I never resented you

Two months later, on July 15, the first-year students at Shengyuan Academy sat their final exams.

Besides the compulsory subjects, there were three electives. Students could freely choose three subjects from the zither, board games, calligraphy, painting, ritual, music, archery, charioteering, writing, and arithmetic.

The highest grade in every subject was A+. A C was a pass, while a C- was a fail. Anyone who failed more than two subjects would have to repeat the year.

The first-year exams ran from the 15th to the 20th, and their vacation officially began on the 25th. The second- and third-year students had another week of classes, while the fourth-year students were all off campus on yearlong internships.

Yan Wen, Tang Yun, and Gao Yuyang had all been assigned to different classrooms. They encouraged one another before heading to their respective exam rooms.

To let Yan Wen focus on his exams, Xiao Qi had gone into sleep mode on his own and would reappear once Yan Wen finished.

All the examinees arrived on time. The exam instructions played over the speakers, the invigilators handed out the papers, and the countdown began as the students started answering questions.

The two and a half hours ticked away until the bell signaling the end of the exam rang, and everyone put down their pens. Yan Wen stretched his neck and arms, then walked out of the exam room.

Tang Yun ran over excitedly and slung an arm around Yan Wen's neck. "A Yan! Those questions you explained to me last time came up on the exam—two of them! This is great!"

Yan Wen pulled Tang Yun's arm off him. "Nice, that should earn you quite a few points. Where's Yuyang?"

"Right here." Gao Yuyang walked over. "That teacher was way too strict. He warned anyone who