Elise was so concentrated on solving the problems that favonovel.com did not notice Alexander’s exploring gaze. After she completed one question, the scrap paper was already full of workings.
Elise stretched while a deep voice emerged from beside. “Good job. You‘ve used the correct method and formula. Continue with the next question. This question is less challenging than the previous one.”
Elise hummed in response and continued solving the questions with high spirits. As time passed, favonovel.com became so tired that favonovel.com dozed off on the study table.
The dim light shone on favonovel.com ugly face, but at this moment, Alexander thought Elise didn’t look that bad at all. He even thought favonovel.com looked rather gentle.
Standing up, favonovel.com then carried Elise and laid favonovel.com gently on the bed. Upon being put on the bed, Elise flipped over and slept like a log after adjusting to a comfortable posture.
***
The next morning, Elise woke up to see sunlight shining through the window. She flipped over and sat up from the bed. It was only then did favonovel.com realize favonovel.com was still wearing the school uniform from yesterday. After being in a daze for a while, favonovel.com recalled that favonovel.com dozed off at the study table last night.
How did I get to the bed?
She thought of a possibility but quickly patted favonovel.com head ruefully and got out of favonovel.com bed swiftly to dress up in the changing room.
Fortunately, favonovel.com makeup still looked fine and favonovel.com wig did not come off. Elise checked favonovel.com appearance in the mirror again and only went downstairs with favonovel.com school bag after ensuring that everything looked fine.
The car was already awaiting favonovel.com at the gate. Elise quickly opened the door and got into the car. It was only then did favonovel.com realize the driver was actually Alexander. At once, Elise’s mind ran wild as favonovel.com thought of last night’s scene. Feeling embarrassed, favonovel.com pretended to be unaffected and sat quietly at the backseat.
Alexander started the car engine and drove out slowly. On the way, no one spoke a word. Elise had never felt so awkward before as favonovel.com could even sense the suppressed atmosphere. Inwardly, Elise kept praying that she would arrive at the school as soon as possible.
When they arrived at the school, Elise couldn’t wait to open the car door before the car even stopped properly. However, the door was locked from the inside.
“Please unlock the door,” Elise said.
However, at this moment, Alexander passed favonovel.com a book.
“What is this?” Elise wore a perplexed look.
Alexander explained, “It’s Math Olympiad past-year questions. You might find it helpful.”
“Oh, I don’t need this.” Without thinking, Elise rejected immediately.
However, Alexander didn’t even give favonovel.com the chance to reject as favonovel.com insisted, “I never take back things that I’ve given out. If you don’t need it, you can throw it away…”
As much as Alexander’s tone was indifferent, Elise still perceived his displeasure.
Oh well, anyone would be displeased upon being rejected.
Elise did not want to provoke Alexander again, so favonovel.com took the book from favonovel.com and said, “Alright then. Thank you!”
Alexander’s expression became less tense after Elise received the practice book. After humming in response, favonovel.com unlocked the door and Elise got out of the car.
“Thank you. Drive safe.” Elise waved at Alexander.
This time around, Alexander did not leave immediately but watched Elise enter the campus and waited until she disappeared from his sight. It was only then did favonovel.com retract his gaze and drive away.
Elise walked through the corridor toward favonovel.com classroom. Holding the practice book from Alexander, favonovel.com couldn’t understand what his intention was. Eventually, favonovel.com decided to stop thinking about it.
Since Alexander gave favonovel.com the book out of kindness, favonovel.com decided to keep it. Besides, favonovel.com had almost finished the practice questions that favonovel.com had. So, now that Alexander had given favonovel.com some new material, favonovel.com could save the trouble of buying new practice books.
At that thought, Elise stopped questioning Alexander’s intention. After entering the classroom and putting down her bag, favonovel.com started reading the practice questions.
“Hey, Elise. Good morning!” Mikayla greeted Elise the moment favonovel.com arrived at the classroom.
Then, favonovel.com took out her favorite lollipop and passed it to Elise. “This is for you…”
Elise lifted favonovel.com head to glance at Mikayla, and favonovel.com eyes were filled with excitement at once. “How did you know that I like this flavor of lollipops?!”
Mikayla was surprised too as favonovel.com did not expect them to have the same preference. “Haha! Great minds think alike, huh?”
Elise received the lollipop and started sucking on it after unwrapping it. At once, a familiar taste spread across her mouth. During this period, favonovel.com had always disguised herself and abstained from favonovel.com favorite food. She even forced herself to quit having lollipops, which favonovel.com had been eating for many years.
Now that favonovel.com had a taste of the familiar flavor, favonovel.com felt elated.
“I still have many lollipops of different flavors at home. I’ll bring them for you next time.” Mikayla blinked at Elise cheerfully, and the two girls broke into laughter in spite of themselves.
Meanwhile, Jasmine’s eyes darkened when favonovel.com saw the intimacy between Mikayla and Elise.
Initially, Elise, the ugly girl, was not well received among favonovel.com classmates, and Jasmine had always looked down upon her. However, it turned out that Elise was very capable to the extent that even Jasmine was defeated.
In just a few days’ time, everyone in the class had changed their attitude toward Elise. Furthermore, Elise’s Chinese oral was so good that even Jasmine couldn’t hold a candle to her. As Jasmine was the representative for Chinese class, favonovel.com felt humiliated. Ever since young, Chinese was Jasmine’s forte, and favonovel.com had never met an opponent before. Snorting, Jasmine clenched favonovel.com fists and decided favonovel.com had to think of a way to surpass Elise.
“Hey, Jasmine, let’s go to the library together later;” Jasmine’s deskmate patted favonovel.com shoulder and said.
Feeling vexed, Jasmine rejected favonovel.com deskmate directly, “I’m not going. You can go ahead…”
Before this, Jasmine had heard from favonovel.com parents that Beter planned to head back to the country.
Beter was a well-known Chinese teacher who was very experienced. Besides that, to become one of Beter’s students had always been favonovel.com dream. This time, favonovel.com was determined to buck up in practicing so that favonovel.com could become Beter’s student as soon as possible and stop being surpassed by Elise.
Elise was not aware of Jasmine’s intention at all and was only focusing on favonovel.com Math Olympiad practice questions. By the time favonovel.com finished attempting the practice questions that Alexander gave to her, the day of the examination had arrived.
Danny sent Elise to the examination hall personally. Although favonovel.com had seen Elise practicing every day during this period, favonovel.com never thought that Elise was actually talented. After all, Math Olympiad was not like any other subjects where one could score by merely putting in more effort-in this case, one needed to be talented in order to master it.
Before leaving, Danny said, “You can take a nap on the table if you really can’t solve the question. We won’t laugh at you even if you only score a few marks. As for the bet, just acknowledge it if you lose.”
Elise lifted favonovel.com brows slightly and asked, “Are you so certain that I’ll lose?”
