The Citywide Exam: A Slap to Liu Xiuping's Pride

The next day, Mr. Bo once again went through the challenging task of waking up the young girl to ensure she wouldn't be late for her exam.

He packed her test supplies and handed them to her as she was still struggling to keep her eyes open in the car. "Do your best on the exam, but it's okay if you don't do well. I'll still give you a reward, Star."

Last night, he had reflected seriously and realized that he shouldn't put so much pressure on the little girl.

Being too tense wasn't ideal.

He had woken up in the middle of the night and noticed light coming from under her door, and the practice books on the living room table were missing.

He suspected that his nervousness yesterday had caused her to stay up late doing problems, so he decided to comfort her today.

Even if she didn't do well, she was still his precious one, and any rewards she deserved would not be withheld.

Ji Chuxing tilted her head and glanced at him.

Without a word, she just snorted!

She had hidden the practice books away and decided never to write in them again.

She had done several live streams last night and was utterly exhausted.

Taking her admission ticket and pencil case, Ji Chuxing drowsily entered the exam hall.

By the time she reached the floor below, the bell for distributing the test papers had already rung. Old Huang, the invigilator, had been anxiously waiting for Ji Chuxing to appear, and he was relieved when he finally saw her.

Old Huang rushed over without a word: "Ji, you're finally here! Hurry in, hurry in. You only have fifteen more minutes before you can't enter the exam hall. Oh, how are you feeling? Are you alright?"

Yesterday, Bo Yanchen had said that Ji Chuxing was unwell, which worried Old Huang.

Ji Chuxing mumbled, "I'm fine."

Not at all hurried, she handed the bottle of milk, which Bo Yanchen had forced her to drink but which she hadn't touched, to Old Huang, and then entered the exam hall.

Old Huang was moved to tears. He felt that Ji still cared about him, knowing he hadn't had breakfast.

Coincidentally, the proctor for this exam hall was Liu Xiuping, the homeroom teacher of the Qihang class.

Seeing Ji Chuxing, Liu Xiuping immediately became agitated.

"Why are you so late? Time is up; you're not allowed to enter the exam hall!"

Liu Xiuping's voice boomed, and everyone in the hall couldn't help but look over.

The exam halls were assigned based on the previous test results, and there were quite a few students from Class 16 in this one.

Seeing Ji Chuxing being stopped, they became anxious.

How could this be!

Students weren't supposed to be denied entry until fifteen minutes after the start of the exam. Wasn't Liu Xiuping deliberately making things difficult for their Goddess Ji?

Liu Xiuping expected Ji Chuxing to plead with her, but instead, Ji Chuxing simply said, "Oh," and turned to leave.

Liu Xiuping snorted.

Sure enough, she was still a slacker who didn't even want to take the exam.

But the students from Class 16 were indignant!

One by one, they stood up: "Why isn't Goddess Ji allowed to enter the exam hall? The papers have just been distributed, and we're still reading the questions. The exam hasn't even started yet!"

"Quiet down! This is exam time; no talking!" Liu Xiuping barked angrily.

"Just say why our Goddess Ji can't enter the exam hall!"

"Because I'm the proctor!" Liu Xiuping was furious. These students were completely out of control!

"If you continue to make a fuss, none of you will take the exam! Get out!"

The students from Class 16 all stood up and threw down their test papers: "Fine, we won't take it! Who cares? We can't even focus with you around. You won't get off easy either. Come on, let's go see the principal!"

Two students lifted Liu Xiuping, and she shouted, "You, you've gone too far!"

Just as the commotion was reaching its peak, Ji Chuxing returned, accompanied by the principal, who was also an invigilator.

Ji Chuxing had been lectured by Old Huang on the first floor and by the principal on the second. Her figure had just appeared at the staircase entrance when the principal grabbed her again.

Seeing the principal, the two boys who were holding Liu Xiuping instantly let go and scurried back to their seats.

The principal: "..."

Do you think I can't see you?

But the principal was very angry. For now, he didn't say much to the students.

Liu Xiuping was about to complain to the principal about the students' insubordination when she heard him coldly say, "Teacher Liu, you are relieved of your duties as a proctor for the next two days. This exam hall will be supervised by Teacher Li. Ji, go in first."

Then, he swept a glance over the entire hall: "Settle down. The exam has started. Be quiet and do not disturb the other exam halls!"

After speaking, the principal called Teacher Li, who was in the office, to come over.

Liu Xiuping was stunned: "Principal, I..."

Principal Qin raised a hand to stop her and entered the hall. He personally handed the test paper to Ji Chuxing and addressed the entire hall: "Focus on your exams. After the exam, those who need to submit self-criticisms should do so."

A chorus of groans filled the hall. Ji Chuxing tapped the table, and the entire hall instantly fell silent.

Satisfied, the principal nodded and led Liu Xiuping out of the hall. "Teacher Liu, you have been extremely inappropriate. As a teacher, you not only targeted a student but also deliberately violated the rules."

This was equivalent to dereliction of duty, a serious error that violated a teacher's professional ethics and integrity.

"Principal, I didn't..."

"You don't need to explain," Principal Qin said sternly. "I don't want to check the surveillance footage right now, but I hope this is the last time. Otherwise, Nan High School will reconsider your employment."

Struck by this unexpected blow, Liu Xiuping couldn't believe such words had come from Principal Qin's mouth.

She was the homeroom teacher of the Qihang class. Wouldn't the school be concerned about the impact on the Qihang class's college entrance exam if they replaced her?

Every year, the top scorers came from the Qihang class.

Replacing the teacher at the last minute would surely cause a huge disruption. What if it affected their college entrance exam?

But the principal left her no room for argument. The temporary proctor, Teacher Li, had already arrived.

Liu Xiuping could only grit her teeth and leave.

The Chinese language exam was the most time-consuming because of the amount of writing required. Fortunately, the first two pages were multiple-choice questions.

In this exam hall, the students were the bottom 50 from the last exam. Ji Chuxing had become quite famous at Nan High School recently, and many curious eyes watched her even during the exam.

So, many people saw the young girl flip through the test paper, casually glance at it for a few seconds, and then quickly fill in the answers.

Holy crap!

Goddess Ji truly lived up to her name!

Though they were slackers too, they wouldn't dare to just scribble down answers like that.

Even if they were guessing, they would spend at least a minute deliberating!

After all, when faced with three long options and one short, they would still compare them for a while!

Goddess Ji, indeed, even her guesses exuded a confidence that seemed to say, "I know everything, these are such trivial questions!"

Thus, the proctor, Teacher Li, suddenly noticed that something was amiss in the exam hall.

It was as if the students had been injected with adrenaline, furiously writing as if they knew exactly what they were doing.

It wasn't that Teacher Li was underestimating them; she had supervised this hall before.

Teacher Li was shocked.

These students, who usually fell asleep within ten minutes of starting the exam, were now biting their pen tips and carefully reading the questions.

Some were even tearing up scratch paper to draw lots for their answers!