"Don't rush, I'll be right there."
Without a second thought, Jing Mingqiu slipped the USB drive containing the exam questions into his pocket and immediately activated his mecha, leaping out of the window.
Two minutes later, Jing Mingqiu arrived at the school infirmary. After finding Jing Rou lying on the hospital bed with her ankle swollen like a loaf of bread, he didn't hesitate and scanned her directly.
[Scanning...]
[Race: Carbon-based life form.]
[Name: Jing Rou]
[Subject Framework: Severe damage to foot support tissues, repair recommended.]
[...]
After a quick glance at the results, Jing Mingqiu breathed a sigh of relief. "So it's just a sprained ankle. I thought your life was in danger."
"Classmate Jing Mingqiu," the old school doctor said, holding a freshly printed X-ray film, "she didn't just sprain it. According to the tests, classmate Jing Rou's calf ligament is severely damaged, and many of her nerves have been severed."
Don't ponder why the school infirmary has an X-ray machine. To ensure Jing Mingqiu's physical well-being, the higher authorities had equipped Dongyang City University of Science and Technology with a lot of advanced testing equipment and arranged for two retired medical experts. The old school doctor was one of them.
"What a pity," the old school doctor sighed. "It's too severe. Even with the best specialists performing surgery, she'll only be able to regain minimal walking ability. She probably won't be able to perform any high-difficulty movements anymore."
Upon seeing Jing Mingqiu arrive, Jing Rou did not, like in a romance drama, hug his arm and say in a sugary voice, "Brother Mingqiu, Xiao Rou won't be able to dance for you anymore."
Instead, she lay on the bed, her face ashen, staring blankly at the ceiling, looking utterly dejected and without will to live.
Jing Rou genuinely loved dancing. Otherwise, given her family background, she would have studied business management.
Although Mo Ruixue disliked Jing Rou for snatching her boyfriend, she also genuinely loved dancing and couldn't bear to see a dancer ruined like this.
"A'Qiu," Mo Ruixue gently tugged Jing Mingqiu's arm, "Can you help Rourou? I also bear some responsibility for her becoming like this..."
Mo Ruixue briefly explained the entire incident.
Mo Ruixue had intended to rehearse a duet with Jing Rou, but she had forgotten that her flexibility had surpassed the limits of the human body. In an attempt to keep up with her movements, Jing Rou accidentally tore the ligaments in her leg.
"I can save her, but," Jing Mingqiu scratched his head, "if I step in, Jing Rou will really be bound to me for a while..."
Jing Rou suddenly sat up from the bed, grabbed Jing Mingqiu's arm, her eyes firm. "I'm willing! I'm willing to be the junior one."
"It's not that extreme, not that extreme," Jing Mingqiu was startled by Jing Rou's bold declaration. "I'm not the type to expect favors in return. You and I can be bound as companions, it doesn't have to be as girlfriend and boyfriend."
Jing Rou leaned down and clumsily pecked Jing Mingqiu on the cheek. Her small face flushed red, her eyes bright. "Mingqiu, I really like you!"
Jing Mingqiu touched the spot where he had just been kissed, glanced quickly at Mo Ruixue, and suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
"Um, Xue'er, you look after Rourou first and tell her some special secrets. I'm going to the lab to quickly prepare the medicine."
Clatter, bang!
With a series of smooth operations, Jing Mingqiu took only half an hour to prepare the gene modification potion Jing Rou needed. Combined with the old injuries left by years of dancing, Jing Mingqiu also prepared a ligament repair agent.
"Xue'er, help me take this."
Carrying two bottles of medicine and a large bag of high-calorie snacks, Jing Mingqiu walked into the school infirmary.
With Mo Ruixue's help in arranging the snacks, Jing Mingqiu approached Jing Rou.
"Xue'er has already told you the specific details, right? After injecting the gene modification potion, you'll need to consume a lot of energy. Don't worry about getting fat, just eat to your heart's content."
"Mm-hmm!" Jing Rou nodded vigorously.
Jing Mingqiu raised his hand and ruffled Mo Ruixue's hair. "Xue'er, I'll leave Rourou in your care. I need to go see the principal to explain the situation."
Mo Ruixue closed her eyes contentedly. "Mm-hmm. A'Qiu, you go ahead with your business. I'll handle things here."
After leaving the infirmary, Jing Mingqiu hurried to the principal's office at his fastest pace. He found Feng Weiguo, who was working, and quickly explained the situation before handing over the USB drive containing the exam questions.
"Principal, I've finished creating the exam. Please arrange the test."
Feng Weiguo took the USB drive, plugged it into his computer, and opened the test paper compiled by Jing Mingqiu. He noticed that the first question was worth a full sixty points, and his mouth twitched involuntarily. He tentatively asked,
"Mingqiu, isn't the score for this first question a bit high?"
Jing Mingqiu shrugged. "It's alright. The main reason is that the later questions are quite difficult. I was afraid they would all fail completely and be too embarrassed to show their faces, so I gave them sixty points in advance to at least pass."
"That makes sense. I'll send out the test paper and have them take the exam online."
Feng Weiguo dragged the mouse and looked at the subsequent questions, feeling a touch of pity for those about to take the exam.
"No problem," Jing Mingqiu placed his hand on the soundproof security door, about to open it and leave, when he suddenly stopped.
"Principal? Didn't I already give you the gene potion and the weakened version? Why haven't they been promoted yet? Regardless of anything else, many dancers would find this potion very helpful."
Feng Weiguo was stunned. "I apologize, but that's not what I'm in charge of. I'll ask for you later and give you an answer tonight."
"I have something to do tonight. How about this," Jing Mingqiu converted the prescription for the ligament repair agent into a USB drive and threw it over. "Principal, could you grant me the title of a genius doctor?"
"No, that would be too much. They would become suspicious! However, I can use your potion to promote another person to help divert the attention. You're half true and half false, but he would be entirely fake. This way..."
Seeing Feng Weiguo about to launch into his usual intricate schemes, Jing Mingqiu got a headache and quickly found an excuse to slip out of the principal's office.
After Jing Mingqiu left, Feng Weiguo shook his head slightly, closed the door, and took out his satellite phone to call his superior.
"Leader, it's like this, Jing Mingqiu suddenly came to see me..."
The highest leader of Longguo listened to Feng Weiguo's report and nodded gently. "We've already considered what you mentioned, but we haven't found a suitable candidate until now."
"Not long ago, Longguo University of Medical Sciences recommended a child to us. After our evaluation, he is very suitable. He is currently undergoing emergency training and is expected to officially debut next week."
The highest leader paused, and when he spoke again, there was a hint of hesitation in his tone. "However..."