06

When the end-of-class bell rang, I suddenly realized that the class had already passed.

Forty-five minutes, usually an unbearable torture for me.

I have to count the seconds as I endure it.

But how did it pass in the blink of an eye today? I haven't learned enough yet!

I scanned my textbook and saw that it was covered in densely written notes.

It looked completely out of place compared to my other textbooks.

I have an indescribable sense of satisfaction in my heart, I wish I could fill all of my textbooks with notes like this.

Qiu Ting and Jiang Shu Hua walked past me, I didn't pay attention to them, I was just thinking about tonight's history homework.

That night, I went into the house and started my homework without exception.

My mom was startled and wanted to talk to me but didn't dare, I heard her laughing in a low voice outside the room.

"Old Qiao, did you see, Ru Ru is studying!" Her voice was full of unbelievable surprise.

My dad said, "The child has grown up and become sensible."

I couldn't help but smile, my head down as I continued to work on my assignment.

...

Soon, I was getting better and better at history.

The history teacher was a bit like an old cadre, always with a straight face, looking a bit serious.

But he didn't hesitate to praise me.

I became proficient at reciting answers, my homework was well done, and I paid attention in class, he would all praise me for it.

The more he praised me, the more energy I had for studying, I even started studying history in other classes.

At night when I went home, I would scan the history textbook I was currently studying from beginning to end again.

Although I only studied for an hour, it was already a huge change from before.

Soon, the first monthly exam of the next semester arrived.

After getting my history exam, I scanned the questions with confidence.

I have memorized most of these questions in the past few days.

Actually, history is not difficult, and no prior knowledge is required.

As long as one has a good brain, they can memorize it easily.

I quickly finished all the questions with ease.

...

However, other subjects are not as easy.

I have been studying history these days, and I have not really looked at the other subjects, just listened in class.

These questions look a little familiar, but I am still unsure what the answers are.

Unfortunately, I have to try my best to guess and hope for the best, at least I didn't turn in a blank exam.

After finishing the entire exam, I began to feel nervous.

For the first time, I took the exam seriously and finished the entire exam.

How will I do on the exam? Will I improve, or will I continue to count down?

Will the history teacher be disappointed in my grades? Will Qiu Ting and Jiang Shu Hua mock me again?

All these thoughts mixed together and stuffed my head, making it hard for me to concentrate on anything. I just waited for the results like a prisoner waiting for a verdict.

Soon, the midterm grades were released.

I couldn't help but take a deep breath as I watched Qiu Ting distributing the exams.

When it was my turn, Qiu Ting looked at the exam and frowned deeply.

She looked at it for more than ten seconds, as if she couldn't believe it.

After a while, she walked past me and threw an exam on my desk.

I felt nervous for the first time in my life and closed my eyes before picking up the exam. It took me a while to gather the courage to open them again.

A huge red number appeared in my eyes.

History, 92.

I was shocked and my hands started shaking uncontrollably.

It is hard for those who have never been a failing student to understand this feeling. My grades have always been in the single digits, and anything above that was just luck.

I scored 92 this time?!

A 9 in front?!

Is this my grade, Qiao Ru?

I couldn't help but laugh foolishly and looked at the exam over and over again.

The few points deducted were from questions I had never seen before, after all, my foundation was too weak and I had not finished learning the previous material.

Just when I was feeling elated, the history teacher came in.

The whole class became quiet, and he walked to the podium and coughed lightly before speaking. He didn't waste any time and immediately took out the exams.

"The questions this time were quite difficult, but our classmates did quite well, which I did not expect."

"This time..." He picked up a list and said, "There are three students with 90 or above, Qiu Ting 99, Jiang Shu Hua 98."

Then the history teacher laughed, "And Qiao Ru."

My heart suddenly started pounding.

"Qiao Ru has been working very hard recently and is also very smart, making such great progress in such a short time!"

"Qiao Ru scored 92 points, don't be arrogant and continue to work hard, try to score 100 next time!"

The whole class was shocked!

All the classmates looked at me in surprise and whispered to each other.

