Chapter 28 The Nanny's Niece's Counterattack

To be honest, he didn't really want to.

At this moment, the other two groups grading the same paper felt the same way. Frankly, according to the standard answer key, it would be normal for him not to give her any points. But as a scholar, he couldn't bring himself to say that the answer was wrong.

Because of this, all three groups of examiners fell silent. The correctness of these questions determined whether this student could enter the provincial team; did they really want to deprive this student of their opportunity because of their own selfish motives?

After much deliberation, two teachers finally made a decision: "I want to apply for a retake of the course based on the answers." An incomplete answer should not be considered an answer.

Since two people have submitted applications, the remaining examiner can't do anything about it, even if they disagree.

Before long, the atmosphere in the meeting room became somewhat solemn. Each time a question was written on the blackboard, everyone discussed and debated the answer until they convinced the other side. After one question was debated, the next question followed, and so on, until all the questions were answered before things quieted down.

Clearly, after integration and revision, the new answer contains significantly more content and has undergone changes compared to the previous one.

Two-thirds of Lin Wei's answers were included in the answer key of this exam.

When the three groups of examiners reviewed her answers again, they commented, "Her viewpoint is quite novel, but unfortunately it still has some flaws compared to the standard answer. However, it's not bad for a high school student to have this level." At this point, Lin Wei's viewpoint was merely surprising, not yet amazing or astonishing.

That's quite normal, considering how long she's been studying. Her results are already quite good. But because nobody knows about it, no one thinks anything of it.

On the other hand, the grading of physics competition papers went much more smoothly. There were no subjective questions, and there was only one answer. Although the methods varied, the final result remained constant. Especially the first and last questions, which could be marked with an "X" almost without hesitation.

A group of examiners looked at the papers and said, "These two questions are really well-designed, because so many people were eliminated because of these two questions." When grading these questions, they just gave random marks. As long as they didn't give more than ten points, even if they got full marks on all the other questions, they wouldn't be able to get into the top forty without those ten points.

"However, there are still quite a few talented people this year." In just one hour, he had already graded two perfect papers. Perhaps the number of people who will be shortlisted this year will be even greater?

This brings us to the selection mechanism, which isn't fixed. If 45 people get a perfect score, are they only going to accept 40? Impossible. Similarly, if there are too few people getting perfect scores, only about thirty, they can't force themselves to make forty.

"I wonder how many students from S Province will make it into the national training team this year, or even represent the country in competitions." A group of people chatted casually while grading papers, and the atmosphere was fairly pleasant.

Lin Wei, who had been freed from the exams, still felt inadequate. She didn't know if it was because she was learning more and more, but she found that no matter how much knowledge she absorbed, it was never enough.

Even though several days had passed since the last physics and biology competition, she kept dreaming about that day. The empty classroom seemed to be empty except for her. She had clearly done the questions on the test paper in real life, but when she encountered them again in her dream, she still couldn't answer them. Even the tension and anxiety were vividly portrayed in her dreams. She knew she was scared.

She was afraid of failure, terrified of failure, and equally afraid of seeing the disappointed looks in her classmates' and teachers' eyes. Because of this, she was somewhat absent-minded for several days and had no motivation to study.

Although the results weren't out yet, she knew she couldn't possibly get first place this time. Even though she had previously thought that just making it to the finals would be good enough, she couldn't help but hope that a miracle would happen like before. Now that she knew it was impossible, it would be a lie to say she wasn't disappointed.

This somber mood was obvious to everyone. Some classmates exchanged glances, not daring to speak too openly, only whispering among themselves.

"Did Lin Wei not do very well on the exam this time? She seems to be in a bad mood ever since she came back from the last exam."

"It's more than just bad; it can be quite unsettling when someone who usually laughs suddenly stops laughing."

Contrary to Lin Wei's expectations that everyone would laugh at her behind her back, the group did talk, but their discussions were mostly filled with doubt and speculation rather than mockery.

