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Class 311.

"Here comes the top student in the whole school!"

"He's amazing at studying, but it's a pity there's something wrong with his eyes."

"I know. Didn't they say it's congenital cataracts? But I think they look so cool!"

"The school's top student—impressive, right? He traded for congenital cataracts."

"I want to trade too. Then I wouldn't need to wear colored contacts to anime conventions. How great would that be?"

"His figure is so good!"

"Stop drooling. In the biology teacher's words, this is a congenital genetic defect."

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When Shi Yi entered, students in Class 311 began talking about him.

Though he did not attend school, his legend had always circulated around campus.

He did not take classes at school, yet he was always ranked first in the entire school.

Within Anlan First High School, Shi Yi was also a legendary figure.

On top of that, some people knew there was something wrong with his eyes and spread the matter around, making quite a few people aware of his situation.

There were many versions of stories about Shi Yi at Anlan First High School, some of them utterly ridiculous.

Shi Yi had excellent hearing, so those words naturally reached his ears. However, he ignored them and took out his second-year Chinese textbook to read.

To him, these people were all passersby. Their lives would have nothing to do with his in the future, so he did not want to waste time on them.

Before long, the bell rang.

Shi Yi picked up his backpack and left for the examination room.

The final exam seating arrangements were based on rankings within the same grade.

Those at the very top of the rankings were basically assigned to the same examination room.

By the time Shi Yi arrived, there were already people waiting to take the exam.

When they saw him, everyone in the room could not help giving him a few extra looks.

Wearing sunglasses at school was already eye-catching, and that was also Shi Yi's distinctive trait.

The second year had already been divided into arts and sciences. There were six subjects in total, three each day. Once the exams were over, summer vacation would begin immediately.

Because of Great Xia's policies, schools could not arrange supplementary classes during summer vacation, so the school truly did go on break.

As for the students, that was another matter.

Of course, this did not affect Shi Yi. Ever since his grades had reached first place, his parents had never arranged extra tutoring for him.

As for hobby classes, they had never forced him to take any, which was also related to his Double Pupils.

After Shi Yi moved out, if he wanted to learn anything, all he had to do was tell his family, and they would transfer him money.

The two-day final exams were just as Shi Yi had expected—easy, without any difficulty.

Nor did he encounter anyone who disliked him or wanted to bully him. It was a key school, and the management was fairly good.

He had no interaction with those students. They were strangers to one another and had nothing to say.

Only his homeroom teacher met with him after the exams, asking about how they had gone and discussing some arrangements for the third year.

He also mentioned college application preferences and the school's guaranteed admission slots.

Their school had guaranteed admission slots for Modu University and Diannan University. With Shi Yi's grades, he naturally qualified for both. When the time came, he would not need to take the college entrance examination and could enroll directly.

However, his homeroom teacher meant that with his grades, getting into Qingbei would not be a problem, so he should think it over more carefully.

After leaving his homeroom teacher, Shi Yi rode his bicycle straight home from school.

With the exams over, he would not have to concern himself with school matters for a while. Next, he could devote himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

"Beep beep!"

Before Shi Yi even got home, the notification sound from the chat app on his phone rang.

Only after returning home did he open it to check.

"Xiao Yi, your final exams are over. Do you want to come home and stay for a few days?"

The message was from the contact saved as "Mom."

Clearly, she had roughly calculated the timing and knew his exams had ended before sending it.

"The next step is preparing for the college entrance exam. The study workload is heavy."

Shi Yi replied.

He did not refuse outright, but the meaning in his words was obvious.

Part of the reason was the influence of his childhood. Even though he had grown up and his mindset had changed somewhat, this kind of reply was still an instinctive reaction.

"Studying is important, but you only finished your final exams today. How about coming back for dinner?"

The reply came quickly.

"Alright. I'll come over in a while."

After pondering for a moment, Shi Yi replied.

Since moving out, he had rarely gone home, but that did not mean he never did.

"I had Sister Li make your favorite dishes. You can eat as soon as you get here!"

The reply came quickly.

After reading it, Shi Yi sighed and casually closed the chat app.

He went into the bathroom to wash up. After drying the water from his body, his figure appeared in the mirror.

Compared to before, he was far more muscular.

At his current build, let alone a sixteen-year-old, even adults in their twenties who worked out regularly and drank protein powder could not compare to him.

In the mirror, Shi Yi looked at his eyes.

Within his Double Pupils, two red and two blue pupils still shimmered with divine light, profoundly mysterious.

Shi Yi changed into the new clothes he had recently bought at a physical store, and his whole person looked even more spirited.

After putting on his sunglasses, Shi Yi headed out.

Whether at school or at home, Shi Yi intended to maintain the status quo. He did not want anything to change.

Pull one hair and the whole body moved. Shi Yi did not want other matters to disrupt the stability he currently had.

That was good for both his parents and himself.

His family could not withstand too great a storm, especially a family that had already been mended. If another great storm came, perhaps it would scatter to the winds.

Keeping things as they were was good.

"Little brother, you're headed to Chaoyuan Villa Area, right?"

Outside Jun'an Residential Area, the driver saw Shi Yi emerge wearing sunglasses and proactively asked.

"Yes, sir. My phone number ends in—"

After getting into the car, Shi Yi gave him the last digits of his phone number.

After that, Shi Yi said nothing.

Seeing this, the driver tactfully kept quiet as well.

He played some music and followed the navigation.

"Little brother, we've arrived at Chaoyuan Villa Area!"

"Cars can't drive inside. You can only get out outside the east gate."

After reaching the destination, the driver made a point of telling him.

Because Shi Yi's location marker was inside.

"Mm, thank you, sir."

Shi Yi nodded and got out.

Among strangers, he had seen malice, and he had also seen kindness.

Among people in the service industry, he encountered more kindness.

Those with poor service attitudes also found it difficult to remain in the service industry for long.

Shi Yi arrived before the east gate of Chaoyuan Villa Area. Under the security guard's gaze, he took out his access card and swiped himself in.

The access cards here were all registered under real names and bound to the homeowners, with the backend recording the relevant information.

"Mr. Stone, do you need us to take you to Villa No. 9?"

A security guard politely approached Shi Yi and asked proactively.

Compared to ordinary residential compounds, the security guards at Chaoyuan Villa Area were more conscientious.

"No need. I can go by myself."

Shi Yi shook his head.

He walked unhurriedly toward Villa No. 9.

Before long, Shi Yi arrived at the gates of Villa No. 9.

This had once been his home. Now, it was his parents' home.

It had witnessed his childhood growth, and it had also witnessed the changes his family had gone through. That family had nearly shattered, then slowly recovered after he left.

It seemed flawless, yet cracks still remained.

But as long as they did not experience another great storm, it could still remain whole.

"Xiao Yi, you're back!"

"I calculated the time and felt you should be here by now!"

The gates opened automatically just as Shi Yi approached.

A gentle woman walked out from inside, wearing a purple silk dress embroidered with gold edging, her hair gathered into a high cloud-shaped bun.

The moment she saw Shi Yi, excitement appeared on her face.