Chapter 110: Whatever She Scores Has Nothing to Do with Me
More than ten minutes earlier, at the Yao family’s residence—
Yao Xueqin lay sideways on the sofa, continuously refreshing the webpage. Yao Tong and Yao Xueqin’s mother were equally anxious. Although the Education Bureau’s official website stated that the results would be released tomorrow, last year the scores had been available by noon the day before.
Suddenly, Yao Xueqin sat upright, eyes wide as she stared at her phone. Instinctively, Yao Tong and the woman turned their gaze toward their daughter. They saw her seemingly double-check the screen, tapping it lightly.
“Yeah!” The girl, her hair dyed golden and curled, jumped up suddenly, fists clenched as she shouted with joy.
Yao Tong and the woman both breathed a little easier. Judging by her expression, they knew she had done exceptionally well and was overjoyed.
“How did you do?” Yao Tong approached his daughter. “Don’t yell like that—don’t tell me you didn’t do well.”
“638!” Yao Xueqin showed her father the score.
An unprecedentedly high score—throughout high school, she had only once scored above 630 in the second mock exam.
Yao Tong and the woman were somewhat surprised; this was far better than expected. Especially considering she studied at the No. 2 High School, achieving this score was truly extraordinary.
The woman immediately started calling the grandparents to share the good news and inquired with other parents about their children’s scores, wondering how others had learned about her daughter’s excellent results.
Yao Tong was equally pleased, even more so than when he was promoted to squad leader last time.
At this moment, some acquaintances also called to ask about his daughter’s score. After answering, he quickly and with a deep but restrained excitement chatted with them.
Yao Xueqin quickly logged onto QQ to ask others about their scores but soon became conflicted.
She didn’t know Zhao Yutong’s score, nor Zhang Wuyong’s.
Excitement surged within her because she was certain that although Zhao Yutong’s scores usually hovered around 630, scoring above 638 was rare.
Moreover, the math exam had been very difficult this time. Even if Zhao Yutong’s score dipped a bit, it would be normal.
But strangely, nobody in the group chat had mentioned her score yet.
She was definitely not doing well!
Too embarrassed to say!
Directly asking Zhao Yutong would be inappropriate.
After hesitating for a while, she decided to call Zhang Wuyong.
She had his number—they had exchanged contacts before the first mock exam when she said she would tutor him at his home.
Calling him first made her blush slightly.
Her finger hovered over his name in the contact list, her heart pounding wildly.
The nervousness was just as intense as before checking the scores.
Summoning all her courage, she pressed the call button… Strangely, she usually could easily outwit the boys, but with him, it was different—he was just too special.
Soon the call connected.
“Hello… Zhang Wuyong?” Holding the phone to her ear with her right hand, she nervously paced her room. “The college entrance exam scores are out… How did you do?”
Standing by the window, her left hand gripped the curtain.
“637? I got 638…”
Clutching the curtain, she spun around happily, the swaying drapes wrapping around her completely.
It wasn’t because she had outscored him, but because their scores were only one point apart.
This meant that when filling out college applications, if they chose mostly the same schools, there was a very high chance they would enter the same university.
Even possibly the same major.
“Mm-hmm… Congratulations… Thank you…”
Yao Xueqin struggled to free herself from the curtain that nearly trapped her.
She sat back on the bed, whispering, “What about Zhao Yutong? You should know her score… It’s okay, I won’t tell anyone if she didn’t do well… How much?”
The next moment, her expression froze: “654? That high?”
Her hands gripped the phone tightly, and after a long pause, she murmured, “She doesn’t seem to have ever scored this high before. How is that possible?”
On the other end, Zhang Wuyong glanced at the beautiful school belle with rosy lips curled up beside him.
He said helplessly, “Do you know why she always scores around 630 whether the tests are easy or hard?”
Looking at Yutong’s proudly arrogant face, he couldn’t resist reaching out to pinch her lips that looked like they could hang a soy sauce bottle.
“Oh…”
Yao Xueqin blankly put down the phone, suddenly clenching her fists and letting out a piercing scream.
At the door, her mother came in holding her phone, saying, “Xueqin, your grandmother wants to—”
The daughter’s sudden scream startled the woman, who jumped back.
Outside, another woman peeked inside and saw the girl abruptly turn and throw herself onto the bed, kicking angrily.
She quietly withdrew and patted the man nearby, saying, “Go check on your daughter! She’s lost it!”
Soon after, the woman glanced down at her suddenly vibrating phone, quickly putting it to her ear.
“Mom, I have to take this call first—it's their teacher… Mm-hmm…”
After hanging up one call, she immediately answered another and held it to her ear.
“Ah, Teacher Liao… Yes, yes… I scored 638… It’s okay, it’s okay… Mm-hmm…
“By the way, Zhao Yutong from their class did… Oh, I see…”
The woman looked toward her daughter’s room and finally understood why she had gone crazy again!
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Zhang Wuyong put down his phone.
Beside him, Zhao Yutong held a cup of hot water in both hands and turned around.
“Yao Xueqin?”
“How did you know?” Zhang Wuyong smiled. “She scored 638!”
“I knew, she already showed off in the group chat!” Zhao Yutong smiled. “Many guessed she might be the top scorer in our grade.”
Zhang Wuyong couldn’t help but ask, “You just quietly watch them guess?”
“It’s none of my business!” Zhao Yutong wore a newly bought pink floral pajama top with sleeves a bit long, wrapping her small hands inside.
Through the cuffs, she held the cup and sipped slowly.
“I didn’t make them guess. I just didn’t say anything.”
Yao Xueqin was quite a social butterfly, so naturally had better relationships.
When her scores were flaunted, and Zhao Yutong remained silent, the whole group naturally guessed her score.
Until, over on the other side, Yao Xueqin felt embarrassed and frustrated yet had to clarify that she was only second.
Zhao Yutong glanced at the classmates’ group chat and saw Yao Xueqin explaining herself, angry and humiliated.
She smiled, eyes narrowed, then slipped her phone back into her pajama pocket.
Really, it’s not my problem.
I didn’t say anything!
Meanwhile, other scores gradually came out.
Qian Shu: 503—His score actually rose a bit.
Zhu Xiaoying: 417—Thanks to a top student suddenly sitting behind her, her math score didn’t fall behind others; this was an exceptional performance for her.
You Zhen: 558—As the first person after Zhang Wuyong to adopt the “20 opposite-gender classmate benefit method,” clearly the superstition didn’t work for her. Still, her usual exam scores hovered around this range, so this was normal.
Ye Zhihui: 589—Also a normal performance. This girl’s mind was usually filled with nonsense, but her grades were actually quite good.
Jing Lei… No one knew, and no one cared anymore!
“Let’s go, let’s go!” Zhu Yuwen changed clothes and came out of her room. “Time to set off firecrackers! Teacher Liao asked the three kids who scored above 600 to go together and light them all at once—it’ll be livelier.”
Thanks to readers Ying Chen Qi Zhao Wu, Sheep Village’s Three Bullies, Happy Sheep, Little Mummy, Chive_Vegetable, Will Follow Moonlight to Shine, Tian Xuan Men 001, and others for their support.