Later, Wu Yihao found out that Cui Wenyan was actually not making a slip of the tongue.
For the final exam, Cui Wenyan ranked fifteenth. This was a result Cui Wenyan could control. Progressing too quickly seemed a bit unnatural. Wu Yihao remained in fifth place, so they could really choose to sit at the same table.
"This time, Cui Wenyan’s progress is impressive, making me see him in a new light," the teacher said excitedly from the podium. "I hope everyone can learn from Cui Wenyan. There’s more than a year until the college entrance exams, starting now is completely timely. If you don’t understand something, immediately ask the teachers of each subject; they will certainly give you detailed explanations. And keep practicing. Constantly doing exercises, finding your weaknesses, and then overcoming them."
As for suspicion of cheating? That’s impossible.
The inspection system at No.1 High School is foolproof, with a 360-degree, no blind spot coverage.
"Wow, Cui Wenyan, you’ve progressed so fast, like taking a flight. Did you enroll in a tutoring class?" Wu Yihao asked. When he asked, the two students at the table in front leaned back in their chairs, both eager to hear Cui Wenyan’s answer.
"No, I hired a private tutor for one-on-one teaching," Cui Wenyan replied softly. Of course, she couldn’t tell the truth, that her previous learning was dull due to a Seal, and now that the switch was turned on, her learning progress has sped up. Others would think she was silly.
"That tutor must be quite something then," Wu Yihao praised, seeing Cui Wenyan glance at him before laughing, "Of course, you’re amazing too. Rising quickly into the forefront. Keep it up, keep it up." Wu Yihao was somewhat puzzled; he had overheard outside the teacher’s office that Cui Wenyan’s parents were both deceased. Her family should be relatively poor, so where did the money for tutoring come from?
Wu Yihao didn’t realize Cui Wenyan’s poverty was all his own misconception.
"Tomorrow there’s a parent-teacher meeting at nine in the morning; I hope you and your parents will be on time," the teacher emphasized this specifically. "Once the meeting ends, we’ll start the holiday."
Cui Wenyan returned home and told Tianmiao about the parent-teacher meeting tomorrow, feeling a bit anxious waiting for Tianmiao’s response.
"Alright, tomorrow morning I’ll have Dong Xiao drive us there. The exam results were good; keep up the effort," Tianmiao complimented with a smile, reaching out to ruffle Cui Wenyan’s hair.
"Mm-hmm!" Cui Wenyan happily rubbed her head against Tianmiao’s palm. Now, she finally had someone to accompany her to the parent-teacher meeting. Since her parents passed away, she most feared these meetings. Other students’ parents might be absent because of work or other reasons, but only she had no one who could attend.
The next day, Cui Wenyan finished her morning routine early and was preparing breakfast in the kitchen. Dong Xiao heard the noise and entered the kitchen to find Cui Wenyan making soy milk.
"I’ll take care of it," Dong Xiao said.
"No need, I’ll handle it. It’s only right for an apprentice to show respect to their mentor!" Cui Wenyan said, her hands continuing to work, "The soy milk is already processing, I’ll fry the yu-tiao next. The steamed buns are ready, potato pancakes are done too, Dong Xiao, could you help by bringing them out first?"
Moments later, Dong Xiao and Kong Hou looked at the sumptuous breakfast on the table, then watched the happy Cui Wenyan dash upstairs to call Tianmiao down for breakfast. Having such a lovely disciple, they somewhat wished they had one too.
After breakfast, Dong Xiao drove Cui Wenyan and Tianmiao to the school.
"Mentor, my seat is the last row of the third column, that one, I’ll wait in the hallway," Cui Wenyan pointed to her spot.
"Alright, wait outside patiently. After the meeting, I’ll take you somewhere," Tianmiao said, then entered from the back door of the classroom, sitting in Cui Wenyan’s seat.
Though Tianmiao entered the classroom from the back, she still attracted a lot of attention.
It couldn’t be helped, Tianmiao was just too beautiful, too dazzling.