Chapter 28

With an excited mood, or rather a little impatient.

Jin Zixuan looked at the report card posted on the bulletin board. The practice at Beishi Middle School was to post the results on the bulletin board as soon as they came out. Even the teachers who were not involved in grading the papers knew the news at the same time as the students.

Jin Zixuan was admitted to Beishi Middle School with a perfect score in the transition from primary school to junior high school, but she was not a special admission student. Her parents were afraid that Jin Zixuan would be bullied by other students if she became a special admission student, so they would rather spend more money.

While the tuition at Beishi Middle School is not to be underestimated, its scholarships are also ridiculously high.

Even if it is just an ordinary monthly exam, the top ten students in the grade can get bonuses.

Jin Zixuan also wanted to relieve the pressure on her parents, but Beishi Middle School was not an ordinary middle school, and there were many talented students.

Jin Zixuan, who has been excellent since childhood, does not want to lose the sense of superiority as a top student after coming here.

She has always been the girl at the top of the pyramid, how could she tolerate not being able to get first place?

When the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.

Jin Zixuan doesn't think that if she changes her environment, she will be lost in the crowd.

Of course she was confident enough to start with the red list, and read it from top to bottom.

Well, the first place corresponds to... Lin Mian?

Jin Zixuan was stunned.

She knew this person.

This person came very late, a week after school started.

She wore a pair of silver-framed glasses and her shoulder-length hair was tied into a small bun. Because it was curly, her hair was loose and fluffy, making her look like she hadn't woken up yet.

Jin Zixuan wouldn't even look at a girl like this if she walked on the street.

But she is only 8 years old!

What a concept! The youngest student in this class was only 12 years old.

Especially since Jin Zixuan is currently in the key class of Beishi Middle School.

Her presence really made Jin Zixuan nervous.

But it was only after she discovered that Lin Mian and Zhong Yuqi were getting along very well, going to and from school together, that Jin Zixuan withdrew her gaze.

Beishi Middle School has special admissions students who are exempt from tuition due to their excellent academic performance but poor family background. Naturally, there are also students who pay a high school selection fee to enter. Zhong Yuqi is one of them.

In this year, Beishi Middle School only set up one key class in the junior high school. The class was mixed, basically all of them were top students with good grades, but there were also wealthy students like Zhong Yuqi, who got into this class by relying on her "money ability".

This is very obvious. Students with good grades are determined from the beginning. They are assigned to this class on the first day of school, while those students who get in through connections and money come in later.

Lin Mian's age made Jin Zixuan forget the rule that everyone agreed on, but the fact that Lin Mian and Zhong Yuqi got along well reminded Jin Zixuan that she came a week after school started.

Maybe this is what children from wealthy families are like. Regardless of whether they can understand or not, they just want their children to graduate early, go abroad to gain experience, and then come back to inherit the family business.

How boring it is to live under the wings of mom and dad all your life, unable to break free from them and live an independent life.

Jin Zixuan smiled contemptuously, then ignored Lin Mian and no longer cared about the petite girl.

But now...what's going on?

Jin Zixuan suddenly closed her eyes and opened them again. She suspected that she had seen it wrong. It might be an illusion caused by too much stress recently!

But why is Lin Mian's name still hanging high at the top?

Jin Zixuan clutched her blue and white plaid skirt, leaving deep creases on the skirt that had been neatly ironed by her mother.

How did she do that? Didn't she get in through connections?

Jin Zixuan, feeling upset, continued to read and finally saw her name in the seventh place.

This was embarrassing enough for her, but what made her even more embarrassed was the name above her head - Zhong Yuqi.

The two students who she considered to be relatives and friends both scored better than her.

“That’s not fair!”

Jin Zixuan almost thought she had spoken out her true feelings, and she looked at the person who said this in surprise.

It’s Shi Luyi, the second place in this monthly exam.

Jin Zixuan knew Shi Luyi long before she entered this class.

They were in the same elementary school. People with good looks would be very famous in elementary school, not to mention that Shi Luyi was a handsome boy who was very good at studying.

