MC Bookstore Chapter 83 I Want to Learn from Her
Chapter 83 I Want to Learn from Her
In the classroom during evening self-study, Lu Yuan had something on his mind. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, so he decided to ask Xu Lingjing what she really thought.
Just as the class was in group self-study, Lu Yuan lowered his voice and looked at Xu Lingjing opposite him: "What exactly are you going to do?"
"What do you want to do?"
Xu Lingjing didn't even look up, still buried in her books, focusing on doing practice problems, and didn't even glance at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan knew she was asking a question she already knew the answer to, and his tone became slightly displeased: "I'm asking you, what exactly do you want to do to Ye Yixian?"
After saying this, Xu Lingjing finally slowly raised her eyes to look at him.
Xu Lingjing remained silent for a long time before softly saying, "Could you please not think of me so badly?"
"Yes, I'm jealous. Jealous that Ye Yixian took you away from me. Does answering like this make you happy?"
Lu Yuan was speechless for a moment, completely stumped by her.
Xu Lingjing stared at him, her eyes filled with complex and turbulent emotions. After a long while, she continued in a low voice, "Lu Yuan, I just want to know what makes Ye Yixian better than me. If you won't tell me, then I'll go and understand her myself and learn from her. Is that reason convincing enough?"
As she spoke, a pang of sadness welled up in her heart, and her eyes involuntarily reddened slightly.
Even so, Lu Yuan remained skeptical.
In his mind, Xu Lingjing was arrogant and competitive, never easily admitting that others were better than her, let alone saying that she would take the initiative to learn from her opponent.
But the grievance and loneliness in her eyes at this moment did not seem to be a pretense at all.
Lu Yuan was filled with confusion, and a question arose in his mind: After being reborn, he changed his past trajectory step by step. Could the butterfly effect he created not only rewrote Ye Yixian's life, but also completely changed Xu Lingjing, and even changed the personality and trajectory of everyone around him?
He was completely baffled and gradually fell silent.
Lu Yuan remained silent, and Xu Lingjing was unwilling to offer any further explanation.
She sniffed softly, suppressing the sob in her throat, took a deep breath to compose her turbulent emotions, and said in a tone that was almost cold and indifferent: "Forget it. Anyway, you only have eyes for Ye Yixian now, and you never care about me. In your eyes, everything I do is wrong. As long as I get close to Ye Yixian, you assume that I have ulterior motives."
"Lu Yuan, you've never understood me."
After she finished speaking, she shut her mouth completely, lowered her head again, and focused on reviewing, as if the argument and grievances from before had never happened.
Lu Yuan completely lost interest in studying, his gaze fixed on the girl in front of him.
The Xu Lingjing he saw at this moment was so unfamiliar that it made him feel disoriented. She was completely different from the cold, selfish, and self-serving Xu Lingjing he remembered.
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Time flies, and the second mock exam arrived as scheduled. The entire campus was shrouded in a solemn and tense exam atmosphere, just like before.
The examination process was as usual, with the Chinese language exam starting on the first morning.
Compared to his awkwardness and unfamiliarity during the mock exam, Lu Yuan is now quite adept at handling the Chinese language test. He knows the classical poems and prose by heart, and writes quickly without any hesitation.
After a full month of intensive, targeted training, modern text reading and classical poetry appreciation are no longer difficult. Even if I can't guarantee perfection in every question, I can steadily maintain my accuracy rate and avoid losing points easily.
The topic of this Chinese composition is "If I had a pair of invisible wings".
The difficulty of the abstract essay topic has increased dramatically compared to the first mock exam.
Lu Yuan understood immediately that this question clearly borrowed from the inspirational hit song "Invisible Wings" from 2006, and also referenced the classic essay topic from the 2009 Beijing College Entrance Examination.
These types of essay prompts seem open and free, and it's not easy for anyone to go off-topic, so that everyone can write an essay. However, in reality, it is extremely difficult to stand out.
