Summer Green Apples

All eyes in the class followed Xu Jiyang's movements and fell on Ji Xiwen.

Lotus smiled and said, "That's great, little girl, you're very capable."

Ji Xiwen scratched her earlobe and smiled sheepishly.

Half-asleep, Chi Sui noticed that the classroom was unusually quiet. As his drowsiness subsided, he looked up warily and saw many people turning around.

He didn't know what had happened, so he could only pretend to be dead and remain unchanged until the little incident passed and class resumed. Then he quickly lowered his head and whispered to Ji Xiwen, "Did Lianhua call me?"

"no."

Ji Xiwen also whispered, "Your technique is quite good; I couldn't tell you were sleeping."

"That's fine then."

Chi Sui breathed a sigh of relief. "So what were they looking at just now?"

Xu Jiyang quietly turned his head and said, "Your deskmate got the highest score in the city, right?"

Chi Sui paused for two seconds, raised an eyebrow slightly, and turned to look at Ji Xiwen, "That amazing?"

"Hmm."

Ji Xiwen propped her chin up with her hand and laughed, revealing two deep dimples at the corners of her lips.

When others praise her, she can hold back her smile and act very modestly.

He could no longer hide his smugness in front of Chi Sui.

Number one in the city!

That's incredibly impressive.

The boy raised his hand, then glanced at the lotus flower on the podium. Two seconds later, his hand froze in mid-air as he rubbed his fingers together. "That's great! I'll treat you to a big meal this weekend as a reward."

"A grand feast?" Ji Xiwen tilted her head. "What grand feast?"

"secret."

Chi then feigned mystery, saying, "You'll find out when the time comes."

When school ended in the afternoon, the class monitor posted the report cards on the blackboard at the back of the classroom.

When Ji Xiwen returned to the classroom after dinner, there was a crowd gathered in front of the report card area, and it was impossible to squeeze in.

She waited until the school bell rang and everyone else returned to their seats before going over to take a look.

Her name is at the very top.

Ji Xiwen.

Class ranking: 1.

School-level ranking: 1.

City-level ranking: 1.

Ji Xiwen sat back down in a good mood, took out the test paper that had been handed out during the day from the desk drawer, and started working on it.

In her small world at the end of her sixteenth year, grades were the only thing that could prove her worth.

Good grades bring her confidence, satisfaction, and happiness.

Xu Jiyang performed reasonably well this time, at least he passed his parents' test. He leisurely read comics for half a class period.

When I saw a funny scene, I couldn't help but share it with Li Junyu.

After sharing with Li Junyu, she turned to share with Chi Sui.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Ji Xiwen.

She was still working on her math test, with scratch paper next to her, and she was writing formulas quickly with a black pen.

Xu Jiyang was stunned, and a feeling of admiration arose in his heart.

A cool voice drifted over from the side.

"Have you seen enough?"

He looked up and met Chi Sui's gaze.

The boy crossed his arms, looking at him expressionlessly, his bangs hanging down his forehead, his eyebrows and eyes thick and aloof.

He can no longer be described as a "vinegar bucket"; he should be renamed a "vinegar vat."

Xu Jiyang took a deep breath and said, "Do you know why you didn't make it into the top ten in the city this time?"

Chi Sui ranked third in his class and eleventh in the city.

Jian Xing ranked second in her class, achieving the eighth-highest score in the city.

Why?

Chi Sui stared at him coldly.

"Because you've been playing all the time." Xu Jiyang pointed to the novel on his desk, then to Ji Xiwen, "Look how hard that little sister studies."

"That's still better than you."

Chi scoffed.

He is indeed not as hardworking as Ji Xiwen.

I don’t know if it’s because of her personality, but Ji Xiwen has a very high level of concentration. Once she gets into a study state, she really doesn’t care about anything else.

Except when taking exams or playing games, Chi Sui usually can't last more than an hour.

Previously, when he and Ji Xiwen were doing their homework in the small study, she could keep her head down and work on the problems for several hours.

Chi Sui would write for a while, then have to play on his phone, pinch the director, or talk to Ji Xiwen.