Ming Xiaoxiao's smug expression vanished instantly. She stared at the list in disbelief. "How is this possible?!"

She studied so hard for so long, staying up late every night, all so that she could redeem herself in the final exam.

Shen Wanwan, who's half-hearted, spends all her time chasing celebrities and neglects her studies, actually managed to get third place in her grade! Are you kidding me!

"Why is it impossible? Shen Wanwan is very outstanding, okay?" The classmate next to Ming Xiaoxiao gave her a strange look, wondering why she was so excited.

Upon seeing Ming Xiaoxiao's ranking, he seemed to understand, "Oh, so you only ranked tenth in the grade."

The way things were going before made her think that Ming Xiaoxiao was going to bring back the top spot in the grade, no, the top spot in the whole country.

Ming Xiaoxiao: "..."

What do you mean by "talent"? She's improved so much, are you blind? If she's so capable, why doesn't she go and get tenth place in her grade herself?

Meanwhile, the senior high school rankings were completely silent.

Ming Xiaoxiao's attention was drawn back a little. It didn't matter what rank Shen Wanwan got. She was a rich girl and had enjoyed educational resources far superior to hers since childhood. Who knew if she had secretly hired a tutor to get third place in the grade?

There was complete silence over there, undoubtedly because everyone was shocked. And why were they shocked? It must be because Xie Li's grades were terrible.

Just as predicted, Xie Li had likely fallen to the bottom of her class, which shocked so many of her supporters into silence.

Ming Xiaoxiao almost burst out laughing; the schadenfreude in her eyes was practically overflowing.

"What's wrong? What happened? How many points did Xie Li get?" She walked over with a smile, her gaze lightly falling on the end of the list.

“750 points, a perfect score.” Shen Wanwan finally laughed out loud. “Oh my, Xie Li is really something to be proud of. How come he always gets a perfect score? He never leaves any suspense for others.”

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When the teacher came to post the list, Ding Huizhu saw Xie Ziyuan's grades and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Xie Ziyuan scored 741 points, leaving the second-place student by more than 20 points. That's really impressive.

This score is almost at its limit.

After all, subjects like Chinese and English often include subjective essay questions, and very few people can get full marks.

As for Xie Li's perfect score of 750 last time? Ding Huizhu thought that either the school exaggerated the results, or the joint exam last time was not very strict, and the teacher graded the papers to achieve perfection, resulting in a perfect score of 750.

But this time is different. This time it's a joint final exam, and not only the ten school alliance members, but also key high schools across the country are using the same set of test papers.

The marking of papers is carried out by centralized marking groups composed of students from various universities. The marking is very strict, and it is virtually impossible to get a perfect score in Chinese.

Ding Huizhu was very happy, as if her long-term perseverance had finally yielded results.

She excitedly took a picture and posted it on her WeChat Moments: "First place again, not only in the whole school, but also in the whole country. My Ziyuan will always be so outstanding."

Soon, close friends liked and commented on her posts, showering her with beautiful words that made her feel inexplicably comfortable.

Even Mrs. Huo, whom she hadn't contacted in a long time, sent a WeChat message: "Congratulations, Ziyuan."

Ding Huizhu's vanity was greatly satisfied, and she waved her hand, "Come on, Ziyuan, Mom will take you to Jinyincheng for shopping and delicious food tonight!"

Xie Ziyuan smiled and said, "Mom, there's no need to spend so much money."

But Ding Huizhu wouldn't listen. She hadn't been this happy in a long time and just wanted to celebrate and splurge.

She excitedly scrolled through her WeChat Moments, reading other people's comments and then replying in a Versailles-like manner, making a big show of her presence.