Chapter 1182: Chapter 1179: College Choices, People and Places Changed
"Hello everyone, long time no see." At this moment, a person walked in from outside the door. It was Teacher Fang Ming. Everyone hurriedly sat back in their seats.
Lin Tian returned to his seat and glanced at the seat by the window next to him. This was originally Zhang Lingyu’s seat, but now it was empty. The sunlight shone in from outside the window, and for a moment, he seemed to still see that beautiful and proud little girl.
Fang Ming walked into the classroom and saw Lin Tian at first glance. There was a hint of reproach in her eyes because last time Lin Tian left without a word and didn’t call afterward. Seeing Lin Tian dazed, the reproach in Fang Ming’s eyes disappeared, but she became worried again. Could something really have happened to Xiao Tian?
However, she couldn’t dwell on it during class. Fang Ming put down the files and said, "I believe everyone has already checked their scores. If anyone hasn’t checked yet, please raise your hand. I have the list here for you to check yourself."
Lin Tian and Xiao Manxuan simultaneously raised their hands, and Lin Tian noticed that everyone was looking over curiously.
"Brother Tian is so calm, already ready to fill in the applications but hasn’t even checked the scores yet."
"Mr. Xiao is also amazing, truly worthy of being a fellow deskmate."
"I dare say that the two of them must be the top scorers this year."
The classmates whispered among themselves, but Lin Tian was innocent. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to check; he just didn’t have the time.
He had been spending this time in life-and-death battles, fighting the Blood Clan, breaking into the Netherworld, and battling Ghost Messengers. He still felt somewhat unreal, in no mood to check scores.
"Alright, everyone, quiet down. Class Leader He, please distribute the application cards." Fang Ming instructed, and as Class Leader He handed out the cards, Fang Ming came down and handed the score sheets to Lin Tian and Xiao Manxuan.
As she turned around, Fang Ming quietly praised, "Xiao Tian, you did well."
Lin Tian didn’t know how well he did; he wasn’t confident about getting full marks, especially with the Chinese essay to consider.
The surrounding classmates craned their necks, constantly peeking at the score sheet. They all wanted to see how many points these top students, Lin Tian and Xiao Manxuan, scored on the college entrance exam.
"Hey, buddy, let me ask something: what’s the full score?" One classmate asked his deskmate, puzzled, after looking.
"Have you gone dumb with the exams? 150 each for Chinese, Math, and Foreign Language, plus 300 for the comprehensive science, totaling 750 points." The deskmate replied disdainfully.
"Oh my God, Brother Tian got a full score, 750 points!" The classmate exclaimed in astonishment.
"What! You said 750 points?" The deskmate shouted excitedly, suddenly standing up and stretching his neck to look at the score sheet in Lin Tian’s hand.
Upon seeing it clearly, he exclaimed even more in shock, "OMG, both Brother Tian and Mr. Xiao scored full marks!"
This news was like a bomb thrown into Class Three, instantly causing an uproar. Everyone started discussing it, and even classmates a few seats away couldn’t help running over to verify the authenticity.
"Quiet down, students, and return to your seats. I can answer your questions." Fang Ming said loudly.
Everyone sat down, quieted down, and only then did Fang Ming say, "Lin Tian’s usual performance is evident to all. He has been very diligent in his studies and uses scientific learning methods. Xiao Manxuan is the same. Their perfect scores are the result of hard work."
"Wow..." Everyone exclaimed in unison. Two perfect scores, two perfect essays, and two perfect test papers. In their view, this was rarer than winning five million in a lottery.
"Alright, take care of your own matters and don’t carelessly fill in the applications, or you’ll regret it later," Fang Ming reminded.
"Lin Tian, what application are you filling in?" Xiao Manxuan curiously asked.
"Of course, Jinghua University. It’s been my wish since first year," Lin Tian confidently replied.
Xiao Manxuan smiled faintly and said, "I’m also applying to Jinghua University, and I’m planning to major in financial management, the same major as my sister. Once I graduate, I can help my mom and sister."
Lin Tian sighed softly in his heart. The Xiao family women really carried a heavy burden, even unable to choose their favorite college programs for themselves. To be more accurate, it was their sense of responsibility that compelled them to consider their family more.
"Second Miss, I suggest you choose a major you like, after all, the Xiao family is gradually getting on track," Lin Tian tried to persuade.
It had no effect, though. The little girl pouted and remained silent, clearly sticking to her previous choice, being stubborn with her ox-like temper.
Lin Tian shook his head slightly and smiled, having no choice but to give up. He quickly wrote down his school and application choices and handed it in.
"Hey, Lin Tian, you haven’t shown me yet. What did you fill in?" Xiao Manxuan asked Lin Tian.
Lin Tian smiled mysteriously and said, "It’s a secret. You’ll know once school starts. Anyway, it’s the same school as yours."
"A secret, huh? I should have known not to tell you mine either," Xiao Manxuan pouted and hummed.
Lin Tian quietly chuckled, thinking, with your mindset, it’s easy to guess it’s a finance-related major. The little girl has long been talking about sharing the family burden after graduating.
The two filled out the forms easily, while others had to be much more cautious. For them, filling in applications required brainpower no less than an exam. Most of the morning passed before classmates gradually handed in their application forms.
"Alright, students, if you have any questions, you can call the school for consultation, or you can call me directly. If you have any unclear questions, you can ask," Fang Ming said when everyone finished handing in their forms.
All the students left, and the classroom was suddenly empty. Lin Tian suddenly felt somewhat reluctant. Perhaps today was the last time he would enter the classroom of Class Three. Today’s farewell might be a final goodbye.
Though he only joined Class Three for a month or two, Lin Tian gained the most sincere friendship here. Today’s farewell, almost eternal, how could it not make people melancholy.
Lin Tian stood at the classroom door, just in time to see a few people passing by. Walking in the middle was the basketball team captain, Guo Heng, and they were discussing something.
"Alas, Sun Decai really didn’t come to fill out the applications."
"I haven’t been able to contact him recently. I heard he disappeared. I don’t know if it’s true."
"Not only him, but the campus belle Qi Jing also didn’t show up. They were all school figures back then, but now they’ve all vanished. It’s truly a tragic ending."
"Shh, don’t say anymore, I see Lin Tian." Someone suddenly looked towards Lin Tian and whispered to remind his nearby teammates.
Guo Heng passed by Lin Tian with an awkward smile. He nodded slightly at Lin Tian and then quickened his pace to leave, not daring to linger in front of Lin Tian.
Lin Tian didn’t mind them. He was thinking about what they had just said.
Sun Decai disappeared, Qi Jing didn’t come, and thinking again, Liu Wenxing certainly didn’t come, still studying abroad. The few people who were closest back then had developed into enemies, and in the end, they all disappeared without a trace.
The campus was still the same campus, but everything and everyone had changed.