Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Dimensionality Reduction Strike!!?

Editor: Inschain

Qiao Yun raised an eyebrow, faintly uttering an “oh.”

Seeing Qiao Yun so indifferent towards her studies, Lu Jingzhi was distraught, but Qiao Yun wouldn’t follow his plans.

He thought, let her learn her lesson after suffering a setback.

***

The next day.

The quiz results weren’t yet announced, but the classroom was already abuzz with discussions.

“I feel like I’m doomed this time. I got one of the questions wrong.”

Jiang Huai asked Lu Ting somewhat sheepishly, “Tingting, how do you think you did? Are you confident?”

Lu Ting smiled, “So-so, should be okay.”

“Just being modest, aren’t you? When have you not ranked first?”

Lu Xue interjected, glancing briefly at Qiao Yun, who sat quietly at her desk, seemingly isolated from the world.

“Although I don’t like her, I still have to thank her,” Lu Xue said.

Lu Ting asked puzzled, “Why do you say that?”

Lu Xue’s voice carried a hint of sarcasm, “If it weren’t for her, I imagine I would be the last in class again.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Qiao Yun looking over; her deep, dark eyes seemed as if they could penetrate souls.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xue felt a sense of guilt and instinctively shifted her gaze away.

Realizing it later, she was annoyed.

She hadn’t said anything wrong. Why feel guilty?

The bell for class rang; the homeroom teacher walked in with a beaming face and got straight to the point.

“This quiz, everyone performed very well. Our class ranked first in the grade. A few students have improved their scores significantly, one of whom contributed the most to this achievement, though there were declines too.”

“It must be Lu Ting; who else could it be?”

Xia Ling muttered softly, glancing at the quiet Qiao Yun, feeling somewhat relieved. Even if her score was poor, Qiao Yun was there to back her up.

The classmates’ eyes involuntarily turned toward Lu Ting.

Lu Ting sat at her desk, modestly smiling amidst the admiration.

As the papers were distributed, various discussions began to arise in the classroom.

“How much did you score?”

“Let me see.”

Lu Ting checked her score and breathed a sigh of relief, telling Lu Xue and Jiang Huai who were inquiring, “It’s within my expectations, 130 points.”

The full score was 150; she was just 20 points away from a perfect score.

Jiang Huai looked at her admiringly; his goddess’ intelligence was beyond remarkable.

“That was close, just one point away from failing.” Xia Ling, looking at her score, breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously glanced at Qiao Yun.

She saw Qiao Yun calmly looking at the paper before putting it down.

Had she performed very poorly?

After hesitating for a while, she finally asked Qiao Yun, “How did you do? Did you pass?”

Qiao Yun responded, “I passed.”

Xia Ling thought Qiao Yun was just scraping by like her.

Wait…

Could Qiao Yun really pass with the speed she answered the questions during the quiz, without even making a draft?

Could she be lying?

Once everyone had received their papers, Wu Xianfeng gestured for silence before speaking, “Let’s now announce the top ten of the class, starting with the first place…

The students had already turned their gaze to Lu Ting.

Lu Ting maintained her smile, reveling in the moment of adoration and attention, her vanity swelling.

“The first place is Qiao Yun. She’s just five points shy of perfect score; excellent performance, hope she keeps up the good work.”

As Wu Xianfeng’s words fell, the entire classroom went silent, everyone turning in surprise towards Qiao Yun.

The first place was Qiao Yun??

Had the teacher made a mistake??

Wasn’t it said she had never attended school before? How could she rank first without ever attending school?

Could this be the legendary tactical maneuver!!?