Eyes Red, Still Saying It's Nothing

1/5/2026

Third row by the wall.

Gavin Bright stared blankly at his test paper, lost in thought. Even though the whole morning had passed, he still felt as if he were dreaming.

Just like that, he lost his top spot? And to his own deskmate, Andrew Han.

"Gavin Bright."

Suddenly, Andrew Han spoke softly.

Gavin Bright jolted in surprise, shook his head, and quickly replied, "What's up?"

Andrew Han asked, "That Ancient Copper Coin you brought to school last time—where is it? I remember a couple of days ago... Rina Xu borrowed it from you."

Gavin Bright was taken aback, then quickly chuckled, "She gave it back to me already."

"That's good."

Andrew Han nodded.

Rina Xu, who sat behind them, lifted her beautiful eyes and glanced at Andrew Han, a hint of wariness flashing across her face.

She pressed her rosy lips together, her elegant brows furrowed as she absentmindedly polished her pink nails, lost in thought.

Cathy Feng, sitting beside her, was quietly and meticulously flipping through three test papers, carefully analyzing the reason for each mistake... She even took out three notebooks dedicated to recording errors, jotting everything down.

Cathy Feng was a reflection of most students in the class.

......

Afternoon.

Andrew Han slung his backpack over his shoulder and left the classroom, heading toward the Physical Activity Center.

This happened to help him avoid the second class of the afternoon... which was math. The math teacher had been holding in his anger all morning, ready to storm into the classroom and give Andrew Han a harsh scolding.

Just so you know.

In this third round of mock exams... Andrew Han was the only student whose math score was in the single digits.

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