That evening after the exam, friends in the class had already compiled the answers and posted them in the group chat. The head teacher also asked everyone to compare their answers to estimate their scores, to see how much difference there would be from the centralized marking.

So Liu Chengxi was in his bedroom, comparing his answers.

At that moment, his mother knocked on the door and peeked in.

"I didn't say you could come in yet," Liu Chengxi said, looking back at her with some annoyance.

Then, his mother retreated.

She knocked on the door again.

"..." Liu Chengxi was silent for a moment, then said helplessly, "Come in."

"Hehe." Then, his mother opened the door, showed her face, and asked with a smile, "I'm going to the parents' meeting, what should I wear?"

"How would I know?" Liu Chengxi felt this was a strange question.

"I mean, don't I want to give people a good impression?" his mother said tactfully.

"Which people?" Liu Chengxi didn't understand.

"The parents of that little beauty in this building. What if they want to chat with me and I'm dressed terribly? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?" his mother said, very concerned about her image.

"If it's about this kind of thing, don't bother me while I'm studying..."

"Your grades are already good enough, you don't need to study so hard. I'll try on a few outfits, and you can give me your opinion," his mother said.

"No way," Liu Chengxi refused to comment on a woman's appearance and attire.

Because what she really wanted wasn't an objective and fair evaluation, but the agreement she was looking for.

If you were even a little direct and contradicted her, she would immediately display humanity's second characteristic – exasperation.

"Oh, you kid, I don't care anymore, I'm going to try on clothes."

Then, his mother went to her own room.

And the moment she entered the room, Liu Chengxi put his test papers, drafts, and stationery into his canvas bag.

Then he opened the door and simply ran away from home.

A tactical house swap.

But wouldn't it be better to go to Zhou Fu's coffee shop?

Should he go alone?

Forget it, he should call Shen Yating; she's probably comparing answers too.

With that, he went downstairs to Shen Yating's door and knocked.

After a while, a familiar woman opened the door, looked up at him, and said with a smile, "Chengxi, right? Yating is taking a shower; she might be a while."

"Okay, Auntie, then I'll wait outside," Liu Chengxi replied.

"It's okay, come in."

"Wouldn't that be inappropriate..."

Before Liu Chengxi could finish speaking, he was pulled by the arm to the sofa and made to sit down.

Then, cherries and mandarin oranges were placed in front of him.

"Thank you," Liu Chengxi said with a polite smile.

And his smile made him even more handsome. Yating's mother immediately smiled approvingly and said, "Chengxi, you're so good at school, I bet a lot of girls chase after you, right?"

"..." Liu Chengxi didn't know how to answer that question, but he felt that saying something too frivolous would displease her, especially since her daughter was in a 'puppy love' relationship with him, so he said seriously, "There are some, but I've turned them all down."

"Haha, don't be so nervous," the mother said, covering her mouth and smiling. Then she asked, "How is our Yating at school? Is she as lazy and tomboyish as she is at home?"

"No," Liu Chengxi shook his head and said, "She's a quiet and gentle lady, very measured and polite."

A quiet and gentle lady...

The mother's face turned red.

She didn't expect the boy to describe her like that. More importantly, he said it so directly.

They weren't even together yet, and he was already defending her like this?

"Then, what about in private? When you're with her?" Driven by curiosity, the mother continued to ask.

"She's even more authentic and adorable, and she's very caring and considerate towards me," Liu Chengxi answered truthfully.

"Oh, you're such a sweet talker..."

Yating's mother patted Liu Chengxi's shoulder with a beaming smile, overjoyed.

"Mom!" Just then, a head popped out of the bathroom, and a girl with glistening white shoulders covered in water droplets shouted, "My bra fell on the floor! Can you get me another one..."

Before she could finish, Shen Yating met Liu Chengxi's eyes, and with their gazes intertwined, she slammed the door shut in fright, making a loud bang.

Liu Chengxi was also so frightened that his body stiffened, and he didn't dare to say a word...

