Chapter 1

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The north wind howled, and the gloomy wind roared! It was now the coldest month of winter. The sky had been overcast for days. At around eight or nine in the morning, there were still very few people on the streets.

Lü Chong, wearing a thick down jacket, felt a chill in his heart as he struggled to walk through the school gate.

Today was the day the results of the final exam for the first semester of senior three were announced. After receiving their report cards, the students would be on winter break. This also marked a further approach to the college entrance examination.

Yancheng No.1 High School, a provincial key high school, had always been able to send a large number of students to major universities across the country. It was one of the two most famous high schools in the entire Yancheng city.

Lü Chong had also entered No.1 High School with a score of 723 (out of 730) in the high school entrance exam. Even before the division of arts and science in the second year of high school, he was the 19th in the grade. In the eyes of all his teachers, he was one of the good seeds who could enter the top universities in China.

However, since entering the key class of senior three, his grades had been gradually declining.

Even in the past two months, his memory and comprehension had significantly deteriorated. Every day, Lü Chong felt that his thinking was gradually becoming rigid and dull.

This puzzled Lü Chong greatly. He had also suspected that he had some unknown illness, but he had learned traditional Chinese medicine from his grandfather since he was young and could confirm that his physical condition was good. Moreover, he had secretly gone to the nearby Second Affiliated Hospital for a check-up. He found that all his physical data were normal. However, in traditional Chinese medicine, Lü Chong's condition was described as "damage to the spirit and soul," but Lü Chong, who had a basic understanding of traditional Chinese medicine, was somewhat skeptical about this.

Damage to the spirit and soul?

How could his spirit and soul be damaged for no reason? Although he had learned some medical skills from his grandfather, he was still a teenager under eighteen. Could he really believe in the intangible spirit and soul?

However, recently, Lü Chong found it increasingly difficult to concentrate in class. He often dozed off, and his mind was like a mess, with extremely chaotic thoughts.

This was very strange!

In the past six months, due to the rapid decline in his grades, all the teachers who knew his situation were very disappointed. The other students in Class 1 of Senior Three began to look down on him.

This made Lü Chong even more silent and reticent.

Entering Class 1 of Senior Three, there were only three or four people in the classroom. Lü Chong did not greet anyone and calmly walked to his seat.

This was a seat at the back of the classroom by the window, a special seat he had since entering Class 1 of Senior Three.

Turning his head to look out the window, Lü Chong was lost in thought, his gaze unfocused.

After an unknown amount of time, the homeroom teacher, Tan Tianjun, entered the classroom with a stack of test papers and notices under his arm.

With Tan Tianjun's arrival, Lü Chong snapped out of his daze. He then noticed that almost all the students had arrived.

Standing on the podium, Tan Tianjun smiled and joked, "Students, to be honest, the school originally did not plan to announce the exam results before the winter break. This was to prevent some students from having a bad time during the Spring Festival. However, considering that you are all senior three students and the college entrance examination is approaching, the school ultimately decided to announce the results before the winter break to give you a bit more pressure and to have your parents urge you not to play too much during the break. Hehe, as for whether you will be scolded by your parents when you go home, that's none of the school's or the teachers' business..."

Hearing Tan Tianjun's joke, many students laughed dryly. In fact, regardless of how well they did in this joint exam, they would not have an easy time at home.

Senior three was the most critical year. Every parent would definitely be strict with their children.

"Enough talk. Now, let me talk about the results of this exam." Tan Tianjun's gaze swept over all the students, and he smiled. "Overall, everyone did well in this city-wide joint exam. There has been significant progress in your grades. I am very happy about this. Of course, what makes me happiest is that Leng Mei, with a score of 696, has won the first place in the city's joint exam for liberal arts. Yes, she has surpassed the super student, Ao Yuling, from No.8 High School."

When Leng Mei's score was announced, the entire classroom was in an uproar.

"Wow, 696 points? Out of 750, she actually scored 696? Truly... truly a monster..."

"Yes, last time she was still overshadowed by the super talented girl, Ao Yuling, from No.8 High School, but this time she has reclaimed the top spot?"

"Well, in the city's joint exams, the first place in liberal arts has always been a competition between Leng Mei from our class and Ao Yuling from No.8 High School. No one else has a chance..."

