Chapter 48
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Chapter 48: Title
Song Yutian had solved the problem within sixty seconds of reading it. Qin Yuanzhuo stared incredulously before cautiously remarking, "Yutian, while forty minutes is tight, you shouldn’t rush carelessly…"
Song Yutian glanced sideways. "Time’s limited. We’ll work separately since you claim boys excel at science. Which do you prefer—math or chemistry?"
Qin Yuanzhuo stammered, "Uh…"
"I’ll handle the first five math problems. You take the chemistry section. We’ll cross-check later." Without waiting for confirmation, Song Yutian turned to their young companion. "I’m rusty with math formulas. May I consult you for difficult questions?"
"Of course, Sister Yutian!" The girl straightened eagerly.
"Thank you, little sister." Song Yutian’s smile momentarily stunned the girl, who nodded vigorously in response.
The program group anticipated contestants needing academic support but established safeguards: assistants could only help after explicit requests, with a five-question assistance limit per contestant.
Song Yutian’s mathematics section began simply—basic geometry and algebra problems took three minutes total. The third probability question proved trickier, while the fourth demanded tedious calculations that took eight minutes of scratch work.
The final function problem stumped her because she’d forgotten the formulas. "Xiaojia," she called to her assistant.
The girl snapped to attention. "Yes, Sister Yutian?"
"Please examine this last question."
"Absolutely!" Xiaojia accepted the scratch paper and pencil with solemn determination.
While Xiaojia worked, Song Yutian observed Qin Yuanzhuo struggling with his third chemistry problem as he repeatedly crossed out calculations. She noted, "Your unit’s incorrect here… and this calculation seems flawed."
Qin Yuanzhuo silently extended his pen toward her.
Surprised, Song Yutian accepted it. "Aren’t you double-checking?"
Qin Yuanzhuo said, "No need, you go ahead."
He appeared to have completely surrendered to defeat.
In the live broadcast room, bullet comments erupted into heated discussions once more.
[Uh, has Qin Yuanzhuo given up?]
[Entertainment industry’s academic ace? This is it?]
[Stop hating! He graduated middle school ages ago. You might not fare better.]
[Who’s hating? He volunteered to take charge himself.]
[Qin’s fans explain: How is Song Yutian outperforming him this much?]
[How do you know Song Yutian isn’t just scribbling nonsense?]
Forty minutes later, the examination concluded.
The program group collected all test papers and examination materials.
Song Yutian and Qin Yuanzhuo rose from their seats.
Song Yutian told the girl, "We owe our passing to you."
The girl shook her head vigorously. "Not at all! Sister Yutian, you were incredible! I saw how you solved those problems—you’re definitely winning first place!"
Song Yutian smiled warmly. "Thank you for the kind words. I wish you success in next year’s entrance exams, Xiaojia."
The girl blinked in surprise before exclaiming, "Thank you, Sister Yutian! I’ll work extra hard!"
Post-event, students were ushered into another classroom for interviews while contestants bid farewell and boarded the villa-bound bus.
In the interview chamber, the director queried students about their program experience and impressions of their partnered contestants.
A male student from Su Moying and Gu Feng’s group gushed earnestly, "Sister Moying’s so gentle, approachable, and stunningly beautiful! I adore her!"
The director prodded, "What about Brother Gu Feng?"
"Brother Gu Feng’s cool too. And handsome," the boy added.
[The forced compliment for Mr. Gu is killing me lol]
[Can’t blame him – he’s a boy. Female students might appreciate Mr. Gu more.]
[Hahaha proves Moying’s charm transcends age barriers!]
A girl from Zhong Yueli and Wei Yao’s group declared, "I equally adore Sister Wei Yao and Brother Yueli."
When pressured to choose, she hesitated before confessing, "Maybe Sister Wei Yao… because she picked me first during selections."
[Director channeling those annoying ‘mom or dad?’ relatives]
[Kids make choices—adults claim both!]
Other groups similarly praised their respective contestants’ warmth and approachability.
Finally, class representative Wang Xiaojia from Song Yutian’s group faced the camera.
The director began, "Impressions of the contestants? Start with Brother Qin Yuanzhuo."
After contemplation, Wang Xiaojia offered, "Brother Yuanzhuo’s more handsome than on television."
"And Sister Song Yutian?"
The girl’s eyes sparkled with admiration. "Sister Yutian’s breathtakingly beautiful—especially when smiling! She’s brilliant too. I’ll become just like her—a gorgeous, intelligent, formidable woman!"
Contestants returned to the villa as dusk fell.
A green felt board displaying childhood photos from the morning guessing game dominated the living room.
The director announced through his megaphone, "Let’s tally everyone’s red flowers."
"First segment: Kindergarten entrance photo recognition."
