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Gu Cijiang spent the next two evening self-study sessions in a daze.
Anyone who is confessed to so unexpectedly, especially by someone they don't really know, would probably be a little confused.
Ever since Chen Anyan said that earth-shattering statement, even Gu Cijiang, who was always good at socializing, didn't know how to continue for a moment.
Fortunately, Shen Anyan didn't intend to say anything more, so Gu Cijiang pretended to be mute and walked the rest of the way in tacit understanding. After the desks and chairs were put away, he didn't even say hello to the other party and walked quickly back to the classroom.
...Is this some new way of playing a prank?
Gu Cijiang thought.
For example, confessing your love to your sworn enemy before the exam, disrupting their morale and achieving a surprise victory, thus taking first place?
Gu Cijiang covered his head with his hands in pain. When he thought about what had just happened, he couldn't even read the textbook in front of him.
Shen Anyan's review went smoothly. He Qingtian didn't move her seat, so she added a chair next to him and sat down to review with her deskmate's paper.
He Qingtian asked casually: "Didn't you bring the test paper?"
Shen Anyan said honestly: "My family is poor and can't afford these."
He Qingtian obviously didn't believe it. She said happily: "Digging a hole in the wall to steal light, that's quite a studious spirit!"
Lin Yue, who was sitting at the front table, also came over and teased Chen Anyan, "How unkind of you, Xiaoyan! I was helping you move your things, and you turned around and went to get a chair for that school hunk! You're so obsessed with beauty that you forget your friends!"
Shen Anyan asked: "Gu Cijiang is the school hunk?"
Lin Yue: "Everyone just gave him the title privately. He's the oldest, more people know him, and he's really good-looking, so we gave him this honorary title."
The classmate at the next table was unhappy to hear this and corrected him: "When did being the top student in the class become his nickname? Hasn't the top spot in our liberal arts class always been taken by Qingtian and the one from Class 2 in turn?"
"According to incomplete statistics, there have been a total of thirteen formal examinations held since the beginning of the first year of high school. The student named Gu from Class 2 has won first place five times, and Sister Qing has won eight times. It seems that Sister Qing has won at the moment!" The girl with glasses at the back table analyzed, shaking her head.
He Qingtian found it funny: "No, you guys are so free that you even wrote this down?"
The person at the next table said, "How can this be called idleness? This is a competition for honors between our two top liberal arts classes! You must take first place this time, or you won't be overtaken by the one from Class 2!"
High school students don’t care what place they get, but they care a lot about who gets the first place.
Shen Anyan listened to the whole thing and suddenly nodded mysteriously.
"I think you don't have to worry about this problem anymore."
Several people around looked at her.
Shen Anyan pointed at himself and smiled brightly.
"Because, from now on, the number one student at Beihai No. 1 Middle School is here!"
Everyone: ...
Because of the friendship of the other party bringing breakfast, no one wanted to say anything too harsh.
Lin Yue chuckled twice: "Do you want me to bring you a plate of peanuts?"
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The seats for the entrance exam were not arranged according to ranking, but were randomly numbered in a shuffled order.
Shen Anyan was the first to enter the examination room. Outside, in the corridor, there were still many students cramming for their exams. All they could hear was the sound of ancient poetry being recited.
Not long after, a second person came in.
Shen Anyan felt someone walking towards him and looked up ahead.
It’s Gu Cijiang.
The other person was obviously stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't expect such a coincidence. He lowered his head to confirm his seat number and finally sat down in the seat in front of Shen Anyan.
Shen Anyan took the initiative to greet him: "Good morning, classmate Gu, do your best on the exam!"
Gu Cijiang: "...you too."
Probably because of what happened last night, the other party's attitude towards her was not enthusiastic.
Shen Anyan was not annoyed. She propped up her chin, looked at the back of the person at the table in front of her for a while, and then looked at the other seats to pass the time.
Ruler, signature pen, eraser, marker...
Wait? A doodle pen?
Shen Anyan suddenly opened his eyes wide and turned to look at his table.
There were only two lonely pens.
You really can't blame her. The university exams were so easy, it really made her develop a habit of taking it easy. Besides, aside from the English exam, bringing two pens was more than enough for the other subjects.
The students came in one after another. Seeing that there were only ten minutes left before the exam, she was unfamiliar with the place and it would be difficult for her to find He Qingtian and the others in a short time.
The invigilator had already distributed the answer sheets, passing them from front to back. Soon Gu Cijiang turned around and placed the answer sheet on her desk.
Shen Anyan whispered a thank you.
The answer sheet had been put away, but the other party did not turn it back.
Gu Cijiang glanced at the perfunctory answering tool at the table behind him, and seemed to want to say something, but finally shut up.
But the next time the test papers were handed out, a marking pen and an eraser were also handed over along with the papers.
There were two exams in the morning, the first was Chinese and the second was mathematics. The break in between was only fifteen minutes, just enough for everyone to go to the bathroom.
Shen Anyan answered the questions quite smoothly. She hadn't touched Chinese for a long time, so she filled in the blanks according to her own understanding and the remaining answering techniques in her memory.
Mathematics questions were all routine for her. There was still half an hour left after she finished. She didn't want to attract attention for handing in the paper early, so after checking to make sure there were no mistakes, she sat quietly in her seat waiting for the end of the test.
The expressions of the students around seemed quite solemn. The sound of flipping papers and sighing came one after another, causing the invigilator to remind them to keep quiet several times.
Finally, the exam was over. As soon as the papers were collected, the exam room suddenly became filled with ghosts crying and wolves howling.
