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  She was now a teacher who taught the top scholar of the city.

  Her fingers trembled as she typed slowly. “We’re both going to be the first.”


  “Gu Yin scored 710 too? Her improvement is impressive! It seems like the nation’s best Year Three teacher will be you.”


  Gu Yin’s strong improvement in her results were bonus points for Luo Songhua’s appraisal.

  Luo Songhua replied, “It doesn’t matter whether it’s you or me as long as it’s not the one from Class Twenty.”


  The other side asked, “What are the results like for Class Twenty?”


  In order to be sure, Luo Songhua calmed down and decided to wait for Class Twenty’s results to come out. When Gu Yin returned, Luo Songhua informed her of Yi Chen’s results.

  She was not satisfied. “Teacher, I want to be the only top student. Being on par with Yi Chen isn’t my goal.”


  Luo Songhua patted her shoulder. “Work harder next time and you’ll have the chance.”


  The results were already out. She and Yi Chen were both ranked first.

  Gu Yin convinced herself to accept the fact. She lifted her eyes and pursed her lips as she asked, “Teacher, are the results for Class Twenty out yet?”
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  In Class Twenty.

  Gu Mang put on her earphones and slept on the table. She had no reaction to the results being posted. There was nobody in the school who could be as calm as her.

  Xi Yan placed her laptop on the lectern and everyone surrounded it.

  Qin Yaozhi placed her hands on the keyboard as she looked at Meng Jinyang. “Jinyang, what’s your admission pass number and password?”


  Meng Jinyang squeezed her trembling fingers together. She was slightly nervous as she read out a series of digits. Qin Yaozhi typed as she spoke and successfully logged in on the first try.

  She scored 135 for Chinese, 138 for Mathematics, 146 for English, 287 for General Science. Her total score was 706.

  Class Twenty was full of bad students but because they worked hard for a semester their results were not as bad as before.

  Looking at such a high score for the national joint exam, everyone could only say, “D*mn.”


  Lu Yang stretched his neck and stared right at the laptop. After realizing that the score was nearly twice of his, he exclaimed, “Impressive!”


  Meng Jinyang smiled. “It’s higher than what I expected. I’m satisfied now.”


  The questions this time around were tough and she dared not imagine this score. Next was Qin Yaozhi.

  When she was typing her admission pass number, she made a mistake the first time. Lu Yang jokingly asked if she was afraid.

  “Scram!” Qin Yaozhi stared at him as she deleted it and typed again.

  She logged in successfully on the first attempt. Scoring 132 for Chinese, 139 for Mathematics, 149 for English, 285 for General Science, her total score added up to 705.

  Qin Yaozhi widened her eyes with surprise. “D*mn, I scored more than 700?!”


  This was an unexpected surprise. Both of them predicted 690 but actually scored more than 700.

  Xi Yan hugged their shoulders and smiled. “You guys did really well!”


  Meng Jinyang smiled. This was an unexpected surprise. Looking at Gu Mang who was sleeping, she said, “I’ll go get Gu Mang to check her results.”


  Xi Yan nodded. “Sure.”


  Fatty and Chu Yao were checking their results too. The rest returned to their seats to look for their admission pass as they queued to check their results.

  Meng Jinyang walked up to Gu Mang and gently patted her shoulder. “Gu Mang.”


  Gu Mang opened her eyes. She seemed sleepy. She frowned slightly and appeared annoyed. Upon seeing that it was Meng Jinyang, she suppressed her temper.

  Removing her earphones, she laid on the table facing her friend. Her voice was hoarse. “Mm?”


  “Everyone is checking their results. Do you want to check too?” Meng Jinyang rested her chin on the desk.

  Gu Mang’s score should be higher than hers and Yaozhi since Gu Mang was smarter than both of them.