Rise and Slay: From Scandal Queen to Academic Genius
Chapter 78: Getting a Bit Too Arrogant

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Getting a Bit Too Arrogant

The few teachers from the law school who came to recruit students were all dumbfounded.

Ji Xizhi is indeed the most exceptional among this batch of students, so much so that there hasn’t been anyone like her in decades.

But that doesn’t mean Ji Xizhi can choose their dean as her mentor.

Jiang Qianli is the dean of Qing University Law School. His selection criteria are notoriously strict across universities. Although Ji Xizhi’s performance is exceptionally outstanding, she does not have a law degree, she comes from another major, passed the master of law exam, and she is a former celebrity—there’s no way Jiang Qianli would accept her, she fails to meet the basic criteria.

Even though these teachers recognized Ji Xizhi’s capabilities, they had deliberated for a long time before coming to recruit her.

But Ji Xizhi dares to entertain the hope of becoming Jiang Qianli’s apprentice.

The few teachers, after hearing this, somewhat changed their expressions.

Ji Xizhi really doesn’t know her own limitations.

A young teacher who especially favored Ji Xizhi, stared at her for a long time before speaking up to remind her, "Ji, Dean Jiang hasn’t recruited new students for two consecutive years, and he doesn’t accept students without a law degree. The email you sent might not have even been read by him. His whereabouts are also uncertain, so finding him offline is useless. I advise you to reconsider carefully, you don’t want to miss the opportunity and end up being reassigned with a high score."

Ji Xizhi still politely thanked him, "Thank you, teacher. I understand."

However, she had no intention of changing her mind.

Seeing Ji Xizhi being so stubborn, the teachers didn’t attempt to persuade her further.

They were all popular mentors at Qing University, highly sought after. Even before the interviews started, each had received a dozen or more self-recommendation letters in their inbox.

They initiated contacting Ji Xizhi only because they saw her potential.

But if her expectations were too high, they wouldn’t be interested in mentoring her either.

With smiles, the few teachers left.

Some students with extraordinary talents always think everything will go their way, and unless they face setbacks, they won’t truly understand.

Only the young teacher who had earlier advised Ji Xizhi stayed back a moment longer, suggesting she email him if she couldn’t reach the dean.

Ji Xizhi didn’t refuse, she merely smiled and agreed.

After all the teachers had left, Ji Xizhi slowly departed from the law school’s interview venue.

She was well aware of her mentor’s unpredictable whereabouts, after following Jiang Qianli for seven to eight years, she knew his temperament perfectly.

Others might not know where the mentor was, but she did.

Every mentor has their own office, and Jiang Qianli’s had been moved to an abandoned activity room beside the law laboratory, renovated on his own.

Following her memory, Ji Xizhi found that special office.

Just by looking from outside, she had already confirmed this was the office she frequented most before she entered the novel.

The familiar door, and even more familiar inside, the equipment, various books, and seating were identical to her memory.

With the office door ajar, Ji Xizhi stood at the entrance looking at the little old man bent over flipping through materials inside.

Her eyes glinted, lips curling into a smile, she was about to knock.

Suddenly she heard a robust voice from inside the room, "Why are you so late? If you’re late again next time, you might as well not graduate! The computer to your left, read the document on the desktop and write a report to me in half an hour."

Without lifting his head, Jiang Qianli sensed someone at the door, assuming it was one of the students he mentored, impatiently directed them to work.

Ji Xizhi’s knocking hand paused.

Hearing the mentor’s familiar voice, for a moment she thought she had returned to before entering the novel.

After listening to the mentor’s prompting, she didn’t even knock but instinctively moved to the computer on the left, booted it up, read the document, and typed out the report efficiently.

In less than half an hour, a freshly completed report was ready.

Ji Xizhi quickly connected to the office printer, as the machine sputtered out three sheets of paper.

Ji Xizhi picked up the three pages and placed them on Jiang Qianli’s desk.

Without a sound, she stood there.

Jiang Qianli, initially bent down, eventually crouched on the ground flipping through materials.

He was unorthodox, with various materials and books spread across the floor, some open, some marked. Others would find it incomprehensible.

Ji Xizhi knew Jiang Qianli disliked being disturbed while researching, so she continued standing there.

Until Jiang Qianli found what he was looking for among the scattered materials, he finally had a moment to reach out and grab the report Ji Xizhi had just placed on the desk.

Then he began reading it on the floor.

After flipping through two pages, Jiang Qianli adjusted the glasses on his nose, his tone easing compared to when she entered.

"You have quite a unique understanding here..."

Jiang Qianli spoke while standing up. As he sat down in the chair, he raised his head to see Ji Xizhi standing straight at the desk.

Jiang Qianli: "?!

"Who are you???"

Looking at the exceptionally pretty face capable of being a star, Jiang Qianli was momentarily stunned.

Ji Xizhi: "...Ji Xizhi."

She was almost certain now that Jiang Qianli was her mentor.

So she only stated her name, without saying anything further, simply wanting to see if the mentor recognized her.

Upon hearing Ji Xizhi’s name, Jiang Qianli’s tone instantly shifted, with a foul temper, he said, "What Ji Xizhi? How did you get in here? Did Chu Ang send you??"

The mentor didn’t recognize her.

Ji Xizhi’s eyes paused slightly before she started to reintroduce herself.

"Hello Professor Jiang, I am a student who applied for the master’s in law program at Qing University this year, and I want to be your student."

Ji Xizhi’s voice was clear and cold, but her words carried a sense of resilience.

Jiang Qianli had encountered self-recommending students before, but he couldn’t deny that he had an innate fondness for this student. Perhaps it was because of her words, or perhaps it was the report just done?

Recalling the report, there was indeed something unusual about it—too meticulous in thought and covering a broad range of knowledge, even Chu Ang might not have produced it!

He asked with a cold face, "Did you write this report?"

Ji Xizhi calmly replied, "Yes."

Jiang Qianli raised an eyebrow, "It’s pretty well-written."

"Which university did you graduate from?"

Ji Xizhi: "Suyuan College, majoring in Early Childhood Education."

Jiang Qianli: "???"

He nearly doubted his hearing. He hadn’t even heard of that school, and the major was completely unrelated to law.

Jiang Qianli: "You don’t have a law degree?"

Ji Xizhi nodded again, "No."

Jiang Qianli put down the report, saying rather coldly, "Try other teachers, I won’t take you."

Though rejected, Ji Xizhi didn’t immediately leave. She stood at the desk, and said calmly.

"I ranked first in the preliminary test, and I’ll be first in the retest too."

The short sentences directly made Jiang Qianli look up again.