Chapter 91 Dark Horse
Summer passed quietly, leaving with the remaining heat. As early autumn approached, the leaves on both sides of the affiliated high school gradually turned yellow.
Cen Nian was holding a math test paper. When the bell rang, she caught up with Liu Chao and said, "Teacher, please wait a moment."
Liu Chaosheng turned away with a look of despair: "Cen Nian, it's you again!"
Cen Nian smiled slyly: "Teacher, I will only ask one question this time. Really, I will not delay your lunch."
Every evening study session, there were always a lot of people around Liu Chao. Cen Nian had no choice but to pick out some problems after school at noon. Liu Chao just pretended to be angry, and felt relieved to see her math grades improving little by little.
He pretended to be serious and said, "Now you understand, right?"
"Yeah, thank you, teacher!"
Liu Chao glanced at it casually and said, "I noticed that the idea and steps of your previous problem are the same as Jin Siyang's common solution."
Cen Nian was slightly startled, and she smiled softly: "He taught me before."
"No wonder, go eat. While fighting, you must also take care of your body."
"Okay, thank you, teacher!"
When autumn came, Cen Nian participated in the National Creative Writing Competition and won the first prize.
Her second monthly exam score climbed from 37th to 23rd.
She would occasionally pass by the school bulletin board. Every time she took an exam, the top three students would change, and everyone would work hard.
During the award ceremony, Cen Nian sat in the audience, holding the awards for the top 50, and looked firmly at the top three learning pioneers in liberal arts and science on the stage to receive their awards.
The city's first mock exam officially kicked off. After Cen Nian, Song Ze, Chen Zhifei and Tong Yue encouraged each other, they took several deep breaths before entering the examination room.
She secretly encouraged herself: "Keep trying!"
She performed normally in Chinese, but in the afternoon math test, when Cen Nian came to the last question, she couldn't help but be stunned for several seconds. The last question was similar to a question in the notebook that Jin Siyang gave her.
Cen Nian did the questions in the notebook twice and read it countless times. She even remembered that there were additional notes he made next to the question.
Cen Nian paused for nearly a minute before slowly putting pen to paper.
After the first mock exam, the senior high school students got a short break. Cen Nian sat in his seat and continued writing the test paper.
Song Ze was sitting with his legs crossed. He wasn't doing his homework, but was playing with his phone. Seeing how serious Cen Nian was, he finally spoke up: "Xiao Niannian, take a break. You just finished the exam!"
"Wait a minute, I'll take a break."
Song Ze was tired of hearing this excuse. Cen Nian asked him to wait a moment, at least an hour.
She was so engrossed in solving the problem that a drop of blood fell on the test paper. She was stunned for two seconds before finally reacting.
Song Ze was startled: "Cen Nian!"
He quickly pulled out a few tissues: "Stuff it in quickly! Don't tilt your head back, lower it and lean forward."
After hurriedly stopping the nosebleed, Cen Nian smiled at him a little embarrassedly: "Maybe I've been eating too well recently."
Song Ze put away his playful look, his eyes filled with anxiety. "You still have the mind to joke! What good food do you have? You only eat this much every day. Cen Nian, how long has it been since you had a good rest?! The college entrance examination is important, but health is the capital of revolution. I don't bother to tell you."
Cen Nian said flatteringly, "Song Ze, don't be angry. I won't write anymore. Let's go eat!"
"That won't do. Zhu Zhiyao and I will go and file a complaint." After saying that, he took out his cell phone and typed indignantly.
Cen Nian's mouth twitched: "It's not that serious..."
"Of course!"
In December, Zhu Zhiyao returned to Jiang City from Beijing City to take the art unified examination.
When Song Ze complained to her, Zhu Zhiyao had already secretly returned to the affiliated high school. In the end, Cen Nian sat obediently in her seat and accepted the "reprimands" from Zhu Zhiyao and Song Ze.
In mid-December, Cen Nian achieved a good result of 11th in his grade and 23rd in the city in the first mock exam.
Zhu Zhiyao ranked first in the province in the broadcasting examination.
Song Ze is ranked 18th in his grade and 40th in the city.