Instead, to comfort her, every now and then someone would bring her a question to ask her.

Lin Wei was in a bad mood, but not to the point of taking it out on others, so she answered every question. She was somewhat surprised to see that after she helped them, they either gave her food or a card with words of comfort written on it.

This was somewhat different from what she had imagined.

"You're already very good. It's okay to not do well on one exam. Who can guarantee they'll do well every time?"

"Time is too tight. I believe you can do well on the exam if you have more time. To be honest, you look better when you smile." The words on the card were simple, but heartwarming.

Even Ji Dongling, who sat in front of her, turned around to comfort her, saying, "The biology and physics competitions are very difficult. If you can't make it to the finals, you can't make it to the finals. Don't you still have math? Work hard and try to bring glory to our school."

"Of course, it's okay if we can't bring glory, it's just another different experience."

Lin Wei looked at her in confusion and asked, "Don't you think I'm overestimating myself? I signed up for several subjects at once, and I didn't do well on the exams?" She didn't expect to receive kindness instead of ridicule.

Upon hearing this, Ji Dongling looked at her in disbelief. "How could you think like that? To mock you? Why should we mock you? Is it because you didn't even dare to sign up for the competition, or because your score is lower than yours?" People who can get into Class One have their own pride and wouldn't stoop to such low-level behavior. She was just too surprised by her behavior before, which is why she said those things. But to talk about mocking her, who can guarantee that they haven't lost points themselves? At most, they just think she shouldn't have signed up.

Lin Wei was surprised that these words had improved her mood so much over the past few days, and a smile returned to her lips. "Thank you." Her tense heart finally relaxed.

Perhaps she was judging others by her own petty standards; these classmates are still quite adorable.

This also eased her mood considerably. When Fang Yihuai came over and asked her, "Did you really do badly on the exam?" she even had the mood to roll her eyes and say, "You're the one who did badly." Who did badly? Although she wasn't entirely sure about biology, she was absolutely certain that she did well in physics. This was the conclusion she reached after returning to her dorm and reviewing the exam repeatedly.

Fang Yihuai: "Then why are you looking so gloomy? To be honest, this is not like you at all." Lin Wei is usually very confident and cheerful, but these days she's been like a timid little kitten, listless. He really thought she hadn't done well on the exam.

Lin Wei sighed, "I should have no problem with physics, but I'm not so sure about biology. I've filled up all the answers, but I don't know if they're correct." There was still some regret in her tone.

She regrets that she couldn't do better on the exam. She clearly had so much time and should have done better than many others. This shows how high she expectations of herself are.

Those nearby, however, felt they had worried for nothing. They had initially thought she was upset because she hadn't done well on the exam, but now they realized she wasn't upset about the exam itself, but rather because she hadn't met her own expectations.

Classic, truly classic.

Is this the trouble that top students face?

Fang Yihuai fell silent after hearing her words. Wasn't it good enough to be shortlisted in one subject? Even if he participated, he might not be able to make it; after all, everyone has their own expertise, and he wasn't interested in biophysics competitions. She was still the same person, the one who said she wanted to win, and she continued to move towards her goal.

Without him saying anything more, Lin Wei had already recovered. "I didn't do well this time, but I'll definitely do better next time." The competition wasn't over yet, so who said she couldn't have the last laugh?

For a moment, Fang Yihuai felt as if she were radiating light, making him dizzy for a moment. But upon closer inspection, he realized it was light coming from outside the door.

It was indeed a bit dazzling. As he returned to his seat, he was still thinking about what had just happened, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

She's such a proud person that everyone else around her pales in comparison.

Putting everything else aside, in this class, the only people he truly takes notice of, or considers to be on the same level, are her and Zhang Mo.

At this moment, Zhang Mo turned his head and asked, "How is she?" Both of them knew who "she" referred to.

