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

Although Mr. Wu's rocket class was the leader among the science classes, there were still some top students in other classes, totaling about ten.

The top-performing class produced eleven students.

Teacher Wu leaned against the lectern and pointed to the empty desks and chairs below, saying to Xu Su and the others, "Find a seat anywhere. From now on, you'll be studying in this classroom during evening self-study sessions. I won't assign seats; you can sit however you like."

Xu Su: "......"

She thought of what Xi Zirong had said that afternoon.

'Want to try being my deskmate?'

Xu Su wanted to wait for Xi Zirong to choose a seat before she made hers, but then she saw the boy standing to the side without moving.

...Xu Su was not as composed as Xi Zirong. Xi Zirong could remain calm in front of so many classmates, but Xu Su could not.

Xu Su chose to sit in the third row by the window. Not long after she sat down, Xi Zirong came over.

He smiled at Xu Su, then sat down next to her very naturally.

Xu Su: ......

Ms. Wu and Ms. Song, the math teacher of Class 12, are working together to guide the students in this math competition.

No. 1 Middle School is a key municipal school, but its annual competition results are not particularly outstanding. The school leaders attach great importance to the competitions.

The teachers also value it.

With eleven students from the Rocket Class and thirteen from other classes, a total of twenty-four students from No. 1 Middle School participated in the competition.

They never went back to their own classrooms again each night, instead following these two teachers to do endless practice problems and have them explain them.

After less than a week of supplementing the competition questions, all twenty-four students had a fairly good understanding of each other's levels.

Several people probably signed up for the competition with the idea of ​​broadening their horizons. When Teacher Wu explained the more complex questions, some of them were completely confused and couldn't understand at all.

Who is Teacher Wu? Why would he waste his breath teaching such a fool?

A week later, the number of students in the competition class dropped from 24 to 19.

After this incident of kicking someone out, the remaining 'survivors' all threw themselves into rigorous study.

If it weren't for Xi Zirong occasionally giving her private tutoring, Xu Su would probably have found it difficult to keep up.

It's not that Xu Su is stupid; it's just that during the day she receives intensive instruction from various teachers, and at night she has to endure brainstorming sessions from Teacher Wu and Teacher Song.

For several days in a row, Xu Su dreamed about math problems every night.

Although it is very rewarding to solve difficult problems, the feeling of being stumped by a problem is also extremely painful.

Compared to the overwhelming burden on other students in the competition class, Xi Zirong's relaxed and carefree demeanor perfectly exemplifies what it means to be a "goddess."

Only when no one else could solve the problem would the two teachers call on Xi Zirong to answer it.

On several occasions, he even directly explained the problem-solving methods to me.

Compared to the students competing in the competition, he could even be considered a junior teacher.

However, this young teacher was extremely patient only with Xu Su.

Previously, Xu Su didn't understand why many people in her class were afraid of Xi Zirong, but her time studying in the competition class has made her understand a little better.

This is the unapproachable academic genius, and he usually has a cold personality, making him seem unapproachable.

Several times, when someone needed a question, they asked Xu Su to deliver the question.

"..." Xu Su turned her head to look at the boy next to her who was quietly explaining the problem to her.

He didn't have Zhou Mochen's features as delicate and handsome, but he was still good-looking and refined.

And he's so fair-skinned, and his eyelashes are quite long too.

Why is your face red?

Xi Zirong covered her flushed face with her hand and said, "Xu Su, look at the question, don't look at me."

Xu Su: "......"

Good heavens, she was actually staring at Xi Zirong in a daze.

Did I make her blush?

Xu Su abruptly changed the subject: "I already know how to do this problem."

Every night, the two teachers would give them five challenging problems to solve. This was the last and most difficult problem of the day. Xu Su couldn't figure it out for a moment, but after listening to Xi Zirong's explanation, she already knew how to solve it.

I was taught by Xi Zirong for so long, so long that he tutored me almost my entire first year of high school.

Xu Su's application of various formulas is superb. Even if he encounters a formula that is not easy to understand, he can sort it out, eliminate the pitfalls, find the solution formula and apply it. It is not difficult at all.

Ultimately, mathematics is about logical thinking and imagination.

Xi Zirong's teaching level is really good. Not only did Xu Su's overall grades improve, but her mathematical talent also seems to have been developed to some extent.

No matter how complex or troublesome the problem is, Xu Su can always unravel its intricacies and solve it.

Hearing her say that, Xi Zirong nodded and didn't explain further.

Instead, he watched as Xu Su solved the problem step by step, and finally nodded slowly.

With a hint of praise in his smile, Xi Zirong said, "Xu Su, you will pass the preliminary round."

Xu Su breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he wasn't bothered by her staring at him in a daze.

Following his words, she said, "I heard from Fengfeng that many high schools in the city participated in the competition. There are probably several hundred people in total. The competition is fierce."

The No. 1 High School is not known for its competitions, and compared to other key high schools such as the No. 2 High School and the Experimental High School, they have very few students participating in competitions.

Therefore, Xu Su couldn't even imagine the scene of hundreds of people participating in the competition. Could she really pass the preliminary round?

Xi Zirong nodded: "There are probably more than two hundred students participating in the competition in the whole city, but believe me, you will pass the preliminary round."

Xu Su felt a little embarrassed after he said that.

His words were as certain as when he confidently said, before the final exam scores were released last semester, "You can be in the top three of the grade."

Having participated in the competition, Xu Su certainly didn't want to be eliminated in the first round; that would be too embarrassing.

Xi Zirong was extremely serious. He said, "Just listen to me, Xu Su. You are my student. You not only have to pass the preliminary round, but you also have to pass the semi-final round."

Xu Su: ......

What's with this overwhelming aura of dominance?

Hey! This doesn't fit your gentle and refined persona, young man!

For the entire month of August, Xi Zirong devoted himself to tutoring Xu Su, and the example problems he provided for her were all created by himself.

Some of the questions were so difficult that Xu Su exclaimed they were insane.

Is the person who came up with this kind of question really the 'gentle and patient' Xi Zirong?

However, considering his aloof image in public, it seems quite fitting.

The daily homework for the competition class consists of five questions assigned by the teachers. Students can only leave after they finish them. Several times, some students stayed until 11:30 p.m.

Because the competition class's dismissal time was different from the class's evening self-study dismissal time, Xu Su did not go back to the dormitory with Huang Feng and the others during this period.

Instead, he grew closer and closer to Xi Zirong, and every night they would leave the classroom together and go back to the dormitory together.

Time flew by and it was already late August; the new batch of students were about to begin their military training.