Chapter 62

The teachers worked overtime grading papers, and the final exam results came out quickly. This time, the school published not only the overall rankings but separate rankings for the sciences and humanities.

"Shen Baili, second in the grade overall."

"First in the grade in the sciences."

"Shen Baili, second in the grade overall."

"First in the grade in the sciences."

Shen Baili stared at the results sheet, her heart pounding.

Her own hard work and progress had always made her heart race. It was a wonderful feeling, and an addictive one.

Zhu Zhitao checked her friends' results first. The names at the top were all familiar—her good friends.

In the schoolwide overall rankings, Lu Mingqian was first, Shen Baili second, Qiao Yi third, and Sang Fang fourth...

In the schoolwide science rankings, Shen Baili was first! Lu Mingqian was second, Qiao Yi third, Sang Fang fourth... and Meng Jiu'an tenth.

In the schoolwide humanities rankings, Lu Mingqian was first, Sang Fang second, Shen Baili third, Qiao Yi fourth... and Zhu Zhitao sixth.

Whether it was the overall rankings or the separate science and humanities rankings, the top five names were largely the same. Most of the top students in this first-year class were strong across the board, with no weak subjects.

Science had dragged Zhu Zhitao down badly. Once physics, chemistry, and biology were taken out of the equation, her ranking shot up.

She had no talent for science, but a year among top students had helped her develop good study habits. Their influence had turned her into half a top student herself, even if her strengths were lopsided.

"Taotao, you're sixth in the humanities!" Qiao Yi exclaimed in delight.

Shen Baili looked at the humanities rankings and spotted Zhu Zhitao's name at once. "Taotao, you've improved so much."

"You've