The class division exam has ended, and the students who are about to enter their third year of high school are enjoying a short holiday.

On the fifth day of the holiday, I discovered Su Yifan at a nearby bookstore.

The atmosphere at the Qi house has been really strange these days. I wonder if my calm and relaxed attitude has somehow provoked that mother and son duo. Yu Wan has been urging Qi Mingxi to study almost neurotically. Several times when I went downstairs at night, I could see the faint light from Qi Mingxi's study.

Staying in such an atmosphere for too long can drive anyone crazy, so I decided to go out for a walk.

Su Yifan squinted and smiled when he saw me: "You're finally out. I wasn't waiting in vain."

I walked over and sat opposite him: "Waiting for what?"

"Waiting for you," Su Yifan said mysteriously with a smile. "To seek advice from our new top student of the grade."

"Top of the grade?" I was puzzled. "Have the scores been released?"

"They were released a while ago. They are still being rechecked, but there shouldn't be any major issues."

This time, I was genuinely anxious: "How do you know?"

"Tsk," he smiled smugly and shook his head. "Do you think my dad's donation to that building was for nothing?"

I quickly asked him for the report card. He naturally took out his phone and lit up the screen: "Add me on WeChat, I'll send it to you."

The results for Mingli were long, especially with over a thousand students in our chosen subjects.

At the top of the list, it clearly read: Qi An.

I looked through each subject one by one, feeling a sudden pang of emotion. In my previous life, I had never been this good, just average, trailing nearly two hundred places behind Qi Mingxi, and was eventually assigned to a lower-tier experimental class.

I had been first many times in that experimental class, but none of those times was as impactful as this.

I suddenly remembered that Su Yifan was still beside me. I quickly sniffled and pretended to be relaxed: "Thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Su Yifan laughed. Then I remembered his scores: "How did you do?"

It was said Su Yifan always ranked at the bottom, and he himself didn't care much. His family was wealthy enough to ensure he never lacked food or drink.

I turned the pages quickly looking for his scores.

Su Yifan tried to stop me but it was too late; his scores were instantly highlighted.

...I was momentarily speechless.

Combining his six subjects, he barely reached three digits, with mathematics scoring in the single digits.

I swallowed hard and asked Su Yifan seriously.

"Su Yifan, is this really a score a human can achieve?"

...

After spending an entire afternoon at the bookstore, I returned home in the evening to find only the housekeeper there. I greeted her and took out the test papers Su Yifan had just given me in my bedroom.

Halfway through writing, I heard some noise outside. Qi Jun and the others must have returned, but it was overly lively, indicating more than just the three of them.

I didn't move from my seat until I finished a set of papers. Then I heard Yu Wan's exaggerated voice: "Oh dear, the teacher said we can check the results now."

Qi Jun has always paid close attention to Qi Mingxi's results. Hearing this, he quickly took out his phone.

I opened the door to see the room downstairs full of guests, with Yan Yi also present. Some guests were flattering Yu Wan: "Kids taught by Mrs. Qi certainly can't go wrong."

Yu Wan smiled modestly, while Qi Mingxi stood with his belly out like a puffed-up frog. Standing on the second floor watching this scene, it wasn't long before Yu Wan exclaimed: "Oh my, 118th place, that's very good!"

Qi Jun and Qi Mingxi immediately crowded over, with Qi Jun affectionately patting Qi Mingxi's head: "Well done, keep it up."

Seeing Qi Jun's approval, the others naturally praised Qi Mingxi: "With these scores, Mingxi is sure to secure a spot at F University, right? He'll inherit the family business in the future, and his mother will enjoy a peaceful life, haha!"

The one speaking was Yan Yi's mother, who kept flattering Yu Wan and Qi Mingxi without caring about Yan Yi's scores.

Yu Wan, feeling relieved, looked up and saw me: "Xiao An, have you checked your results yet? Do you want Auntie to check for you?"

Qi Mingxi interjected: "It's a waste of time to check; Mom, why are you even bothering?"

Yan Yi's mother followed Yu Wan's gaze and looked up when she heard my name, sizing me up from head to toe like I was an item, before smiling and saying: "This must be Xiao An. You're really pretty, come down and let Auntie have a look!"

I ignored Mrs. Yan and just smiled at Yu Wan: "Sure," I responded nonchalantly. "Auntie Yu, please check."

Mrs. Yan, feeling slighted by me, looked sternly at me again before saying: "Don't blame Auntie for speaking the truth, but as a girl, we aren't as smart as boys, no matter how outstandingly we perform, we still end up suffering. A woman should marry well rather than excel too much—you know—"

"Mrs. Yan," I coldly interrupted, looking down at her, "this isn't the Yan household."

At my words, the two middle-aged men present looked displeased. Mrs. Yan, who had always acted based on her husband's mood, promptly fell silent.

Yu Wan entered my name and student number, and after a while, her previously joyful expression turned frosty.

"What's wrong, Mom?" Qi Mingxi curiously leaned over, but in an instant, his face turned beet red.

"Impossible, this is impossible!" He snatched the phone from Yu Wan's hands and desperately refreshed the page: "Impossible!"

I watched coldly as he frantically panicked. Inside, I felt an immense satisfaction!

"She cheated!" Qi Mingxi was unable to get the result he wanted no matter how much he refreshed, so he threw the phone aside and glared at me standing on the second floor: "She must have conspired with Su Yifan! They must have cheated, sitting in front and behind each other during the exam!"

"Silence!" Qi Jun, who hadn't spoken until now, sternly rebuked Qi Mingxi. He glanced at Yu Wan: "Take him to his room first."

Still unconvinced, Qi Mingxi was pushed back to his room by Yu Wan. From the second floor, I watched this dramatic scene and called out to the Yan family who were about to leave: "Mrs. Yan—"

She turned back, and I gave her a radiant smile: "It seems Yan Yi isn't particularly bright either. He should stop studying. After all, it's better to marry well than to excel—joining another family is also an option."

With those words, Mrs. Yan's face turned blue with anger, and she stormed out.

"Xiao An!" Qi Jun called me from downstairs: "Come down!"

I obediently descended the stairs and sat on the sofa. He started with an inquiring tone: "Tell Dad, did you really cheat?"

"Ha," I laughed. "Dad, if Qi Mingxi were first in the grade today, would you ask him this?"

Qi Jun was momentarily at a loss for words, and I didn't feel the need to explain further.

After all, the answer was clear to me. If Qi Mingxi were the top scorer, Qi Jun would probably have thrown a grand party to announce it to the world.

"You and Mingxi are different," he tried to explain. "Mingxi is a boy; his thinking is naturally superior to yours."

Nonsense! Qi Jun's words disgusted me so much it made me want to vomit, I coldly laughed: "Indeed, if I had been discovered to be a boy back then, Qi Mingxi wouldn't be here today."

"How can you say that?!" Qi Jun sternly reprimanded me: "Is this how an older sister should speak? You should support your younger brother, helping him catch up to you."

Enraged, I laughed sarcastically: "Don't worry, Dad. I scored sixty points more than Qi Mingxi. For the rest of his life..."

"He will never catch up."

As soon as I finished, ignoring Qi Jun's stunned expression, I turned and walked out.