The afternoon exams continued.
Mathematics was a strong subject for both Chen Shi'an and Lin Meng Qiu. For Lin Meng Qiu in particular, it was more than just a strength; it was also a source of pride in which she refused to fall behind.
Because her mother used to teach mathematics.
The morning's Chinese exam had been about as difficult as the ones at their own school, but the afternoon's mathematics exam was a little harder.
It seemed the overall difficulty had been raised this time. Even Yuan Xuan and the others thought this mathematics exam was quite a bit harder.
Fortunately, that posed no obstacle to Lin Meng Qiu. She felt she had performed fairly well, and checked her paper thoroughly after finishing it.
Even with time to spare, Lin Meng Qiu did not attempt the extra optional question. After all, getting it right would earn no extra points, while getting it wrong would cost her points. Instead, she checked all the questions she had answered once again to ensure she could safely secure full marks this time.
As for Chen Shi'an, that went without saying.
In under an hour, he had finished every question on the paper, including all the optional questions at the end.
Yuan Xuan, Meng Song, and the others had thought his speed in Chinese was an exception. Only after the mathematics exam did they realize that answering questions quickly was simply the norm for Chen Shi'an.
At one point, Meng Song had even secretly competed with Chen Shi'an over speed. Mathematics was his strong suit too, after all, but to his surprise, he could not compare with Chen Shi'an at all. Chen Shi'an had already reached the second page while he had finished less than half of the first...
Trying to force himself to