Staff members distributed scarlet blossoms beneath each photo. Initial results showed narrow margins—Song Yutian and Zhong Yueli led with fifteen flowers each, others trailing closely with low teens.
"Next: Morning kindergarten interaction scores."
The second flower distribution revealed stark contrasts.
Song Yutian dominated individually with twenty-nine blooms, while Qin Yuanzhuo scraped by with merely three.
Wei Yao and Zhong Yueli each secured twenty flowers this round, their combined forty surpassing Song Yutian and Qin Yuanzhuo’s thirty-two.
The felt board now displayed:
1st: Wei Yao & Zhong Yueli – 67 flowers
2nd: Song Yutian & Qin Yuanzhuo – 58 flowers
3rd: Shen Xi & Liu Tian – 55 flowers
The remaining two groups, Su Moying and Gu Feng, ranked fourth in terms of the number of red flowers, while Gong Yu and An Xin had the least.
The director said, "Everything isn’t decided yet. In the final exam round, you can earn three small red flowers for each correct answer, up to a maximum of thirty. So, competitors with lower rankings still have opportunities!"
Liu Tian raised his hand and asked, "Have our test papers been graded yet?"
The director nodded. "Of course! We’ll start announcing everyone’s middle school exam results immediately!"
He waved his hand, and a staff member brought over a stack of papers.
Taking them, the director declared, "I’ll call you up to collect your papers in order from lowest to highest scores!"
[Help! Even during vacation, I can’t escape the agony of score announcements.]
[So relatable! My middle school teachers used to hand out papers exactly like this.]
[Haha, glad I’ve graduated—this is pure entertainment now!]
[Top scorers must be excited, though. Look at Mr. Gu’s smug face—he’s totally confident!]
Though the answering process had been fully livestreamed, with questions displayed in each stream’s top-right corner, contestants’ specific answers weren’t shown.
Thus, viewers remained unaware of how many questions each group had answered correctly.
The director began announcing results: "The lowest score is nine red flowers for three correct answers. The owners of this paper are—"
"Gu Feng and Su Moying."
Both contestants and viewers erupted in shock. Logically, Gu Feng was the only participant admitted to a top university through academic merit.
[What’s happening? Isn’t Mr. Gu highly educated?]
[Seriously? Only three out of ten right?]
[This is brutal—didn’t their English class rep help at all?]
[Sniffles… Could our sweet Moying have dragged them down?]
As confusion spread, the broadcast team helpfully replayed a key moment:
Onscreen, Su Moying asked, "Brother Gu Feng, shouldn’t this question be option A?"
Gu Feng confidently pointed elsewhere: "Definitely C. I knew instantly."
Su Moying hesitated before nodding. "Oh… really?"
The English class representative, who’d opened her mouth to speak but closed it after Gu Feng’s answer, wore a conflicted expression.
The screen’s corner flashed: Correct Answer: A.
Audience: …
After this one-minute replay, viewers understood why the pair scored so low. Gu Feng hadn’t consulted their English helper at all—he’d answered solo. Worse, he’d even overruled Su Moying’s lone correct answer.
[If they’d just listened to Yingying, they’d have gotten one more right!]
[Why ignore the class rep? Such stubbornness!]
[RIP Moying’s points today…]
[Nooo! Don’t let our Yingying get eliminated early!]
Gu Feng retrieved his paper with a stormy expression. He’d aimed to prove his superiority without Song Yutian, only to end up in last place. Song Yutian would surely gloat now.
Stealing a glance, he saw Song Yutian turned away, speaking with Qin Yuanzhuo, wholly ignoring him. His chest tightened—until Su Moying spoke softly: "Brother Gu Feng, it’s alright."
Startled by her comfort, Gu Feng forced a smile. "Moying, don’t worry. I’ll always support you."
Su Moying beamed. "I’m not sad! We tried our best—we’ll do better tomorrow!"
Her radiant smile stunned him anew. Perhaps she wasn’t as delicate as he’d assumed.
Next, Gong Yu and An Xin were announced with five correct answers (15 red flowers). Their replay mirrored the earlier disaster—male dominance leading to five unassisted wrong answers.
With both groups trailing from earlier rounds, the top three spots now belonged to the remaining unnamed groups.
The director concluded: "Next, we’ll announce two groups simultaneously—both scored seven correct answers for twenty-one red flowers!"
"These two groups are Liu Tian and Shen Xi’s group, as well as Zhong Yueli and Wei Yao’s group."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone knew Song Yutian and Qin Yuanzhuo had achieved the highest score in the final Q&A session.
However, after simple calculations, both contestants and audience members realized—
Liu Tian and Shen Xi had already secured third place. Meanwhile, Wei Yao’s group and Song Yutian’s group had a nine-flower gap from the previous round.
This meant Song Yutian’s group couldn’t possibly win.
