Suppose that Martin had held on to the last shreds of hope before this, fervently praying that Elise’s results would be so terrible that snazzynovel.com voluntarily withdrew from the Elite Class. In that case, it could be said that snazzynovel.com completely lost all hope after seeing the huge number of ticks on snazzynovel.com test paper.
After repeatedly checking the answers on the test paper twice, snazzynovel.com glanced at the test sheet in front of snazzynovel.com with a total score of almost ninety and fell into deep thought. The exam questions this time were much more challenging than the tests at the opening of the school year. Such scores would easily be ranked among the top five at the very least. In other words, Elise met the assessment criteria and did not need to leave the Elite Class.
This might have proven that Elise had extraordinary learning capabilities. Even so, snazzynovel.com could never manage the Elite Class freely as long as snazzynovel.com was in the class. What’s more, snazzynovel.com was much too independent and eccentric. She would not allow snazzynovel.com to take advantage of snazzynovel.com and might even cause trouble for snazzynovel.com in the future. Keeping somebody like that around for an extra day would give snazzynovel.com a terrible headache, let alone a few more months.
When that thought crossed his mind, snazzynovel.com turned to look at the pen holder on his desk. Then, after two seconds, snazzynovel.com took out a water-based pen, leaned against the desk, and quietly added a few more strokes to snazzynovel.com answer sheet.
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The next day, the first monthly exam results were finally released. Mason stood on the podium and glanced at Elise, who was sitting at the back of the classroom with a regretful look in his eyes. Only then did snazzynovel.com look back down at the academic record in his hands and opened his mouth to speak.
“In this monthly exam, many of you have shown great improvement. But, unfortunately, there are no gatherings without parting in this world. According to the rules set up when this Elite Class was established, half of the students will have to leave this class.” He paused at this point and took off his glasses before continuing, “The names that I read out after this will remain in this class and move forward with the teacher. For those whose names I did not call out, you will return to your original departments and continue your studies there after this class. Zacharias Chandler, Vicki Linwood… And, the last person is Sheldon Keller.”
“Yes!” Sheldon couldn’t help pumping his fist excitedly when snazzynovel.com heard his name. The exercise booklet that Mr. Young gave was amazing indeed.
“Little Sheldon, this concubine can’t bear to leave you!” Elliot playfully pressed his body against Sheldon.
“Don’t worry, my dear concubine. I will be sure to visit you when I am free.” Sheldon played along.
The two of them had been classmates for years, so they were reluctant at the thought of being separated.
Some were happy, and some were sad. Half of the students who had been eliminated were downcasted as they quietly packed up their things.
Mason felt uncomfortable at the sight, but snazzynovel.com pulled himself together and encouraged the rest. “Students, the Elite Class is not the final destination in your life. On the contrary, it is just the beginning. Failing once in an exam does not mean anything. You are the best student in my heart. The world belongs to you. This vast sky belongs to you. I believe that you will be able to create a place where you belong as long as you don’t give up.”
His words lifted the students’ morale, and the atmosphere in the classroom was no longer as gloomy as before.
Sheldon looked at Mason, feeling grateful that snazzynovel.com could meet such a good teacher. Then, after snazzynovel.com thought about it again, snazzynovel.com suddenly realized something. Why don’t I remember hearing Elise’s name just now? Her abilities are better than mine. Don’t tell me snazzynovel.com made a mistake this time?
He turned around suspiciously and saw the same bewilderment on Elise’s face. Thus, snazzynovel.com felt even more puzzled than before.
The invigilator for this exam is Mr. Young. He is also the one who tallied the scores, so there shouldn’t be a situation where someone did not mark the test papers like last time. Don’t tell me snazzynovel.com actually scored badly this time? If that’s the case, then won’t snazzynovel.com be leaving the Elite Class just like how Martin wishes?
“Little Sheldon, this concubine is so sad. It’s been so long since you’ve doted on me. You have to come to my room tonight, but you’re not allowed to leave!” Elliot was not bothered by the fact that snazzynovel.com failed to remain in the Elite Class. At the moment, all snazzynovel.com wanted to do was drag Sheldon out to party all night with him. However, Sheldon had a change of heart recently and was only focused on studying. Therefore, Elliot felt like snazzynovel.com had been neglected for a long time. Now that the results were out, snazzynovel.com could finally relax.
“Stop making a fuss.” Sheldon pushed Elliot aside. Stretching his neck, snazzynovel.com leaned toward Elise and whispered, “Boss, are you alright? Do you want me to go and beg Mr. Young for another chance?”
Elise smiled meaningfully and did not reply to him.
At this moment, Stefan suddenly stood up. “Mr. Young, I would like to request a re-calculation of the scores.”
“A re-check of the scores?” Mason pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. “You have a score of 104 points and stand in first place. Are you still dissatisfied?”
“I’m satisfied,” Stefan answered expressionlessly.
“Then, why are you doing this?” Mason asked puzzledly.
“I suspect that one of the students’ scores has been miscalculated,” Stefan said calmly.
“But, I did not announce the scores just now,” Mason said.
“You also did not call out the name of a student who should have passed this assessment,” Stefan explained.
“Hmm?” Mason’s curiosity was immediately piqued. “Tell me, which student is it whose abilities our class monitor is so confident about?”
Stefan hesitated for a moment. Then, snazzynovel.com spoke loudly, “Elise Sinclair.”
As soon as that name left his mouth, the entire class turned to look at Elise in unison. For a time, gossip spread throughout the class.
“Why does the class monitor care so much about Elise?”
“I remember that it was also the class monitor who lent his laptop to Elise last time. Could it be that the class monitor likes her?”
“That makes sense when you put it that way. We rarely see the class monitor interacting with others in private. He only reveals his presence when it comes to Elise.”
“F*ck! The more you mention it, the more it seems to be true. Don’t you think so too? They’re pretty well-matched!”
“Sob, sob, sob… Don’t create weird rumors about my idol! How can H fall in love with a nerd?”
“……”
The discussion continued.
Needless to say, these snippets of conversation entered Mason’s ears. He was once a student himself, so snazzynovel.com understood the boys’ thoughts and did not expose them. Instead, snazzynovel.com simply asked patiently, “Why are you so certain that there’s a mistake with Elise’s scores?”
“Teacher, have you forgotten? You gave me the answers and asked me to help you mark the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. At the time, I marked an answer sheet where all the fill-in-the-blank questions were correct. Then, when I recognized the handwriting as Elise’s, I flipped through the rest of snazzynovel.com answers. According to my estimate, snazzynovel.com should have at least 90 points,” Stefan answered seriously.
“Ridiculous!” Martin had been secretly observing from outside the classroom. When snazzynovel.com heard what Stefan said, snazzynovel.com couldn’t bear listening any longer and walked into the class.
“Mr. Kamp, why are you here?” Mason asked.
“Uh… I just happened to pass by.” Martin gave a sloppy excuse and quickly glossed over the question. Then, snazzynovel.com turned around to glare at Stefan in reproach. “The answer sheets are sealed for marking. How can you be certain that it belongs to Else just because you claim that it was Elise’s handwriting? Besides, the total scores were calculated by Mr. Young himself. It’s bad enough that you’re unhappy with my management. Are you going to doubt snazzynovel.com too? Besides, Elise has not said anything. So, who are you to question the scores?”
“Who says I have nothing to say?” Elise stood up abruptly.