Look Up, Head Forward

Gu Panyan wasn't the type of person to give up easily.

After morning self-study ended, she paid close attention during the following classes.

Even though she didn't understand any of it.

Their class was a science class, and science heavily emphasized fundamentals. Gu Panyan's foundation was extremely weak. Even with Wang Ge patiently explaining various basic principles and formulas to her, she still felt completely lost.

Because of this, Wang Ge directly told Gu Panyan to stop listening to the lectures and just listen to him instead.

He started from the first chapter, tutoring Gu Panyan bit by bit.

Just like that, the afternoon English class arrived as scheduled.

The English teacher, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, slowly walked into the classroom and glanced at the time. "Recite five minutes of the essay first, and I'll check it later."

"You should have finished reciting by now, right?" Wang Ge whispered to Gu Panyan from below the podium.

"Guess," Gu Panyan said with a slight smirk.

"No need to guess, you definitely finished," Wang Ge stated confidently.

Gu Panyan raised an eyebrow. "You believe in me that much?"

"No, I believe in myself," Wang Ge said matter-of-factly. "With a teacher as amazing as me, and such meticulous guidance, even a pig could finish reciting it."

Gu Panyan's face darkened, and she nudged him with her elbow irritably.

Wang Ge chuckled. He initially wanted to tease her a bit more, but noticing the English teacher's gaze drifting over to their direction from time to time, he gave up and pretended to be diligently reciting the essay.

The five minutes passed quickly. The English teacher cleared his throat. "Alright, let's start checking. Wang Ge, you first."

Wang Ge, who was prepared, stood up and recited a very fluent passage of English that was flawless.

After Wang Ge finished, the English teacher nodded. "Mm, very good, you can sit down. Next, Gu Panyan."

The moment the students in the class heard the name, they instinctively turned to look at the last row. They all knew Gu Panyan's grades and usual performance, and no one expected her to be able to recite it, just like no one expected Wang Ge wouldn't be able to.

In the last row, Wang Ge, who had just sat down, gave Gu Panyan an encouraging look. Gu Panyan smiled at him, ignored the gloating gazes around her, and stood up quite naturally. She recited the beginning of the essay with ease and fluency.

As her classmates' surprised expressions emerged, Gu Panyan's recitation became smoother and smoother, with no significant pronunciation errors. If someone who didn't know Gu Panyan's grades saw this, they would definitely mistake her for a top student.

However, if one listened closely, they would notice that her recitation was remarkably similar to Wang Ge's. It was worthy of being taught by the same teacher; even the minor pronunciation mistakes were identical. It was as if she had simply copied and pasted Wang Ge's recitation.

In reality, Gu Panyan had indeed done just that. She wasn't actually that proficient; the time she had to memorize it was too short, and being able to recite it at all was already quite good. The reason she could achieve this was that whenever she stumbled and started recalling the next sentence, Wang Ge's voice reciting the essay would echo in her mind. Every word was so clear; she just needed to repeat the sound in her head.

She had felt this sensation before when she tried to memorize. Whenever she forgot how to pronounce a word, Wang Ge's patient voice from their morning reading sessions would ring in her mind. That voice, as gentle as flowing water, instantly helped her recall everything.

"Very good, very good, very good indeed! Please sit down." The English teacher said "very good" three times in a row, his joy evident. "Gu Panyan has made great progress! Although there are less than a hundred days until the college entrance examination, if you can maintain this state, I dare say you'll score at least ninety in English! If not, come find me!" He was actually very surprised. He had initially thought that even though Gu Panyan had started studying, her foundation was still poor, and she barely recognized a few words. It would have been good if she could have stumbled through the essay. He hadn't expected Gu Panyan to achieve this level; it was truly a pleasant surprise. This meant Gu Panyan had a talent for learning, and it meant Gu Panyan genuinely had a chance to get into university! How could he, as a teacher, not be happy?

Following this, the English teacher used this incident to lecture the other students in the class, saying that it wasn't too late to work hard. It was predictable that he would use Gu Panyan as an example to educate students in other classes as well...

Gu Panyan didn't react much. After sitting down, she simply stared intently at Wang Ge with her beautiful peach blossom eyes. She was clear-headed, knowing this wasn't her own ability. Being able to achieve this was entirely thanks to the person in front of her.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Wang Ge blinked. "Fallen in love with me?"

"Heh," Gu Panyan curled her lips. "Almost."

"Then I still need to work harder?"

"Keep at it," Gu Panyan said lazily. "I'm optimistic about you."

The last class of the afternoon was a self-study period. During this class, Wang Ge taught Gu Panyan many fundamental principles of mathematics and found many basic problems for her to solve. For science, the only way to excel was through endless practice. While doing the problems, Gu Panyan took out an earbud from her pocket and put it in her ear.

After thinking for a moment, she took out another earbud and offered it to Wang Ge. "Want to listen to music?"

"Sure."

Wang Ge took the earbud and put it in. Gentle music began to play in his ears.

To his surprise, it was an English song.

"When she was younger, she would pretend"

When she was a little girl, she'd spend her days dreaming

"That her bedroom was a castle, she was fairest in the land"

That her bedroom was a castle, and she was the fairest maiden in the land

"And she got older, and it all changed"

But as she grew older, everything changed

"There was no time for make believe and all the magic slipped away"

There was no time for make-believe, and all the magic just slipped away

"Until the light in her eyes it was all but gone"

Until the light in her eyes had all but disappeared

"Cause all the dreams that she had turned out to be wrong"

Because all the dreams she'd had turned out to be wrong

"So keep your head up princess 'fore your crown falls"

So keep your head up, princess, before your crown falls

"Know these voices in your head will be your downfall"

Know that these voices in your head will be your downfall

"I know it gets so hard but you don't got far to go"

I know it gets so hard, but you don't have far to go

"Yeah, keep your head up princess, it's a long road"

Yeah, keep your head up, princess, it's a long road

"And the path leads right to where they won't go"

And the path leads right to where they won't go

"I know it hurts right now but I know you'll make it home"

I know it hurts right now, but I know you'll make it home

"So keep your head up"

So keep your head up

"Yeah, keep your head up"

Yeah, keep your head up

"So keep your head up"

So keep your head up

"Yeah, keep your head up"

Yeah, keep your head up

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