Chapter 11: Give It a Try (1/2)

Chapter 11: Give It a Try

The next morning, the classmates were very surprised by Yang Ming’s new crewcut. Zhang Bing gave a big thumb’s up and said, “Damn! Bro, did you especially change your styling to attract the school beauty?”

“Go to hell! I have decided to study hard!” said Yang Ming as he laughed.

“Studying - for you?” Zhang Bing’s mouth fell open. “Did I hear you right? I can count on my fingers the number of times that you attended lessons since Grade 10, and now you want to study?”

“Hehe. Yeah. I shall study diligently to not disappoint someone’s kindness!” Yang Ming intentionally spoke loudly. “Besides, someone has already promised to help me if I face problems.”

Since Yang Ming knew that he had this special ability, he became overconfident and had a different point of view on things. Previously, he was an unpromising bad student, but things had changed. His attitude became even worse and more condescending.

A careless word can cause offense. Yang Ming said it carelessly, but it didn’t sound like that for Chen Mengyan. Immediately, her heart beat faster! What’s wrong with Yang Ming today? How dare he speak like that in front of everybody!? Did he really decide to study hard for himself? Why would he want that? Could he be… Should I help him if he was asking for his own problem?

Aiya! What was I thinking! Maybe that’s not what he meant! Chen Mengyan scolded herself.

In fact, Chen Mengyan was just thinking too much. The other classmates did not realize who the “someone” was that Yang Ming spoke of. Even Zhang Bing was clueless - except for her.

For those who had gone through Grade 12, they all knew that there were many tests! There was a big exam every three days, a small exam every two days, and a quiz every day.

The biology teacher walked into class with a stack of paper; there was another test. Yang Ming, who previously hated exams, was excited because he wanted to gauge the practicality of his special ability.

In order for his plan to go well, Yang Ming lay down the biology textbook flat in the desk drawer. He looked through the table into the biology textbook. It was clear and distinct, and he saved time from not having to flip pages.

Yang Ming roughly scanned through the exam paper when it was passed down. The earlier blank selections were conceptual questions, so it was simple to get answers from the book. It wouldn’t be so easy for the calculation questions but then he could copy others’ answers.

Yang Ming’s eyes were focusing on the test paper. His eyes had to see through the test paper before getting to the biology textbook in the drawer. Yang Ming used his eyes to flip the pages rapidly and finished the blank selections on the exam. Checking the time, he saw that he used nearly 30 minutes. It appeared that his speed was still slow. He had to keep practicing, otherwise, he would run out of time during the real exam.

Yang Ming scanned the test papers from the front row and then his eyes stopped at Chen Mengyan's paper. At this moment, she had already finished all the questions and was checking her answers carefully.

Wow! That’s fast! Yang Ming was impressed. She was already done when he hadn't even finished copying yet.

Yang Ming didn’t bother whether the answer was right or wrong. He immediately copied the answer to the big question on his test paper. The bell rang as soon as he finished writing.

Yang Ming was relieved that the cheating method was flawless. It seemed his approach was doable, but he needed to fully prepare for the National Higher Education Entrance Examination in order to easily get high marks.