Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 527 - 525, A Pair of Top Scholars! [1 Update]

Chapter 527: 525, A Pair of Top Scholars! [1 Update]

As long as it was an exam she took seriously, then anything less than perfect score, even if it was only by one point, was a failure for her.

Because, missing one point on a test meant that the sum total of all the things she fell short on was not just one point.

And in her life, there were not many chances for error.

One misstep and she could be doomed forever.

"Do you have a rough idea?" Lin Huaijin thought to himself that all the academic high achievers indeed had this ability to know their scores while still in the exam room, so he asked, "What score did you calculate?"

Ye Wanlan said, "It should be perfect."

"Thud!"

Lin Huaijin’s head nearly dropped onto the desk.

Fortunately, Khor Peiqing extended her hand in time to hold him up.

The events of this brief hour had a huge impact on Lin Huaijin’s spirit.

He was dumbfounded, "History... can also be aced?!"

This year’s Shenzhou High School unified history exam paper went viral right after the exams were over, touted as the most difficult one in ten years, with many students crying foul.

"I can accept not having perfect scores in other subjects," Ye Wanlan hummed, "but history, I must get."

Shenzhou’s history spanned over five thousand years, and she had the fortune to be part of it for seventeen years, witnessing the vigorous development of future generations.

She felt honored by it.

As one who raced through the long river of history, how could she not cherish and love history?

As they were discussing, suddenly there was another rush of ringing, startling Lin Huaijin to his feet.

Hadn’t he already turned on airplane mode?

How could there still be calls coming through?

"It’s my phone," Khor Peiqing gave him a helpless glance and answered, "Hello?"

"Hello, may I speak to Lin Wenli’s parent?" the caller began, "We are from the admissions department of Qinan University..."

Following that, Lin Huaijin felt as if time had reversed; only now it was Khor Peiqing who had become the main character on the phone, instead of himself.

Khor Peiqing was quite calm, however, and wasn’t as flustered as Lin Huaijin had been.

The news of Lin Wenli already passing Shenzhou University’s assessment had not yet been made public outside of the Global Center, so these universities’ admissions departments were still unaware.

After a round of calls, Khor Peiqing pressed the power button.

The world was quiet once again.

"Ah..." Khor Peiqing sighed softly, "I shouldn’t have teased you too early. Celebrated with champagne at halftime, I forgot that the phone number Wenli had filled out was mine."

"Thankfully there won’t be any more calls today," Lin Huaijin heaved a sigh of relief, "I never thought answering the phone could be so exhausting!"

However, things clearly weren’t going to progress as Lin Huaijin had envisioned.

For the knocking at the door began.

"Knock, knock, knock—"

Yan Tingfeng got up, "I’ll go get the door."

Lin Huaijin and Khor Peiqing exchanged looks.

Surely it couldn’t be a representative from some high school that had come knocking?

But they had moved to Yunjing less than half a month ago and hadn’t informed anyone else yet, had they?

Yan Tingfeng had already opened the door and upon seeing the visitor, he wasn’t surprised and raised an eyebrow, "Oh, it’s you, Professor Yuwen."

"Cough, cough!" Professor Yuwen adjusted his tie and upon lifting his head, he paled in shock, "Why on earth are you at Wanlan’s place?!"

Yan Tingfeng replied unhurriedly, "We’re having lunch. I’m afraid your timing isn’t great."

"I came as soon as I got the news!" Professor Yuwen was enraged, "Even a second later and who knows what might have happened?"

Ye Wanlan also stood up, "Professor Yuwen."

"Although the physics department can’t recruit arts students, if you’re willing, I can make an exception for you," Professor Yuwen stated with determination, "Look at the contributions you’ve made to archaeology, it’s time you contributed to physics!"

Ye Wanlan nodded with a smile, "No, thank you, Professor Yuwen. I appreciate your kind offer, but I’ll stick with my heart and apply to the archaeology department."

With a "pop," Professor Yuwen’s heart seemed to break.

He clutched his chest, "Ouch, ouch, could you not decline so bluntly? Or at least say something nice to cheer me up."

But Professor Yuwen knew as well that once Ye Wanlan made up her mind, no one could change it.

He sighed, "It pains me deeply. The physics world has lost a genius! This will make the earth stop spinning!"

Lin Huaijin thought to himself, as expected, those studying physics always had a bit of madness in them.

"Professor Yuwen, have you received the scores?" Ye Wanlan offered him a cup of tea, "Before you came, my uncle had already taken dozens of calls."

"Oh, your scores were encrypted, the universities can only see them on the day the results come out," Professor Yuwen spoke slowly, "A double encryption, last time was seven years ago, I remember. That year, Shenzhou’s top science scorer got perfect marks!"

Indeed, there have been a few perfect scores in Shenzhou High School’s history exams, but they were all science students.