While Jin Zixuan was concentrating on her studies, the girls were discussing Shi Luyi's handsomeness, which did not attract her attention.

Among all the commendations at the flag-raising ceremony, Shi Luyi's name was always among them, which caught Jin Zixuan's attention.

She always subconsciously compared herself with Shi Luyi, and finally, after repeated efforts, she got full marks in the entrance examination to junior high school, the same score as Shi Luyi.

It seemed that only then did she become a girl who could talk about Shi Luyi, and no one would say that she was envious of Shi Luyi when she spoke.

Because of the same score, Jin Zixuan realized that even if she tried her best, she might still not be as smart as Shi Luyi, but at least she could get the same score as him.

She wanted to mention him openly and with the attitude of a competitor, so that Shi Luyi would take her seriously and believe that there was a girl who could achieve the same result as him.

Jin Zixuan thought that this way she could become friends with Shi Luyi. After all, they were from the same elementary school, and they were the only two students who scored full marks.

This made her confident enough to step forward and greet Shi Luyi, but in return she was met with a confused look and a "Jin Zixuan? Who is that? You? Oh, hello, hello."

Just this one sentence made Jin Zixuan so angry that her teeth were almost broken.

He didn't know her at all?

Jin Zixuan was furious and wrote Shi Luyi's name on the notebook again and again. She would write it down when she didn't know how to do a question, when she hadn't memorized the book, and even when she choked on water.

Whenever she encountered bad luck, Jin Zixuan would write about it. She regarded him as a thorn in her side and only wanted to beat him in the exam. Then, she would pretend to be nonchalant and stand in front of him and say, "Shi Luyi? Ah, I don't know him. I can't even remember the names of people who did worse than me."

She wanted to retaliate and make Shi Luyi feel embarrassed.

With this feeling, Jin Zixuan felt less sad when she saw Shi Luyi actually said it was unfair first.

She pretended to be indignant and said, "You're not saying it's unfair just because you got second place in the exam. If you can't pass the exam, then you can't pass the exam. Don't blame others."

This is adding fuel to the fire.

Shi Luyi, who was already angry, stopped standing there when he heard this and turned to walk towards the teaching building.

Jin Zixuan gave herself a thumbs up in her heart. Well done, Jin Zixuan!

She dared to say that Shi Luyi would definitely go to find the teacher now.

After all, the reason why Shi Luyi was famous in elementary school was not only because of his face, but also because of his complaining personality.

It has such a nice face, but why does it only have a mouth?

This is also the reason why little girls only talk about him behind his back and won't make friends with him. What if he tells the teacher and asks the parents to come? He is not worth the risk for them.

When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.

Shi Luyi went to the teacher to report that there was indeed a problem, so Lin Mian and Zhong Yuqi's scores would be cancelled. Jin Zixuan was also happy to see this, after all, each ranking corresponded to a different bonus.

If there are no problems, Jin Zixuan will still like him even if his grades remain the same. Shi Luyi will be the one who is embarrassed, and the one who is jealous of others will be Shi Luyi. This is also good.

Just as Jin Zixuan expected, Shi Luyi went to find the class teacher.

Chen Xin looked at the student in front of her with a headache, who made the teacher both like and annoyed.

Yes, Zhong Yuqi and Lin Mian were both students who got in through connections, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have the ability.

Thinking of Lin Mian and Zhong Yuqi's resumes, Chen Xin would laugh even in her dreams. She also secretly wondered why their parents let their children get in through connections. With such grades, they would be very popular wherever they went. If all the people with connections were of this level, she could even let Chen Xin teach a class of them.

However, this is also because both students have registered residence in Suzhou, and it is not easy to obtain a residence in Beicheng. Even if you buy a house, you cannot settle down immediately.

So Zhong Yulan didn't want to wait and just spent money to solve the problem. The two children didn't take up other people's places and they came after school started.

But it became much easier when we were in high school. By then, both children had settled in the north city, so naturally they didn't have to go to school through other means.

Chen Xin, who knew the inside story, was very happy after seeing the results. They adapted very well. The first and sixth place results were enough to dispel other people's suspicions.

