Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

“Don’t you like him? I don’t want to let you down, so I’ll give him to you,” Zhou Min replied, pursing her lips.

"Oh, you like my brother too, Li Na?" Liu Yuanyuan immediately came over as soon as she heard that Xu Lingyuan was mentioned.

Liu Yuanyuan is the daughter of Xu Lingyuan's aunt. She feels very proud to have such a handsome cousin.

Liu Yuanyuan was also Zhou Min's former good friend, but during college, Zhou Min, at Li Na's urging, broke off her friendship with this girl who was prone to melancholy and lacked love.

After starting work, when I think back to the friendships I had when I was young, I feel very regretful, but I no longer have the courage to swallow my pride and ask to get back together.

"Don't listen to Zhou Min's nonsense. Just because she likes it doesn't mean everyone else does," Li Na quickly explained.

"It's normal for you to like him, after all, my brother is so handsome," Liu Yuanyuan replied dismissively.

I remember when we took the high school entrance exam, Li Na, Liu Yuanyuan and Xu Lingyuan all underperformed. They had to pay a lot of extra fees to get into No. 1 High School, so all three of them ended up going to No. 4 High School, which is a private high school.

When I heard that my two best friends and the people I liked were going to No. 4 Middle School, I made a promise with them to go to No. 4 Middle School as well.

After registering and paying a large deposit, I discovered that they had all registered at No. 1 Middle School.

Unable to get his deposit and documents back, he had no choice but to stay at No. 4 Middle School for three years.

Thinking about the past, Zhou Min became unhappy again. She remembered that Liu Yuanyuan had also received a scholarship of 200 this time. Thinking about her own poverty, Zhou Min really wanted to curse herself for being brain-dead.

"You really don't like it? Didn't you say you liked it before?" Zhou Min continued to press.

“I was young and ignorant before.” Li Na was clearly not expected Zhou Min to bring up the past, and she was a little angry. After saying that, she walked away to join her other friends.

Li Na has high emotional intelligence and many close friends. As for myself, because of my arrogant personality, although I know everyone well, I'm only truly close to Li Na and Liu Yuanyuan. There are a few other friends in this classroom, but it seems I haven't gotten to know them yet.

"And what about you? Do you still like it?" Liu Yuanyuan continued to press Zhou Min.

"I don't like it, but I'm all grown up now." She then puffed out her chest.

Liu Yuanyuan suddenly felt very embarrassed and ran away with her face flushed. After all, at this time, girls considered this a very shameful thing.

Zhou Min sat alone at the back of the line when Zhu Da came over and said, "You didn't do well on the test either?"

Zhou Min glanced at Zhu Da sideways, thinking frantically to herself: Are you hard of hearing? Didn't you hear me say Math 116?

Seeing that Zhou Min didn't speak, Zhu Da continued to comfort her, "It's okay, it's just one exam. You'll definitely do well next time."

After Zhu Da finished speaking, he paused for a moment, looked at Zhou Min's mouth which could hold an oil bottle, and continued, "How about I give you half of this scholarship, and you give me the other half next time?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Min couldn't help but turn to look at Zhu Da, thinking to herself, "You've been so good to me, I almost believed you when you called me after my engagement to tell me about your seven-year crush on me."

Speaking of the truly high-achieving students in this experimental class, only Zhu Da went to No. 4 Middle School with him. The other students, even if they didn't perform well in the high school entrance exam, would still choose to go to No. 1 Middle School.

Could it be that Zhu Da really did start liking her from that moment on, just as he later claimed? Back when Zhou Min was enrolling in high school, she bumped into Chen Sheng and her future father-in-law and invited them to go to the Fourth High School together. However, her husband directly refused, and brought it up several times after their marriage, saying she was mocking him.

Thinking of this, Zhou Min decisively rejected Zhu Da, deciding not to waste a good child's time. She knew Zhu Da was a typical example of someone whose cleverness backfired, just like herself; intelligent, restless, and unreliable, he would only grow up listlessly in an environment like the Fourth Middle School.

