Chapter 107: Could It Be That the First Place Is Actually Ruan Cha?

Class 3, Senior Year, Zhao Qianqian—another regular in the top three, perpetually stuck at second place—had fallen to third this time.

When they saw this, one of the girls from Gu Jiayan’s class muttered, “How come they all dropped a spot?”

Li Junmei overheard and her eyelids twitched. A fleeting thought flashed through her mind—but she quickly dismissed it. How could it possibly be Ruan Cha?

When it was time to announce the second place, the entire senior year held its breath in anticipation. Next to Ruan Cha, Shen Susu was nervously wringing her fingers, cold sweat trickling down her palms.

Time seemed to stretch endlessly as everyone stared intently at the electronic screen.

Three seconds later, the name in the second place column finally appeared—

Everyone widened their eyes to see!

There it was—Gu Jiayan’s name in bold letters on the display.

A stunned silence swept through the crowd.

This name, which had always graced the first-place slot, was now inexplicably in second. Was there a glitch in the system?

Every student in the grade turned their eyes toward Gu Jiayan, who stood not far away.

He was tall, towering above the crowd. At that moment, he, too, looked utterly bewildered.

“Holy crap! Gu Jiayan is actually second! Does that mean Ruan Cha is really first?!”

“No way! I can’t accept this—Ruan Cha, of all people, managed to get first place? She only scored eight points on the entrance exam! Which result is her real level?!”

“There must be a system error. The top spot hasn’t been announced yet, just wait—there’s no way it’s Ruan Cha—”

Even as they spoke, the first-place slot on the big screen flickered, and a name appeared.

Ruan Cha.

Beside her name was a string of scores.

Chinese: just shy of a perfect score.

Math: perfect.

English: perfect.

Scrolling further, every subject was a perfect score—not a single point lost!

The hall was silent for a long moment.

So quiet, you could hear a pin drop.

Just as everyone stood frozen in disbelief, Shen Jie suddenly leapt into the air, his face flushed with excitement as he shouted, “Cha Cha, you’re incredible!”

That broke the spell, and the entire auditorium erupted in shouts of amazement.

“Whoa, whoa, Ruan Cha actually got first place?!”

“Gu Jiayan’s legendary streak was really broken by Ruan Cha!”

“That’s insane! How did she do it?”

A chorus of awed and astonished exclamations filled the air.

Li Junmei stared at the scores on the screen in utter disbelief, her face pale and flushed by turns, fists clenched tight.

How could this be?

That wretched girl—how could she possibly score so high?

She distinctly remembered that Ruan Cha had only scored eight points on the entrance exam.

And now… every subject was a perfect score! It defied all logic!

Li Junmei balled her fists and gritted her teeth, striding over to Ruan Cha’s class. “Did you get the questions in advance? How could you possibly get such high marks without cheating? You really will stop at nothing just to be first!”

Ruan Cha nearly laughed out loud at that.

Before she could reply, Li Junmei seized her by the arm. “You’re coming with me to the principal’s office! The reputation of Moxcheng No. 2 High School, built over so many years, cannot be ruined by a student as unscrupulous as you! You must pay the price for cheating!

Don’t think that getting the exam papers and scoring first means you’re in the clear. Moxcheng No. 2 High School despises students who use such dirty tricks. You must be expelled!”