Imperial Treasure
Chapter 167 - 128: The Underachiever Strikes Back

Chapter 167: Chapter 128: The Underachiever Strikes Back

He raised his eyebrows and coughed, and as many hearts skipped a beat, he opened the parchment and pulled out a stack of exam papers...

"I see it, see it, at the very bottom, Chai Jing 100 points!"

Three years ago, back in middle school, scoring 100 in math would make people green with envy, almost to death. But now, the reality of a full score being 150 points had many of those "100-points-forever" students crying their eyes out.

Chai Jing’s face didn’t look good; she fiercely glared at the short guy sitting in the front row.

This jerk, why did he have to announce it!

"Tang Hai, you little rascal, you’ve got sharp eyes! But let me tell you, you only got 85! A whole 15 points less than Chai Jing! And you’re so loud about it..."

Ha! The whole class burst into laughter, with Tang Hai himself frowning and howling while beating his chest...

Chai Jing’s mood cleared up immediately.

Ha, someone did worse than her! Serves them right!

Yi Sui propped his chin with one hand and looked at these young faces laughing freely, feeling much better himself.

Next to him, Yan Qingwu smiled and said, "You seem unreasonably happy... Did you do well?"

"The results haven’t come out yet, I don’t know... But when people laugh, there’s always something to be happy about, so I might as well join in without feeling guilty."

The casual remark from Yi Sui also revealed her carefree nature, those delicate, sweeping brows poised as if surprised, and the shimmering eyes beneath which reflected Yan Qingwu’s thoughtful yet carefree smile.

Yeah, if others are laughing, why not just join them and laugh? There’s nothing to lose.

Lin Zhong quickly handed out the exam papers one by one. In those times, there weren’t many taboos, and teachers didn’t think about harming the fragile minds of students. In these schools around the town, high school seemed especially straightforward.

Whatever you scored, that was it!

It was clear to everyone whether it was good or bad. If you felt embarrassed, who could you blame but yourself for not studying hard!

"Lan Yun, 102"

"Chen Chao, 112"

"Seo Quan, 98"

"Wang Xian, you did well this time, you have 130"

The sudden jump to 130 undoubtedly made the low spirits of the classroom heat up, though how many were genuinely happy was anyone’s guess. Anyway, there’s always a group in every classroom who are incessantly causing a ruckus.

Even if they just received an exam paper with 38 points.

They could cheer loudly for someone’s 150 points the next second.

As if those were their own scores.

Wang Xian also relaxed a bit, and subconsciously, he glanced back at Yan Qingwu.

Wondering how many points this top student could score.

It must be over 140.

Although this math test was rather difficult...

Then another twenty-something names were called, and the papers handed down.

Amidst weeping or secret glee, Yi Sui casually watched, her eyes slightly tinged, seeming somewhat sentimental.

"Little Fatty Zhou! I suggest you don’t go home tonight... "

Little Fatty Zhou was obviously a very common name.

"Ah! Teacher, don’t scare me!" Little Fatty Zhou was truly frightened, clutching his chest.

Then, trembling, he went up to get his paper, and his expression changed wildly as he looked at the score, finally settling down.

"Ha! I got 90 points! Thanks to the Most High Maria and the love of tigers in oil!"

Lin Zhong stifled his breath, and with a slap!

"Useless, get down!"

Amidst roaring laughter, Little Fatty Zhou came down cheerfully, making a ruckus. He casually waved the paper in the air with his chubby fingers while shaking his waist, flaunting his figure...

His demeanor resembled that of a courtesan in Moulin Rouge about to be favored by the Grand Duke...

Such an idiot doesn’t understand the way of the world.

Many people flipped him the bird.

Lin Zhong, having no remedy for such naturally cheerful fools, just shook his head.

"Now, there are three more papers here, belonging to the top three scorers in this math test, also the only ones over 140. I’m very unsatisfied with this, as the school next door typically has seven people over 140! You only have three! Those who haven’t received theirs yet... You should know by now. I’ll announce now... Wang Fang, 140 "

Barely 140, but still one of the three, Wang Fang wasn’t particularly thrilled, but at least not despondent. She just smiled faintly, pushed her glasses up her nose, walked forward, and took her paper.

That bright red 140 made many hearts sour.

Eh, I’m still in the single digits.

Someone who scored 25 points pursed his lips and added a 1 in front of his 25.

However, as Wang Fang walked down, clutching that paper and tossing it toward Yi Sui, her expression stiffened.

Only then did she notice that there was no paper on Yi Sui’s desk.

Bare - just a math book.

Uh, was her paper hidden away?

Or...

"Although there are only three in your class who scored over 140, there is still something that pleases me. This is your classmate Yan Qingwu, who scored 150 this time"

150, dammit, that’s a perfect score!

"Damn!"

"Freak!"

"Scholar!"

"Please adopt me!"

