There were two exams in the afternoon. For the first one, Gu Mang did not hand in the paper early. The student sitting next to her watched Gu Mang lay on the table and sleep after she finished writing 50 minutes into the exam.
When the proctor walked past Gu Mang, he knocked on her desk. “Sleeping is not allowed in the exam venue.”
Gu Mang looked up. Her exquisite face looked obedient.
She hummed in acknowledgment and got up. “Teacher, I’m going to hand in my paper early.”
Her gaze was cold. Without looking back, she walked out of the classroom.
The proctor was speechless.
After the first exam had ended, the students rushed to the washroom. As they passed by a small multimedia classroom, they saw Gu Mang sleeping with her head down on the table inside.
“F*ck! The teacher didn’t let her sleep, so she handed in her paper early and found another classroom to sleep in? That’s so arrogant!”
“Did she give up? There’s no way she can get good results.”
The second exam was an advanced mathematics exam. Gu Mang had handed in her paper even faster than last time. She walked out of the exam venue in half an hour’s time. Other people took a few hours to finish the exam. However, she did the exam as if she were there to have fun.
…
On her way back to the dorm, Gu Mang bumped into Shao Jin on the first floor of the building.
“Junior.” Shao Jin was holding a few papers which were rolled up in his palms. He took a few steps forward.
Gu Mang greeted him politely. “Senior. What is it?”
Shao Jin passed the papers he was holding to her. Gu Mang looked down and noticed that they seem to be notes of some sort.
Shao Jin said, “These are the questions that I think are going to be on the three exams tomorrow. Take a look at them tonight.”
Looking at him, Gu Mang raised her eyebrows slightly.
Shao Jin lowered his voice and said, “I heard that you handed all your exams in early. Everyone at the medical school has been talking about it.”
Gu Mang was speechless.
“I’m quite familiar with the questions that the professors like to ask on tomorrow’s exams, so I predicted a few questions for you,” Shao Jin said. “Have a look at them. All the best for your exams tomorrow.”
Gu Mang remained silent.
Seeing that she was standing still, he passed her the notes. “Junior, take it.”
After two seconds of silence, Gu Mang finally took them. “Thank you, senior.”
“There’s no need to be so polite with me,” Shao Jin said with a smile.
…
8PM that night.
Tang Xiaoxiao and Zheng Miao were still reviewing intensely for the exams tomorrow.
After showering, Gu Mang dried her hair as she walked to her desk and sat down. She picked up her cup and the notes that Shao Jin had given her. She draped the towel over her head and flipped through them.
Shao Jin was very thorough with his work. He had included all of the tricky questions. A few parts were lengthy and confusing. Gu Mang took a pen and amended them.
When she finished writing, her handwriting looked exactly like Shao Jin’s. It was impossible to tell that it had actually been written by two people.
After she finished correcting them, she stood up. Holding the papers, she walked to Tang Xiaoxiao and placed the notes on their tables.
Tang Xiaoxiao and Zheng Miao looked at her. “What’s this?”
Gu Mang raised her chin. “Someone gave me these review materials. I’ve finished looking at them. You guys can look at them too.”
The two picked up the three sets of handwritten exam papers. Seeing all the key points and detailed solutions, their eyes lit up.
“What the f*ck! This is awesome!” Zheng Miao stood up. “Thank you, big boss!”
Tang Xiaoxiao said with a smile, “Let’s go downstairs and photocopy two more sets. We can give one set to Qianzi.”
Every dorm had a self service printer on the first floor.
Gu Mang was indifferent. She said expressionlessly, “Sure.”
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On the first floor.
After Tang Xiaoxiao and Zheng Miao finished photocopying the review notes, they were about to head upstairs. Just then, they saw Shen Qianzi. She was being escorted back by a few people.
The girls greeted each other.
Shen Qianzi looked at Tang Xiaoxiao and Zheng Miao. “What are you guys doing here?”
“We were photocopying some review materials.” Zheng Miao passed her one set of exam papers. “Gu Mang gave us these. We photocopied you a set.”
Looking down, Shen Qianzi stared at the review materials before taking them and thanked them with a polite smile.
Back in the dorm Shen Qianzi threw the review material in one corner of her desk carelessly, as if she were getting rid of rubbish.
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The next day, they had three exams. As usual, Gu Mang handed in all her exams early.
Because it was currently exam season, there were not many people roaming around campus. Gu Mang pushed the brim of her cap down. She took her phone out of her pocket and saw a few messages from Yun Ling.
She put on her earphones and said through voice recording, “What’s the matter?”