It’s possible that every group has sent messages.
After replying, Qiao Huaiyao switched back to the video call. For some reason, in his past life, it was always a routine of dormitories, labs, and classrooms, and Qiao Huaiyao didn’t find anything unusual about it. When he was focused on experiments, he didn’t even return to the dormitory; he would just stay in the lab.
Qiao Huaiyao didn’t find it boring, but now, sitting alone in the dorm, he felt like something was missing.
Maybe he had gotten used to Bai Jinyan being by his side. Yesterday, they were so close, but today, there were several cities apart. When it was time for class, Bai Jinyan walked to the classroom while holding his phone and said, “I’m going to class; I’ll call you after class.” After saying that, he didn’t hang up immediately. Qiao Huaiyao replied, “Okay.”
Qiao Huaiyao hadn’t eaten breakfast. He picked a piece of peach pastry from the snacks Bai Jinyan had bought for him. Eating a small piece of peach pastry with some lemon water, he considered it his combined breakfast and lunch.
After Qiu Shufeng submitted his paper, the dormitory group chat became lively.
Qiu Shufeng: “I have a feeling! I definitely won’t fail this time!”
Wang Zhan: “Stay calm, you were the first to get your hands on the notes from the study god. Failing would be embarrassing.”
Yu Luofan: “Praying fervently.”
There was no need to ask; it was clear that they had done well on the exam.
Qiu Shufeng: “I’m sure of it. Our batch of freshmen has definitely passed the most subjects.”
As a teaching assistant, he occasionally helped the instructor organize the list of students who failed in previous years, and the subject with the most failures was usually this one. Sometimes, if three students passed directly in one batch of freshmen, that was considered excellent. Passing the re-exam was also good; for some difficult subjects, students had to come back for re-exams even after their internships because failing meant no graduation certificate.
Wang Zhan: “Study god, where are you? Are you in the dorm? I’m going to the cafeteria later. What do you want to eat? I’ll bring it to you.”
Qiu Shufeng: “Get lost, all of you! Don’t you know that I deliver food for a living? Study god, don’t mind them. Send me a private message, and I’ll deliver it to you.”
Qiao Huaiyao: “No need, I’ve already eaten.”
When this message was sent, Qiao Huaiyao had just finished the last small piece of peach pastry. He threw away the packaging and went back to his bedroom.
Grading the papers went quickly. Aside from some nonsensical answers where students wrote the questions and answers together, many papers had large empty spaces. There was no time to grade slowly.
In the afternoon, they gathered in the large lecture hall to pick up their graded papers, and there was no assigned seating according to student numbers. Qiu Shufeng and the others arrived early and saved a seat for Qiao Huaiyao. “Study god, come here!”
Qiao Huaiyao walked over. There were quite a few people in the classroom, and he checked the time; it wasn’t time to receive the papers yet. “Why did you all come so early?”
Wang Zhan smiled and said, “To grab seats, of course. Sitting in the front row makes it easier to hear, and if we have any questions, we can ask the professor.”
“If you sit at the back… you can ask, but it’s troublesome for the professor to keep coming back and forth,” Qiu Shufeng asked a senior and added, “And it can also leave a good impression on the professor. Maybe if the professor is in a good mood, they might be more lenient in grading.”
Qiao Huaiyao raised an eyebrow, having little knowledge of this kind of gossip, and it was the first time he heard of it.
The professor sat at the podium, organized the papers into categories, and handed the first one to the teaching assistant. “The papers being distributed now have passed.”
Passing meant not needing a re-exam next year, which meant they could leave once they received their papers. The ones left were the ones who didn’t pass, waiting for the professor to record their results.
When it was his turn to receive the paper, Qiu Shufeng was not surprised. He looked at the B grade on top of the paper and clenched his fist happily, “Awesome.”
Excited and not knowing how to express it, he had been studying notes to the point of exhaustion during this period. He even dreamed of notes chasing him. Now that it was finally over, Qiu Shufeng was so excited that he said, “Wu… study god, let me kowtow to you.”
