Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 798 - 351 Let him die then.

Ever since Ge Qi’s smoking scandal was exposed, public opinion erupted like a storm. People began to question why such a young girl wasn’t focusing on her studies at school and was instead entangled in the vanity fair of the entertainment industry. This kind of discussion spiraled out of control.

It wasn’t until Qiao Wan’s pregnancy scandal surfaced that the public’s attention shifted, allowing Eternal Century a brief reprieve.

The company’s executives decided to reduce their visibility, lay low for a while, and have the group members return to school for some courses. The goal was to recover some of their lost positive public image and reconnect with the broader audience.

The five members of the group were enrolled in different schools: Ge Qi and Du Yuning were in their second year of high school, Xu Si was in his first year, and Rong Xianning and Feng Cheng were in their third year of junior high.

These individuals hadn’t performed well academically even before joining the youth idol scene. After their debut, they hadn’t attended school for a single day, and their grades were abysmal. The only exception was Rong Xianning, who, despite the hectic schedule last year, managed to secretly squeeze in time to take his school’s year-end exams.

Rong Xianning’s name on his household registration wasn’t actually Rong Xianning, but Rong Anning. When he was born, his parents left him to be raised by his grandmother, who also registered his name. "Aning" was the name chosen by his grandmother.

Later, when he began attending kindergarten, his grandmother felt "Aning" was too plain. She pored over dictionaries and eventually chose the character "Xian" to add to the name. However, before she could bring him to the police station to formally change it, she tragically passed away in an accident.

Jingzhou Experimental Middle School was considered one of Jingzhou’s top-ranking public schools. At this school, there was an academic star named Rong Anning. Oddly enough, this "academic star" had a rather low profile, but his name consistently topped the school’s scoreboards.

Most of Rong Xianning’s fans were middle-school-aged girls. When they saw this name, they found it somewhat familiar—it was just one character different from their idol’s name. However, none of them ever connected Rong Anning to Rong Xianning.

After a childhood fire accident, Rong Xianning was taken by his parents to his father’s hometown in Yunzhou. There, he attended school until eighth grade. By chance, Ding Meng encountered Rong Xianning on a trip to Yunzhou. She instantly recognized his potential as an idol and approached the Rong family. Greedy for money, his parents sold their son to Ding Meng for five million yuan. From then on, Ding Meng brought Rong Xianning to Jingzhou and helped him transfer to Jingzhou Experimental Middle School.

Since then, Rong Xianning’s schedule became entirely consumed by dance practices and vocal lessons. He then got busy with filming shows. Only during midterms and final exams did he secretly return to school to take the exams, finish early, and leave. As a result, even his classmates didn’t know that the top student Rong Anning was actually the superstar Rong Xianning.

Following Ge Qi’s scandal, the group’s public image suffered significantly. This was when Rong Xianning’s value came to the forefront.

Ding Meng purchased numerous online posts to promote Rong Xianning’s "academic star" persona, even publishing his final exam scores.

The students at Experimental Middle School became hysterical upon discovering that Rong Anning was indeed Rong Xianning. He hadn’t attended a single day of school, had an explosive rise to fame over the past six months, and was perpetually booked solid—how did he even find time to study, let alone perform so well on exams?

Fans combed through the youth idol program’s reality show segments. Whenever Rong Xianning appeared in the dorm scenes, he was always seen studying. Even Feng Cheng mentioned in an interview that Rong Xianning was incredibly disciplined and often studied until three in the morning. Formerly overlooked details were now undeniable evidence.

Rong Xianning’s hardworking and self-disciplined "academic star" persona resonated deeply with the audience. Ding Meng barely had to push the narrative. Given Rong Xianning’s current popularity, the news spread worldwide in no time.

Netizens started comparing him to Ge Qi, creating side-by-side meme images. On the left was an image of Ge Qi smoking, while on the right was a frail silhouette of Rong Xianning studying diligently under a lamp at midnight. This meme went viral online. Although this wasn’t Rong Xianning’s intent, he effectively solidified his persona and single-handedly salvaged the group’s public image.

Meanwhile, Ge Qi was at home, furious and smashing the table. Yet the company had suspended all his social media accounts, leaving him with no outlet for his anger—a futile rage.

Rong Xianning wasn’t fond of going online. Though the chaos was all about him, he hardly paid attention. Fans and critics could argue all they wanted; it didn’t matter to him. To him, living in the moment was far more important.

The company arranged a single apartment for Rong Xianning. The place wasn’t large, but it was just right for one person.

After finishing his online courses, Rong Xianning removed his headphones and went to the kitchen to prepare some food.

He disliked takeout. Having lived alone since childhood, cooking was second nature to him.

He planned to make a simple bowl of boiled noodles. First, he fried an egg, washed two stalks of greens, and boiled the noodles. Then, he added seasoning to the bowl. A bowl of boiled noodles was ready.

Just as he was about to eat, his phone rang.

Rong Xianning walked to his desk, picked up the phone, and glanced at the screen—a strange number from Yunzhou.

Without hesitation, Rong Xianning hung up.

As he was about to put the phone back down, a text message popped onto the screen.

Rong Xianning froze for a moment before opening the message. The more he read, the colder his gaze became.

He let out a quiet laugh, as if mocking fate’s cruelty.

His fingers tapped the keyboard lightly, typing seven words: "Then let him go to hell."