Time passed quietly. The atmosphere in the examination hall remained solemn and dignified. Hundreds of examinees sat upright in their separate cubicles, divided from one another. Along with the soft rustling of pages being turned and answers being written, the air held a faint scent of ink and sandalwood, mixed with an invisible tension that refused to dissipate, making everyone hold their breath and focus.
"..."
The proctor on patrol remained expressionless, moving silently through the hall as she slowly inspected the room. Her stern gaze swept over every examinee, ensuring that no one dared to cheat.
Minute by minute, time passed. The only sounds in the hall were pens scratching across paper and the occasional faint sigh or intake of breath from an examinee lost in thought or gripped by nerves.
"..."
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Annie, disguised as "Lin Daiyu," still rested her cheek in one hand, brows knit with worry as she stared at the blank page, unable to write a thing. She was still wracking her brains for a solution.
"This won't do!"
(...;)
"If this keeps up, forget passing the exam—handing in a blank paper would be mortifying!"
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She kept fretting.
Sure, it was Lin Daiyu, that fool, who would be disgraced... But since Annie was the one impersonating her, if she really handed in a blank paper, then in a sense, she would be disgracing herself. That was absolutely unacceptable.
So Annie sat restlessly in her cubicle, scratching her head and fidgeting, her eyes darting around as she tried to think of something. She was the complete opposite of Lin Daiyu's usual quiet, melancholy, refined-lady demeanor. The contrast was glaring!
Actually, cheating wasn't difficult for Annie at all!
She could even speed up time, wait until the results were posted, memorize the top scorer's answers, then