If he had gone to No. 1 High School, he probably would have gotten into more than just an average university. And he wouldn't have gradually lost contact with his classmates after graduation.

After all, the students in the Olympiad class at No. 4 High School were not particularly bright, but they studied very hard. Zhou Min and Zhu Da felt absolutely lonely in this classroom.

The school leaders' speeches ended quickly, and then it was time to receive the awards.

After the first and second year students received their prizes, the grand prize for the third year students made the whole scene exciting.

In the end, Xu Li, Li Na, Chen Sheng, Liu Yuanyuan, and Zhu Da ranked first to fifth, and each received a scholarship of two hundred yuan.

Lin Xin, Li Liangcheng, Lu Fei, Liu Lingling, and Xu Le ranked sixth to tenth, and received a scholarship of 150 yuan, while Xu Lingyuan and nine other students received a scholarship of 100 yuan.

Seeing them standing in a row under the red flag, holding red envelopes and taking a group photo, Zhou Min said she couldn't smile at all.

After the meeting, Zhou Min carried a chair back to the classroom alone. Suddenly, something brushed against her cheek, and she heard Xu Li's sly, duck-like laugh: "Come and chase me then."

As Xu Li ran backwards, he turned around and raised the red envelope that had just brushed against Zhou Min's cheek.

"Xu Li, don't bully Zhou Min." Chen Sheng egged them on from the side, and the other boys laughed as well.

Zhou Min glanced at Chen Sheng. "You probably don't know this, but from now on you'll be living in a vat of jealousy every day. You'll sulk for ages if you talk to a guy even a little bit. And now you're encouraging me to joke around with guys."

Actually, Zhou Min misunderstood Chen Sheng. Chen Sheng was just trying to get closer to Zhou Min because she hadn't been paying much attention to anyone lately.

But Zhou Min didn't care. She threw the chair to Chen Sheng and said, "Take it back to the classroom for me."

She chased after Xu Li like the wind. You should know that Zhou Min has spent all those years in the gym for a reason. Xu Li was carrying a chair, and there were dense crowds of classmates on the way. He was quickly caught by Zhou Min.

Zhou Min grabbed Xu Li by the collar, pulled him down, and slapped him on the head repeatedly while cursing, "See if you still dare to be so smug? I'll teach you to be smug, I'll teach you to be smug." Xu Li responded with a wolf-like howl.

The students watching the commotion burst into laughter. After venting her frustrations, Zhou Min returned to the classroom and felt much better.

Xu Li stood at the back of the classroom, still provoking Zhou Min: "Zhou Min, you gave me a concussion, you have to take responsibility."

Because Zhou Min was pretty and lively, many boys in the class liked to deliberately provoke her.

Zhou Min picked up her textbook, ignoring the sounds behind her. Xu Li, seeing that Zhou Min didn't respond, gradually lost interest as well.

Zhou Min felt the chair being kicked again. She lowered her head with a cold face and looked at Xu Lingyuan's shoes. Xu Lingyuan probably didn't expect Zhou Min to react this way, so he awkwardly said sorry.

Time passed as Zhou Min frantically and secretly organized her notes, during which she did not exchange a single word with Xu Lingyuan.

Many boys in the class kept provoking her, with Xu Li being the most aggressive. Chen Sheng only dared to cheer from the sidelines, but they were all embarrassed by Zhou Min's aloof attitude.

Before she knew it, the semester was coming to an end. During this time, Zhou Min had finished organizing all her notes and materials, and she had also caught up on the exercises she had missed.

Each subject also prepared a corresponding collection of incorrect answers. Zhou Min said that with her current state, she couldn't say for sure that she would get first place, but getting among the top few should be no problem.

Thinking about the upcoming final exams, Zhou Min felt full of energy.

"Zhou Min, can I borrow your English reference book?" Chen Sheng asked, blushing slightly.