Ye Linchen felt a headache coming on when Zhao Yutong refused.
She then compromised and said, "If you won't let me see the test paper, how about this: I'll give you a few questions to do first, and I'll see your level, okay?"
Zhao Yutong still refused, her voice even softer: "No need, just speak normally, we don't need the test..."
Ye Linchen found it even stranger, and before he could even speak, Zhao's mother couldn't help but burst out.
"It's just a test paper! What's wrong with looking at it!" She raised her voice, her tone clearly angry. "I paid Ms. Ye to come here because your grades are bad, and I wanted her to tutor you! Now Ms. Ye wants to understand your situation, what's wrong with you cooperating? I really don't know what you're being so dramatic about!"
Zhao Yutong's eyes instantly reddened, tears welling up in her eyes, but she held them back, looking extremely aggrieved.
Ignoring Zhao Yutong's emotions, Zhao's mother turned to Ye Linchen and said, "Teacher Ye, don't mind her. That's just how this child is; I've spoiled her. Please wait a moment, I'll get the test paper for you to see."
After saying that, she got up from the sofa, walked quickly to Zhao Yutong's room, took all of her recent test papers, and put them all in front of Ye Linchen.
Ye Linchen picked up Zhao Yutong's test paper and flipped through it one by one, secretly surprised.
Math 20 points, Chemistry 9 points, Physics 7 points!
The combined score of these three subjects is still lower than her score in just one subject in her senior year of high school, and it's even more outrageous than Meng Zihan's previous scores!
No wonder she didn't want to take out the exam paper to look at.
"Teacher Xiaoye, what do you think of Xiaotong's situation? Is it possible to catch up?" Zhao's mother asked anxiously. "Many tutors have come before, but they all left after one or two lessons, saying that her foundation is too weak and they can't teach her..."
Fearing that Ye Linchen might also back out, she quickly declared, "Teacher Ye, don't worry. If you teach well, you definitely don't need to worry about the payment. As long as she can get into university, we are willing to pay!"
Ye Linchen did not answer immediately, but frowned and carefully looked at the test paper in front of him.
She recalled that when Li Weizhe introduced Zhao Yutong, he said that her grades were in the middle range, but the score on this test paper was clearly not in the middle range.
He's definitely near the bottom of the class.
"Auntie, I'd like to ask, has Zhao Yutong's academic performance always been like this, or has it only recently declined?" Ye Linchen looked up at Zhao's mother and asked.
“Her grades have only recently dropped!” Zhao’s mother said hurriedly. “Her grades used to be okay, but they suddenly plummeted after she entered senior year. We don’t know what happened, we’re all so worried! Wait a minute, let me find some of her old test papers for you to see. I’ve kept them all neatly categorized, not a single one is missing.”
She turned and went to the study, took out a stack of bound test papers, and placed them in front of Ye Linchen.
It's clear she puts a lot of effort into it and has high expectations for Zhao Yutong.
Pointing to the thick stack of test papers, Zhao's mother said, "Look, these are her previous test papers, and her grades were not bad."
Ye Linchen nodded, picked up Zhao Yutong's math exam papers from her second year of high school, and flipped through them one by one.
She carefully examined each question, each step, and each point deducted, trying to find some clues.
As she looked around, she suddenly noticed something was amiss.
Although the scores on previous exams were okay, the deductions looked strange, and many of them were small mistakes caused by carelessness.
Some simply haven't mastered the knowledge points.
If that were all, it would be understandable, but after flipping through a few more papers, she discovered that Zhao Yutong had answered the same questions correctly on previous tests.
However, I made mistakes on the later exams, even remembering the most basic formulas incorrectly.
In recent exams, almost every question required the wrong formula, which defied common sense.
Could it be that she did something wrong on purpose, or...?
Ye Linchen closed the test paper, looked up, and said to Zhao's mother, who looked anxious, "Auntie, may I go to Xiaotong's room alone to talk for a few minutes?"
Zhao's mother stared at her with suspicion.
She was reluctant, after all, this was a major event concerning her daughter's future, and she wanted to know the situation at all times.
But then I thought, Ye Linchen is a girl, so there shouldn't be any problem with her talking to Xiaotong alone. Maybe this will actually make Xiaotong more relaxed.
“Okay, you can go ahead.” Zhao’s mother nodded. “Xiaotong, take Teacher Ye to your room. I’ll cut some fruit for you.”
Zhao Yutong looked at Ye Linchen, pondered for a moment, and then turned and went into her bedroom without saying a word.
Ye Linchen picked up the exam paper and followed him inside.
Zhao Yutong's bedroom is not large, about twelve square meters.
There was a desk under the window, next to a bed. Opposite the bed against the wall was a large wardrobe, and next to the wardrobe was a bookcase.
The room was very clean and tidy, but it also felt a bit oppressive.
Zhao Yutong pulled out a chair from in front of the desk and invited Ye Linchen to sit down. She stood in front of Ye Linchen with her head bowed, not daring to look at her.
Like a child who has made a mistake.
Ye Linchen looked at Zhao Yutong and asked in a low voice, "Xiaotong, I won't beat around the bush with you, I'll just get straight to the point. Did you copy these exam papers from your classmates in your second year of high school?"
Zhao Yutong jerked her head up, staring at Ye Linchen in terror, stammering, unable to speak: "I...I..."
Seeing Zhao Yutong's reaction, Ye Linchen knew he had guessed correctly.
She sighed, softened her tone, and tried to make her voice sound gentle.
“Yutong, you need to know that you can’t cheat on the college entrance exam. You’ve probably already realized that what you copy is never truly your own, otherwise you wouldn’t have done so poorly on your recent exams. I’m here to talk to you privately because I want to help you. If you tell me the truth, I can keep this a secret from your mother.”
Upon hearing Ye Linchen's words, Zhao Yutong's psychological defenses completely collapsed.
She couldn't hold back any longer, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes as she sobbed.
"I...I didn't mean to...I didn't want to..."
Zhao Yutong spoke haltingly as she cried.
Ye Linchen took a few tissues from the table and handed them to Zhao Yutong so she could wipe her tears. Then he patiently waited for her to calm down.
After a long while, Zhao Yutong finally stopped crying and sobbed, "Teacher Ye, please...please don't tell anyone, okay? I...I'm really scared...I'm afraid my mom will scold me..."
Ye Linchen nodded and gently comforted him, "I promise you, as long as you tell me the truth, I won't tell anyone."
Hearing Ye Linchen's assurance, Zhao Yutong slowly told the truth.
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