I'm a scientist, why can't I have faith?

642, ranked 42nd in the grade, Class 1...

Every piece of information had a huge impact on Li Lei, to the point that he was still in a daze during class.

"Lei Zi, what are you thinking about? Hurry up and listen to the lesson, Lao Wu has his eye on you."

Wang Dong's words brought Li Lei back to reality, and he quickly sat up straight.

It's common knowledge that Lao Wu has a bad temper; anyone who dares to slack off in his class is doomed.

Although he brought his attention back to the class, Li Lei kept glancing at Wang Dong out of the corner of his eye.

"How did this kid do it? He improved his score by over a hundred points in just over ten days? Could he have been playing dumb all along?"

At this moment, Wang Dong was not listening attentively to Lao Wu's lecture, but was diligently studying his elective biology textbook.

Looking back on Wang Dong's behavior these past few days, Li Lei seemed to know the answer.

Dongzi is really hardworking...

Wang Dong thought he was being very discreet by secretly observing the biology below, and that Old Wu hadn't noticed at all. In reality, Old Wu could see everything clearly from the lecture hall.

He simply didn't bother with it.

After all, they already got 100 points, so it doesn't matter whether they listen to the explanation of this test paper or not.

As soon as class started, Teacher Wu announced the good news: someone in their class got a perfect score in physics, and that person was Wang Dong.

Not only that, he, who was usually serious, praised Wang Dong in front of the whole class.

Wang Dong was a little embarrassed by this.

As a teacher who had taught this class physics for two years, Lao Wu certainly knew what Wang Dong was like in his daily life.

As a student from out of town, he was probably unfamiliar with the place and people and didn't socialize much, so he was always a nobody in class.

It seems he only has a good relationship with his deskmate Li Lei. He doesn't know about other subjects, but he knows that Li Lei is a bit of a challenge in the physics subject that Li Lei teaches.

For the past two years, it has basically been hovering at the bottom.

However, he made a stunning debut in the first exam after the start of the semester, and even achieved a perfect score in the second one.

Having been a student himself, Lao Wu certainly knows how much effort was involved.

So he hoped to take this opportunity to help the child build confidence, and that someone who is willing to work hard should be able to go further.

"Given Wang Dong's personality, I guess no one in Li Lei's class knows that he's been assigned to Class One..."

Old Wu was quite curious about the other people's reactions, after all, there were several promising students in this class with good grades, but they were rather lax.

Wang Dong should be able to change those kids' ways.

Unfortunately, he won't be able to see the students' reactions today.

I have to go to a teaching research meeting this afternoon, and then I'll have to write another headache-inducing report...

Just as Lao Wu had guessed, rumors began to circulate in the class after the rankings had been announced for two class periods.

"I just heard from friends in other classes that a really impressive person has emerged in our class after the class reshuffling..."

"You mean the class monitor? It's impressive that she was assigned to Class Two, but hasn't she always been the best in our class? There's nothing surprising about that..."

"It's not the class monitor; my friend said someone from our class got moved to Class 1!"

"We have such a talent in our class? I'll go check the list..."

Just then, a boy wearing glasses rushed into the classroom, interrupting the conversation.

"No need to look anymore, it's Wang Dong, ranked 42nd, just the last one in Class One."

As soon as these words were spoken, all eyes in the crowd turned to the boy reading a book in the last row.

Wang Dong was engrossed in his book, completely unaware that he had become the focus of attention in the class.

"How did he do it? Not only did he get a perfect score in physics, but his math score also jumped by more than forty points."

"I remember he was always reading a book when I passed by the back row after class."

"Wow, you're so hardworking! No wonder your grades have improved so much."

High school students are all very sincere. No one would suspect that someone who was at the bottom of the class suddenly became one of the top students because of cheating. They were simply amazed by the hard work and dedication of the students.

This is what youth should be like.

Wang Dong was so immersed in a state of flow that he didn't notice anyone approaching him.

"How did you do that?"

Wang Dong was stunned for a moment before he noticed that someone was talking to him.

"Ah, what are you doing?"

He looked up and a beautiful figure appeared before him: Shangguan Sihan, the most popular person in the class, and the class monitor they all knew as the best.

Shangguan Sihan is the kind of girl who is very popular at school.

She is tall and academically excellent; her demeanor and speech suggest she comes from a well-off family.

She is friendly and understanding; talking to her always feels like a gentle breeze.

She is the object of many boys' secret crushes.

She is standing right in front of Wang Dong.

"Your grades have improved so much in such a short time. Do you have some secret method? Share it with us!"

Shangguan Sihan's gentle and considerate demeanor stirred the hearts of the male classmates who were watching the drama unfold, making them feel jealous.

What incredible luck Wang Dong had to get the goddess to talk to him like that?

It turns out my parents weren't lying to me; studying really is useful!

Wang Dong clearly didn't notice the envious expressions on the faces of his classmates around him, and continued speaking to himself.

"There's no secret formula. If I had to say, it's just about spending more time reading books."

After speaking, he returned to a state of flow and continued his arduous task of studying.

This made the students next to them even angrier. What do you mean by being so perfunctory with my goddess? If you don't want to say it, then don't say it.

Shangguan Sihan didn't find it perfunctory; on the contrary, she found Wang Dong surprisingly sincere.

If other classmates had replied like that, Shangguan Sihan would have thought that they didn't really mean it and that it was just a polite remark.

After all, not everyone is selfless. Fundamentally, everyone is a competitor, so it's understandable that some people don't want to share.

However, the fact that these words came from Wang Dong's mouth did not arouse any suspicion.

In fact, Wang Dong was just telling the truth; he did improve his grades by studying hard.

This unexpected turn of events piqued Shangguan Sihan's interest.

So this is what Wang Dong's personality is like! I never noticed before.

She didn't expect that there would be classmates in her class whom she didn't know very well.

Wang Dong has a special ability: on the surface, he gets along well with every classmate and can talk to anyone, but in reality, he is a nobody.

When trouble comes, apart from Li Lei, no one remembers that Wang Dong is also there.

Moreover, this kind of thing only happens in real life, because online, Wang Dong is the kind of person who only contacts others when there is a problem.

He won't proactively chat with people or even update his social media.

So even classmates who had been together for two years knew very little about him.

"Wang Dong? We do have such a classmate."

That's it.

That's why Wang Dong's name, which had been forgotten for a long time, was remembered by everyone after his success in the class placement exam.

And so he suddenly entered Shangguan Sihan's world.