In the final exam of the first semester of senior year, Cen Nian entered the top ten in the grade, ranking eighth.
It's vacation again. The vacation for senior year is very short, only a few days during the Chinese New Year. It was the first time that Cen Nian was so grateful that the vacation was short.
This year, Uncle Li and Aunt Liu took her back to their hometown to celebrate the New Year. After returning to the countryside, she became more peaceful.
After dinner on New Year's Eve, she continued to write the test paper. Looking out the second-floor window, she saw rural farmhouses, and beyond that were stretches of dark rice fields.
At midnight, fireworks and firecrackers rang out. Amid the noise, Cen Nian suddenly remembered last year's Spring Festival, the one when she watched the lanterns with Jin Siyang.
At that time he said, let’s go to Beijing together.
She had no news about him, and there was no more prompt in the dialog box.
I just happened to hear Qin Zhouyan say that Jin Siyang was in New York.
How far is New York from here?
She had a poor sense of direction and could only stare blankly in a direction she thought was New York.
Cen Nian calmed down and continued to devote himself to studying.
In the first monthly exam of the second semester of senior year, Cen Nian scored 689 points, ranking fourth in the grade.
Zhu Zhiyao's school entrance examination was successfully completed, and she returned to the affiliated high school to attend classes. Under her and Song Ze's "supervision", Cen Nian dared not neglect the matter of eating anymore.
In the joint entrance examination of seven schools, Cen Nian scored a total of 689 points, ranking fourth in the grade and sixth in the city.
At the same time, Zhu Zhiyao obtained the broadcasting certificate from Communication University of China, and ranked first in the country in total score.
In the second city-wide mock exam, Cen Nian scored a total of 704 points, ranking first in the grade and second in the city, only two points away from first place.
The school bulletin board posted a new report card -
Ranking of the city's second model exam for senior high school students:
First place: Cen Nian, Class 7, Senior 3
Total score: 704 points
Everyone was cheering for her. Cen Nian was confused the whole day. She only knew that many people were congratulating her and praising her for being so great.
Jin Qi smiled and touched Cen Nian's head: "Cen Nian, you are great."
Liu Chao's eyes were red with anger. He said bluntly, "Cen Nian, you are truly the most unique student I've ever taught. Who would have thought that you would score so low on the math test at the beginning, but actually get 138 on this simulation!"
She felt like she was in a dream until the spotlight on the stage shone on Cen Nian. She received the Learning Pioneer gift package, with her name printed on the certificate and the chocolate with the two words "Cen Nian" engraved on it stroke by stroke.
She remembered that a long time ago, she ate Jin Siyang's chocolate and jokingly said to him to guard his position, maybe she could really snatch the first place from him.
She really won first place and got her own piece of chocolate.
The fierce applause from the audience and the clear young voice echoed in my ears: "Cen Nian, you can try."
"Try what?"
"Try to take first place."
When the day of the college entrance examination finally arrived, Cen Nian was calmer than usual. He was not nervous or anxious, and continued to review in the extra time.
Banners and slogans were hung outside the teaching building, all of which read "Good luck in the college entrance examination" and "Success in the exam."
Just before the exam, she opened Jin Siyang's notebook. She had read it countless times this year. Cen Nian turned to the last page and wrote: I am going to take the college entrance examination, wish me success!
People often say that summer is the time for graduation and farewell. For some people, turning around may be a lifetime away. The classroom has been emptied, and the classroom once filled with books has become empty. When you open the door again, it belongs to someone else's story.
As the top-ranked middle school in Jiang City, the Affiliated Middle School is always packed with students during the enrollment season.
However, all the students and parents passing by could see a good news posted on the bulletin board at the school gate:
The girl had her hair tied in a ponytail, with sideburns hanging down on her cheeks. She had beautiful facial features and a standard oval face. Her almond-shaped eyes were watery, shining with confidence and pride. She smiled and looked directly into the camera.
There is a string of characters printed under the photo. The simple standard font reveals a shocking feeling, which makes people get goose bumps when they see it.
Cen Nian, Class 7, Grade 3, Affiliated High School, Jiangxi City
Total college entrance examination score: 721
Provincial ranking: 1
Admission institution: Jingshi University
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