Chapter 9: A Genius

"Then what should we do?" Yuan Xiao grabbed her hair and continued in frustration, "Why haven't there been any exams recently?"

Yuan Xiao never imagined that she would look forward to the day of the exam.

[Host, don't worry. With your current strength, you are completely qualified to participate in the math competition!]

"Do you mean that I can go to a teacher directly?" Yuan Xiao pondered carefully. Which teacher would make an exception and give her a spot?

"Teacher Lu!" Thinking of Lu Liu, Yuan Xiao felt much more at ease. After what happened in the washroom last time, Lu Liu's impression of her had improved a lot. He always praised her and even said that her math homework was much better than before.

[That's right, Host. This is also your new spontaneous mission: Convince Teacher Lu to let you participate in the competition. Your stamina can increase by 30%!]

"That's great, Little 7. I'll go look for Teacher Lu tomorrow!" If not for the fact that the System did not have a physical body, Yuan Xiao would definitely hug it hard. Ever since she had Little 7, Yuan Xiao felt that her life was filled with surprise and warmth.

The next day, Yuan Xiao rushed to the office as soon as she arrived at school. She had been brewing her emotions the entire way. When she saw Lu Liu, she said naturally, "Teacher, I want to ask you for a favor."

Lu Liu looked at the uneasy girl in front of him and said gently, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Teacher, I want to participate in the math competition too!" Yuan Xiao's voice was not loud, but her tone was very firm.

Lu Liu was a little surprised by Yuan Xiao's proposal. He had indeed thought that Yuan Xiao was a good child and sympathized with her. Although her results had improved, it was still a little fantasical for the last place to participate in the competition.

"Well… Student Yuan Xiao, you can first solidify your foundation before participating in the competition next year…"

"No, Teacher." Yuan Xiao interrupted Lu Liu and said seriously, "Teacher, I must take this exam. Even if it's for my biological parents, I have to work hard!"

Seeing Lu Liu's troubled expression, Yuan Xiao continued, "I don't want my biological parents to think that they've lost their adopted daughter with outstanding grades and I'm useless. That's why I've been studying hard recently. I don't want to disappoint or give up."

Lu Liu saw Yuan Xiao's reddened eyes and was a little shaken. However, he still said, "I can find time to tutor you, but the questions for the competition aren't that simple."

"Teacher, I've already studied well. You can give me a set of exam papers. I can do it now!"

Lu Liu really could not bear to reject her. Seeing that she insisted, he found a set of last year's test papers online and printed them out.

Lu Liu was a little surprised to see Yuan Xiao doing the questions seriously.

He had invigilated many times, but he had never seen a student solve questions so quickly. In less than half an hour, Lu Liu received Yuan Xiao's neat test paper. Looking at the questions that Yuan Xiao answered, Lu Liu's expression began to change from calm to surprise, and finally to excitement.

"Yuan Xiao! You've done this set of exam papers before?"

"No, but I've seen some similar questions. Teacher, can I participate in the competition?" Yuan Xiao actually already had an answer in her heart. Recently, with the help of the Academic Genius System, she had already learned all the concepts in middle school. Of course, these competition questions were not difficult to her then.

Usually, Yuan Xiao would deliberately get some questions wrong when handing in her homework. After all, a leap in progress would definitely arouse suspicion. Yuan Xiao did not want to cause too much trouble.

"Yes! You're amazing! Student Yuan Xiao, you did all these questions correctly and only took half an hour." Lu Liu pushed up his glasses and said excitedly, "If you can maintain this standard, you can achieve good results in the provincial competition, let alone the school competition!"

Lu Liu did not understand why Yuan Xiao would suddenly go from being the last place to being the top student. Could it be that this child was a genius?

"Thank you, Teacher Lu. I will definitely work hard!" Yuan Xiao said obediently.

"Alright, you don't have to think about anything else from now on. Just focus on your studies. I'll help you apply for a spot. If you have any questions, feel free to look for me."

After leaving the office, Yuan Xiao heard the notification that the mission had been completed. She could clearly feel that her body had become much more agile. She did not expect to complete the mission so easily. Yuan Xiao was very happy and did not notice Fang Yao who had suddenly appeared behind her. He was shocked by her.

"What are you doing? Why are you smiling so happily?"