The classroom instantly descended into chaos.

Several boys who usually hung out with Chen Defu didn't run away this time; instead, they hurriedly carried him out.

Chen Defu's eyes rolled back, his head slumped on one of the boys' arms, and he was spitting out white foam. His brand-new white shirt was wrinkled like dried pickled vegetables.

"Make way! Make way, everyone! Brother Fu is not doing well!"

Several boys, covered in sweat, pushed through the crowd of onlookers and rushed down the stairs.

Liu Guangming stood with his hands in his pockets, leaning against the tiled wall of the corridor, quietly watching this farce unfold.

Zhao Xiaojun stood to the side, craning his neck until he could no longer see the group's backs, before turning around with an incredulous look on his face.

"Brother Guangming, what's going on?"

Zhao Xiaojun scratched his head, lowered his voice, and leaned closer.

"This kid scored 312? That means he didn't actually steal your score!"

"Could it be that his father, Chen Jianguo, backed out at the last minute, or had a change of heart and didn't take action?"

"That can't be right, I heard that plan very clearly!"

Liu Guangming didn't actually know what was going on either.

He thought about it for a moment, then shook his head.

"How could someone like Chen Jianguo possibly have a change of heart?"

"What happened?"

Zhao Xiaojun was even more confused.

"Some incredibly bizarre incident must have happened in the middle that completely ruined his plan."

Liu Guangming was saying this, but he was actually completely confused.

How come I was reborn and not replaced?

Which link in the chain broke down?

Come to think of it, he felt like he had lost out by not being able to take his place!

"Whatever happened, God has eyes!"

Zhao Xiaojun rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"Brother Guangming, since you weren't replaced, let's stop watching this spectacle."

"Go find your homeroom teacher right away and pick up your report card! You'll feel more secure if you have it in your own hands!"

"Walk."

Liu Guangming nodded.

Not all classes receive their report cards at the same time.

In their class, many students are from rural areas, so they don't gather together; instead, they go to their homeroom teacher to pick them up when they arrive.

And so, the two walked through the corridor and up the stairs to the senior year office on the third floor.

The office door was half-open at the moment.

The teachers inside were extremely busy, with the phone ringing incessantly.

Clearly, they were all busy talking to their respective students about grades.

Liu Guangming reached out and pushed open the wooden door.

"Report."

Hearing the noise, Mr. Li, the homeroom teacher sitting by the window, looked up.

Old Li wore thick-rimmed reading glasses and was sketching on a form with a red and blue pencil in his hand.

"Ouch!"

The moment Old Li recognized Liu Guangming, he sprang up from his office chair as if he had springs in his buttocks.

"Old Li, why are you making such a fuss?"

The English teacher at the next desk was startled.

Old Li completely ignored his colleague. He quickly walked around the desk and rushed to Liu Guangming.

He reached out and grabbed Liu Guangming's arm tightly, his lips trembling uncontrollably.

"You...you brat..."

Liu Guangming let him hold it, and smiled: "Teacher Li, I've come to get my report card."

"Take it! Take it! It's right here!"

Old Li turned around and hurriedly pulled out a separate kraft paper envelope from a locked drawer on the top shelf of his desk.

He held the envelope in his hands as if it were some rare treasure, then turned around to face all the teachers in the office and cleared his throat.

"Everyone!"

Old Li's voice was filled with barely suppressed elation, and even cracked a little.

"Fantastic news! Liu Guangming from my class! Total score: 703!"

These words were spoken.

All the other teachers in the office stopped what they were doing and turned to look at them.

703 points?

"Old Li, you...you're not seeing things, are you?"

One of the teachers swallowed hard and stood up from his chair.

"How could I be mistaken? This is written in black and white, stamped with the official seal of the Provincial Admissions Office!"

Old Li held the report card high, his eyes reddening.

"Furthermore, let alone Songyang County, the entire city has never produced such an incredible score since the founding of the People's Republic of China! If nothing unexpected happens, Liu Guangming will definitely be the top liberal arts student in our province!"

boom!

