After the first class in the afternoon.
Lin Yuan and Gu Lianyin were both at their seats.
They were having a one-on-one tutoring session, with him explaining in detail what the teacher had covered earlier.
Gu Lianyin listened very attentively.
Lin Yuan's explanations were even simpler and more detailed than the teacher's, making them easy to understand.
Some of her previous textbook-related doubts were also resolved with ease.
One taught earnestly while the other learned earnestly, neither noticing the strange looks quite a few classmates were giving them.
"I'm telling you, it's only been a few days, and Lin Yuan is already this close with his deskmate. Could he be into this type?"
"Hard to say. If such an ugly girl were sitting beside me, I probably wouldn't even be able to focus in class. Just sitting there would make me feel like I was on pins and needles!"
"This is really strange. The class monitor is so pretty, yet he gave her the cold shoulder when she pursued him. But with such an ugly deskmate, look at them—their faces are practically touching."
Quite a few students whispered among themselves.
Ten minutes later, the class bell rang.
Lin Yuan stopped tutoring her and asked, "Do you remember it all?"
Gu Lianyin nodded obediently. "I remember everything."
She sounded a little playful.
Over the next few days, Gu Lianyin's studies improved more and more. With Lin Yuan's tutoring, she learned everything the teacher had taught.
Their relationship directly developed into friendship. They talked about studying, interests, and the future.
Lin Yuan also learned that Gu Lianyin's family was quite well-off. Otherwise, she would not casually put several thousand yuan onto a meal card.
When Lin Yuan asked about it, Gu Lianyin's answer was simple: she found frequent top-ups troublesome, so she just added more at once.
Those words left Lin Yuan feeling rather uncomfortable.
His family circumstances were not very good. When he was young, his biological father abandoned him and vanished without a trace.
He had lived with his mother ever since.
His mother worked during the day and took on part-time jobs at night to support his schooling, enduring many hardships.
When Lin Yuan introduced his family situation to Gu Lianyin, he only said that he came from an ordinary family.
Gradually, the first mock exam arrived.
"Do well on this test. If your grades don't improve, don't talk to me anymore!"
Before the exam, Lin Yuan reminded Gu Lianyin.
After all, this concerned whether he could obtain the system's hidden skill reward.
"Got it~" Gu Lianyin stuck out her little tongue.
The exam was extremely boring. Lin Yuan found it as easy as doing elementary school questions and finished very quickly.
He glanced at Gu Lianyin and saw that she was bent over her paper, answering questions. It seemed there was nothing difficult about it for her either.
When the exam ended, all the students handed in their papers.
Some looked worried, some remained silent, while others appeared relaxed.
"Lin Yuan, I feel like I can get close to full marks this time!"
After handing in her paper, Gu Lianyin could not wait to share her joy with Lin Yuan.
"Impressive, impressive!"
Lin Yuan gave her a thumbs-up.
After spending time together, Lin Yuan discovered that Gu Lianyin was a lively and cheerful girl, and occasionally rather cute as well.
She had that kind of inner beauty.
Their relationship developed from ordinary friends into good friends.
They also added each other's contact information and occasionally chatted on their phones.
Time flew by, and a day later.
The teacher entered the classroom carrying the exam papers.
His gaze swept over the students below as he said in a deep voice:
"Some students made great progress on this mock exam, while others fell behind a little."
"Now, when I call your name, come up and collect your paper!"
The teacher motioned for everyone to quiet down and began calling names starting with the lowest scores.
"Dai Shengping, 21 points!"
"Shen Mingjie, 25 points!"
The students whose names were called stood up and went to the podium to collect their papers.
There were fifty-six students in the class altogether, and thirty had received their papers by then.
Beside Lin Yuan, Gu Lianyin's little face was full of nervousness.
Lin Yuan found it a little funny and raised a hand to pat her shoulder. "Don't be nervous. Believe in yourself."
Sure enough, Gu Lianyin stopped feeling nervous.
"Lin Yuan, if I can rank in the top twenty, this young lady will cover your meals for the week!"
She patted her chest and promised.
"Xue Hongyun, 104 points!"
"Gu Lianyin, 136 points!"
The teacher called Gu Lianyin's name.
Gu Lianyin hurriedly stood up and went to the podium to collect her paper.
She was so excited. She had actually scored 136 points. Oh my God, I'm not dreaming, am I?
Second place in the class!
After receiving her paper and returning to her seat, she still felt as though it was unreal.
"Congratulations!"
Lin Yuan said with a smile.
"Wuwu, I'm so excited I'm about to cry." Gu Lianyin's eyes really did turn red, and she looked like she was about to cry.
Lin Yuan could not help laughing.
The teacher picked up the final exam paper and announced:
"Lin Yuan, 150 points, a perfect score!"
At once, every student in the class turned their gaze toward Lin Yuan.
There was surprise, shock, and disbelief.
The teacher continued, "Lin Yuan is the only student in the class who got every question right—a perfect score!"
The entire class was stunned.
A perfect score!
(End of Chapter)
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