Chapter 113: The Exam and Afterward

  The National Day holiday has passed in the blink of an eye, and classmates have returned to campus. After just one day of rest, they will all be taking their monthly exams tomorrow. Following the monthly exams, there will be another round of student adjustments within classes. In short, teachers are busy, students are busy, and only those with ability can stay in Class 10 - it's quite cruel.

  On October 8th, the teachers of each class explained to the students as much as possible the problems that they would not encounter during the holidays, and then informed them of tomorrow's exam schedule and classroom arrangement. Of course, there was no homework tonight, it is a tradition of our school to never assign homework during exams, but as students, they would rather have homework every night than take exams.

  The day has passed quickly, and it's already afternoon. Although the teacher tried to explain the questions as much as possible, not every student was satisfied. As a result, everyone rushed to the office, especially to the math teacher's room. The class advisor sighed: "If only you all came to my office so often during regular times to ask questions, it would be great! Although it's not good to seek help at the last minute, it's not too late now either. But you must make sure to grasp the Buddha's feet tightly, okay? Today, the Buddha is really busy, with so many people looking for him, I don't know how many can truly grasp his feet..."

  The last lesson, the class teacher informed us of the exam schedule. It seems that all my classmates are a bit nervous, after all, it's hard to get into this school and easy to get out. Having stayed here for only a month, who would be willing to leave like this? Who wouldn't feel embarrassed about it?

  The class teacher saw that the atmosphere in the class seemed a bit heavy, and jokingly said: "Classmates, don't be so nervous, you can get into this tenth grade, which means you have strength. You must believe in yourself. Moreover, I also discussed with the other two teachers, and found that our class has always had a good learning atmosphere, after the exam, the results will prove my guess is absolutely correct: it's impossible to have any major changes. Everyone doesn't have to be so gloomy like they're going to be executed tomorrow, how can we, the tenth grade students, be like this? How can Sun Rui'an's students be so timid? Take out your courage, take out your ability, take out your luck. Tomorrow will definitely be a success... ... Everyone remember, being a tenth grader for a day, you must have confidence, and stand up straight. You are the best."

  Everyone was encouraged, and they all lifted their heads. The applause was thunderous for a moment. The teacher passed down the list of exam rooms written with each student's name from the first group. He asked his classmates to remember the room where they were in, and tomorrow must arrive at the examination room 15-20 minutes in advance.

  When the list was passed to our table, I looked at it with Gan Lingling. As a result, I found that only Ji Fengyuan and Li Wuxia were in the same examination room as me. After Gan Lingling saw the list, she pouted and said: "Xiao Xiao, it's so boring! I'm in the same exam room as that annoying Li Muyue again. I've only asked him for help once during the junior high school exams. I'm so jealous of you, being able to take the exam with Ji Fengyuan in the same class! By the way, quickly check which class Li Wuxia is in. I bet Li Muyue has been eagerly waiting to be in the same exam room as her."

  I smiled and said, "No need to look anymore, Wuyi and I are in the same exam room, so Li Muyu will be disappointed again." "Who says it's not? But he won't be too sad, after all, his good friend Wu Hanwen is also in the same exam room, so he won't be bored looking for me to pick on later." "Yeah, having familiar people in the same exam room really makes a big difference."

  October 9th, my cousin and I got up early. My mom made what she called a nutritious breakfast for us. You can guess without me saying it, but my mom has been doing this for decades, even before my rebirth. Every time there's an exam, big or small, it's always the same: one egg, a small bowl of soy milk, and one fried dough stick. I'm completely fine with it, but my cousin is never full.

  Mom always said seriously: "According to the scientific principle of breakfast, as long as you eat nutritious food for breakfast, it's okay not to be too full. Especially on exam days, it will affect blood circulation and make it difficult to think clearly. Zhanfeng, don't feel pressured, Auntie is not asking you to get into the top 10 class, just hoping you can perform normally, go for it!"

  I pouted and said, "Mom, you're so biased, why didn't you tell me?" Lu Jieqiong burst out laughing and patted her daughter on the back, saying, "Baby, this kind of vinegar, you can eat it too! Your cousin has been coming to our house for many years, but I've hardly ever seen you eat much vinegar. Okay, okay, baby, you try your best! Both of you try your best! Come on!"

  After leaving home and arriving at the examination venue, I found my seat and sat down. My mother was worried that I would be late, so she rushed me and my cousin to school early. There were only a few people in the classroom who hadn't arrived yet, including Ji Fengyuan and Li Wuxiao. Feeling a bit bored, I looked around at the names posted on the desk corners. The examination rooms of our school are not arranged according to the students' rankings, but rather randomly assigned by computer, so I was curious to see who would be sitting in front of and behind me.

  I didn't know, but when I took a look, my heart skipped a beat. The person sitting in front of me was actually Qi Fengyuan! My heart started racing immediately. During the exam, I couldn't help but stare at his back, and now he's so close to me? Isn't this disturbing?

