"Some of our feelings are just illusions that don't last long," Shuishui said to herself before she lay down on the bed. She didn't think too much about it and quietly fell asleep.
School life kept Shuishui busy. Her everyday school affairs were enough to make her happy. Her memories in school are memories that she held dear.
Because of the dinner treat, Shuishui became closer to her classmates. Many people also realized that Shuishui was only cold on the outside and that she actually had a warm personality. They realized that she would become cold and serious whenever she did things. That was how she focused. However, she was very good at taking care of people during critical moments. Whenever they would ask help from Shuishui and ask her questions, she would always answer. Shuihsui's cold personality initially made people feel that she would be difficult to get along with.
"Shuishui, don't you feel that you've become more popular recently? When I walked past the key class today, I heard them talking about you and how you got first place in the competition. You have to know that only one student has ever won the excellence award. He is a third-year student," Mu Zilin said. He even went to inquire about the news. He felt proud of Shuishui and was amazed by what she had achieved. However, there were a few people who said that Shuishui was not actually very good. He knew that those people were only envious of Shuishui's talents and abilities.
"I'm just lucky." Shuishui was never arrogant and didn't brag. She knew that she owed her achievements to her experiences.
"You're not only lucky, you're also capable." Mu Zilin felt that Shuishui was getting more and more influential. Why didn't he improve a little? He hung out with Shuishui a lot. It made him feel a little awkward. Back then, they both performed poorly in their academics. But now, it seemed that Shuishui had drastically imroved. She had become a top student. He was still muddleheaded. He wasn't really worried about the exam, but he wished he was as calm as Shuishui was.
"You can do it too. You can turn playing time into study time!" Shuishui laughed as she told Zilin. Zilin loved going out too much and didn't find time to study. He always played online games.
"I've been using your accounts too so you could level up. Your account is really lucky. You got quite a lot of things." Mu Zilin really liked the game. He had been going out less and often stayed home to play the game. Mu Qing would also go there. Recently, something happened to the virtual team, and at night, they would go online to help each other fight. It was quite exciting for them. He had used Shuishui's account to visit dungeons and gain more experience.
Shuishui was not interested in the game and did not understand its various aspects. She directly changed the topic and asked, "Wasn't it announced in the class meeting that there will be three rankings this time? One will be for liberal arts, one for science, and the last will be the overall rankings. The results will be released in the afternoon. If your results are good, I'll treat you to a meal."
Because there was a reward for the top rank, Shuishui was interested in getting the top spot.
Mu Zilin looked at Shuishui suspiciously. "You want to get the top rank?"
"See, this exam was not difficult." Shuishui wanted to be the highest. For her, the other rankings were irrelevant.
She would work hard to be the best. That was her philosophy.
Mu Zilin looked at Shuishui. "I realized that you're becoming more and more confident in yourself. In the past, you wouldn't have said such things. But it seems that it's true. You're a very good straight-A student. I know that straight-A students pull all-nighters. For them, it's all about studying. And yet you can still leisurely read extra-curricular books, play the erhu at home, and even do calligraphy."
He hadn't really seen Shuishui study seriously. He compared her to other students he had seen. Others would study very seriously. Shuishui, on the other hand, simply studied in a casual manner. And yet she would win all types of awards.
He decided that comparing people was frustrating.
The results were released very quickly and everyone was quite surprised. Others were very eager and waited expectantly. After all, it was the first periodical exam.
Before the results were released, people talked about their expectations.
"This time, I didn't really do well. That day, we weren't in a good state of mind. When we took the exam, I realized that the questions were about things we had just learned about."
"Yeah, and I actually made a fool of myself by writing the wrong answer. I was thinking of writing 112, but I wrote 113 instead. Isn't it funny?"
Everyone talked about the mistakes they had made in the exam and how high or low they thought their score would be.
The students were ready to know the results. They felt that if they ended up having low scores, they would just try to make up for it by doing better in the next exam.
Everyone was a little anxious, a little worried, and a little concerned all at the same time.
Shuishui covered her mouth and laughed. She remembered how it was when she was a student. She remembered that times like those were also quite fun. She was already past that age. She felt that if she didn't do well in the exam, it was the result of not working hard. There would be no other reason and no excuse for it. She was very strict with herself. If she was wrong, it was her fault. No one else had anything to do with it.