"I really don't know how her brain works, to score 696 points! And she is so beautiful..."

...

Lü Chong's gaze also fell on the third row to the right.

A ponytail appeared in his line of sight. He was somewhat familiar with Leng Mei. They were in the same class before the division of arts and science and were even desk partners for two years. However, at that time, Leng Mei's grades were not as good as his. But after the division in the second year, her grades soared, and now she had far surpassed Lü Chong.

In Lü Chong's eyes, Leng Mei lived up to her name, with a cold and distant personality, and she rarely spoke to others. However, she was extremely beautiful, the most beautiful student in the entire school, and the object of many students' secret admiration.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

Tan Tianjun tapped the podium a few times, "Alright, everyone, quiet down. You should all learn from Leng Mei. After all, before the division, although Leng Mei's grades were good, they were not this terrifying. All of this is due to her hard work. I hope everyone will take Leng Mei as a role model. There are still four months until the college entrance examination, and there is still a chance to improve..."

Tan Tianjun's words were very moving, and he was good at setting examples. With just these few words, he inspired many students in the class.

Even Lü Chong was stirred up with enthusiasm. However, he knew his own situation. No matter how hard he tried, it would be in vain!

Lü Chong smiled bitterly, feeling somewhat disheartened.

Tan Tianjun was an experienced senior teacher with a young and humorous personality, and he was very popular. All the students in Class 1 of Senior Three were motivated by him.

"Next, I will distribute the report cards and test papers. The teachers will not explain the questions this time. You will have to figure out the wrong answers or the questions you couldn't solve at home. When you return to school next year, each subject teacher will check. If you still don't understand, you will be in for a rough time—"

After Tan Tianjun said this, most of the students felt a jolt of unease.

The report cards and test papers were distributed to each student.

Lü Chong stared at his report card, his face pale.

Chinese: 100, Math: 95, English: 80, Liberal Arts Comprehensive: 224, Total: 499.

499 points!

Not even 500 points!

Even, this time his score was 30 points lower than the last exam!

At this rate of decline, how many points would he score in the college entrance examination?

"Why is this happening?" Lü Chong muttered sadly, his eyes filled with a hint of despair.

Tan Tianjun, who had been paying attention to Lü Chong, saw the sadness and despair in his eyes and felt a jolt in his heart.

To be honest, Tan Tianjun had noticed Lü Chong's declining grades from the first time and had been thinking about the reasons behind it. He had talked to Lü Chong multiple times and even inquired about him from other students to understand the reasons for his decline.

However, Tan Tianjun was frustrated. He found that Lü Chong had no signs of early romance, no secret crush, and no family difficulties.

This made Tan Tianjun puzzled about what was really going on with Lü Chong.

A good seed had fallen into mediocrity, and Tan Tianjun was worried. However, he dared not talk to Lü Chong too much, fearing that it would add more pressure.

But today, seeing the sadness and despair in Lü Chong's eyes, he suddenly felt that he had been too indecisive. He also felt that he was not doing his job as a homeroom teacher well.

After some serious thought, Tan Tianjun casually approached Lü Chong, placed his left hand on Lü Chong's shoulder, and smiled, "Lü Chong, you are in good shape, hehe. The teacher has a physical task that needs your help. Can you do it?"

Tan Tianjun knew that Lü Chong had not done well in this exam and could not call him out of the classroom directly. This would add more pressure to Lü Chong and make the other students misunderstand that he was called out because of his poor performance. Tan Tianjun understood that these 17-18-year-old students were very concerned about their face. If he called Lü Chong out directly, it would make him lose face in front of his classmates and make him resentful.

Awakened by Tan Tianjun's hand on his shoulder, Lü Chong looked up, gave him a suspicious glance, and then nodded slightly.

Although Lü Chong had not spoken much to Tan Tianjun, he had a good impression of him.

"Ha ha, that's great. Let's go!" Tan Tianjun happily pulled Lü Chong up.

Lü Chong, in a daze, walked out of the classroom with Tan Tianjun, arm in arm.

Sure enough, Tan Tianjun and Lü Chong's arm-in-arm appearance did not cause any misunderstanding among the classmates. Most of the students continued with their own business.

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