She thought so at the time, but when she saw Shi Luyi "seeking justice", she realized that she had thought too little and that there were students like Shi Luyi.

Their results were not enough to dispel others' suspicions, but instead stimulated others to doubt the fairness of the exam.

This is tricky.

It was impossible for Chen Xin to ask everyone to retake the exam or ask Lin Mian and Zhong Yuqi to retake the exam in order to meet Shi Luyi's requirements.

Isn't this telling people clearly that you suspect that your scores are obtained in a legitimate way?

But Shi Luyi also looked like he would not leave until he got a solution.

Boy, that's trouble.

Chen Xin could only say, "This is only the first exam. Let's see what the next one will be like. If you don't believe this result, just ask others some difficult questions and you'll know for sure. Don't doubt others without reason. That's not what a good student does."

Shi Luyi returned empty-handed, but he didn't plan to give up. The method his head teacher suggested was very good.

He wanted to see where Lin Mian came from.

Shi Luyi didn't care at all about Zhong Yuqi, who scored lower than him. He only cared about those who scored higher than him. If someone who scored lower than him cheated, he wouldn't care, and would even think they were smart. He only mentioned Zhong Yuqi in passing to show that he wasn't that jealous.

Therefore, the only person Shi Luyi was targeting was Lin Mian.

When he returned to the classroom, the girl was already sitting in her seat.

Even though the people around her were shocked by her results, no one came up to greet her rashly. After all, everyone knew about her previous cold treatment.

You can treat others like this, but you cannot accept others treating you like this.

They were afraid that if they approached Lin Mian to talk, he would ignore them. Only then did they understand the other person's feelings.

But Lin Mian is not alone either.

Zhong Yuqi returned to the classroom happily and walked briskly to Lin Mian.

"Xiao Mian, I'm sixth this time, which is okay, but I'm still a few places behind you. Next time I have to do better and get closer to you."

"After the papers are handed out, I'll show you which are your weak points."

Lin Mian doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with spending time tutoring her peers. She prefers to spend time on her friends.

"Oh, Mianmian is the best."

Zhong Yuqi wished she could hang herself on Lin Mian. She hugged Lin Mian's head with both hands and rubbed her head against him.

This guy acts like that.

Shi Luyi secretly thought that he had a better understanding of Lin Mian.

If Lin Mian's results were true, then he really couldn't understand why she would want to help Zhong Yuqi?

The gap between them is not that big. Isn't she afraid that her own performance will be worse than Zhong Yuqi's after she finds out the deficiencies and fills in the gaps for Zhong Yuqi?

Shi Luyi would never make friends with his rivals, just as he would pretend to be confused when Jin Zixuan came to see him. They were in the same school and had the same grades, so how could he not know Jin Zixuan?

But he didn't want to be friends with Jin Zixuan. If they became friends, she would know his weaknesses and learn study methods from him. If her grades surpassed his, that would be what Shi Luyi least wanted to see.

He didn't know how to explain to his mother now. He had never been ranked first, so why was he failing in junior high school?

Shi Luyi didn't believe that there would be someone like Lin Mian in this world who would help his friends.

He thought, maybe Lin Mian just didn't know, and when Zhong Yuqi scored higher than her, she would realize her regret.

As teachers from various subjects kept calling on Lin Mian to answer questions, Shi Luyi already knew that Lin Mian's grades were not fake.

He had to think about some of the questions asked by the teacher and check them on his draft, but Lin Mian could blurt out the correct answers.

Doesn’t this further prove that he is not as good as Lin Mian?

Pinch your fingers, release them, and then squeeze them again.

It felt like ants were gnawing at his heart, and Shi Luyi felt increasingly unwilling.

He doesn't want to be inferior to others.

Lin Mian must have a better way of learning than him. He must endure hardships and make friends with Lin Mian, learn from her, and then surpass her!

He did what he said. After class, Shi Luyi walked up to Lin Mian shyly.

"Hello Lin Mian, I'm Shi Luyi, you know me, right?"

Looking at the boy in front of him with an awkward expression, Lin Mian was stunned.