Fang Yihuai chuckled lightly, "If you care about her, why don't you ask her yourself?" Perhaps because they had teamed up for the physics competition last time, Zhang Mo wasn't as indifferent to Lin Wei as he was to his other classmates, because in his eyes, the two of them were friends.

Hearing Fang Yihuai's words, he stared straight at him until Fang Yihuai couldn't stand it anymore and gave in, "Alright, alright, she's better than anyone else, she just thinks she could have done better this time." This is a common problem among top students.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Mo's brow relaxed. Actually, he hoped Lin Wei would be on the provincial team even more than Lin Wei herself. They seemed to have never really competed in physics. Others could only score a maximum of 100 points in physics, while theirs was limited to 100 points, so they could only achieve those scores. He just didn't know who would win in the end.

This brings us to the time he learned from Professor Xu Hongyuan that she had already studied university-level physics, and he spent the following period learning that material. Lin Wei admired others and wanted to catch up with them, but didn't they also admire her and want to surpass her?

It was probably because their strength was getting stronger that she felt inferior to them, but in reality, she was no worse than those chosen ones.

Dou Xiuyun was initially disappointed because she couldn't find anyone. However, she quickly overcame her disappointment when she found someone.

No one knows exactly what F-God's grades were, but his achievements are undeniable. However… Dou Xiuyun frowned at this thought, “His attitude towards biology is still too radical.” He is intelligent, a genius she has never seen before, but this mindset is not what she wants or agrees with.

He was even a little crazy.

If someone like that goes astray, it's a terrible thing, just like someone studying chemistry. Sigh, if only someone of equal ability could step in and keep his arrogance in check.

But is it possible? To this day, she has never met anyone more talented than him.

Dou Xiuyun's graduate student had just met that person and was honestly a little intimidated. It wasn't until the boy, who was somewhere between a young man and a teenager, left that the atmosphere relaxed.

She slapped her own mouth with a "smack," saying, "Serves you right for saying such inappropriate things! This stupid mouth of yours, how could you say all those things you shouldn't have?"

Thinking back to when that person heard Professor Dou say he originally wanted to give the spot to someone called God F, he said with a forced smile, "So I was just a backup plan, huh?"

He was smiling, but there was a sense of gloom and oppression about him. He couldn't help but wonder why young people these days were so imposing. He was the only one who had grown older but hadn't matured.

As for that bluffing F God, surely he wouldn't be targeted by that person because of this? He wondered, somewhat uncertainly.

However, with the internet separating them, he quickly regained his composure, thinking, "So what if he found me?" Meanwhile, Lin Wei was completely unaware of anything.

She hasn't done anything so far, so naturally she doesn't know that someone has unknowingly brought her an enemy. No, there are two enemies, the other being Ji Liu, who wants to get a spot in the winter camp.

Far away in City A, he watched as the results of the provincial mathematics competition came out, and a hint of satisfaction finally appeared in his eyes. This time he performed steadily and got a perfect score.

Let's just say it was a mistake last time.

This provincial competition was much more difficult than the last math contest. He wanted to prove to Professor Liang Yanghua that he was wrong and that he was the one most qualified to receive the winter camp qualification.

Even without his offer, he could have secured the spot through his own abilities.

Since recovering her mindset, Lin Wei could clearly feel a change in herself; she seemed more relaxed and open-minded. However, her passion for learning remained unchanged, and her fighting spirit had even grown stronger.

Failure cannot defeat her; it will only make her stronger. Now, she's only in the classroom during the day; she's nowhere to be seen at night.

Fang Yihuai originally wanted to use the classroom where he made the miniature drones last time to study, but as soon as he reached out to Zhang Mo for the key, he heard the words "gone".

Fang Yihuai raised an eyebrow. "You still call yourself a teacher?" If he were using it himself, he wouldn't have said the words "gone."

Zhang Mo shook his head. "Give it to Lin Wei." He's been too busy lately, and even he's feeling a sense of urgency, let alone her, who's taken a few more exams.