In the back of the classroom.
Wu Xin felt the gazes of his classmates upon him. He maintained a calm facade, but his hands, hidden beneath the desk, were clenched into fists.
Compared to mathematics and science, English and Chinese were his weaker subjects.
Of course, that was all relative.
Before this, he wouldn't have been worried at all.
But the atmosphere in the class was incredibly strange now.
Many people seemed to have bought into the math teacher's nonsensical claims, believing Qin Tian had merely been feigning his status as a failing student.
Wu Xin certainly didn't believe it, but the prevailing mood inevitably affected his state of mind.
Beside him, Xu Ying glanced at him, then looked towards Qin Tian's direction.
Seeing Qin Tian chatting and laughing with Xia Nuannuan, she felt an inexplicable sense of anxiety.
"Xu Ying, don't worry. Who knows what's up with his math score. I'll definitely make him apologize to you."
Seeing her displeased expression, Wu Xin quickly and confidently made a promise.
"Mhm!"
Xu Ying merely responded indifferently.
Wu Xin was taken aback. He glared at Qin Tian with eyes full of suppressed indignation and anger.
Yes, he had once again attributed everything to Qin Tian.
About a minute after the bell rang, the English teacher entered the classroom, carrying answer sheets and textbooks.
She was a middle-aged woman, quite skilled in teaching, and was managing several graduating classes simultaneously.
The teaching staff at Yucheng No. 4 Middle School was limited. Aside from the homeroom teachers, many subject teachers handled two or three classes.
"Class representative, please help distribute the answer sheets. Our class performed very well in English this time. Everyone deserves praise."
The English teacher, as usual, was decisive and directly instructed the class representative to hand out the answer sheets.
The class representative was none other than the girl named Liao Juan, who had gone to the supermarket with Xia Nuannuan and Mu Nan previously.
"Liao Juan, let me help you distribute them."
"I'll do it, I'll do it."
As Liao Juan just took the answer sheets from the teacher, several students in the front row immediately crowded around, wanting to help.
Undoubtedly, this was a task everyone favored.
Liao Juan ignored the eager glances from those boys. She gave some to two girls and then walked towards Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan.
"Xia Nuannuan, this is yours."
"Thank you."
Xia Nuannuan quickly took the answer sheet and thanked her with a smile.
Qin Tian glanced over. 135 points!
Although Xia Nuannuan's English was already good, this was still a remarkably high score.
"Nuannuan, congratulations! It looks like your overall ranking won't be low this time!"
Qin Tian congratulated her with a smile.
"Hehe... Thank you."
Xia Nuannuan was also very happy.
In the front row, Cui Ying and Qiu Man, who had turned their heads to see the score, immediately turned away sourly.
At this moment, Liao Juan drew out half of the remaining answer sheets and handed them to Xia Nuannuan with a smile.
"Xia Nuannuan, would you like to help distribute them?"
Xia Nuannuan paused for a moment, then nodded with a sweet smile, "Okay, I'll help you pass them out then."
Qin Tian quickly got up to let her pass, genuinely happy for her.
In the classroom, the anxious and apprehensive gazes of the other students followed the girls distributing the papers.
While distributing the answer sheets, Xia Nuannuan also flipped through the names below, trying to find Qin Tian's.
However, it seemed Qin Tian's wasn't in her section.
"Wu Xin, your answer sheet, one hundred and forty!"
Suddenly, a voice came from the back of the classroom.
The students erupted in a murmur, and envious and jealous glances were all directed that way.
One hundred and forty, this was an extremely high score.
For a top student like Wu Xin, who leaned towards science, it was an outstanding performance.
Wu Xin happily took the answer sheet, a smug expression appearing on his face.
After glancing at the score, his provocative gaze immediately fell upon Qin Tian.
To his surprise, Qin Tian didn't even look at him, even yawning out of boredom.
This scene made Wu Xin feel as if his punch had landed on cotton, devoid of any satisfaction.
"Hmph! Keep pretending. I want to see how long you can keep this up."
He gritted his teeth and muttered to himself.
"Wu Xin, your English score is quite good!"
Xu Ying praised him with a smile.
"It's alright. I told you I was confident about English this time."
Wu Xin beamed, lifting his chin slightly.
"I didn't expect Wu Xin to do so well in English after his setback in math. What about Qin Tian? Has his answer sheet appeared yet?"
"He hasn't received it yet, but it feels rather grim!"
"Ahhh, I like Qin Tian winning even more now. Wu Xin's smug face is just unpleasant to look at."
"Same here, hope a miracle happens a second time!"
"I believe in Qin Tian. Look at him, he doesn't seem even a little flustered."
"..."
In the classroom, the students were chattering, all eagerly anticipating Qin Tian's English score to be revealed.
"Teacher, do you know Qin Tian's score?"
A boy in the front row, unable to contain his curiosity, asked the English teacher at the podium.
The teacher smiled mysteriously and replied, "No need to rush, you'll know soon enough."
Xia Nuannuan, however, was becoming anxious. She had flipped through several times but couldn't find Qin Tian's answer sheet.
"There's none, why isn't there any!"
"Xia Nuannuan, look at this!"
Liao Juan suddenly leaned over and handed an answer sheet to her.
Xia Nuannuan's eyes widened as she looked closely.
It was another perfect score.
"Whose is it?"
She quickly looked at the name on the left.
The familiar, neat, and strong regular script clearly read "Qin Tian."
"As expected, I knew it. Hehe..."
She muttered softly, a bright and radiant smile blooming on her pretty face.
"What are you waiting for? Take it, go give it to him!"
Liao Juan raised her eyebrows with a smile, giving a "I can only help you this much" expression.
"Thank you!"
Xia Nuannuan immediately reacted, thanking her gratefully before taking Qin Tian's answer sheet.
Then, she quickly walked to Qin Tian's side, her face beaming, and handed him the answer sheet. She deliberately raised her voice and congratulated him loudly:
"Qin Tian, congratulations! Another perfect score!"
The originally noisy classroom fell silent instantly.
Everyone stared in stunned disbelief.
"Thank you!"
Qin Tian accepted the answer sheet with a calm smile.
He was indeed a little surprised to get a perfect score in English.
The objective questions at the beginning were naturally not a concern.
The key was the essay.
It seemed that his life experiences from his past life, coupled with his English proficiency beyond high school level, had allowed him to successfully write a perfect-score essay.
"Really a perfect score?"
"No way, not again? This is too exaggerated."
"Even the essay got a perfect score."
"Is Xia Nuannuan intentionally lying?"
"I saw it, it really looks like 150, holy crap!"
"..."
After regaining their senses, many people couldn't help but stand up, craning their necks to look at Qin Tian.
Those who were closer could also see the score on the answer sheet, which was indeed 150.
"No, impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
The sharp psychological shift made Wu Xin's entire face contort, and he let out a low, almost hysterical roar.
Beside him, Xu Ying was also stunned, staring blankly at Qin Tian's clear and refreshing profile as he smiled.