Is the Answer Correct?

With this thought in mind, Tang Qiao gently pushed the chair of the girl sitting in the front row. "Hello, do you happen to have any supplementary study materials? May I take a look?"

The girl in the front row was named Li Luo. She had an oval face with short hair, and her eyes sparkled with a clear and friendly demeanor, resembling the girl next door. Upon hearing Tang Qiao's request, she was initially surprised but quickly nodded, "Yes, of course."

Li Luo hastily took out an extra-curricular textbook and handed it to Tang Qiao. However, she realized she had given Tang Qiao a copy of 'Mathematical Simulation,' filled with exceedingly challenging math problems.

Before Li Luo could take it back, a scornful voice interjected, "Tang Qiao, how can someone like you handle supplementary study materials?"

The speaker was none other than Li Wenwen, who stood near the desk, her face twisted with disdain. Tang Qiao had no interest in engaging with her. After expressing her gratitude to Li Luo, she began reading the materials.

Li Luo blushed, while Tang Qiao's demeanor seemed to transform. Her smile radiates warmth and kindness.

Li Wenwen, who stood beside them, grew increasingly irritated. At that moment, Chen Shuming brought his notebook with him, which only fueled her anger. "Chen Shuming! Why aren't you giving up and stop coming to Tang Qiao for help again? She even took a day off just to avoid you. Don't you get it?"

Tang Qiao was momentarily taken aback, recalling that Chen Shuming had intended to seek her assistance the previous night. She had promised to help him the next day but had to take a leave of absence, only returning to class today.

Li Wenwen's voice resonated loudly, and the entire class overheard her remarks. Chen Shuming awkwardly touched his crew cut.

Li Luo couldn't tolerate the situation and chimed in, "Why can't he ask Tang Qiao for help? Isn't it normal for students to assist each other? Tang Qiao was studying during the morning self-study session."

Li Wenwen responded sarcastically, "Sure, she managed to complete six textbooks during a single morning self-study session."

Tang Qiao was rendered speechless. She couldn't help but think that Li Wenwen might be crazy. She shot Li Wenwen a cold glance and retorted, "I'm simply reviewing my materials; what's it to you?" Then, she turned to Chen Shuming. "I apologize for missing class yesterday."

Chen Shuming reassured her, "It's alright." He suddenly felt a little anxious. As he looked into Tang Qiao's bright eyes, he was reminded of how he had felt the previous night. Tang Qiao was truly stunning.

"Which question would you like to ask?" Tang Qiao picked up a pen.

Chen Shuming regained his composure, and his ears turned slightly red. "This one," he said, pointing to his notebook.

Tang Qiao focused her attention on the questions before her.

Li Wenwen, standing beside them, was seething with anger. "One dares to ask, and the other dares to answer! The Mathematics class representative is going to ask the bottom first in class the math questions. It's quite amusing."

Tang Qiao paid no attention to Li Wenwen's grumbling. She examined the question and wrote while speaking, "We can determine that it is..."

Her black gel pen produced neat and graceful handwriting on the paper. The strokes flowed smoothly, as if the problem before her were not an extremely challenging math question, but a simple arithmetic problem.

After a brief moment, Tang Qiao put down the pen and provided the answer. The entire process took less than a minute.

Li Luo was also taken aback. She nudged Chen Shuming and asked, "Is the answer correct?"

Chen Shuming, too, was in a daze, silently staring at the answer.

Li Wenwen misinterpreted Chen Shuming's expression and sneered, "It's wrong, isn't it? Stop pretending!"

Tang Qiao shook her head and stated confidently, "It can't be wrong."

Li Wenwen rolled her eyes and arrogantly inquired of Chen Shuming, "What's the answer?"

Tang Qiao also turned her gaze toward Chen Shuming. Beside her, Li Luo had an impatient temperament. She promptly snatched the answer book from Chen Shuming's grasp. Chen Shuming snapped back to reality and admitted, "The answer... It's different from Tang Qiao's."

Li Wenwen smiled and cast a superior glance at Tang Qiao. "She answered with such conviction, but in the end, it was all wrong."

Wang Meimei, who had been observing Tang Qiao closely, couldn't contain herself when she saw Tang Qiao's apparent failure. She chimed in with a shrill voice, "It's no surprise. After all, she scored a mere five points in Mathematics. What does she really know about problem-solving?"

Tang Qiao remained unfazed, reaching for the answer book in Chen Shuming's hand. After contemplating for a while, she said, "The answer here is incorrect."

Li Wenwen and Wang Meimei burst into laughter, nearly losing their breath.

Li Wenwen remarked, "Tang Qiao, you're quite something. For the sake of your pride, you can even claim that the answer is wrong!"

Wang Meimei chimed in, "Absolutely. If you answered it incorrectly, that's one thing. But to say the provided answer is wrong? Stop with the pretense!"

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