Having flown across half the globe by connecting flights, Xu Xing felt a mix of emotions upon seeing Shang Run and Jiang Xiaoli.
Shang Run stepped forward to take his luggage and patted him on the shoulder happily, "Well done!"
After getting in the car, Jiang Xiaoli and Xu Xing sat in the back seat.
Jiang Xiaoli nudged his arm, "Xu Xiaohang, how are your iPhone results?"
Xu Xing pulled a medal directly from his backpack.
The golden medals gleamed brightly in the dim light of the taxi.
Xu Xing added, "I am the top scorer in this year's IPHO competition."
Jiang Xiaoli excitedly slapped Xu Xing's thigh, "Xu Xiaoxing, you're amazing!"
Xu Xing felt a pang of pain in his heart. He looked at her with his features contorted in pain, "Why don't you take a picture of your leg!"
Jiang Xiaoli replied matter-of-factly, "It would hurt so much to slap yourself! Besides, I'm just happy for you!"
Shang Run turned around and watched the two of them bickering with a smile, "Xu Xing, you won a gold medal. Keep up the good work and try to make it a double blessing."
Xu Xing nodded. "Teacher Shang, I will."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, we must win more gold medals and strive for a perfect score. I've been annoyed with Rebecca for a long time!"
"Who is Rebecca?" Xu Xing asked, puzzled.
Jiang Xiaoli started chattering away beside him, recounting her love-hate relationship with Rebecca.
As the taxi pulled up in front of the hotel, she finished telling her story.
Teacher Zhao and several other students were still awake and waiting for them in their rooms.
Seeing that the two of them had picked up Xu Xing, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Teacher Zhao specially moved Cui Zhe, who originally shared a dormitory with Xu Xing, to his and Shang Run's room.
He helped Xu Xing push his luggage to the room. "Xu Xing, you'll be sleeping alone tonight. Get some rest and be well-rested so you can get good grades tomorrow!"
Back in the room, Anke asked curiously, "Did Xu Xing win the gold medal?"
As if she herself had been questioned, Jiang Xiaoli immediately stepped forward to defend Xu Xing.
"Absolutely! My good brother Xu Xing had to win the gold medal, and what's more! He's also the overall number one in this year's IPHO!"
Anke's eyes lit up. "Did you see his gold medal? I really want to touch it and share in his good fortune!"
Jiang Xiaoli winked at her, "Hehe, want to touch the gold medal? It's nothing! I'll take you tomorrow morning!"
The next morning, before Shang Run could knock on the door, the two of them followed Teacher Zhao into Xu Xing's room.
Xu Xing was rubbing his sleepy eyes when Jiang Xiaoli ran to the window and pulled the curtains open with a whoosh.
"Xu Xiaohang! Get up! The sun's already high in the sky!"
Xu Xing instantly regained his senses. "Jiang Xiaoli? How did you get in!"
He immediately pulled the blanket over himself and wrapped himself up tightly.
Seeing his actions, Jiang Xiaoli burst into laughter, "Teacher Zhao came in and saw you lying in bed before we came in! Don't worry! You weren't exposed!"
Xu Xing was speechless. "I need to get up and get dressed now. Can you leave now?"
An Ke said timidly from the side, "Xu Xing, don't be angry. Xiao Li came to show me your gold medal, okay?"
Xu Xing quickly pointed to the backpack on the table, "The gold medal is in the backpack, take it and get out of here!"
Jiang Xiaoli and An Ke left Xu Xing's room without looking back after winning the gold medal. An Ke patted herself contentedly, overjoyed!
Hearing the commotion, Yu Yang and the others came out and asked to see the gold medal.
They gathered together to discuss.
"Do you think this gold medal is made of gold?"
"It's so shiny and pretty!"
"Let me touch it and share in the good fortune!"
When Xu Xing came out, he saw Cui Zhe with a perverted look on his face, sticking the gold medal on his face and looking very pleased.
Xu Xing looked at Jiang Xiaoli with a mixture of confusion and shock in his eyes.
Jiang Xiaoli quickly waved her hand, "It wasn't me who told him to do that!"
Shang Run came out and urged the group to go downstairs for dinner. Only then did Cui Zhe reluctantly return the gold medal to Xu Xing.
After breakfast, the group went to the examination hall to sign in and take the exam.
The IMO exam is conducted over two days, with the six contestants from each national team assigned to different exam rooms to answer questions independently.
The exam lasts for 4.5 hours each day, with 3 questions, each worth 7 points.
There are a total of 6 questions, with a total score of 42 points.
After receiving the test paper, Jiang Xiaoli read through all three questions and then began to answer them.
An hour and a half later, she raised her little hand.
The proctor came to her side and asked, "Excuse me, is there a problem?"
She shook her head. "Teacher, I've finished my questions. Can I hand in my paper early?"
Immediately, 80% of the contestants around her lost their composure.
What the heck? They've only finished one question, and she's already handing in her paper?
The invigilator confirmed that there were no problems with her exam paper and allowed her to hand it in early.
Shang Run and Teacher Zhao chatted outside the examination room without leaving. When they saw Jiang Xiaoli come out, Shang Run immediately ran up to her.
He asked nervously, "Is there a problem with the exam room? Come on, I'll take you to talk to the invigilator!"
Jiang Xiaoli blinked. "Um... I finished the questions and handed in my paper early."
"You handed in your paper early?!" Teacher Zhao could hardly believe it. "You handed in your paper only an hour and a half after the exam started?!"
When Shang Run heard that the problem wasn't with the exam venue, he felt relieved.
He pulled Jiang Xiaoli to a nearby coffee shop and asked the waiter for paper and a pen.
Write down the question and your answer.
Jiang Xiaoli was dumbfounded. As she resigned herself to her fate and began to write the questions, she muttered to herself, "I should have known better than to hand in the paper early."
Shang Run looked at her amusedly, "There's no such thing as knowing beforehand! Besides, what are you doing sitting there after you've finished answering the questions and checked them? What if you suddenly decide to change the correct answer to a wrong one?"
Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "You're right!"
She quickly wrote down the question, only outlining the key steps in her answer.
Shang Run and Teacher Zhao huddled together to look at the question.
After a while, the two looked at each other, their eyes filled with joy.
Shang Run asked, "Are you sure there's nothing wrong with your answer steps?"
Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "I will absolutely not give them a chance to deduct points from my answers!"
"Hahaha! Great! Fantastic! You did absolutely no problem with those three questions!"
Shang Run clapped her hands happily, called the waiter over, asked for the menu, and handed it to her, saying, "Eat whatever you like. It's on me."
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and ordered a small dessert. "Thank you, Teacher Shang."
Teacher Zhao said with a smile, "You only ordered this much? You don't get many chances to rip off Teacher Shang!"
She shook her head. "Teacher Shang doesn't earn money easily."
Shang Runle laughed heartily, "Thank you for your consideration, Boss Jiang!"
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