Tianyuan City has two libraries, one of which is located in the city center and not too far from Shi Jing's home. There is a bus right outside the residential area that goes directly there.

Although this downtown library is quite old, it was renovated just two years ago and is now stylish and bright.

Members of the public need a library card to enter and exit, while students can enter and exit with their student ID.

The library was very quiet, with only the soft rustling of pages turning. Shi Jing subconsciously slowed her footsteps.

This was her first time entering a library, which made her quite excited.

Standing in front of the sign at the entrance on the first floor, you can see that this library has six floors. It includes a children's section, a periodicals section, an electronic reading room, a lending section, and more. Reading rooms are located on floors one through four, where you can browse books. The fifth floor houses an electronic reading room and a multimedia reading room. The sixth floor primarily contains rare and ancient books and documents.

Shi Jing wanted to read books in the library, so he chose the book and periodical reading room on the third floor.

On Saturday morning, the reading room wasn't too crowded; Shi Jing glanced around and saw there were still quite a few empty seats. She wandered around the bookshelves on this floor, followed the system's instructions, selected two books that interested her, and then chose a seat.

She read intently, and even as people gradually left the library for lunch, she didn't leave.

While reading, Shi Jing scribbled on a draft paper, the paper and pen making a rustling sound. When she stopped writing, the rustling sound continued in her ears. Curious, she turned her head to see who else was as serious as her.

It was lunchtime, and there weren't many people on this floor. An elderly woman was sitting in the distance, and a young couple was sitting closer. The person scribbling on a piece of paper was a thin young man sitting not far from her.

The boy had his head down so she couldn't see his face, but he had a good presence, and she couldn't help but take a second look.

The person was studying so diligently that even the system couldn't help but exclaim, "What a hardworking kid! This young man has been studying since we arrived this morning, except for going to the toilet once, he has been buried in his books the whole time."

Shi Jing couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Are you expressing regret?"

The system paused briefly, then a emotionless electronic voice replied, "Please learn from excellent cases and study hard to improve every day."

After more than a month of contact, Shi Jing had already seen through the system. On the surface, he was serious and guided her studies, but in reality, he was just a talkative old mother.

She replied helplessly, "Yes, yes, you're right."

During the two-day holiday, Shi Jing barely stayed at home. These days, Shi's mother, or rather, Ms. Yan, is in love. Every morning she dresses up beautifully before leaving home, and she comes home even later at night. It's unclear whether she's out on a date with her boyfriend or shopping with her best friend. In any case, every time Shi Jing sees her, she seems to be in a particularly good mood, and these past two weekends she's even been more generous with money.

Starting from the afternoon of the weekend, the system's electronic voice carried a sense of joy. Although Shi Jing had not yet seen his ranking, judging from the system's performance, he should have done well, and the task reward should be guaranteed.

The midterm exam results should be released on Monday.

Sure enough, on Monday, teachers of all subjects began to distribute test papers and announce the results for each subject.

Shi Jing's hard work paid off. She scored full marks in math, 98 in Chinese, and 113 in English, with good results in other subjects as well. While the fact that middle school wasn't as difficult as some other subjects contributed to her success, her effort was undeniable. Her final score was 701, ranking 9th in her class and 87th in the grade.

When Shi Jing saw the class rankings posted, she almost jumped for joy. Being ranked ninth in the class was far beyond her expectations.

Thinking about the 500,000 yuan that was about to arrive in her account, which was real money that belonged to her, she didn't need to ask the original owner's parents for it.

However, her happiness couldn't rub off on her classmates. They looked at her strangely, as if she were the subject of a colossal hoax. No one in the class questioned whether her grades were problematic, but their behavior clearly reflected their suspicion.

Although this was just a basic subject exam and did not cover all the learning programs in their school, the speed at which they improved was still astonishing.

Shi Jing didn't care about their feelings; all she cared about was her own wallet. As for these classmates, let them have their doubts; as long as they didn't bring it to her face, she could pretend she didn't know.

At lunchtime, Shi Jing went to the cafeteria for lunch as usual. Having just finished exams, the students in the cafeteria were most often discussing their test scores. And Shi Jing, the dark horse of the second year of junior high, naturally became the center of their conversation.

When Jing walked into the cafeteria, many people who already knew her exam results looked at her with suspicion, their expressions exactly the same as those of the students in the classroom today.

Unlike her classmates who remained silent, these people gathered in twos and threes, discussing her grades and how she cheated.

Shi Jing didn't bother with it at all. He queued up, got his food, and found an empty table to sit down and eat.

Before we had even finished our meal, another familiar face showed up at our door.

This person was none other than Lin Lu, whom they had dealt with before.

Since their last open discussion, the two haven't been in contact on campus for a while. Unexpectedly, Lin Lu has come knocking on their door again as soon as the results came out.

Looking at the fair arm propped up on the dining table, Shi Jing looked up in surprise and saw Lin Lu looking at her with a provocative expression.

"...Is something the matter?"

Lin Lu raised the corners of her lips and sneered, "You actually cheated on just one basic midterm exam? Aren't you ashamed?"

Shi Jing rolled her eyes helplessly. So many people suspected her of cheating, but only Lin Lu, the one who stood up for her, came knocking on her door.

More importantly, isn't this person paying too much attention to her?

"Who told you I cheated? There are surveillance cameras in exam rooms now. Do you think they're just for show?"

"You still won't admit it? Xiao Xue said she saw you looking around during the exam." Lin Lu was even more disdainful upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Shi Jing sighed: "Are you stupid?"

"What do you mean?" Lin Lu slammed her hand on the table, her face full of anger.

"You probably don't know who the proctors are in our exam room, do you?"

"who?"

Shi Jing sighed, realizing it was true.

Their voices were quite loud, and many students around them looked at them. At this moment, some people started talking about the proctor.

Shi Jing then replied, "Our exam proctor is Director Li Tao. Do you think Director Li will go easy on us?" He paused, then added, "Besides, everyone in our exam room is at the bottom of the grade. Who do you think I could copy from?"

"Then...then you..." Lin Lu was speechless for a moment, "How could you possibly do so well on the test?"

"Why is it impossible? Do you know how hard I've worked lately? How much time I've spent reading and studying?" Shi Jing said indignantly.

During this period, under the system's supervision, Shi Jing devoted almost all his time to studying. If he couldn't improve his grades, he would be letting himself down.

Her words seemed to have some effect; at least many students were now skeptical of her exam results. Of course, there would still be those who were determined to question her, but just as Shi Jing had thought, as long as they didn't come near her, she could pretend she didn't know.