They don't actually think I like them, do they?

No, buddy, it's fine if you just reflect on your own actions, but you're actually going to join in the cursing?

"...Waaaah! You deserve to die!" Xu Hui was extremely aggrieved.

Then, the morning reading session began, which was the last review time before the official exam.

The students seized this last bit of time and began reviewing.

Lin Han didn't dare to slack off, so he quickly took out his notes and started to temporarily immerse himself in Buddhism.

For Lin Han, wasting a weekend was still quite damaging. Math and English were actually not too bad, as they tested long-term accumulation and the impact wouldn't be too severe. However, the humanities subjects were different; the knowledge points had to be reviewed and memorized repeatedly, and a large-scale practice test was essential before the exam.

The better a student's grades are, the more they value these details.

If you don't review before the exam, and you forget a small piece of knowledge during the exam, a single multiple-choice question can be worth four points, and the three humanities subjects can be worth twelve points. Wouldn't that be absolutely fatal?

If Lin Han's monthly exam score drops by more than ten points because he didn't study this weekend, it would be a devastating blow to him.　

After reviewing for thirty minutes during the morning reading session, it was already nine o'clock.

Class monitor Duan Xiaoying came to the podium and instructed all the students to start moving the desks. This was to increase the distance between the desks to prevent cheating, which was standard practice.

The large classroom only had about thirty students, so moving it wasn't difficult; everyone set it up in five minutes.

There are fifteen minutes left before the Chinese exam starts. The teacher hasn't arrived in the classroom yet, and all the books have been put away. This period is the hardest to endure.

To ease the tension, everyone started chatting quietly.

Taking advantage of the last bit of time before the exam, Xu Hui suddenly thought of something and asked Lin Han,

What were you busy with this weekend?

He was very curious about what had made Lin Han forget to study.

"Busy with the new song, haven't you been online?" Lin Han asked, puzzled.

The recent controversy surrounding "Cheers" has been quite a stir. If even Xu Hui, a surfing fanatic, doesn't know about it, it means the music scene is truly doomed.

"Oh, I'm currently offline, so I really don't know," Xu Hui said.

"You're really backing out?" Lin Han exclaimed. He had thought Xu Hui was just having a fit of madness.

"The gap between reality and the internet is causing me unbearable pain, and I don't want to suffer like this anymore!" Xu Hui said with tears in his eyes. "I don't look at anything except my idol's Weibo anymore!"

Hearing this, even Lin Han couldn't help but give Xu Hui a thumbs up.

That's bold!

It seems that Xu Hui really wants to get rid of the sewers.

"You have no idea how hard I've been studying lately! I've been following your methods, getting up early and staying up late to do practice problems! Practice problems! Practice problems! As long as I take this exam seriously and focus on writing, I'm sure I'll pass!" Xu Hui said confidently.

"You can get it just by writing it seriously? That's impressive." Lin Han was starting to look at his good friend in a new light.

"Absolutely! If I work this hard and still don't do well on the test, I might as well start over... By the way, what's the name of your new song that you released this weekend? Let me hear it before the teacher comes!"

“Oh, it’s called ‘Cheers,’ just search for it,” Lin Han said.

Xu Hui took out his phone, plugged in his earphones, and clicked play.

"......"

At that moment, Xu Hui's expression froze.

At 11:30, Lin Han finished his Chinese exam.

Lin Han stretched and, taking advantage of the moment, turned to look at Xu Hui.

He was stunned.

As Xu Hui wrote, he cried violently, gasping for breath and convulsing all over, looking completely half-dead!

The exam was almost over, and he hadn't even finished half of his essay!

His eyes, as he looked at Lin Han, were filled with resentment, as if to say:

"You son of a bitch, you deserve to die, Lin Han!!"

The proctor who witnessed this scene on the podium silently drank a glass of water, his eyes filled with heartache and admiration. He was deeply moved!

"Sigh, I was like that back then. I couldn't write anything in the college entrance exam, and I cried from anxiety. That feeling of helplessness... I understand so well! Don't worry, classmate, it's just a monthly exam. As long as you have the will, you will definitely succeed in the college entrance exam..." The teacher silently encouraged Xu Hui, his eyes filled with determination.

Twenty minutes later, Xu Hui walked out of the examination room in a daze.

How did the exam go?

Lin Han leaned against the corridor and asked his good brother with concern.

"I've gone off-topic in my essay!" Xu Hui yelled.

"What did you write?" Lin Han was taken aback. The question was "Living in the moment: How should young people in the new era live their lives to the fullest?" Isn't this the easiest type to write?

"What I wrote was 'What is the meaning of a withered and dying life?'"

Lin Han “.......”

"I'll kill you! I'll kill you! Don't let me listen to this kind of song again. I'm too old to listen to this!" Xu Hui threw himself into Lin Han's arms and wailed.

"It's okay, I didn't study, and I didn't do very well on the test. There was one question about classical poetry that I still haven't answered," Lin Han quickly comforted Xu Hui.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps sounded.

Lin Han turned around and saw his math teacher, the old man He who had scolded him in class.

"Lin Han, come with me. The principal wants to see you." Old Man He frowned, as if something serious had happened.

