Volume 1 Chapter 63: How Can She Solve Questions Even I Can’t Do?
And so, the competition officially began.
Since the next class was art class, and art class for Lin Lin’s class was basically self-study.
Han Kui directly changed seats with a student sitting across the aisle next to Lin Lin.
The two of them randomly picked a math test paper that neither of them had seen before. It had fewer questions than usual. They agreed to hand it in at the end of class and check the answers together.
“You’d better not play any tricks. And Gao Liang is not allowed to give you any hints! Everyone is watching!”
Han Kui warned Lin Lin.
Lin Lin simply nodded calmly.
Then the bell rang, and the two of them started working on the test.
Gao Liang, sitting nearby, felt a bit helpless.
He had wanted to tell Lin Lin not to argue with someone like Han Kui. In his opinion, Han Kui was only making trouble because she didn’t want to sit next to the teacher’s desk. It was all about saving face.
But…
Who would have thought Lin Lin could be so stubborn?
They’re competing again.
However, compared to the last monthly exam, Gao Liang had much more confidence in Lin Lin this time.
Mainly because he knew clearly that her last score was achieved by her own ability.
So he quietly looked at the math test Lin Lin was working on and calculated the answers in his head. Of course, he knew Lin Lin wouldn’t want any hints from him.
But…
This test paper was really difficult.
It was even harder than the last one.
What kind of test did they pick?
Han Kui bit her lip and worked on the paper with an unhappy expression.
This test is so… so hard.
No, don’t panic. As the saying goes, if you can’t solve it, others probably can’t either.
That girl who cheated, how could she possibly solve these questions? I can at least solve some of them. She probably can’t…
Heh. Once I expose her this time, will Gao Liang and the others still think she’s some innocent little flower?
But now that I think about it… why was she so confident to compete with me?
The more Han Kui thought about it, the stranger it felt.
Her pen slowly stopped moving, as if she was stuck.
She turned her head to see how Lin Lin was doing.
The moment she looked over, she saw something shocking.
Even with such a difficult test, Lin Lin still had an almost scary speed and clear thinking. She was solving problems two to three times faster than Han Kui.
At this rate, she might finish the whole paper before class even ends.
She already finished the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions?!!
Han Kui started to panic. The pen in her hand trembled.
Gao Liang noticed her turning around and said unhappily,
“Han Kui, what are you looking at? Just focus on your own paper!”
Han Kui froze for a moment, then turned back. Ignoring the exam rules, she directly asked the student next to her, “Did you see Gao Liang giving Lin Lin any hints?”
“N-no… Lin Lin has been doing everything by herself.”
“What…?”
“Han Kui! Stop whispering. If you keep talking, you’ll lose immediately!”
Gao Liang spoke again to stop her.
Han Kui turned her head and looked at Lin Lin in disbelief, then looked back at her own test paper.
This girl…
On Lin Lin’s side, Gao Liang had been watching her writing the whole time.
He was also quite shocked.
It seemed that Lin Lin really understood it. She had really learned it.
He had tutored her for less than six hours, yet she had already learned so much.
Could it be that there are really geniuses in this world, not people who can’t learn, but people who simply don’t study?
Lin Lin moved smoothly through the questions and soon reached the last big problem.
As for Han Kui… unsurprisingly, she was completely panicking. She couldn’t focus anymore. She had only finished about half of the paper and probably wouldn’t finish before class ended.
The winner was already clear.
Gao Liang stopped paying attention to Han Kui and focused on Lin Lin’s last question.
Uh…
Lin Lin hesitated.
Gao Liang couldn’t help shaking his head.
This question… It was extremely hard.
Even Gao Liang only had some ideas, but he didn’t know how to continue.
Lin Lin began writing some rough steps, but the normal method didn’t seem to work.
What should she do?
Well, she had already won anyway. Even Gao Liang couldn’t fully solve this question in such a short time. If she couldn’t finish it, it would still be fine—
Hmm?
Gao Liang was distracted for just a moment. When he looked back, he saw something shocking.
She…
Solved it?
Lin Lin used a very unusual method to solve the part where Gao Liang had gotten stuck. And she kept writing smoothly from there.
This… this process.
Even Gao Liang couldn’t fully understand it.
But…
He carefully checked the final answer in his head.
It was correct.
Lin Lin…
The way Gao Liang looked at her now was full of disbelief.
Even he would find this question very hard to solve.
And she…
A real genius?
Her improvement speed was almost frightening. Gao Liang even felt a little discouraged.
Maybe what she said before, about taking his first place ranking, wasn’t impossible after all.
This…
“Ring—”
After Lin Lin checked her paper three times, the bell rang.
A group of students who loved drama quickly gathered around to compare the answers.
But…
There was almost no need to check.
About one-third of Han Kui’s paper was blank, while Lin Lin’s paper was completely filled.
Han Kui stared at the scene in disbelief as one student loudly announced the results.
“Lin Lin, 150 points. Han Kui, 72 points…”
Han Kui’s face turned pale.
After a moment, her vision went dark, and she fainted.
“Han Kui! Han Kui!”
………………
When Han Kui woke up, she looked around.
Then she saw the teacher’s desk beside her…
At the same time, Lin Lin opened her phone and browsed the school forum.
She saw a new post with the title: 【Hey, do you still remember the girl who had rumors with Gao Liang?】
She was shocked and quickly clicked on it.
The original poster wrote:
【Didn’t they say before that they went to a hotel to study together? I didn’t believe it at first. But after checking the school rankings this time—guys, she’s in the top 100 of the whole school! That’s amazing!】
[1L: Wow, did they really go there just to study?]
[5L: I didn’t believe it before, but now I do. I can’t even argue anymore.]
[11L: Damn, I also want Gao Liang to tutor me~]
[12L: Tutor you? Or do you want him to book a hotel room with you? Haha~]
Lin Lin had been a little worried at first.
But after reading this, she suddenly felt shy.
Her face turned red, and she lowered her head.
At that moment, Gao Liang spoke beside her.
“Lin Lin… Lin Lin?”
“W-what is it?” she quickly put away her phone and looked at him.
“About the last question on that test… can you explain it to me?”