41: Chapter 41: Third Mock Exam Results - A Second Astounding Success

May 11th, Monday.

During morning self-study, the classroom was already filled with whispers.

Rumors about the Mock Exam 3 results were flying everywhere. Except for academic monsters like Zhao the Fox who didn't need to worry about grades, almost everyone was nervous and expectant.

The feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop was the most unbearable.

Whether you stick your head out or pull it back, you're going to get hit; it's better to just get it over with, but the blade just wouldn't fall.

This was just so frustrating.

"Damn it, I'm so nervous. I don't know if I can maintain my ranking from last time."

"You should be fine. I'm the one who's nervous; I bombed the math test."

"Rumor has it, I heard someone actually scored 145 on the Chinese test for this mock exam."

"This... that's terrifying. I think getting 140 in Chinese is harder than getting a perfect score in math or English..."

In such a restless atmosphere, Ning Xi walked into the classroom, took out four bottles of original-flavored Jule milk from her bag, and placed them on Shen Weiyue's desk.

"Here, the original flavor you wanted. Drink up."

Director Shen was stunned and exclaimed, "Sister Xi, are you trying to milk me to death? Even if you're rich, you can't be this generous."

"We agreed on one bottle every morning. Yesterday was a holiday, and the day before yesterday and the day before that were exams, so that means I owed you three bottles. Plus today, it adds up to four."

Ning Xi was very principled, so serious that it was scary.

Zhao Qingyan listened to their conversation, her mouth agape in surprise, and then seeing Shen Weiyue's constipated expression, she was overjoyed.

Stupid donkey, use all your might!

Shen Weiyue opened a bottle of milk, chugged it down, and handed one to each of them. "Here, Fox, Sister Xi, let's drink together."

Zhao Qingyan sneered and didn't even want to acknowledge him.

Ning Xi took a bottle of milk from her own bag, shook it, bit the straw, and said dissatisfiedly, "I've told you so many times, don't call me Sister Xi!"

"Alright, Sister Xi."

"..."

Just as they were drinking milk, the homeroom teacher, Han Changming, walked in with long strides.

Everyone saw the report card in his hand and fell silent in unison.

"It seems everyone is looking forward to the Mock Exam 3 results, so I won't beat around the bush today; I'll announce them directly by ranking."

"Zhao Qingyan, 734 points, class rank first, grade rank first."

"Ning Xi, 688 points, class rank second, grade rank fourth."

"Yuan Tianze, 680 points, class rank third, grade rank ninth."

...

There was no suspense for the top three.

Zhao Qingyan and Ning Xi had always sat firmly in the top two chairs, and Yuan the Third was also consistently stable.

For Class 6, the biggest competition was for fourth place.

This position was usually a game of musical chairs; a few students with good grades would occupy it for a short time depending on their performance.

In any case, it was always the same few people in the top ten of the class.

After Han Changming finished reading the third place, he paused for a moment, glanced meaningfully at the first row, and then looked at the rest of the class, pronouncing clearly:

"Shen Weiyue, 678 points, class rank fourth, grade rank tenth..."

"Huh?"

"What?"

"Holy shit."

"I woke up too fast, I'm hallucinating..."

The class instantly erupted into chaos; someone even tipped over their desk.

Han Changming waited for them to discuss for a while before tapping on the desk. After tapping five or six times, he finally got everyone to quiet down.

"Surprised? Unbelievable, right? I was shocked for a long time when I saw this result too."

"But I also think this result is very reasonable. Heaven rewards diligence; extraordinary effort and dedication should receive extraordinary and abundant rewards."

"Student Shen Weiyue's results for this Mock Exam 3 even exceeded the expectations of all the teachers in the school. It can be called an astonishing feat... Oh, no, it was already an astonishing feat during Mock Exam 2, this time it counts as a second astonishing feat."

"I will read his scores for each subject separately: Chinese, 145 points."

