Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 410 - 409: Astonishing Thunder

The first one to react was still Wang Yibo.

Hearing that Su Mu said he would also be a student at Z University in the future, Wang Yibo was truly thrilled.

The other members of the basketball team also collectively looked at Su Mu.

If Su Mu could accept the captain’s invitation and join the basketball team.

Everyone felt that in future games, their basketball team would definitely be unbeatable.

Not to mention Su Mu taking on ten opponents.

Even if Su Mu were to play one-on-one against the entire basketball team, it would be a piece of cake.

This time, what Su Mu said also successfully shocked Zhou Haoming, who had been hanging his head, causing him to lift his head immediately.

Isn’t it just two months until the next freshman enrollment?

Does this mean Su Mu will really become a schoolmate in the future?

Then, wouldn’t the bets that Zhou Haoming initially made have to be honored for real?

Zhou Haoming knew that if he had nothing to do with Su Mu in the future, his teammates would not actively spread the word about today’s events at school.

But if Su Mu were to become a student at Z University, that would be another story.

Given Wang Yibo’s straightforward character, he would definitely make sure Zhou Haoming upheld his bets.

Moreover, Zhou Haoming had noticed that his teammates were now more enthusiastic about Su Mu than about himself.

Zhou Haoming knew that his teammates would also help Wang Yibo monitor him.

Zhou Haoming was now looking at Su Mu with a face full of disbelief.

Could it be that Su Mu agreed to him because Su Mu knew he would be a student at Z University in the future?

Will there be plenty of opportunities to meet Su Mu in the future?

Was Su Mu’s purpose to avoid seeing more of him in the future, so he used this permanent solution?

Zhou Haoming had a guess in his heart, but he didn’t have the face to ask.

All of today’s events were Zhou Haoming’s own doing.

He truly couldn’t blame anyone else.

"Let’s talk about the future when it comes."

Su Mu waved his hand, having never considered joining the basketball team.

Of course, he couldn’t give Wang Yibo a direct answer right now.

"Let’s go."

Su Mu said this to Xuanxuan.

Having wasted quite a bit of time, Su Mu still remembered that his girlfriend wanted to visit Jewelry City before the fireworks banquet.

"Okay."

Standing docilely beside Su Mu, Jiang Xinxuan followed Su Mu’s steps and headed towards the underground mall on the pedestrian street—Jewelry City.

As long as Su Mu won, Jiang Xinxuan didn’t care about anything else.

Moreover, Jiang Xinxuan had known for a while that Su Mu would attend Z University.

Perhaps the entire graduating class of Huadong City International Middle School knew by now.

The directors of admissions from two of the most renowned universities in the country personally coming to the school to recruit students.

Such sensational news, how could anyone be unaware of it?

Most importantly, Jiang Xinxuan would also be a freshman at Z University in two months.

It’s just that she won’t be on the same campus as Su Mu.

"Student Su, see you next semester."

"Student Su, goodbye."

Wang Yibo and his teammates were indeed very enthusiastic about Su Mu, each of them looking forward to becoming alumni with him next semester.

At this moment, everyone had forgotten about Zhou Haoming, who was still sitting on the ground.

It seemed that everyone had also forgotten that Zhou Haoming was probably the least willing to see this outcome.

"Hey, the school hasn’t started admitting new students yet, right? It’s just that the high school graduates have filled out their preferences?"

"Yeah, I almost forgot, the universities haven’t started the admission process yet. How does Student Su know for sure he’ll get into Z University?"

"Could it be that Student Su had an exceptionally high score on the college entrance exam, and is very confident about getting into our Z University?"

"But that can’t be certain, right? You know the admission score for Z University is really high."

"Then it must just be Student Su’s own estimate. We might still not be able to become schoolmates with Student Su."

A member of the basketball team said regretfully.

The previously cheerful Wang Yibo suddenly lost his smile.

Could it be that Su Mu was just saying it casually?

Wang Yibo felt that his teammate’s analysis made some sense.

The cut-off scores for all universities had not been announced yet, so Su Mu’s certainty about getting into Z University did seem a bit premature.

