Meng Lanlan was Lin Nian's deskmate. They were on pretty good terms, so when she heard what Lin Nian said, she immediately misunderstood and whispered, "Xiao Nian, you improved a lot this time."
Going from 61st to 46th in the overall school ranking was a pretty big improvement.
After all, the higher the rank, the harder it is to move up even a single spot.
Take Meng Lanlan, for example. She had ranked 35th in the last monthly exam and was 37th this time, so she'd actually dropped two places. Still, it wasn't too bad.
But when Lin Nian heard this, her expression grew even darker.
Improving was a good thing, of course, but why did Qin Jiao have to do even better than her!
Qin Jiao gave her a cool glance and said with a faint smile, "Lin Nian, you seem shocked by my score. But that's fine. We'll be in the same exam hall for the next test. You'll see my true abilities then."
