Chapter 47 Regression

The two-day exam passed in the blink of an eye.

After the last English exam, everyone returned to the classroom and moved the desks and chairs back to their original positions.

It wasn't dinner time yet when Lao Fan came by, told everyone to study on their own first, and then left in a hurry.

Busy grading exam papers, those who know, know.

Therefore, the self-study time before dinner was regarded by the students as free time.

The classroom was noisy, though not enough to attract the attention of other classes or the head of the teaching department, but the rustling sound, like the chirping of cicadas, never stopped.

It was winter, but it was as lively as midsummer.

The reason is that everyone who has just finished the exam wants to check the answers while the memory is still fresh.

But this does not include Jiang Wan and Zhou Chong.

Jiang Wan was not in the mood. In any case, no matter how well she did on the exam, she would not be as good as her past self. It was a foregone conclusion that she would regress, so she might as well let the guillotine fall a little later.

As for Zhou Chong, it was because there was no need for an answer.

Looking at the entire class, no one has the ability to match Zhou Chong's answers. If we have to say, Jiang Wan from his previous life is one.

But the Jiang Wan of her past life wouldn't have come to him for an answer, and the current Jiang Wan doesn't want to come to him for an answer at all.

So, the table at the back of the classroom by the window was unusually quiet amidst the noisy commotion.

Like the male and female leads in an idol drama who have been separated for a long time, they meet at a noisy and busy intersection, with blurry traffic and people in the background, and their surroundings are softly lit and the camera is slowed down.

As Jiang Wan was thinking this, she turned to look at Zhou Chong beside her, only to find that Zhou Chong was also looking at her.

The two were slightly taken aback, then looked at each other and smiled.

Silence, yet unspoken understanding.

It's more like an idol drama now, Jiang Wan thought.

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Jiang Wan had been feeling uneasy for several days. She even gave her parents a heads-up, saying that her mock exam results might not be ideal and that they should prepare themselves mentally.

Jiang Ronghai and Shan Tong were as kind as ever, smiling and saying it was okay, that it was normal for grades to fluctuate, and that as long as you did your best.

But Jiang Wan felt that the two of them probably didn't take her words to heart.

Well, she's done what she was supposed to do, and she really did her best. Now, let's just wait and see what fate has in store.

Thursday evening.

After Jiang Wan and Sun Qianyu finished dinner and returned to the classroom, they saw that Jiang Shengming was not in his seat, and they had a vague premonition.

Sure enough, before the bell rang for evening self-study, Jiang Shengming appeared at the classroom door carrying several thick bags of test papers.

"The results of the mock exam are out. Teacher Fan asked me to hand out the test papers first, and everyone can correct them during evening self-study. The teachers of each subject will go over them in class tomorrow."

After saying that, Jiang Shengming asked a few students in the front row to help him distribute the test papers.

For a moment, the classroom was filled with the rustling sound of papers turning over, but apart from that, there was no other sound.

Everyone remained quiet, waiting for the judgment slip to fall.

Yes, in addition to the exam papers for each subject, each student also received a complete grade sheet and a ranking list.

This is a common practice: after each major exam, a ranking list of the class's overall scores is sent to everyone, along with a list of the grade rankings.

Jiang Wan used to not care about this, but now she finds it cruel.

Is it not enough for me to know that I've regressed? Do I have to show it to the whole class?

That name that has consistently ranked second for years, I wonder where it will end up this time.

The test papers for Chinese, Mathematics, and English were handed out first. Jiang Wan glanced at the scores and found them all acceptable. Compared to the last monthly exam, the score differences were within the normal fluctuation range.

Next up is the crucial science exam, which will determine your fate.

Several students handing out exam papers walked back and forth in the aisle, their white papers fluttering in the air. Jiang Wan stared intently at them, and a white blur appeared before her eyes.

She suddenly remembered that the morning after she returned, when she walked into the classroom, she saw the same scene.

Several students were handing out monthly exam papers, and the classroom looked like it was being blanketed in a heavy snowfall.

Now, more than a month has passed, and the heavy snow that was predicted in the weather forecast has still not fallen.

It's already the coldest time of the year, but we haven't even seen a sleet. I guess it's not going to snow again.

Sure enough, there's no snow in southern cities; weather forecasts are never very accurate.

Look at all these exam papers fluttering in the classroom, let's just treat it as a snowy spectacle.

Just as Jiang Wan was lost in thought, a blank sheet of paper landed beside her, but it wasn't a science exam paper because the paper layout was wrong; it was an A4 sheet.

Jiang Wan picked up the paper, which was filled with names and numbers. She spotted Zhou Chong's name almost immediately.

Because it's right on the first line, it's extremely conspicuous.

Zhou Chong scored 706 points, ranking first in his class and first in his grade.

Although his total score was slightly lower than the last monthly exam, he was still the undisputed number one.

However, the gap between him and the second place was not widened as much.

Of course, the second place this time was not Jiang Wan, but Cheng Rui, another boy in the class who was very good at science.

Jiang Wan tapped the name column with her fingertip, reading it line by line from bottom to top.

Yes, after not seeing her own name at first glance, she decided not to start looking for her ranking from the beginning.

That's tantamount to being slowly sliced ​​to death.

Looking back, she could breathe a sigh of relief every time she saw a name that wasn't hers.

The bottom ten, no; the bottom twenty, no; the bottom thirty...

Great, there isn't any!

After looking up a few more lines, Jiang Wan finally found her name.

It is located in the upper middle of the entire report card.

Jiang Wan scored 683 points, ranking 11th in her class and 15th in her grade.

It was much better than she had expected, and a relaxed smile flashed across Jiang Wan's eyes.

Although he didn't make it into the top ten, his score wasn't much lower than in the last monthly exam. His total score was only 20 points lower than in the last exam. Even Zhou Chong's score was 6 points lower than in the last monthly exam, so 20 points isn't much.

She took out a piece of scratch paper and subtracted the scores of Chinese, Math, and English from her total score to calculate her combined science score.

The results just came out, and the science exam papers have also arrived.

270 points.

It was better than she had expected.

She held the science exam paper, carefully reviewing the questions she got wrong, and wrote and calculated on the draft paper with her right hand holding a pen.

This serious and focused expression, however, did not seem to Zhou Chong the same way.

The moment he received the overall ranking list, he skipped his own name and went straight to find Jiang Wan's ranking.

It's not second, not third, and certainly not in the top five.

They didn't even make the top ten.

After receiving the test paper, Jiang Wan remained silent, pursing her lips and staring intently at the score and the questions she got wrong.

Is she in a bad mood right now?