But thinking about the scene just now, his heart suddenly raced and pounded in his chest.

His face also turned red.

So white, and thin.

"... Excuse the embarrassment," Yating's mother said, covering her face with her hand, and got up in extreme embarrassment to get clothes for Shen Yating.

And he just sat there foolishly...

If he had known, he wouldn't have come in.

But if he hadn't come in, it seemed like he would have missed something very real about her...

Thinking of this, he touched his soft earlobe, and his mood became very subtle.

This rule seems to be very accurate.

At least for him, it was unusually accurate.

But that was probably because it was Shen Yating. Before, when a girl wore a small tank top to hang out with him in the summer, he didn't have any emotional fluctuations...

Of course, this was different from a small tank top.

No, calm down.

Why am I thinking about this?

Shaking his head, Liu Chengxi took out his phone, clicked into the group chat, and planned to chat and calm down.

Liu Chengxi @Shi Yi @Chen Yuan: What's your estimated score?

After sending this message, Chen Yuan replied after a while.

Chen Yuan: Haven't estimated yet, watching a movie with Xinyu

He hasn't even estimated his score after the exam? How little does this guy care about exams?

As his rival, how could he be so unserious!

Liu Chengxi: Hurry home and estimate your score after you finish watching.

Chen Yuan: Forget it, I'll wait for the results, I want to relax these two days

What? He's relaxing after the exam?

He's not even going to study for the next two days?

So lazy!

Shi Yi: I did compare my answers, but the estimated score probably won't be too accurate

Liu Chengxi: About how much? What's the range?

Shi Yi: Should have 700.

Chen Yuan: You're talking nonsense.

Chen Yuan: Seven hundred and twenty something, just say it.

Shi Yi: At most 720, depends on the marker's mood

Liu Chengxi: You can get 720 on this kind of exam? That's even more impressive than the last 720.

Chen Yuan: With 720 on this kind of exam, he's probably in a league of his own again. Let's see if Liu Sheng from another school can even see Brother Yi's back.

Shi Yi: But it might be 710 something, I heard the marking standards are a bit strict

Chen Yuan: Ah? If it's strict, I might not even get 680.

Liu Chengxi: Didn't you say you haven't compared your answers yet?

Chen Yuan: I'm predicting it

Liu Chengxi: Can't you just compare the answers?

Chen Yuan: Okay, I'll compare after the movie

Chen Yuan: So this time, can Chengxi beat Ting Sheng?

Shi Yi sent a [Gojo sensei will win] meme

Although Liu Chengxi didn't understand manga, he knew that the character in Shi Yi's meme was a clown in everyone's eyes...

Was Shi Yi subtly mocking him for losing to Shen Yating again?

To actually look down on him like this...

This time, he had a chance to win!

And just then, the bathroom door opened.

A beautiful girl in a Cinnamoroll pajamas, with her hair half-dried, walked out, looked at Liu Chengxi, pouted, and looked resentful...

"I came to ask if you wanted to go to the coffee shop to compare answers," Liu Chengxi explained, trying not to think about the somewhat alluring scene.

"Did you see just now?"

Shen Yating's mind was entirely on what had just happened. Her face was red, and she was still filled with shame.

"..." Liu Chengxi looked away and nodded.

"Ah!" Shen Yating covered her face, wishing she could dig a hole and bury herself.

"I, I mean I saw your shoulders, I really didn't see anything else," Liu Chengxi explained earnestly.

"Did you hear me say something very rude just now?" Shen Yating asked embarrassedly.

"I heard... but I didn't think it was rude," Liu Chengxi said.

"If it's not rude, then what is it? I said it like that..."

"It's very authentic, very adorable."

"..." Shen Yating's cheeks flushed red, and then she ran straight to her room.

Liu Chengxi: "..."

What was that about?

A moment later, a message came on his phone.

Shen Yating: Come in

Liu Chengxi: But wouldn't that be inappropriate?

