The student seemed to have grown impatient with waiting and asked directly, "Surely you can remember who your professor was?"
Shen Wei had never set foot in that school from start to finish. It was all arranged by her company. How could she possibly remember the professor? If only Shen Wei had bothered to look through the school's enrollment brochure, she might have been able to recall one or two names. Unfortunately, she had done none of that.
Even last - minute cramming wouldn't have helped. Ji Xiaoli, watching from the side, couldn't help but shake her head. What was a person like this doing trying to create an image of a top student? It was an insult to real scholars. At the very least, one should complete their university education. Even if the grades weren't great, that would be fine. But Shen Wei just didn't understand. She thought that once she handed everything over to the company, she could relax and be carefree.
"So much time has passed. Of course I've forgotten. What's the point of asking these questions?" Shen Wei really didn't know what else to say, so she resorted to the best method she could think of: feigning amnesia. Forgetting something as basic as this? It was likely she had never been there in the first place. Anyone who heard this would find it laughable, especially Ji Xiaoli. But surprisingly, Shen Wei's fans thought this explanation was reasonable.
Ji Xiaoli stood opposite Shen Wei and laughed. "It's only been a few years since graduation, and you've already forgotten the professors who taught you so hard?" Ji Xiaoli's words were clearly insinuating that Shen Wei was ungrateful. A professor who saw a student through graduation was usually highly respected and extremely capable. And Shen Wei's words showed that she clearly didn't respect her professors. How could an entertainer who didn't even understand the importance of respecting teachers and valuing morality be able to make it to the big stage?
Ji Xiaoli was also quite amazed. Shen Wei's company actually let someone like her out in public without giving her any cultural training. With such a high reputation, was it really that difficult to learn something? Everyone present was itching to criticize this ungrateful person. Especially those students who were from the same school as the one Shen Wei had falsely claimed to attend. They really wanted to give her a good beating. Pretending to be from their school and deceiving people was ruining their school's reputation. And those internet trolls who had been defending Shen Wei just now suddenly didn't know what to say.
"It's not true. I just can't remember very clearly these days. I'll remember after some time." Ji Xiaoli silently scoffed in her heart. She thought Shen Wei would probably just look up a tutor's name on Baidu and use it later. Although many people were dedicated to scientific research, there were still some who would do anything for money.
But that student was a person who respected teachers and friends. Naturally, he wasn't happy to hear Shen Wei say this, so his words were laced with sarcasm. Shen Wei felt a bit uncomfortable. "I just forgot."
"Then which campus were you on? How many points did you get in the college entrance examination? You should be able to answer these, right?" The student had long suspected that Shen Wei was lying, so he wasn't going to let it go easily. After all, a person like this was just embarrassing their alma mater.
"Why should I remember these things? I just need to study hard." Shen Wei still said haughtily, as if... As a student who loved his school, how could he allow such a person to be in front of him? Things had gone this far. If Shen Wei continued to speak, she would only expose more lies. Shen Wei was now in a very awkward situation. Not only had she failed to answer a single basic question, but even her school record was being doubted.
Ji Xiaoli looked at the comments scrolling on the internet. All of them were condemning Shen Wei, saying that she didn't deserve it. Some of her fans were trying to turn the tide, saying that Shen Wei had just forgotten. Some even went so far as to say that the program team had made Shen Wei uncomfortable.
"Shen Wei, since you can't answer the questions today and can't advance, why don't you go back to the guest seats?" Ji Xiaoli thought it was about time to change to the next contestant. If Shen Wei stayed on the stage any longer, it might cause more trouble. Moreover, the live - broadcast had a time limit. This long period of time had already saturated the program's effect. If Shen Wei continued, someone might take advantage of the situation.
Reluctantly, Shen Wei stepped off the stage. Before leaving, she gave Ji Xiaoli a dirty look. Ji Xiaoli just smiled and watched Shen Wei go, then explained to the audience in front of the screen. "This seat was specially prepared for Shen Wei. Any guest who can't answer the questions can sit here." Although there were quite a few stools in the area, Shen Wei sitting there alone looked very conspicuous. Shen Wei was still holding a bottle of the drink she endorsed, sitting there motionless. People who didn't know might think it was a statue.
After Shen Wei left, the competition finally truly began. Every contestant was highly capable and could answer almost every question in the fastest way possible. Especially those two top students who had questioned Shen Wei earlier. They were almost invincible and quickly achieved very high scores.
Sitting in the special guest seat, Shen Wei tightly grasped the drink she endorsed. "It seems Shen Wei is quite lonely sitting there alone. After all this time, she's still by herself." Ji Xiaoli seized the opportunity, turned her head, and said to Shen Wei with a smile. But this was all happening in front of the camera, so Shen Wei didn't dare to show any anger towards Ji Xiaoli. She could only force a smile, which looked extremely ugly.
"All these questions were specially prepared for these top students. Our Shen Wei doesn't study these things." Those internet trolls, seeing that they had no other choice, tried to find another way to white - wash Shen Wei's embarrassment this time. But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't clean up Shen Wei's negative public image. Now everyone thought that Shen Wei was not only uneducated but also lacked common sense. Such a variety show with her in it just seemed full of irony.
Shen Wei herself understood this and just kept her mouth shut, afraid of causing more trouble. "Today's competition has been really full of twists and turns. I didn't expect the latter part to be so exciting!" The competition on the stage was getting more and more intense, and soon only a few real top students remained. Since the students who had been eliminated had answered some questions correctly, they naturally didn't sit next to Shen Wei. Now Shen Wei could only watch the few people left on the stage but didn't dare to say a word.
"Miss Shen Wei, do you recognize any of these questions? If you think you can, I can give you another chance to continue answering." Ji Xiaoli looked at Shen Wei with a smile and made an inviting gesture, wanting Shen Wei to continue answering questions. After all, Shen Wei was a specially - invited guest, and Ji Xiaoli had the power to offer such a chance.