"What's wrong?"

Xia Che stopped and turned around, asking with a smile.

The surrounding crowds came and went, but it was precisely this noisy atmosphere that made it so memorable.

This kind of atmosphere can only be found in schools...

This atmosphere is one where the biggest worry every day is grades, and the only thing that bothers people is going to school.

There were no other pressures, only the sentimentality that comes with youth.

What seemed like an insurmountable difficulty at the time, after working for a few years and looking back, can only elicit a light laugh and a shake of the head, filled with mixed emotions.

"No... I was just suddenly curious, have your grades improved?"

Mu Yingying shook her right hand, her eyebrows furrowed, clearly still not recovered from the onslaught of questions she had just received.

I'm so tired...

Mu Yingying felt that her mental and physical abilities had both reached their limits.

She kept working on the questions, even feeling that her CPU had reached its limit and was running under overload, and she barely finished the test before it was due.

So difficult...

Only two words remained in Mu Yingying's mind.

On the other hand, Xia Che and Mu Yingying's beautiful eyes were filled with doubt.

Xia Che's problem-solving speed was even faster than his own, and by a considerable margin.

—He actually finished the test in only half the time, and then lay there to sleep.

Why?

Filled with curiosity, Mu Yingying kept quiet. She wanted to see if Xia Che would be like this in all the upcoming exams, so she secretly observed him for another afternoon and found that no matter which subject he took, Xia Che always only needed half the time.

Moreover, the exam papers were all filled with writing!

The writing is dense and the handwriting is beautiful.

Mu Yingying had good eyesight and secretly glanced at the paper when handing it in, but that one glance shocked her even more.

She always felt that Xia Che was just writing nonsense. Even if the paper was full, it was all wrong answers, just to make the paper look neat and tidy.

But what was the result?

Mu Yingying glanced at the questions and multiple-choice questions and found that the answers were completely correct!

Only a few answers differed slightly from her own.

But this is harmless.

Even Mu Yingying herself wasn't sure what the answers were for those questions; half of them were based on guesswork.

Mu Yingying even had a vague feeling that the correct answers to those questions that differed from Xia Che's were probably written by Xia Che... and that her own answers were actually wrong!

But how could that be?!

Could it be that Xia Che's actual skill level is quite good, and his grades are actually better than mine?

When this idea first came to Mu Yingying, she found it funny because she had seen Xia Che's previous grades, which were at the bottom of the grade. How could he possibly be considered a top student?

But gradually, Mu Yingying felt more and more that her absurd idea that had suddenly arisen was right.

It's absurd, but it's true.

Xia Che...

They may have been hiding their true skill level!

For some reason that Mu Yingying was unaware of, Xia Che made this move.

Although Mu Yingying still didn't understand why Xia Che would do this...

Is it really possible for someone to be ridiculed rather than admit their true abilities and remain at the bottom of their class year after year?

Such a person...

What is he after?

"I don't understand what you're saying. Didn't you say my grades need to improve?"

Xia Che raised an eyebrow slightly, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

It seems this little girl has realized something...

As expected, Mu Yingying was no fool.

It's hard to hide it anymore.

However, Xia Che still wanted to keep his mischievous side to himself until the very last moment, so he could enjoy Mu Yingying's shocked expression when the results were announced.

presumably……

It's going to be very exciting.

"Stop pretending, all your answers are correct, I saw them. Tell me! Why are you hiding your true strength?"

Mu Yingying wasn't buying his act at all, her expression serious: "Confess honestly!"

If you get one or two questions right, you can explain it by luck. But with such a high accuracy rate, luck can no longer explain it.

I even had to tutor Xia Che...

Actually, the person who really needs tutoring is myself, right?!

The thought of how she had earnestly advised Xia Che, only to find that his actual skill level was far superior to hers, made Mu Yingying blush.

He had better give himself a reasonable explanation; if he's just pretending, I'll really get angry!

Mu Yingying blushed and gritted her teeth as she silently cursed in her heart.

"No, I didn't. I just wrote those answers according to the formula you taught me. I can't even guarantee the accuracy myself, since I don't understand the questions."

Xia Che shrugged, then slapped his forehead, feigning sudden realization: "I get it... You mean multiple choice questions? Wow! So rolling dice to choose the answer actually works?"

"Looks like I can use this to guarantee my grades from now on. I remember there's a bonus for those students who make a lot of progress, right? Coconut flakes!"

Xia Che's face was beaming with excitement, as if he was about to receive the prize money.

"Really? You...you chose the answer by rolling dice?"

Seeing that Xia Che's expression of surprise didn't seem fake, Mu Yingying felt her mind go blank for a moment. Could it be...?

Could it be that I guessed wrong?

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the majority of the questions I glanced at were indeed multiple-choice questions.

As for those big questions...

The time I spent peeking was too short, and I only caught a glimpse. At that moment, my unwavering belief in the scene began to waver.

Have I really seen things clearly?

Was Xia Che's answer really correct?

like……

Apart from those multiple-choice questions, I really didn't study them very carefully, did I?

Because it was already time to hand in the exam, Mu Yingying only had time to steal a glance. If she looked any longer, the proctor might see her and catch her cheating, which would be terrible.

"Otherwise what? I couldn't even understand the question, how could I possibly get the right answer? But now that I have your opinion, I think I was lucky this time. I'll treat you to dinner when the bonus comes in."

Xia Che grinned, his mannerisms and behavior exactly like those academically challenged students who successfully cheated.

For them, as long as they can successfully copy the answers in the exam room, that's their true score.

That's enough for them to brag about for a long time.

"Alright... even if what you said is true, and you got the answer by rolling dice this time, you can't keep doing this forever, can you? Unorthodox methods are not the right way. You definitely need to improve your real strength."

Mu Yingying shook her head and sighed: "You can still take shortcuts now, but do you plan to continue rolling dice in the exam hall on the day of the college entrance examination?"