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Chapter 97: Chapter 92 The Best in the School (Please Subscribe)

Monday.

Though the sky was still dim, Thirteen High School was already bustling, with a lively stream of students filling the campus.

Zhao Yi arrived at Class 3 in time and immediately noticed Lin Xiaoqing waving at him upon entering.

He stopped, on guard.

Yesterday’s incident was still fresh in his mind; he could still recall the feel of his hand against her round figure.

Could it be...revenge?

Lin Xiaoqing’s face was smiling, suggesting no imminent danger. Zhao Yi hesitated for a few seconds before continuing to walk somewhat stiffly.

Must stay on guard!

"Zhao Yi!"

Lin Xiaoqing called out to him, opening the conversation with an excited voice, "Do you remember the case from yesterday? My dad returned at night and said that the truck driver confessed! And there’s even more to the story..."

"What more?"

Zhao Yi’s curiosity was piqued and he leaned his hand on Lin Xiaoqing’s desk. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

"So, let me tell you," Lin Xiaoqing whispered, lowering her voice, "the truck driver was having an... affair, with the victim’s wife, do you understand?"

"I don’t."

Zhao Yi shook his head, looking perplexed.

"I mean... that sort of thing!"

Lin Xiaoqing was getting anxious trying to explain when she saw the amusement in Zhao Yi’s eyes and glared at him, continuing, "But the deceased refused to divorce and would often beat his wife. One day, after the deceased was drunk, the truck driver moved him to a side road and even purposely drove a significant distance..."

Zhao Yi listened attentively.

Once Lin Xiaoqing finished, he asked, "I’m not interested in the process of the case, but I want to know why you, as a young girl, can talk about it so easily."

"How brutal, how violent, how bloody it is, and even involving domestic violence..."

Zhao Yi said and shook his head.

Lin Xiaoqing hurriedly explained, "No... No, it’s because my father is a police officer, and I’ve been hearing about such things since..."

"Why am I explaining this to you!"

She suddenly realised, "Anyway, I am unfazed!"

"Of course."

Zhao Yi agreed with a nod, and made to leave without further thought.

Lin Xiaoqing blocked Zhao Yi’s path, brought her foot down hard on his, and declared fiercely, "I remember what you did yesterday!"

"Hmph!"

"Payback time!"

Zhao Yi just laughed it off.

Despite her apparent show of force, Lin Xiaoqing had eased off in the end. While he didn’t feel any pain, his shoe was now marked.

Settling into his seat, he lamented, "Alas, my poor sneakers!"

"Not only did you protect me from the elements, but you even safeguarded my wellbeing. Despite all that, I’ve decided to replace you in a few days."

"You’ve reached the ripe age of retirement!"

Lin Xiaoqing burst into laughter, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

With that, Zhao Yi shook off the dirt from his shoes, sat comfortably in his seat, took out his books, and began his studies.

The self-study lesson began.

The study atmosphere in the class wasn’t great, with everyone ruminating about the midterm exams and quietly discussing their grades.

The midterms were unlike the Monthly Test; they were official exams organised by the city and would rank students across the school, as well as citywide.

This made them quite significant.

The College Entrance Examination—a competition among all students in the province—used such rankings.

Based on past statistics, Zhengyang City was the second highest in Nanjiang Province in terms of university matriculation and admission to top-tier institutions behind Jiangzhou City, the provincial capital. Therefore, knowing one’s ranking in the city provided good reference for one’s ranking in the province.

Zhao Yi was also aware of something else.

After the midterm exams, the elite class will become a separate entity. Although the members of the elite class still technically belonged to their original class, all their courses would be separate.

This would be a harsh reality for others.

The school’s education is ultimately for the students who ’will pass the College Entrance Exam’, and the key indicator would be the matriculation rate. Honestly, Thirteen High School wasn’t too bad in this respect. Some schools had already divided their top students from the rest at the time of stream allocation.

After about twenty minutes into the self-study lesson, Teacher Sun entered the classroom and stood at the podium, holding a table list and wearing a pleasantly amused smile.

The class fell silent.

Everyone knew what Teacher Sun was holding.

"This exam was..."

Teacher Sun had barely started when everyone perked up to listen, "Our class’s performance has improved. Last time we were second to last out of six classes, but this time we moved to the middle, coming in fourth."

But this wasn’t why Teacher Sun was delighted, for even fourth place wasn’t impressive.

"However, the top two scorers in the whole school are from our class!"

Teacher Sun was so happy that she could barely contain her grin, "First place..."

Everyone looked expectantly at Lin Xiaoqing.

Lin Xiaoqing clenched her fists in excitement, as if she was on the verge of victory, ready to leap in triumph.

"First place goes to Zhao Yi, with a total score of 606 points. He ranked first in the school, and even made it into the top ten citywide!"

"Whoosh~"

The classroom suddenly erupted in excitement.

Top in the grade!

Top ten citywide!

This score was simply astounding!

If those achievements were placed on Lin Xiaoqing, it could have been acceptable because she ranked twenty-seventh citywide in her Sophomore final exams—a commendable feat. With a bit of luck, she may even have made it into the top ten.

Zhao Yi?

"Isn’t that incredible? He’s already first?"

"I remember back in the Sophomore final exams, Zhao Yi was only tenth in the class, right? He barely made it into class A."

"In the previous monthly test, Zhao Yi only ranked fifth!"

"Constantly making progress?"

"If he scored 606 this time, will he get 700 points next time? If he manages to get perfect score in the College Entrance Exam..."

The whole class turned to look at Zhao Yi.

Lin Xiaoqing twisted her head angrily to stare at Zhao Yi, pouting her lips. On her face was an utter reluctance to accept the reality. She originally thought that she was first, but it turned out to be Zhao Yi, who was sitting behind her.

Was this guy’s progress unstoppable?

The satisfied look in Teacher Sun’s eyes when she looked towards Zhao Yi was evident. She allowed the class some time to absorb the information before asking them to calm down again.

As for the second place, it was as expected.

"Lin Xiaoqing ranked second overall with a total score of 659, just one point less than Zhao Yi, ranking eleventh citywide." For Lin Xiaoqing, Teacher Sun added with consideration, "Xiaoqing, you did very well in this exam, even surpassing He Ronghua."

However, Lin Xiaoqing couldn’t feel happy at all.

She clenched her fists tightly and murmured repeatedly, "Just one point! Just one point! Just one point..."

Teacher Sun then began reading out the other scores.

In the class, Sun Liang came third, averaging 615 points, and ranked fifth in the whole school.

Teacher Sun specifically said, "Sun Liang, you really need to work on your Chinese and English. You’re losing too many points there. You got 149 points in Math!"

A double blow!

Sun Liang initially thought that he would get a perfect score in Math, but in the end, he fell short of that little bit, just like his own self-deprecating comment.

For the process, deduct a point!