Chapter 100: Chapter 100 Who Said I Was Going to Find Him?
“Zhaozhao, are you really not planning to sign up for the math competition this time?” After greeting Sang Youyou and Lu Xu, Shen Zhaozhao and Xu Siyan continued walking to their own class.
“No, I’m not!” Shen Zhaozhao flatly refused.
“Why? You’re so good at Olympic Mathematics, it’s such a waste not to participate!”
“If I were selected, I’d have to join the Olympic Math team and take extra classes every weekend, and even attend training camps during holidays. I really don’t want to keep studying during vacations,” Shen Zhaozhao said, just thinking about it gave her a headache.
SInce Sheng Chuyi had moved, she had completely let herself go.
Besides, paying attention to her studies in school was already the greatest respect she could show her parents and teachers.
Xu Siyan said, “But if you could get into the high school Olympic Math training team and win the provincial championship, you’d have the opportunity to be directly admitted to Jing University. After all, the college entrance examination is like trying to cross a single-log bridge with thousands of troops; having another path would be good for us.”
“Who said I want to go to Jing University?” Shen Zhaozhao knew her own limits and, besides, winning the provincial championship wasn’t that easy.
Raising her eyes, Xu Siyan looked her way and said, “I thought you’d want to try for Jing University.”
“Why? Because I haven’t given up thoroughly enough to give you that impression?”
Xu Siyan said, “Isn’t Sheng Chuyi in Jing City? I thought you might want to go and find him.”
At the mention of him, Shen Zhaozhao’s face fell, and she said unhappily, “What does his whereabouts have to do with me? Who said I want to go find him? Besides, even if I wanted to find him, I wouldn’t necessarily need to go to Jing University.”
Was she the type to put herself in a difficult situation for someone else?
Besides, he didn’t even come back to see her during vacations; he might have forgotten about her already.
Would she try to get into Jing University for him?
“Alright, it was a misunderstanding on my part, but I still hope you’ll reconsider, and it would be best if you participate. Not for others, but as a great opportunity for yourself,” Xu Siyan remarked.
Knowing his intentions were good, Shen Zhaozhao nodded, “Alright, thank you, I’ll give it some more thought.”
Xu Siyan smiled upon hearing her response, “Let’s go, it’s almost time for class! Oh, by the way, I heard this year’s Olympic Math training camp will be in Jing City.”
Upon hearing these two words, Shen Zhaozhao’s heart inevitably fluttered a bit.
Though she said she didn’t want to see him, thinking that it had been more than a year since they last met…
Well, perhaps she could use the training camp as an excuse to visit Aunt Suxin and Little Ali, right?
“You go back to the classroom first. I just remembered, I have something to discuss with the class teacher, I’ll head back too,” she said, then turned and ran towards the office.
Watching her figure disappear at the end of the hallway, Xu Siyan paused before he withdrew his gaze and continued towards the classroom.
The last class of the afternoon ended.
Shen Zhaozhao and Sang Youyou went to buy water at the school store and then headed towards the basketball court.
“What, you’re joining the Olympic Math competition? Didn’t you say that you hated these kinds of contests and would never participate again?” Along the way, Sang Youyou was surprised when she heard that Shen Zhaozhao had signed up for the Olympic Math team.
Shen Zhaozhao said, “I think Xu Siyan is right. If I get a provincial ranking, maybe I won’t have to take the college entrance exams after all!” Whether she’d get admitted on those grounds was secondary; she mainly missed Aunt Suxin and Little Ali.
Oh, and her Ermao too!