Chapter 37

"Wu Xin, what's going on with you?"

Xu Ying stared at Wu Xin as he sat down, questioning him with displeasure.

She had just given him a chance, and the next second he had failed?

Wu Xin's face was also very ugly, and he explained: "This was just me being careless; I got problems wrong that I shouldn't have. It's fine, I have confidence in the other subjects."

These words weren't just for Xu Ying; they were even more for himself.

"Hmph, it better be."

Xu Ying said with a cold face.

Wu Xin looked at the conspicuous score on the answer sheet and glared at Qin Tian with hostile eyes.

That's right, it was all because of him that he hadn't been able to concentrate.

Thinking that even if he had failed, it was still a score Qin Tian couldn't achieve, he regained some of his superiority as a top student and felt a bit better.

"I have repeatedly urged everyone to concentrate during the exam, to take as many points as possible, and absolutely, absolutely do not make low-level mistakes like carelessness."

"Otherwise, in the College Entrance Examination, it might be these few points that make the difference. There's no regret medicine to eat in this world."

"I hope everyone will take this as a warning."

On the podium, Teacher Shen used this incident to sound an alarm for the other students.

Then, he changed the subject:

"However, as I just said, our class as a whole has made great progress this time. Next, I want to specially commend a few students."

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of many students in the classroom who were confident about this exam lit up.

Including Xia Nuannuan.

The small hand she had placed on her leg under the desk clenched tightly.

At this moment, Shen Yi's gaze happened to fall on her, and he said with a gentle smile: "The first student to be commended is the one who has made the most progress in this exam, student Xia Nuannuan."

"Wow~~"

The classroom was instantly in an uproar.

The students' shocked gazes turned toward Xia Nuannuan in unison.

Xia Nuannuan also widened her big eyes in surprise, and a look of pleasant surprise appeared on her cute, slightly baby-faced cheeks.

"That's right, student Xia Nuannuan scored 122 points in this Math exam, which is a huge improvement compared to her last exam, and she almost got all the basic points."

"This is also what the teacher has been emphasizing to everyone: students whose grades aren't that top-tier can focus on the basic problems that account for 70%."

"Now, let's give a round of applause to congratulate student Xia Nuannuan."

Teacher Shen finished with a smile and took the lead in applauding.

Soon, enthusiastic applause rang out in the classroom.

Qin Tian also had a doting smile on his face, giving her his sincere congratulations.

This girl had indeed been studying very hard recently; this was the time for her to reap the rewards.

"Student Xia Nuannuan, come and get your answer sheet!"

Shen Yi said with a smile.

Xia Nuannuan hurriedly stood up, gave Qin Tian a grateful look, and walked toward the podium with light steps.

Cui Ying and Qiu Man in the front row looked at each other, both seeing the astonishment in the other's eyes.

"How is this possible? How could she score such a high score."

In the back row of the classroom, Xu Ying gritted her teeth, her expression one of unwillingness to believe.

Watching Xia Nuannuan become prettier day by day and make such great progress in her studies, she felt as uncomfortable as if she had eaten a dead fly.

"The teacher has seen your study attitude recently. Keep working hard; the teacher is optimistic about you."

Teacher Shen handed the answer sheet to Xia Nuannuan and encouraged her with a smile.

"Thank you, Teacher."

Xia Nuannuan took it with both hands and thanked him, then turned and returned to her seat.

She looked down at the answer sheet, raised her bright eyes to look at Qin Tian, and a sweet and lovely smile bloomed on her face.

Qin Tian gave her a thumbs up to show his praise.

Xia Nuannuan smiled even more happily, a pair of cute little dimples appearing on her face.

The students in the class felt for no reason that Xia Nuannuan's smile at this moment was a bit "foul."

"Oh no, I think I'm falling for her. Why does she look so cute when she smiles!"

"Yeah, I didn't notice it before!"

"What are you talking about? We haven't seen her smile before, and she's been getting prettier recently, so she's even prettier when she smiles."

"Damn it, how is Qin Tian's eye for people so sharp!"

"I've seen Qin Tian often tutoring Xia Nuannuan recently. Do you think... her progress is related to Qin Tian?"

"No way, she must have been studying very hard herself recently!"

"That's right, it must be her own effort. What does it have to do with Qin Tian? Impossible, impossible."

"..."

The classroom became noisy, with students whispering and discussing.

While the girls were surprised by Xia Nuannuan's recent counterattack in all aspects, they were also very envious.

As for the boys, they were so envious and jealous of Qin Tian that their teeth itched; they didn't want to admit that Xia Nuannuan's changes had anything to do with him.

At the same time, Shen Yi on the podium commended several more students.

This included the Class Monitor, Mu Nan.

In this Math exam, she scored 148 points, only losing two points on a small problem in the second-to-last big problem.

"Alright, these are the students to be commended. Everyone should learn from them in the future. The time until the College Entrance Examination is not much."

Shen Yi pointed to the College Entrance Examination countdown in the corner of the blackboard and said earnestly.

Hearing this, many people subconsciously looked in Qin Tian's direction.

Among them, many gloating gazes came from the boys.

"I told you, he was just putting on an act!"

Wu Xin showed a sneer of disdain.

Beside him, Xu Ying also nodded triumphantly: "I was almost fooled by him; he's really good at acting!"

"Qin Tian..."

Xia Nuannuan looked at Qin Tian with a face full of confusion and worry, wanting to say something but stopping.

This made no sense at all!

Her Math score this time was all thanks to Qin Tian; he should have made even more progress than her!

Qin Tian was also slightly surprised.

But he wasn't panicked at all; he had absolute confidence in his exam results this time.

A thoughtful expression appeared on his handsome face, and he looked at the Math teacher on the podium with a puzzled gaze.

Shen Yi met his gaze with a meaningful look and spoke slowly, saying something shocking:

"Here, I also have to criticize one student."

Everyone was stunned, and after following his gaze to Qin Tian, their expressions became even more colorful.

In the back, Wu Xin and Xu Ying's smiles became even brighter.

If it weren't class time, they probably wouldn't have been able to resist mocking and ridiculing him.

Xia Nuannuan's expression was tense, and the answer sheet with her highest Math score ever was crumpled by her hands.

"That's right, the one I want to criticize is student Qin Tian."

Shen Yi had a serious expression, frowned slightly, and asked: "Student Qin Tian, I'd like to interview you. Since your academic performance is actually very good, why did you deliberately disguise yourself and deceive everyone?"

Qin Tian: "..."

The whole class: "???"

Wu Xin and Xu Ying's smiles gradually stiffened, and finally, they were dumbfounded.