Ah.
It was a sigh.
At that moment, Peng Li turned her head and gave Li Guoxiang a peculiar look.
"Teacher Peng, why are you looking at me like that…?"
Li Guoxiang suddenly realized something. No way—no way! He quickly pushed through the teachers gathered around the desk and stared at the sheet.
150 points. Celia!
Celia from his class had scored a perfect 150.
Although he had already guessed as much from the jealous glint in Peng Li's eyes earlier, seeing it written in black and white was still far too shocking. Li Guoxiang was completely stunned.
"Teacher Li, isn't this Celia the transfer student in your class?"
Li Guoxiang jumped to his feet, his hands trembling with excitement. "Yes, yes, yes! Celia is in my class—Class 28!"
How could this little girl be so extraordinary?
"Hurry, hurry—check our class ranking!" Li Guoxiang urged, as though sensing something even greater.
Director Zhu displayed the overall rankings.
First place: Class 28.Second place: Rocket Class.
In this advanced mathematics exam, Class 28 had trounced the Rocket Class and taken first place in the entire grade.
"Teacher Li, your class was incredible this time! They actually ranked first!""Teacher Li, how on earth did you manage Class 28? This turnaround was nothing short of a miracle!"
The teachers crowded around, showering him with congratulations.
Li Guoxiang grinned so wide his cheeks hurt. "I can't take any credit. Class 28 is like a family—it's all thanks to the students' hard work."
Peng Li, meanwhile, was utterly dumbfounded. Not only had Class 28 produced a perfect score, they had also taken the top spot in the grade. She had taken leave during this period, so how… how had this happened?
Li Guoxiang turned to her with a meaningful smile. "Teacher Peng, do you still remember our little bet?"
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The results of the exam were soon posted on the large bulletin board outside the academic building.
The atmosphere on campus instantly exploded. Students rushed forward, desperate to see the rankings. Outside the gates, the commotion spread even further. Word of the exam had reached the young elites of Beijing, especially those who had made bets about Celia's performance.
One by one, luxury sports cars rolled up, and the city's rich second-generation crowded in, eager to witness the spectacle.
"We heard the advanced math exam this year was brutal. We're just here to watch Celia's punishment—she'll have to strip if she lost the bet!""She probably tanked it. But hey, even if she failed, she's gorgeous. Pretty girls are worth watching, haha!"
The Rocket Class students gathered in front of the board. Yara Lu and Ning Xiner pushed their way to the front, both holding their breath.
Ning Xiner wasn't even concerned about her own score—her eyes went straight to the rankings. "Where's Celia? Find her name! I bet she didn't even crack forty points."
Just then, someone tugged her sleeve with a strange expression. "Xiner… look at who's in first place."
Ning Xiner snapped her head up.
At the very top of the rankings was the name she had just mocked—Celia. Next to it, the impossible score: 150.
Her pupils contracted sharply.
Yara Lu, too, froze in disbelief. She had assumed she would be first this time. After all, she had Nathaniel Fu as her mentor, and she had been determined to impress him. She had always considered herself a rare talent, someone destined to shine at Tsinghua University.
But now—Celia's name stood above hers, blazing in first place.
Yara blinked hard, thinking her eyes must be playing tricks on her. Yet when she stepped closer, the truth only hit harder.
Celia had achieved a perfect 150.
Impossible.
Absolutely impossible.
The final rankings left no doubt: Celia ranked first overall.Second place was Zuo Ming from Class 28, though still trailing far behind at 118 points.
The rest of the top scores belonged to other elite students across the school.
Yara Lu finally found her own name—she had barely scraped into the top ten with 106 points.
And to her humiliation, even Li Yuting from Class 28 had scored one point higher than her.