, those studying finance wouldn’t be called ’alligators’."
Though Gu Nuan’s remark was understated, it was evidently different from anything said by Su Yixia or others before.
Instantly, the atmosphere in the corridor filled with interviewees changed.
Some, who had been burying their heads in the books they brought, or listening to music through headphones, or watching the fracas on the side, all suddenly looked towards Gu Nuan.
Including Su Yixia, some quick-mouthed individuals then instantly felt a chill run down their spines.
Upon reflection, Gu Nuan’s words were, in fact, the most faultless.
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