Because the name Yhan Qingwu appeared in the report, it allowed Wang Fang and a few others who had hidden thoughts to breathe a sigh of relief.

It seemed that Sui Yi’s test paper was gone, or...

"Hey, hey, I’m not done yet!" Lin Zhong waved his hand, his left hand holding a test paper, and his right hand picking up another.

Both papers were clean and elegant with similar layouts, but the handwriting was different. The only thing similar was the big red score of 150 at the top, with two lines added below it!

Sitting in the first row, Lan Yun leaned forward to look and lost color in her face.

"Sui Yi!"

Damn, it was like boiling water starting to bubble.

The whole classroom exploded like a pot had burst.

"Yes, it’s Sui Yi,... she did very well this time, but usually, her math is good already. Her way of thinking is very sharp. This time she must have cemented her basics to score well. So, you all should study hard and take her as a role model...."

Blah blah blah, all he talked about was studying every day, striving for betterment (...).

The students below, like kettles unplugged, calmed down quickly, but the water was still boiling hot...

Sui Yi and Yhan Qingwu received their papers, and since it was a perfect score, Sui Yi wasn’t overly fixated on it, nor did he think about checking it more thoroughly, so he just put the paper on the desk and then quieted down again.

Yhan Qingwu was slightly different from Sui Yi. She took Sui Yi’s test paper and reviewed it unhurriedly, only discussing her methodology with Sui Yi for the last few questions.

Wang Fang and others originally didn’t believe Sui Yi got a score of 150, even Wang Xian was skeptical since Sui Yi had improved too fast.

But after the two of them discussed the last few questions as if no one else were present, and Yhan Qingwu said with a smile, "The teacher wasn’t wrong, your thinking is really fast, like a bird that always finds the accurate branch to land on with a swift flight path,... simpler than mine,"

people took their papers to look, and after going through them...

Most were impressed.

For an underachiever to turn around, scoring well once is useless. It is nothing compared to having a recognized top student acknowledge you on the spot.

Sui Yi was suddenly exalted, immediately established by Yhan Qingwu as a math genius.

While others remained silent or murmured their admiration, Sui Yi turned her head, and with a foxy grin like a fox that had succeeded in its scheme, Yhan Qingwu softly laughed, "Is this also a fringe benefit of being deskmates?"

"No, it’s a condition. If I get in trouble, you have to help me in the same way..."

"Hmm, okay," Sui Yi agreed briskly, yet her eyes lingered softly.

Yhan Qingwu paused, then smiled genuinely.

The math class quickly passed in discussion of the test papers.

Latter, other subjects took the spotlight, and even courses they hadn’t attended, during the breaks, each class representative brought back stacks of test papers to the classroom, leading to a brutal scramble, where one could learn a lot about others’ scores while loudly announcing them...

The better they scored, the louder they announced it.

Even the corridors of the classrooms were restless.

However, between Class 1 and Class 2, the names mentioned most frequently were just two people.

"It’s Yhan Qingwu, damn, with her in Class 2, they are so boastful! How much did she score this time?"

"I don’t know, heard she got perfect scores in math,... English, and science comprehensive... the lowest was in Chinese"

"She did poorly? How much?"

"142"

"Screw off!"

Freak, Yhan Qingwu is really a freak!

This is the undeniable legend since the establishment of Second High School.

She’s beautiful, a top student, comes from a wealthy family, and has an extraordinary temperament,

She is destined to become the myth of Second High School, maybe due to this exam, become the high school myth of Nanxun Town!

However...

Over in Class 1.

Someone struggled for a long time but then blurted out, "I can’t take it anymore, death be damned!"

Then they slammed their hand on the desk!

And like a rocket, they dashed out!

In less than a minute, Yu Hang was standing on Class 2’s corridor, and Sui Yi had been called out by him.

Seeing his tensed face, Sui Yi arched an eyebrow, "Is there a problem with the competition?"

"No."

"Then it’s...."

"How did you do on the test... uh, it’s fine if you don’t want to say..."

After such a fierce approach... how could I not tell you?

Sui Yi’s eyes narrowed, recalling her scores, "150, 150, 250, 144"

No need for Sui Yi to explain further, from the scores and the fact that no one could score a perfect in Chinese, it was clear, 150s were for math and English, 250 for science comprehensive, and 144 in Chinese.

All the comforting words Yu Hang had prepared dissipated instantly.

Others seemed to hear the sound of him turning to stone.

Of course, that also included the crowd of students who had gathered around as soon as Sui Yi appeared.

Whether from Class 1 or Class 2, at this moment, various voices.

Several furiously asked, "Sui Yi, Sui Yi, I heard you scored X in XX, is that true? Blah blah blah."

The petrified person was directly squeezed out.

The arriving Xiao Nan and Chi Gao dragged him away, with Chi Gao looking incredulously at the nearby Sui Yi, "Bro, did Sui Yi really score so well... both math and English perfect scores, damn, that’s sick!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)