Contrary to some marketing accounts' claims that it is the "most important period," the first semester of the first year of high school is indeed, in a sense, a very important stage in the three years of high school life.
In the two months following the monthly exams, after passing the midterm exams, the second monthly exam and mini-exam, as well as other miscellaneous exams, almost every student had a mental expectation of which subjects they would choose.
Just as this psychological expectation was gradually forming, the subject selection process also began as scheduled after New Year's Day.
After January, the weather really got colder and colder. But fortunately, humans are warm-blooded animals, and Shang Yunmiao was Chen Bing's hand warmer.
On the evening of January 2, 2021, just after the New Year's Day holiday, high school students, feeling exhausted, returned to school one after another to begin the last period of their studies this semester.
Although the start of the school year is usually a difficult day to get motivated, today was somewhat acceptable. The reason is simple: the results of the joint exam will most likely be released during tonight's self-study session.
This joint exam was reportedly organized by a well-known private education institution. It was a small joint exam that brought together more than 30 high schools in Shandong Province, with more than 40,000 participants.
With so many people participating, the exam is quite prestigious. Before the exam, the teachers repeatedly emphasized the importance of doing well and showing our true abilities, as the results will be of great reference value for the upcoming subject selection.
Upon hearing these words, Shang Yunmiao naturally put in 100% effort to prepare for the exam, and felt quite good about herself afterward.
Originally, the results were supposed to be released on the third day after the exam, but the three days included the New Year's Day holiday, and the teachers also needed to rest, so the release date was naturally postponed by one day.
Now, after the New Year's Eve party after the exams and the birthday party on December 31st, the New Year holiday is finally coming to an end, and we'll soon see the results.
Shang Yunmiao didn't perform well in the midterm exams, so she took this joint exam quite seriously.
After getting off the electric scooter, Xiao Shang rubbed his hands together while waiting for Chen Bing to park the scooter.
After rubbing her hands until they were warm and Chen Bing's car was parked, Shang Yunmiao jogged a couple of steps over to him with a smile and then warmly reached out to shake Chen Bing's hand.
Although he had thick clothes and fur gloves, the master had still been riding his bicycle for so long in the cold wind. It was only natural that his thoughtful maid would feel sorry for him and come over to help him warm up.
After thinking about it, Chen Bing pointed to her cheek and said, "My hands aren't cold, it's just my face that's a little cold from the wind. Can I have some cold compresses on?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Yunmiao immediately released Chen Bing's small hand and then stood on tiptoe to cup Chen Bing's cheeks.
"No, no, no, I mean, let me touch your face with yours."
“That won’t work. Right now, we only offer this service by hand,” Shang Yunmiao replied in a soft tone, thinking she was being clever, but in reality, she was playing right into Chen Bing’s hands.
"Oh, I see. But what should I do if my hands are still cold?" As she spoke, Chen Bing's hands, which possessed independent personalities, instinctively sought out warm places to avoid harm.
Upon feeling the other person's movements, Shang Yunmiao blushed, because Chen Bing was warming himself inside her clothes. She saw his two large hands slip inside her clothes through the gaps in her vest sleeves and then wrap around her back.
This posture wasn't exactly flattering, since Chen Bing had her hands inside her clothes; but it also seemed reasonable, since her large hands only slipped through the vest and didn't penetrate any further. Furthermore, the position was simply on her back.
However, to outsiders, this posture is still somewhat suggestive.
Shang Yunmiao shook herself and forcefully kicked the two guests out. She then whispered something to their host, her face flushed, suggesting that they explore the area ahead another time.
After smiling indulgently, Chen Bing didn't say much. Instead, he took Shang Yunmiao's hand and intertwined their fingers before putting her in his shirt pocket.
It's too cold outside. I feel like even a simple kiss could freeze, so I'd better hurry back to the classroom to warm up.
As soon as Chen Bing entered the classroom, she saw a group of people gathered together, seemingly discussing something.
When Chen Bing arrived, everyone turned to look at him. Du Wendi excitedly shouted to him, "Bing Shen is amazing! The joint exam was so difficult this time, yet he still got the highest score in the whole school, and a full 1041 points! That's higher than the previous two times!"
Oh, so the joint entrance exam results are out. Chen Bing thought about it calmly for a moment, then reached down and pressed the button.
"Stay calm, stay calm, it's just normal fluctuation in scores, don't worry about the basics."
Hearing Chen Bing's answer, everyone couldn't help but smile.
Over the course of nearly a semester, many students in the class have become quite familiar with Chen Bing, who seems aloof but is actually very humorous and good at joking.
"It's all thanks to Mr. Chen's good acting skills. But I can understand getting a perfect score in math, how come you got a perfect score in Chinese too?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Bing knew that her essay had once again received a perfect score from a discerning teacher, and she immediately puffed out her chest, her face full of pride.
"Don't be silly, don't be silly! Let your master see what's going on."
After a few laughs, everyone handed Chen Bing a report card.
After receiving the document, Chen Bing set his sights on Shang Yunmiao's academic achievements.
He quickly found his opponent in the third position.
Although it's not as good as my ranking in the first semester and the first monthly exam, it's still better than being seventh in the class in the midterm.
Looking more closely at the scores for each subject, the scores, in the order of Chinese, Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Politics, History, and Geography, were 141, 145, 143, 87, 84, 90, 93, 95, and 99, respectively, for a total score of 977.
While the numbers may not be comparable to monthly exams, it's important to understand that the joint entrance exam is significantly more difficult than the monthly exams.
More importantly, even someone as strong as Chen Bing only scored 99 points in geography, the same as Shang Yunmiao. It's easy to imagine that, based solely on the school-wide rankings, Shang Yunmiao is undoubtedly number one in geography.
After quickly memorizing the scores of the top students in each subject, Chen Bing returned the report cards to the students and then led Shang Yunmiao back to their seats to review the results.
Taking out paper and pen, Chen Bing carefully analyzed the gains and losses of this move with Shang Yunmiao.
Although their overall performance is falling further and further behind their own, that's because their abilities are so outstanding that they're not suitable for comparison with these ordinary people.
On the contrary, she was only two points behind the second-place 979, so it can be said that she only narrowly lost.
Looking at her individual subject scores, excluding her own, among the top seven or eight students in the class, although Shang Yunmiao's science subjects were generally near the bottom, her humanities subjects were quite good. She could outscore the second-place student by five or six points in politics and history, not to mention her outstanding performance in geography.
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