The basketball team members all looked dejected, but Zhou Haoming, who had been sitting on the cold ground, suddenly felt a warmth in his heart.

If Su Mu had just made a casual remark, Zhou Haoming felt he still had a chance.

What chance? The chance of not having to become schoolmates with Su Mu, of not having to honor his bet.

Zhou Haoming even felt that Su Mu’s earlier words were just to strike at him.

Since it’s now confirmed that no universities have announced their cut-off scores, doesn’t that directly imply that Su Mu was just spouting nonsense?

With this realization, Zhou Haoming didn’t even feel the pain from the abrasion he had suffered earlier.

Since Su Mu and Xuanxuan had already left, Zhou Haoming felt he no longer needed to face Su Mu.

Not needing his teammates to help him up, Zhou Haoming struggled to stand on his own.

The rest of the basketball team were still immersed in the disappointment of not being sure they could invite Su Mu to join the basketball team and become alumni.

No one noticed that Zhou Haoming, who had been sitting on the ground, was now shakily preparing to stand up.

"No, what Student Su said must be true."

Suddenly, a loud shout startled everyone.

Without anyone asking, the owner of the loud voice excitedly shouted again.

"I remember now, I heard a piece of news in the student council."

"This year, our Z University snatched the top science student from S University’s grasp."

"I heard it was Director Huang and Teacher Zhu from Z University’s admissions office who personally took charge of the matter."

"That top science student is from Huadong City, and I think his last name is Su."

"Yes, that top science student from Huadong City must definitely be Student Su."

Having blurted out a lot, the loud-voiced person was clearly too excited.

"No wonder Student Su was so sure when he said he’d be a student at Z University in two months."

"Yeah, as a top scorer in science, he wouldn’t have to wait to be admitted by a university; it’s more like Student Su gets to choose which university to go to."

The other members of the basketball team, upon hearing the loud voice’s words, felt a surge of renewed vitality.

"That’s great, in two months I’ll see Student Su again, and at that time I must ask him to take me as a disciple."

"Be it basketball or skateboarding, I want to learn."

Xiao Qin was the one speaking, and now all he could wish for was for the two months to pass quickly.

Everyone was discussing happily with smiles on their faces.

Poor Zhou Haoming had already stood up.

Unfortunately, before he could steady himself, he was scared back to the ground by the startling revelation.

Of course, everyone who was enthusiastically discussing Su Mu didn’t notice that Zhou Haoming had stood up.

Naturally, they also failed to notice that Zhou Haoming had been scared down again by everyone’s words.

Zhou Haoming truly felt a deep sense of disappointment.

It was like riding a roller coaster.

Initially, because of Su Mu’s words, Zhou Haoming thought his future college life would be the darkest time of his life.

Yet, it was his teammates who inadvertently gave Zhou Haoming hope.

Alright, Zhou Haoming also felt that his teammates’ analysis was spot on.

Zhou Haoming had already judged that Su Mu was just trying to scare him.

Feeling unfooled by Su Mu, Zhou Haoming gathered the courage to stand up on his own.

However, fate didn’t seem to want Zhou Haoming to have an easy time.

Even the opportunity to be at ease for another couple of months was something fate was stingy with.

It just so happened that one of the basketball team members was part of the student council.

He had also heard about Z University snagging this year’s top science examinee.

Moreover, this team member even knew that the top science student was a Su surnamed student from Huadong City.

Putting all the pieces together, it would be difficult for anyone not to guess that this top science student was Su Mu.

"No wonder Su Mu brought his girlfriend to our Z University a while ago."

"It looks like Su Mu was coming to inspect."

"Right, the university choices hadn’t been filled out back then; Su Mu must have been scouting."

"It seems that our Z University still has an advantage over S University, being able to make Su Mu choose us."

Once the conversation started, everyone began to discuss like detectives, unraveling the mystery.

In the end, everybody unanimously agreed that on the Su Mu matter, Z University had triumphed over S University.

It’s just that Director Huang from Z University’s admissions office hadn’t felt it appropriate to spill the entire story.

You see, Su Mu’s choice of Z University wasn’t because Z University had won over S University in programs or academics.

