Chapter 43: Not a Love Letter? (2/2)

Zhao Qingfeng got down to work.

He carefully calculated his scores on the test paper from beginning to end, eventually securing a score of 80 on the must-get questions.

For the composition, he wrote a perfect essay in his mind based on the template provided by Teacher Yan and his own knowledge.

Then, he hastily wrote a composition worth only 20 or 30 points on the actual paper. After answering everything, he was the first to submit his paper.

“That quick?”

Teacher Yan frowned and looked over it carefully.

He habitually reached for a cigarette in his pocket but unaccustomedly withdrew his hand.

The first half of the paper was passable, with some improvement in modern and classical Chinese reading, showing that his month in the provincial city wasn’t in vain.

But…

The composition was still lacking.

Teacher Yan was worried…

With this performance, getting into the top three in the county?

Stable admission to a second-tier university would be a blessing!

He frowned at Zhao Qingfeng, looked at him several times, sighed, and patted his shoulder, “Come see me after all the exams and results are out. I have something to talk to you about.”

An hour later,

The morning exam ended.

Shen Lingyao performed steadily and estimated her Chinese score to be around 130.

Just as she was about to ask Zhao Qingfeng how he did, a tall, slender boy with glasses from the neighboring class approached.

He walked straight to Shen Lingyao, head down, mumbling and blushing, unable to utter a word for a long time.

“Is something the matter?”

Shen Lingyao recognized him; he was Li Sibo, a top student from Class 1, Grade 3, and a well-known figure in the school.

In the last mock exam, Li Sibo scored 701 points, crushing everyone and becoming a top candidate for the county’s valedictorian.

Even though the first mock exam was easier compared to the second one,

Such a score was not to be underestimated, making Li Sibo the center of attention and a favored student.

Zhao Qingfeng also knew him.

In his previous life, Li Sibo ultimately went to Huaqing University with a score of 680, becoming a legend in the county.

But at that time, Zhao Qingfeng had already left the county and didn’t know this kid had his sights set on Shen Lingyao.

“I wanted to ask… what your university aspiration is…”

Li Sibo stuttered out the question after much effort.

“Ji Province University.”

Shen Lingyao, being home-loving, chose Ji Province University, a key undergraduate institution close to home, allowing her to have the best of both worlds.

“Okay, thank you, we’ll be classmates in the future…”

Li Sibo occasionally looked up at Shen Lingyao’s beautiful eyes, quickly lowering his head each time their eyes met. After mumbling a few words, he hurried back to his class.

His behavior made Zhao Qingfeng burst into laughter, “Hahaha, Yaoyao, you’ve caught someone’s eye again. Li Sibo has been lying low for three years, all for this moment.”

Shen Lingyao was about to inquire about Zhao Qingfeng’s performance.

But at that moment,

Li Sibo rushed back, first glaring fiercely at Zhao Qingfeng, then handed Shen Lingyao a small piece of paper, and ran back to the classroom like a quail.

“What does it say?”

Zhao Qingfeng intended to snatch it to see.

“I’m not going to read it.”

Shen Lingyao thought it was a love letter, something she had received too many of to bother reading, even from a student as admired as Li Sibo.

Zhao Qingfeng disagreed.

He wanted to see what a top student could write, perhaps some elegantly worded original love poetry.

But when he opened the note, the content was not a love poem but something that made him furious.

“Hahaha, he’s right!”

Shen Lingyao quickly leaned over to see, and after reading it, she immediately covered her mouth and laughed loudly.

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