Looking at her confident demeanor, Qiao Xi couldn't help but smile, and then uttered two words, "A gamble with your life."
Anyone would have thought it was a joke, including Han Linlin, but the girl saw a hint of determination in Qiao Xi's eyes. She was sure she would take the gamble if the other party agreed.
Before Han Linlin could answer, Qiao Xi changed the bet, "Just kidding, I bet... whenever you see me at school, you have to greet me first."
"Heh." Han Linlin chuckled coldly twice, and said confidently, "You should be the one kneeling down to pay your respects every time you see me."
Qiao Xi agreed without hesitation, "No problem, it's settled then."
Han Linlin, looking smug and waiting to see how Qiao Xi would die, left with her little followers. "Let's go."
Once they left, only Qiao Xi and the girl remained. Qiao Xi asked the girl with some curiosity, "Can... you hear me?"
She hadn't noticed that the girl was very beautiful, but it was the kind of cold and aloof beauty that kept strangers at bay, and her eyes... didn't seem to be the kind of eyes that someone her age should have.
Was it just her imagination?
The girl was also sizing up Qiao Xi, but she had already looked Qiao Xi up and down once. Her feeling was the same as Qiao Xi's feeling about her: she was no ordinary person.
After a long pause, the girl finally responded with a faint "Mm".
Qiao Xi snapped out of her daze and asked again, "So you're a freshman?"
She immediately denied it after asking the question, saying, "That shouldn't be the case. Aren't all the freshmen going to participate in military training?"
"A transfer student," the girl replied.
Qiao Xi immediately nodded in understanding, "I see."
That makes sense. The reason she dared to treat Han Linlin that way was because she didn't know her.
However... Qiao Xi had a feeling that even if she knew Han Linlin's identity, she wouldn't give in.
Unable to contain her curiosity, Qiao Xi asked again, "So you're also a finance major?"
"Design," the girl replied again.
The design she was referring to should be jewelry design. Kyoto University only has this design major, which was jointly established by Jinghua Shijia and Kyoto University, with the aim of cultivating talents in this field.
Every year, outstanding graduates from the design department receive a generous scholarship, and many graduates choose to stay at Jinghua Shijia as designers.
Qiao Xi, intrigued, quickly asked, "What grade are you in?"
"Two," the girl answered decisively.
Qiao Xi said with genuine joy, "That's truly fate."
"You too?" The girl seemed intrigued.
Qiao Xi smiled mysteriously and said, "Not yet, but soon, in the next few days."
They chatted for so long that they lost track of time. Qiao Xi hurriedly said goodbye to her, "I have an exam. See you later."
The girl didn't call out to her, and watched her walk away, her face still expressionless.
When Qiao Xi arrived at the classroom, the exam had already begun.
The students who had started answering the questions all looked at Qiao Xi. Qiao Xi apologized to Qiu Yishi, "Class teacher, I'm sorry, I'm late."
Qiu Yishi didn't say anything, but after glancing at her with a slight frown, he let her in, saying, "Come in."
Whispers rose from below, "The student who came in last place still dared to be late for the exam."
"What's the big deal? It doesn't matter whether she comes or not."
"That's right."
Qiao Xi smiled at this and returned to her seat. After glancing at the questions on the test paper, she began to answer them slowly and deliberately, her pen never stopping throughout the entire process.
In less than half an hour, she filled the entire test paper; it was no challenge for her at all.
After glancing over the entire paper to make sure nothing was missed, she raised her hand and asked, "Teacher, may I hand in my paper now?"
Qiu Yishi was flipping through an extra book when he was forced to pull himself out of the story. As soon as he saw Qiao Xi, his face fell. "You've finished answering all the questions?"
It's not that they're treating her differently; it's just that Qiao Xi's grades are well-known, and handing in her paper so early isn't a good thing.
Qiao Xi nodded affirmatively and said, "Yes."
Qiu Yishi walked up to her with a disbelieving look on his face, picked up her test paper and looked it over from front to back. He couldn't find a single blank, and she answered all the multiple-choice questions he glanced at correctly!
He looked at her answer to the last big question in disbelief. After a few glances, the expression on his face could no longer be described as shock; it was more like questioning the meaning of life.
Finally, he looked at Qiao Xi very carefully, as if to confirm that it was her!
"Class teacher, is there a problem?" Qiao Xi asked him humbly.
Qiu Yishi shook his head speechlessly, then carefully put away Qiao Xi's test paper and said to her, "No problem, Qiao can go back now."
Qiao Xi nodded and said, "Then I'll be going now."
All eyes turned to Qiao Xi, but unfortunately no one could see what she had written on her test paper. However, looking at Qiu Yishi's performance, they couldn't understand what was going on.
But there were still a few self-righteous individuals who commented, "They definitely handed in a blank paper."
"Or it's just scribbles," someone else chimed in with a mocking remark.
Qiao Xi walked out of the classroom feeling relaxed. She would know her exam results as early as tomorrow, and she decided to submit her application to change majors to her class advisor the moment the results were announced.
In her past life, Qiao Xi was a hot potato in the eyes of all the teachers in the finance department. They wished she would transfer to another department and cause trouble for others. They just didn't know if they would still think that way after the results came out this time.
Qiao Xi immediately sent Qi Jincheng the good news: "Honey, the exams are over. Get ready for my reward if all goes well."
Last night, Qiao Xi made a bet with Qi Jincheng that if she got first place, Qi Jincheng would have to reward her. As for what the reward would be, she hadn't thought of it yet.
Qi Jincheng, who was video chatting on his computer, immediately picked up his phone upon seeing the message. A slight, almost oblivious smile played on his lips as he replied, "[Xi'er, have you decided what reward you want?]"
"Not yet," Qiao Xi replied honestly.
Qi Jincheng comforted her, saying, "Don't rush, think it over carefully."
Qiao Xi smiled happily. "Okay, I'll go home now."
"No classes this afternoon?" Qi Jincheng couldn't help but ask. Qiao Xi hadn't told him that he didn't have classes this afternoon.
Qiao Xi immediately replied: 【Yes, I finished my exam this morning, so I'm free this afternoon.】
Qi Jincheng's smile widened further. "Then I'll go home early to be with you."
Qiao Xi didn't want to disturb his work. "It's okay, you can finish your work now. I'll wait for you to come back."
【Okay.】 Qi Jincheng sent the last message with a look of doting affection and then put down his phone.
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