Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s
Chapter 970 Rejected Submission

Chapter 970: Chapter 970 Rejected Submission

"Yeah." Gu Shuangshuang pointed towards her bunk bed, "Do you see that file folder?"

Filled with joy, An Hao opened the file folder, only to be disheartened when she didn’t find the magazine she had been hoping for.

What she saw was a thick stack of paper manuscripts, along with a return letter.

Seeing these items, An Hao had a pretty good guess about what had happened.

Her paper had been rejected by the journal.

It seemed that both she and Teacher Yan Ye had overestimated themselves!

"How did it go?" Gu Shuangshuang noticed her downcast expression and leaned in to ask, "Were you rejected?"

Though An Hao didn’t want to admit it, the evidence was right before her eyes. Despite feeling upset, she had no choice but to accept the truth.

"Yes, it was rejected."

As soon as An Hao uttered these words, the air in the dorm room seemed to freeze.

Everyone looked at each other, speechless for quite a while.

The outcome was beyond everyone’s expectations.

"Why do you all look more upset than I am?" An Hao laughed, perhaps because she had always been so successful in her studies.

It must have been time for her to face some setbacks from the universe.

This wasn’t a major setback, so An Hao could accept it with peace of mind.

"An Hao... We’re just really surprised," Lei Linxuan finally recovered from his shock and said, "I thought there was no way you’d get rejected. If anyone was to be rejected, it should’ve been me."

Only then did An Hao remember that Lei Linxuan had also submitted a paper, even earlier than she had.

"Right, how did your paper fare?"

"It got accepted." Those three words were filled with immense joy for Lei Linxuan.

He himself was astonished that such a prestigious national publication had accepted his paper.

And there An Hao was, with a paper guided by Teacher Yan Ye, yet rejected; it was utterly inconceivable.

An Hao was momentarily stunned, but after a short pause, she came to terms with it. "Congratulations Lei Linxuan, all your hard work has paid off."

Lei Linxuan’s face beamed with happiness, "Thank you! Thank you all for your support and encouragement."

"Treat us," Zhang Juan called out.

"Right. You owe us a big meal," Gu Shuangshuang chimed in.

"Alright. I’ll fulfill your wishes," Lei Linxuan readily agreed, "How about we do it this noon?"

"Double thumbs up," Zhang Juan and Gu Shuangshuang said in unison.

"An Hao. Will you join us?" Lei Linxuan invited her again, worried that An Hao might not attend due to feeling disheartened.

"Of course. Your achievements are something we can all be proud of! I’ll definitely be there this noon, but right now, I must go see Teacher Yan Ye. Regardless of success or failure, I need to discuss it with him," An Hao said.

"All right then. Make it a quick visit and come back fast. We’ll all be waiting for you here," Lei Linxuan said enthusiastically.

An Hao nodded her agreement and then rushed out of the dorm, clutching her paper.

She hadn’t gone far out when she ran into Guan Kexin, who was on her way back in.

Over the past year, she had kept a low profile and rarely clashed with An Hao.

However, today she stood in the corridor, blocking An Hao’s way, flaunting a magazine with self-satisfied pride. An Hao glanced at it and recognized it as the very ’Path of Medicine’ journal.

"Hey, look at our illustrious genius! Took a tumble this time, didn’t you? I’d like to see how you’re going to talk to Yan Ye now."

"How I talk to him is my business, and not of your concern," An Hao coldly retorted.

"Oh, I’m not concerned about you," Guan Kexin curled her lips with a smirk, shook the magazine in her hand, and then dropped it into An Hao’s arms with a slap, "This is me mocking you! Have a good look, our ’talented genius’ was defeated by Lei Linxuan, what a truly embarrassing spectacle."