"Fuck, it really was him. When I heard someone scored 145 in Chinese, I was wondering who it could be. It really is that old schemer Sect Leader Yue." Zhou Qiang slapped the table excitedly.

Old Demon Han roared, "Zhou Qiang, what are you getting excited about? It's not like you scored that high. I haven't even talked about you yet; your grades this time are too terrible to look at. Stand up and listen!"

Zhou Qiang stood up with a mournful face, and a few of his basketball buddies snickered secretly.

"Continuing on, Student Shen Weiyue, Math 141 points."

"English, 142 points."

"The three main subjects of Chinese, Math, and English total 428 points. Students, if you can score this high in the main subjects, you could get into a key university even if you took the Science Comprehensive exam with your eyes closed."

Old Demon Han commented with satisfaction, while the bastards below were all secretly complaining in their hearts, saying it as if everyone didn't want to. The problem was that they couldn't score that high.

Especially in Chinese; that wasn't a score a human could get.

Ye Lingtao looked at the back of Shen Weiyue's head; he couldn't even use the word "envy" to describe his mood right now. Just two words: complicated.

He didn't understand why he had the advantage in rankings for the first two and a half years, but in these last few months, the situation had suddenly deteriorated to this point.

This old brother who used to drag him down was now, before his eyes, undergoing a transformation, becoming so unfamiliar.

It felt so uncomfortable.

...

"Physics, 101 points."

"Chemistry, 89 points."

"Biology, 60 points."

"Science Comprehensive... uh, Science Comprehensive 250 points."

When he read this, Han Changming's face rarely showed a trace of embarrassment, and the students also burst into knowing laughter.

Old Demon Han also laughed with a wicked sense of humor, then turned to Shen Weiyue and said, "Weiyue, 250 doesn't sound good. Work harder and score a few more points; strive to get 260 or 270 on the College Entrance Exam."

"Uh, I think it's easier to score a few points less. For example, scoring 249 would definitely be simpler," Shen Weiyue replied awkwardly.

In the context of Sichuan Province, 250 is not a nice term, but this score had already exhausted all his prehistoric powers.

At first glance, with a total score of 300, there was still a lot of room for improvement in the Science Comprehensive, but in reality, he had already touched his ceiling.

To go any higher wasn't just about effort anymore; it was about talent.

But Old Demon Han clearly didn't think so. He encouraged him, "Don't belittle yourself. The teacher believes in you. Even if you only gain one more point, it's good. Keep working hard for the remaining twenty-some days, and make one final push to break into the top eight of the grade."

What could Shen Weiyue do? Of course, he just offered an awkward but polite smile and stopped talking.

This Old Demon, did he really take him for some peerless sect prodigy?

Han Changming continued to read the others' grades. Ning Xi excitedly told Shen Weiyue to drink another bottle of milk: "Immortal Shen, you've already caught up to right behind me. Drink more milk to nourish yourself, and strive to surpass Yuan Tianze to become third place. Let the three of us dominate the top three."

"Why not let me take second place?" Shen Weiyue said, speechless.

"That won't do. How could I easily let you surpass me? Don't I need to save face?" Ning Xi lifted her head solemnly.

Zhao Qingyan was very satisfied with Shen Weiyue's results this time, but she still said indifferently, "This is a big improvement, but it's still not enough. I hope you can get into the top five of the grade for the College Entrance Exam."

"Huh? Ahhhh... Fox, what is the concept of top five? Are you trying to force me to death? Do you see me having any energy left? None, not a drop!"

"No, you do." Zhao Qingyan glanced at him, "I even saw you going to the bookstore to read miscellaneous books yesterday. If you use your Sunday time as well, it might not be impossible."

Shen Weiyue was dumbfounded. The Fox said quietly, "If I don't push you hard, you'll always be looking for ways to slack off."

"Right, Qingyan, push him harder. I'll assist you, let's push him together!" Ning Xi added fuel to the fire, waving her fist to encourage them.