One month left until the college entrance examination
My senior year of high school is about to come to a perfect end.
Zhou Chen did not participate in setting the questions for this mock exam, and the high school did not use the same set of test papers as the city.
As expected, Zhou Chen once again took first place with a score of over 700, leaving the second-place finisher by more than 100 points, demonstrating remarkable consistency in his performance.
Surprisingly, the second place this time was no longer Zhou Na, who had always been second, but a female classmate who had been ranked behind Zhou Na.
It can be said that this last mock exam was the one in which Zhou Na scored the lowest.
However, according to Li Kaile, Zhou Na did not seem to be affected by ranking third in the whole school in this mock exam.
Zhou Chen was somewhat surprised by Zhou Na's mindset. Was she used to it? Or was she faking it, hiding away and crying secretly?
Zhou Chen didn't know the truth, nor did he intend to find out. He shook his head and stopped thinking about Zhou Na.
For Zhou Na, the drop in her ranking this time was not a cause for sadness, but rather a relief.
Because she finally shed the title of second place she had held the year before last.
After so many mock exams, Zhou Na's psychology went through four stages, from initially crushing Zhou Chen's scores to gradually being caught up by Zhou Chen, and then being pulled away by Zhou Chen.
The first stage involves looking down on others and disdain.
The second stage involves a re-examination, with a sense of apprehension.
The third stage is to strive to catch up and never give up.
The fourth stage is to look up to them and accept reality.
That's right. Zhou Na no longer thinks about surpassing Zhou Chen in terms of grades, especially after Zhou Chen got the top score in the city, which made her realize the gap between them.
No matter how hard she tries, she can hardly catch up with Zhou Chen in her studies. The gap of over 100 points is something she simply cannot overcome.
Surpassing it is even more impossible.
Subsequent events have repeatedly proven that this is indeed the case.
Zhou Chen's scores remained consistently above 700, even when all the teachers in the school created a separate exam just for him.
Zhou Na and Zhou Chen are only one place apart, but there is a gap of over 100 points, which is like an insurmountable chasm.
At the same time, Zhou Na felt that her ranking was shocking and ridiculous.
Her score highlighted the gap between her and Zhou Chen, showing just how outstanding Zhou Chen was.
So she came to terms with it, accepted her mediocrity, and stopped aiming to surpass Zhou Chen; she only needed to surpass herself.
Without the immense pressure, Zhou Na felt her life was much easier, and her mental state was better than ever before.
This is the main reason why she wasn't sad.
The two siblings almost never met at school; although they were in the same school, it was as if they lived in two different worlds.
Zhou Chen's life is undoubtedly rich and colorful.
He answers questions fluently in class and is the focus of attention in the class. After class, he runs on the basketball court and is a true basketball prince, attracting many girls to watch and shout.
(Here's an important point, my darlings: A man doesn't have to be handsome, but he can't lack talent. The author, of course, is different—handsome and talented, haha...)
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Police station
Zhou Ling finally couldn't hold back any longer and reported Zhao Kun missing to the police. For nearly a month, Zhao Kun was only contacted once, and then there was no further news.
Zhou Ling was worried that Zhao Kun was in danger.
Uncle Hat did not initiate an investigation into this matter because the time frame was too short; it would take two years. (Guys, you've learned something new, this is legal knowledge, pay attention!)
Grandma Zhao came to the police station and made a scene, wanting Uncle Hat to find someone.
However,
No matter how much Old Mrs. Zhao threw a tantrum, it was no use. In the end, her words were so insulting that she was locked up and given a three-day reprimand.
Only then did they finally behave themselves.
Zhou Ling was mostly distracted at the internet cafe because she was about to give birth and was becoming increasingly immobile. She needed Zhao Kun; she wanted to give birth to a son so that the first person her son would see was his father, Zhao Kun.
Unfortunately, no matter how many times she called Zhao Kun, all she heard on the other end was a message that his phone was switched off.
"Second sister, Brother Kun is missing. Can you help me find him?"
"Uncle Hat won't help me. I can't find anyone to help me now. You're the only person I have left. Please help me find Brother Kun, okay?"
Zhou Ling took a special leave of absence and, before the end of evening self-study, went to the gate of a high school and waited for Zhou Na, asking her for help.
Upon seeing Zhou Ling, Zhou Na instinctively frowned.
She had heard about Zhou Ling working as an internet cafe manager before, but she hadn't paid any attention to it. Now that Zhao Kun had disappeared and she was asked to find him, she just found it ridiculous.
Whether Zhao Kun is truly missing or deliberately doesn't want to come back is still uncertain. Even if it is true, in this vast sea of people, where would she find her? Doesn't she go to school? Doesn't she need to prepare for the college entrance examination?
How could I possibly waste time searching the world for someone?
Have you ever considered that he might be with another woman?
Zhou Na felt it was necessary to wake Zhou Ling up and stop her from being so naive.
Zhao Kun is not a good man at all.
"Second sister, that's impossible. Brother Kun isn't that kind of person. He only has me in his heart. He said he would live a good life with me and work hard for our family. He called me once in the middle, saying he needed money, but we don't have any. What if he tries to find a way on his own and then runs into bad people?"
As Zhou Ling spoke, she seemed to take it very seriously, grabbing Zhou Na's clothes with a worried expression.
When Zhou Na saw Zhou Ling's appearance, she suddenly felt extremely sorry for her.
Zhao Kun had a history of having affairs, and at the wedding, that woman deliberately caused trouble, yet Zhou Ling still believed what Zhao Kun said.
They even went so far as to imagine reasons for Zhao Kun's disappearance.
Is it worth having a child for a man like this?
Zhou Na reminded herself that she must never live like Zhou Ling in the future, because that would be truly tragic.
"He most likely didn't disappear, he just doesn't want to come back. If he cared about you, why would he stay away for so long when you're so heavily pregnant? Even when he called, he didn't ask about you and just brought up money. Do you think that's how he shows love and care for you?"
“I hope you don’t deceive yourself and don’t waste your time and energy looking for him. If he were a responsible man who cherished you, he wouldn’t have let your life become like this.”
"Although I don't want to admit Zhou Chen's assessment of Zhao Kun, I want to say that he is right. At least, he is very accurate in his assessment of Zhao Kun."
Zhou Na murmured, her feelings complicated.
Looking back at Zhou Chen's initial obstruction, if Zhou Ling had listened to his advice, things wouldn't have turned out this chaotic and messy.
Without a doubt,
Both she and Zhou Ling were wrong in judging people.
They all lost to Zhou Chen.
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