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

Since passing the preliminary round, Xu Su has been in a state of high tension, always feeling that she must achieve results at this stage, otherwise all her previous efforts will have been in vain.

Xi Zirong couldn't stand seeing her studying so diligently that she forgot to eat and sleep.

"If you pass, you pass; if you don't, you can still take the college entrance exam normally and your score won't be bad. Xu Su, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Xu Su glanced at him. "Of course I know I shouldn't put pressure on myself, but it's not something I can control. I just can't control my nervousness. Anyway, I have to give it my all."

Seeing the boy's effortless performance, Xu Su couldn't help but say sourly, "How is your brain structured? Why is it that we're both students, but you always get full marks? Xi Zirong, I think you could represent the country in international competitions, really."

At this point, Xu Su suddenly remembered that this person was the top scorer in the college entrance examination in his previous life. He had never participated in any math competitions, let alone competed abroad.

so...

She suddenly blurted out, "Xi Zirong, you didn't participate in this math competition just because of me, did you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Su stood there awkwardly.

How could you ask such a question, especially since you only participated in the competition because of yourself?

Xu Su even wondered if her memory was messed up. Could it be that Xi Zirong in her previous life took the route of being admitted to university through a competition?

Is she mistaken about being the top scorer in the college entrance exam?

Otherwise, it doesn't make sense...

The girl looked annoyed and regretted what she had said.

Xi Zirong chuckled instead, "That's exactly what you think."

"....??" Xu Su looked surprised. "Why?"

She herself had no intention of participating in the competition, so how did Xi Zirong come up with the idea of ​​participating for her sake?

After assigning the homework, the two teachers for the competition class left, leaving only five people in the classroom, which was very quiet.

Xi Zirong leaned closer and said softly, "If we don't do this, how can I be your deskmate?"

Xu Su still didn't understand, "But I was only notified at the last minute that I had to go to the competition, how can you be so sure I won't refuse?"

After all, Teacher Wu gave the direct notice, but if Xu Su insisted on not going, then of course she didn't have to go.

Xi Zirong said, "You've always respected Lao Wu, so why would you refuse his offer to register you?"

"..." Xu Su was speechless for a moment.

So, this person only participated in the competition because of her.

Will she... affect Xi Zirong's status as the top scorer in the college entrance examination?

Xu Su asked, "So, are you still going to take the college entrance exam?"

Xi Zirong was taken aback by the question, "If you can make it into the provincial team, I'll make it into the provincial team with you. If you can't make it, I'll come back with you and take the college entrance examination together."

As for whether or not extra points are awarded in the college entrance examination, that was not within Xi Zirong's consideration.

Xu Su was speechless again, choked with emotion...

"Don't you have any plans for yourself? Is everything just about me?"

Are academic geniuses so great? Does being an academic genius give you the right to be so willful?

Xi Zirong's eyes were full of seriousness: "I'm making plans for myself."

I remembered what he said, 'If we don't do this, how can we be deskmates?'

Xu Su understood; she truly understood.

Although Xi Zirong seems to have become more assertive recently, deep down he is still the same person who is obsessed with love.

Just like no matter how gentle Zhou Mochen is, no matter how obedient he is to her, he is still that stubborn and crazy person at heart.

September passed slowly in this intense learning environment.

High school sophomores will not have a holiday this National Day; they will spend it as usual.

After the National Day holiday, the weather started to get colder.

The day for the semi-finals has arrived.

Compared to the hundreds of people in the preliminary rounds, the number of people in the semi-finals was much smaller, only about a hundred.

Of these hundred or so people, only a very small fraction will be able to win a provincial award.

This time, the No. 1 Middle School did not charter a bus; instead, two teachers drove their own cars to personally take the five students to the examination venue.

Teacher Wu was driving three students from her class. Xu Su was the only girl, so she sat in the front passenger seat, while Fu Jun and Xi Zirong sat in the back.

As soon as they got off the bus, Ms. Wu checked their stationery again to make sure they had all their admission tickets, and then watched them enter the examination room.

Xu Su still didn't know anyone in the exam room this time.

Xi Zirong escorted her to the outside of the examination room and stopped her, saying, "Don't be nervous. It's okay if you don't do well on the exam. Just pass the semi-finals. Don't let it affect your mood."

Xu Su nodded, "You too, Xi Zirong. Don't think that just because I can't pass, you can deliberately calculate your score and be eliminated with me. You still have to get a perfect score this time, understand? Otherwise, I will never talk to you again."

Students from other schools nearby, preparing to enter the examination hall: .....

What kind of outrageous conversation is this? What do you mean by "still have to get full marks"?

This is the semi-final round! The questions are notoriously difficult, and there have been very few perfect scores in all previous years.

Someone turned their head and saw... oh, it's him...

That's alright then.

Xi Zirong didn't seem to care about the students standing around him, who were looking disheveled in the wind. He smiled and said, "Okay, I promise you, I won't deliberately cheat on the test. But Xu Su, have confidence, you can pass the retest."

She will pass the second round of testing...

With Xi Zirong's words in mind, Xu Su officially began the exam.

The semi-final exam paper was very simple, just like the homework that Teacher Wu and his colleagues usually assign, all of which were long-answer questions.

There are five major questions in total, each more difficult than the last.

Xu Su had just finished answering the questions and didn't even have time to check them when she was told the exam was over and she had to put down her pen.

As I walked out of the examination hall, I saw the boy leaning against the tree. It was mid-October, and he was still wearing the summer version of the No. 1 Middle School uniform, while Xu Su had already put on the school uniform jacket.

Seeing her come out, Xi Zirong strode over. He was also a contestant and knew Xu Su's level very well.

I already had a rough estimate in my mind of how many points she would get.

He didn't ask how the exam went, but instead lowered his head and said softly, "We did our best, Xu Su. Go back and wait for the results. Don't let it affect your mood."

Xu Su didn't know why he always felt that whether or not he passed the re-examination would affect his mood.

But the boy's concern was genuine, so she smiled and said, "Don't be so cautious. I didn't do too badly on the test. I still have a chance to get a second prize. Let's go, the teacher is waiting for us outside."

She didn't have high hopes for the competition to begin with; as Xi Zirong said, she just wanted to do her best.

Passing the preliminary round already proves her ability. This is the semi-final, and everyone who makes it to this stage is a top student from a prestigious high school, and their math skills are no worse than hers.

After all, there are so many high schools that specialize in training students for competitions, it's normal for them to have better grades than her.

She's not a genius like Xi Zirong. Xu Su is a hard-working academic achiever. She has talent, but she still needs to work hard to maintain her position in the top three of her grade.

Xu Su composed herself and, as they walked, asked, "What about you? This exam was so difficult, are you really confident you can get a perfect score?"

Xi Zirong glanced at her first, and seeing that she was indeed unaffected, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

He laughed and said, "I took the exam very seriously this time. After all, you said you wouldn't talk to me if I didn't get a perfect score. Xu Su, how did you know I was afraid of that?"