An Absurd World, Absurd People

"April 8th, Saturday, cloudy."

"I've been lazy lately; it's been a long time since I last wrote in my diary."

"Calling it a diary is a stretch; it's already become a weekly entry, and it might even turn into a monthly one later."

"Every time I pick up my pen to write, I think carefully, but I find there's nothing to write about, so I keep putting it off until today."

"My original intention for keeping a diary was, on one hand, to reflect on myself, and on the other, to record meaningful events."

"But my life truly doesn't have many things worth recording; there are too few meaningful events."

"Life in the third year of high school is probably like this, like books in a library – always the same."

"The weather isn't great today. Hmm, the weather hasn't been great for the past couple of days. Dark clouds have gathered in the sky, blocking the sun, much like my gloomy mood."

"As the college entrance examination approaches, my parents' discipline has become increasingly strict. They want me to be the top student in the province, to become the so-called Top Scholar."

"After all, only the first place is remembered. Only by obtaining the title of Top Scholar can I bring them more benefits."

"Therefore, they've signed me up for another cram school and a tutoring session."

"This is the first time they've been willing to spend money to hire a tutor for me; they used to find it too expensive."

"The cram school teacher is relatively easy to talk to. After I showed him my real academic level, he stopped bothering me."

"But to my surprise, the tutor turned out to be a university student. They actually hired a university student to tutor me..."

"Is it because university students are cheaper?"

"This tutor has neither teaching experience nor the corresponding knowledge level; they are completely incapable of teaching me."

"I told Wang Ge about this, and I was met with his mockery."

"Fortunately, my parents do value the actual competence of teachers. After I told them that this university student was incapable of teaching me, they agreed to find me a new tutor."

"My new tutor is supposed to arrive soon. I hope my parents won't be so stingy this time and can find me a more reliable teacher."

"..."

"The Second Mock Exam will be held when school starts again."

"I don't like exams. On one hand, they're boring; on the other hand, the exam questions are uninspired, always the same few types, very dull."

"Though I say that, if I were to design the questions myself, I probably wouldn't do a better job than the question setters."

"The examination-oriented education model makes it difficult for me to innovate, and the content I've learned on my own has already completely surpassed the scope of high school."

"In Wang Ge's words, this is probably just me bragging?"

"Heh, speaking of Wang Ge, that guy confidently told me last night that he was going to surpass me in this Second Mock Exam."

"He said he'd been sleeping in class for a whole week, that he'd never worked this hard in his life."

"...He's really working so hard."

"Well, if that's the case, then I'll just score a few more points this time."

"It's not that I'm overly competitive; I don't have any particular attachment to rankings. I'll give him this first place, but not now."

"Of course, if he can genuinely snatch the first place from me with his own abilities, then I have nothing to say."

"..."

"After thinking about it carefully, there doesn't seem to be anything else worth recording."

"I guess I'm just a boring person, living a boring life."

"Only Wang Ge can stir up a ripple in my stagnant life."

"Speaking of which, more than half of the recent diary entries are related to him. I have to thank him; otherwise, this diary, which has already become a weekly entry, might have already turned into a monthly one."

Chen Yanxi put down her pen, stretching her fingers, which had become a bit sore from writing for so long.

She glanced at her phone to check the time. Around this time, the new tutor her parents hired should be arriving, right?

She'll write the rest of the diary after the tutoring session.

As soon as this thought crossed her mind, her mother's voice echoed from outside: "Chen Yanxi, the new tutor I hired for you is here, come out and meet them!"

Just as Chen Yanxi was about to get up to open the door, a man's voice, filled with laughter, sounded from outside: "It's okay, it's okay, no need for so much trouble. I'll just come in to meet her. I've been wanting to meet this genius of a child for a long time."

Upon hearing this voice, Chen Yanxi's expression immediately became very... bewildered.

Without any hesitation, she pushed open the door, and an incredibly familiar face entered her line of sight.

Even though he was wearing a suit, had his hair styled like an adult, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, and even a small mustache taped below his nose, Chen Yanxi recognized him at a glance.

She felt like her brain wasn't working properly.

"You must be student Chen Yanxi, right? You're so beautiful, it's truly surprising," the new tutor said, adjusting his gold-rimmed glasses and smiling at Chen Yanxi's mother. "Ms. Zhang, you've raised a remarkable child."

"Teacher Wang is too kind. My child is just average; she still needs Teacher Wang's guidance to score a few more points on the college entrance exam," Mother Chen said, beaming.

Praise for her parenting made her happier than direct praise for Chen Yanxi.

"Certainly, certainly. Leave her to me with confidence. I'm also looking forward to nurturing another Top Scholar," the new tutor said with a smile.

Another one? Chen Yanxi suppressed the rising sense of absurdity in her heart and remained silent.

"Alright, alright, then I'll be counting on you, Teacher Wang," Chen Yanxi's mother said, her face beaming. "Teacher Wang, please go inside and wait a moment. I just need to have a few words with this child."

"Okay, I'll wait then."

The new tutor glanced at Chen Yanxi before walking directly into her bedroom.

However, on the way, he secretly winked at Chen Yanxi when her mother wasn't looking.

Chen Yanxi pursed her lips, maintaining a poker face.

After the new tutor entered the bedroom, Chen Yanxi's mother pulled her into a corner and whispered, "Listen, Teacher Wang is a top-tier teacher renowned throughout the land. He's a genius who came from USTC's gifted program. He's taught several top scorers and is incredibly famous even at universities like Tsinghua and Peking University—the kind you can't get even with a lot of money.

He heard about your situation this time and, eager to nurture talent, traveled all this way to be your tutor. You need to listen to him carefully and build a good relationship with him. He can even help you after you go to college, understand?"

Chen Yanxi was silent for a good few seconds before replying, "I understand."

She suddenly felt a sense of confusion.

Last night she was determined to beat her classmates in the next exam, and today it was suddenly a world-renowned top-tier teacher.

Was this world absurd, or was Wang Ge himself too absurd?

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