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"The principal? He wants to see me??" Lin Han checked his ears.

It wasn't the student council, nor the academic affairs office, but the principal himself?

"Yes," Old Man He affirmed again.

He then waved to Lin Han, signaling him to hurry up and follow, before turning and leaving.

Lin Han was not given a chance to refuse at all.

Lin Han was stunned, and Xu Hui next to him was also stunned. He pushed Lin Han hard.

"What bad thing did you do?"

Generally speaking, when students make mistakes, it is the student council that is summoned, and it is also the student council that deals with you and punishes you.

However, if the principal summons you personally, that's a much bigger problem, as it's basically related to your entire student life.

The principal's office is like the imperial prison of the Ming Dynasty. Those who can enter this place are either extremely wicked or extremely loyal and wronged. Whether they are remembered in history or infamous for eternity is just a matter of a single thought.

"I didn't!" Lin Han tried hard to recall what had happened at school recently.

If I had to pinpoint a mistake, it would probably be when I peed in the school toilet a couple of days ago. Because Niu Niu is growing a bit fast, the amount of urine was too much, and it sprayed all over the urinal, which was quite uncivilized.

Surely the principal couldn't have come to me for this reason, could he? Was I supposed to apologize to the principal for having such an overly large younger brother?

Lin Han turned his head and saw Xu Hui tiptoeing away, preparing to slip away.

"Hmph, want to run away?"

Lin Han grabbed Xu Hui.

"Come with me!"

"I have a math exam this afternoon! I need to go back and study!" Xu Hui shouted.

"You got such a bad grade in Chinese, and you're already a student? You're still thinking about your terrible math?"

Ignoring Xu Hui's screams, Lin Han dragged Xu Hui and followed the math teacher.

In the corridor outside the principal's office.

Several teachers were gathered here. Lin Han looked closely and saw the dean of teaching, the grade leader, and Lin Han's homeroom teacher, Li Li.

"Wow, what's going on here?"

This was the first time Xu Hui had been in such close proximity to so many teachers from the school's management team, and he became a little nervous.

Upon seeing the two, the homeroom teacher, Li Li, quickly waved for Lin Han to come over.

Xu Hui was a little scared, since he wasn't the one being summoned, so he just stood there. Lin Han, on the other hand, walked straight up to him.

Several teachers noticed Lin Han, glanced at him, nodded, smiled, and then began to whisper among themselves.

"He's really good, a very energetic child."

"With his outstanding looks, he's a natural talent for art!"

"I've heard of him before; his grades are excellent..."

Lin Han approached Li Li, completely bewildered. Li Li smiled and said to Lin Han:

"Go quickly, the principal has been waiting for you for a long time."

Then, Li Li gently knocked on the door.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Come in!" the principal's voice came from inside.

Lin Han pushed open the door and walked into the office.

At the desk, an elderly man with white hair and round-framed glasses was writing something. When he saw Lin Han, he smiled and said, "Please sit down, child."

Lin Han sat down at the tea table next to the principal's desk.

Then, the principal continued copying things down, saying, "Have some water first."

"Mm," Lin Han replied honestly.

The air fell silent for a moment, with only the distant sound of the principal's pen swishing across paper.

Lin Han didn't stand on ceremony at all. He picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and sipped it gently.

After waiting for about three minutes, Lin Han became a little impatient, and his legs began to tremble slightly.

Seeing that the old man showed no sign of stopping, Lin Han spoke up.

"Sir Principal, I have an exam this afternoon..."

"coming."

The principal put away his notebook, holding it between his fingers, stood up, adjusted his glasses, and smiled slightly at Lin Han.

"Don't worry, child, no exam is important."

It's not important anymore?

Unbelievable, that came from the principal's mouth.

Lin Han panicked a little. Was he really going to be kicked out?!

He thought to himself that he had studied diligently and kept a low profile throughout his three years of high school. His biggest blunder was laughing out loud while reading a terrible joke. What kind of problem could that be?!

Under Lin Han's concerned gaze, the principal walked to the tea table, sat down opposite Lin Han, opened his notebook, and began to murmur softly.

"Let me confirm again, it's Lin Han from Class 3 of Senior Three, right?"

“That’s right,” Lin Han couldn’t help but say, “So, Principal, what exactly did I do wrong?”

"Don't be nervous, Lin Han, take your time."

The principal spoke slowly, continuing to flip through his notebook.

"Your grades have always been very good in the grade, right? You took two monthly exams this semester, and you got first place in the grade once and third place the other time."

"Ah."

"I heard that you have helped the student council a lot, and Zhao Chuanxiong has a very high opinion of you."

"Ah."

"You wrote the piece 'Ode to Love,' didn't you?"

"Uh-huh??"

Lin Han was stunned.

"I won't keep you in suspense any longer, Lin Han. Teacher He showed me the piece you wrote, and it's very good, extremely good. If I were to give you a chance to be admitted to university without taking the entrance exam, would you be willing?" The principal put down his notebook and said.　

"Admission by recommendation? Hasn't the recommendation period already passed?" Lin Han asked in confusion.