Locking away my heart and love! Going back to 2000 to be a top student again.

As expected, Huang Feng was assigned to Class 1 on the class assignment list. Xu Su and Qian Jia both chose science, so they didn't need to move classrooms and remained in the same advanced class.

After saying goodbye at the entrance of the building, Xu Su and Qian Jia went into the classroom together.

The classroom was already quite lively. Xi Zirong arranged for several boys to carry the books into the classroom, and the students were receiving their books.

Upon seeing them walk in, Xi Zirong glanced at Xu Su for a few seconds before saying, "I've put your book on your desk. Just come over and sign it."

Many of the newly assigned students in the advanced class had never seen such blatant favoritism before, and they were all quite shocked.

Just as they were about to start making a fuss, Xi Zirong glanced at them and they all fell silent again.

Xu Su: "..."

This class monitor is quite imposing.

Xu Su walked to the podium, picked up a pen, and signed her name on the roster.

Qian Jia had already collected her book, and she came over to sign it.

Huang Feng had already been assigned to Class 1, and her seat was now empty. Teacher Wu hadn't reassigned the seats yet, so Qian Jia unceremoniously sat down in Huang Feng's seat.

She said with a grin, "I've wanted to be your deskmate for a long time. I hope that when Lao Wu arranges the seats this time, he can put us together."

Xu Su had only been sitting down for a short while when the classroom was already packed, and many students even brought in new desks from somewhere because they didn't have any desks.

The original Rocket Class had 58 students, but after this reorganization, the number of students increased to 65, which is a bit more.

Many familiar classmates left, and even more unfamiliar classmates came.

Ms. Wu didn't arrive until the bell rang for the second period.

The first thing to do was to arrange the seating. Mr. Wu was very familiar with the class roster. Most of the newly assigned students were students he had taught in other classes, so he knew them well.

Contrary to Qian Jia's wishes, Xu Su's seat was changed, and the two of them were still not sitting at the same table, but their seats were very close to each other.

After assigning seats, the new semester's timetable was handed out. Teacher Wu said, "Keep your timetables safe. The new semester has started, and you are all in your second year of high school. The college entrance examination is just around the corner. Put away your summer vacation playfulness and focus on your studies."

“Every student in this class was admitted with my permission. You may not be the best students in your grade, but your grades are consistently high and your attitude toward learning is good. Keep it up and strive to get into your desired school.”

Xu Su was used to this routine admonition every time school started.

Teacher Wu probably didn't want to keep talking about this, so after saying a few simple words, she started the formal lesson.

Last semester, many students who were severely unbalanced in their subjects believed that they were particularly good at one subject and were already prepared to use their competition results to boost their college entrance examination scores or be directly admitted to university through special admissions.

However, at that time, most of the conversations revolved around the division between arts and sciences.

In the first week of the second year of high school, the topic of various science competitions began to spread.

Xu Su was called into Teacher Wu's office again; he notified her directly.

Teacher Wu said, "I've registered you for a math competition. Get ready to participate in the preliminary round in September."

!!!

Xu Su's eyes widened like saucers. "A competition?"

She had no prior knowledge of this.

Teacher Wu smiled reassuringly: "You're not the only one. There are eleven of you in our class, including you. Xu Su, you're my class representative, and your grades are steady and improving. What's there to be afraid of in participating in a competition? I chose you because I believe you have the ability to give it a try."

"..." What else could Xu Su say? She left the teacher's office dejectedly.

Back in the classroom, Qian Jia came over and asked, "What did Lao Wu call you to do?"

Xu Su was somewhat frustrated: "He said he signed me up for a math competition, and I have to go to the preliminary round in September. I'm completely unprepared."

When Xu Su remembered that the teacher said there were ten other students in the class who would also participate, her eyes lit up.

She quickly looked towards Xi Zirong's seat. Wasn't he the class monitor? Surely he had better information than she did?

Xi Zirong's desk was very close to Xu Su's, and several boys, all of whom were extremely good at math, were surrounding him.

They were all likely selected by Teacher Wu to participate in the competition. Several students looked very excited as they talked to Xi Zirong.

It seems that being valued by Teacher Wu has boosted their confidence.

In contrast, only Xu Su felt as if struck by lightning upon hearing the news.

"..." Infected by the atmosphere over there, Xu Su wondered if she was too insecure.

Just as Ms. Wu said, her grades really are improving more and more. She ranked in the top three in the grade in both final exams, and even in the top two in the grade last semester.

As the math class representative and Mr. Wu's favorite student, what's wrong with participating in a math competition?

As Xu Su thought about it, she became a little arrogant.

She believes she can do it!

Xu Su looked at Xi Zirong's direction for a short while, and then he followed her gaze and looked over. Their seats were now closer together, unlike last semester when they were separated on opposite sides of the classroom.

Xi Zirong walked over in a few steps, his eyes gentle. He looked down and asked, "What's wrong?"

His voice had the clean and clear quality unique to a young boy.

As the class monitor, he should know the list of all the students in the class who participated in the competition, right?

Xu Su thought for a moment and asked, "Teacher Wu just told me that he has signed me up for a math competition and I will be going to the preliminary round in September. He also said that ten other classmates will be going with me. Do you know who they are?"

Xi Zirong smiled and said, "I know. You'll see them all tonight. Teacher Wu said that students who have signed up for the competition don't need to attend evening self-study sessions during this period. We'll all study in another classroom."

He leaned in even lower: "Xu Su, how about trying to be my deskmate?"

Xu Su: "......"

So, after all this time, she was the last one to find out?

Ms. Wu also only notified her at the very end, and didn't tell her to use the evening study time to prepare for the competition.

She pursed her lips, remaining silent, and seemed somewhat unhappy.

Xi Zirong now understands Xu Su very well, and seeing her like this, she quickly said, "Teacher Wu just told me. I was originally planning to inform the students participating in the competition later. Xu Su, you're not the last one to know."

Xu Su glanced at him. In just one summer vacation, he seemed to have grown a little taller. She pouted and said, "Okay, you can go back now."

That evening, before evening self-study even started, Teacher Wu came to the classroom to take attendance.

Of the other ten students from the Rocket Class who participated in the math competition, Xu Su didn't recognize Xi Zirong, Fu Jun, Qiu Kai, and Wan Youping. They were all transferred from other classes to the Rocket Class after this class reshuffle.

Teacher Wu called them out and led them to an empty classroom. There were only about thirty desks in the classroom, and more than a dozen people were already sitting there.

They should all be students from other classes in the second year of high school who participated in the math competition.