My Dating Sim Lets Me Control the School Idol’s Body
My Dating Sim Lets Me Control the School Idol’s Body Chapter 6

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Chapter 6: Challenging Olympiad Problems

“An Olympiad problem set?”

Shen Tan was the first to cry out, figuring this could only work in his favor.

He had been enrolled in an Olympiad math course for some time and had studied such problems in depth.

Lu Li, oh Lu Li, even heaven is helping me this time; your loss will be perfectly justified!

Mr. Liu thought Shen Tan was questioning why they were doing Olympiad problems, so he explained, “Since Yongning University is holding a special admission exam, this test paper is to select students who can sit that exam. Our school has a few slots for special admission, and if anyone here answers every question correctly, I’ll recommend that student.”

Yongning University was the nation’s top institution and offered several special-admission quotas each year.

Special admission meant bypassing the college entrance exam and entering simply by passing Yongning University’s own test.

Compared with the single-log bridge of the national exam, this path was obviously much easier.

Even so, Mr. Liu thought, The difficulty of this paper is no joke; finishing half of it correctly would already be impressive, and the only one in the entire class who might manage that is probably Shen Tan.

Shen Tan’s eyes lit up… answer everything correctly and he could qualify for special admission?

He dreamt of getting into Yongning University; this quota was his for the taking!

He alone seemed excited, while the rest of the class groaned.

“Even if we sit for special admission, we still won’t get into Yongning University, so why make us do such hard problems?”

“Everybody knows this test was prepared for Shen Tan; he sits on the throne of the math gods!”

“Mr. Liu, how about letting us skip the test? Just give the slot to Shen Tan and hand us something easier.”

Mr. Liu looked stern on the surface but was actually lively and easygoing with his students; he said, “That won’t do. Since it’s a selection, it has to be fair. What if one of you dark horses surprises us?”

“Come on, we’re all nags, Mr. Liu; stop dreaming of discovering a famous steed.”

“Ha-ha, you never know. Young people have limitless potential; don’t sell yourselves short…”

With that, Mr. Liu glanced at Lu Li, who was reading with his head down, and sighed softly.

As the senior homeroom teacher, Mr. Liu knew every student inside out; if he had to pick a thousand-li horse among them, it would undoubtedly be Lu Li.

Unfortunately, Lu Li’s family situation…

He knew Lu Li’s circumstances and that the boy simply didn’t have much study time.

Mr. Liu sighed again: If Lu Li had enough time to study, he wouldn’t even need special admission; he’d get into Yongning University on sheer merit…

What a pity.

“All right, everyone, put your textbooks away; the test starts now!”

Lu Li picked up the paper and gave it a quick once-over.

“Hmm, a few of these problems really are beyond the syllabus,” he nodded repeatedly.

“Still, they’re not that hard. What’s beyond the syllabus isn’t the knowledge but the mindset; without agile thinking you just won’t see the breakthrough.”

Without further hesitation, Lu Li started writing.

His pen flew, and in no time the spotless sheet was covered with dense strings of formulas.

Shen Tan breezed through the first half of the paper, but after turning the page he couldn’t put pen to paper for a long while.

“This question… is outside the curriculum, right?” He drew a deep breath. “No wonder… it’s set by a Yongning University math professor; top quality. Let me give it a try.”

Moments later, Shen Tan slumped and howled inside, I can’t do this problem! I really can’t!

He clenched his teeth and decided to move on.

If I can’t solve it, Lu Li definitely can’t. Whatever… missing one problem won’t hurt; as long as I get the rest right, I’m still better than him.

Yet after reading the next question he was baffled again.

He couldn’t solve that one either…

No wonder a perfect score earns the special-admission slot. These problems truly test strength. Even I can handle only two of them, and Lu Li probably won’t get a single one.

He tried several more questions in succession and finally broke down… the entire second half of the paper yielded only two solutions; he couldn’t do any of the others!

“What kind of lunatic set this? How could a high-schooler solve this crap? Screw you!”

He looked around and saw that the classmates hadn’t even finished the front page; some stared blankly, some wore pained expressions, and a few were so anxious they gnawed their nails.

Tang Yang was hopeless; the fool had gone straight to sleep the moment the paper was handed out.

As for Shao Linlin… well, she was the class’s face but also second to last academically; she was no genius and, together with Tang Yang, was dubbed Class 4’s dynamic duo of hopelessness.

She glanced at the test twice, realized her limits, and gave up immediately.

Right now she kept an eye on Mr. Liu playing on his phone at the podium while secretly munching snacks taken from under her desk.

Little did she know that the tomato-flavored chips in the air were already making Mr. Liu frown, but since the sneak eater was the cute and goofy Shao Linlin, he chose to turn a blind eye.

After another look around, Shen Tan’s sense of superiority returned; solving two questions already made him impressive.

The test was so hard he could solve only two; Lu Li surely couldn’t solve even one.

He could already picture Lu Li respectfully calling him Brother Shen in the future.

Right, I haven’t yet seen Lu Li’s frustrated face… time to enjoy it.

Just as Shen Tan was about to look over, the otherwise quiet classroom… save for the crunch of chips… was disturbed by the scrape of a desk leg.

Lu Li rose lazily, paper in hand, and strolled toward Mr. Liu.

“What’s he doing?” Shen Tan froze, then thought, Turning in a blank sheet? Trying to surrender early and save face?

Mr. Liu was equally puzzled… was Lu Li submitting his test? Had he finished?

When Mr. Liu first tried this paper, it had taken him over an hour and even he missed two questions until he saw the answers; the difficulty was high despite the small size.

Yet only 40 minutes had passed since distribution… surely Lu Li wasn’t done already?

Did he give up because he couldn’t solve the later problems?

Mr. Liu hurriedly said, “No rush to hand it in. Everyone else is still working. If you don’t know a question, think about it some more; at least write your approach.”

Lu Li placed the paper on the podium and said calmly, “I’ve finished.”

“Finished?” Mr. Liu blinked, taking the paper; both sides were indeed filled with answers.

Don’t tell me he scribbled randomly? he thought, and he began to read carefully; before long his brows knit tightly in thought.

Did the kid really just make things up to save face? Look at how Mr. Liu’s brow is furrowing…

Shen Tan was almost laughing aloud. Lu Li, oh Lu Li, I’m heading to Gotham to tell Batman I’ve found the Joker!

The other students also looked at Lu Li with disdain; they couldn’t even understand the questions, yet he claimed to have finished them all?

What a joke!

Even Shao Linlin frowned prettily, full of doubt.

Just then Mr. Liu finished grading; he set the paper down with a thud, stared hard at Lu Li, and clicked his tongue in deep bewilderment.

Eyes sparkling, Shen Tan looked at Mr. Liu, ready to hear him scold Lu Li.

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