Forced to Date a Big Shot

12: Buy The Case And Return The Pearl

Xue Xi nodded, then started on the paper.

Fan Han sat a short distance away from her and could not help but take note of what she was doing.

He had done the set of questions Old Liu had passed to her. Its difficulty matched the current competition's difficulty level.

Although there were only three questions, the required knowledge was huge. As an experienced competition contestant, he had answered all three questions correctly.

Xue Xi finished the paper quickly. She finished the paper, which usually required two hours to complete, in an hour. This made Fan Han's heart sink.

Old Liu marked the paper on the spot and gave her the result: Fail! All three questions were wrong!

Fan Han let out a huge breath of relief when he heard this result!

A sense of superiority instantly burst in him.

As expected, just because she is good at Math does not mean that she will do well in the competition. After all, the Olympiad questions are difficult and complicated. They require a higher level of logical thinking.

Moreover, I had underperformed for this exam. I will definitely be able to snatch back the first place in the next exam.

On the other side, Xue Xi dazedly stared at the three "x" on her paper. She asked in confusion, "How can it be wrong?"

In order to not affect the rest of the students, Old Liu softly answered her, "You did all three questions correctly, but during the actual examination, everyone will judge these as wrong. Do you know why?"

Xue Xi shook her head.

Old Liu sighed. "Calculus is a university subject. Where did you learn it?"

Xue Xi: "...By myself."

"..."

Old Liu was internally shocked. He then continued to explain, "In the high school competition, you are tested on logical thinking. In other words, it means that you have to answer these questions using high school knowledge. You answered everything correctly, but your method is outside of the syllables and not the knowledge we had specifically laid out."

Xue Xi looked up at him. Her misty eyes were filled with a sense of being wronged and feeling aggrieved.

You can play this way?

Old Liu reassured her. "It's fine. It's fortunate that we found out the problem early and it's not too late yet. I will map out some of the important key points for you, so you can take a look."

He paused for a while, then continued, "You can also ask Fan Han if you have any problems."

Xue Xi: "...Oh."

She looked at the paper on the table.

She had never done such questions before. If she abandoned the calculus portion and other university-level knowledge, it did seem to be a little more challenging. Still, she found it interesting!

Two lessons were soon over and Old Liu announced the end of classes. Xue Xi then packed up.

Fan Han stood at the entrance and his gaze involuntarily followed her silhouette.

The girl was tall and thin. Her footsteps were light. The ponytail on the back of her head would swing in tandem with her gait. Under the sunlight, her ears seemed so white that it was almost translucent...

When Xue Yao's classes were over and she stepped out, she immediately spotted Fan Han staring at a certain direction fixedly. She silently stepped over and was just about to scare him. However, when she reached him, she followed his line of sight and her eyes landed on Xue Xi...

She frowned and tightened her hold on her books.

...

Xue Xi reached the school entrance first. After waiting for a full half an hour, Xue Yao finally appeared. Her black face made the atmosphere in the entire car feel dense and heavy.

Xue Xi did not care and asked Uncle Li to let her alight at the street where the provision shop was. She had to go get the tea leaves.

The box holding the tea leaves was exceptionally exquisite—so much so that it would not be an exaggeration to call it an antique. Xue Xi lamented, "This box is so beautiful. Using it to store tea leaves is such a waste."

Xiang Huai was still dressed in black, and his lips twitched. "...Little kid, have you heard of buying the case and returning the pearl?"

Xue Xi slowly looked up: "?"

She felt that this person meant something else with his words.

Still, she did not think much of it. After all, how could 100-yuan tea leaves be compared to pearls?

The car was still waiting outside so she could not idle here for long. Hence, she left after simply saying, "See you tomorrow."

Xue Yao was already annoyed with the waiting. As she saw Xue Xi board the car again, her face turned even darker. "Why do you have so many issues? Dragging and wasting time!"

Xue Xi ignored her.

The car drove into the Xue family's compound. Just as it stopped, Xue Yao immediately got down and slammed the car door shut. She then entered the house in a huff.

Meanwhile, Xue Xi slowly exited the car with the tea leaves in a laid-back manner.

Before she could even enter, she quickly spotted a familiar silhouette seated by the door. The person had a head of white hair and an elegant and cultured look—Song Wenman?

She walked over, confused. "Granny, why are you sitting here?"

Song Wenman had a bitter expression. "Xixi, it is truly impossible to buy those tea leaves. Why am I so ignorant? I actually said such resolute words. I no longer have the face to go back in..."