The day of the exam had arrived, casting a thick cloud of nervous tension over the classroom. Each student was engrossed in their own last-minute preparations, with many trying to calm their racing hearts and steady their trembling hands. The weight of the upcoming test, designed to filter students for the entrance exam of the prestigious competition, was evident in the room.
Feng Yue, seated far away from Feng Yan, cast a disdainful glance at her. Feng Yan was lying on her desk, her posture relaxed, an attitude that Feng Yue found utterly contemptible. In her mind, Feng Yue sneered, thinking, This good-for-nothing won't even pass the exam. Why should I even bother? She turned her gaze back to her book with a hint of smug satisfaction, confident that the exam would be a piece of cake for her.
The homeroom teacher, who had an air of sternness about her, entered the room with a stack of exam papers. Her presence seemed to amplify the already palpable anxiety. As she handed out the papers, the collective tension in the room grew thicker, each student feeling the pressure of the high-stakes test.
When the exam began, the room was filled with the scratching of pens on paper, punctuated by the occasional sigh or murmur of frustration. The exam was notoriously difficult, designed not just to test knowledge but to filter out those who might not be up to the challenge of the competition. Student faces were scrunched in concentration, some with beads of sweat forming as they struggled to decipher the questions. Invisible tears of stress and self-doubt were welling up in many eyes.
Feng Yan, however, seemed almost unperturbed by the atmosphere. She worked through the questions with a focused calmness, her brow furrowed slightly in concentration but her demeanor unflappable. As the clock ticked, Feng Yan finished her exam a full half-hour early. Her movements were precise and measured as she handed in her paper, a small but confident smile on her lips.
The teacher, who had watched Feng Yan's early departure with a mix of skepticism and curiosity, took the paper with a dismissive glance. She assumed that Feng Yan's early finish was a sign of poor performance. However, when she began grading the papers, her initial assumptions were thrown into disarray. As she scrutinized Feng Yan's answers, she found them to be not just correct but impressively accurate. Shocked by the unexpected result, the teacher struggled to maintain her composure, her eyebrows raised in surprise.
The classroom buzzed with whispers as the students began to finish their exams, many casting furtive glances at Feng Yan's empty desk, their curiosity piqued by the early exit of someone they had dismissed as a weak student. Feng Yue's expression shifted from smug satisfaction to a mix of curiosity and concern as she contemplated Feng Yan's unexpected performance.
After submitting her paper, Feng Yan left the room, her demeanor unchanged. The faintest trace of a smile remained on her lips as she walked away, untroubled by the shifting dynamics around her. The exam had been a challenge, but she had approached it with confidence, and the results spoke for themselves.