"Huh?"
Most students' faces fell when they heard the word "exam."
An exam???
Wasn't that asking for trouble?!
Yang Ting's face turned cold. "Huh what? This is to help you get used to the pace of studying for the upcoming exams!"
"I'll give you ten minutes to clear your desks. I don't want to see anything unrelated to the exam."
Everyone packed up their study materials and piled them on the floor at the back of the classroom.
Ye Fan was fine, he only had a few workbooks.
But Ning Xi had a lot of things, a mountain of exercise books, test papers, and various review materials.
"Why are there so many?"
After packing up, Ning Xi tilted her small head and couldn't help but exclaim, her bewildered and adorable expression attracting the attention of many boys.
Luo Yumeng chimed in, "Duh, of course, there are a lot. Have you ever held back when we go to the bookstore?"
Ning Xi knew she was at fault and didn't argue.
She had wanted to carry the mountain of books that was over half a meter high all at once, but she failed after several attempts. Her small hands simply couldn't hold it.
Many boys' eyes flickered, and they couldn't help but rejoice in their hearts.
What a good opportunity!
Usually, they didn't have many chances to talk to Ning Xi.
Especially Zhao Wenhao and Deng Yu. Without saying a word, they immediately got up and walked towards Ning Xi's seat.
However, halfway there, they both stopped, their faces turning uglier by the second.
Ye Fan had picked up Ning Xi's mountain of books and placed it at the back of the classroom.
His movements were swift and decisive.
Ning Xi blinked, a little surprised.
Then, a charming smile appeared on her face, but the smile froze the next second.
Luo Yumeng leaned close to Ning Xi's ear. "Xiao Xi, I told you Ye Fan has feelings for you, right? Look, he even helped you carry your books, it feels like he's your boyfriend!"
"You... are you trying to kill me?!"
Ning Xi glared at her deskmate, her face slightly flushed. "Don't make such jokes in the future, it's not funny at all."
"..."
The corners of Luo Yumeng's mouth twitched, she was speechless.
She wasn't joking...
Of course, this was just a small interlude.
When the test papers were handed out, many students' faces fell.
What?
Who made these test papers?
They were too difficult!
Yang Ting, standing on the podium, took in the students' reactions, a sly smile appearing on her face. "To be honest, although this is just a test, the difficulty is very high. The test papers for each subject were painstakingly collected by the teachers over several days and nights."
"To prepare for next week's monthly exam, starting tomorrow, you will be divided into groups of two, and the two students in the same study group will sit together to learn and communicate with each other."
"To give you some motivation, I discussed with the teachers of each subject, and the student who ranks first in today's test will be able to freely choose their group partner. Of course, only if the other party is willing."
"Okay, enough talking, let's start the English exam!"
As soon as Yang Ting finished speaking, many students' minds started racing. Many boys couldn't help but look towards Ning Xi, a fiery look in their eyes.
If only they could be in the same group as Ning Xi...
Just thinking about it made them excited!!!
Especially Deng Yu, whose grades had always been in the top three of the class. This grouping, in his opinion, was simply tailor-made for him.
As for his arch-rival Zhao Wenhao, he didn't take him seriously at all.
He was just a sports student, what could he possibly compete with him for?
Deng Yu's eyes became extremely serious. This time, he had to get first place.
Ning Xi glanced at Luo Yumeng and reminded her in a low voice, "Do your best."
"..."
Luo Yumeng nodded bitterly.
She knew her capabilities very well.
First place in the class?
She had no chance!
Therefore, whether she could continue to be Ning Xi's deskmate depended on Ning Xi. As long as Ning Xi performed well, she had a good chance of winning first place.
The corners of Ye Fan's mouth curled up slightly, a hint of amusement in his eyes.
In that case, he would take first place!
"Rustle..."
The morning sunlight, coupled with the sound of writing, gave people a strange sense of comfort.
Looking at the test paper in front of him, Ye Fan's brain worked rapidly, various knowledge points surfacing one after another. Then, his thoughts began to filter quickly, and finally, he arrived at the correct answer.
His efficiency was incredibly high.
Especially for multiple-choice questions, he could find the correct answer in just three or four seconds.
The exam was ninety minutes long.
He finished answering the questions in less than twenty minutes.
Ye Fan spent three or four minutes checking his answers, and couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, "System, you're awesome!"
The books he had been reading before seemed like he was just gaining experience points but in reality...
Well, he was indeed gaining experience points.
But while gaining experience points, he also firmly memorized all the knowledge points in the books.
This resulted in Ye Fan seeing similar questions and answers automatically popping up in his mind whenever he looked at a question.
It was like having a cheat!
No, wait.
The system was indeed a cheat...
Yang Ting was patrolling the classroom. When she walked past Ye Fan, she saw him daydreaming at his desk. She frowned and reminded him in a low voice, "Ye Fan, focus on your exam. Daydreaming in class is one thing, but daydreaming during an exam?"
To be honest, she had high expectations for Ye Fan.
She had learned from the principal that Ye Fan had scored full marks in English on his entrance exam.
He was such a promising student!
However, in the past few days, she had noticed with dismay that this promising student was always absent-minded in class.
And now, he wasn't even taking the exam seriously.
She felt exasperated!
Ye Fan sat up straight and said softly, "Teacher, I'm done."
"..."
Yang Ting was stunned and looked at Ye Fan's test paper.
She glanced at her watch in surprise, her face darkening slightly.
It had only been half an hour since the exam started, and this kid was already done.
Was he kidding?!
This test paper was her painstaking masterpiece. She dared say that it was at least as difficult as the third mock exam.
Did he finish it in thirty minutes?
Was he pulling her leg!!!
"Bang!"
This loud noise instantly attracted the attention of all the students.
Especially Ning Xi, who was concentrating on her exam. The sudden noise behind her startled her so much that she even dropped her pen.
Yang Ting said coldly, "Finished in half an hour? Do you think you're a genius? Can you be more serious!"
Ye Fan glanced at Yang Ting calmly, bent down to pick up Ning Xi's pen, and said comfortingly, "Are you okay?"
"I'm... I'm okay."
Ning Xi's mouth opened slightly, and her face flushed red.
"..."
Yang Ting was a little confused.
Did they think she was invisible?
Just as she was about to get angry, a test paper appeared in her hand.
Ye Fan smiled slightly. "Teacher, it's not very nice to deny my efforts without even looking, don't you think?"
"I..."
Meeting Ye Fan's confident smile, Yang Ting's anger instantly dissipated. Even she didn't know why.
Yang Ting turned around and swept her cold gaze across the classroom. "What are you looking at? Focus on your exams!"
All the students didn't dare to breathe and quickly looked away.
Returning to the podium with Ye Fan's test paper, Yang Ting picked up a red ballpoint pen and started grading.
Half an hour?
Hmph!
She wanted to see how many points Ye Fan could get...