Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl

Chapter 28: 028 Yunjing University professor’s shock! Chapter 28: 028 Yunjing University professor’s shock! Zhaoyan Group came to Jiangcheng to find a partner, and such a matter was critically important. How could they possibly decide on a partner within just a day?

Zhou Hechen had his secretary investigate the whereabouts of the other major families, none of whom had beaten him to business talks with President Quan that morning.

He simply didn’t believe that anyone in Jiangcheng could make President Quan give up on him, give up on Zhou Corporation.

“I’m terribly sorry, Mr. Zhou,” the assistant replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, “This is our company’s confidential information and cannot be disclosed.”

Zhou Hechen laughed in anger, his expression turning cold, “If President Quan does not wish to cooperate with Zhou Corporation, he could just say so. There’s no need to fabricate a partner. If that’s the case, then I wish Zhaoyan Group smooth sailing ahead.”

He really wanted to see how difficult the road would be for President Quan after choosing the wrong partner.

Zhou Hechen pulled Sheng Yunyi’s hand and left with a cold face.

The assistant conveyed every word to President Quan.

“It seems true that looks can be deceiving. Zhou Hechen might look presentable, but he’s exceptionally narrow-minded,” President Quan commented in a lukewarm manner. “Compared to his older brother, he falls far short.”

Unfortunately, the Zhou family’s eldest son became a vegetable due to a car accident two years ago, otherwise Zhou Corporation would never have fallen to Zhou Hechen to inherit.

Still, the assistant couldn’t help but say, “President Quan, are you really going to partner with Miss Ye? Otherwise, maybe we could still…”

Miss Ye was so young, not to mention her middle school education, she hadn’t even stepped foot in society and would know nothing about the treacheries of the business world!

What if she ruined Zhaoyan Group?

However, President Quan didn’t respond, simply waving a hand dismissively, “You may leave now.”

The assistant could only take leave.

Has President Quan lost his mind?

“Miss Ye, I’ve looked through the materials you gave me,” President Quan called Ye Wanlan, “they’re truly astounding.”

Zhaoyan Group was a leading force in the entertainment industry, with subsidiaries in film, games, music production, and other companies.

The culture of Shenzhou had been in decline, and three hundred years after the war that almost annihilated the Shenzhou forces, it still hadn’t revived.

President Quan believed that “cultural revival” and “intangible cultural heritage” would become the next big trend, but she hadn’t yet found a satisfying project plan.

The main issue was that the cultural discontinuity was too severe; many traditions had disappeared, and relying solely on a few intangible cultural heritage craftsmen was simply ineffectual.

Until the appearance of Ye Wanlan.

She had a fantastical premonition that one day, Shenzhou could once again restore the glory of the Daning Dynasty—
All nations would come to court, and all directions celebrate harmoniously.

“However, Miss Ye, the Heavenly Music Method, Taiyi Acupuncture Technique, Divine Strategy Spear Technique, Penglai Magic you mentioned in your document,” President Quan frowned tightly, “although there have always been rumors that the Six Great Sects left behind legacies after their warriors perished in battle, aside from the Yunjing Lin Family being confirmed as descendants of the Heavenly Sound Sect, there has been no news about the other sects. Where are we going to find these cultural legacies?”

Ye Wanlan chuckled lightly, “Don’t worry, President Quan, I know a bit about all these.”

President Quan: “…”

She always felt that what Wanlan meant by “knowing a bit” wasn’t the same as her understanding.

“Then I look forward to Miss Ye’s guidance,” President Quan nodded. “By the way, don’t be polite to that young man Jiang Xulin. If he does not behave, let me know, and I’ll break his legs.”

After ending the call, Ye Wanlan put down her phone and flipped through the study materials given to her by Lin Wenli.

They seemed to be randomly selected books, yet they were filled with his notes.

Ye Wanlan closed her eyes, her hand pressing on the pages beginning to tremble slightly.

They should have been a harmonious brother and sister, but…

How could she make up for those four years that had been stolen by the Transcendent Woman?

Feelings of hate and the desire to kill alternated, stifling her heart.

It took a full three minutes for Wanlan to calm down.

She was now a law-abiding citizen, she could not kill anyone.

“The battle at Yan Mountain, Prince Brother…” Ye Wanlan murmured, “It really happened a long time ago.”

In the blink of an eye, three hundred years had passed.

And not even a complete corpse of her kin was left behind.

Ye Wanlan lowered her gaze, she had found several historical pieces, and sent them all to Lin Wenli.

As the person who had cross-dressed and pretended to be the King of Yan, no one knew this history better than she did.

Not even the history books.

**
The next morning, at Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School.

The public class for Class 1 of Grade 11 Experimental had attracted quite a few guests, including senior high school teachers and professors from Yunjing University.

Lin Wenli held his notebook and took a deep breath.

“Wenli, don’t put too much pressure on yourself,” the Chinese teacher encouraged him, “You’re already doing great.”

Lin Wenli whispered, “I know, teacher.”

But he dared not relax for a second.

Ever since Ye Wanlan became Zhou Hechen’s body double, he was constantly vigilant that the love and hatred of the Jiangcheng elite would affect his family, and he could only keep studying.

He simply couldn’t fully trust Ye Wanlan.

Lin Wenli uploaded the PPT to the computer, took a piece of chalk, and began today’s pre-lecture presentation.

He first recounted the battle at Yan Mountain, a mandatory historical point taught in the first year of high school.

The King of Yan was crowned at sixteen and within four years, had swept away all the bandits of the northwest; henceforth there were no more kings in the northwest.

The Chinese teacher nodded in satisfaction.

Taking the battle at Yan Mountain as the topic was indeed foolproof; she hadn’t misjudged Lin Wenli.

“But there is actually a doubt regarding the battle at Yan Mountain, that is, how the King of Yan could travel from Yan City to the frontier so quickly.” Lin Wenli finally came to the most crucial part, “So actually, the person sitting in Yan City at that time was not the King of Yan himself, because the King of Yan was secretly on an expedition. To prevent the enemy from discovering, another person needed to pretend to be the King of Yan.”

He paused, then continued, “And the only person who could pretend to be the King of Yan was Princess Yongning.”

“…”

The class was silent for a moment, then burst into laughter.

“Top Scholar Lin, stop kidding, what apocryphal story did you read?”

“Princess Yongning was always in the Capital Fengyuan, how could she appear in Yan City? And pretend to be the King of Yan?”

“Historians have thoroughly understood the battle at Yan Mountain; if this were true, wouldn’t they know about it? Are you better than them?”

The Chinese teacher was also astonished.

In terms of learning, Lin Wenli had always been cautious, how could he believe the unofficial histories and make such a mistake?

This was a public class, with senior teachers present.

The Chinese teacher had to speak up to remind him, “Wenli, you can skip this part, don’t talk about it anymore, let’s move on to the next section.”

Lin Wenli’s grip tightened on his hand, and he pursed his lips.

He knew it, Ye Wanlan was still the same as these four years, liking to deceive him, to see him make a fool of himself, yet he still couldn’t help but believe her.

At the rear left side of the classroom, a history professor from Yunjing University with graying hair gasped in shock.

Princess Yongning cross-dressing as the King of Yan to defend Yan City for three months was a new discovery by the Yunjing Archaeological Center two days ago, and it had not yet been released to the public.

How could a second-year senior high school student know about it?!