Before she could finish, Jiang Huai walked up to her and said, “Ranran, let’s go to the library together.”
“No, thanks,” Yao Ran?replied gently. “My Dad got a tutor for . I have to hurry and go ho.”
The boy nodded in understanding. “Okay, I see. I’ll be working hard as well. I heard that these exams are going to be super important. They say that university professors will be coming to handpick the most outstanding students!”
“Yes, I’ve heard that, too. Well, I’m finished here. Do you want to walk with ?”
“Sure!” Jiang Huai?slung his backpack over his shoulder and bead.
The pair exited the classroom and headed to the school gates. Along the way, they discussed the day’s lessons and compared notes on Classical Chinese and Physics.
“I noticed that you’ve been working especially hard recently,” Jiang Huai?pointed out. “I’m sure you’ll surpass?Yao Tang?and?Lu Yan?this ti. You’re going to be the top student in?City A!”
Yao Ran gave him a humble smile. “I don’t know about that. There are a lot of excellent students in?Experintal High School, too, you know. I just happened to be one of the more diligent ones, but I don’t think that’s enough to make the top student.”
But of course, she intended to be the top student. She was planning to get into Qing University, after all.
Beating Yao Tang?was just the beginning.
The two students parted ways at the school gates. Jiang Huai?watched?Yao Ran?get into her family’s car and waved goodbye to her.
Unbeknownst to him, Yao Ran?was sneering behind the thickly-tinted windows, and didn’t even bother glancing back at him as the car sped away.
…
As the day of the exams approached, the atmosphere in each class grew tense.
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Even the incompetent students from Class 20 seed to be working very hard.
Qin Jing saw an opportunity in the situation and took full advantage of it. Whenever she could, she would run to?Yao Tang’s side and start peppering her with questions about various topics.
Thankfully, Yao Tang?never ran out of patience. She beca sothing of a tutor for her friends. No matter who ca to ask for her help, she was able to explain the problem in a matter of seconds.
Within the next few days, her classmates had started treating her like a god of learning.
ng Yang had even written her na like a talisman, then pasted the piece of paper on his desk for good luck.
It was better to be safe than sorry, particularly because the fate of his pocket money depended on his exam results.
“ng Yang, I’m hungry. Go buy so snacks!” Qin Jing?ordered, pouting at him.
They were in the middle of the self-study period.
ng Yang sighed and rolled his eyes. “Fine, Missy. Ask Sister Tang what she’d like to eat. I’ll go buy sothing for her, too.”
Looking pleased, Qin Jing?skipped back to her desk and made a list.
“Hurry and co back imdiately!” she said as she gave it to him. “Or I’ll kick you out of the sect.”
“Okay, okay, sheesh.” ng Yang dragged Xiao Pang and Chu Yao with him, and the trio rushed to the cafeteria.
Lin Xin saw them scrambling out of the room, and couldn’t help but find her friends’ dynamic interesting. A small smile appeared on her lips.
…
Before dismissing them that day, Xi Yan?handed out the students’ admission passes and gave them another round of pointers.
“It’s okay if you don’t score high. Just do your best. And make sure you don’t break the rules, or worse, cheat!”
Her stern gaze swept over the classroom before giving way to a kind smile.
“I have your room assignnts here. You may check it out for yourselves later.”
After saying that, she gave one of the students a sheaf of papers and instructed him to post it on the class bulletin.
Once Xi Yan?ended the period, the students slowly flocked to the back of the room to search for their nas and examination venues.
Lin Xin, Chu Yao, and?Xiao Pang?were going to take the exams in?Experintal High School, while?ng Yang?was assigned to Fifth High School along with?Qin Jing.
Yao Tang was the only one taking the exams in?No. 1 High School.
When she learned of this, her lips curled up in a subtle smile.
At least she wouldn’t have to ander through an unfamiliar classroom and secure a seat before everyone else.
Qin Jing tugged at her sleeve. “Sister Tang, you have to bless so that I would get good results! I’m always disappointed with my scores.”
“, too!” ng Yang?clapped his hands once and rubbed them together in fervent prayer. “If I don’t do well in these exams, my Dad is going to cut my allowance in half!”
Lin Xin moved closer to the bulletin and peered at the room assignnts. “Sister Tang, you’ll be in Class 11. We can go and take a peek into the room later.”
“Okay,” Yao Tang replied.
She seed to be in a good mood, and had even managed to win a round in her mobile ga without much effort.
…
The students were filtering out of the classrooms to go ho. Among them was Yao Tang. As the crowd neared the school gates, she hastened her pace and broke away from the other students.
She found Cheng Yan?standing out on the pavent, his tall fra leaning against the tal bars that ran the length of the campus entrance. He appeared to have been waiting for quite so ti.
He looked up as she approached.
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