"Congratulations to our very own Qin Jiao and Shen Yi for tying for first place in the province and earning the title of Top Scorer!"

The two students named on the banner stood beneath it, looking up at their names.

Passersby who recognized them stopped one after another to offer their congratulations.

Qin Jiao had expected her results. After all, her score on the last monthly exam was already on par with the previous year’s provincial top scorer. But Shen Yi was incredible. ’He actually got the same score as me?’

Qin Jiao turned her head and saw the tall, handsome young man smiling at her. She quickly turned back.

She remembered that the Shen Yi from her past life had been exceptionally clever, even possessing a photographic memory. But he never went to college or followed a proper path. He’d completely given up on himself, viewing everyone with contempt and throwing a tantrum at the slightest provocation.

’What a waste of a brilliant mind.’

Still, it was good that he was on the right track now. By studying hard and getting into a good university, he could take good care of Grandpa Du and Aunt Du in the future.

When the scores were first released, Sun Guotao had called Qin Jiao to ask if she wanted to change her university choices. The system back then was to get your score first, then submit your applications.

Of course, since Qin Jiao’s score was significantly higher than the previous year’s provincial top scorer, she didn’t change her choices. She immediately had Sun Guotao help submit her application, as she trusted him and didn’t need to go to the school herself.

At the time, however, Qin Jiao hadn’t asked Shen Yi what he scored or which school and major he was applying to. Subconsciously, she still didn’t want to get too involved with him.

Because acceptance letters were sent out in batches, the first to arrive naturally belonged to the top-scoring students.

And now, the first batch of acceptance letters for the entire senior class had arrived, and they belonged to Qin Jiao and Shen Yi.

Qin Jiao had applied to the law program at North City University. Shen Yi, standing beside her, had also chosen North City University, but for computer science.

At the time, computer science was a brand-new major that many were hesitant to apply for. Furthermore, much of the study material was in English, making it a real struggle for those with poor English skills. But Qin Jiao and Shen Yi, two people who had returned from the future, knew this field was poised for explosive growth over the next twenty years.

In fact, even though Qin Jiao had applied for the law program, she also planned to learn some programming in her spare time.

After all, in the era before her rebirth, programming was a skill even kindergarteners were learning.

She had already been planning to find a way to audit computer science courses once university started, but seeing that Shen Yi had chosen this major, she suddenly felt a little annoyed.

However, Sun Guotao, who was with them, was absolutely ecstatic. He held his large tea mug, beaming so widely that his eyes narrowed into slits.

He said, "You two have really made our class and our whole school proud!"

Qin Jiao gathered her thoughts and said earnestly, "Actually, I have you to thank, Mr. Sun. Before, because Li Mei looked down on me and was always picking on me, I almost lost my interest in studying. But your teaching methods were great, and you gave us room to grow. I was able to achieve these results today all thanks to you."

After she finished speaking, she gave the excellent veteran teacher a deep bow.

Shen Yi, standing beside her, also bowed.

Because their results were so outstanding, the principal made a special trip to see them. He spoke with the two students for a long time. After they left with their acceptance letters, the old principal remarked to Sun Guotao with deep emotion, "Guotao, your contribution to this is immeasurable."

Their school had never produced a provincial top scorer before, let alone two at the same time.

’Getting the exact same score... just how did those two kids manage that?’