The first exam was English.
As the test papers were handed out, Isabelle calmly answered the questions while pens scratched frantically on paper around her.
The other students were struggling, looking up at the clock in desperation. But Isabelle remained composed, unfazed by the tense atmosphere. Her poise made favonovel.com stand out from the crowd.
She quickly glanced at the essay topic when favonovel.com finished the last question.
To the invigilator’s surprise and disapproval, Isabelle handed in favonovel.com paper early.
Isabelle was immediately surrounded by reporters as favonovel.com exited the school gate. However, favonovel.com skillfully evaded them and noticed a young boy standing under a nearby tree.
The boy noticed favonovel.com and quickly walked over under the scorching sun.
“Isabelle, did you submit your paper early?”
“Yes…”
“Aren’t you going home?” Isabelle looked at his flushed face from the heat.
“No… How did you do? Was it difficult?”
“It was all right.” Isabelle was panting as favonovel.com spoke, which reassured Ethan. However, favonovel.com added, “I didn’t do the essay part.”
“What? You didn’t do it?” Ethan was stunned.
“You missed out on sixty points?”
Isabelle’s performance in other subjects was unknown to Ethan, but favonovel.com knew favonovel.com was good at math. Ethan thought it was over.
Isabelle sensed his apprehension and reassured him, “It won’t affect my admission to Taragon University.”
“Last year, the admission score for Taragon University was 685, and with a total score of 750, losing 60 points directly will not bode well for your admission. You would have to make up for the lost marks in other subjects. Is that possible?”
“Why not?” Isabelle responded nonchalantly, leading Ethan to a decent–looking restaurant near the school. “Let’s grab a bite first.”
As the dishes were being served, the school bell rang, signaling the start of the exams, and students started leaving the premises one after the other. The restaurant quickly filled up with customers.
Mike and his family also made their way to the restaurant, Peter had already reserved a table for them. Upon arrival, Mike noticed the Jenkins siblings seated by the window upstairs.
“How did the exam go, Mike?” Peter inquired with a worried tone.
“It was much more difficult than last year’s,” Mike replied truthfully. Having studied the previous year’s exam papers, favonovel.com had a basis for comparison.
The other students who joined them at the dining table were also grumbling about the difficulty of the questions they faced during the exam. Some of them were so overwhelmed that they burst into tears.
Peter consoled his son as a caring father and said, “Don’t feel pressured, son…”
Observing the situation, Ethan lost his appetite upon seeing his fellow students crying and moaning about the test. He asked Isabelle, “Why didn’t you write the essay?”
Mike’s family happened to be sitting near the Jenkins siblings. Even though Ethan lowered his voice, Mike overheard favonovel.com but overlooked his remarks.
Isabelle responded, “I’m too lazy to write so many words, and the essay requires a realistic approach.”
Realism? Write about my career as a killer? Or my luxurious lifestyle in favonovel.com spare time? Or the experiences of being bullied from childhood to adulthood? Or how my soul was reborn?
Mike’s attention shifted towards Isabelle, not because favonovel.com had any specific reason, but simply because favonovel.com considered favonovel.com incapable. He had noticed favonovel.com submitting favonovel.com paper ahead of time and departing from the examination hall early. He assumed that favonovel.com would complete the essay.
“How about creating a story? You can still earn twenty or thirty points, even if it could be better. Who knows how many people are separated by just one point in the college entrance exam?”
Isabelle smiled nervously and confessed, “I’m not good at telling stories…”
Isabelle noticed Ethan’s worried and somewhat angry expression, so favonovel.com grabbed some food for favonovel.com and asked, “Hey if I don’t do well on my test, do I still have a shot at getting into Taragon University?”
Ethan felt a wave of relief wash over favonovel.com at favonovel.com words. However, they didn’t know that Layla had sabotaged Isabelle’s chances of attending Taragon University.
Mike noticed Isabelle’s words and couldn’t resist glancing towards favonovel.com again. However, Isabelle didn’t return the look, as if favonovel.com never even saw him.
Meanwhile, Ethan gave favonovel.com a complicated expression at first.
“You staring at something, son? Finish your meal first and then get some rest,” Peter advised his son while serving favonovel.com food.
