The first exam was Chinese.
Ye Chen picked up the test paper and looked it over; to him, this paper was extremely simple.
Ye Chen began to breeze through the questions. By the time he reached the final essay question, only forty minutes had passed.
Seeing Ye Chen finish the paper so quickly, even the Exam Proctor was a bit surprised.
Soon, the essay was finished, and Ye Chen suddenly felt a bit bored.
In the past, when he turned in his paper early, he could still look at Li Sitong and Xia Yingluo.
But now, he truly had nothing to do.
The exam period was two and a half hours, but Ye Chen had completed the paper in only one hour.
National Higher Education Entrance Examination regulations state that papers can only be turned in thirty minutes before the end of the exam.
While others had their heads down, busily answering questions, Ye Chen could only stare at his test paper in boredom.
He checked it three times and confirmed there were no errors.
Sigh, he missed Li Sitong and Xia Yingluo a little.
There were quite a few girls in this exam hall, but having grown accustomed to beauties, Ye Chen felt nothing toward the girls in front of him.
Finally, Ye Chen was so bored that he leaned over the desk and began to sleep.
The student sitting next to Ye Chen was already speechless.
This student was already a Top Student at his school.
He felt very confident about this National Higher Education Entrance Examination.
This time, his goal was a top-tier 985 University.
The exam hall was very quiet to begin with, and as he answered questions, he caught a glimpse of Ye Chen from the corner of his eye.
By the time he finished the first question, Ye Chen had already finished the first page of the test paper.
By the time he finished the first page, Ye Chen had finished his essay.
By the time he was writing his essay, Ye Chen was already lying there sleeping.
And it seemed like he was sleeping quite soundly.
This made the student, who was originally very confident, suddenly feel a bit insecure.
Could it be that this year's Chinese exam questions are actually this simple?
But why does it feel so difficult for me?
Is it because I'm too much of a loser?
It's over; it might be very hard for me to get into a top-tier University this year.
Ye Chen was sleeping blissfully, completely unaware.
He had brought so much psychological pressure and despair to the surrounding candidates... Ye Chen was leaning on the desk, but he wasn't truly asleep.
If he actually snored, it would be bad to disturb the order of the exam hall.
Finally, the time reached the thirty-minute mark before the end, when papers could be turned in.
Ye Chen immediately raised his hand to signal he was turning in his paper.
The teacher had actually noticed Ye Chen long ago; at first, he thought Ye Chen was just answering randomly because he didn't know the material, but he was stunned when he walked over to look.
This student not only answered quickly, but it also seemed like everything was correct.
This was simply too impressive.
After turning in his paper, Ye Chen sprinted out of the school; he had to go pick up Xia Yingluo and Li Sitong!
...The exam site at Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School.
Quite a few parents were standing outside.
Everyone looked a bit nervous, and their eyes were filled with anticipation.
At this moment, Wu You was holding a microphone, preparing to conduct interviews regarding the National Higher Education Entrance Examination.
She interviewed several parents in a row, but the topics they spoke about were all the same, with no news value.
Wu You frowned.
This was not the effect she wanted.
Broadcasting an interview like this wouldn't even cause a ripple, let alone bring in any ratings.
In fact, the interviews with parents always revolved around a few themes.
Some were nervous because of their child's exam, some felt happy thinking their child could get good grades, and others felt that their child was finally taking the exam and they were finally through the ordeal, looking completely relaxed.
But with these same topics being interviewed every year, the audience had long grown tired of hearing them.
This kind of interview had no viral potential at all.
Recently, the ratings for Wu You's Urban Life column had been getting worse and worse.
She had been very worried.
She had originally wanted to use the hype of the National Higher Education Entrance Examination to boost ratings, but she had gained nothing.
But just then, Wu You saw a figure—Ye Chen, who had just gotten out of a taxi... Because Li Sitong and Xia Yingluo were both taking the exam at Jiangzhou No. 2 Middle School, Ye Chen had rushed over as soon as he finished his own exam.
By the time he arrived at the Jiangzhou No. 2 Middle School exam site, there were still more than ten minutes left before the end of the exam.
Ye Chen knew that both Li Sitong and Xia Yingluo were very cautious and wouldn't turn in their papers early, so he decided to arrive ahead of time to wait for the two girls.
Seeing that the exam hadn't ended yet, Ye Chen let out a long sigh of relief.
At that moment, a beautiful young lady wearing a suit blocked Ye Chen's path.
Behind the young lady was a cameraman carrying a video camera.
"Hello, sir. I am a reporter from Jiangcheng Television Station. May I interview you regarding a few questions about the National Higher Education Entrance Examination?"
The reason Wu You chose Ye Chen was because he was so young.
Furthermore, Ye Chen was extremely handsome.
This face, as long as it was broadcast on television, would definitely bring about a different effect.
And for some reason, looking at Ye Chen's god-tier looks, her previously somewhat depressed mood vanished completely.
Ye Chen was stunned for a moment. An interview?
Every year during the National Higher Education Entrance Examination, some media outlets would interview candidates at the school gates.
To think he would run into this kind of thing himself.
"Sure, but I'm on a tight schedule. I can only accept a ten-minute interview."
Ye Chen still had to wait for Li Sitong and Xia Yingluo!
"No problem, a ten-minute interview is plenty," Wu You said with a smile.
"May I ask, are you a family member of a candidate?"
"Um, I suppose so," Ye Chen answered.
"Then are you the candidate's older or younger brother?"
"No, I should be considered their Boyfriend."
"Boyfriend?"
Wu You was stunned for a moment.
The young man in front of her was too handsome; just a moment ago, she was thinking about whether she could leave her contact information after the interview to see if they could develop something.
It turned out this handsome little blade of grass had already been picked by someone else.
Sigh, how great would it be if I could find a Boyfriend with such god-tier looks.
Ye Chen looked at the beautiful reporter in front of him, feeling a bit bewildered.
This reporter was holding the microphone, but instead of interviewing him, she was looking at him with a face full of resentment.
"Ahem."
At this point, the cameraman behind her couldn't stand Wu You's love-struck appearance and gave a light cough.
Only then did Wu You snap out of it. Her pretty face turned red, and she regained her professional reporter's demeanor.
"Then may I ask, what kind of results do you think your girlfriend can achieve?"
"I think if the two of them can perform at their normal level, their grades certainly won't be bad," Ye Chen said seriously.
Wu You was about to continue the interview when she suddenly felt something wasn't quite right.
What did he just say?
Two?
"You have two girlfriends?" Wu You asked in confusion.
"Yes, that's right. They are both participating in the National Higher Education Entrance Examination here today."
"Ahem!"
Wu You felt even more salty.
But thinking about Ye Chen's looks, having two girlfriends didn't seem that strange after all.
Wu You continued the interview.
"Then have you thought about what kind of grades your girlfriends will get?"
Ye Chen said, "The two of them don't really have much ambition; they'll just get into Huaqing University."
Wu You was dumbfounded.
You're saying that performing normally means getting into Huaqing University?
And getting into Huaqing University is called having no ambition?
Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about what 'no ambition' means?
Wu You felt a bit awkward: "It seems your two girlfriends are both Top Students. Since they are so outstanding, do they have a chance to become the Top Scorer in the National Higher Education Entrance Examination this time?"
After all, those who can get into Huaqing University are very likely to be the Top Scorer in the National Higher Education Entrance Examination this time around.
Ye Chen thought for a moment and said, "That might be a bit difficult, unless..."
"Unless what?" Wu You asked curiously.