Evening self-study.
The long break between classes was the students' happiest time, because the final evening self-study period was a real self-study session. Aside from the class teacher dropping by occasionally, no teachers were stationed there.
Class monitor Huang Zhongfei had a mild temperament. As long as you did not talk too loudly, he generally would not interfere.
The students in the front rows who loved studying, such as Chen Qian, were still buried in their books. Not only did he study during breaks, but he also studied until midnight after going home from evening self-study.
That was right. Chen Qian worked that hard.
In the previous Final Unified Exam, although he had only ranked fourth in the class, he had already surged into the top twenty in the grade rankings.
From outside the top 150 when he first enrolled to the top twenty now—this was the result of Chen Qian burning the midnight oil and throwing himself into his studies.
After finishing a difficult math problem, Chen Qian felt somewhat tired. He wanted to rest.
But he could not.
Chen Qian swept his gaze toward the corner where Xue Yuantong sat.
He saw Xue Yuantong eating.
Heh, eat up. Talent may give you a temporary boost, but if you think talent alone can hold onto your position as the top student in the city, you're dead wrong.
What you don't know is that I have talent too. My talent is persistence. Heaven rewards the diligent.
Don't get complacent. I've begun catching up.
Then he saw Jiang Ning playing games.
Heh, keep playing. Indulging in trivial pursuits ruins one's ambitions. One day, you'll regret today's laziness.
Chen Qian smiled coldly.
Still, he had always harbored a question.
Xue Yuantong had always been first place in middle school. Only after something