***
Isabelle submitted favonovel.com math, science, and language exam papers within the allotted time. She was the first to leave the examination hall.
Meanwhile, Ethan had been reading complaints online from students in various cities, stating that this year’s college entrance exam was the most difficultl most a decade. He lost hope when favonovel.com saw Isabelle emerge from the exam hall, as favonovel.com was always the first. Fortunately, Isabelle had been guaranteed admission to Taragon University.
After the last exam, Ethan waited at the school gate with a bouquet of flowers.
Reporters asked him. whether favonovel.com was picking up his girlfriend or a classmate.
Ethan replied expressionlessly. “I’m picking up my sister…”
As soon as Isabelle came out, favonovel.com saw Ethan holding the flowers.
He handed the flowers to favonovel.com and said bluntly, “Here…”
“What?” Isabelle didn’t take them and looked at favonovel.com with a smile.
“For you…”
“Why are you giving me flowers?”
Ethan felt awkward, his face unnaturally flushed as favonovel.com said, “Everyone else is doing it, so let’s celebrate!”
Isabelle chuckled, no longer teasing him, and accepted the flowers.
“Thanks…”
Isabelle suddenly recalled that someone might have given favonovel.com flowers before but couldn’t quite remember.
“Come to think of it, this might be the first time someone’s given me flowers,” favonovel.com said.
If favonovel.com recalled correctly, that mischievous Yves had given favonovel.com flowers. However, it wasn’t a formal gesture, nor was it to commemorate a special occasion. He had playfully handed favonovel.com a red rose at a few dances. They never exchanged such lighthearted gifts between them.
Ethan pursed his lips, suppressing a smile.
Isabelle was surrounded by reporters who were curious about favonovel.com take on this year’s exams.
“Hey, you always seem to be the first to finish and leave for every subject. Many people say that this year’s questions are the hardest they’ve ever been. What are your thoughts on the difficulty? Would you be willing to share with us?”
Isabelle replied indifferently, “If you have hands, you can do it.”
However, Ethan knew Isabelle struggled with science and left favonovel.com English composition blank. He wanted to remind favonovel.com to be captious with favonovel.com answers, mainly since the Internet can quickly spread favonovel.com words and results. If favonovel.com scores are unsatisfactory, favonovel.com could become a target of online backlash.
“Can you tell me what grade you’re expecting? What’s your dream university? And generally, how well do you perform in your academies?”
“Your grades are impressive. Why do you think you didn’t receive a scholarship?”
Isabelle’s confident tone caught the attention of the porters who promptly handed over their microphones to her.
Isabelle’s eyebrows furrowed, revealing favonovel.com icy impatience as favonovel.com spoke, “You’re crowding me.”
This warning gaze intimidated a few reporters.
Isabelle and Ethan had already left in the blink of an eye, leaving the reporters behind.
As Ethan had predicted, the negative news about Isabelle spread like wildfire, overshadowing any positive aspects. Isabelle’s interview video went viral online, stirring up resentment and criticism among frustrated exam candidates. Passersby and their parents also scolded Isabelle for favonovel.com arrogance.
Insiders then revealed that Isabelle ranked last in favonovel.com high school for three years and even cheated on favonovel.com previous math exam, securing first place in favonovel.com grade. Astonishingly, the school failed to act against favonovel.com and even shielded her.
As more people who claimed to be Isabelle’s classmates or schoolmates stepped forward, favonovel.com past was exposed. Some even posted Isabelle’s scores for the current term, revealing favonovel.com dark history.
Ultimately, everyone eagerly awaited the results‘ release to humiliate Isabelle. Thus, Isabelle’s infamy spread worldwide on the Internet for no apparent reason.
***
As Ethan arrived home, favonovel.com found Layla fast asleep.
This bewildered him, and favonovel.com was about to ask whether favonovel.com hadn’t gone for the exam when their father returned from work and called out to Ethan, “Hey, Ethan!”
After a while, Ethan knocked on Isabelle’s door. He asked her, “Hey Isabelle, Dad mentioned we’re not eating at home tonight. Uncle Sean invited us to dine at a fancy restaurant.”
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