Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Exclusive
Mo Shanshan really doesn't need anyone's comfort now, because she herself probably knows why she didn't do well in the exam. The reason why she can't stop crying now is just because of the belated regret in her heart and her inability to be self-disciplined.
Mo Shanshan wiped the tears from her face and continued with a choked voice: "Actually, I know why I became like this. I actually knew that it was wrong to read extracurricular books in class, but I was like a demon and couldn't control my behavior at all. I knew it was wrong. After you scolded me that day, I also thought about finishing the novel and listening to the class well, but when I got home, I still couldn't help wanting to read it. Every time this happened, I comforted myself by saying that it would only be for a while and it wouldn't affect my studies. As a result, I fell into it again without realizing it."
Mo Shanshan cried as she spoke, and at the end she collapsed on the table, sobbing and unable to speak.
After hearing what Mo Shanshan said, Lin Yimu and the other two fell silent.
Lin Yimu and Huang Minglei had already guessed the reason so they didn't know what to say, while Ye Yuankai was so shocked that he was speechless. No matter how hard he thought, he could not imagine that Mo Shanshan's grades would drop because of reading novels.
He always thought that after Lin Yimu told Mo Shanshan about the dangers of reading the novel for the first time, she would listen and would not let this thing affect her studies. But looking at her current appearance, it is obvious that she has been seriously affected.
The three of them surrounded Mo Shanshan and looked at each other. After all, they were all friends, and they couldn't bear to see her cry like this any longer.
Finally, Lin Yimu spoke calmly, "Don't cry. The results haven't come out yet. We won't know the results until tomorrow at the earliest. Even if you've missed some time studying because of reading novels, we three can help you make up for it. The results of the preliminary round won't be known until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Before the results come out, none of us can be 100% sure that we can make it to the semi-finals, right?"
As soon as Lin Yimu finished his words of comfort, Huang Minglei and Ye Yuankai also kept comforting Mo Shanshan. They also agreed with Lin Yimu's words about helping her with her studies in the future, and tried their best to make Mo Shanshan feel better, or at least not cry when this was mentioned. After all, no one could be sure that she would not be selected for the semi-finals before the results came out.
The three of them comforted Mo Shanshan one by one until the second bell rang for evening self-study. Only then did Mo Shanshan stop crying and promise to study hard and quit reading novels.
After the second evening self-study session, Mo Shanshan had calmed down. She no longer cried endlessly when the preliminary exam was mentioned. Instead, she took out three extracurricular books from her schoolbag with a determined look and gave them to Lin Yimu for safekeeping, under the pretext of supervision.
"These are the books I borrowed from my cousin. From now on, the three of you will help me keep them. Especially Lin Yimu, I know you have the best concentration, so I'll leave these books with you and you can do whatever you want with them."
At this point Mo Shanshan hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Also, you three agreed to tutor me, so none of you can run away. Of course, I will also try my best to overcome the desire to read extracurricular books and learn on my own as much as possible. If I really don’t understand, I will come to you again. I won’t delay your studies." After saying this, Mo Shanshan showed a hint of embarrassment on her face.
Although her grades were not as good as theirs before, they were far from the level where she needed their help with tutoring. But now, because of her own decadence and a little bit of luck, the gap between her and them is gradually widening. It is impossible to say that she doesn't feel embarrassed.
Seeing that Mo Shanshan had cheered up, Ye Yuankai finally breathed a sigh of relief. Without waiting for Huang Minglei and Lin Yimu to speak, he agreed on their behalf.
Lin Yimu and Huang Minglei had no intention of refusing, so they nodded as well, and the matter was settled.
In the next two days, everyone went to the Olympiad training class as usual except for classes. Occasionally, when Mo Shanshan encountered a difficult problem, anyone who was free would help to solve it.
According to Mo Shanshan's original grades, there is actually no need for her to receive tutoring like in class. All she needs to do is fill in the gaps in the knowledge that she has not mastered recently.
Two days have passed in a blink of an eye, and today is the day when the results of the preliminary round are announced. Mo Shanshan, who had been attending class with peace of mind, became a little distracted again. She was always worried that she would not even make it to the semi-finals after the results came out, and she could not concentrate on studying.
Lin Yimu, who was answering her questions today, certainly noticed her abnormality, but thinking that the results would be announced today, he did not continue to explain the questions to her. Instead, he said, "I will not explain the questions for now. Let's stop here today. Wait until the math teacher sends the scores to the competition group and sees that they are a machine before we talk about it."
After Lin Yimu finished speaking, he closed the book and asked Mo Shanshan to return to her seat. Then he took out the elementary number theory that he had not finished reading and continued to study it.
Mo Shanshan felt a little embarrassed and blushed after hearing what Lin Yimu said. She also knew that it was not good to take up other people's time while being distracted, but when she thought about the results she had to produce today, she couldn't help but think about it.
So I simply didn't refute it, but just said sorry and went back to my seat.
Huang Minglei, who was sitting next to him, raised his head from the test paper, looked at Lin Yimu's quiet profile and said, "What's wrong? Are you angry? Actually, it's normal. Mo Shanshan feels that she didn't do well in the exam, so there's nothing wrong with caring about the score."
At this point, Huang Minglei seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "Have you never paid attention to the members in the group after joining the competition group? Parents of students like us who participate in the competition will join the competition group so that they can see the score rankings with us. If you don't do well in the exam, you can imagine how embarrassing it is." He gritted his teeth at the end.
