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Chapter 100: Chapter 96: Don't Put Too Much Pressure on College Entrance Examination

Xu Shuo had indeed contacted Xu Xi's homeroom teacher before his visit. Being a senior year homeroom teacher, Mrs. Liu's work was extremely complicated, which is why she stayed at the school over the holiday instead of going home.

The college entrance exam was imminent, and it was she who had earnestly advised Xu Xi to stay at school for revision, but she failed to keep her there.

There was only one month left, and even top students shouldn't be so carefree!

Mrs. Liu was a somewhat stern but not harsh middle-aged woman. After discussing Xu Xi's academic performance with Xu Shuo, she said with a hint of helplessness, "She has always been very diligent in her studies. I know we should not exert too much pressure on senior students, but I am a bit worried..."

She was also aware of the siblings' family situation. It was not easy to afford Xu Xi's education at a key high school, and she hoped the girl would not disappoint her brother's expectations, so she tended to push even harder.

Xu Shuo nodded calmly and then said, "I'm not worried about her academics. It's just, we need to fill in the college entrance exam preferences soon, right?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Liu's thoughts paused, and her gaze suddenly became alert, "You mean..."

"Yes, that's the reason I came to see you today."

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Xu Xi knew her brother liked to see her good grades, so she typically did not hesitate to display them, always ranking at the top in monthly exams.

She was reading with dedication, earnestly striving for good results.

Although she was not adept at expressing her emotions, she could channel them into her actions.

At the entrance of the school cafeteria.

It was now evening, people were coming and going at the entrance of the cafeteria, and the air was filled with the smell of food and cooking.

Xu Xi stood there expressionlessly, her hair tied into low twin ponytails, wearing a plain white T-shirt and denim jeans. Her delicate and beautiful face and attractive figure still drew the gaze of many boys.

Some wanted to strike up a conversation, but were deterred by the girl's icy demeanor.

Especially after hearing from companions that she was the "ice mountain top student goddess" who deemed those who couldn't surpass her in monthly exams unworthy of talking to her, everyone's gaze became even more reverent.

Rumors had unwittingly turned into this.

But Xu Xi remained calmly standing at the entrance, unaffected by those looks or words.

Her gaze passed over the flower beds and trees, focusing only on the direction of the office building. After a long wait, only when she saw a familiar figure emerge from below the office building did Xu Xi's expression show a slight change.

Rarely coming to a high school, and also considering it was dinner time, Xu Xi decided to treat her brother to a meal at the cafeteria!

The food here was actually quite delicious.

...

Exiting the teachers' office building, Xu Shuo unlocked his phone to reply to a few messages on WeChat. After that, he looked up in the direction of the cafeteria.

The school was located in the suburbs, so it occupied a large area. There weren't many buildings, but there were a lot of green landscapes and gardens.

Xu Shuo turned towards the cafeteria. Passing under a teaching building, he already saw Xu Xi's figure. However, in the next moment, he abruptly stopped in his tracks—

Thump!

A figure fell from above, landing right in front of Xu Shuo!

Blood splattered in all directions at that moment, stopping just an inch from his shoes.

Xu Shuo looked at the person who had suddenly fallen, then lifted his gaze to the teaching building in front of him.

The evening sky was lit with a soft glow, the gentle sunset tinged with golden light. The sky wasn't glaring, and there were no suspicious figures silhouetted against the light on the rooftop.

The person who fell was a boy, dressed in a blue school uniform. Along with him, a few books had also plummeted to the ground, now tainted by the spreading blood.

Do all senior high school students face such immense pressure...

The people around who witnessed the scene let out piercing screams, and in the chaos, Xu Xi hurried over and fiercely grabbed Xu Shuo's hand, anxiously examining him.

Seeing this, Xu Shuo said, "I'm fine, I wasn't hit."

Xu Xi breathed a sigh of relief and then turned her head to look at the figure lying on the ground, limbs twisted into an inhuman shape, and frowned slightly.

This was already a crime scene, so the two of them backed away a little and stood under the eaves of the teaching building to wait.

After taking a good look at the boy who had fallen down unexpectedly, Xu Shuo looked towards Xu Xi and hesitated before asking, "Xi, do you also feel a great deal of pressure from the college entrance exam?"

Xu Xi, who showed no emotion even after witnessing the crime scene, shook her head and then seemed to think of something, emphasizing, "No."

After speaking, she thought for a bit, then emphasized again, "My studies aren't hard."

Xu Shuo nodded and didn't ask any further.

...

The books that had fallen with the boy scattered some of their pages, while others remained closed, exposing the covers, which were indeed senior high school textbooks.

He lay twisted on the ground, his eyes wide open, giving his face a blank expression as blood flowed out from beneath him. Around him, scattered textbook pages and the dimming sunset contributed to a sense of melancholy.

Xu Shuo turned Xu Xi away from the sight, saying, "Don't look anymore, it's not suitable for kids to see too much gore."

What's more important is that Xu Xi herself was a high school senior facing the college entrance exam.

"He jumped with his books," Xu Xi said in a calm voice.

"It has nothing to do with you," Xu Shuo said.

...

Soon, school security and teachers arrived to guard the scene, some calling the police and others comforting the students who had witnessed the incident, asking them to stay at the scene for the moment.

Given it was an incident at an academic institution and with the college entrance exams approaching, journalists arrived as quickly as the police did. Experience more tales on m v|l e'-NovelBin.net

Nevertheless, this was a school corridor, and there was a security camera on a light pole nearby. If there were no additional problems, the results should come out quickly.

At least they wouldn't be tainted with too much suspicion.

Xu Shuo paid no attention to the media that tried to interview him. Although he was from another school, in the surveillance footage, he was just someone who happened to pass by and almost got hit by misfortune. After being questioned by the police, they let him go.

But the back and forth had delayed them by more than an hour, and the food in the canteen had gone cold.

It was unclear whether it was because she had witnessed life passing before her eyes, or because she hadn't been able to eat the hot food, but Xu Xi's mood seemed somewhat down.

Xu Shuo consoled her, "Don't take it too hard. Every year the news has a story or two about someone who couldn't handle the pressure. Just stay calm."

"Mhm," Xu Xi responded softly, then added, "I am confident."

After all, she was the top student who had dominated the monthly exams for two years so as not to get distracted by relationships and still dared to go home to play even close to the college entrance exam; naturally, she wasn't worried about her own grades.

After eating in the canteen, the sun had set and the sky was tinged with a haze of blue, as Xu Shuo prepared to leave.

Before leaving, he sent another message to Mrs. Liu.

Because of the sudden incident at the school, many teachers had not gone home, either busy dealing with the media and police or occupied with consoling their senior students, hoping they wouldn't lose hope.

Thus, not long after Xu Xi had returned to the dormitory, she was called to the teachers' office.

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