Chu Yi glanced at the four athletes at the neighboring table, and they immediately fell silent, their faces turning green.
The guy with short hair who had smashed his phone seemed to have red-rimmed eyes, tightly closed his mouth, and said nothing. After drinking a few sips of fruit tea, he suddenly stood up, took his fruit tea and chicken roll, and left without looking back.
The other three athletes also stood up one after another, holding their fruit tea and quickly left.
If heartbreak could make a sound, when they left, there would probably be the sound of shattering, as their hearts broke into countless pieces!
Obviously, they all mistakenly thought that Chu Yi was Zhao Yu's boyfriend. They had just been discussing their dreams of marrying Zhao Yu with great anticipation, but they had not expected the real boyfriend to be right beside them, which made everyone extremely embarrassed and could only get up and leave. Chu Yi couldn't even explain.
Chu Yi smiled bitterly, could he still encounter such a misunderstanding?
Forget it, let the misunderstanding be.
"It doesn't seem quite appropriate for you to treat me. How about I treat you, or we split the bill?" Chu Yi regained his composure and said.
"Aren't you supposed to give me a lecture? Consider this as your honorarium. I can't let you work for nothing!" Zhao Yu insisted, standing up. "Can I have a teriyaki chicken rice and a glass of orange tea?"
"Alright then," Chu Yi nodded.
A few minutes later, a teriyaki chicken rice and a large glass of orange tea appeared on their table. After eating for a while, Zhao Yu took out a thick black notebook from her bag, opened it, and densely copied down the incorrect problems.
Chu Yi began to focus on the several questions pointed out by Zhao Yu. These problems were all math competition questions, both obscure and peculiar. But for a top student like Chu Yi, with a little contemplation, he could figure out the solution, taking at most a minute to find the answer. He then began explaining to Zhao Yu.
It was very easy for Chu Yi to explain the problems to the study prodigy. He simply drew a few extra lines or mentioned a certain method, and Zhao Yu immediately understood.
After an hour of explanation, all the questions were finally solved.
Zhao Yu was very happy. She looked at the time and realized that the afternoon exam was approaching. She decided to take out a few exercise books for review.
Chu Yi saw that the book Zhao Yu had taken out was the compilation of Hengshui Cup, which he had not read before, so he asked Zhao Yu if he could borrow it. Chu Yi knew that in order to achieve good results in the upcoming exam, relying solely on intelligence and wisdom was far from enough. Constant practice was also necessary. When encountering an unfamiliar set of exercise books, he needed to practice more thoroughly, so that he would not fear the exam when the time came.
Zhao Yu took out several exercise books from her bag and stacked them up high, confidently saying that she had books for every subject and Chu Yi could pick whatever he wanted.
In the afternoon, there was a Chinese exam, and Chu Yi picked up a Chinese exercise book to flip through. His reading speed was incredibly fast! He could read ten lines at a glance, and he flipped through the pages quickly. In no time, he had finished reading more than half of the book.
"You need to read carefully!" Zhao Yu noticed Chu Yi's continuous flipping of pages and frowned, saying, "If there are parts you don't understand, you should review them repeatedly. What's the use of flipping through it so fast?"
Chu Yi shook his head, saying, "I have a photographic memory. I can remember everything I've read."
Rolling her eyes, Zhao Yu said, "Photographic memory? That's quite a claim! Do you dare to be tested?"
Chu Yi nodded confidently, with a slight smile.
Zhao Yu snatched the book from Chu Yi's hand and began asking questions from a random page at the front.
"On the lower left corner of page eight, there is a poem in one of the questions. Recite that poem for me," Zhao Yu asked.
Without hesitation or stumbling, Chu Yi recited the poem from memory.
The proud smile on Zhao Yu's face instantly froze, and she looked at Chu Yi in astonishment as if she had seen a ghost.
"Did you really memorize the answers?" Zhao Yu asked incredulously.
Did Chu Yi happen to have memorized this poem before, and was it just a coincidence that he remembered it now? Zhao Yu thought for a moment and decided to try another question.
"On the top left corner of page 26, the third question, can you recite the answer?" Zhao Yu nervously stared at Chu Yi.
Chu Yi blinked slightly and began to recall.
Feeling triumphant, Zhao Yu thought she had finally stumped Chu Yi and a victorious smile appeared on her face.
However, in the next second, Chu Yi suddenly remembered the answer and recited it fluently.
"The first line of the upper couplet clearly indicates that the sky is dim, while the lower couplet shows that the night is deep and quiet. Taking both into consideration, the poet wrote the poem in chronological order according to time. Although the author mainly focuses on portraying emotions and feelings, the main emphasis is still on the environment. The desolate and cold environment during the day reflects the protagonist's melancholy, while the silent and deserted environment late at night further accentuates the protagonist's sense of loneliness."