Writing without going off-topic and easily completing the essay is the basic requirement, but to stand out and get a high score, you must break away from the clichés and write with your own unique depth and perspective.
Lu Yuan concentrated on his thoughts and quickly organized his writing ideas.
Initially, he shared the same thoughts as most test takers, defining "invisible wings" as spiritual strength, which is a tenacious will, rich imagination, and unremitting action, and is the confidence that supported him through the low point of his exam preparation.
But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he immediately realized that such an understanding was too commonplace.
This is the universal theme for everyone, the safest, but also the most mediocre way to write it.
Almost all test takers closely relate to their senior year of high school exam preparation, equating wings with perseverance and hard work on the road to the college entrance exam.
If you simply follow the crowd, you will eventually end up with a generic, unremarkable essay.
With this thought in mind, Lu Yuan immediately overturned his preconceived notions, determined to break free from popular thinking and write something unique and outstanding…
The morning's Chinese exam concluded successfully.
After finishing the exam, Lu Yuan left the examination hall to meet up with Gao Zhe.
Gao Zhe's face was full of joy, and he was in a great mood. He felt that he had performed far better than in the mock exam and that his grades would definitely continue to rise steadily.
The two walked side by side along the campus path, Gao Zhe excitedly saying, "Brother Yuan, I really filled out the entire test this time! Even if it's bad, it certainly won't be worse than the mock exam, right?"
"Yes, yes, you've definitely improved," Lu Yuan agreed with a smile.
Before and after the exam, mindset is key.
As the final sprint approaches, reviewing past exam questions becomes less meaningful; true confidence is the best foundation for completing all subjects.
As the saying goes, "One should press on with one's might, but the momentum will wane after a second attempt, and exhaust it completely after a third." This illustrates the importance of pressing on with one's might and persevering to the very end.
"By the way, Yuan-ge, how do you feel about your exam?" Gao Zhe turned around and asked curiously.
"It's alright, nothing special, but there's been some improvement."
Lu Yuan deliberately kept his tone low-key. He knew he had performed exceptionally well, conservatively estimating a score of 120 or 130, but he was unwilling to state it directly, lest he undermine Gao Zhe's confidence and make the other's efforts seem futile and laughable.
As soon as she finished speaking, a slender figure swept past her, accompanied by a faint fragrance. A clear, cold, and somewhat arrogant female voice suddenly rang out: "Mediocrity? Then you can just wait to be trampled under my feet."
Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe's expressions darkened simultaneously. They looked up and saw that the person who had spoken had already walked several steps away.
Just by looking at that neat and upright back, the two recognized at a glance that it was Xia Anqi, who was ranked first in the grade.
"How can this guy be so annoying!" Gao Zhe couldn't help but complain. He never expected that the top student in the grade would be so competitive and outspoken.
"Ignore her."
Lu Yuan shook his head and chuckled, finding Xia Anqi childish and ridiculous.
From beginning to end, she always strived to be number one and win, as if a single defeat would mean total loss. This extreme competitiveness was simply too stubborn.
The math exam started as scheduled in the afternoon.
After reflecting on his disappointing performance in the mock exam, Lu Yuan focused on addressing his weaknesses. He even borrowed notes from Tong Xiaowei, one of the top students in his grade, to cram for these areas. This targeted effort significantly improved his math skills.
When faced with the exam paper again, he was able to handle the vast majority of questions with ease, writing fluently and demonstrating a clear and logical approach to solving them.
However, he still couldn't grasp the core problem-solving logic for the last two challenging questions, even after exhausting all his knowledge and repeatedly working through them.
But he didn't give up on the blank questions. Relying on the problem-solving templates and knowledge points he had recently accumulated, he answered step by step, writing in a neat and orderly manner.
Even if the final answer is wildly inaccurate and most likely wrong, they are well-versed in the scoring rules of the exam. For major questions, points are awarded step by step. As long as the thought process is correct, they can get points for each step and will never get nothing.
And so, in a tense yet fulfilling state, the afternoon math exam came to a successful conclusion.