Rebirth begins with picking up a cold and aloof school beauty

The second week, Monday, before the last class in the morning.

Haitang Middle School.

A bus stopped in front of the senior high school building.

Some students passing by were curious.

"From Haitang Middle School to Xichuan University? What kind of car is this?"

"It seems they've come to pick up students who are participating in the informatics competition."

As soon as the words were spoken, Chen Zhou and several other students, led by Gao Qin and another computer teacher, walked towards the bus.

Before long, everyone boarded the bus, and as the engine started, the bus gradually drove away.

"Little Fish, your boyfriend is leaving you."

"Lele, keep your voice down."

"Good heavens, Little Fish, you've changed. Now you don't even deny it, you just tell me to keep my voice down."

Xu Lele feigned surprise, then revealed a mischievous smile, "Aren't you two best friends for life?"

"Ugh, I'm ignoring you."

In the corridor on the second floor, Xia Yu's pretty face turned red as her best friend teased her.

Xu Lele was happy for a while, but quickly made up with Xia Yu again.

Xu Lele asked, "Little Fish, do you think Chen Zhou can really get the national first prize this time?"

Xia Yu said confidently, "Of course he can, I believe in him."

Xu Lele asked in surprise, "But Chen Zhou also said that he would win a national gold medal and be guaranteed admission to Tsinghua or Peking University. You don't believe that, do you?"

Xia Yu nodded. "Yes! I believe you!"

Xu Lele's eyelids twitched. "Little Fish, you should know that there are only fifty spots available nationwide for each subject competition each year. There are so many famous high schools across the country, and so many students who specialize in competitions. Why do you think Chen Zhou can get a guaranteed admission?"

Xia Yu said softly, "I don't know, but I just... believe him."

Xia Yu's eyes shone with light.

Xu Lele: "…………"

"I'm such a love-struck fool!"

"If Chen Zhou said he was Ultraman Tiga, you would believe him, right?" Xu Lele asked.

Xia Yu thought for a moment, then hummed in agreement, "Chen Zhou, he is my Ultraman Tiga."

"He is my light, my sunshine."

Xia Yu has innocent eyes and a radiant smile.

Xu Lele was left speechless after witnessing the dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), her expression a mixture of awe and helplessness.

In the corridor outside the neighboring Senior Three (Ten) class.

Hearing this conversation, several of Chen Zhou's friends also found it outrageous!

Did Chen Zhou save the galaxy in his past life? Why is Xia Yu so devoted to him?

Liu Xing felt a strange sourness in his teeth from jealousy.

Liang Wenbo stared at Xu Lele with envy, wondering what he was daydreaming about.

Long Jiajia snapped her fingers and said, "Speaking of which, do you really believe Chen Zhou can bring back the national first prize?"

Liu Xing said, "I don't know, maybe I can get a second-class national team qualification? A first-class national team qualification is enough to get into the training camp and the provincial team."

Liang Wenbo said, "I don't think much of it either. After all, Chen Zhou is self-taught in computer science. Famous schools like Rongcheng No. 4, No. 7, and No. 9 Middle Schools, as well as Miancheng Nanshan and Dongchen schools, all have special competition classes. I think Chen Zhou has absolutely no chance of winning."

Hearing this, Long Jiajia sighed, "Sigh...yes, our school hasn't had a single national first prize winner in the informatics competition in all these years."

"Chen Zhou probably can't create a miracle either."

Xia Yu glanced at Long Jiajia and the others, frowned slightly, and looked puzzled.

Why don't even Chen Zhou's friends believe him?

Well, it's okay, they may not believe it, but I do.

Chen Zhou is the best!

When Xia Yu thought of Chen Zhou, her beautiful peach blossom eyes sparkled with starlight.

·

Knowing that Xia Yu likes Chen Zhou, Zhong Haoyu, the class monitor of Class 9, Grade 12, couldn't stand Chen Zhou no matter what he did on the bus.

After arriving at Xichuan University, Gao Qin got off the bus and went to the restroom.

Zhong Haoyu couldn't resist touching Chen Zhou to embarrass him.

Zhong Haoyu chuckled and put his hand on Chen Zhou's shoulder, saying sarcastically, "Chen Zhou, I heard your goal this time is to get first place in the national team?"

Chen Zhou smiled slightly, brushed Zhong Haoyu's hand away, and said with a calm confidence, "Heh, now everyone knows, right? My goal isn't just to be number one in the national team, but to win a national gold medal and get a guaranteed admission to Tsinghua or Peking University. Any problems?"

