Insufficient balance

  As soon as he returned to Jiangling No. 1 Middle School, Ye Jun hastily ran to the small shop to buy a bottle of water and two breads, only then did he remember that he hadn't eaten lunch yet. He looked at his watch and saw it was already 2:10, so he didn't have time to worry about healthy eating habits, and instead hurried to class while eating and drinking on the go.

  As he walked into the classroom, Ye Jun felt that the atmosphere was not quite right. Many of his classmates looked at him as soon as they saw him, as if trying to see something unusual. Huang Boquan was about to run over to Ye Jun's seat to explain, but suddenly saw Wang just entering the classroom and immediately shrunk back, constantly making eye contact with Ye Jun.

  Ye Jun hastily swallowed the bread in his mouth and saw Wang Ze walking towards him with a serious face, feeling that something was off. But then he thought, since he hadn't done anything wrong, what was there to be afraid of? After all, counting from his past life, he was already a grown man who had experienced many things, not some naive flower in the school garden who didn't know the dangers of society.

  "Ye Jun, come with me for a moment." Wang Zai said to Ye Jun before walking out of the classroom.

  Just as Wang stopped in the corridor, looking at the students rushing to class in twos and threes downstairs, Ye Jun asked in confusion: "Teacher Wang, what's wrong?"

  "I heard you've taken a long leave with Principal Xu and are preparing to stay at home and focus on your studies, right?"

  "Yes, Teacher Wang."

  Wang Cai's expression was calm and composed, not revealing any thoughts, but Ye Jun seemed quite at ease. After all, this kind of thing couldn't be hidden. On the contrary, he had to explain the situation to Wang Cai as soon as possible. In any case, Wang Cai was also the nominal class advisor.

  "Originally, the teacher did not approve of your learning attitude. Even if the school allowed you to take such a long vacation, from the teacher's point of view, this is a typical example of being irresponsible."

  Wang Cai suddenly put his hand on Ye Jun's shoulder, looked up and smiled: "However, after reading your test paper, I discussed with several language teachers and originally wanted to give you a full score. But, it feels a bit shocking and unconventional, the scoring standard for language is not as old-fashioned as other subjects, but it's also the most complicated. Because of the essay and argumentative questions, they are scored based on each teacher's own standards in their hearts. So, after discussion, we decided to deduct 10 points from your total score, although this is unfair to you, I hope you can forgive us."

  "It's all right, teacher."

  Ye Jun didn't expect Wang Cai to give such a high evaluation, and he was somewhat flattered. But Wang Cai had an ulterior motive. As a teacher for many years, he dared not guarantee that the previous exam papers could score 140 points or more, let alone finish it in just 10 minutes: "Later, I reported your situation to the school authorities, and Principal Gu decided to provide you with a separate examination room, where you will take all the subjects of this random test at once. I believe you are also very busy, so time must be very important to you?"

  "Teacher Wang, what do you mean?"

  Under Ye Jun's surprised gaze, Wang smiled and nodded: "That's right, considering your special situation, the teacher is not a stubborn conservative who adheres to old rules. To be honest, although even Principal Gu has some reservations about that incredible long vacation, the teacher has always believed that you are a genius. Geniuses must have their own learning methods, so the teacher will silently support you."

  "Thank you, Teacher Wang."

  "Don't be in a hurry to thank me, later on when the school holds a big exam, you must participate on time. The teacher doesn't have too many requirements for you, just hoping that you can bring honor to our class and at least suppress the momentum of Experimental Class 1."

  Wang Zai couldn't help but burst out laughing as he spoke. As it turned out, Ye Jun hadn't expected that this matter would actually stir up Principal Gu Renfang, and he was overjoyed to hear that the school was willing to arrange a special examination room for him. To be honest, he had long since harbored the idea of quick victory, and exams were not like sleeping with women - the slower and more deliberate one was, the stronger they proved themselves to be. The longer the exam dragged on, the more exhausting it became.

  Now that's settled, with the speed granted by his cheat, he could totally clear all the remaining subjects in half an hour! No, make that an hour, it was too fast and might bring unnecessary trouble. Ye Jun didn't want his name to appear in some legendary tales of this school in the future.

  Wang Cai also briefly mentioned some of Ye Jun's situation, but didn't mention those shocking and astonishing stories, such as full marks or finishing the exam in ten minutes. Of course, to avoid some people being dissatisfied, Wang Cai cleared his throat on stage and smiled: "Which classmate is willing to challenge this exam with Ye Jun? I'll tell you, there are over a dozen teachers invigilating this time, including Principal Gu, Principal Xu, and some department heads. This exam will be absolutely fair and just. If any classmate is willing to participate, they can finish the exam in one go and sleep soundly at home tomorrow."

  Of course, Wang Cai's words were not directed at Huang Boquan and the others, and Huang Boquan, Yang Kai, Dong Rui and other burdens did not have the guts to raise their hands. Well, this honor of having school leaders collectively supervise the exam, they still retreated with a sigh, turning a blind eye and deaf ear.

  "Teacher Wang, I'd like to try." Suddenly, a slender white jade hand was hesitantly raised, belonging to class monitor Han Yun.

  "Alright! Han Yun, gather up the stationery used for the exam."

  Wang Cai smiled and said, then swept his eyes around the classroom, saying: "Are there any more classmates willing to participate in this challenge?"

