"Okay, okay, you're not worried about me." Lu Ziyin stopped teasing her. "You should focus on your studies. I won't bother you anymore." Mengbao was the top student in her grade and received attention from the school and her teachers, so Lu Ziyin dared not disturb her studies any further.
Seeing that Lu Ziyin and Ding Kemeng had finally stopped whispering, the teacher who was giving the lecture looked much better. He picked up his book and continued with the next part of the lesson.
There was no activity on the forum yet, and with the monthly exams at the end of March approaching, even though Lu Ziyin was worried, he didn't tell Ding Kemeng about it. He didn't want Ding Kemeng to be distracted by this.
Time flies, and the monthly exam at the end of March quietly arrived. When the bell rang, the students of Class 10 entered the exam room with faces full of despair.
Seeing the expressions on Tang Zhizhou's and the others' faces, Ding Kemeng couldn't help but say, "Zhou'er, you don't need to be so upset. Anyway, this exam is just a small one, and even if you do poorly, it won't be recorded in your file."
Tang Zhizhou: "..." Is this even human language?!
"Sister Meng, you don't understand." Tang Zhizhou said with a profound expression.
Ding Kemeng didn't understand. She shouldn't have been wrong. The monthly exam scores really wouldn't be recorded in the student's file!
Xie Sichen picked up a pen, walked past the two of them, and sneered, "You don't need to understand his world, which is full of idiots!" He also kicked Tang Zhizhou and said, "Idiot, let's go. Your seat number is in front of mine in this exam!"
Ding Kemeng: "..." Is it really okay to talk about your friend like that...?
Lu Ziyin also came over with a pen, patted Ding Kemeng on the back, and comforted her, "Don't worry about Tang Zhizhou, that cerebral palsy guy. He just hates exams, it's nothing." Anyway, he gets the same score no matter how many times he takes the exam, it's the same as not taking it at all!
When Ding Kemeng saw Lu Ziyin, she immediately became a little nervous. After all, she had been tutoring Lu Ziyin for a long time, and this monthly exam could be regarded as an opportunity to test her abilities.
"Are you confident about this exam? Did you finish the questions I gave you last night? Did you remember them?"
Seeing Ding Kemeng's face flushed with nervousness, Lu Ziyin smiled and said, "It's okay, I've got it. I definitely won't get last place in this exam again. I'll at least get third!" Lu Ziyin held up three fingers, extremely confident.
Ding Kemeng's tense mood was instantly ruined by Lu Ziyin's arrogance, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud, "How can you be so arrogant? I only tutored you for such a short time, how could you possibly get third place all at once!"
Seeing that Ding Kemeng was no longer nervous, Lu Ziyin was also happy. He touched his nose and chuckled, "I am quite self-aware, so I will definitely be able to get third from the bottom this time!" He slightly turned his three upright fingers down.
Ding Kemeng rolled her eyes inwardly, but she was impressed by Lu Ziyin's words. "You're just good at talking nonsense. I'm not going to care about you anymore. Take the exam as you please!" After saying that, Ding Kemeng stepped into the examination room first.
Lu Ziyin knew that Ding Kemeng wasn't really angry, so she smiled indifferently and followed her into the classroom.
A short while later, the proctor entered the examination room, glanced at the number of students, and the examination began as the bell rang.
After two days of monthly exams, the students of Class 10 looked as if they had undergone torture. They sighed and slumped over their desks, completely listless.
Ding Kemeng didn't feel anything, but she wasn't exactly relaxed either. Her homeroom teacher had already told her that her name was on the list of participants in the physics competition, and the competition was scheduled for mid-April. She only had half a month left to prepare, which was indeed a bit short.
Therefore, Ding Kemeng had no choice but to shorten the time she spent explaining problems to Lu Ziyin and start focusing all her attention on the physics competition.
Lu Ziyin also learned from Zhao Qian that Ding Kemeng was going to participate in the physics competition. Although it was a pity that Ding Kemeng would not have time to tutor him, he would not really disturb her studies.
The monthly exam happened to be on Friday. After finishing the last day of classes, she was given a two-day holiday. During the holiday, Ding Kemeng didn't have the mind to think about anything else. She refused Ye Nai's invitation to go out and play, and kept her at home doing physics problems.
The holiday ended on Monday, and the monthly exam results were released, with the rankings already posted on the school bulletin board.
Normally, people wouldn't be so eager to check exam results, but this time was different. Not only were there many people gathered in front of the bulletin board, but there were also faint sounds of arguing.
Ding Kemeng listened to the voices in the crowd, and they seemed somewhat familiar. It sounded like Lin Changmao's voice.
Ding Kemeng and Ye Nai exchanged a glance and walked together toward the bulletin board.
Ye Nai was tall, and when she came over, she patted the crowd twice. When the people saw that it was Ye Nai and then saw Ding Kemeng next to her, their expressions became very strange, and they all made way for her.
Just then, someone in the crowd shouted, "Ding Kemeng is here!"
Upon hearing her name, Ding Kemeng looked up. At the far end of the crowd, in front of the notice board, stood a tall, dark-skinned man—it was indeed Lin Changmao. Behind him stood a boy with radiant white skin, Kong Qingfeng, who was anxiously tugging at Lin Changmao's clothes, as if trying to persuade him to do something.
"Da Mao, what are you doing?" Ding Kemeng asked in confusion.
Lin Changmao was arguing heatedly with someone when he heard someone calling him. He immediately turned around, saw Ding Kemeng, and his face lit up with joy. "Sister Meng, come here quickly!"
Ding Kemeng approached, "What's wrong?"
Lin Changmao pointed to the ranking list on the bulletin board and said, "Look, your first place has been pushed down by someone else!" Lin Changmao hadn't intended to look at the ranking list early in the morning, since his grades were so poor, there was no need to. But he had good hearing and overheard someone in the crowd mention Ding Kemeng's name; the tone was incredibly unpleasant!
Lin Changmao was furious and immediately walked into the crowd, wanting to grab the person who had spoken out of turn! But to his surprise, once inside, he saw the notice board, and the rankings were indeed as that person had said—Ding Kemeng was no longer number one in the grade!
Ding Kemeng looked up at the bulletin board. The first place was indeed not hers, but someone named Tang Qiushui, while her name had moved up to second place.
However, Ding Kemeng didn't really care about it; it was just a ranking, and she wasn't that bothered by it.
"It's okay, I'm not some god of literature descended from heaven, how could I possibly be number one every time!" Ding Kemeng smiled and comforted her.
Lin Changmao was angry not just because of that, but because these people were talking badly about Ding Kemeng!
"Sister Meng, that's not the point. What angers me is these people. They were talking badly about you! Gossiping behind your back, their mouths are so dirty!" What kind of people are they? Sister Meng is such a good person, and these people actually called her a bookworm and said she was a hypocrite?
Screw you!
Ye Nai understood at this moment, which meant that someone in this group had just insulted Meng Bao!
"Who just spoke so foully? Step forward and say it again in front of me!" Ye Nai, her temper flaring, rolled up her sleeves, her face contorted with rage, and roared as she looked around.
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