Zhong Haoyu: "…………"

He originally intended to tease Chen Zhou, but he didn't expect Chen Zhou to be so confident!

What are you pretending for? Do you really think you're the reincarnation of Alan Turing?

And they even got guaranteed admission to Tsinghua or Peking University?!

My dad is a computer teacher at the school, I wouldn't dare to say something so boastful!

Zhong Haoyu laughed irritably and said, "You're quite confident, aren't you? Don't mess up the semi-finals today and start crying."

Chen Zhou laughed and said, "Sorry, my life dictionary is different from yours. There are no words like 'failing an exam' or 'crying' in it."

The other students burst into laughter upon hearing this, "Hahahaha!"

Zhong Haoyu: ?

Damn it! That's a really sharp tongue! And what a damn pretentious person!

He didn't know how to get back at his father, so he had to ask for his help.

"Dad, look at him!"

Zhong Haoyu's father: "…………"

After a moment of silence.

Zhong Shen said sternly, "Zhong Haoyu, Chen Zhou, both of you should say less."

"Now, get yourself together and focus. The informatics semi-finals this afternoon are a four-and-a-half-hour computer-based exam. It's a long time, so concentrate all your energy on the exam!"

After hearing this, Zhong Haoyu had no choice but to give up and quickly review the previous exam questions.

Chen Zhou smiled, too lazy to pay attention to the other person, and closed his eyes to rest.

Zhong Shen asked, "Chen Zhou, why don't you look at your books again? Review them a bit more?"

Chen Zhou opened his eyes and said, "Teacher Zhong, I don't need to review anything anymore."

Zhong Shen was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Didn't you want to win the national first prize?"

Chen Zhou smiled and said easily, "The national championship is already in my grasp."

He thought to himself that he had explained the actual questions of this year's informatics competition semi-finals to at least 20 students in his previous life, and he already knew them by heart!

Moreover, even if he doesn't know what the test questions are today, he can still stand out with his strong technical skills!

In Teacher Zhong's view, Chen Zhou's performance was overconfident!

"Arrogant!!"

Zhong Shen left a comment and turned to leave.

Not long after, Gao Qin returned.

She immediately spotted Chen Zhou resting alone with his eyes closed under the shade of a tree not far away.

Compare this to other students who are making the most of their time to review.

Gao Qin sighed, "Has this child given up?"

"Did I put too much pressure on him before?"

Gao Qin thought to herself, feeling somewhat guilty.

At this time, buses from other schools began to arrive from the vicinity.

Chen Zhou was awakened by the sound of a car horn.

As luck would have it, the moment he opened his eyes, he saw an old professor who had taught him algorithms in his previous life passing by him.

"Professor Lu? What are you doing here?" Chen Zhou stood up and went forward to greet him.

Lu Haifeng was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion, "Who are you?"

Chen Zhou suddenly exclaimed "Oh!" and made up a story: "Professor Lu, my name is Chen Zhou. I used to sneak into Xichuan University and attended your algorithm class."

"Oh, really?"

Lu Haifeng smiled kindly and said with interest, "Then tell me, what did I say back then, and what did you learn?"

Chen Zhou said, "Professor Lu, now that you're bringing this up, I'm really getting excited!"

"I remember you were talking about that one, based on the RSA encryption algorithm..."

At this moment, Gao Qin and Zhong Shen looked at the buses of famous schools such as Rongcheng No. 4, No. 7, No. 9 Middle Schools and Miancheng Nanshan Middle School.

A gathering of prestigious universities!

As soon as the students from these schools got off the bus, they gathered in groups, chatting and laughing.

To discuss the state of the nation and to express one's thoughts in writing.

They even got red in the face and their necks bulged when arguing about a certain point of knowledge.

Even the competition teachers leading the teams are left speechless by their questions, and can only give an awkward smile.

Are students more capable than teachers?

Gao Qin and Zhong Shen were stunned by what they saw.

This is the difference between schools!

Zhong Shen whispered, "Teacher Gao, you see? There's a reason why their school can win so many national first prizes, and even gold and silver medals, every year."

Gao Qin said, "Yes!"

She thought that all the students from Tangzhong, including Chen Zhou, would probably fail miserably in this year's informatics competition.

I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to get a national second-level certificate?

"Why……"

Gao Qin sighed softly, and at the same time, she thought of Chen Zhou.

"Chen Zhou is still too young. He doesn't know that there are always people more capable than you."

She murmured to herself.

But when she turned to look at Chen Zhou, Gao Qin was instantly stunned.

At that very moment, under the shade of a tree not far away, Chen Zhou had stopped an old man somewhere, and the two were talking about something.