  All the students below lowered their heads, or curiously looked around, and Wang Cai put away the waste paper on his desk, while signaling to Han Ya Qian who was standing outside the door, neither in nor out: "Teacher Han, you can hand out the test papers now."

  As they watched Ye Jun and Han Yun disappear into the distance under Wang Cai's leadership, Class 2 of Experimental High School suddenly erupted in an uproar. Han Ya Qian slightly furrowed her brow and said, "Classmates, quiet down, it's time for the exam."

  Han Ya Qian's words were quite effective, and soon the classroom returned to its original calm. However, many people would occasionally glance at a certain classroom, including Han Ya Qian, who was in charge of proctoring.

  "Next class!"

  "Next class!"

  "Thanks, next class!"

  …

  Shocking!

  The whole audience was shocked!

  As the principal of Jiangling No. 1 Middle School, Gu Renfang felt a mix of emotions and couldn't help but exclaim: "At my age, I've never seen anything like this before! If I weren't sitting here witnessing it with my own eyes, I would have thought someone was spinning an unrealistic tale if they told me about it."

  Holding the test papers that were being handed over to her one after another, without mentioning the profound and beautiful calligraphy, just looking at the content which was almost identical to the answer sheet, was enough to make Gu Renfang's heart beat rapidly!

  Xu Dekai's mouth was agape, staring incredulously at Ye Jun who was writing rapidly in front of him. Earlier, he had thought that Ye Jun had come to his classroom to ask for help opening the back door, but now he realized that this unassuming young man was a true genius!

  Some subject teachers sat back in their seats and graded papers at the first time, looking at the impeccable answers line by line, with a smile on their faces, nodding constantly.

  As for Han Yun, who took the exam with Ye Jun, and some of the top students from each class who dared to take on the challenge, they were all shocked to the point where they couldn't even be bothered to look at their answer sheets. They sadly discovered that the reason why the school was holding this kind of competition, which was out of the ordinary, was entirely because of this seemingly harmless freak in front of them! And as for them, they were just mere extras, and didn't even have the qualifications to be considered as such - it was like a vendor praising his own goods. They blushed with shame, never thinking that their sense of superiority in terms of grades would be crushed by reality in such an illogical way. Han Yun even absurdly thought that Ye Jun might be the legendary monster with an IQ of 200.

  Of course, there are people who have such ideas, and they are not limited to these examinees who come to challenge.

  Those teachers from various departments who were originally going to join in the fun, whether they were public or private tutors, all found it unbelievable that they couldn't find any faults with Ye Jun's exam papers. With a mindset of nitpicking and fault-finding, they busied themselves for half a day but still couldn't find anything worth celebrating.

  Listening to Ye Jun and the foreign teacher's fluent conversation in English, Han Yun was so surprised that she almost bit her tongue. After all, there were no broadcasting devices connected in the classroom, so Gu Renfang adopted a one-on-one conversation method to test the oral part. But looking at the foreign teacher with a smile on his face, constantly exchanging some topics unrelated to the exam outline with Ye Jun, these teachers who could more or less understand, were all speechless, and even many teachers maliciously suspected that Ye Jun was deliberately delaying time!

  Because everyone knows that he now only has the last English test paper left untouched. But looking at Ye Jun's carefree and gentle conversation with the foreign teacher, it's likely that this exam won't be full marks, at least 140 or more.

  The foreign teacher gave a thumbs up, chatting and laughing with the teacher in charge of marking English papers. The teacher was not surprised, but nodded calmly, smiling at Gu Renfang: "Mr. William said that the oral part is full marks. If the principal agrees, he thinks it should be added a few more points."

  Gu Renfang smiled wryly, adding points to his mental tally. At this moment, a absurd idea was rising in his mind - it was very likely that their school would welcome an unprecedented national champion in this year's college entrance examination! A monster who might score 750 points in total!

  "Excuse me, leaders and teachers, I've finished, can I leave now?"

  Ye Jun's seat suddenly made a noise, and once again the students who were accompanying him to take the exam with Han Yun couldn't help but twitch their faces, including Han Yun. These students all felt an urge to cry. It was really infuriating how some people could be so much better than others. They hadn't even finished the math test yet, but Ye Jun had already completed the other three tests. Calculating the time, except for the 10 or so minutes he spent chatting with the foreign teacher, Ye Jun's actual time spent answering questions was absolutely less than half an hour!

  In other words, Ye Jun finished the three subjects' exam papers in just 40 minutes!

  "Monster!"

  Han Yun's belly was full of grievances, and she quietly scolded in a most un-ladylike manner. But then she saw Ye Jun glance at her ambiguously, and suddenly covered her mouth, her pretty face flushing red as she let out a little "Ah!"

  "Yeh classmate, you can go home now. By the way, every first week of each month on Thursday and Friday, the school will hold a unified exam, remember to come back to school."

  Gu Renfang stood up, looking at Han Yun and others who were puzzled, and smiled: "Don't be surprised, this is the decision made by the school after the meeting. If you can also be like Ye classmate, as the principal, I would be happy to give you a unlimited leave of absence. Of course, it's not required that you have the same extraordinary math skills as Ye classmate, just need a total score above 700, that's all! This requirement is not too harsh, right?"

  "Thank you, Principal!"

  As soon as Gu Renfang said that, Han Yun and others, who had been disheartened, all reignited their fighting spirit, began to focus on painting calculations, and it seemed that they were determined to get the unlimited super vacation ticket from Gu Renfang's mouth.