Chapter 45 (2/2)

“Her heartbeat is so fast! What happened to her?”

Of course, Mu Leng had noticed that Cheng Nuo was looking at her too. But for some reason, she couldn’t shift her eyes away.

They gazed deeply into each other’s eyes for a long, long time.

After about ten seconds of silence, Cheng Nuo opened his mouth. With a tinge of suspicion in his eyes, he asked, “Are you… mind-blown?”

“Mind-blown?” Mu Leng was confused about what he meant.

Cheng Nuo continued, “Are you mind-blown because I can solve this problem using three different methods, but you, a self-proclaimed genius, couldn’t do it? You must be feeling ashamed!”

“What nonsense are you talking about!?”

Mu Leng shot him a cold glare. She picked up the test and walked away immediately.

“Where are you going, Sister Leng? I’m not done explaining the last method!”

“That’s fine. Two methods are enough.”

Cheng Nuo watched as Mu Leng’s beautiful figure disappeared out the door.

…

On the next day, the combined mock exam commenced at the same time in 48 high schools, including the Second High School of Qing Cheng.

The assessment aimed to simulate the Gaokao in every aspect so as to familiarize the students with the Gaokao environment. This was to prevent some incidents, such as forgetting to bring the admission ticket or visiting the washroom thrice in an hour due to anxiety.

Every student sitting for the combined mock exam had an admission ticket, and the candidates would only be allowed to enter the exam hall after they had shown their admission ticket and ID card to the invigilators.

All of the admission tickets had been given to the students in advance and it was their own responsibility to safeguard them. However, some schools had teachers keep the tickets on behalf of the students and the tickets would only be released on the examination day.

Nevertheless, if the teacher was late for the exam… Haha, the entire class would be disqualified!

Cheng Nuo only woke up at 8 AM because the first test was at 9 AM. He spent half an hour washing up and having breakfast before going to school, humming a tune along the way.

The first test was Chinese. Cheng Nuo’s Chinese grade was average. His grade wouldn’t be too high nor too low. After all, there was a certain template to follow, and all he had to do was fill in those blanks.

As usual, the essay problem was very abstract. Cheng Nuo began to write according to his own interpretation.

There were ten minutes left when he had completed all the questions. He spent the remaining time checking his answers and submitted the test once the time was up.

He had lunch with Lin Hu and Hao Shuai at the cafeteria, just like any other day.

The cafeteria was much more crowded than usual because students who had skipped breakfast felt compelled to eat a proper meal during the exam period.

Therefore, Cheng Nuo and his friends had no other choice but to wait in line. Cheng Nuo looked at the people ahead of him and estimated the time he had to wait.

“Distance to the window: 15.87 m, number of people in front: 21 (8 girls and 13 boys), average time taken for each girl: 20 seconds per person, average time taken for each boy: 15 seconds per person, total waiting time estimated: 5 minutes 55 seconds…”

Six minutes later, it was finally Cheng Nuo’s turn to order the food.

“I want all the good food!”

After a filling meal, the math exam finally began in the afternoon.

“Good luck, Cheng Nuo!” Xiaoxiao said to him before they walked into the exam hall.

“You too!” Cheng Nuo replied, smiling.

He took a deep breath and entered the hall.