Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 174 The Young Lady

Shi Sui only glanced at the comic book during the opening ceremony. In the following days, she was self-disciplined during the day and studied late into the night, with her mind focused solely on learning.

The reason is simple: everyone around me is just too, too strong.

Top students from schools known for their strong competitive programs, with dedicated competition coaches and extensive experience in competitions from a young age...

They are all talented, capable, and hardworking geniuses.

The first proficiency test was on the morning of the second day. After the test was completed and we had lunch, the rankings and results were released.

Most of the people gathered around the ranking list were competition participants who knew each other. Besides looking at their own rankings, they were more concerned about the rankings of those who were ranked higher than them.

"Holy crap, who is this Xu Chaomu? I've never heard of him before?"

"Airdropped to first place? What's his background?"

"Holy crap, that's amazing! He got a perfect score on such difficult questions. Which school is he from?"

"I know!" a girl exclaimed. "It's that handsome guy from Xinghua who can't speak!"

"..."

Handsome and academically excellent, how can anyone else possibly live like this?

"What about this Shi Sui? I've never heard of her before. Who is she?"

"Yeah, who is she? If she hadn't been ahead of me, I could have made it into the top twenty and won the gold medal."

"This is just the first level test. Whether we win a gold medal or not depends on the final exam."

"I don't know this person named Shi Sui either. I've never seen her in the training camp before."

"I've never seen it either. That doesn't make sense. How come I've never noticed someone who's in the top 20?"

"Shi Sui is also from Xinghua, that super sweet and beautiful girl."

"..."

She's beautiful and has good grades—is there any way for anyone else to live?

"Then who is this Shangguan Ying? Even if she's terrible at it, she couldn't possibly get a zero, right?"

"She can't even answer a single question, how did she get in?"

"It seems to be that rich young lady dressed in designer clothes, also from Xinghua."

"What kind of school is Xinghua? How come the quality varies so much?"

Those who are able to participate in the winter camp are all top students who have defeated countless competitors and are selected from thousands of others. They are inevitably proud and arrogant and cannot stand those who score zero.

"So what exactly is this young lady here for? Is she here to humiliate herself by getting a zero on the test?"

"I worked so hard to get a spot in the winter camp, and she just bought it because she has money. I'm not having it!"

"Yes, why not give the spots to capable people! There's something fishy going on!"

"..."

When Shi Sui brought Shangguan Ying to see the results, the crowd was denouncing the rigged results.

Holy crap, are they crazy? How dare they cricket the young lady in public?

Shi Sui immediately transformed into a knight protecting the young lady, grabbing the hair of the boy who was making the loudest cricket and throwing him to the ground.

Shi Sui sneered: "There's no behind-the-scenes manipulation. If you're not convinced, go find the organizers instead of spreading rumors here. The young lady just doesn't want to take the exam. Are you people who've been whispering behind her back really that capable? Did you even get first place?"

The boy who was just shouting about a conspiracy was suddenly grabbed by the hair, staggered backward, lost his balance, and fell on his butt.

The leaderboard fell silent. Everyone there was involved in competitions and academics, and they had never seen anything so brutal.

Moreover, what the other party said was true, and for a moment they blushed with shame for spreading rumors.

Shangguan Ying's hand, which was being held, twitched slightly, and her heart began to pound.

She suddenly understood why Song Xinying called Shi Sui "husband".

Shi Sui saw her ranking on the leaderboard, exactly 20th, and couldn't help but feel unprecedentedly nervous.

The results of the winter camp depend on the final exam on the last day. The top 20 get a gold medal, 20-60 get a silver medal, and 60-120 get a bronze medal.

She's currently ranked 20th, so whether she can win the gold medal is a bit uncertain.

Then we need to thoroughly understand the questions and practice accordingly!

After reviewing the results, Shi Sui and Shangguan Ying left.

Shangguan Ying: "Shi Sui, I will take the exam seriously next time."

"It's okay, you don't need to worry about them. If you want to take the exam, go ahead; if you don't, it doesn't matter." Shi Sui smiled. "Let's go, I'll treat you to milk tea."

*

The afternoon after the proficiency test was for free discussion.

It's supposed to be a free exchange, but there are dedicated teachers who don't lecture on the questions. Instead, students can ask the teachers for help when they encounter something they don't understand.

Everyone here is a top student. After the test papers were handed out, they quickly understood where they went wrong by glancing at the answers, and they also understood the solution to the questions they didn't know how to do.

After seeing that the students had finished correcting their papers, the teacher handed out another set of papers.

"This test paper was originally created by Professor Zhang, but it was too difficult, so a different test paper was created."

"You are all very good. We still have two hours left. Everyone, try to do this test paper. Do as many as you can."

The students below silently complained: Damn, the proficiency test was hard enough, is there something even harder?

However, this also aroused everyone's competitive spirit, prompting them to solve problems and show off their skills.

An unspoken competition was taking place, and soon the only sound in the classroom was the swishing of pens across paper.

Shi Sui was racing against time, burying herself in her writing and writing at lightning speed.

Shangguan Ying also put away her comic book and began to read and solve the questions.

She noticed that when Shi Sui studied, her aura was exceptionally calm and reassuring, making her feel that doing tests was no longer a waste of time.

Time flew by as people put down their pens, getting stuck on the last question.

The teacher glanced at her watch; there were only 10 minutes left before the end of the workday.

"Are you all stuck on the last question? Has anyone solved it?"

"It's okay if you didn't finish it. You can discuss it after class."

The standard competition time is 3 hours, but he only gave the students 2 hours, because he didn't believe anyone could complete it.

Moreover, the last question was really difficult; he had done it himself and almost couldn't solve it.

The students below remained silent.

Shi Sui had just finished the first sub-question of the last question. She had an idea for the second sub-question, but didn't have time to write it down.

She subconsciously looked around to see if anyone had finished the test, and then her gaze settled on Shangguan Ying's test paper.

The handwriting was neat and beautiful, without any corrections, and the page was completely filled.

At the same time, the teacher who was patrolling the classroom also noticed Shangguan Ying's test paper.

"This student seems to have solved it." The teacher picked up the test paper to look at it.

"For the first question, the largest constant C = √5 is correct. For the second question, prove that a constant exists..."

The teacher's mouth gradually widened into an "O" shape: "This student's problem-solving approach is clear and completely correct!"

The teacher discovered a promising student and asked with great enthusiasm, "What's your name, young man?"

"Shangguan Ying." Shangguan Ying remained expressionless.

teacher:"……"

Everyone knows about exam papers with a score of 0.

The students were all stunned and looked at Shangguan Ying, recognizing her as the 0-point young lady.

Holy crap, she's so amazing! So there was no cheating! She didn't want to take the exam, so she submitted a blank paper and got 0 points! This young lady has such a unique personality!

Shangguan Ying quietly approached Shi Sui, lowering her head even further.

Shi Sui knew she didn't like too many people staring at her, so she took her hand.

Shangguan Ying felt her fingers instantly become warm, and a warm current surged in her heart.

The classroom suddenly fell silent. The teacher coughed awkwardly twice and said, "Let me see how well Shangguan did on the previous questions."

He thought that the 0 points in the morning were just a misunderstanding, and it might be because Shangguan Ying was not feeling well.

Then he saw a blank space.

teacher:"……"

Goodness, I only did the last question.