Shen Yating: Mom won't think too much of it. I told her that we're just hanging out in a pure way...

Okay then.

Since she said so, Liu Chengxi could only carry his bag on one shoulder and go to her room.

Then, he saw a girl with damp hair, sitting at a pink desk, with a chair already set up next to her.

So, he went over and sat down.

However, as he sat down, he caught a glimpse of a shallow white expanse beneath the collar of her Cinnamoroll pajamas...

Then he looked away and sat properly.

But as he sat down, he smelled a pleasant fragrance again.

At this time, Shen Yating spread out the test paper, opened the tablet, opened the document with the answers, and stood the tablet up between them. Just as she was about to start, she suddenly noticed Liu Chengxi looking at her.

So, she asked puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"I said some things before, and now that I think about it, they weren't very good. So, I should apologize to you," Liu Chengxi said a little embarrassed, thinking about what happened before.

"Huh? What things?" Shen Yating asked with a smile, looking curious.

"I said before that you weren't the prettiest girl who confessed to me, and that there were two prettier than you," Liu Chengxi said.

"..." Shen Yating was momentarily embarrassed. After twitching her mouth, she looked at him and complained, "Yeah, how can you say something like that to a girl? Even if they are indeed prettier than me, you shouldn't say it."

Liu Chengxi shook his head and said, "That's not it."

"What's not it?" Shen Yating looked puzzled.

Then, gazing at Shen Yating's face, Liu Chengxi nodded and said, "My previous judgment was wrong. You are actually the prettiest of these girls."

"..."

Her little face, which had finally calmed down, instantly became hot again.

Looking at Liu Chengxi's sincere expression, Shen Yating suddenly realized that it wasn't so bad that this guy was a little dense...

Because if a dense guy improves, every change will be a pleasant surprise.

Like this sentence, said at this time, would have a very different effect.

This apology at this moment was so pleasing to the heart.

"Then, let's compare answers."

After apologizing, Liu Chengxi didn't wait for the other party to answer, picked up his pen, and began to correct his test paper.

Just then, a sudden softness covered his cheek...

At the same time, there was a pleasant fragrance.

Liu Chengxi looked up and saw Shen Yating, who had kissed him with her beautiful lips, pursing her lips, smiling, and saying, "This kiss is a reward for an honest man."

"..."

The girl's smile made Liu Chengxi completely immersed in the other party's heart. Something called throbbing was so violently attacking Liu Chengxi, who, after a long pause, just said in astonishment, "Tha, thank you."

Shen Yating was amused by his reaction, then turned her face away and began to correct the test paper.

Seriously, who says thank you when a girl kisses them...

Our Chengxi is really an adorable and honest child.

...

If it were just the teachers of Fourth High correcting the papers, it wouldn't actually take two days. After the English exam, the Chinese papers had already been corrected, and most of the math had been corrected as well.

But the key point was that this was an exam for all the schools in the city.

So, thousands of teachers spent two days, and didn't even have time for "Crazy Thursday," and were still working overtime.

Finally, at six thirty, all the test papers were corrected.

But compiling the scores and rankings was another big problem. After all, this time was different; they also had to add in the bonus points from the competitions.

So, hundreds of teachers worked from six thirty to nine o'clock, and finally compiled all the scores into a huge spreadsheet.

The entire Xia Hai City, more than 60,000 students, had all been compiled.

At this time, most of the teachers got off work, and the leaders respectfully helped them call cars to take them away.

Then, only a dozen expert teachers from the test-setting group and leaders from the Education Bureau remained, and based on the results of this exam, compared with this year's college entrance examination, they drew the lines.

After about half an hour of very hard line-drawing, they finally compiled the results.

Except for the special control line, which was not very meaningful for second-year high school students, all the others were listed.

"Amazing," said the deputy director of the Education Bureau, impressed after reading the results in the conference room of Second High. "The science first-tier line was pushed down to 519 points, and the arts to 516. It's been a long time since I've seen it this low..."

