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nAt 10 AM sharp, Fan Han checked his results immediately: 234 marks!

n“Amazing!”

n“This score is too amazing! It’s definitely in the top ten within the province!”

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nFan Han heaved a sigh of relief.

nDuring this period of time, in order to catch up to Xue Xi, he had put in more effort than before. He spent every night doing questions at home until 12:30 AM and woke up early at 5:30 AM. His efforts were not in vain and his results were not bad!

nHe felt a little regretful.

nHe wanted to have a fair competition with Xue Xi so that she could see that he was not any worse than her. However, Xue Xi had been delayed for half an hour. Even if her score was lower than his, it was still unfair.

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nIf he had known earlier, he would have waited for half an hour like Li Xuekai!

nAt the thought of this, Fan Han opened the Math Olympiad forum. Indeed, there were already wild guesses about everyone’s scores.

n“Ah! Li Xuekai got first!”

n“Then doesn’t that mean Xue Xi is not first?”

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n“How can this be? I was still waiting for the top student to achieve a crushing result, but it turns out that the top student is also human. Sob…”

n“It’s normal that you can’t get first place in half an hour.”

n“Li Xuekai gave her half an hour just to show fairness! However, Li Xuekai is a god. It’s normal for him to get first!”

n“But I wanted to see my Daddy Xi get first.”

n“Same 1.”

n“Me too.”

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nQin Shuang also saw the comments in the thread. Her heart ached as she looked at Xue Xi, and her eyes spoke of her unwillingness to accept this. “Sister Xi, someone in the forum said that the Provincial Mathematics Department called Haicheng High School and Li Xuekai got first in the province this time! How many marks did you get?”

nAfter saying that, she took a look at Xue Xi’s phone screen and her eyes seemed to become glued to it. She could no longer shift them away. 298 marks?

nWhat kind of godly score is this?

nAnd yet, this score is not the first place?

nJust as Qin Shuang was feeling stunned, Old Liu walked in easily. “Good news! Great news!”

nThe moment Old Liu said this, the people surrounding Fan Han shouted, “Old Liu, did you know that Fan Han scored 234 marks?”

nFan Han smiled and said humbly, “It’s not the first place. What’s there to be proud of?”

nOld Liu’s smile widened. “Not bad! You did well! You should be in the top ten within the province!”

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nThe classroom was instantly filled with enthusiastic applause for and congratulations to Fan Han. Someone looked curiously at Xue Xi. “Xue Xi, how many marks did you score?”

nHow many marks did she get?

nQin Shuang gulped and said in criticism, “Li Xuekai is not human!”

nSister Xi had such a high score, yet Li Xuekai was actually first. This did not make sense! Did he get full marks?!

nOther people misunderstood Qin Shuang’s words. Some comforted Xue Xi while others mocked her as they did not like her. “That’s right. He waited for half an hour and still managed to get first place. Indeed, he’s not human. He’s a god! How can he be compared to a certain someone? Tsk, tsk. Isn’t her image as a genius ruined now?”

nJust as she said this, she heard Old Liu’s excited and loud voice. “What do you mean ruined? Xue Xi got first in the entire province this time! If nothing goes wrong, she will also get first in the country! She scored 298 marks!”

nEveryone was shocked and in disbelief!

nFan Han was stunned. “But it said on the forum that Li Xuekai is number one!”

nOld Liu continued to smile. “That’s right, they both got first place! Both of them scored 298 marks!”

nOld Liu then asked Xue Xi, “Just now, a few high school admissions offices called to sign an exemption contract with you. I’ve memorized the list of schools. Do you want to consider it?”

nXue Xi slowly asked, “Is Huaxia University among them?”

nOld Liu paused and shook his head. “A higher institute of learning like Huaxia and Huazhong will not sign an exemption agreement at the national league. At most, they will give you a score handicap agreement.”

nXue Xi was a little disappointed. “Oh. I’m rejecting them all, then.”

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nShe had only one goal: Huaxia University!

nAs soon as she said this, the classmate who had mocked her but was slapped in the face by her results finally found something else that she could hate on. “The results obtained in the national league is only enough to get signed into an average university. To actually aspire to enter Huaxia and Huazhong, you really overestimate yourself!”

nXue Xi ignored her as her phone vibrated. She lowered her head and saw that Teaches Math had sent a message: “Sister Xi, how many marks did you get?”

nXue Xi replied: “298 marks.”

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nAt the capital, in Huaxia University.

nThe Dean of the Math Department, Feng Xingshen, smiled when he saw this score. “Sister Xi sure is playing around. This score should be the top in the country, right?”

nEver since Xue Xi had proved Bartra’s theory, Feng Xingshen had changed the way he addressed her.

nHowever, he was very old and was a well-known mathematics expert in the industry. It was not appropriate for him to address a young lady as Sister Xi, so he automatically changed his tone and addressed her as his granddaughter.

nThe person who helped him organize the thesis was a graduate student under him. Upon hearing this, he said, “Teacher, quickly call the admissions office and get them to contact Sister Xi. Bring this treasure to our school!”

nThe two top schools, Huaxia and Huazhong, would not give out a guaranteed spot during the national league.

nBut there were always exceptions.

nA score of 298. This almost perfect score was truly high. If a heavyweight professor were to make a request, it would be enough for the two top schools to make an exception!

nHowever, Feng Xingshen sighed. “I’m afraid our school won’t be good enough for Sister Xi.”

nThe graduate student was stunned and sighed.

nHuaxia University was indeed ranked first in the country and was among the top in the world. However, Huazhong University’s Math Department was the best in the country!

nAll these years, the few people who became Chinese Math Olympiad champions had all gone to the Math Department at Huazhong University. Sister Xi is so amazing. She probably wants to go to Huazhong too, right?

nAlthough Feng Xingshen wanted her very much, he still picked up his phone and called Li Fan, the professor of Huazhong University. “Old Li, I’ll recommend someone to you. It’s definitely worth it for you to make an exception and get her accepted! Let’s sign an agreement beforehand!”

nLi Fan was not too fond of the thought. “It’s just the National League. Old Feng, since when did you keep an eye on children?”

nEven the Chinese Math Olympiad champion was not worthy of their attention! After all, they taught only graduate students, not undergraduates.

nFeng Xingshen’s tone was very serious. “I suggest that Huaxia and Huazhong extend olive branches to Xue Xi at the same time. She is worthy of our respect. Furthermore, I would like to discuss the matter with you further. The two schools must work together to nurture Xue Xi!”

nLi Fan was stunned. “Are you kidding me? Is this child your relative?”

nFeng Xingshen took a deep breath. “Old Li, trust me this once! She has proved Bartra’s conjecture and will publish it in the Mathematics Weekly the next week!”

nLi Fan: “…Old Feng, is this child really your illegitimate daughter? She even came up with such a lie! Let me tell you, our Huazhong University will not make an exception and accept results from the National League.

n“Since she has obtained first place, let her join the Chinese Math Olympiad. As long as she can get into the top 100, we’ll sign a guarantee agreement to give you face!”

nFeng Xingshen was furious. “If you don’t want to do it, I will!”

nSister Xi is worthy of any university making an exception for her!

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