Chapter 162: Becoming Deskmates, Achieving Cooperation
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Due to the immense resentment from these three students, Yan Zhenfeng had no choice but to compromise and place each of them in one of the three coach groups.
At that time, Sun Qun was also present, listening to the students describing him as if he were a pile of dog poop. He felt a pang in his heart, but he had to maintain a smile on his face.
Sun Qun: I have a ‘mmp,’ not sure if I should say it.
Yan Zhenfeng: “Why are only three of you here? What about the other two?”
With a group of five, it made no sense to replace these three without also changing the other two. So, it was more efficient to deal with it collectively.
Unexpectedly, someone said, “Oh, those two said they don’t want to change.”
“Don’t want to change?” Yan Zhenfeng was surprised.
Not far away, Sun Qun sat up straight, his ears perking up.
Yan Zhenfeng asked, “Who are the two people?”
“Jiang Fuyue and Lin Shumo.”
“…”
Oh, that explains it.
Fifteen minutes later, the two were summoned to the office.
Yan Zhenfeng got straight to the point, “The other three members of your group have already switched to other groups. What were you thinking?”
Jiang Fuyue: “Any group is fine.”
Lin Shumo: “Doesn’t matter.”
Yan Zhenfeng: “…”
Sun Qun: “!” Why do I feel somewhat consoled?
“There are only five spots for the national team, and the qualification depends on the group’s average score. Do you understand this?” Yan Zhenfeng said.
Lin Shumo nodded.
Jiang Fuyue thought for a moment and asked, “Five sets of test papers. If one person completes them, then the average score is the total score, right?”
Uh!
Yan Zhenfeng: “In, in principle, yes.”
Lin Shumo couldn’t help but glance at her. Doing all five by herself… daring.
But the next moment—
Jiang Fuyue: “Oh, then I’ll request to be in a group by myself.”
Yan Zhenfeng: “!”
Lin Shumo: “?”
Of course, they were not allowed. The reason given was: no such precedent.
Jiang Fuyue and Lin Shumo were left in Sun Qun’s group.
In the afternoon, the news spread—
“This operation is a bit confusing. Can’t understand it.”
“Jiang Fuyue and Lin Shumo are quite amazing. Will we still have a chance if these two team up? “
“Amazing? What’s amazing? Even if these two are outstanding, their total score divided by 5 is still nothing.”
“Isn’t it divided by 2? They only have two people, right?”
“Each group has five members, corresponding to five sets of test papers. Of course, it should be divided by 5 to find the average.”
“Isn’t that miserable? What are they thinking? It would have been better to join other groups at random.”
“Who knows? Maybe they just want to highlight how great and powerful they are, but unfortunately, it backfired.”
“What do you think Lin Shumo is thinking? As long as he’s willing, he can join Coach Yan’s group at any time.”
At this point, everyone fell silent.
They dared to openly ridicule Jiang Fuyue, but they didn’t dare to secretly gossip Lin Shumo.
…
With the grouping list out, the seating arrangements also had to be adjusted.
Under the guise of “convenience for communication,” Jiang Fuyue and Lin Shumo became deskmates. However, there was still no communication between them. They were the type to not even exchange greetings when they met.
The former was accustomed to solitude, and the latter was always aloof.
With two icebergs sitting together, was there any hope for them to engage in “warm chat”?
This situation continued until the first group assignment.
Yan Zhenfeng: “… Five sets of test papers, two hours, the group average as the team score. Individuals ranked first to third get an additional 20 points, fourth to tenth get 10 points, and eleventh to fifteenth get 5 points. Let’s start the test!”
For a moment, the vast classroom was filled only with the rustling sound of paper being turned.
Twenty minutes later, Jiang Fuyue and Lin Shumo almost simultaneously completed their respective first set of test papers.
The two looked up, locking eyes.
Lin Shumo: “Cooperate?”
Jiang Fuyue raised an eyebrow, “Can you guarantee a perfect score?”
Lin Shumo: “Yes.”
She smiled, “Then, let’s cooperate happily.”
Jiang Fuyue grabbed the second set of test papers, and after fifteen minutes, she moved on to the third set.
Lin Shumo hadn’t expected her to complete the second set even faster than the first. He was stunned for two seconds before accelerating his pace.
Twenty minutes later, Lin Shumo finished his second set of test papers.
Meanwhile, Jiang Fuyue had already completed the third set five minutes ahead of time. In total, she spent only fifteen minutes.
At this point, all five sets of test papers were finished.
Jiang Fuyue completed three sets, Lin Shumo completed two sets, and they finished in a total of fifty-five minutes, less than an hour.
The two glanced at each other—
“Teacher, we’re turning in our papers,” Jiang Fuyue said.
Yan Zhenfeng was stunned at the podium, “…What?”
“Turn in our papers,” Jiang Fuyue repeated.
“Now?” Yan Zhenfeng clarified.
“Yes,” confirmed Lin Shumo.
The two packed up and left the classroom.
The entire room fell into a suffocating silence for ten seconds, then it was like someone suddenly pressed the play button—every conversation resumed at once:
“They turned in their papers?”
“Haven’t we all seen it with our own eyes? Why ask? Are you stupid?”
“It hasn’t even been an hour?”
“They only did two sets? Left the other three blank?”
“In such a short time, they couldn’t have finished the remaining three sets.”
“Are these two out of their minds?”
“It’s possible, I think.”
“…”
Yan Zhenfeng didn’t know whether Jiang Fuyue and Lin Shumo were crazy or not, but as he looked at the five completed and flawless answer sheets in front of him, he felt like he was going crazy himself.
The audience below continued to discuss the astonishing moves made by the two. Yan Zhenfeng exclaimed, “What are you all doing? Hurry up and start answering the questions!”
The scene quickly returned to calm, but the unsettling ripples in everyone’s hearts couldn’t be quelled.
However, this wasn’t even the most terrifying part.
The most terrifying part would come when the results were announced in the afternoon…
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