Chapter 4

After what had happened, Connor and I settled down and kept studying.

No one bothered us, and we ignored everyone else as well.

However, our goal had changed. Never before had we wanted to show off so badly.

At first, we only wanted to take the top two spots, show off a little, and enjoy ourselves.

But things are different now.

Now, we would not be satisfied unless we broke the school's record.

The others watched us study and whisper among themselves.

"Those two are still continuing with the act. They might not even understand what they're reading."

"They won't be able to cheat on the schoolwide exam. Our school supervises it more strictly than the SAT."

"There are at least two invigilators, full security camera coverage, metal detectors, and signal jammers."

As everyone discussed the schoolwide exam, someone changed the subject.

"You heard this exam comes with two guaranteed admission spots, right?"

"We can forget about it. They'll obviously go to Owen and Tessa."

"Of course! They're the Genius Gemini."

Someone said enviously, "Guaranteed admission means freedom. They won't even have to take the SAT to go into college."

At that, everyone looked at Owen and Tessa.

"Owen, Tessa, don't forget us when you make it big!"

"Remember us when you're successful!"

Owen pretended to be modest. "Everyone has a chance. It might not be us."

Tessa added with a soft smile, "Even if we get guaranteed admission, we'll still be classmates."

Then, her tone shifted. "But Owen's right. Everyone has a chance at the guaranteed admission. Excluding cheaters, of course."

We heard the jab but remained unmoved.

As the two ultimate show-offs, not only were we not angry, we looked forward to the exam even more.

The day of the schoolwide exam arrived.

Students were assigned to exam rooms according to their previous scores.

Since Connor and I had just transferred and had no previous results, we were assigned to the last exam room, and no one in that room seemed to care.

Even a top school had a few students who had genuinely pulled strings to get in. Every weak student in the school had also been gathered there.

I looked at Connor and pretended to sigh. "The last exam room. How humiliating."

Connor leaned back in his chair, his tone relaxed. "The lower the starting point, the greater the contrast, and the more satisfying it is to show off."

I smiled knowingly, because he had voiced my exact thoughts.

The exam began.

Only Connor and I kept our pens moving from beginning to end.

The invigilator had clearly never seen anything like it in the last exam room as he stared in astonishment. He walked over, studied our papers, and looked visibly impressed.

After several subjects, we packed our things and returned to the classroom.

Everyone in the classroom was chatting excitedly.

Owen deliberately raised his voice. "Look who's back from the last exam room! How did it feel? None of us has ever been in the lowest ranked exam room."

Tessa laughed softly. "How did you do? Don't drag the rest of us down."

I shot back, "It's none of your business!"

Owen choked. He was clearly not expecting me to shoot back at him. "That's a confident tone. Sounds like you did well?"

Connor replied lazily, "You'll know how well we did when the results come out, right?"

We had ignored them before the exam, so they had mistaken us for pushovers. They hadn't expected us to give them this much attitude.

Owen gritted his teeth. "Fine. We'll wait and see! The school grades very fast. The first few subjects are probably marked already, so the results should be out soon."

Someone nearby said mockingly, "Any honors class student who falls below the top one hundred on a schoolwide exam gets sent straight to a regular class."

Tessa added in a slow pace, "But some people got in through connections, so maybe they receive special treatment."

I rolled my eyes. "You care an awful lot about us. Are you afraid you can't beat us?"

Tessa looked like she was getting choked.

Owen calmed her down. "Don't talk to weak students like them. We're the ones getting guaranteed admission. They're just jealous of you."

That afternoon, a student raced back with exciting news.

"The results are out. Hurry downstairs and check the grade ranking board!"