I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 173 - 169: Semifinal 5

Chapter 173: Chapter 169: Semifinal 5

Yang Xuetin didn’t pass, which was completely within Qingran’s expectations.

Last time in the preliminary rounds, Yang Xuetin barely passed, and coupled with not understanding some parts of Professor Yan’s classes, she wouldn’t ask other classmates who performed better than her, let alone ask Qingran.

Perhaps she felt there was a barrier between her and Qingran, and even in academic matters, she was very clear about the boundaries.

Yang Xuetin’s solution for the last question was a mess, and the professors only gave it a glance before directly moving on to number 2.

Number 2 is a boy, Qingran, who is face-blind, has no impression of this boy, but Xie Ying’an recognizes him as the one who followed Professor Yan along with Wen Shiyi that day when they met with Teacher Qin.

Sure enough, having been personally tutored intensively by Professor Yan, although the boy’s solving method had flaws, the final answer he filled in was correct, so he passed.

The third and fourth students didn’t pass either, while the fifth student was Qi He. Qi He is undoubtedly a very motivated student, evident from the thickness of the glasses on her nose.

And Qi He would humbly ask other well-performing classmates when running into problems she couldn’t solve.

Though Qi He, who exerted so much effort for this physics competition, still didn’t pass. The third last step in her third question had one wrong number, leading to the incorrect final answer.

Qi He couldn’t hold back and burst into tears at the moment, then quickly covered her mouth and lowered her head, her sobbing making people feel uneasy.

But the competition is a competition, and there are many students who have cried here, one more Qi He doesn’t make a difference, and one less also wouldn’t matter.

After all, it’s still a matter of lack of ability, and no one else can be blamed.

After Qi He, several boys followed, some passed and some did not, with the chances of passing or failing being about half and half.

A few more people later, it was Fang Jin’s turn who, right before it was her turn, became unexpectedly calm. She placed the answer board on the monitor, faced the professors, and awaited the final verdict.

Fang Jin’s grades were already good, and recently she had been nearly undergoing a devil-like training with Qingran and the others under Teacher Qin.

So, it was completely within Qingran’s expectations that Fang Jin would pass.

Next up was another girl who also passed, and then it was Li Qingmo’s turn.

Li Qingmo, facing the pressure where his sister and best friend had already passed the retest, was totally on high alert. If he didn’t pass today...

Damn it! He could fully imagine the future days being taunted by Li Qingran.

Amidst Li Qingmo’s nervous panic, he scraped just above the pass mark.

Old Wu, from the audience, exclaimed "Oh yo", watching several students passing, he was in a rather good mood and began teasing Li Qingmo below the stage.

"Isn’t this our school’s famously renowned school bully? Even he gets nervous facing the judges?"

Sun Ningzhi smiled helplessly, knowing Li Qingmo very well: "It’s all because his sister passed, and if he didn’t, it would be too embarrassing."

Old Wu was surprisingly taken aback: "You mean the siblings are still comparing their results?"

"Exactly! It’s said that their results have always been closely matched from childhood," Sun Ningzhi pointed to Qingran on the stage: "However, Li Qingmo can no longer match his sister, Li Qingran now seems to have set the grade’s top student as her rival."

Hearing that Li Qingran sees the top student of the grade as a rival was something Old Wu thoroughly enjoyed. He laughed heartily, continuing to watch the stage.

The teacher from City No.1 High School turned his head only to see Old Wu almost busting a gut laughing.

The two teachers pursed their lips, thinking it was just students boosting their morale, what was there to brag about?

Turning around and thinking about it, as teachers, weren’t their students’ scores a reflection of their own image?

Sigh! Thinking like this, people really have the capital to be smug.

The last student had reached the stage, and that student was Wen Shiyi.

Wen Shiyi could be considered as Professor Yan’s last disciple, her physics scores had always been above Qingran’s, so her passing was a foregone conclusion.

This time, in the semi-finals, F High School had a total of 10 students pass, tying with the strong competitors from City No.1 High School.

The teachers from City No.1 High School finally felt the immense pressure coming towards them; although every mid-term and final exam, F High’s highest score would surpass City No.1 High’s, their average score never did exceed theirs.

Knowing that F High had been improving over the years was one thing, but no one expected such an astonishing rate of improvement.

F High was the last group of students competing before noon, with several other schools set to compete in the afternoon.

Almost all the schools had hired professional tutors, so whether there would be dark horses in the afternoon’s semi-finals was really hard to say.

Old Wu took a group of students towards the cafeteria, and almost immediately after exiting the competition venue, he pulled out his mobile phone to report the good news to the head of teaching.

I don’t know what the head of teaching said, but Old Wu’s face was nearly blooming with smiles.

Qingran and Fang Jin walked together, neither of them spoke, silently listening to Li Qingmo boasting behind them.

Li Qingmo was always like this; when he didn’t perform well, he would be sullenly silent, not releasing even a fart; the moment he did well, however, it was a big deal—he acted as if he wanted the whole world to know his brilliance.

Xie Ying’an, who had set the fastest record, became his sole audience.

Li Qingmo, having no idea at heart, still asked Xie Ying’an, "...Don’t you think today’s questions were very simple?"

Xie Ying’an, knowing his character all too well, simply couldn’t be bothered to respond.

Having just hung up the phone, Old Wu heard the words and his lips twitched harshly; he couldn’t stand the boasting any longer and quickened his pace to the front.

Walking beside them, Sun Ningzhi also couldn’t stand to listen anymore, but his own student of course had her own teaching method.

So, he replied, "I don’t know if it’s simple, but Xie Ying’an has set the record for the shortest time to solve the problems and the highest score today... If you think it’s simple, why didn’t you take first place?"

Li Qingmo’s usually wide smile stiffened; his thick skin was impermeable even by nuclear weapons, Sun Ningzhi’s remark didn’t bother him at all.

He countered by asking Sun Ningzhi, "Your student performed so well, aren’t you happy...?"

Sun Ningzhi: "..."

Is it because no one praised you, so you praised yourself?

Finally free from being forced to listen to bragging, a hint of relief crossed Xie Ying’an’s expression. He quickened his pace and moved to the right side of Qingran.

Sensing someone approaching, Qingran tilted her head and glanced at him.

The girl’s almond-shaped eyes were round and spirited, her skin fair as if sculpted from cream, and her glances seemed to radiate brilliance.

Her face no longer bore the sickly appearance of the morning, instead, it bore a captivating beauty.

Xie Ying’an’s fingers hanging by his side slightly tightened, then silently, he hooked the corner of his lips at her.

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