The two chatted and laughed, having a very pleasant time.

Gao Qin nudged Teacher Zhong's arm. "Teacher Zhong, look, who's that person?"

Zhong Shen glanced at him, then his pupils dilated in shock. "Professor Lu?!"

"No, why is he talking to Chen Zhou?" Zhong Shen asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Zhong Haoyu and his classmates exchanged bewildered glances.

Gao Qin looked completely bewildered. "Professor Lu? Who's that?"

Zhong Shen said, "He's a professor in the Computer Science Department at Xichuan University, and now he's the dean of the college. He's a big shot who's only one step away from becoming an academician."

"I even took his algorithm class when I was in school."

Zhong Haoyu asked incredulously, "What? That old man is your teacher, Dad?"

"How did he meet Chen Zhou?"

Zhong Shen said, "You're asking me? Who should I ask?"

Gao Qin was also very surprised!

How could a big shot like Professor Lu, who is almost an academician, be chatting so enthusiastically with Chen Zhou?

She walked over with questions in her mind, but unfortunately, Chen Zhou and Professor Lu had just parted ways.

Chen Zhou waved goodbye, saying, "Professor Lu, take care."

"Alright, alright, young man, do your best on your exam too," Professor Lu said with a smile, then quickly left.

After taking a few steps, he turned back and said, "Young man, your question just now really stumped me, haha."

"Let me go back and do some research, think it over carefully, and I'll answer you next time we have a chance to meet!"

Chen Zhou smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, Professor Lu!"

After Professor Lu left.

Gao Qin asked, "Chen Zhou, when did you meet Professor Lu?"

Chen Zhou said, "Strictly speaking, we just met."

Gao Qin exclaimed in surprise, "You just met? You two are already chatting so enthusiastically?"

Chen Zhou said, "Professor Gao, if a complete stranger, a junior high school student or an elementary school student, asked you a question about English, I think you would do the same, right?"

Gao Qin: "…………That makes sense."

"But what questions did you just ask Professor Lu? And he couldn't answer any of them?"

Chen Zhou said, "It's a problem with an encryption algorithm, Professor Gao. Even if I explain it to you, you wouldn't understand."

"Furthermore, as Liu Yuxi wrote in his poem... no, as Han Yu wrote in 'On Teachers,' 'There is a sequence to learning the Way, and each has their own area of ​​expertise. A teacher need not be more virtuous than his student, nor a student necessarily inferior to his teacher. So it's not a big deal that Professor Lu couldn't answer my question."

Faced with Chen Zhou's sharp tongue, Gao Qin was speechless.

However, at the same time, Gao Qin had to look at Chen Zhou with new respect.

This kid actually managed to stump Professor Lu, a semi-academician!

Something!

Seeing this, the other students at Tangzhong were also amazed, thinking that Chen Zhou was incredibly awesome!

But Zhong Haoyu doesn't think so.

He scoffed and said to his father, "Dad, look! That Chen Zhou is such a show-off!"

"If you ask me, he must have found a really hard question online beforehand, memorized it, and was just waiting to use it to show off today!"

Zhong Shen asked, "How did you know?"

Zhong Haoyu made an "uh" sound, feeling a little embarrassed. He thought to himself, "That's how I used to do it!"

·

Before we knew it, it was afternoon, almost two o'clock.

The National High School Informatics Olympiad semi-finals are about to begin.

All the candidates, including Chen Zhou, arrived at the examination venue one after another.

Chen Zhou was assigned to examination room number thirteen.

Two proctors from the provincial education department stood and sat on the stage, while a candidate sat in front of each computer in the audience.

Chen Zhou looked around and found that he didn't recognize any of them.

He waited listlessly.

Finally, with the ringing of the bell, the four-and-a-half-hour exam officially began.

Almost all the students checked all the questions first, without prior agreement.

The NOIP semi-finals are computer-based programming competitions with nationally standardized questions.

There are 4 programming questions, with a total score of 400 points.

At the same time, the programming language is limited to C++.

Chen Zhou also glanced at the content of this exam.

It is mainly based on CSP-S, with several problems that increase the difficulty coefficient, focusing more on complex algorithms and advanced data structures.

"It's exactly the same as the NOIP final round problem I remember from 2008."

Chen Zhou thought to himself, feeling relaxed, and then confidently began to program and answer the questions.

Less than five minutes into the exam, Chen Zhou's fingers began typing code.

The crackling sounds spread, disturbing the other candidates in the same examination room.

Some students were secretly amazed!

"What's going on? I haven't even finished reading the questions, and he's already started answering them?"

