"Facts have proven that as long as you're willing to work hard, no matter how poor your grades are, you'll eventually reap the rewards."
"Ye Feng, sit down. I've acknowledged your grades. If anyone still says you cheated, tell them to come find me in the office."
Ye Feng sat down at her words, his face calm and devoid of any unnecessary expression.
The sight made Wang Yi nod again. That kid Ye Feng had finally shown some promise.
But Ye Feng had already turned his gaze toward Su Lin. His target had never been Feng Yifei, nor had it been Yan Huan.
His goal was to defeat Su Lin—to utterly crush him in the area Su Lin was most proud of.
"Lin Xiaowan, you should sit down too."
Lin Xiaowan remained standing where she was.
"Lin Xiaowan... Lin Xiaowan..."
"Ah! Teacher Wang." Lin Xiaowan snapped back to her senses, her gaze evasive as she did not dare look at Wang Yi.
"Sit down."
"Oh, okay."
Lin Xiaowan shot Su Lin another fierce glare, leaving him baffled once more.
"Xiao Wan, what's wrong with you?"
"We're in class. No talking."
Su Lin nodded and said nothing further.
Lin Xiaowan stared at Su Lin's profile and sighed inwardly. I have to admit, this guy really is handsome. Why didn't I notice before? Could it be like the books say—was I just too oblivious?
Lin Xiaowan considered herself fairly mature. One major reason she did not want to date was that the students in her class, especially those her own age, were simply immature.
Those boys either talked about games or novels.
But as she spent more and more time with Su Lin, Lin Xiaowan gradually realized that he was an especially mature person.
He was usually humorous and witty, remained calm in the face of major matters, and handled things flawlessly. He outclassed every one of his peers.
Lin Xiaowan felt she could not go on like this, yet she could not help thinking about Su Lin.
After Wang Yi handed out the papers, he left. Before long, the Chinese teacher arrived.
After the usual lecture, she continued handing out test papers.
"Our class did fairly well on the Chinese exam this time. There were only three students in the entire grade who scored above 130, and all three are in our class."
"Su Lin... 146."
"Damn... Is there any justice in getting 146 in Chinese? Su Lin's seriously using cheats."
"A perfect score in math was one thing, but his Chinese score is this high too? Is there any justice left?"
"Exactly. Su Lin's on track to take first place in the whole school this time."
Yu Min frowned. "Quiet down. I graded Su Lin's Chinese paper myself. He could have gotten a perfect score, but although this was only a monthly exam, we graded the papers according to college entrance exam standards. That's why I gave him 56 points. The essay was very standard, but being too standard is also grounds for deductions. Su Lin, do you understand what I mean?"
Su Lin nodded. "I understand, Teacher Yu."
"Mm. Go back and read more essay books to broaden your material."
"Lin Xiaowan... 138."
"Xia Shiyu... 130."
"Yan Huan... 124."
"Ye Feng... 120."
Ye Feng's grades being announced once again sparked discussion among the students.
Only this time, their voices were much lower. Ye Feng had just proven with his own ability that he had earned his grades himself rather than copied them.
At this point, Yan Huan and Feng Yifei's expressions had begun to turn ugly.
Ye Feng had already surpassed Yan Huan in both math and Chinese. If they could not pull the score back in English and the science comprehensive exam, then they would be the ones running laps on the field.
"Take your papers back first and look over your mistakes—figure out how you got them wrong. We'll go over this paper tomorrow."
After Yu Min left, the English teacher arrived as well.
As expected, Su Lin got another perfect score.
Su Lin once again enjoyed everyone's envious gazes, but he did not care in the slightest.
To him, these were normal grades. There was no helping it—he had comprehensive mastery of knowledge. As long as it was not a university-level question, he could answer it.
Once the science comprehensive results came out, Su Lin's total score was announced as well: 746, first in the entire school. Other than losing four points in Chinese, he had gotten full marks in every subject.
Quite a few teachers looked at Su Lin differently this time.
Their gazes were practically devouring him whole.
It could not be helped. If Su Lin maintained these grades, he would very likely become this year's top science student in Jiangnan Province.
Ye Feng and Yan Huan's total scores were announced as well.
Ye Feng scored 664, ranking seventh in the class, while Yan Huan scored 642, ranking eleventh.
School was out!!!
The field was already packed with people. Ye Feng's bet with Yan Huan and Feng Yifei had long spread like wildfire throughout the senior year.
So after school, many students had not left.
Su Lin walked together with Xia Shiyu and Lin Xiaowan.
Su Lin noticed that Lin Xiaowan was acting strangely today. Whenever their eyes met, Lin Xiaowan would always dodge his gaze, not daring to look directly into his eyes.
Su Lin was no novice. Back on Earth, he had dated several times, even if none of those relationships had ended particularly well.
Still, he understood looks like Lin Xiaowan's.
Su Lin stroked his chin as he looked at Lin Xiaowan, lost in thought. Could this girl be interested in me?
Then he thought of the three great misconceptions in life.
"I'd better check her favorability. No amount of guessing is as reliable as the real number."
Lin Xiaowan: 17 years old, 168 cm, 48 kg, current favorability (72↑ rising).
?
It was already this high?
He had not done anything at all. Although he often spent time with Lin Xiaowan at school, Xia Shiyu was basically with them the entire time too.
He had not even used any tricks, so why was her favorability rising so quickly?
Tsk, tsk...
"It'd be great if it could reach one hundred before college."
"One hundred what!?"
"Uh... I meant it'd be great if you two could also score a hundred like me."
"Hmph! You only performed a little better this time. Next time—at the next monthly exam, I'll definitely surpass you."
Seeing the two of them faintly about to clash, Xia Shiyu hurriedly said, "Stop arguing. What's the point of competing like this? Xiao Wan, haven't you been first place long enough? Let's go to the field and watch the show."
Su Lin and Lin Xiaowan looked at Xia Shiyu at the same time.
Stare!!!
Xia Shiyu became a little embarrassed under their stares. "What kind of looks are those? Fine, don't go if you don't want to. Why are you staring at me?"
"Hehe!"
"Hehe... Xiao Yu, that topic change was a little forced. Xiao Wan and I are engaging in healthy competition."
"Exactly. We don't have any grudge against each other."
After saying that, Lin Xiaowan gave Su Lin a sweet smile.
Ye Feng's Taunt, Asking for Flowers and Votes
In the end, the three of them still went to the field together to watch the show.
"There are so many people. Are they all here to watch Yan Huan and Feng Yifei run laps?"
Su Lin smiled. "They might really be here to watch Yan Huan run laps. As for Feng Yifei... heh, who would watch him?"
"Ah! Why are they watching Yan Huan run laps but not Feng Yifei?" Xia Shiyu asked in confusion.
Su Lin glanced at her 34B chest, then shook his head. "Xiao Yu, you wouldn't understand why. Maybe Xiao Wan knows the reason."
Lin Xiaowan shot Su Lin a fierce glare. "Su Lin, you're just like those guys. Birds of a feather flock together."
Su Lin nodded. "On that point, I admit it. I'm a vulgar man. Otherwise, why would I be friends with you two?"
Lin Xiaowan was so angered by his bluntness that her chest heaved. "You really don't hide it at all. You even make being lecherous sound so nice."
Su Lin shrugged. "If I hide it, you'll call me hypocritical. If I don't hide it, you get mad that I'm lecherous. This is difficult."
By then, Xia Shiyu had already understood what Su Lin was hinting at.
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