After all, science has one definitive answer, while arts subjects involve more subjectivity.

Professor Yuwen speculated, "So I guess, you must’ve gotten a perfect score too."

"I know."

"You know?"

"After I finished the exam, I knew it would be perfect."

Professor Yuwen was speechless.

That’s the confidence of a genius, he liked it!

"Thump, thump, thump—"

The door was knocked on once more.

"Not good, the dogs are here!" Professor Yuwen jumped up with a start, shouting loudly, "Don’t open the door! Don’t let them in."

Yan Tingfeng of course couldn’t truly keep the door closed; he pulled it open.

This time, the visitor was within his expectations: it was Professor Xue.

The Lin Family had moved to Yunjing en masse, and the Cultural Relics Bureau Archaeology Center had offered quite a bit of help.

"Wanlan, big congratulations, your college entrance exam scores are really quite impressive!" Professor Xue beamed, "The Bureau chief was worried that your scores might not be ideal, afraid that you would blame yourself and feel down. But for us in archaeology, the most important thing is to have a spirit of respecting history! No matter how many points you scored, you are archaeological material."

"Bullshit!" Professor Yuwen retorted, "What do you mean by archaeological material? Wanlan is also physics material! You’ve just taken advantage of the situation!"

Professor Xue had not anticipated that, despite rushing over as fast as he could, he was not the first one to arrive.

He warily looked at Professor Yuwen: "Old Yuwen, what are you doing back in Yunjing instead of attending the physics conference at the Global Center?"

"Ha, that bunch of fools, discussing with them would only lower my IQ," Professor Yuwen scoffed, "If I’m going to discuss anything, it would be with Wanlan."

"I’m warning you, don’t you play any tricks," Professor Xue said angrily, "Wanlan studied history, took exams in history, it has nothing to do with your physics!"

Professor Yuwen wasn’t going to show any weakness: "If Wanlan hadn’t chosen to study history herself, what would it have to do with you?"

"Professors... please, both Professors, stop arguing," Lin Huaijin hurriedly stepped in as the peacemaker, "It’s noon now, both of you must have rushed over here without having lunch, right? Let’s sit down and eat together."

"Hmph!"

Professor Xue and Professor Yuwen turned their heads away from each other and each took a seat on either side of Ye Wanlan, ignoring one another.

**

Two days flew by in a blink, and as it was nearing twelve noon, the college entrance examination results were about to be released.

Knowing that the college exam was a major life event for every Shenzhou high school student, Hua Yingyue and Xie Linyuan were also eagerly waiting.

"It’s quite novel," Hua Yingyue said softly, "But it’s somewhat like our old imperial examinations, isn’t it?"

"Mm," Ye Wanlan smiled, "But it’s still simpler than the imperial examinations."

"That should indeed pose no difficulty for Little Junior Sister," Xie Linyuan said with his arms crossed, "She is after all someone who has beaten the top scorer before."

At 11:59 AM, Ye Wanlan, Yan Tingfeng, Lin Huaijin, and Khor Peiqing’s four heads were gathered around a computer, along with Hua Yingyue and Xie Linyuan’s two heads, invisible to all but Ye Wanlan.

Lin Huaijin, sitting in the center, began entering Ye Wanlan’s exam admission ticket number and password, but his hands shook continuously.

"Let me do it," Khor Peiqing sighed, "You’ll check Wenli’s in a moment."

Khor Peiqing sat down and smoothly logged into the system.

However, obviously at this moment too many people were trying to check their scores online, and the page was still crashing.

Lin Huaijin was getting extremely anxious: "Quick, quick, load it already!"

"Clack!"

After the seventh refresh, the scores page finally popped up.

Name: Ye Wanlan

Chinese: /

Mathematics: /

English: /

Integrated: /

[Your rank has entered Shenzhou’s top fifty, please check for details on the 28th]

Lin Huaijin stared with wide eyes: "Encrypted?"

Blocking the high scores of top students was also to avoid media frenzy, preventing online speculation that could lead to improper public sentiments.

Even though this was expected, not being able to see the exact scores was still very disappointing.

Entering Lin Wenli’s exam admission ticket number and password yielded the same result.

Lin Huaijin sighed with exasperation: "We still have to wait another day!"

"No need," Ye Wanlan shook her phone, "Professor Yuwen and Professor Xue have already sent over the exact scores. I’ve also gotten a copy of Wenli’s."

Lin Huaijin’s expression perked up: "Let me see."

Name: Lin Wenli.

Chinese: 145

Mathematics: 150

English: 150

Integrated: 300

Total Score: 745

Rank: 1

Lin Huaijin’s hands trembled, he composed himself and flipped to the second page.

Name: Ye Wanlan

Chinese: 150

Mathematics: 150

English: 150

Integrated: 300

Rank: 1