"Is he just randomly banging on the ground?"

"Is this guy a genius or a lunatic? Is he deliberately here to cause trouble?"

At this moment, the candidates each had their own thoughts, and there were many different interpretations.

Chen Zhou himself was completely immersed in the thrill of "stomping the weak and crushing the weak".

He acted as if he were a high school student doing a first-grade math problem.

In less than 20 minutes, Chen Zhou easily completed the first basic question.

"It's simple, too simple. It's like a professional KPL player playing in a Diamond-level game."

Chen Zhou thought to himself.

He then began programming the next problem.

Just as he began the second programming exercise, Professor Lu Haifeng, who was inspecting the examination room, walked in.

Upon seeing Chen Zhou, he smiled slightly.

After exchanging glances with the two proctors, Lu Haifeng strolled around the examination room until he reached behind Chen Zhou.

Seeing that Chen Zhou had completed the first programming question in less than half an hour of the exam, and was now working on the second question without any hesitation, his fingers and thoughts flowing smoothly...

Professor Lu Haifeng nodded in agreement.

Lu Haifeng thought to himself, "This little guy is really fast!"

"No one in the entire exam room probably finished faster than him."

"I'd like to see if he can finish it in one go."

Lu Haifeng was very interested in this junior who could stump him and who had considerable competitive ability.

Chen Zhou was completely unaware of everything behind him.

He just keeps doing practice problems!

45 minutes into the exam, Chen Zhou solved the second medium-difficulty question.

75 minutes into the exam, Chen Zhou solved the third advanced question.

One hundred minutes into the exam, Chen Zhou perfectly solved the last question.

At this moment, not only was Lu Haifeng standing behind him, but also a proctor.

Seeing that Chen Zhou solved four competition problems in just 100 minutes, problems that others might not be able to solve even in four and a half hours, was truly remarkable.

They both nodded in agreement, genuinely.

Then, Professor Lu Haifeng left examination room number thirteen.

Chen Zhou checked the answers once, and then waited idly for a while.

Boredom is incredibly tedious.

When the announcement came over the loudspeaker that half of the exam time had passed.

Chen Zhou couldn't take it anymore, so he clicked "submit" on the computer and stood up to report.

"Teacher, I've handed in my paper. May I leave now?"

The two proctors, unfazed, said, "Go ahead."

Chen Zhou walked out of the examination room.

This move caused a huge stir.

This instantly caused an uproar among all the other test takers!

"What's going on? Did he give up halfway through the exam?"

"Could he have actually finished and then handed in his paper early?"

"Another prodigy!"

The candidates in Chen Zhou's exam room were on the verge of a mental breakdown.

At the same time, Chen Zhou left the examination room and went to meet up with the two teachers who were waiting outside.

Gao Qin and Zhong Shen were stunned to see Chen Zhou swaggering over.

The two of them: "?"

Chen Zhou approached them and asked with a smile, "Teacher Gao, is there any water?"

Gao Qin frowned and tossed him a bottle of mineral water.

Then, Gao Qin asked, "Chen Zhou, what's wrong with you? Why are you out here?"

Zhong Shen said, "Chen Zhou, we've only gone halfway through the exam. What are you doing out here? Don't tell me you think the questions are too hard and you're giving up?"

Gao Qin said unhappily, "Chen Zhou, although I know this is a competition question and it's very difficult, you can't hand in your paper early! Especially not halfway through!"

"When did you develop this bad habit?!"

Chen Zhou took a sip of water and calmly explained, "Teacher Gao, I finished the questions a long time ago and checked them several times. I was so bored that I couldn't stand it anymore, so I handed in the paper early."

Gao Qin: "???"

"What did you say? You've finished everything?" Gao Qin asked in disbelief.

Zhong Shen's eyes widened even more. "Chen Zhou, you mean you finished all four programming problems in half the time others took?"

"You're not making this up, are you?" Zhong Shen asked with a double entendre.

Chen Zhou said, "How could I possibly make that up? I'm not joking, I really finished it a long time ago."

Seeing this, Gao Qin didn't know what to say.

Zhong Shen was silent for a moment, then he asked, "Do you remember what those four questions were?"

Chen Zhou didn't want to answer, so he said, "Haha, I forgot."

Zhong Shen: "…………"

Gao Qin couldn't help but roll her eyes at Chen Zhou. What kind of talk is that?

At the same time, she was certain in her heart that Chen Zhou's competitive journey had come to an end.

This time, let alone the national first prize, Chen Zhou would be lucky to even get a national third prize.

