Chapter 49: The First 95 Points of Life

Li Weiwei waved her hand impatiently. "I know."

With that, she took long strides and went straight to Xiang Yu's classroom.

The moment Chen Ze saw Xie Xuan's mother appear at the classroom door, his heart skipped a beat with a very bad preening sense.

Xie Xuan was chatting with classmates. She had just returned from breakfast and hadn't even opened her desk yet.

Li Weiwei directly ordered her to go to her office to fetch a book.

As soon as Xie Xuan left, Li Weiwei expressionlessly began rummaging through her daughter's desk.

At a single glance, she spotted the unlocked diary and the letter tucked inside.

She grabbed the items, turned around, and walked out.

Chen Ze's face turned pale with fright.

And Xie Xuan did not return until the class started.

Xiang Yu secretly observed Chen Ze, watching him fidget with panic and a flustered expression, a wave of satisfaction welling up in her heart.

She, Xiang Yu, was not someone who would only take beatings passively. Since one, two, three of them all wanted to squeeze her, she would give them a handful of thorns to grasp first.

The first period was Chinese. The usually gentle Chinese teacher had a hint of joy on her face.

Holding a stack of test papers in her hand, she announced that the diagnostic exam results were out.

With a smile, she glanced at the students below and spoke in a clear voice, "This time, the top scorer in Chinese for the whole school is once again from our class. It is classmate Zhang Xiaoyan, with 113 points."

Zhang Xiaoyan retrieved her test paper amidst everyone's envious gazes, feeling very happy in her heart.

The Chinese teacher continued, "We have 1 student scoring above 110 points, 5 students scoring between 100 and 110, and 8 students scoring between 90 and 100.

I would like to give a special commendation to classmate Xiang Yu. Her Chinese score this exam is 95 points.

With her recent diligent study and rapid progress, let us give her a round of applause and wish her continued efforts."

Blushing amidst the applause, Xiang Yu walked up to the podium, accepted her test paper, and felt her eyes sting with tears when she saw the bright red 95.

She had never scored such a high grade before, not once from childhood until now.

Her heart fluttered like a frightened fawn, a mixture of bitterness and excitement.

Chen Ze had scored 105 points, but he felt nothing. His restless and anxious mind was temporarily captivated by Xiang Yu's peach-blossom flush and her score of 95.

Like the other classmates, he stared in shock as she gracefully and shyly walked back to her seat, looking so dazzling.

Xiang Yu had truly changed.

At that moment, a brand-new realization struck Chen Ze from within. She was no longer that naive, clumsy Xiang Yu who easily fell head over heels for him.

She had acquired her own radiance—not just her unique appearance, but her inner self was also shining brilliantly.

Clutching her own paper of 76 points, Ye Huanxin was green with jealousy.

Especially upon noticing the shocked and infatuated expression with which Chen Ze looked at Xiang Yu, she wished she could tear Xiang Yu into pieces.

How could Xiang Yu, the tail-ender of the class, score so well? She must have cheated and copied someone else. Just ten days ago in the diagnostic exam, her Chinese score was barely over forty points.

Zhang Xiaoyan was genuinely happy for her friend from the bottom of her heart, clapping until her palms were red.

Xiang Yu paid no attention to the various gazes around her, carefully examining her Chinese test paper.

She got 42 points for the essay, and her reading comprehension was decent. Most of her lost points were on foundational questions.

Her foundation was not solid or firm enough.

She still needed to read and memorize more.

The second period was English. Just as the class began, Chen Ze was called out by the head teacher.

Xiang Yu merely glanced at his retreating back with icy eyes, acting as if she saw nothing, her mind calm and composed.

Instead, Ye Huanxin felt somewhat worried, noticing that the head teacher's expression did not look good.

Xiang Yu scored 62 points in English. Out of a total possible score of 120, she still hadn't passed.

Yet Zhang Xiaoyan secretly gave her a thumbs-up.

Xiang Yu's English score was on par with Ye Huanxin's, even edging her out by a single point. Furious, Ye Huanxin crumpled her test paper into a ball and shoved it into her desk.