Su Mu made his choice based purely on one reason — Z University’s Wudong City was just closer to Huadong City than S University’s Haijiang City.

Su Mu simply wanted the convenience of being closer to home.

That was all, nothing else.

Of course, Director Huang knew the real reason why Su Mu had chosen Z University.

But Director Huang chose to conceal it.

Director Huang felt it was better not to disclose it as it would add more importance to their achievement in recruiting the top science student.

Because of Director Huang’s deliberate concealment, the members of the basketball team were filled with pride about being students of Z University.

Just think, in two months, they would become schoolmates with this year’s top science examinee and basketball prodigy – Su Mu.

A proud look appeared on everyone’s faces.

"Wait a minute, I think I forgot to mention another explosive piece of news."

The loud basketball team member interrupted the conversation again.

But knowing that he surely had some insider news to spill, no one showed any displeasure at being interrupted.

"What news? Come on, spill it!"

"Is there anything more explosive than the news that Su Mu is this year’s top science examinee and will become our schoolmate in two months?"

"Just spill everything at once, otherwise I fear my poor heart can’t take it."

The other teammates turned around, one after another, looking at the loudmouth who didn’t immediately blurt out the more explosive news he had, and couldn’t help but start urging him on.

Only Zhou Haoming was not like the others, feeling an urge to cover his ears at this time.

Not to mention urging others to tell him what that even more sensational news was.

For Zhou Haoming, the more he knew about Su Mu, the greater the blow he would suffer.

But there was no way Zhou Haoming could actually cover his ears and refuse to listen.

Su Mu and Xuanxuan had left, but there were still plenty of onlookers who stayed, wanting to see Zhou Haoming’s final performance.

Zhou Haoming didn’t even need to look up to know that there were still many people surrounding him.

Because besides his teammates engaged in heated discussion, there were also quite a few whispering voices around him.

"Look, that guy sat back down on the ground."

"He must have heard the news about the handsome guy and got so scared his legs went weak, right?"

"Probably, that’s what happens when you overestimate yourself."

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The murmurs were numerous, yet not very loud.

Zhou Haoming caught them in his ears but had no way of dealing with them.

It’s not like he could stand up now and fight with these onlookers, could he?

The fact that Zhou Haoming lost was undeniable, and beating up those people wouldn’t change any of the outcomes.

Zhou Haoming could no longer care about those unrelated people.

For Zhou Haoming, the most important thing now was the more sensational news from his teammates’ mouths.

Although Zhou Haoming really didn’t want to hear it.

But Zhou Haoming also knew that not wanting to hear it was also a reality.

Feeling a sense of resignation, Zhou Haoming thought he might as well just brace himself and let the storm come even more fiercely today.

"You’d better steady yourselves, this piece of news is even more explosive than Su Mu being this year’s science top scorer, and in two months, he will become our fellow alumnus."

The loudmouth teammate suddenly felt that for all the time he had spent in the student union, this was the first time he experienced a sense of being the center of attention.

In the past, his status as a member of the student union had never been this popular.

After all, the students who could get into Z University were all top-notch.

Whether or not one joined the student union was just a matter of personal interest.

Some people were not at all interested in the identity of being a student union member.

The loudmouth teammate himself had also felt that joining the student union was merely to add an advantage for job hunting later.

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Wang Yibo also began to urge.

Wang Yibo had always kept a close watch on Su Mu, and now that it was about him, Wang Yibo naturally was very eager to know.

As the captain started urging him, the loudmouth teammate felt it wouldn’t be proper to dawdle any longer.

"You all don’t know, right? I heard from Teacher Zhu, who came to Huadong City with the head of the admissions office, that this year’s science top scorer has quite the background."

"Allegedly from a big player in Huadong City."

Said the loudmouth as if it were his own status, while revealing a smug expression.

"Big player? What big player?"

After all, they were not from Huadong City, and the basketball players did not have a clear concept of this big player.

"Big players, of course, mean the wealthiest people in Huadong City."

Feeling a sense of teaching toddlers, the loudmouth shook his head.

He had made it so clear, how could his teammates still not understand?