Rise and Slay: From Scandal Queen to Academic Genius
Chapter 63: Tearing Down Ji Xizhi’s Study Genius Persona

Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Tearing Down Ji Xizhi’s Study Genius Persona

The mop got stuck in the door, and the wooden stick hit the door, making a noise.

Ji Xizhi heard it clearly in the cramped restroom. She frowned, reached out to open the door, but found it locked from the outside.

From outside came intermittent laughter.

The girl in the white sweater stood in front of the sink, watching Ji Xizhi trying to push the door open but unable to. She laughed even more heartily.

The girl in the black jacket shivered slightly, whispering, "Isn’t this a bit much? The graduate exam is really important."

The girl in the white sweater laughed, "It’s important for us, but for Ji Xizhi? Does it make a difference if she takes it or not? She won’t pass anyway!"

The girl in the black jacket was still anxious. She glanced at her watch, just three minutes left!

"Then let’s go quickly, the exam is about to start!"

The girl in the white sweater didn’t hurry. She pushed her hand away, "Why rush? Just give me one more minute."

She lifted the plastic bucket, which the mop had been soaking in, and headed over to the stall where Ji Xizhi was, her voice laced with a vicious smile.

The red plastic bucket was filled with gray-black murky stinky water. She pinched her nose with one hand and lifted the bucket high, planning to pour the dirty water in from above the stall.

She wanted to drench Ji Xizhi to teach her what should and shouldn’t be done!

Just as she was thinking, she had already almost lifted the bucket over her head and was about to pour it down.

Suddenly, she sensed a large shadow above her.

She glanced up and immediately saw Ji Xizhi perched cleanly and swiftly on top of the high door of the restroom stall, crouching with her long legs, her gaze as cold as a knife frozen in winter.

The sight made the girl in the white sweater shudder, her throat seemed constricted by that gaze, filled with fear and trembling.

And at that trembling moment, Ji Xizhi leaped over her head with a long stride.

The girl in the white sweater turned pale with fright, failing to hold the bucket of dirty water, which splashed all over her.

The sound of water crashed to the ground, and the girl in the white sweater finally couldn’t take it anymore and screamed, "Ah!!!"

The icy cold water of winter drenched her from head to toe, splattering everywhere.

Meanwhile, Ji Xizhi, who had flipped out of the stall, remarkably didn’t get a single drop on her.

The girl’s sweater, soaked in dirty water, became heavy and smelly.

But she hardly cared at that moment, crazily shouting to the girl in the black jacket at the door, "Call for help! Hurry, call someone!!!"

Whether due to being soaked in icy water or fear, her voice quivered a little.

Ji Xizhi stood on the ground, glanced at the person still lying on the floor behind her, her eyes slightly lifted, her voice as cold as ice, "No need to call anyone else, just call the police!"

With that, she didn’t linger, checked the time, there was just a minute left before the exam started, and strode back to the exam hall.

In the restroom, the girl in the black jacket stiffened upon hearing Ji Xizhi’s words.

Call the police?!

How dare she call the police when they were the ones who locked Ji Xizhi in first!

Calling the police now would be like walking into a trap!

The girl in the black jacket checked the time hurriedly, then quickly went to help the girl in the white sweater up, "Time’s up, forget it, let’s get to the exam hall! Or we’ll be late!"

Wet and heavy, the water soaked the girl in the white sweater completely.

She trembled from the cold, filled with hatred for Ji Xizhi.

"Just wait! Sooner or later, I’ll tear down Ji Xizhi’s image as a top student, I’ll make everyone know she didn’t pass the graduate exam!!!"

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Ji Xizhi didn’t linger with the two girls. Today’s top priority was the exam. She arrived at the exam hall just on time, got checked in.

The teacher in charge of security checks seemed not to recognize her.

After the check, Ji Xizhi put her mask back on and entered the exam hall.

Most of the students in the exam hall were focused on the test, rarely anyone noticed the people around them.

From the bell ringing to distribute the answer sheet, to handing out the question paper, to starting to answer.

Ji Xizhi was familiar with the procedure, glanced over the paper, then began to answer meticulously.

She solved problems quickly, far ahead of the rest of the exam hall. The proctor passing by saw others still on the second page, while Ji Xizhi already reached the last page.

Finishing the test with time to spare, Ji Xizhi didn’t submit early or flip through the paper noisily, she sat quietly in her seat, occasionally writing on the paper.

In the exam hall, a politics teacher accidentally caught a glimpse of Ji Xizhi’s answer sheet while passing by, and his eyes lit up.

Not to mention her beautiful handwriting, but the neat arrangement of her writing was pleasing to the eye.

The proctor paid extra attention to Ji Xizhi.

The exam lasted two days, and Ji Xizhi stayed the same. The girl from the restroom that morning didn’t appear again.

Ji Xizhi quietly took her exams till the end, and after the last subject, both students and proctors relaxed. The students surged out of the hallway, like caged birds finally freed.

Ji Xizhi was among the last to leave; she almost waited until everyone else was gone before she got up and left.

At this point, those who finished exams downstairs should have mostly left.

Unexpectedly, as Ji Xizhi descended, she saw a large circle of students who had finished their exams gather around, all blocking the school gate.

And at the forefront of the crowd at the school gate stood a group of reporters with cameras, aiming inside.

Ji Xizhi had just exited the school gate when a group of people surrounded her. Her vision filled with flashes—it was all the reporters snapping photos.

Reporters, while taking photos, tried to thrust their microphones towards Ji Xizhi,

"Ji Xizhi, are you really quitting the entertainment industry?"

"Ji Xizhi, are you taking the graduate exam as a fallback in case you lose the lawsuit with Hangxing Entertainment?"

"Ji Xizhi, it’s said your university is just an obscure Tier-3, and your university transcript is hard to look at. Do you have confidence you’ll land a spot in this exam?"

"Ji Xizhi, which school are you applying for? Are you planning to transfer to a remote area to stay away from public view?"

The questions from the reporters kept coming, each more cutting than the last, leaving even the bystanders feeling like they were intentionally causing trouble, making it impossible to fend off.

At the outer edge of the crowd, the girl who got her sweater wet yesterday stood with resentful eyes not far away.

Though she made it to the exam that day, her sweater was wet, too cold, and she shivered through to the end of the test, only half the answers on her paper.

She developed a high fever in the afternoon.

This round of the graduate exam, she’s sure to fail!

It’s all Ji Xizhi’s fault. If it weren’t for her, she’d have passed long ago!!!

This time, she was determined to ensure Ji Xizhi would be mocked across the internet!