When Lin Yimu heard what Huang Minglei said, he fell silent, because he really didn't care who was in the group, so he never expected that parents would also be in the competition group.
From previous conversations with Mo Shanshan, Lin Yimu and the others actually knew that Mo Shanshan's mother cared more about her grades.
Especially this kind of competition results. Her mother has been training her since she was a child and is even proud of it. If she doesn't even make it to the preliminary round this time...
Thinking of the two of them looking at each other, they probably began to pray for Mo Shanshan in their hearts, hoping that she could perform better in the preliminary round and enter the next round of semi-finals, otherwise she might be criticized by her parents.
Huang Minglei and others who lived nearby were more worried that Mo Shanshan would be beaten by her mother who was very concerned about her reputation. After all, there had been a time when she was a child and it was Ye Yuankai's mother who went to persuade her to stop.
Lin Yimu was silent for a long time before he spoke: "I'm not angry actually, I just think she won't be able to listen to much if she is so distracted, so I just let her be alone for a while."
"However, I really didn't expect that parents would also be in the competition group. The teacher who pulled people in was really mean. And looking at her expression, she is probably afraid of being scolded by her mother, right?" Lin Yimu said with some emotion.
Huang Minglei also said helplessly: "What can we do about it? After all, we are in high school. Taking part in competitions means squeezing out study time for other subjects. Parents will definitely care, and the teacher will definitely express his opinion."
At noon, when everyone was having lunch, the competition group started to get lively, and the math teacher began to post the preliminary competition results.
Lin Yimu started following the news in the competition group during lunch break. When he saw the teacher posted the ranking of the results, he immediately clicked on the picture to check it out.
The first line reads, First place: Lin Yimu, Huang Minglei (Yancheng No. 1 High School, total score 120 points).
Lin Yimu looked at the two names listed together. Although he didn't think he would do badly in the exam, he was still a little excited when he saw that he and Huang Minglei were tied for first place.
After the excitement, Lin Yimu quickly calmed down and began to look for Ye Yuankai and Mo Shanshan's results. Ye Yuankai ranked seventh, while Mo Shanshan's result was found around 30th place. The score was actually not much different from the previous ones, but in the competition, a one-point difference in ranking can make a world of difference.
However, Lin Yimu was still happy for Mo Shanshan. No matter how low her ranking was, at least she had entered the semi-finals.
Lin Yimu held the phone in his hand with a relaxed smile on his face.
Even Lin Yimu, who was devoted to studying, cared so much about this result. The others, especially Mo Shanshan, who had no confidence to begin with, cared even more. Huang Minglei and the other two also opened their phones at the first opportunity. They didn't check their own results first, but helped others find their results first.
When Mo Shanshan saw that Lin Yimu and the other two were ranked very high, she was happy for them from the bottom of her heart. However, when she noticed that her own result was not even among those ranked in the middle, she couldn't help but feel nervous. When she felt nervous, Mo Shanshan couldn't help but her eyes turned red again.
When the other three saw that Mo Shanshan had advanced to the semi-finals despite her low score, they felt relieved and forgot to tell Mo Shanshan.
Mo Shanshan felt very disappointed when she saw that her name was not on the list. She had no confidence in herself in the first place, and now she didn't see her name after searching for a long time. So she simply turned off her phone and threw it on the table without looking any further. She lay on the table feeling upset.
So when the teacher casually mentioned everyone's preliminary round results in the afternoon math class, everyone was quite relaxed. However, Mo Shanshan, who was sitting in her seat, looked depressed, which made those who were planning to talk to her a little confused.
After the get out of class, Ye Yuankai, who was sitting behind Mo Shanshan, wanted to ask her if there was anything she didn't understand and planned to explain the questions to her. After all, it was now his turn to explain the questions to Mo Shanshan.
But when I saw Mo Shanshan's depressed expression, I asked a question and found out what happened.
After hearing what Mo Shanshan said, Ye Yuankai was stunned for a moment. After coming to his senses, he laughed for a while and said, "Why do you think you didn't make it to the semi-finals? Even if your score has dropped a lot, it's not so bad that you can't even pass the preliminary round. Click on the picture and look carefully to see if you are on it."
Without waiting for Mo Shanshan to take out her phone, he opened the WeChat group on his phone, opened the picture in the competition group, and scrolled all the way to the end before stopping. He found Mo Shanshan's name among the many names of people ranked 40th and handed it to her.
"Well, although your ranking is very low, you have indeed been selected for the semi-finals. Remember to read the list carefully next time."
Mo Shanshan listened to Ye Yuankai's words and looked at the list. She was originally in a unhappy mood, but when she saw her name on the list, her eyes immediately lit up.
Because this list was originally composed of all college students in Yancheng City, the list is particularly long. Except for the top three with a small number of people, there are many students' names and the schools they belong to under each ranking.
Mo Shanshan's name was at the very end. Given her recent depressed mood, she couldn't even find her name in the middle, so she inevitably felt frustrated and thought she was eliminated.
However, when she saw her own name, Mo Shanshan had no other thoughts except happiness, and she didn't care about Ye Yuankai's teasing at all.
The four people on Lin Yi Mu's side all entered the semi-finals and devoted themselves more fully to their studies. When his family found out that Lin Yi Mu had entered the semi-finals, they were genuinely happy for him.
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