"What kind of crap is this? Is this something written by a human?"
"I didn't even understand the last question..."
"This test is definitely beyond the syllabus. Conic sections are something they only learn in the second semester of their sophomore year, right?"
…
Amidst the chaos, Shen Anyan patted the shoulder of the person sitting in front of her and returned the stationery that she had lent her.
"Thank you," she said with a smile.
"Would you like to have lunch together?" Shen Anyan took the initiative to invite before leaving the examination room.
Gu Cijiang tried to refuse: "I'm more used to being alone..."
Shen Anyan lowered his eyes upon hearing this and sighed pitifully: "Really? I just arrived at the school and I don't know anyone. It seems that I will have to eat lunch alone today."
Gu Cijiang: "...Let's go, together."
The lunch break was only an hour long, and since neither of them was a picky eater, they went to the window with the least people and got some food to get by.
They arrived early and there were still many empty seats in the cafeteria, so they found a seat near the door and sat down.
Shen Anyan ate quickly, and before Gu Cijiang had taken a few bites, the plate opposite him was already half empty.
He couldn't help but remind: "Eating too fast is bad for your health."
Shen Anyan explained: "Because it's not delicious, if you eat it quickly you won't be able to taste it."
Gu Cijiang was defeated by the other party's fallacies and heresies.
However, his words should have worked, and Shen Anyan's speed did slow down a bit afterwards.
But new problems arise.
Gu Cijiang raised his head and met Shen Anyan's gaze.
He couldn't help asking, "Is there something on my face?"
Shen Anyan said: "You look good."
Gu Cijiang: ...How can anyone respond to this?!
Shen Anyan couldn't help but smile.
The boy opposite her had his ears slightly reddened by her words. He hesitated for a long time between responding politely and pretending to be deaf and dumb. In the end, he chose the latter and ate silently, pretending not to hear Shen Anyan's teasing.
In Shen Anyan's memory, the future Gu Cijiang was already 24 years old when she met him. He was a rising star in the business world, considerate and measured in his dealings with others, and was mostly tolerant when interacting with her. Shen Anyan rarely saw this immature side of him.
This made her feel very interesting, and she couldn't help but want to tease the other person.
Gradually, more and more people gathered around, and a familiar voice sounded beside my ears.
"Oh my god, we're a step late. There's no room left in the cafeteria?"
Shen Anyan looked up and found that the people talking were two acquaintances, Lin Yue, who sat in front of her, and Li Xinran, who was in the class next door.
The two people opposite saw her and waved in surprise.
"Oh, great! Feast, is there anyone sitting next to you?"
Shen Anyan did not answer immediately, but cast an inquiring look at Gu Cijiang: "Is it convenient for you?"
Gu Cijiang was eager for more people to come and break this strange atmosphere, so he naturally had no objection.
So Lin Yue and Li Xinran sat down smoothly.
"How did you do on the test this morning?"
After sitting down, Li Xinran greeted the two of them and started complaining about the test questions.
"Do the entrance exams really have to be so difficult? I don't even want to talk about math, and Chinese is going crazy too. I really don't understand what the connection is between cows in the gutter and pastoral themes. Please don't let me write about cows, I am a cow, moo moo -"
Lin Yue originally wanted to make some fun of Chen Anyan and Gu Cijiang when he saw them having dinner at the same table, but Li Xinran's bitter words reminded him of his sad past. For a moment, he didn't even feel like joking and started cursing as well.
"And that composition? They just wrote it in classical Chinese and didn't even translate it! What's going on? Are you worried I won't get off topic?"
"Rubbish test paper." Li Xinran cursed angrily.
"My dead father's question setter." Lin Yue echoed with resentment.
Shen Anyan looked at the two lively people beside him and couldn't help but sigh. They are indeed young people, full of energy.
Fortunately, she didn't say this, otherwise Lin Yue and Li Xinran would have been so angry that they would vomit blood.
Lunch ended with everyone cursing about the exam, and the four of them returned to the teaching building together.
I had English and geography exams in the afternoon, and history and politics in the evening.
Shen Anyan hadn't taken such a high-intensity exam for a long time. She didn't even have the energy to eat dinner, but instead lay on the table to rest and replenish her energy.
It was only after Gu Cijiang finished his dinner that he brought back some bread for the other party, so that Shen Anyan would not have to take the next two exams on an empty stomach.
Shen Anyan answered English quite smoothly, and she could only say that she tried her best in the remaining three subjects. After all, she had not touched these subjects for two years since she entered university.
After the chaotic opening exams, everyone returned to their classes and put their desks and chairs back in place. Shen Anyan noticed that almost everyone around him had the same expression of despair.
After Lin Yue sat down, he made a prayer gesture and consoled himself: "Nothing, nothing. It's just an exam. 30% is determined by fate, 70% depends on hard work, and the remaining 90% depends on the teacher."
The person at the next table smiled and said, "The school beat me repeatedly and found that my flesh was surprisingly elastic and smooth."
Shen Anyan: ...
He Qingtian didn't look that depressed, so Shen Anyan asked, "How did you do on the exam?"
He Qingtian said: "It's not bad. I got all the points I could get. The questions this time were a bit difficult..."
Noticing the despairing looks from his classmates, He Qingtian changed his tone and offered comfort in a rather awkward voice, "Besides, even if you don't do well on the test, it won't mean anything. There are still many more tests to come."
Lin Yue turned around after hearing this, with a hint of resentment in his eyes: "Old He, you don't have to say the last sentence."
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