I saw Jiang Shu Hua's eyes were complex, and Qiu Ting's face was ashen.

In that moment, my mouth couldn't help but break into a smile.

It is hard to describe that joy, it was a sense of accomplishment, and my life seemed to have reached its climax at that moment!

In an instant, I changed from a despised slacker to a prominent figure in the class!

Although it was only in one subject, it at least showed that my efforts had paid off!

No wonder everyone wants to study hard, it turns out that studying well feels like this! Pride, self-satisfaction, and satisfaction mixed together, enough to make one float away!

I forgot how I finished that class. When the bell rang, several girls gathered around Qiu Ting and sat next to her, chatting.

Usually, academic elites have a natural dignity, and they have a few followers around them.

They seemed to be trying to irritate me on purpose and spoke louder.

"Some people are not only bad at studying but also have useless brains. They can't even cheat properly, who would believe a score of over 90?"

"Exactly, what's the point, it's just self-deception."

"Qiu Ting, you're still the best, 99 again, you're too awesome! How do you study?"

Qiu Ting's expression improved and she smiled.

"Just 99, I shouldn't have lost a point due to carelessness. You know me, I never study when I get home."

"It's not our business, a little cleverness can only deceive for a while, not a lifetime. I feel sorry for her, she's a failure in both love and academics, hahaha."

She smiled and those around her also began to mock.

I clenched the roll in my hand, feeling the good mood from just now sweep away!

A wave of anger rushed to my head, and I felt as if the strings in my brain had been burned off.

I stood up and walked over to Qiu Ting in big strides.

My expression must have looked terrible, because Qiu Ting was startled by me and then frowned and said,

"Qiao Ru, what are you doing? Are you going to hit someone?"

"You guys aren't doing very well in your studies, but you sure know how to cause trouble."

I suppressed the anger in my heart and said,

"Qiu Ting, what did you say just now? Say it again if you have the guts."

"I don't repeat good words a second time!" She looked at me with contempt.

"The guilty one speaks up. Qiao Ru, I sometimes really feel sorry for you. You have to resort to such desperate measures to get attention."

Her words were like a steel knife piercing my heart, and I was so angry that I was about to speak when my shoulder was suddenly pushed hard.

I bumped into the corner of the table behind me and felt a sharp pain in my waist.

I looked up and saw it was Jiang Shu Hua.

He was holding Qiu Ting, and both of them were looking at me disapprovingly.

"Qiao Ru, what are you doing? Qiu Ting and you are not on the same side, don't use that hoodlum's tactics!"

I was about to go crazy with anger and shouted, "She slandered me for cheating, didn't you hear that?!"

Jiang Shu Hua's expression was a little complicated.

"Qiao Ru, trying to be clever is useless. Everyone knows what happened."

"I advise you to be down-to-earth and not try to be clever."

At that moment, a wicked fire almost burned me up completely.

My mind went blank, and I wanted to kill the man and woman in front of me with a knife.

Is it so great to study well? Can studying well mean looking down on others and framing them? !

That phrase escaped my lips before I could react.

"What are you bragging about?!"

"I'll definitely outperform you in this final exam!"

...

The whole class was quiet for a moment, then erupted into laughter.

Especially the people around Qiu Ting were laughing so hard they were bent over.

"Qiao Ru, can you be a little more realistic when you brag? Qiu Ting is the top of the grade, and you're going to outperform her?!"

"Bragging doesn't pay taxes! Dream on, hahaha!"

...

Even Qiu Ting was laughing.

"Fine, Qiao Ru, if you can outperform me, I'll do whatever you want.

"If you can't, then go to the school gate and shout three times: I, Qiao Ru, am just a pile of dog crap! Dare you?!"

I was incensed by the self-confidence and disdain in her eyes.

"Fine! If I outperform you, you'll come to the school gate and apologize to me, admitting that you're inferior to me!"

"Suit yourself!"

She gave me a sidelong glance: "It's pitiful for you to bring this upon yourself. It's ridiculous!"

I mocked her, "No need for you to act tough here. Just don't regret it later!"

Saying that, I picked up my bag and left the classroom.