I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 217 - 209: Surpassing the Top Student in the Grade

Chapter 217: Chapter 209: Surpassing the Top Student in the Grade

On the last day before summer vacation, teachers from all subjects distributed the final exam papers for the second year of high school.

This time, the overall grades caused a huge stir in Class 1, no! In the entire second-year grade.

Li Qingran’s total score surpassed Xie Ying’an by 0.5 points, securing the top position in the grade.

Old Wu’s walking steps floated slightly, and the laugh lines at the corners of his eyes were deep enough to trap flies.

It wasn’t easy, after a full two years, someone finally surpassed Xie Ying’an’s grades, he thought that no one would surpass him throughout high school.

Li Qingran is truly a treasure of a girl, after lying low for two years, her explosive academic performance is unstoppable.

After lavishing praise on Qingran in class, Old Wu swaggered back to the office.

Facing the envious tones and gazes of other teachers, Old Wu’s pride was barely containable, yet he modestly said, "Not at all, not at all. In our profession, teaching only opens the door; the practice is up to the individual. Mainly, it’s the kids themselves who are outstanding!"

Ha! Other teachers thought to themselves: If only you didn’t smile so widely that your eyes disappear, then we might actually believe you.

"Ah? You’re asking if Xie Ying’an’s grades have slipped? Not at all, not at all." Old Wu waved his hand: "Xie Ying’an’s grades are the same as before, his Chinese improved this time, mainly his English is still a bit weak..."

Wait! Why did Xie Ying’an’s Chinese improve?

Old Wu slapped his forehead and finally remembered, he negligently allowed Li Qingran to supervise Xie Ying’an’s memorization of classical Chinese poetry and prose, even threatened that if Xie Ying’an made a single mistake on those topics, Li Qingran would also have to copy it 100 times.

Oh, it turned out to be effective.

Originally, if Xie Ying’an had made mistakes, he didn’t really intend to make Li Qingran copy it 100 times; after all, it wouldn’t be fair to the girl.

But, it was a pleasant surprise nonetheless.

Old Wu stroked his thinning hair and grinned broadly to himself, an idea brewing in his mind.

Teacher Liu, sitting diagonally across from him, glanced at Old Wu and, feeling indignant, typed aggressively on her keyboard, thinking: It’s just a student doing slightly better, what’s there to be so proud of?

Though she thought this, she couldn’t help but inwardly curse the group of students she was in charge of, none of whom could score well and boost her pride.

Their Class 2 had always been overshadowed by Class 1, never having a day where they could thoroughly feel relieved and vindicated.

In the classroom, Qingran carefully glanced at Xie Ying’an’s expression after receiving all the exam papers.

Before the results were announced, Qingran only knew she hadn’t flunked, completely unaware that she could rank first in the grade; frankly, even she was surprised by her own results.

Xie Ying’an’s face showed no displeasure; on the contrary, it carried a slight smile. He looked at Qingran with genuine admiration in his dark eyes: "Ranran is really amazing!"

His voice was somewhat husky and extremely pleasant to the ears.

Ranran is really amazing?

My Ranran is really amazing!

Qingran pressed her lips together in a slight smile, how could she not be happy about being the top of her grade?

After years of hard studying, wasn’t it all to achieve good results? Inside, she was already overjoyed beyond measure.

Some were happy, and others were worried; those worried were none other than Ruan Ruan and Wen Shiyi.

Wen Shiyi still ranked third in the class, but Fang Jin’s results were still unknown, after all, Fang Jin was the third in the grade last time.

Ruan Ruan’s grades had dramatically dropped; she was barely hanging on to the top ten of the class before, but this time she had fallen to the bottom of the top twenty.

After the results came out, Old Wu called out several students, including Ruan Ruan.

It was clear, all these students had significantly dropped in their performance.

After about half an hour, they started to come back one after another.

As soon as Ruan Ruan returned, she rushed to Qingran’s seat. This girl has always been thick-skinned; even scolded by Old Wu, she didn’t shed a tear, and her face didn’t even show a hint of disappointment.

It was still self-study time during the class, and although the teacher wasn’t in the classroom, Ruan Ruan didn’t dare to be too presumptuous. She whispered, "Ranran, aren’t you going to take extra lessons this summer? Take me with you, I want to join you."

Qingran reminded her, "I’m going to study Physics this time."

It was for the finals at the end of August that she decided to take extra classes.

"Ah," Ruan Ruan waved her hand, "It’s all the same, do you know how many points I got in Physics?"

Qingran shook her head.

Only then did Ruan Ruan’s face turn slightly red: "76 points, do I have a choice but to take extra lessons?"

Not only Physics, she needed to catch up in Math, Chemistry, and English, which she didn’t do well in either.

It seems there’s not going to be any spare time this summer, I really feel like crying faint in the toilet.

After Ruan Ruan left, Xie Ying’an tapped the desk twice with his fingertips, and Qingran turned her head to look over.

"Are you going to a tutorial class during the summer?" Xie Ying’an asked her, obviously overhearing what Ruan Ruan said.

"Yeah," Qingran nodded, adding, "Fang Jin, Ruan Ruan, and I are going together."

Her underlying meaning was that they were all girls, so you better not think about joining too.

Xie Ying’an, being so smart, understood Qingran’s hint. He lowered his eyes and did not respond.

Qingran breathed a sigh of relief. Xie Ying’an had been too aggressive recently, and she couldn’t cope with it. During the summer break, it would be better if they could minimize contact.

After all, Qingran felt her proud self-control was somewhat failing in front of Xie Ying’an’s charming presence.

That won’t do, as she had always been clear about her goal—to study hard and strive to get into the school she wanted.

Knowing her tragic fate in the books, she didn’t want to repeat the same mistake, it’s not that she wanted to stay away from Xie Ying’an, but she always felt that Xie Ying’an could become a stumbling block on her path to success.

The tutorial class they were going to was found by Fang Jin’s mother, who had a reputation for winning so many Physics competitions that it became effortless, and was a truly talented teacher.

Mrs. Fang was always reliable, especially when it came to her daughter’s studies, even taking care of Qingran’s registration thoroughly.

Towards the last class of the day, Qingran also sensed that the atmosphere around her deskmate had been somewhat down.

Almost the moment the bell rang, Xie Ying’an got up and left his seat, his eagerness made Qingran unable to help but watch him for a long while.

Xie Ying’an went to the back to find Xu Liang. After a few words face to face, they both left the classroom through the back door, and Qingran didn’t know where they went.

Qingran had a bad feeling inside, but she shook her head, thinking she might be overthinking.

Xie Ying’an returned to class right at the bell, and afterwards, his demeanor cleared up, looking quite refreshingly spirited.

Qingran was curious about what exactly happened in those ten short minutes to rejuvenate Xie Ying’an so quickly?

But if Xie Ying’an didn’t speak up, she certainly couldn’t chase after him to ask, could she?

Qingran’s curiosity about this issue was answered when she met Fang Jin after school.

Fang Jin’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, unconsciously fidgeting with the hem of her clothing, a trace of distress in her expression: "Qingran, Xu Liang suddenly said today that he wants to join our tutorial class..."

Connecting Xie Ying’an’s unusual behavior today, Qingran suddenly realized.

Damn! It’s not Xu Liang who wants to go, it’s obviously Xie Ying’an!