Chapter 2 — Direct Admission Was Robbed, I Made My Daughter World Champion

“The only thing mom does…”

“It's about wiping them out where they should belong.”

Chu Niem nodded vigorously. The water vapor in her eyes finally turned into light. The next day, I went back to school alone to complete the withdrawal procedures. As soon as he saw me, Vuong Duc Phat immediately put on a fake face full of dignity.

“Chu Niem's mother, why are you thinking like this?”

“She's still angry, right?”

"Don't worry, I will advise her to be careful. Young people sometimes think impulsively..."

I directly interrupted him.

"Mr. Vuong, I'm here to complete the withdrawal procedure."

"I'm not here to listen to the teacher do ideological work."

“Please give me the form.”

My cold attitude made him pause. He looked at me up and down, his eyes filled with contempt and confusion. It's like watching a stupid person destroy his future with his own hands.

"Stop studying? Have you thought about it carefully?"

“If I stop studying now, I won't even be able to take the university entrance exam this year!”

“I thought it over carefully.”

He slowly took out the form, still talking non-stop:

“Does that have to be the case?”

"When adults get angry, in the end the real loser is the child."

“Our school's educational conditions in the city are also among the top…”

I'm too lazy to listen anymore. Quickly fill out the form, sign it and push it back.

"Alright."

I stood up to leave. Vuong Duc Phat looked at me like I was a joke.

“Okay, I said what I needed to say.”

“If you regret it later… don't come back and beg me.”

I don't turn around. The car rolled slowly. In the rearview mirror, the gate of Experimental High School is getting smaller and smaller. Must be... never see each other again. The car drove straight east, through the city center, finally stopping in front of a giant glass building.

“Khai Minh International Olympic Academy.”

The yellow text under the sunlight is so bright it's blinding. The pace at Khai Minh Academy is so fast that it makes people breathless. This place has no concept of class. Only project teams. Each group is a "fighting team" directly led by a top professor and a gold medal coach. Students come from all over the country, even abroad. Everyone is a genius who has gone through countless large and small competitions. On the first day of admission, Chu Niem was put straight into an aptitude test. Three hours. The subject is entirely in English. The difficulty level is almost close to the international Olympic finals. I sat in the resting area waiting for her. Teacher Ly walked over and gave me a cup of coffee.

“Miss Tham is really decisive.”

“In previous years there were also many good students.”

"Just because you can't bear to give up a direct admission in the traditional education system, you end up delaying your future."

I smiled softly.

"The old don't go, the new don't come."

When Chu Niem walked out of the exam room, her small face was a little pale, but her eyes were bright.

“The exam questions here… are real!”

That was the first thing she said. At that moment, I knew I made the right choice. In the days that followed, Chu Niem was like a long-dried sponge, frantically absorbing knowledge. Woke up at six in the morning. Only sleep at two o'clock at night. Besides eating and sleeping, I spend all my time in the laboratory or research room. Learning It's completely different here. Exploratory. Antagonistic. A problem can have seven or eight different solutions. For a research topic, the professor will directly open an online meeting with the world's leading university groups to discuss. Chu Niem's potential here is almost limitless. She is no longer a "good student who only needs to be first in class" anymore. But gradually becoming a young person truly stepping foot on the frontier of science. Our lives seem to have completely separated from the past. Until twenty days later. A strange phone number called. I didn't pick up the phone. Very soon there was another one. I conveniently hung up. The other party still did not give up, calling over and over again like crazy. I can guess who it is. I just don't want to pay attention. In the evening, Chu Niem video called me. The girl was a little thinner, but in extremely good spirits, her eyes were as bright as if they were filled with stars.

"Mom! I have good news to report!"

“I was accepted into the Physics Olympic training team!”

“Next month I can directly represent the national team to participate in the international finals!”

I am truly happy for her.

“Very good, Niem Niem.”

“Mom… there's one more thing.”

Chu Niem's voice suddenly became strange.

“The old class group exploded today.”

“The school's first monthly exam results have just been announced.”

“Ton Nhue…”

“Ranked ninety-seventh overall.”

I slightly raised my eyebrows.

“Is it that bad?”

"Yes." Chu Niem laughed, "Everyone in the class was shocked. Before, even if she copied notes, she would still be in the top twenty."

I immediately understood. It turns out that's it. After hanging up, the strange number called again. This time, I picked up the phone. The other end of the phone immediately heard Luu Van's high-pitched voice mixed with crying.

"Tham Thanh! What did you do to my daughter!"

I don't answer. Just be quiet and listen to her scream. At the same time, at the twelfth grade office of Experimental High School. Vuong Duc Phat is dumbfounded looking at the score chart on the computer screen. His forehead was covered in cold sweat. He thought for a long time and didn't understand. I really don't understand. Why is there only one Chu Niem missing... But the entire top fifty points have dropped thirty points straight? This is completely absurd! He shook his hands and opened Ton Nhue's score sheet for each subject. Math: 92 points. Natural Sciences: 178 points. English: 105 points. Every door is so broken that I don't dare look at it. The smile on Vuong Duc Phat's face completely froze the moment he saw the scoreboard. At that moment, he suddenly remembered something. During the past three years, in all the school's big and small exams... Chu Niem was always the first to submit his papers. And Ton Nhue's seat... is always behind her on the right side. I held a cup of coffee and quietly watched the city lights outside the window. The phone on the table vibrated continuously like a dying insect. I let it vibrate for five minutes. Until the video call with Chu Niem ended, I leisurely swiped my hand to pick up the phone. Don't even need to look at the display name. I know who it is.

“SHAN THANH!”

Luu Van's voice was sharp and shrill, almost piercing my eardrums. The screams were also mixed with extreme panic.

“What did you do to my daughter!”

This opening act... It's both stupid and funny laugh. I gently blew hot air on the surface of the coffee, still not saying a word. My silence clearly made her even crazier.

“Are you secretly up to something?!”

"Did you bribe the teacher? Or did you threaten Ton Nhue?"

“Why did this month's exam turn out like this for her!”

"Ninety-seventh overall! Do you know what that means to my daughter!"

I took a sip of coffee. Bitter on the tip of the tongue. But the aftertaste is strangely sweet. I finally spoke, my voice calm and cold.

“How many grades did your daughter get in the exam…”

“What does it have to do with me?”

“You…” She choked for a few seconds, her breathing gradually became heavy, “How could it be unrelated!”

“Previously when Chu Niem was at school, my family Ton Nhue never fell out of the top twenty!”

"OH?" I laughed faintly, “You mean…”

“It is my daughter's responsibility to ensure your daughter's achievements?”

“I didn't mean that!” Luu Van almost screamed uncontrollably, “Stop pretending to be stupid, Tham Thanh!”

“You did something so wonderful!”

“Absolute love?” I asked back.

“In the end, who is the one who ruins other people's lives?”

“Who sits in the meeting room with the posture of a winner, saying that all my daughter's efforts are not worth a penny?”