Lu Lin hadn’t expected that Chi Nian would casually make up a couple of statements, and Wang Xu would actually believe them.
744 points—ha, that was audacious!
Wang Xu must have spent all these years buried in books, turning his brain to mush; he couldn’t even tell such an obvious lie.
Lu Lin also hadn’t expected that, even at this point, his old classmate would still stubbornly stick to her own perspective.
He didn’t stop to consider—how could anyone fake College Entrance Exam results?
The College Entrance Exam was one of Huaguo’s most fair and transparent exams. The scores were fully traceable, and any falsification would be easily exposed.
Moreover…
Wang Xu subtly furrowed his brows. After more than two months apart, Lu Lin’s tone had become increasingly impolite. Wang Xu pushed up his glasses, planning to shoot a few retorts back at Lu Lin.
However, Wang Xu was a step too slow. Chi Nian had already beaten him to it.
“What does that have to do with anything?” Chi Nian looked at Lu Lin, her porcelain-white face full of curiosity, asking earnestly.
Hearing Chi Nian speak, Lu Lin’s anger surged to his forehead. He replied mercilessly, “You still have the nerve to ask? Don’t you have any idea of your own weight?”
“Hmm, I weigh ninety-two jin four liang. Didn’t you know?”
Chi Nian looked at Lu Lin with surprise, then lowered her head, as if pondering something.
“That’s strange. I thought, since you even know how I got into this school, you’d be my die-hard fan. You shouldn’t even be unaware of my weight listed on Baidu Encyclopedia. How’s that possible? So weird.”
“You, you…” Lu Lin extended his index finger at Chi Nian, paused for a long moment, but couldn’t get a complete sentence out.
“What? Oh, are you too excited to see your idol? I understand.”
Seeing that Lu Lin couldn’t say a word, Chi Nian helpfully filled in for him.
Her words made Lu Lin, who had the response on his lips, completely speechless. “You…”
Shut up, don’t talk nonsense!!!
“Alright, I get it. The class meeting will start soon. I’ll sign your autograph after it ends. Don’t worry—I won’t hold what just happened against you. A brain-dead fan showing some silly behavior to get their idol’s attention is understandable.” Chi Nian continued generously interpreting Lu Lin’s thoughts.
“Stop talking nonsense! Who the hell is your fan? Even if I liked a thief, I wouldn’t like you!” Lu Lin finally got a chance to speak, and he seized it.
“Oh~” Chi Nian dragged out the syllable. “So your idol is actually a thief? Oh my, I misunderstood. But classmate, that’s a strange hobby of yours, not good.”
Chi Nian wore a look of “just looking out for you.”
A stifled snicker escaped from someone in the crowd who couldn’t hold back.
To Lu Lin, this scene added more fuel to his already burning anger. Whether from frustration or embarrassment, he looked like a boiled shrimp—face red, neck thick.
“I’ll say it again: I don’t like thieves, and I won’t like you!” Lu Lin was clearly cornered, shouting the words fully.
Honestly, even now, Lu Lin couldn’t figure out how things escalated to this point. It seemed to have started the moment Chi Nian spoke.
“Okay, got it. Everything you said is correct. Alright? No need to be so loud.” Chi Nian rubbed her ears and replied somewhat perfunctorily.
Her words seemed to agree with Lu Lin, but coming from Chi Nian, they felt off. He couldn’t pinpoint why, but it didn’t feel right.
“Everyone heard that—Lu Lin said he doesn’t like me. Round it up: he’s my anti-fan. So, do you all still think what he said just now is credible?”
Chi Nian stated the facts and reasoned, letting Lu Lin’s own actions prove her innocence.
“Not credible,” two people said in unison.
Chi Nian looked over. One was naturally her adorable little fan. The other spoke unexpectedly, but his gentle demeanor made it somewhat reasonable.
Chi Nian gave Wang Xu a glance, silently saying, “Thank you.”
Wang Xu responded with a faint yet warm smile.
“Chi Nian, do you think you can just talk here and turn red into white, false into true? No matter what you say today, you can’t change your College Entrance Exam scores—unless you could travel through time. Then maybe, just maybe, you could defy fate.”
Perhaps he had calmed down. Lu Lin’s speech became more coherent, no longer incoherent like before.
But Dao Gao Yi Chi Mo Gao Yi Zhang—the higher the way, the stronger the devil. Lu Lin’s reaction was still completely under Chi Nian’s control.
Chi Nian lightly curved her lips. “See? You’re being reasonable. You understand logic: red can’t be made white just by talking. College Entrance Exam scores—whatever they are, they are what they are. No one can change that, no matter what they claim.”
“So, why not check the news in Jingshi on June 25? It clearly states that I, Chi Nian, scored 744 points. Looks like I accidentally became the top scorer. Not important—just a few points more than you.”
Chi Nian kindly pointed Lu Lin in the right direction.
As soon as she finished, a classmate found the June 25 news from Jingshi.
“Holy crap!”
“Bro, let me see!” Another classmate, curious at the reaction, pushed closer.
“No way! It’s really Chi Nian—744 points, definitely number one in the nation!”
The student was excited, speaking loudly enough for the classroom to hear clearly.
Previously, classmates who knew Chi Nian was in the entertainment industry were still in disbelief, even partially believing Lu Lin’s words. After all, Chi Nian’s previous academic performance had been poor under full public supervision. Some had even commented on Chi Nian’s Weibo that with her in the College Entrance Exam, there was no need to worry—she would always be at the bottom.
Now, seeing Chi Nian’s actual scores, they found it surreal. If these scores were at the bottom, their own results would be buried who knows how deep.
Some classmates who hadn’t paid attention to the entertainment industry before now accepted calmly that their classmate was the national top scorer.
The only person who seemed unable to accept this fact was probably Lu Lin. How could it be… Chi Nian… impossible?
“You…”