The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 171 - 170: Your Simple, My Simple—They Seem Different

Chapter 171: Chapter 170: Your Simple, My Simple—They Seem Different

"Exactly, everyone is working so hard, and some people just like to act special. Once they get into the exam hall, they probably won’t even understand the questions."

"Forget it, let’s not bother with people like that. I’ll just focus on doing well myself. Once I’m in the city, I won’t encounter such people again. In college, everyone will be genuinely talented; I won’t stoop to their level."

The girl holding a notebook had someone standing beside her, likely accompanying her to the exam, as they didn’t bring any exam supplies. Judging by their age, they didn’t seem like friends; they were more like relatives.

Their discussion grew a bit louder, but every word seemed aimed at belittling Ye Manman to elevate their own status.

He Chen frowned, wanting to say something, but Ye Manman tugged at his sleeve.

"He Chen, I want some water. I’m so thirsty."

The weather was indeed hot. Even though He Chen was constantly fanning her, Ye Manman still felt parched.

The exam was about to start, and everyone was swarming towards the big iron gate of the school.

He Chen quickly took out a water bottle, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to her. He looked very tense, but Ye Manman drank the water leisurely before picking up her exam supplies to head over.

Before leaving, she reassured He Chen, "Don’t worry, I’ll be out soon. I won’t get caught in the crowd."

She was incredibly composed, walking slowly and in sharp contrast to the crowd rushing into the school.

Ye Manman mainly didn’t understand why everyone was in such a hurry to get in. After all, getting in early wouldn’t let you start the exam early; they’d all start at the same time.

She initially wanted to find Cheng Yuan before the start to calm her down, but there were too many people, and she couldn’t locate Cheng Yuan, so she gave up.

Anyway, she had already reassured her before. Cheng Yuan shouldn’t be too nervous, and with her level, she should be able to get into a decent school.

Ye Manman entered the exam hall at the back of the crowd, truly not bumping into anyone, and leisurely found her exam hall and seat number before sitting down calmly.

At this moment, she suddenly noticed that sitting diagonally in front of her, in the second row near the corridor, was the girl who had just mocked her.

Actually, Ye Manman didn’t pay much attention to her, but upon entering the exam hall, she noticed that the girl was staring at her, full of arrogance and disdain.

As everyone settled down, and the time was nearly up, the girl stopped staring. Instead, she kept fiddling with her pen, her legs visibly shaking under the desk.

Ye Manman found it a bit funny. She couldn’t understand why the girl insisted on acting so nonchalant and confident despite being so nervous, making Ye Manman worry if she could even write properly with all that shaking.

But she didn’t pay much more attention to the girl. Watching the invigilators outside the exam hall cooling down the space by sprinkling water and then bringing in the exam papers, Ye Manman quietly took out her stationery and arranged them, resting her cheek on her hand as she waited.

"Ding-ling-ling～"

A loud and piercing bell rang, marking the official start of the college entrance exams.

There were also many people waiting outside the school, mostly accompanying family and friends. He Chen, feeling quite impatient, couldn’t resist the urge to wander around the school gate while waiting.

But on second thought, there wasn’t much shade outside, and when the first exam ended, she needed a cool place to rest, so he resisted the urge to move around, anxiously sitting on a small stool and waiting.

The exam lasted a long time, with each subject lasting two hours. He Chen calculated the time, assuming Ye Manman would come out after other candidates. Unexpectedly, she was the first to come out a few minutes before the first exam ended.

In this college entrance exam, no one ever left the exam hall early. Usually, time wasn’t enough, and people never left early because they finished and felt there was too much time.

But Ye Manman was the first.

She had finished half an hour early but patiently checked her work twice because she didn’t want to leave with the crowd at the end. So, she timed it to come out a few minutes early.

He Chen was startled to see her come out, thinking something had happened.

He grabbed her hand, glanced worriedly behind her to see no one else coming out.

"What happened? Are you feeling unwell? Or is there some other issue? Why did you come out early?"

He Chen was afraid something was wrong, but Ye Manman proudly raised her smooth chin and took the towel from his hand to wipe the sweat off her forehead.

"Of course, it’s because I finished early. The exam was too easy. Thirty minutes ago, I wanted to come out, and if it weren’t so hot outside, I would have. I even checked my paper several times. Don’t worry."

Not having to jostle with the crowd, Ye Manman was in a great mood.

Hearing her say this, He Chen’s heart, which had been in his throat, settled back down.

He quickly let her sit back on the small stool and started fanning her again, opening the water bottle for her to drink.

The classroom had no fans or air conditioners, and it was stiflingly hot. Feeling the breeze and drinking cold water, Ye Manman felt immensely comfortable, and her brows relaxed.

"Not bad, full marks for the service. I’ll reward you properly later～" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Ye Manman squinted her eyes, enjoying He Chen’s fanning service. Others nearby couldn’t hold back any longer; someone came over to ask.

"Student, why did you come out so early? The exam’s not over yet, is it?"

They’d never heard of anyone finishing the college entrance exam early. They were very curious, and a bit excited.

"Is this test paper particularly easy?"

Ye Manman thought for a moment, feeling that it was indeed quite easy, and nodded honestly.

"Yes～"

Others, who were also thinking of asking her, were secretly delighted upon hearing this, feeling their child or friend might have a chance.

Within a few minutes, the bell rang again, signaling the end of the first exam, and the crowd poured out once more.

But this time, everyone looked worse than when they went into the exam hall.

Some people thought they were well prepared and confident before entering the exam hall, but now they looked deflated.

Ye Manman leaned against He Chen, resting her eyes, listening to the same lady who had asked if the test was easy now excitedly asking her son the same question.

Unexpectedly, her son looked downcast and said it was very difficult.

The lady was extremely puzzled, as were others who heard the same reply.

How could there be such a big difference between people?

One person said it was easy and finished early, while everyone else said it was difficult.

Was the difference because someone was smarter, or were they even taking the same test?

No one knew the answer.

Although they didn’t perform well this time, everyone tried their best to eat, rest, and prepare for the next exam.

In the afternoon exam, Ye Manman entered at the back of the crowd again and came out a few minutes early.

This time, it was the toughest subject, math!

Yet she came out early again, her expression still as relaxed as before, even showing some boredom as if the exam was so easy it was dull.

No one asked her again if the exam was easy because they realized the term ’easy’ might mean something different to this girl than to them.