By Monday, news of the results coming out early had already spread around the campus.
It brought a restless atmosphere among the students, who were eager to know who had won the bet.
Even on their way to school, the third years couldn’t stop talking about their personal predictions and all the possible consequences that would follow once the winner was announced.
They kept the dynamic going, and their energy only rose as the minutes ticked by. Soon, it was time for the morning reading.
Other than Class 1, all the other classes were waiting for the announcement of the exam results.
To them, it was the climax of the drama that had been unfolding in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, in Class 1—
“Ranran!” a boy called out. “You got everything right in yesterday’s exams, didn’t you?”
Yao Ran bit her lip and answered in a timid voice. “I did get everything right, except for the advanced-level question in Mathematics and Physics.”
The boy’s eyes widened with surprise. “Then that means you were able to score more than 700 points this time!”
Yao Ran frowned and shook her head. “No, I’m afraid it’s only around 690 points or so.”
“Still, you’re amazing! Those questions were super difficult, so it’s no wonder you got them wrong.” Then, the boy turned to another classmate who was sitting at the desk across the aisle. “What about you, Lu Yan? How much did you get in the exams?”
Lu Yan gave Yao Ran a sidelong glance before answering coldly, “Around 690 points.”
Like Yao Ran, she had been unable to solve the advanced-level questions in both Mathematics and Physics, too. And just the same, she had also aced her English and Chinese tests.
The boy sucked on his bottom lip and stared at the floor.
This was a rather awkward development.
At this rate, Yao Ran and Lu Yan would probably share the first-place ranking.
The two had been considered as the top students in their entire grade, and they had constantly been competing in academics for as long as anyone could remember.
The Class 1 students spent their morning reading idly. Nobody discussed the bet concerning Class 12 and the exam results.
After all, they were like sky and mud, with a world of difference between them. They already knew the results, even without the big announcement. There’s no way they would lose.
Even Lu Yan, who didn’t have any beef with the people directly involved in the bed, thought that Class 1 was going to win. As such, this matter was not worthy of her attention.
…
In Class 12, the usual chaos was replaced with a heavy silence.
Everyone sat at their desks with their shoulders drooped. Now and then, a student would sigh as they waited for their death sentences to be made final.
In her seat, Lin Xin was browsing through an English reviewer as if it were just like any other day, memorizing the words she still wasn’t familiar with.
As for Yao Tang, she had set up a padded cushion on her desk, where she was napping comfortably. The cushion had been a gift from Lin Xin, who always worried that Yao Tang might develop stiff joints from sleeping in such an awkward position.
Meng Yang glanced at the big boss beside him, snoozing without a care in the world, and scratched his head.