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"This is... the principal? Principal Wang?"

"Is Principal Liu from No. 2 Middle School also there? Principal Chen from No. 3 Middle School? And people from the Education Bureau?"

"Why are so many people surrounding Chen Mo? What's going on?"

"That meeting room... is it the one next to the principal's office? I went in there last time I went to deliver some materials."

"So Chen Mo wasn't reprimanded at school?"

"So many people gather around when you're being reprimanded? And the principal was all smiles when you were being reprimanded?"

The messages were scrolling by so fast that Zhao Tianyu couldn't keep up.

But there was one message he understood very clearly—

"so……"

"Did Chen Mo really get a perfect score?"

The class group chat was still flooded with messages, but no one was sending "haha" anymore.

Su Wanci's photo looks like a nuclear bomb.

It blew away all the sarcasm, teasing, and sarcastic remarks, leaving only a screen full of question marks and exclamation marks.

"I don't believe it, I really don't believe it. Someone who scores over 400 points gets a perfect score? This is even more outrageous than the Chinese national football team winning the World Cup."

"Could the photo be photoshopped? AI face-swapping technology is so advanced these days..."

"But who could Photoshop Principal Wang's face so realistically? The wrinkles, the smile—it's unmistakably him."

"Maybe it's some kind of awards ceremony organized by the school? It doesn't necessarily have to do with the college entrance exam?"

"What are you praising? Are you praising him for accurately estimating the score?"

After the message was sent, the group was quiet for a moment.

Everyone remembered the "700 points" that Chen Mo had posted in the class group chat half a month ago.

I remembered their mockery back then.

I recalled those sarcastic remarks like "No wonder he's a terrible student."

"Is there a problem with the college entrance exam grading? No one has ever gotten a perfect score before, so why him?"

"Yes, yes, it must be a bug in the marking system, or the scores were counted incorrectly."

"I think so too. A difference of 300 points between 400-something and 750 can't be explained by hard work; it's like magic."

The discussion grew louder and louder, and the voices of doubt increased.

Some people started tagging the homeroom teacher.

People started spamming "seeking the truth" in the group chat.

Some people have already started messaging students at other schools to inquire about the situation.

The entire class group chat was in complete chaos.

Each message is being drowned out by the next.

Nobody's watching, everyone's talking, everyone's waiting.

Just then, a message popped up at the bottom of the screen.

The sender's nickname was "Class Teacher - Teacher Fang".

"Su Wanci is telling the truth."

Just ten words.

There is no exclamation mark.

No emojis.

There are no unnecessary embellishments.

But those ten words silenced the entire class portrait.

All news came to an abrupt halt.

The screen was now completely blank.

And those ten quiet words.

About five seconds later, Teacher Fang sent a second message.

"Chen Mo's total score in the college entrance examination was 750 points, with full marks in Chinese, Mathematics, Foreign Language, and Science."

"This is the first perfect score in the country since the resumption of the college entrance examination. The provincial examination authority has completed three rounds of verification and confirmed that it is correct."

The third message.

"I have been teaching for fifteen years and have taught seven graduating classes. I never thought I would teach a student who got a perfect score on the college entrance exam."

"To be honest, my feelings are more complicated than any of yours right now."

"I taught Chen Mo for two years. In my class, his Chinese language scores were never outstanding, and he often couldn't finish his compositions."

"But he wrote the best essay I've ever seen in the college entrance exam, and he deserved the perfect score. As his homeroom teacher, I feel incredibly fortunate."

After Teacher Fang sent these messages, the group was silent for a full ten seconds.

then.

All emotions.

It all erupted at the same instant.

"Since Teacher Fang said so... then it must be true..."

"750 points... Oh my god..."

"Who said they were a bad student? Come out and show yourselves!"

"Do you guys remember? He got 700 points in the group chat, and I laughed at him... Now I want to sew my mouth shut."

"Who would have thought? From over 400 points to 750, this isn't a comeback, this is cheating!"

"It's not cheating; he's a true master who's been hiding his true strength."

"The ultimate level of playing dumb to outsmart others."

"Do you think he deliberately failed his previous exams? Was it all so he could make a name for himself in the college entrance exam?"

"That's possible! Otherwise, how could it suddenly increase by 300 points?"

"What kind of mentality is this... If it were me, I would have revealed it during the first monthly exam."

"That's the difference between the experts and us."

The news poured out like a flood.

There are seven or eight new messages every second.

Zhao Tianyu's name never appeared again.

Those who once followed him and mocked Chen Mo.

At this moment, he was shouting "Chen Mo is awesome!" at the top of his lungs.

Those who once said behind Chen Mo's back that he was "a toad trying to eat swan meat".

At this moment, I am saying "I'm sorry" in the most sincere tone.

Su Wanci looked at these messages, a slight smile playing on her lips, and put her phone back in her pocket.

"They're talking about you."

She turned her head to look at Chen Mo.

The two people were walking home from school.

Yang Chenmo had his hands in his pockets, walking at a moderate pace, with no particular expression on his face.

"Hmm," he said.

"You just want to say 'uh-huh'?"

Su Wanci tilted her head to look at him. "The group chat is going crazy. Teacher Fang said he's incredibly lucky. You just want to say 'uh-huh'?"

"Hmm," he said.

"You just want to say 'uh-huh'?"

Su Wanci tilted her head to look at him. "The group chat is going crazy. Teacher Fang said he's incredibly lucky. You just want to say 'uh-huh'?"

"Otherwise what?"

Chen Mo glanced at her and smiled, "Should I send a red envelope in the group chat?"

Su Wanci was taken aback by his words, then couldn't help but laugh.

When she smiles, her eyes curve into two crescent moons.

A small dimple will appear at the corner of her mouth.

That dimple only appears when she smiles very genuinely.

"You've really changed. Before, if you got first place, you'd want the whole school to know. Now, if you get a perfect score and are the first in the country, you just grunt 'hmm'."

Chen Mo did not speak.

Su Wanci quickened her pace to catch up with him, turning her head to look at his profile.

The sunlight shone on his face, making his features as sharp as if they had been carved with a knife.

She suddenly remembered what Tangtang had said in the milk tea shop.

"He's only a little bit handsome."

That "little bit" was magnified countless times under the sunlight.

But that's not what she was thinking.

She was thinking about how he had been in the conference room just now, surrounded by a group of people, all of whom were offering him the best possible terms.

His expression remained the same.

calm.

It's like they have everything they need.

Then he turned to her and asked, "Which university do you want to go to?"

She remembered him calling her and saying, "Peking University, let's go together."

Five words, as casually as saying "The weather is nice today".

She didn't know when he made the decision, or why he made it.

I don't know what he said to the teachers at Peking University's admissions office.

All she knew was that her scores weren't high enough to get her into Peking University through the normal admission process.

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