"It's even scarier than this year's college entrance examination. This year's college entrance examination was already pretty hard, and it was still 526, 520."

"The tide rises, and the boats rise. The tide falls, and the boats lower."

"And the second-tier line has also reached 470, 459."

When the leaders and test-setting experts talked about it, they all felt it was a bit harsh.

For some parents who only look at the scores, this time many students would probably suffer an injustice and get beaten.

"That Youzi (pomelo) line is also drawn a bit low this time," the deputy director of the Education Bureau said, using the Fourth High's meme, and smiled at the head of the Fourth High's test-setting group.

"Yes, 688, that's quite a bit lower."

"So this time, 134 people were selected, 92 in science and 42 in arts."

When talking about scores, it was inevitable to involve the top students from each school, so everyone was looking forward to seeing their own school's students on the top of the list.

"Secretary Yuan has sent the Youzi table to the group chat, everyone take a look and see how your school did this time," the deputy director said.

After he said this, the teachers from each school lowered their heads in unison and began to pay attention.

And because the tables were all from top to bottom.

So after opening the table, all the teachers simultaneously showed surprised expressions and exclaimed, "Hass!"

"Shi Yi, 730 (+10)."

"With such a high increase in the difficulty factor, everyone else has dropped at least six or seven points, but he can still stay steady at 720. This student is no ordinary genius!"

"Yeah, among the top scorers of all these years, none have been as steady as him."

"Congratulations to Fourth High in advance."

What does getting 720 points on this kind of test mean?

It means that on a test even harder than the previous college entrance examination, Shi Yi scored nearly ten points higher than the previous top scorer.

The so-called previous top scorer was just a mortal born in an era before Shi Yi had grown up.

Hearing this, the head of the test-setting group from Fourth High was naturally delighted and felt very comfortable.

He not only taught Shi Yi, but was also an administrator at Fourth High, that is, a 'leader.' How could he not feel good at this face-showing moment?

Especially the feeling of seeing the old rival eat dirt after thoroughly beating First High was extremely pleasant.

"This year's second-year high school students, that is, the college entrance examination in two years, will depend on Shi Yi to bring glory to our Xia Hai and win the provincial top scorer title from Ning City," the deputy director said with a smile.

"Maybe this year's third-year high school students will have a chance," the head of Fourth High responded.

"This year's third-year high school students are still a bit delicate compared to Ning City. The arts students have hope, but the science students are a bit difficult," the director shook his head and said. "No one has been able to give such a strong sense of security as Shi Yi."

Perhaps it was because of his name, which made people happy.

"It's a pity about Liu Yiyang, 711. In a normal year, that score would also be the top scorer. This really has the flavor of two geniuses living in the same era," a teacher said.

A leader from another school sighed helplessly, "Who told Fourth High to have good education and have Shi Yi?"

"This time, there are 12 people with raw scores above 700. But ten of them are between 700 and 710. There are only two people in the ultra-high score range, Shi Yi and Liu Yiyang," the deputy director said, noticing the pattern while summarizing.

That is, this year's competition was particularly small.

Of course, apart from Shi Yi, it was still very big.

Liu Yiyang's score wasn't much higher than Zhou Wusheng's.

"This Liu Chengxi, still didn't pass her."

While the leaders were speaking, the teachers below were also chatting. One of the teachers from First High was particularly happy, or rather, found it amusing, and pulled his colleague next to him.

Then, both of them showed expressions of 'this is so fun.'

"This time, without adding the bonus points, there are 12 science students. After adding the bonus points, there are 37 science students who passed 700..."

While saying this, the director looked at the teachers at the conference table and felt a little sorry that there were no teachers from Eleventh High.

Originally, he wanted to praise this unit.

The top 37 were basically divided between Fourth High and First High.

Other schools and Second High also stole some.

Beyond that, there were few other schools.

Only Eleventh High had two people who passed 700.

(End of chapter)