Two hours later, the exam officially ended.

Students returned one after another in front of the bus in Tangzhong.

Almost every student was dejected or complaining.

Zhong Haoyu was no exception. "It's too hard! Dad, this exam was way too difficult!"

Chung Shen asked, "How difficult is it? What score can you get?"

Zhong Haoyu replied, "I estimate I can get around 200 points."

Zhong Shen asked in surprise, "Out of a possible score of 400, you only estimated 200?"

Zhong Haoyu sighed deeply and said, "There's nothing I can do, it's really, really too difficult. I have absolutely no idea how to solve the last two questions."

Other students complained in the same way.

"Yeah, I racked my brains trying to figure out how to do the last two questions, but I still couldn't."

"Forget the last two questions, I couldn't even solve the second one."

"The first question was quite easy."

"I only managed to solve the first problem; I just wrote random answers for the rest."

Hearing her classmates' complaints, Gao Qin gained a general understanding of the difficulty of this competition exam.

She asked Chen Zhou, "What about you? How many points do you estimate you'll get?"

Chen Zhou sat on the tiles by the flower bed and said casually, "I'm alright, 400 points."

Gao Qin: "…………Can you be serious for once?"

Chen Zhou smiled. "Teacher Gao, my answer was very serious, but you don't believe me."

Gao Qin retorted irritably, "I don't believe you for a second!"

Zhong Haoyu chuckled and said, "Chen Zhou, you? Give me a break! 400 points? You'll have to pass the test first! I heard you even handed in your paper early?"

Chen Zhou said, "Just because I handed in my paper doesn't mean I can't get a perfect score?"

Zhong Haoyu laughed in exasperation and said, "I think you're just stubborn and won't give up until you're completely defeated. Keep pretending, anyway, it'll only be a few days before the results come out. Then let's see how you'll still be so stubborn."

Gao Qin frowned and said, "Alright, that's enough!"

"It's getting late, everyone get on the bus, we're heading back to school."

Upon hearing this, everyone got into the car.

Chen Zhou and Gao Qin were the last two to walk, and they were just about to get into the car.

Suddenly, Professor Lu Haifeng called out to Chen Zhou.

"Hey young man, you're still here?"

Chen Zhou turned around and saw Professor Lu. He went up to him and greeted him politely, "Hello, Professor Lu. We're just about to go back to school."

Lu Haifeng also walked over, nodded, and smiled, "Are you from Haitang Middle School?"

Gao Qin interjected with a smile, "That's right, Professor Lu, we are Haitang Middle School."

Lu Haifeng laughed and said, "Haha, your Tangzhong's results in competitions over the years have been less than ideal."

Gao Qin gave an awkward smile, "It's a bit disappointing."

Lu Haifeng added, "But now things are great! Your Tangzhong has produced a genius in informatics competitions!"

Gao Qin exclaimed, "A genius? Who's that?"

Zhong Shen got out of the car and asked curiously, "Professor Lu, you're not talking about my son, are you?"

Lu Haifeng was taken aback. "Your son?"

Zhong Shen quickly waved to the car and said, "Zhong Haoyu, get out."

Zhong Haoyu quickly slid down, and Zhong Shen said, "Haoyu, say hello to Professor Lu."

Zhong Haoyu greeted him respectfully, "Hello, Professor Lu."

Lu Haifeng uttered an "uh," and asked, "Is there some misunderstanding?"

"The genius I'm referring to is him, not him."

Lu Haifeng first pointed at Chen Zhou, and then pointed at Zhong Haoyu.

Everyone was stunned and looked at Chen Zhou in unison.

Lu Haifeng chuckled and said, "This young man is quite good. He's quick-witted and finished all four questions in less than 100 minutes."

"If nothing unexpected happens, I should get a perfect score."

Lu Haifeng looked at Chen Zhou with considerable admiration.

Chen Zhou laughed heartily, "I think so too."

Upon hearing these words, Gao Qin, Zhong Shen, and Zhong Haoyu were all dumbfounded!

Gao Qin thought to herself, "So what Chen Zhou said was true. He really can get a perfect score?"

My God!

He really is a computer genius, one in a million!

Zhong Shen never expected that a student could achieve a perfect score in the semi-finals when the school didn't even have a computer science competition teacher.

Could it be that Chen Zhou is a prodigy?!

Zhong Haoyu looked at Chen Zhou with an expression as if he were looking at a monster.

Amazing!

Puzzled!

envy!

Unwilling!

Why? Why is this guy able to win the favor of my goddess and even crush me in my area of ​​expertise?

Go to hell with your mother's kiss!