Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 741 - 742 Freeloading Man 27_1

Chapter 741: Chapter 742 Freeloading Man 27_1

On the day of registration, Chiang Yi was quite happy, since from today, he wouldn’t have to see Song Lei and Xia Yuanji anymore.

He had noticed that he had a much smoother time doing anything during the summer vacation, without having seen the two of them.

This had solidified his belief that being with Song Lei was just bad luck, an omen of everything going wrong.

When he encountered classmates on the way, Chiang Yi happily chatted with them, but of course, he was no longer the dazzling presence he once was; people no longer fawned over him, would talk back, and even ignore him.

Although Chiang Yi was very unhappy about this inside, he knew there was no helping it; if things were like before, his popularity would only get worse.

All of his good mood dissipated as soon as he stepped into the classroom, and his mood visibly soured.

He hadn’t expected to see Song Lei and Xia Yuanji here. Weren’t they supposed to go to the advanced class?

Others had the same thought and stupidly gazed at the two of them.

The class president thought for a moment, assuming they were unaware of the class division, and approached Song Lei hesitantly, "You can go to the advanced class."

Song Lei smiled. "Before the exams, we had already told the homeroom teacher that no matter our exam results, we wouldn’t go to another class."

"It doesn’t matter which class I’m in." To Xia Yuanji, the educational level of the teachers here was just so-so.

One could tell by looking at the number of students who were admitted to universities. Maybe in the advanced class, the teachers’ abilities were a bit better, but to him, it was completely irrelevant.

The class president was at a loss for words at Xia Yuanji’s response. Well, for him, it didn’t matter which class he attended.

"Do you welcome me to stay here and attend classes?" Song Lei countered.

Of course, the class president didn’t mind. After all, having the two of them around, they could help answer occasional questions, which was often better than the teachers’ explanations.

"Of course, you’re very welcome," the class president replied with a look of surprise, especially with Chiang Yi here as well; he might even get to see some jokes and lively scenes. Such good fortune was not to be missed.

Ah, Chiang Yi, who had been eavesdropping the whole time, suddenly looked very upset, unable to maintain his smile.

All he had been thinking was that after school started, he wouldn’t have to see Song Lei and the other again, but after all the twists and turns, he still ended up facing them.

Everyone just watched Chiang Yi go from a smiling face to turning ashen, and they took great pleasure in it. To see such a sight on the first day of school was truly delightful, incredibly so.

As for how Chiang Yi felt, what did it have to do with them?

Chiang Yi unhappily returned to his seat and tossed his backpack onto the desk.

At his unhappiness, others were delighted. They pointed and whispered about him. Chiang Yi was very unhappy and wanted to confront them,

"Song Lei, didn’t you go to remedial classes this summer?" someone suddenly asked. "I saw the teacher who tutored you holding classes the entire summer."

Could it be she had found an even better teacher? Or had she gone out of town?

"During the summer... well, I had been busy straight from the end of last year until June, and I felt tired, so I went out to relax a bit, and then I just reviewed by myself at home."

Even though she hadn’t attended any tutoring sessions, she wasn’t short of guidance materials from prestigious schools. After practicing, Yuanji helped her review the problems.

Even without tutoring classes, she really was quite busy.

No one expected Song Lei to say she went out to play, and they didn’t really believe what she said.

With senior year about to start, how could she have time to go out and play?

Song Lei knew they didn’t believe she had gone out to play, but it didn’t matter; they would find out next year whether she had gone out or not.

Chiang Yi looked up at Song Lei when he heard her mention going out to play, wondering if she was going out with Xia Yuanji.

Sure enough, they were both rich; if they failed to get into a university, it wouldn’t matter. He had asked Song Lei before what she would do if her grades didn’t get her into university.

He still remembered Song Lei’s indifferent response at the time: if she didn’t get into a university, she could just go abroad to study.

Yes, it was after hearing this from Song Lei that his dislike for her grew day by day.

If he could turn back time, he would definitely tell his past self to treat Song Lei well because that girl would work hard and strive to stay in the country.

Unfortunately, Song Lei did work hard, and her grades improved to a level he couldn’t reach.

The homeroom teacher walked in and greeted everyone, "How was your summer vacation? As usual, we have a diagnostic test today."

Everyone groaned, but there was nothing they could do. What the teachers decided was not something they, the minor characters, could resist.

"Teacher, I hope the questions aren’t too difficult this time," they said of the diagnostic test. They weren’t opposed to it, but their only concern was whether the questions would be extremely difficult.

The homeroom teacher smiled, "I’m not sure about the other subjects, but for English, I think if you perform well, it won’t be difficult."

Perform well, won’t be difficult? Everyone’s expression soured upon hearing the teacher’s words.

"Also, this time the test paper is not independently set by our school but is a joint effort from several schools."

The homroom teacher dropped another bombshell, "So for this exam, we’re heading directly to the sports field."

Ah, nobody expected the school to pull such a move; they were all stunned.

Of course, if one did well on the test, it wouldn’t matter; the school would be happy, the homeroom teacher would be happy, and so would they themselves.

But the problem with a joint exam with several schools was that the difficulty level probably wouldn’t be as perverse as last time, yet achieving a good score wouldn’t be easy either.

Everyone’s mood couldn’t be good, but no matter how bad, they had to go to the sports field to prepare for the exam.

Song Lei was also dumbfounded, taking an exam under the big sun was certainly not a pleasant experience.

But there was no choice, the teachers had decided, and they could only go to the school sports field to take the exam. Luckily, it was cloudy today, with no fierce sun; otherwise, by the end of the day, they wouldn’t be far off from being charcoal.

Just as everyone was preparing to move desks, a new announcement came through, suggesting that sophomores and juniors could be mixed together.

Song Lei breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this plan. Having a stranger beside her was not an issue; it was certainly better than being roasted outside.

The people who shared an exam hall with Song Lei and Xia Yuanji once again experienced the speed of the top students.

At lunch, someone asked Song Lei about the difficulty of the exam.

Song Lei’s opinion was simple: the paper wasn’t difficult except for the last two questions.

After a whole day’s exam, Song Lei felt, "Although it wasn’t very difficult, there was a lot of basic material."

"The person who set the paper was practical," Xia Yuanji also felt that despite the exam paper not looking very challenging, scoring well wasn’t easy.

"The difficulty of the last big question was high, definitely used for differentiating scores," Xia Yuanji certainly had no problems with the test.

And of course, neither did Song Lei.

Chiang Yi hadn’t expected to be in the same exam hall as Song Lei and Yuanji, watching them both turn in their papers at roughly the same time.

Seeing them hand in their papers together, he was of course unhappy, even though he was the one who had stood by Song Lei’s side.