Chapter 116: A Sudden Show of Genius

Though the classroom looked shabby from the outside, it was surprisingly spacious.

Upon entering, Ji Wenyan was astonished to see so many students already seated.

Bai Mengze had told him earlier that as long as he arrived before the first bell rang for the math group test, he’d be fine.

But the students sitting quietly now had obviously come well in advance to prepare.

The five invigilating math teachers were also in position, watching the clock and ready to announce the start of the test. They hadn’t expected a student to show up only now.

Even if coming now wasn’t too late, it was customary to arrive early to get ready.

Few people cut it so close. Such behavior was truly off-putting.

Still, when the teachers saw Bai Mengze, their disapproving gazes instantly transformed into beaming smiles.

Clearly, a top student like Bai Mengze was a golden ticket in their eyes.

The students preparing for the test also looked at Bai Mengze with adoring admiration, as if they were seeing a superstar. Their burning gazes made Ji Wenyan feel like he was being roasted.

Maybe Bai Mengze really was cut out to be a star.

“Ji Wenyan, good luck!”

“Mm.”

After they entered the classroom and Bai Mengze whispered her encouragement, she headed toward the right corner.

This math test was meant to select the most suitable candidates for the competition.

Thus, not only were the test-takers present, but the five pre-selected seed players were also invited to observe. Of course, those five had already completed a test of equivalent difficulty yesterday and earned decent scores.

If anyone wanted to knock one of them out, they would have to surpass those scores.

Now, everyone was waiting to see if a dark horse would emerge from this test and replace one of the five spots.

Among the five national math competition participants, besides Bai Mengze, who was worry-free, everyone else had already taken their seats, awaiting the final results.

Apart from Bai Mengze, two other strong players had nothing to fear.

But the remaining two, who ranked at the bottom, were likely to be eliminated in this test.

Coincidentally, one of them was Xuan Yan, whom Ji Wenyan had met before.

She was the sister of Xuan Li, the former student council president who had transferred to Country M with Li Zhongyi. Earlier, because her companion hadn’t received a math slot, she had blamed Bai Mengze for everything.

She had even used her brother’s position as student council president to threaten Bai Mengze.

In response, Ji Wenyan had made a direct call to the principal, and within minutes, Xuan Li was stripped of his presidency.

Thus, enemies truly met on a narrow road. Now, upon seeing Bai Mengze, Xuan Yan’s face lengthened, and a mix of anger and jealousy churned in her eyes.

Since her brother left, Xuan Yan had been acutely aware of the changes around her.

Not only had some companions stopped inviting her out, but people she had once bullied had come knocking, openly declaring that she wouldn’t have an easy time until graduation.

At home, with her brother in Country M, her parents had stopped pretending to get along. They fought constantly, and every day was nothing but arguments and insults.

Her brother going to Country M to study was supposed to be a good thing, but for her family and school, it was a disaster.

And Xuan Yan found it utterly infuriating.

In her view, all this had happened because her brother fell for that fox spirit Bai Mengze, which angered the transfer student Ji Wenyan—whose background was formidable—and even forced Li Zhongyi to transfer schools.

Why?

Bai Mengze only had a pretty face. Besides that, the only thing she had going for her was her studies.

But Xuan Yan’s looks and grades weren’t bad either. Why didn’t she have a boyfriend like Ji Wenyan?

Thinking this, her hatred grew even stronger.

At that moment, as she stared at Bai Mengze, her eyes were like sharp knives, stabbing Bai Mengze’s body over and over, puncturing countless bleeding holes.

However, Bai Mengze didn’t bother with her. After sitting down, she immediately looked toward Ji Wenyan.

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“Teacher, I forgot to bring a pen.”

“…Here, take this one.”

After Ji Wenyan found an empty seat and sat down, he looked at the empty desk and realized he had come without a pen. How was he supposed to take the test?

It was all because of that damn iron railing and the time wasted chatting with Shen Hua.

Fortunately, when he raised his hand, the balding math teacher let out a helpless sigh, got up, and handed him a pen.

This little troublemaker!

He wanted to pass the test and enter the national math competition, but he didn’t even bring a pen. He clearly didn’t take this test seriously.

Hopefully, he wouldn’t cause any trouble during the test. After the results were announced, please just leave quickly.

But if he scored too low and angered Ji Wenyan, that would be bad.

So maybe he should give him some extra points to save face.

Thinking this, the teacher handed Ji Wenyan the pen and returned to his seat. The other four teachers immediately shot him strange looks.

They had all heard of that rich second-generation kid Ji Wenyan and knew that with his past academic record, taking this math test was just asking for humiliation.

But here he was.

And he looked completely relaxed, not taking the test seriously at all.

Could he have been pre-selected?

Ring, ring, ring.

“Alright, time’s up. Put away anything related to the test content. If anyone is caught cheating, they will be disqualified immediately.”

When the bell rang, the balding math teacher stood up and quickly distributed the test papers, hoping to escape the judgmental looks from the others.

He wanted to argue, but he remembered that in the office earlier, he had almost agreed to let Ji Wenyan be one of the five.

That made him feel utterly wronged. These people were all talk—let them try dealing with it!

As he thought this, watching the students work seriously on their papers, he felt a bit more at ease.

As long as Ji Wenyan didn’t pass the test, no one could say anything to him.

But just as the teacher relaxed, Ji Wenyan put down his pen.

“Teacher, I’m done. Can I hand in my paper early?”

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