Qiao Huaiyao: “…”
Stay away from me.
Considering the professor was still at the podium, Qiu Shufeng didn’t make a big move.
Wang Zhan and Yu Luofan’s papers were also gradually handed out.
The teaching assistant had just a few papers, and it didn’t look thick.
After the last one was handed out, the assistant walked back to the podium.
Qiu Shufeng paused his smile, “Hey? What about the study god?”
He immediately reached out, “Professor, did you forget to give out a passing paper for Qiao Huaiyao?”
How could Qiao Huaiyao possibly not pass?
The professor pushed up his glasses, “Don’t worry, let me explain.”
The professor remained seated and picked up a paper. “In this exam, the only perfect score was obtained by Qiao Huaiyao. Not a single mistake in any question, and for some questions, there were multiple correct ways to answer. Let me show it to everyone.”
Qiu Shufeng immediately widened his eyes. A perfect score?!
Wang Zhan also looked in astonishment at Qiao Huaiyao. He knew Qiao Huaiyao was a good student, but he didn’t expect…
Indeed, a student chased by the admissions office of a prestigious university couldn’t possibly be mediocre, only excelling in academics.
In the previous life, Qiao Huaiyao had entered the lab before the results came out. Later, he only knew that he hadn’t failed.
In the last few years, the only perfect score had been passed from beginning to end.
No need to say more; the ones holding the papers were handling them with great care, afraid of accidentally crumpling or damaging them.
However, someone at the back found an issue while reviewing the paper and couldn’t help but raise their hand. “Professor! Why does this student have double the points for the fifth question?”
“A perfect A score, but you’ve given an S.”
He failed himself, but others got double the score?
The professor sipped his tea, explaining leisurely, “Because of a data error, Qiao Huaiyao corrected the mistaken data to the correct values and then answered this question, earning points. If you can do it too, I’ll give you points.”
The professor picked up the paper and couldn’t help but say, “And the S is because there isn’t a higher applicable grading method; if there were, it would be even higher.”
With many ways to solve a question, as long as you solved it, you would be given points.
Qiu Shufeng blinked, looking at Qiao Huaiyao with a dumbfounded expression.
Qiao Huaiyao always managed to be even more amazing than he thought whenever he thought he was doing well.
“The students who passed can leave now.” The professor waited until the papers had made a full circle and returned to Qiao Huaiyao. He stood up and said, “Next, let’s discuss the papers.”
In a room full of students, about one-third stood up—
As they walked out of the classroom, Qiu Shufeng couldn’t help but say, “Study god, you’re really something. You act like it’s nothing to get a B in the exam, and Qiao Huaiyao got the highest score and remains so composed.”
Wang Zhan marveled, “Incredible. No wonder people have been trying to give you love letters through us. I mean, who wouldn’t want to, considering your achievements?”
Why does a person like that exist, flawless and capable of anything without any shortcomings?
Qiao Huaiyao tapped his fingertip, “Love letters…?”
“Yep,” Wang Zhan shrugged, “After the variety show aired, many people tried to get your contact information through us. We were on high alert and didn’t reveal a word.”
They had discussed countermeasures in their group chat. However, seeing Qiao Huaiyao’s reaction, they realized he probably hadn’t noticed.
Their messages were scrolling too fast, and they didn’t save chat records.
Not constantly glued to their phones, it was indeed challenging to notice.
“As for the contact information, we refused using the reason that you have someone you like,” Wang Zhan smirked, “Rest assured, it’s like several walls.”
Yu Luofan nodded, “Yes, that reason… Others won’t believe it, and it’s troublesome when they keep asking.”
Qiao Huaiyao thought for a moment and said, “Then let’s come up with a different reason.”
Qiu Shufeng asked, “Hmm? What reason?”
Qiao Huaiyao smiled slightly, “I’m no longer single.”
“Ah? Is it true?” Qiu Shufeng looked astonished.
I spent the entire holiday studying.
You appeared in a variety show, attended an awards ceremony, and found yourself a partner??
