"This is your real score. Come on, smile."
The graceful girl looked stunned, her eyes full of speechlessness.
How could he do this?!
She snatched the red pen from Ye Fan's hand and changed the 150 on the test paper to 110, her serious demeanor revealing a hint of stubbornness.
After doing this, she looked at Ye Fan again, a playful glint in her eyes, as gentle as a breeze, making all the distracting thoughts in his mind disappear.
"Don't do that again."
"My bad."
Their conversation was simple, yet profound, something ordinary people would find hard to comprehend.
Ye Fan gently touched the back of Ning Xi's hand with his left index finger under the desk and said softly, "Mr. Lin has something to attend to, he probably won't be coming to school for the next two days, so he asked me to help grade the test papers."
Ning Xi's eyes blinked slightly, her mood seemingly good. She nodded obediently, "Okay, I understand."
Ye Fan was a little surprised by the girl's reaction. With her personality, she should have been blaming herself for doing poorly on the test. Why was she acting so strangely this time?
"What was your score?"
Ning Xi's voice interrupted his thoughts. She calmly stated a number, "150."
"Very impressive."
"Xiao Xi is also very impressive. You just didn't perform well this time, don't worry about it."
"...Okay."
Ning Xi nodded slightly, her soft voice sounded, "Let's hand out the test papers. Do you need my help?"
"Just sit tight."
Ye Fan smiled, a hint of relief in his eyes. At this moment, his aura seemed more refined, as if he had been reborn.
Ever since his rebirth, a string in his heart had always been taut, never relaxed. That string was Ning Xi. Deep down, he was nervous and afraid, afraid that Ning Xi wouldn't accept him, afraid that he still wouldn't be able to protect this girl in this life.
'Do you need my help?'
This simple sentence completely relaxed the tension in his heart, his mind at ease.
Every flutter of the heart is a cause, every moment a consequence; fate is the intertwining of cause and effect. No debts from past lives, no encounters in this life; meeting in this life, there must be debts to repay. The wind keeps its promise, the flowers never fail to bloom, year after year, unwavering devotion.
Ning Xi was his destiny, and likewise, he would become Ning Xi's one and only. This was fate, and no one could change it.
This was destiny's arrangement!
Ning Xi was very perceptive and immediately sensed the indescribable change in Ye Fan. Her eyes held a hint of confusion as she asked softly, "What... what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Ye Fan smiled gently and patted the girl's head. The gesture was so natural, as if it was meant to be. His deep voice sounded, "I just feel good, everything is good."
With that, he picked up the test papers and walked around the classroom, handing them out one by one.
Ning Xi stared blankly at Ye Fan's back and muttered, "What's with the mysterious talk? And who told you to pat my head? We're in the classroom! What if someone sees? Hmph!"
Her light hum was like a celestial sound from the heavens, her adorable pouting even more endearing.
Ye Fan placed a test paper on Su Qiaoyu's desk. "You did well, keep up the good work."
Su Qiaoyu was stunned for a moment, curiosity appearing on her gentle face. "You graded the test papers?"
"Yeah."
Ye Fan responded and was about to turn away when Su Qiaoyu asked, "What was your score?"
He stopped, pointed to the bright red "150" on the test paper, and said four words:
"Same as yours."
Then he turned and continued handing out the test papers to the other students.
Su Qiaoyu's eyes sparkled, and she muttered to herself, "I'll definitely beat you in the college entrance exam!"
She wouldn't lose to anyone!!!
Unfortunately~~~
She had met Ye Fan...
She got 150 because she worked hard, while Ye Fan got 150 because that was the maximum score on the test paper. On the surface, they seemed the same, but the actual gap between them was like a chasm.
Looking at the name on the last test paper in his hand, Ye Fan shook his head slightly and walked over to Tang Zhengxu's desk. "Here's your math test paper. You didn't do so well."
He wasn't mocking Tang Zhengxu, it was just an honest assessment.
"Isn't the test paper with Mr. Lin?"
Tang Zhengxu's face darkened when he saw Ye Fan. He questioned, "How did it end up in your hands? And how could I only get 70 points? Did you tamper with it?"
"..."
Ye Fan sighed helplessly, looking at Tang Zhengxu as if he was an idiot. His expression was calm. "Mr. Lin had something to attend to, so I graded the math test papers for him this time."
"As for whether I tampered with it, use your brain. This is a math test paper, how could I tamper with it? Besides, with your level, do I even need to tamper with it? Don't think so lowly of people, and don't think too highly of yourself, okay?"
"You..."
Just as Tang Zhengxu was about to say something, Ye Fan had already turned and left. Tang Zhengxu was so angry that he slammed his fist on the desk, attracting the attention of several students nearby.
Ning Xi lowered her head, reworking the problems she had gotten wrong on the test paper, her face filled with concentration.
Ye Fan didn't disturb her. After sitting down, he picked up a book he had "borrowed" ... no, taken from Ning Xi's house over the weekend and started flipping through it.
The morning passed quickly.
The three main subjects, Chinese, math, and English, were all scheduled for the morning. After lunch, Ye Fan and Ning Xi returned to Class 2, entering the classroom one after the other.
At this moment, only a few students were taking a nap in the classroom.
As soon as she sat down, Ning Xi placed the morning's math test paper in front of Ye Fan and said softly, "Grade it."
"Okay."
Ye Fan smiled. He knew what Ning Xi was doing. During the math test, his presence had caused her to underperform, and now she was trying to make up for it.
Three questions, he finished grading them in less than a minute.
Ye Fan lowered his head and started rummaging through his desk drawer.
Ning Xi poked him with her small hand and whispered, "What are you looking for? Be quiet, some classmates are sleeping."
Ye Fan looked up, blinked, and whispered, "Xiao Xi, do you have a red pen?"
Hearing this, Ning Xi searched through the pencil holder placed against the wall and took out a cute cartoon pen. "Here you go."
Taking the pen, Ye Fan examined it and said with a smile, "Your things are just like you."
"Huh?"
"Equally adorable."
"Smooth talker!"
Ning Xi frowned slightly, her eyes downcast. Her shy demeanor was more captivating than any scenery.
The corner of Ye Fan's lips curved upwards. He used the red pen to change the score on the test paper back to 150, then pushed the pen and the test paper back to Ning Xi. "Don't change it this time, you really got a perfect score."
"...Okay."
Ning Xi's eyes were filled with confusion, surprise, and a hint of sweetness.
It turned out Ye Fan was looking for a red pen just to change her score...
Meeting the right person is like seeing a rainbow - you only know it exists when you encounter it.
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