Chapter 280: Chapter 280
Rong Zhi considered for a few seconds, then softly said, "Perfect score."
The twenty bottles of perfume weren’t difficult for her.
Windsor Yao nodded, "Confident enough, I like it."
Rong Zhi’s lips twitched slightly.
The names rolled up to the thirteenth candidate, still no Rong Zhi, nor Chen Tian.
The latter remained proud and entirely self-assured, showing no sign of panic, even having the leisure to turn and glance at Rong Zhi to see her reaction, only to find the other even more calm and relaxed.
Chen Tian’s lips moved, ultimately she snorted lightly without speaking.
Soon, the fourteenth name appeared, it was Windsor Yao, and the assessment result next to her name was pass.
She clenched her fists in front of her, making a ’Yes’ gesture, her face full of excitement.
"I didn’t let Dad down; he’ll definitely be happy knowing I passed the assessment!"
Windsor Yao knew her talent in perfumery wasn’t high, but she couldn’t resist her father’s demands for her to learn a skill, so she chose the least laborious one, and it seemed the result wasn’t too bad.
Rong Zhi nodded, "Congratulations."
In this noisy gap, the screen had already rolled through names fifteen and sixteen, both passing grades; so far, no excellent or perfect scores had appeared.
Only Rong Zhi and Chen Tian’s names had not been announced.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Even the usually calm Chen Tian was now sweating a bit, staring intently at the screen.
Soon, another name rolled into view at the bottom, brilliantly clear—it was Chen Tian!
Chen Tian’s eyes tightened, she quickly glanced back—
Chen Tian’s taut nerves suddenly relaxed at the appearance of these two words.
And with such a good score, she didn’t disappoint her mentor’s expectations!
The candidates around paused, then each showed smiles and crowded around to offer their congratulations.
Only Rong Zhi and Ying Jiu at the far end appeared out of place.
Chen Tian handled the congratulations with composure, her gaze sweeping over the tall slender boy, with that same proud look on her plain brows, "Hope some people’s scores aren’t too bad, otherwise, all these years of effort will be all mine."
Rong Zhi tilted her head slightly, pulling her lips expressionlessly, "How could you think like that?"
Her tone was quite casual, as if saying Chen Tian was out of her mind.
Chen Tian’s eyebrow twitched, her expression instantly darkening.
At that moment, the screen finally rolled again, showing the last unannounced candidate’s name!
Everyone’s gaze, whether nervous or amused, fell on the screen.
The bright red words emerged halfway, making Windsor Yao grab the boy’s sleeve.
When the full text appeared, she suddenly released her grip.
Did she not see it wrong?
On the large screen with a pure black background, several large characters read—
The Perfumer Association generally does not play around with flashy scores, a perfect score is a perfect score, all correct.
Windsor Yao was dumbfounded.
Other candidates were equally befuddled.
Chen Tian rubbed her eyes, surprise flashing in them, she looked closely again, and there were still those words.
After the candidates’ scores were announced, the big screen was lowered, and when it lit up again, all candidates’ scores were sorted from high to low, displayed in a table, with the highest being Rong Zhi’s name, and the words ’Perfect Score’ behind it, painfully conspicuous.
The long-absent Tang Qie returned to the hall.
He first glanced at the scores on the big screen, then stood in front of everyone, speaking in a cold tone, "Those who passed the assessment, follow me to the second round, those who failed can leave."
Cold indifference is truly indifferent; other teachers might give a word of comfort to those who didn’t pass, but for him, it’s purely business.
After speaking, Tang Qie turned and left, but after taking two steps, someone called out to him, causing him to pause and turn around, finding the caller was a disciple of another high-ranking member of the association.
For the other’s sake, Tang Qie’s attitude was still fairly cordial, "What’s the matter?"
"Tang Qie," Chen Tian smiled, "I have a question about the assessment topic."
Tang Qie’s gaze swept past her to the screen, and after seeing her score, he pursed his lips, "Ask."
Chen Tian: "It’s , we are particularly curious about the perfume Midnight God. Teacher Tang Qie, is it a water fragrance?"
Not mentioning wood scent, not mentioning medicinal scent, Chen Tian only brought up her perfect scent. If Tang Qie really didn’t understand, he might initially consider it as water scent.
Windsor Yao pouted, voice displeased, "Only knows how to be crafty."
Chen Tian remained unmoved.
Unfortunately, Tang Qie really understood this aroma.
He first frowned, his eyes showing some confusion when he asked, "Why would you think it is a water scent?"
Without giving Chen Tian a chance to retort, his voice suddenly darkened, "The top notes of Midnight God are honey, borneol, citrus, the middle notes include crabapple and a medicinal aroma, and the base notes are musk and pine earth scent, very clearly a woody scent."
He somewhat doubted how Chen Tian achieved her excellent score.
To not even detect such obvious scents.
"Moreover," Tang Qie paused, "Though Midnight God’s fragrance is strong, it is based on medicinal scent, even if your sense of smell is impaired, you should not be so drastically mistaken."
Among the onlookers: "..."
The first time hearing Teacher Tang Qie speak such a long string of words, resulted from a candidate’s mistake, involving reprimand.
What sense of smell impairment, what drastic mistake.
Every word was like a needle, penetrating straight into Chen Tian’s heart, making her livers, lungs, and kidneys ache, her face faintly paling.
Tang Qie’s meaning is... she was wrong?!
Chen Tian’s lips twitched, trying to keep her emotion stable, she absolutely couldn’t lose composure at this time.
"Teacher, I didn’t, I could smell the top notes, but the medicinal scent in the middle notes..."
Tang Qie didn’t respond to her, his expression somewhat disappointed, shaking his head slightly, pointing to the silent boy nearby, "If you don’t understand, you can ask her, her assessment score was perfect, with all fragrance ingredients correctly identified."
"Not being able to smell it is your problem; don’t blame it on the perfume."
Chen Tian’s face instantly flushed, like a palette spilling over with brilliant and varied colors.
Seeing everyone’s gaze directed over here, Windsor Yao quickly made room and pushed the boy forward.
Rong Zhi, caught off guard by her shove, accidentally slipped while replying to a message, sending it prematurely.
She turned off her phone’s screen, "What’s up?"
Windsor Yao gestured with her eyes: "Teacher Tang Qie is calling you."
"Oh," Rong Zhi tilted her head, speaking without much emotion, "Is it about the assessment? I’ll come."
"Ahem, no," Rong Zhi was distracted playing on her phone earlier, so Windsor had to explain what had just happened, finishing with a mischievous smile, "No mistake pressing you; beauty is indeed smart."
Tang Qie also looked at Rong Zhi, "How did you detect the Wind Coin Fruit?"
Midnight God’s fragrance is strong, while the Wind Coin Fruit’s scent is very subtle; its smell is easily diluted in a garden filled with floral fragrances.
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Rong Zhi nodded, looking at Tang Qie, maintaining her previous statement, "It’s my own formula, naturally I’m familiar."