The exam to skip grades has begun.

Su Yan was stunned the moment she received the test paper.

Realizing what was happening, she immediately looked up.

The proctors present stared at her without blinking, and they could see clearly any small movements she made.

Seeing the principal's smug smile, Su Yan's lips twitched, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The teachers who created this exam must have lost a lot of brain cells, right? One or two out of the three questions are beyond the syllabus, covering content not found in the third-year textbook.

The principal's targeting and making things difficult couldn't be clearer.

The exam was 180 minutes long, and she spent 30 minutes reading the questions before she even started writing.

Director Zhong and the principal stood at the podium and said in a low voice, "Principal, the original test paper wasn't like this. Why did you change your mind at the last minute? Even experienced people might not get full marks on this test paper. Aren't you deliberately making things difficult for Su Yan? What if she doesn't get 90 points? Are you really going to expel her? Or do you not want her to pass at all?"

The test paper in Su Yan's hand was extremely difficult, and it could only have been written by experienced people like her three senior brothers. It was too profound, and there were some things that Su Yan might not be able to understand.

The exam paper consisted of two parts: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, each with six pages. Therefore, Su Yan had to complete both parts in one go.

The principal said without changing his expression, "Old Master Jue told me that Su Yan is the most talented of his four disciples. I have seen the previous test paper, and I think it is too easy for her."

"What makes you think that?" Director Zhong was somewhat unconvinced by the principal's subjective opinion. "The set of test papers we ordered before was so difficult that even medical students might not be able to score 20 points. Wasn't that difficult enough?"

“Because Su Yan is Master Jue’s most favored disciple, you can’t compare her to other students. She has been exposed to far more than others. This is not unfair to her. Since she has taken on the title of Master Jue’s disciple, she has to bear more pressure than ordinary people,” the principal said emphatically.

Director Zhong frowned, still not entirely agreeing with what the principal said.

However, the principal was right about one thing: because Su Yan was a disciple of Master Jue, she enjoyed many advantages and a higher position than her classmates. She did indeed have to bear more pressure than ordinary people.

But Su Yan was able to become Jue Lao's disciple because of her own efforts, wasn't she?

Even if she and another person were to undergo Jue Lao's assessment together, would that person be able to surpass her?

Although Director Zhong felt indignant on Su Yan's behalf, he did not refute the principal's words.

First, the principal is an old fogey, and his rebuttal won't change anything. Second, Su Yan has already started writing, and if he does this, it might disrupt her train of thought.

The first paper Su Yan took was on Western medicine, and it took her 100 minutes to finish it.

Director Zhong glanced at his watch, his brow furrowing even deeper.

He heard from the proctor yesterday that Su Yan finished two test papers in just over forty minutes.

If it takes 100 minutes to write one page now, won't the remaining page be impossible to finish?

Director Zhong's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, died again and again.

Su Yan's speed also made the principal reflect on his actions.

Was he really making things too difficult for Su Yan?

All four proctors were engrossed in their own thoughts.

In the final 30 minutes, Su Yan began to exert her strength.

I raised my hand with 20 minutes left before the exam ended, and said, "Teacher, I can hand in my paper now."

Upon hearing this, Director Zhong, who had been anxious, strode over first and hesitated before asking, "There are still 20 minutes left. Are you sure you don't want to do another check?"

Su Yan smiled wryly, "Director Zhong, you know how difficult this test paper is yourself. There's no point in me checking the questions I don't know, so I won't waste my time."

Director Zhong: "..." Now his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, died.

The principal panicked a bit; he regretted not changing the exam papers.

If Su Yan could complete the original set of test papers, that would be quite impressive. Why did he suddenly have a brain fart and switch to the other one?

Su Yan was unaware that the two school leaders were even more flustered than she was, the examinee. After handing in her exam paper, she left the school.

Her final exam results came out yesterday afternoon.

He got full marks in both subjects, successfully pushing Lingzhi, who was originally ranked first, to second place.

He also got a perfect score on the practical exam.

So she didn't need to attend classes until her skipped-grade exam results came out.

If she passes, Director Zhong will reschedule her classes.

Just as Su Yan stepped out of the teaching building, Ling Zhi appeared from an unknown direction and called out to her.

Su Yan turned around and saw it was him. She asked in confusion, "Is there something you need, class monitor?"

Ling Zhi stared at her delicate face for a few seconds before stepping forward and saying, "Su Yan, my birthday is on the 25th of this month. I'm inviting a few classmates to dinner at the restaurant across from the school gate. Can you come?"

Su Yan paused for a few seconds, then shook her head and said, "I won't go, class monitor. You and the other classmates have a good time. Happy birthday in advance."

"Su Yan!" Ling Zhi said anxiously, "I sincerely invited you to come. I've always wanted to get to know you better, but I haven't had the chance."

Meeting Ling Zhi's sincere gaze, Su Yan hesitated.

Lingzhi usually takes good care of her in class. Sometimes when she's too busy and forgets to hand in her homework, he reminds her a day in advance.

"Okay, I'll go then. When is the 25th?"

Ling Zhi immediately beamed and quickly said, "Seven o'clock tonight, thank you, Su Yan."

Su Yan responded and left with Qiu Xiaorou.

Ling Zhi stared at her receding figure, his heart pounding with excitement.

...

"Ayan, I feel like your class monitor might like you?" Qiu Xiaorou started gossiping after they had walked a distance.

Su Yan didn't care much. "There are plenty of people who like me. Let them like me if they want. Anyway, I don't like them."

Mainly because Ling Zhi usually takes good care of her, she doesn't want to offend him, but she definitely won't go next time he invites her.

Seeing that she wasn't interested, Qiu Xiaorou stopped talking.

The results of the grade skipping exam were released in less than two hours.

Su Yan had just returned to her apartment and lay down when she received a call from Director Zhong.

There were many questions on the test that she wasn't sure about, and she wasn't even sure if the final answer was correct. She felt like her heart had died hundreds of times while she was writing the test, so when she received the call, she was completely calm. She had even already thought about how to apologize to her master.

When the call connected, neither side took the initiative to speak.

After about a minute, Su Yan couldn't help but say, "Director Zhong, do you think the phone bill is too cheap? Just say what you want to say, don't keep me hanging. I wasn't feeling anything at first, but now you're making me really anxious."

Director Zhong spoke slowly, "Do you know how many points you scored on your Western medicine exam?"