"April 8, Saturday, overcast."
"Lately, I've been lazy. It's been a long time since I last wrote in my diary."
"Calling it a diary is a bit of a stretch. It's already become a weekly journal, and it might turn into a monthly journal later."
"Whenever I pick up my pen intending to write, I think carefully and realize there's nothing to write about. So I keep putting it off, until today."
"I started writing a diary partly to reflect on myself, and partly to record meaningful things."
"But my life really doesn't have many things worth recording. Meaningful things are too scarce."
"That's probably just what life in the third year of high school is like. It's like the books in a library—always the same, never changing."
"The weather isn't very good today. Hmm, the weather these past two days doesn't seem to have been very good either. Clouds have gathered in the sky, blocking out the sunlight, just like my terrible mood."
"With the gaokao approaching, my parents have become increasingly strict with me. They want me to rank first in the province and become the so-called Top Scholar."
"After all, only first place will be remembered. I have to earn the title of Top Scholar to bring them more benefits."
"So they signed me up for another cram school, as well as a private tutoring session."
"This is the first time they've been willing to spend money on a private tutor for me. They used to think it was too expensive."
"The cram-school teacher is fairly easy to deal with. After I demonstrated my actual level, he stopped bothering with me."
"But what surprised me was that the private tutor was actually a university student. They actually hired a university student to tutor me..."
"Was it because university students are cheaper?"
"This private tutor has neither teaching experience nor the necessary level of knowledge. He's completely incapable of teaching me."
"I told Wang Ge about it and got laughed at."
"Fortunately, my parents still care fairly much about a teacher's actual ability. After I told them that this university student was incapable of teaching me, they agreed to find me a new private tutor."
"My new private tutor will be arriving soon. I hope my parents won't try to save money again and will find me someone more reliable."
"..."
"The Second Mock Exam will be held when school starts next time."
"I don't like exams. On the one hand, they're boring. On the other, the questions are completely unoriginal. They always boil down to the same few types. It's incredibly dull."
"That's what I say, but if you asked me to design the questions, I'm afraid I couldn't do any better than the examiners."
"The model of exam-oriented education makes it difficult for me to innovate, while the material I've taught myself has already gone completely beyond the scope of high school."
"To use Wang Ge's words, I'm probably just all talk, right?"
"Heh. Speaking of Wang Ge, that guy told me with absolute confidence last night that he was going to surpass me in this Second Mock Exam."
"He said he hadn't slept in class for an entire week. He'd never worked this hard in his life."
"...He really has worked hard."
"Well, since that's the case, I'll score a few more points this time."
"It's not that I'm competitive. I'm not particularly attached to my ranking. I'll give him first place, but not yet."
"Of course, if he can take first place from me through his own ability, then I'll have nothing to say."
"..."
"After thinking it over carefully, it seems there's nothing else worth recording besides these things."
"Maybe I really am such a boring person, living such a boring life."
"Only Wang Ge can stir up the slightest ripple in my stagnant life."
"Come to think of it, more than half of these recent diary entries have been about him. I have to thank him. Otherwise, my diary—which has already become a weekly journal—might have turned into a monthly journal long ago."
Chen Yanxi put down her pen and flexed her fingers, which had grown somewhat sore from writing for so long.
She opened her phone and checked the time. The new private tutor her parents had hired should be arriving around now, right?
She would write the rest of her diary after the tutoring session.
As soon as the thought arose in her mind, her mother's voice came from outside: "Chen Yanxi, the new private tutor I hired for you is here. Come out and meet him!"
Chen Yanxi was just about to get up and open the door when a smiling man's voice rang out from outside: "It's fine, it's fine. No need to trouble yourself. I'll go in and meet her. I've been wanting to meet this genius of a child for a long time."
When she heard that voice, Chen Yanxi's expression instantly became extremely... puzzled.
Without the slightest hesitation, she opened the door, and an extremely familiar face entered her sight.
Although the person was dressed in formal attire, had combed his hair into a more mature style, was wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and had even stuck a small mustache beneath his nose, Chen Yanxi recognized him at a glance.
She felt that her brain was having trouble keeping up.
"This is Chen Yanxi, isn't it? I didn't expect her to be so beautiful. What a surprise." The new private tutor adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and smiled at Chen Yanxi's mother. "Mrs. Chen, you've raised an extraordinary child."
"Teacher Wang, you flatter us. My child is only average. She still needs you to teach her properly so she can score a few more points on the gaokao." Mother Chen smiled so broadly that her mouth nearly split open.
Being praised for raising her well made her happier than being praised directly.
"Of course, of course. Leave her to me, don't worry. I'm also looking forward to producing another Top Scholar." The new private tutor smiled.
Another one? Chen Yanxi suppressed the absurdity rising in her heart and remained silent.
"Wonderful, wonderful. Then I'll leave her in your care, Teacher Wang." Mother Chen's face was covered in smiles as she continued, "Teacher Wang, please go inside and wait for a while. I have a few words to say to this child."
"All right. I'll wait inside for a bit."
The new private tutor glanced at Chen Yanxi before walking straight into her bedroom.
However, along the way, while Mother Chen wasn't looking, he secretly winked at Chen Yanxi.
Chen Yanxi pressed her lips together and maintained an expressionless face.
Only after the new private tutor entered the bedroom did Mother Chen pull Chen Yanxi into a corner and whisper a few instructions:
"Listen to me. Teacher Wang is a renowned top teacher, a genius who came out of USTC's gifted class. He's taught several Top Scholars before and is extremely famous even at universities like Tsinghua and Peking University. He's the kind of person you couldn't hire even if you had money.
"He heard about you and was so eager to recruit a talented student that he came all the way here to tutor you. You must listen carefully to what he says and build a good relationship with him. Even after you go to university, he'll still be able to help you. Do you understand?"
Chen Yanxi remained silent for several seconds before saying, "I understand."
She suddenly felt somewhat lost.
Just last night, her classmate had been determined to beat her in the next exam. Today, he had suddenly become a world-famous top teacher.
Was this world absurd, or was Wang Ge simply too absurd?
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