The office was in an uproar.

"A provincial top scorer? Our No. 1 High School produced a provincial top scorer?!"

"Liu Guangming, you're usually so quiet, but you've really surprised our school!"

The teachers all swarmed around at once.

Zhao Xiaojun, who followed Liu Guangming in, was completely dumbfounded.

He stared blankly at Liu Guangming, who was surrounded by the teachers, his mind buzzing.

no……

Not only was he not replaced, but Brother Guangming actually did become the top scorer in the exam, just as he had said before?

And he wasn't just a county or city champion; he went straight to become the provincial champion!

Zhao Xiaojun swallowed hard, feeling a tingling sensation down his spine.

"Goodness..."

……

at the same time.

County Education Bureau, Director's Office.

The ceiling fan was on in the office, blowing a cool breeze.

Chen Jianguo was comfortably leaning back in his chair, his legs crossed and propped up on the edge of the desk.

He held a white porcelain teacup in his hand, slowly blowing on the pre-Qingming Longjing tea on the surface of the water, then took a sip of the tea with relish, his mouth filled with fragrance.

Just then, the red landline phone on the desk suddenly rang in an extremely shrill voice.

"Ring ring! Ring ring!"

Chen Jianguo raised an eyebrow.

This red landline is an internal confidential phone; it's usually only used by superiors or in case of an emergency at home.

He put down his teacup, cleared his throat, and picked up the receiver: "Hello, who is this?"

"Old Chen! Something's happened! Something really bad!"

Immediately on the other end of the phone came the cries of his wife, Wang Guizhi.

Chen Jianguo was startled by the shrill voice.

"Stop crying! I'm at work, get to the point!"

"My son... my son suddenly fainted at school!"

Wang Guizhi was still somewhat out of breath on the phone.

"The school just called and said that after Defu looked at his report card in class, he suddenly rolled his eyes, foamed at the mouth, and started convulsing!"

"What?!"

Chen Jianguo abruptly put his feet off the desk and sat up straight.

"Did you faint after seeing the report card? Where are you now?"

"He's already been taken to the county hospital emergency room by ambulance! Old Chen, come quick! The doctor said if he doesn't receive timely treatment, he might suffer brain damage!"

"Okay, I got it! I'm coming right away!"

Chen Jianguo slammed down the phone, his brows furrowed into a deep knot.

Did she faint? Or was she having convulsions?

What on earth is that brat up to?!

I had already told him about the score swapping.

When he received his report card and saw his high score, he was definitely excited.

But to get so excited that he fainted—that's incredibly poor mental fortitude!

"What a useless piece of trash, getting a high score and getting all excited about it?"

Chen Jianguo muttered curses under his breath, then turned and walked to the coat rack, preparing to take down the briefcase hanging there to go to the hospital.

Just as his hand touched the briefcase strap.

"Bang!"

The office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside and slammed heavily against the wall.

Clerk Xiao Wang rushed in, sweating profusely and clutching a document in his hand.

"Chief...Chief! We've found it!"

Chen Jianguo was already annoyed by his son's situation, and when he saw Xiao Wang's impetuous manner, he immediately flew into a rage.

"What are you yelling about! No manners!"

Chen Jianguo sternly reprimanded him.

"Speak, what did you find out?"

Xiao Wang swallowed hard and strode to his desk.

"A perfect score essay! It's the perfect score essay 'Breaking Out of the Cocoon' published in the People's Daily! The official news has come from the provincial department!"

"Oh?"

Chen Jianguo's eyes lit up. He didn't bother to reprimand Xiao Wang and immediately went over.

This was one of his major achievements in getting promoted and making a fortune.

"Have you found out which school the student is from? Tell me quickly, who is it?"

"Our celebration team is all ready, we should hurry up and go too."

Chen Jianguo asked eagerly.

Xiao Wang took a breath and then loudly reported to his supervisor.

"He's a student from Songyang No. 1 High School in our county, his name is Liu Guangming!"

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