Staring at the answers in her hand, Zhao Yu was horrified. Chu Yi recited the content word for word!
If one could argue that Chu Yi might have memorized the poem beforehand, it was evident that he couldn't have possibly memorized the answer to this reading comprehension question in advance. The only explanation was that within a short period of time, Chu Yi had managed to remember all this content! In other words, he really had a photographic memory!
"Do you... do you really have a photographic memory?" Zhao Yu's face turned pale, looking at Chu Yi as if he were an alien.
"Yes." Chu Yi nodded confidently and smiled, "I've always had a really quick memory since I was young, and it became even faster when I reached senior year. Gradually, I developed the ability of photographic memory."
Looking at Chu Yi, Zhao Yu's eyes were filled with awe, as if she were looking at a living god! She never expected Chu Yi to have such an ability!
"Are you... that genius?" Zhao Yu couldn't hide her disbelief and asked in amazement.
Taken aback by the question, Chu Yi scratched his head and modestly said, "It's not that exaggerated. I'm just slightly smarter, not exactly a genius."
Afternoon Chinese exam, Chu Yi performed quite well. He was familiar with the types of questions at the beginning because they were similar to the ones he had seen before, so he finished them quickly. Since his IQ had improved, his reading speed had also significantly increased. Previously, it took him ten minutes to read, but now it only took him a few seconds. This greatly improved his efficiency in answering questions.
After about forty minutes, he finished all the previous questions and came to the essay section.
However, the essay topic made him extremely distressed:
"Li Hua is a student who has just moved up to high school. The heavy workload has caused him to develop a serious aversion to studying. He has been sleeping in class, leaving his homework blank, and not even taking exams. Some classmates talked to Li Hua, advising him to study. However, Li Hua turned his face and said, 'Study? Study for what!'"
"If you were Li Hua's form teacher, please write an article to advise him to devote himself to studying. The title is self-determined, the style is not limited, except for poetry, and it should be no less than 1000 words."
When Chu Yi saw this essay question, he was really taken aback. What kind of tricky essay question is this? Isn't Li Hua a common character in English essays? How did he end up in a Chinese essay?
Moreover, why is this classmate Li Hua so arrogant? How could he say such rebellious words like "Study for what!"
It seems that this essay question was created by the school teacher and is very irregular. However, the theme is quite clear, probably about emphasizing the importance of studying, aiming to help Li Hua change his ways and become a new person. It should be relatively easy to write since which student can't talk about the importance of studying for a thousand words?
But to write it well is really not easy. The more common the topic, the harder it is to stand out.
With still plenty of time, Chu Yi decided to carefully plan this essay.
One minute passed.
Three minutes passed.
Five minutes passed.
Suddenly, an idea rushed into his mind! More precisely, a classical Chinese text appeared suddenly in Chu Yi's mind.
This selected passage from the classical Chinese text was something Chu Yi memorized from his previous life's textbook. All students used to memorize it. It can be said to be a classic among classics. But since Chu Yi got the system and the world reset, this text had been removed from the Chinese textbooks and replaced with another text that he had never heard of. Chu Yi had also searched online and found that even the author had disappeared from this world, replaced by someone else in history. Therefore, no one in this world had seen this classical Chinese text. And the main idea of this classical text just happened to be about advising people to study, which fits perfectly with this essay topic! Chu Yi thought he could use it!
Picking up the pen, Chu Yi began to write on the answer sheet for the essay.
As the pen flowed, classical Chinese essays blossomed from his pen, beautifully appearing on the paper.
Fifty characters, one hundred characters, three hundred characters... Chu Yi kept writing, and the answer sheet gradually filled with characters. In the end, he condensed over 1100 characters onto this small answer sheet. He carefully revised and deleted, leaving only the essence of "Admonition to Learning" to meet the requirements of this era's exam.
At the beginning of the essay, he solemnly wrote the title: "Admonition to Learning." This essay was actually "Admonition to Learning," a famous work by Xun Zi during the Pre-Qin period. Whether ancient or modern, domestic or foreign, if there were ten excellent works advising people about studying, "Admonition to Learning" would certainly be one of them.
Upon completion, Chu Yi felt a sense of relief. He sighed lightly as if a marksman blowing away the smoke after shooting. He firmly believed that once this essay was submitted, he would undoubtedly receive a high score.
He raised his hand to signal the teacher, "Teacher, I've finished writing. Can I turn in my paper?"
The whole class was shocked. They turned around and looked at Chu Yi with an almost worshipful look, as if witnessing the birth of a legend. Half an hour to finish math in the morning, and now an hour and ten minutes to complete the Chinese essay. This speed was even faster than the legendary quick-draw artist!
However, the invigilator frowned, "You finished writing so quickly? You must not have written the essay well, right? The college entrance examination is coming soon, I hope you will give enough attention to every mock exam!"