The two days of the Monthly Exam passed quickly. After whole days of rain, the sky finally cleared after the English exam on the second afternoon.
Overall, this Monthly Exam was slightly easier than the Midterm Exam. That was the school's usual pattern; the next final exam was sure to be harder again.
There was little to say about Chen Shi'an. His performance was as steady as ever.
For Chinese, he reckoned he would still get over 140;
barring any surprises, Mathematics should be full marks;
at most, he would lose a point or two in English;
the Science Comprehensive paper had gone much more smoothly than last time, and Chen Shi'an reckoned he could probably get full marks there too-
Heh heh.
He did not know exactly how the Class Monitor had done, but presumably, until he switched to the humanities exam room, the girl would have to keep taking her exams looking at his back.
The day the exams ended happened to be Friday.
The younger students in Senior Year One had it good. The moment their exams ended, they had two days off. Chen Shi'an had barely left the exam room when he saw plenty of them rushing toward the school gates with bags large and small in the clear evening weather.
"Taoist, once you've gone upstairs and put the desks and chairs back, let's rehearse in an activity room!"
As soon as he met up with Wen Zhixia, the girl invited him to a duo session.
"Rehearse what? Our duet, or the skit?"
"Our duet first. For the skit, we'll rehearse together next week when everyone's here."
"Sure."
They had already submitted the acts they had signed up to perform at the School Anniversary Art Performance, but signing up did not guarantee a spot. It was