Is that reasonable!
“It’s true,” Qiao Huaiyao didn’t explicitly say who it was.
Qiu Shufeng never doubted that the study god would lie to him about such matters, and he couldn’t help but give a thumbs up, “Nice, that’s bold.”
Wang Zhan analyzed sensibly, “Usually, when someone in the dorm is no longer single, they have to treat everyone, so it’s a good time. I’ll treat you all to a meal.”
Qiu Shufeng squinted, making a sound of surprise.
Isn’t it usually the one with a partner who treats? What’s this single guy joining in on the fun for?
Of course, when it comes to treating the study god to a meal, it should be me!
“No need,” Qiao Huaiyao said casually, “He’ll come over in a few days, and we’ll treat you.”
“Haha, sounds good.” Qiu Shufeng sent private messages to the other two, “On the day of the treat, I’ll secretly pay the bill. You’re not allowed to compete with me!”
While chatting, they walked to the dormitory building, and Qiao Huaiyao’s phone rang.
The ringtone was a movie theme song sung by Bai Jinyan.
Qiao Huaiyao looked at the caller ID, “You guys go ahead, I’ll go back to the dorm.”
Qiu Shufeng waved and said, “Sure, don’t forget about the early class tomorrow morning, study god.”
“Okay.”
Qiao Huaiyao answered the video call and walked upstairs, “Bro, I got my exam results today. Guess how many points.”
Bai Jinyan chuckled and said, “Full marks.”
The response was immediate and confident, as if he had seen the score.
Qiao Huaiyao was taken aback, “Huh?”
Bai Jinyan remained unfazed, “My boyfriend has such excellent academic performance; it must be a full score.”
Qiao Huaiyao heard this, opened his mouth but didn’t say anything, and his eyes curved with a slight smile.
Bai Jinyan sent him an emoji from the chat, [pat_head.jpg], along with a transfer. The transfer note read: “Pocket money as a reward.”
Seeing this, Qiao Huaiyao smiled and couldn’t help but tease, “You seem to be coaxing a child.” Except the amount was a bit large.
“Yes,” Bai Jinyan didn’t deny it, but instead admitted, “I’m indeed coaxing a kid.”
Qiao Huaiyao cleared his throat and smoothly changed the topic without leaving any traces, “Let me show you my exam paper.” They had just returned to the dormitory. Qiao Huaiyao placed his phone on the stand, took out the exam paper, aimed it at the camera. The details of the questions were not visible, only the letter “S”.
But Bai Jinyan also saw the words at the edge, and Qiao Huaiyao’s handwriting was also good. The answer area of the exam paper was not divided into grids, and the writing was straight and neat even for a whole line, without any slanting. Writing like this, even if there were six or seven lines of content, it looked very tidy.
A “click.”
“Brother?” Qiao Huaiyao put down the exam paper after Bai Jinyan saw it and heard the sound, he asked curiously, “Did you take a screenshot?”
During a video call, you couldn’t take photos with your phone. Only the sound of a screenshot was similar to that of taking a photo.
“Yeah.” Bai Jinyan simply cropped the image and said, “Posting on Weibo.”
Qiao Huaiyao raised an eyebrow slowly, “Hmm…?”
Seeing his gaze fixed on the phone, Qiao Huaiyao also took the phone off the stand.
Opened Weibo.
The first post on the homepage was Bai Jinyan’s Weibo.
Bai Jinyan’s usual Weibo posts were usually just images or very few words.
This time was a bit different.
Bai Jinyan V: Look. @Qiao Huaiyao.
The accompanying picture was that shining “S.”
Before clicking into the post, there were already hundreds of comments.
After pausing outside to read this Weibo, clicking in, it had already broken into the tens of thousands.
Scrolling down, in the comments, the first and most prominent one that caught Qiao Huaiyao’s eye at the top of the comment section said:
[Break up, everyone break up. This person is showing off their kid.]
Then, the owner of this comment replied to themselves:
[Wuwu, I don’t want to break up. I want one too.]