Shi Luyi? Who?

"Who are you?"

Is there anything more degrading than someone you care about not knowing how you feel?

Shi Luyi suspected that Lin Mian was the same as him and wanted to humiliate the inferiors. Because he had done so before, he thought Lin Mian would do the same.

But under the pair of prescription lenses, he could see the emotions expressed in those brown eyes, and they were truly confused.

If this is all an act, then Lin Mian's acting skills may not be that good.

Unconsciously, Shi Luyi lost a section in front of Lin Mian, and he believed that Lin Mian really didn't know who he was.

"Don't you look at the rankings? I'm the runner-up this time, Shi Luyi. I want to be friends with you. You don't have many friends, and I don't have many friends either. If we become friends, we'll both have one more friend. How about that? Isn't that great?"

Lin Mian raised his eyebrows. "Not very good. Okay, you can go back to your seat, Shi Luyi."

"Bang"

Shi Luyi was so embarrassed that his whole body turned red, from his exposed face to his ears to his neck, everything was flushed, and he looked like he was about to be cooked.

Jin Zixuan, who had been glancing at this side out of the corner of her eye, tried hard to suppress her hands. She almost wanted to applaud Lin Mian.

Hahaha, Shi Luyi, you have come to this day!

The embarrassment, shame and anger she felt at that time finally made Shi Luyi experience it not long after.

But when she thought that this feeling was not given to Shi Luyi by her, but by another person, Jin Zixuan couldn't laugh anymore.

Looking at Shi Luyi who sat back stiffly, Jin Zixuan had a new idea.

She took out the candy her mother had put in her schoolbag, then took out her notebook and test paper, and went up to ask Lin Mian for advice.

"Hello, Lin Mian. I don't know how to do this problem. I saw that you got full marks in math. I want to figure it out before the teacher starts class. I'm afraid the teacher will ask questions."

Lin Mian looked at the watch on his wrist. There were still 5 minutes left, so he had enough time.

She took Jin Zixuan's notebook and did some calculations on it for Jin Zixuan to see.

She spoke quickly and her thinking was clear. Although she had done this problem before, she could blurt out the answers to each step without having to calculate them again.

Did you write down the answers to each step, or did you calculate them on the spot in your head?

Jin Zixuan didn't know.

But this didn't stop her from handing the candy to Lin Mian after she understood it. "Thank you. My name is Jin Zixuan. This is a thank-you gift. Don't refuse it, or I won't be able to ask you next time."

Lin Mian did not refuse. She accepted the candy, took out a piece of chocolate from the drawer and put it in Jin Zixuan's palm.

"It's a matter of reciprocity."

The bell rang and Jin Zixuan returned to her seat in a daze.

Before the teacher arrived, she buried her face in the drawer, not wanting anyone to see her red face.

She is so handsome, why do some people behave and talk so handsomely?

He is also very charming when giving lectures.

That confident yet tolerant look makes people want to rely on him.

Why is this person so worthy of attention?

On the way home from school, Zhong Yuqi extended her elbow and nudged Lin Mian's. She asked curiously, "Why did these two people come to see you today? Do these people care so much about grades? They come to see you as soon as the results come out."

Lin Mian held onto the frame that was about to fall, "Ah, who knows? There's nothing to worry about."

Looking at the slightly large glasses on Lin Mian's face, Zhong Yuqi asked her, "I thought you were nearsighted before, but Aunt Lin said you're not nearsighted at all. Why do you still wear these glasses with lenses?"

"Don't you think I look less than eight years old with my glasses on?"

"A little bit, yeah. You actually want to become an adult, but it looks pretty cool."

Zhong Yuqi gave Lin Mian a thumbs up. She really thought that Lin Mian looked very cool, and she had a feeling that she couldn't describe.

Lin Mian smiled and said nothing more.

She doesn't have so many expectations about growing up now, so why would she wear glasses to look mature?

She just didn't want others to easily read her emotions from her eyes. The glasses made it so that others could only see her eyes clearly at close range. This was the real reason why she wanted to wear glasses.