Class 3-1.
Gu Ze had just finished reading the news report about Lan Jiaojiao skipping the exam, cursing her as an incompetent fool who always messed things up.
Just then, his deskmate exclaimed, "Gu Ze, look at the school forum! Yu He actually passed the preliminary class registration exam."
"Her?!"
Gu Ze opened the school forum and quickly scrolled through it, letting out a cold laugh.
Lu Chenyu was truly infatuated with this bumpkin, lacking even basic common sense to let Yu He pass the registration.
Yes, he shared the same opinion as many onlookers; he believed Lu Chenyu was the one who approved Yu He's registration.
The preliminary class exam results represented the academic level of Kaiwei students for the visiting delegations from prestigious universities. The school conducted a strict screening of all applicants before they could participate in the exam.
For someone like Yu He, who cheated on her entrance exam and submitted a blank paper for her midterm, participating in the preliminary class exam was akin to offering herself up for a beating.
However, this suited him perfectly!
Lan Jiaojiao had gone to great lengths, only to shoot herself in the foot. Yu He's self-destruction was even better.
He was eagerly waiting to see Yu He thoroughly humiliated the next day.
The following day.
Yu He arrived at the exam hall precisely on time, as the last student.
At the entrance, the invigilator confiscated her phone and scanned her with a metal detector before allowing her in.
Her seat was in the last row, with Pei Shiyi to her left and Gu Ze to her right.
Gu Ze noticed her empty hands and relaxed demeanor, a disdainful smirk playing on his lips.
Was she here for the exam?
After Yu He took her seat, she felt Pei Shiyi looking at her and turned her head.
"I hope you won't disappoint me," Pei Shiyi whispered.
"Oh," Yu He replied faintly, her gaze sweeping over Pei Shiyi's pencil case. "Do you have an extra pen I can borrow?"
She had completed two missions last night and had been quite busy. If Qin Beiting hadn't pulled her out of bed this morning, she would have likely missed the exam time.
She had rushed out and forgotten to bring her exam supplies.
Pei Shiyi: "..."
Are you actually here to take the exam?!
Yu He's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, and almost all the candidates in the hall heard it, with some even letting out laughter.
Seeing this, Gu Ze's smirk became even more pronounced. "Someone who submits a blank paper still needs a pen?"
"Even if it's a blank paper, you still need to write your name," a classmate chimed in.
"Hahahaha..."
Yu He: "..."
Pei Shiyi quickly handed a pen to Yu He and said, "Senior Gu, before worrying about others, worry about yourself. Can your left hand write?"
"That's none of your concern!" Gu Ze retorted.
"Silence, we will now distribute the exam papers," the invigilator said, tapping the table.
As the exam papers were handed out, Gu Ze glanced through the questions. He found that the last two major problems were exactly from the materials he had purchased, meaning he had predicted the questions correctly.
He quickly finished one major problem. Glancing at Yu He out of the corner of his eye, he saw her still looking at the exam paper.
She probably couldn't even understand the questions.
It was a shame Lu Chenyu had already secured a recommendation to Harvard last year and didn't need to take this exam. Otherwise, he could have witnessed Yu He's embarrassing situation firsthand.
He would wait and see how he would achieve a high score and crush Yu He!
Gu Ze lowered his head and continued with his work.
As he finished the last major problem and was about to go back to the multiple-choice questions, he caught sight of Yu He standing up to submit her paper.
He checked the time; thirty minutes, and she couldn't wait any longer?
She was submitting a blank paper again, wasn't she?!
Pei Shiyi: !!!
Are you really here to take the exam seriously?!
There were two invigilators: Teacher Zhu from Kaiwei Academy and a representative from the prestigious university delegation named Kesser.
Neither of them expected anyone to submit their paper after just thirty minutes.
However, when Teacher Zhu saw it was Yu He, he knew: it was either a blank paper or she had simply messed around. He had heard of this "vase" school beauty's exploits – cheating on the entrance exam and submitting a blank paper for the midterm.
He wondered why Director Luo had approved her exam application. Such a student taking the exam would only disrupt other students and waste exam papers.
After the exam ended, he didn't even want to collect Yu He's paper.
Kesser had seen Yu He at the school anniversary opening ceremony and thought she was very beautiful. He hadn't expected her to be not only beautiful but also so outstanding academically.
After all, the preliminary class exam questions were jointly prepared by the delegations from the prestigious universities.
The questions were exceptionally difficult. Since Kaiwei began cooperating with the prestigious university delegations, no student participating in the exam had ever submitted their paper early. This was a crucial exam that concerned their future. Even if they finished the paper, they would meticulously check it to avoid errors.
This girl, however, submitted her paper in half an hour!
Finally, when the exam ended and the students had left, Kesser eagerly went to collect Yu He's paper.
...
The school forum was buzzing with activity.
[Breaking News: School Beauty Submits Paper After Just Thirty Minutes of Exam - Unprecedented and Unparalleled!]
[According to classmates who took the exam, the School Beauty didn't even bring a pen and had to borrow one on the spot.]
[This move is 6666.]
[No doubt, she either submitted a blank paper or just scribbled randomly.]
[Come on, place your bets! Place your bets! Odds are 1:1, betting on whether the School Beauty submitted a blank paper or messed around.]
[I bet a hundred yuan, it's definitely messed around.]
[I bet five hundred yuan, blank paper.]
[Bet a thousand, blank paper.]
[Five thousand, blank paper.]
[Ten thousand, messed around.]
...
In the primary school, Class 1-1.
Ye Zi was looking at the betting posts on the forum, which had garnered over a thousand replies.
More than seven hundred posts were betting on Yu He submitting a blank paper, with the rest betting on her messing around. A few posts in between suggested not to belittle the School Beauty, but no one paid attention, and they were completely overshadowed by the betting posts.
Most importantly, his arch-nemesis Huang Haoxuan had used his real name to bet fifty thousand on both blank paper and messing around.
After placing his bet, he came over and asked, "Ye Zi, why don't you ask your bumpkin sister if she's submitting a blank paper or messing around, and place a bet yourself to earn some pocket money?"
"Brother Xuan, don't you remember? The Ye family went bankrupt long ago. He doesn't even have pocket money now, so where would he get money to bet?" Huang Haoxuan's lackey said.
"That's right, I almost forgot about that." Huang Haoxuan took out a hundred yuan and dangled it like he was walking a dog. "Do you want me to lend you a hundred yuan? If you win, you don't have to return it."
Ye Zi's face darkened. "Scram!"
If his deskmate You Xiya hadn't held him back, the two would have gotten into a fight.
Ye Zi was seething with anger. He picked up his phone and, with a few taps, responded to a post.
[One million, betting on the third option: The School Beauty actually did the exam properly!]
Although he didn't entirely believe Yu He's academic abilities, his arch-nemesis was pushing his luck, and he wouldn't be Ye Zi if he didn't react!
He would fight for pride, not for bread.
His own sister, if he didn't support her, who would?!