Chapter 114

Chapter 114: Chaotic Exam

Although it was just a monthly test, given its implications for rankings and as a review of recent knowledge points, no one took it lightly, including reborn Mei Fang.

It turned out to be a physics paper from that devilish teacher… I need to look over more questions from the advanced class to avoid falling into traps.

Thinking this, Mei Fang couldn’t help but feel a chill for his Xia Yuan.

What you fear most comes true.

Xia Yuan had been having bad dreams lately, always dreaming about being abandoned because they didn’t do well on exams.

Xia Yuan had previously made plans to join the science experimental class, which meant she would have to stick with science subjects throughout high school instead of liberal arts.

Though Mei Fang believed Xia Yuan was better suited for liberal arts, he didn’t teach her directly. Seeing her determination, he supported her decision.

I hope Old Ke will go easy on them this time…

Finishing all subjects in one day was quite tight. They finished Chinese and Math in the morning, then took English and Physics after a brief lunch break, with little rest in between.

After submitting his English exam, Mei Fang stretched and went to find Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi in their exam room. Seeing them happily comparing answers, he felt relieved about some minor worries.

Mei Fang suddenly appeared behind Xia Yuan, tapping her head, startling her.

“Stinky Ah Fang! Why did you scare me!”

“It’s almost time for the physics exam. Aren’t you supposed to be studying? Why are you comparing answers with You Xi? Won’t that affect your mood?”

“Comparing answers helps me relax.”

Apart from math and physics, Xia Yuan excelled in Chinese and English, though these subjects didn’t significantly differentiate top students. Only a few extraordinary boys stood out, scoring full marks in math and physics but failing English. This was always a mystery to Mei Fang during his school days.

“So… do you have confidence for the next exam?”

“With Old Ke setting the questions, what confidence can I have?”

Xia Yuan rested her chin on her hand. “As long as I pass, that’s good enough… That’s how I see it.”

“I think you might score high this time.”

Mei Fang patted Xia Yuan’s shoulder. “Your recent performance in advanced classes has been great. Old Ke teaches there too, so he might reuse old questions. We could really benefit from that.”

“Oh, you reminded me… Ah Fang, you’re useless now. Go back! Don’t distract me while I’m reviewing.”

“Alright, alright…”

Mei Fang waved goodbye to Lin You Xi and then looked through the window. He saw Lin You Xi watching Xia Yuan work through wrong questions, occasionally discussing them.

Am I overthinking?

Why am I so uneasy?

Back inside, Xia Yuan focused on the physics questions. After Lin You Xi explained them once, she understood the general idea.

“Sorry, sorry, I must have disturbed your revision?”

“No problem.” Lin You Xi smiled gently. “It’s fine if you understand.”

“I envy you.”

Xia Yuan laughed. “Learning comes easily to you. I need to study things three, four times, even seven or eight times to get it.”

“Same when I learned driving or roller skating.”

Lin You Xi explained, “Look at me, I learn so slowly… It takes you and Ah Fang to teach me for a long time before I get it.”

“Haha… I wish we could swap strengths. I’d rather be clumsy at driving or roller skating than suffer through the physics exam.”

“Yuan Yuan, listen—”

Lin You Xi paused, trying to express something she hadn’t said yet: “If physics is really hard for you, why don’t you—”

Her words were drowned out by the class bell.

“We’ll talk after the exam!”

Xia Yuan and Lin You Xi gave each other a high five. “Let’s do our best!”

“Mm, let’s do our best.”

Xia Yuan began focusing on the physics exam.

Wow, typical of Old Ke’s questions!

Scanning through, hardly any questions could be solved at first glance.

Xia Yuan slapped her cheek, trying to calm down.

Stay calm, Yuan Yuan.

You’ve suffered so much in advanced classes and done so many physics papers. You should know that the monthly test won’t be harder than those.

Your weapons are patience and meticulousness. Don’t lose points where you shouldn’t.

And for the scores you can grab, fight for them.

Even if it’s just a small part of a question, write it down.

Wait, this question…

Xia Yuan glanced at the diagram of the pulley system and felt elated.

This is exactly the question Ah Fang had me review!

If I recall the answer and steps directly, I don’t need to think about the logic! I can save a lot of time!

Wait, wait…

While calculating, Xia Yuan realized something was off.

At first glance, it seemed like the original question, but there were slight changes.

But how should I handle this change?

She wasn’t good at adapting. By the time she came to her senses, the 15-minute warning bell rang, making her panic.

I spent too much time on this “original” question…

If I had properly verified the next few questions—

No, no, let’s start with the first part of each question…

Hmm, this test seems a bit short?

Yeah, the questions are tough! Good on Old Ke for being fair!

In the remaining 15 minutes, Xia Yuan hastily filled in the answers, checking for any mistakes in the blanks and multiple-choice sections.

But when she flipped to the second page and saw the blank questions, her mind went blank.

Her heart rate accelerated to 200.

When Lin You Xi turned to collect Xia Yuan’s paper and saw her trembling over two blank questions, she was shocked.

“Yuan Yuan… you didn’t see the last two questions, right?”

Xia Yuan’s eyes were vacant. Hearing Lin You Xi’s concerned voice, she nodded mechanically.

Seeing Xia Yuan pale and disoriented, Lin You Xi felt her heart race.

Before handing in her paper, she remembered something.

Before submitting, she quickly crossed out the last two questions on her paper, erasing her correct answers.

Though writing was prohibited after submission, the proctor ignored her, and no one commented.

Lin You Xi handed in her paper and returned to Xia Yuan, who was still in a daze.

“The last two questions were very difficult. The first part was barely worth anything, and I couldn’t solve the second part either. Everyone probably couldn’t do it. It’s not a big deal.”

“Although my earlier performance wasn’t great,” Xia Yuan rubbed her face, looking slightly better, “if you couldn’t solve them either, everyone probably didn’t do well either, right?”

“Yeah… probably…”

Lin You Xi thought about what she hadn’t managed to tell Xia Yuan before.

Please finish this chapter. At least send the knife and then give the candy. Don’t delete my book saying you’ll read it later… If you delete it, you’ll forget me! I know you readers too well!

(End of Chapter)