  Nan Xiuxiu, isn't this what you just said? This is a computer-assigned seat, so it can only mean that you two are fated to be together! So calm down, the exam is more important. If we don't do well, we'll become laughing stocks.

  I turned my head to see who was sitting behind me, hoping it wouldn't be Li Wuxiao. But what a coincidence! However, reality was not as I had hoped, and what I saw made my heart even more shocked. The person sitting behind me was Xuan Yuanrui that guy! Yesterday, he told me that if we could be in the same exam room, it would be great. I asked him why, and he said it's just that he would feel at ease. But when he said that, my face turned black. It turned out that I was just a reassurance for him!

  I didn't know what kind of reason I wanted to hear from his mouth, but his reason was unsatisfactory.

  Just as Nan Xixi was lost in thought, students started coming into the exam room one after another. When Xuan Yuanruo arrived at the door, he saw Xiaoyao staring blankly ahead, not even looking for her own seat. He wanted to go over and greet her first. Before he could do so, his peripheral vision caught sight of the desk behind Xiaoyao with his name clearly on it. He put down his exam supplies, walked up from behind, patted Xiaoyao's shoulder, and said, "Xiaoyao, good morning! What are you thinking about?"

  He obviously felt Xiao Yu tremble, probably scared. I came back to my senses, turned my head around, and Xuan Yuan Ruo had already sat down. He said with a tone of complaint: "What's wrong? What's wrong? Miss is not familiar with you, don't mess with me, what I think is none of your business, you're not my dad or mom."

  Xuanyuan Jue said with a nonchalant tone, "Of course, of course. How could I be Uncle and Auntie? That would make me too old, and I wouldn't dare to assume that role either. Tell me, who offended our most beautiful little girl?"

  I pointed at him and said: "Far away in the sky, close before our eyes, isn't it you, Xuan Yuan Yi."

  "Alright, alright, don't be angry, I'll treat you to something after the exam, isn't that enough? Xuan Yuan Ruo knew Xiao Yan's weakness - she loved food. With food on the table, other minor issues could be easily settled."

  "Don't even think about writing a blank check, although we're not in the same class now. If you don't invite me, I'll chase you to the ends of the earth." Xuan Yuan Ruo made a very exaggerated fearful expression and said: "I wouldn't dare, Your Majesty, please spare my life. Actually, you don't have to chase me to the ends of the earth, just going to my house will do. I can run away, but I won't be able to escape from my own home - my grandfather is still constantly mentioning that you're coming."

  These conversations were unintentional on the part of the speaker, but intentional on the part of the listener. The tone was unmistakably flirtatious and familiar, suggesting that the relationship between these two people was not as simple as classmates. This was the thought of Ji Fengyuan, who had been standing at the door and overheard the entire conversation. That boy named Xuan Yuanrui looked quite exceptional, while Nan Xiuxiu had her back to him and didn't notice him. However, Xuan Yuanrui seemed to be glancing at him out of the corner of his eye from time to time, as if wondering why he wasn't going in. It seemed that Ji Fengyuan might have a powerful rival after all.

  Xuanyuan Zuo had long seen a boy standing at the door, and that boy was Ji Fengyuan. Although the two had never met before, since hearing that he might be a threat to himself, he had been paying attention to him from time to time. Even though they had not met before, he could confirm that it was indeed Ji Fengyuan. He kept looking at himself and Xiaoyu, with a warm smile on his face, wondering what this person was thinking in his heart. Anyway, because of Xiaoyu, he and Ji Fengyuan were destined to appear in each other's lives, even if they had to compete with each other.

  The efficiency of the first middle school has always been very high, and the three subjects of language, mathematics, and foreign languages were completed in one day. Then it was a day of waiting for the exam scores to be released. However, this did not affect the daily classes, as the papers were graded by teachers working overtime at night. According to the class teacher, the results will definitely be out before Friday of this week, and the class will also make corresponding adjustments at that time.

  For this exam, some of our classmates in Class 10 felt really good, while others felt terrible. Our class optimist Zhou Tianyong said: "Classmates, why be so sentimental? The test is over and the scores are fixed. I don't feel great either, I guess my days in Class 10 are numbered. But as the saying goes, 'when you're a monk for a day, you gotta hit the bell for a day.' As our class teacher would say, we're Class 10 students, so we should have the spirit of Class 10 students. Let's go to the playground and have some fun!"

  Being a monk for a day and striking the bell for a day, this saying is rough but makes sense. Ji Fengyuan and our class cadres all nodded in agreement, that day was the craziest recess of our tenth grade class.

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  The second update is here! This week will have three updates every day because it was recommended on the homepage of Shūjo no Tomo and Book Explorer. After that, it will go back to two updates per day. In the previous chapter, I mentioned that I would like to thank 0710ai0405 for sending me pink tickets, so there will be an extra update one day later! Hehe, hope you guys leave comments and vote for me, I love you all to death!!!