After taking exams for three consecutive days, even Chi Nian felt a trace of mental exhaustion.
Fortunately, the last subject was English.
As the former Light of Neurosurgery, Chi Nian’s English could hardly be considered poor. Back then, complex professional terminology had been as easy for her as eating and drinking. Now, looking at the College Entrance Exam English paper, she did not find it particularly difficult either.
However, after finishing the exam, Chi Nian still let out a long breath.
It was finally over.
Capital Medical University—she was coming!
Carrying her hopes for tomorrow, as the bell signaling the end of the College Entrance Exam rang, Chi Nian walked out of the classroom full of energy.
However, she did not manage to maintain that momentum for long.
“Get in the car, quickly!”
Amid Wang Shengnan’s urgent shout and the continuous flashing of cameras, Chi Nian was ushered into the car.
“Sister Wang, what’s going on?”
Chi Nian looked at Wang Shengnan with a confused expression.
“I’ll explain later.”
Wang Shengnan was busy driving and gave a brief reply.
By the time they shook off the pursuing media, night had already fallen.
Sitting on the sofa, Chi Nian took a breath and finally learned about the current situation from Wang Shengnan.
Resting her chin lightly on her hand, Chi Nian sighed. Being a female actress was really not easy.
Being a former female actress wasn’t easy either.
She casually picked up the lemonade beside her, frowned slightly, and thought—it was a bit too sour, and a bit bitter.
Seeing the slight frown on Chi Nian’s face, Wang Shengnan’s tightly knitted brows relaxed a little.
“Don’t worry too much. Even negative fame is still fame. The fact that people are willing to follow you around and film you also means, in another sense, that you still have popularity.”
Wang Shengnan spoke earnestly as she comforted Chi Nian.
“Hmm?”
Hearing this, Chi Nian frowned even more.
Seeing her expression, Wang Shengnan instead looked as if she understood.
Wang Shengnan rolled her eyes at Chi Nian. “Worried about your College Entrance Exam results?”
“Regretting not taking the arts exam?”
Under Wang Shengnan’s series of rhetorical questions, Chi Nian became even more confused.
Negative fame?
Whether she was famous or not, what did that have to do with Doctor Chi’s future?
Worried about her College Entrance Exam results?
Maybe a little.
She was worried that the final thematic elevation in her Chinese essay could have been taken a step further. Whether the last math problem had been solved in the optimal way. Whether her English essay could have used more advanced vocabulary.
And what worried her most was the science comprehensive exam. As someone who had been a pure science student in her previous life—though that was her previous life—she could no longer clearly remember some physics and chemistry formulas. Although she had done some last-minute intensive review, compared to the other subjects, she still felt less confident about this one.
But there was nothing she could do about it.
Being able to live again was already a special blessing. She had no reason to demand more.
As for regretting not taking the arts exam?
If anything, she would have regretted it had she taken it.
Seeing that Chi Nian had not responded for a long time, Wang Shengnan thought she had spoken too harshly and silently sighed.
Forget it—her own artist.
Besides, over the years, she had already cleaned up plenty of messes for Chi Nian. One more mess of failing the College Entrance Exam wouldn’t be a big deal.
Wang Shengnan then thought that with this year’s experience, Chi Nian would surely achieve a decent result next year.
“It’s okay. We’ll work harder next year.”
Wang Shengnan patted Chi Nian’s shoulder in consolation, while already calculating which acting teachers in the industry might be available recently.
Feeling the warmth and weight on her shoulder, Chi Nian looked steadily at the manager in front of her who was wholeheartedly thinking for her.
Oh—no, her former manager.
“Sister Wang, haven’t I already terminated my contract with the company?”
Chi Nian asked in confusion.
“Terminated?”
Wang Shengnan’s voice suddenly rose, and this time it was her turn to be confused.
Looking at Wang Shengnan’s reaction and recalling their earlier conversation, Chi Nian vaguely guessed something.
“Sister Wang, I… haven’t actually terminated the contract yet, have I?”
Chi Nian asked with some hesitation.
“Terminate? How is that possible?”
Wang Shengnan asked instinctively.
Admittedly, she had previously somewhat believed Chi Nian when she said she wanted to become a surgeon.
But after learning about the admission scores of medical schools, Wang Shengnan deeply regretted her earlier thoughts.
The cutoff scores for medical school and Chi Nian’s academic level were like two parallel lines heading in completely opposite directions, never intersecting.
Because of this, Wang Shengnan chose to trust her own intuition—
Chi Nian had never truly intended to quit the entertainment industry. Instead, she wanted to use the College Entrance Exam to attract attention.
After all, given Chi Nian’s current academic performance and acting skills, no matter how hard she tried, she could not suddenly become an academic achiever overnight. Rather than that, it was better to use one College Entrance Exam opportunity to gain popularity. If she gave up this year, there was always next year.
Believing she had figured out Chi Nian’s thoughts, Wang Shengnan never brought up the matter of terminating the contract with the company. Some words were only meant for the media—whether they were true or false didn’t matter much in the entertainment industry.
At this point, without Wang Shengnan needing to say more, Chi Nian understood—
She had quit the industry, but not completely.
“Sister Wang, I really do want to quit the industry.”
“Quit? What are you thinking!”
Seeing that Chi Nian’s expression did not seem fake, Wang Shengnan immediately showed her shock.
Quit the industry?
Had she even thought about what she would do afterward? What could she even do?
Thinking this, Wang Shengnan asked it directly.
“What would I do? Be a doctor, of course.”
Chi Nian had a clear answer regarding her future career.
She was a very fortunate person. At a very early age, she had found her dream and had begun working toward it early on.
Being a doctor was Chi Nian’s belief across two lifetimes.
Looking at the suddenly serious Chi Nian, Wang Shengnan did not know what to say for a moment.
She felt that the thoughts she had previously dismissed might have been right.
Chi Nian really did seem to want to become a doctor.
However, this idea—though different from before—brought her the same worry as always.
It had to be admitted that becoming a doctor was a good aspiration, suitable for many people—but unfortunately, not suitable for Chi Nian, a poor student.
As if knowing what Wang Shengnan was worried about, Chi Nian handed her a glass of lemonade.
“Sister Wang, my College Entrance Exam results should be pretty good.”
In the past, Chi Nian would not have bothered sharing her estimations of her exam results with others. Whether she spoke about it or not, the results would remain the same—it would not change because of a momentary thought. Saying more was useless; it was better to spend that time on something more meaningful.
But Chi Nian also understood Wang Shengnan’s concerns.