Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 827 - 378: Outstanding Talent

Into April, the grass grows, and orioles fly, exuding the vitality of spring.

The Young Talent Class is far superior to what Lanya High School can offer, and its intensity makes a group of top scholars from across the country suffer.

Weekly tests are given, with results announced immediately in class; teachers show no mercy in their criticism.

"Gu Bichen." Xie Feng furrows his brows and looks at the boy sitting motionless with his head down, seemingly lost in thought.

Jiang Yumo, sitting closest to Gu Bichen, gently nudges his arm.

Gu Bichen snaps back to awareness, suddenly standing up as the chair screeches loudly against the floor.

Xie Feng’s brows furrow even more deeply: "What’s going on with you lately? You’re not focused on your studies. Look at your grades, how far they’ve slipped."

Xie Feng unceremoniously throws the test paper in his face.

Gu Bichen sees a glaring red number on the test paper.

79.

Many in the class witnessed it.

Everyone is shocked; Gu Bichen has always had decent grades, and with the halo of being from the Gu family, while not quite the genius Shen You’an is, outperforming them was not difficult for him.

Who knew that since entering the Young Talent Class, his grades have plummeted, and this time, he ranked last in the math test.

This seems to somewhat betray his family name.

Gu Bichen’s handsome face suddenly turns pale, his fingers clenching the test paper as veins bulge on the back of his hand. Although outwardly calm, a turbulent undercurrent seems to roil beneath that calm, with such force that it nearly tears the thin paper apart.

He just stands quietly, without saying a word, yet appears somewhat gloomy.

Everyone also notices that Gu Bichen indeed seems off lately; he talks less. Though not fond of speaking before, he was kind and courteous, as warm as a spring breeze.

Now he directly ignores people and hasn’t seemed to smile for a long time. His entire being is shrouded in a shadowy aura, making everyone feel uneasy.

What exactly happened to him? Causing such a significant change, a cloud of doubt simultaneously wafts through everyone’s hearts.

Xie Feng says disappointedly: "Come to my office after class."

Gu Bichen silently clutches the test paper and sits down.

Shen You’an withdraws her gaze and looks at the test paper in front of her.

Still a dazzling perfect score of one hundred.

If Gu Bichen finds adapting to such a fast-paced learning mode difficult, resulting in understandable grade declines, Shen You’an is an anomaly.

Her grades remain frighteningly stable, no matter what level of difficulty the test poses, always flawless with a perfect score of one hundred.

Simply remarkably formidable.

Not to mention, she’s been busy recently participating in various competitions, splitting her focus in half, with hardly any time spent at school—they couldn’t learn to be so multitasking, so they opted to focus solely on their studies.

Yet even under such circumstances, her grades remain unaffected.

Previously, someone boasted of surpassing Shen You’an, but now, it seems like a joke.

After class, Xie Feng leaves the classroom, rolling up the teaching materials.

Before leaving, he glances at Gu Bichen.

Gu Bichen expressionlessly crumples his test paper into a ball, stuffs it into the desk, and stands up to leave.

Just as he leaves, Cheng Xuyuan starts gossiping with classmates.

"What do you think is happening to Gu? Is he sick, or has something happened at home?"

Yuan Tingfang glances around and lowers her voice: "He’s in love."

Cheng Xuyuan and the students eavesdropping nearby instinctively exclaim: "What did you say? Impossible."

Someone like Gu Bichen, could he be in early love?

Yuan Tingfang laughs lightly, "Why not, I saw it with my own eyes."

Yuan Tingfang again cautiously surveys the surroundings, speaking mysteriously: "Last weekend, I went to the movies with my cousin and ran into him being intimate with a girl. She even hugged him."

Cheng Xuyuan eagerly asks: "What does this girl look like? She must be exceptional to win Gu’s affection."

Yuan Tingfang purses her lips, hesitating before speaking.

"Indeed, she is exceptional."

She sees clearly that the girl being intimate with Gu Bichen is none other than Yu Ruohuan.

Her visit to the cinema wasn’t by chance, nor was it an accident to bump into them together.

Cheng Xuyuan evidently shows keen interest in Gu Bichen’s love affair, persistently asking who the girl is.

Yuan Tingfang, annoyed by the questions, finally pulls out a secretly taken photo: "Look for yourself."

The secretly snapped photo is quite high-definition, showing a pair of young man and woman embracing, with a beam of light illuminating their side profiles clearly.

Gu Bichen is easily recognizable, as is the girl with her beautiful features and noble temperament, a well-matched pair.

Cheng Xuyuan murmurs: "This girl... why does she seem familiar to me?"

Just then, a cold voice drifts over: "Yu Ruohuan."

Cheng Xuyuan looks towards the speaker, Cao Shuxiao: "Are you sure?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Of course, Cheng Xuyuan knows Yu Ruohuan, having attended the same school since junior high, but never expected that she’d be the one with Gu Bichen.

Cao Shuxiao glances at Yuan Tingfang: "I saw them at the library."

Their recent frequent dates make it hard not to encounter them.

Though everyone remains silent, their ears perk up, making some wonder: "Who is Yu Ruohuan?"

After all, half the class is from all over the country, unknown about Yu Ruohuan.

Some who know are stunned into silence.

Gu Bichen’s early romance is thus confirmed, a pity, truly a pity.

Cheng Xuyuan, perhaps thickheaded or straightforward, verbalizes his thoughts: "How could Gu be interested in her?"

Yu Ruohuan’s past reputation at school wasn’t exactly commendable, sparking silent criticism rather than open disdain.

Yuan Tingfang wants to agree, but she doesn’t dare, feigning heartless compliment: "Miss Yu is of noble birth, outstanding beauty, and a match made in heaven with Gu. I heard that their families had arranged their marriage long ago; it’s only a matter of time."

Cheng Xuyuan snorts at this, "From the photo, Gu doesn’t seem too willing, likely being pressured?"

Yu Ruohuan seems rather proactive.

Having overheard the conversation, Shen You’an faintly gets lost in thought until someone taps the desk.

Shen You’an looks up to find Jiang Yumo standing before her.

Their relationship improved due to Jiang Yumo’s willingness to ask questions.

Her gentle and clever personality soon makes them friends, though not exceedingly close, but close enough to converse.

Shen You’an quite likes this new friend; in some ways, they are quite harmonious.

"Want to go to the bathroom together?"

Shen You’an carefully stows her test paper and leaves the classroom with her.

Despite the significant gossip, Jiang Yumo shows no interest, instead actively bringing up next month’s physics competition.

"This year’s physics competition is different from previous ones; rumor has it it’s a precursor to the IOP. Standing out in this competition benefits applying for IOP research topics in the future."

IOP, Institute of Physics, gathers the nation’s and even the world’s top physics talents, with extremely stringent selection criteria.

But anyone with aspirations desires to enter this hall.

Shen You’an raises her brows, glancing at Jiang Yumo.

Jiang Yumo perceives her interest: "I knew you’d be interested. I have an acquaintance working at the institute; I’ve arranged for you to meet him when you’re free."

Shen You’an nods: "Okay."

Having connections can make things much easier.