Senior 3 Class A
As usual, Ling Tian sat quietly in her seat, working on her practice problems.
However, she was clearly out of sorts today, failing to solve a single problem for most of the day, her attention completely drawn to the various discussions in the class.
"Have you heard? It seems that Ling Mo from Class F got his first place in the grade by cheating."
"Not necessarily. Xiao Yacha only said that he suspected that the exam questions were leaked in advance. There should not be any conclusive evidence to prove that Ling Mo cheated."
"I wonder when the results will be out. Do those low-level students from Class F even deserve to be compared to the students from Class A?"
"Just wait! In my opinion, Ling Mo will be the one kneeling down and admitting defeat on the main stage tomorrow morning!"
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Seeing that Ling Tian wasn't in a good mood, Ji Yan sat down next to her and patiently tried to comfort her:
Are you worried about your ranking in this standardized test?
Ling Tian shook her head, sighed softly, and said:
"Actually, I'm a little worried about my sister. As everyone knows, it's impossible for her to score 705. I imagine she must have used some underhanded methods to win the bet. Winning or losing is a small matter, but cheating is no joke. I wonder how the principal will deal with her."
"Xiaotian, you are so kind. It has always been Ling Mo who has been aggressive. I didn't expect that you would still be thinking of her even now."
Ji Yan gazed deeply at Ling Tian, whose face was filled with sorrow, and his heart softened completely.
He thought to himself that he must have saved the galaxy in his past life to be so fortunate to have met such a kind and gentle girl.
From now on, he will treat her even better.
He will make up for what the world owes her!
After Gu Tingbai finished relaying the message to Qin Beiming, he walked into Class A and saw Ji Yan sitting in his seat, staring at Ling Tian with a lovesick expression and grinning foolishly.
"Damn it! You idiot, why are you hogging my spot?" Gu Tingbai strode forward and yelled at Ji Yan in annoyance.
"Ting Bai, is it worth it for you to do this? For a scheming girl, you actually disregarded our years of friendship as classmates. It's truly disheartening."
Ji Yan couldn't understand why Gu Tingbai, who had always treated him like a brother, had suddenly changed his personality and become so strange.
Gu Tingbai stared at Ji Yan for a long while as if he were an idiot, his eyes full of confusion:
"I'd like to ask you, is it worth it? You treat her like a treasure, but little do you know she only sees you as a backup plan. Besides, Ling Mo from Class F is a low-key person who never causes trouble. How is she scheming?"
Upon hearing Gu Tingbai's words, Ling Tian immediately realized it referred to him and, feeling guilty, quickly averted her gaze from Ji Yan's face.
Although many people at school know that Ling Tian's crush is Liang Feifan, the new president of the Linjiang Liang Group, the problem is that in order to maintain her image as a popular school beauty, she has never admitted it to everyone in front of them.
It was precisely because of her attitude of neither denying nor admitting that Ji Yan mistakenly believed that he still had a chance, and that in her heart, he and Liang Feifan were competitors on the same starting line.
“Listen to Bai, listen to my advice. Ling Mo is not a good girl at all. If you keep falling for her, you'll be hurt beyond repair sooner or later.” Ji Yanshang, still thinking of his brotherhood with Gu Tingbai, beat his chest and stomped his feet to persuade him.
"A word to someone who doesn't see eye to eye is too much."
Gu Tingbai speechlessly pushed Ji Yan aside, plopped down in his seat, and, unusually serious for once, said solemnly:
"Ji Yan, you're blinded by your own involvement. You're even enjoying being a backup option. Do you know that everyone's laughing at you for being stupid behind your back?"
Ling Tian was afraid that Ji Yan would be swayed by Gu Tingbai's instigation, so she panicked, turned around abruptly, and tears streamed down her face before she could speak:
"Gu Tingbai, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by backup plan? Everyone knows that I'm focused entirely on my studies, I don't have time to worry about anything else."
Seeing this, Ji Yan hurriedly handed her a tissue and whispered to comfort her, "Don't cry. He's always been a smart aleck."
"What, are you putting on an act now?"
Gu Tingbai felt extremely depressed at the thought of Ling Mo still being interrogated in the principal's office, and kept thinking about finding someone to fight to vent his anger.
"Try picking a fight again?"
Ji Yan couldn't bear to see the girl he loved so much being deliberately targeted by Gu Tingbai. He disregarded the fact that his hands were still in casts and was about to rush forward and fight him.
"Students, quiet down."
At the critical moment, Xiao Yingying, wearing high heels, strode up to the podium, tapped the blackboard, and signaled everyone to stop making noise.
"Teacher, you didn't come to the wrong classroom, did you?" A student in the front row teased him, seeing the homeroom teacher of Class F come to their class and start banging on the blackboard.
Xiao Yingying sensed the mockery in the student's words, rolled her eyes involuntarily, paused for a moment, and then said smugly:
"After consultation between the principal and the senior grade teachers, I am here to inform you that the students who ranked in the top 50 in last Friday's unified exam should go to the multimedia classroom on the first floor of the experimental building to prepare for the second round of re-examination."
"Hasn't the result already been released? Why is there a sudden additional test?"
Ling Tian was quite surprised by the result, and her expression grew increasingly grim.
Upon seeing that the person asking the question was Ling Tian, Xiao Yingying softened her expression and patiently explained:
"Due to significant fluctuations in the rankings of some students in this unified examination, to ensure fairness, the top 50 students will be given an additional test opportunity. The ranking will be based on the average score of the two tests. Good luck to everyone!"
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