Chapter 1

On July 8, 1996, in the sweltering month of July, the day of the college entrance exam, Chen Taizhong stood at the entrance of the examination room, took a deep breath, and tightly held the letter containing secrets given to him by his mother.

Inside the examination room, thirty candidates were sparsely seated, and two invigilators were patrolling the room, sweating profusely.

No one could cheat under such conditions.

However, Chen Taizhong managed to do it, even though his seat was in the second row in the middle of the classroom.

In the nine years since he had returned to this world, he had grown from a teenager into a young man, and his strength had partially recovered.

Using the half-restored divine spiritual power, he created a Sumeru Ring, a small storage device used by immortals. Due to the ordinary materials used, the space was very small, but it was enough to hold a book.

The male teacher on the podium scanned the examination room with sharp eyes, while the young and beautiful female teacher sat in the corner, resting her feet. Her thin chiffon dress was slightly damp, making her bra particularly noticeable.

Suddenly, the female teacher noticed something moving in the corner of her eye. She looked over and saw a tall guy writing intently, everything seemed normal!

Was I seeing things? She rubbed her eyes and stared hard at the boy.

After a while, the female teacher finally confirmed that everything was normal and turned to look out the window. This damned weather, when will it rain? The heat was like being in a steamer, making her mind hazy!

Just as she was complaining, something moved in the corner of her eye again.

This time, the slight drowsiness she had felt vanished, and she stared at the boy without moving her gaze for a long time!

Again! The female teacher finally saw that the boy was holding a book and flipping through it. Her eyes were good, and she even recognized it as the textbook for "Political Economy."

She cleared her throat and walked over, "Student, please stand up."

Chen Taizhong was in the middle of writing and frowned slightly. Although he stood up obediently, his face clearly showed his annoyance: Hey, teacher, this is the college entrance exam, not a small quiz!

The female teacher, of course, knew it was the college entrance exam. That's why she was on high alert, as allowing cheating would be a crime against other candidates!

Due to the heat, everyone was dressed lightly. With a quick glance, she could determine that the book was not hidden on the student. So, she bent down to check the desk drawer, I'll show you!

Strange, there was no book in the drawer! The female teacher was stunned, crouching there for a full minute, even when the male teacher approached, she didn't straighten up.

"What's going on?" The male teacher leaned in and asked in a very low voice. In this situation, disturbing other candidates' thoughts would be a huge sin!

The male teacher had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. He pretended to bend down to check the drawer and secretly peeked down her neck, but unfortunately, the heat made the thin chiffon stick to her body, and he saw nothing.

This damned weather!

The female teacher looked at the boy in surprise, shook her head, and said nothing, straightening up and picking up the admission card on the corner of the desk. The boy's name was very common—Chen Taizhong.

She couldn't say anything because she had no evidence!

If she said something that led to Chen Taizhong making a fuss, it would be a serious issue, "The invigilator's harassment causing the candidate to perform poorly in the exam" would be a disaster.

Later, the female teacher saw "Political Economy" in the hands of the boy named Chen Taizhong again, but she didn't dare to check again.

The previous inspection had been thorough, and it was clear that the boy didn't have the book on him.

Damn it, the female teacher was extremely frustrated and could only blame the weather.

Unfortunately, Chen Taizhong didn't give her any face, and the textbook appeared in his hands again, this time for a longer period because he couldn't find the answer.

The female teacher couldn't bear it any longer and quickly walked up to him, staring at his hands.

Chen Taizhong looked up at her, then continued flipping through the book as if nothing had happened.

"It's on page 168," the female teacher said softly, wanting to confirm whether what she saw was real or an illusion.

Chen Taizhong nodded, flipped to page 168, glanced through it, and closed the book.

This is the moment! The female teacher's hand shot out, grabbing the book incredibly fast!

She grabbed Chen Taizhong's left hand, and in that instant, the book disappeared!

The female teacher couldn't believe her eyes. She squeezed Chen Taizhong's hand, but it was flesh, not paper.

She was stunned again.

"Teacher, you're very beautiful, really, but... I want to take the exam," Chen Taizhong looked up at her with a timid gaze, clearly interpreting her actions as a subtle hint, "I need my left hand to hold the paper."

The female teacher quickly let go, giving him a smile that was more like a grimace, but didn't explain anything. The examination room remained quiet.

A minute later, the female teacher moved her chair to Chen Taizhong's desk, determined to observe closely!

Chen Taizhong seemed unfazed, writing quickly and finishing the question soon. The next moment, "Political Economy" reappeared in his hands.

He lowered his head, flipped through the book, and looked for the answer!

The female teacher turned to look out the window and sighed softly, "This weather is too hot, can't I stop having illusions?"

"Teacher, which page is this question on?" Chen Taizhong asked softly.

Oh no, the female teacher grabbed her hair, it must be an illusion!

Chen Taizhong looked at the pitiful female teacher and sighed sympathetically, "Forget it, I'll find it myself."

Until the exam ended, the female teacher's mind never recovered. When the bell rang for the end of the exam, she rushed forward and stopped Chen Taizhong, "Come with me."

Sure, let's go, Chen Taizhong didn't care since he had already handed in his paper.

"Where did you hide that book?" The female teacher asked softly in a corner of the hallway, which was much cooler than the classroom.

I hid it in the Sumeru Ring—Chen Taizhong would have answered this way in the past. After all, the paper was already handed in, and it was too late to say anything. You didn't catch me in the act, so everything is just talk.

He enjoyed making others angry, especially beautiful women!

However, after the穿越 (穿越 means "穿越" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越" in English, but in this context, it means "after the time travel"), Chen Taizhong had reflected and realized his flaw: my emotional intelligence is lacking, and I can't act on my impulses!

In this life, he was determined to change this and put in a lot of effort to avoid another time travel!

He even formulated some plans to improve his emotional intelligence, so he looked at the beautiful teacher in surprise, "Teacher, what are you talking about? What book?"

"Forget it, you can go," the female teacher waved her hand lazily, her body slumping against the wall.

"My emotional intelligence has really improved," Chen Taizhong felt quite pleased with himself for not revealing the answer and left with a satisfied stride.

The beautiful teacher didn't give up. On the morning of the 9th, the subject to be tested also required memorization—Biology.

She borrowed a small camera to prove that she was right!

Unfortunately, she didn't know that Chen Taizhong was quite interested in this subject. Emotional intelligence, after all, is about emotional intelligence, and the emotions between men and women are also a focus of emotional intelligence training.

The course on physiological hygiene, or rather, Biology, was something he had to study well!

Therefore, Chen Taizhong didn't need to cheat. He was an extremely smart person, and although he had some resistance to the college entrance exam—there were no emotional intelligence courses in university—he had studied this subject in great detail.

The frustrated female teacher had borrowed the camera in vain!