Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 166 I'll take the top spot in the grade sooner or later!

Two and a half days later, the final exams were over.

After finishing her last English exam half an hour early, Shi Sui returned to her dorm feeling incredibly happy.

Since no one could stay at the school during winter break, the system helped her find a fantastic apartment near the school, which she bought with Gu Chenyi's money—or rather, the money she earned through hard work.

So today, Shi Sui is also ending her boarding school life.

She had just started tidying up when her phone, which was on the table, lit up and a new WeChat message popped up.

[The donation has been received. Thank you for your support of the Baby Come Home charity organization.]

Shi Sui glanced at her phone screen and replied with a smile: [You guys are really amazing. I hope all the abducted children can return home safely and reunite with their families.]

Baby Come Home is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people find their relatives. Shi Sui returned to the Jiang family with the help of volunteers.

In the non-profit organization, she has seen too many families broken apart because of the loss of their children, and she has also seen children who have been abducted to the mountains and have no way to escape.

She was lucky to be able to go home.

Although I had an unpleasant experience at the Jiang family, everything became unpleasant after I met the system.

There could be no parents in the world more ill than those two from the Jiang family.

So now that she has some money, Shi Sui donates it to charity, hoping to help more children go home.

Shi Sui put down her phone, folded all the clothes in the closet, and while packing her suitcase, she saw a new message pop up on her phone.

Zhang San: [Boss, this is the company's report for this month. Please take a look.]

Shi Sui stared at her phone screen for a couple of seconds, still not used to this new identity.

She opened the document, scrolled to the bottom, and after seeing the growth rates of operating revenue and net profit, she closed the document, clicked the input box, and replied: [Received, thank you for your hard work (rose).]

Zhang San was once a fund manager at Gu Chenyi's fund company. Due to fund losses, Gu Chenyi was furious and fired him directly, and then made a statement in the industry, demanding that companies in related industries not hire him.

Seeing Gu Chenyi suffer setbacks for so long, and seeing his words in the industry actually work for the first time, Shi Sui was greatly surprised. She finally had the feeling that 'this idiot is the future president of the Gu Group, the richest man in a novel.'

Ultimately, Shi Sui deserves much credit for the fund's losses, but she feels truly guilty for causing others to lose their jobs.

So, she persistently persuaded the system to open a mysterious fund company and directly hired Zhang San as the fund manager.

Those who had been laid off from Gu Chenyi's company and were desperate about their career prospects all followed Zhang San to Shi Sui's new company.

The company's money all comes from Gu Chenyi's pocket money and fund, and the company's employees are all long-time employees of Gu Chenyi's fund company.

It's practically like they snatched a company from Gu Chenyi.

Of course, Shi Sui needs to maintain her mysterious boss persona and must not reveal her identity as a second-year high school student, otherwise Zhang San and the others will probably run away quickly.

After all, they had just been scammed by a high school sophomore.

In their minds, the mysterious boss was a man of few words and few tasks, but generous with his pay.

*

After two busy days of moving, I quickly returned to school, and my final exam results came out.

It's still that same electronic screen on the clock tower, which everyone can see as soon as they enter the school.

First: Xu Chaomu.

Second: Shangguan Ying.

Third: Shi Sui.

The entire grade was shocked. They rubbed their eyes several times and only accepted it after confirming their names with those around them.

Holy crap, Pei Shuoxun's score was surpassed!

It's worth noting that the ranking of the top three in the grade hasn't changed much since the beginning of high school. Xu Chaomu has always been number one in the grade, while the second and third places might occasionally switch, but there are only two possible combinations.

"Holy crap, Shi Sui's grades are actually better than the student council president's! My god, who was it that said people from small towns had bad grades? Her grades are amazing!"

"I was in the same class as her and I watched her grades improve steadily. Being her classmate often made me wonder if I had a pig brain."

"The president has been overtaken. Oh well, it's just one time, only by 2 points. I still love the president the most."

"Sui Jie is my husband. We don't need two people with good grades in the family. Sui Jie's good grades are enough! I love her to death!"

"Just a quick note, it's been a while since my husband beat someone up. The school has been so quiet lately, why hasn't anyone come out and let my husband beat them up?"

"Have you noticed that under Sister Sui's guidance, the school's learning atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger? Even Chi Yan has started studying."

"..."

"Is Shi Sui even a normal person? She can improve so much in just one semester. She's cheating! I suspect she'll surpass the academic genius next semester."

"Impossible, impossible. His status as a top student will never be shaken."

"Speaking of which, Shi Sui is close to the academic genius—her grades were all thanks to him."

"I'm looking forward to teaching my apprentice so well that he'll starve me out of the world, hahaha."

"Wow, this academic genius is such a good teacher! Maybe I should consider opening a tutoring class."

“I agree. Pay a high price for a spot in the class, but you should talk to the academic genius.”

"Tsk, I wouldn't dare. The academic genius is too aloof. Even though I've been in the same class as him for two years, I can only talk to him when Sister Sui is around. If Sister Sui isn't there, he won't even acknowledge anyone."

"I'm shipping the academic genius couple again!"

……

Shi Sui was not surprised to see the ranking.

Because she had already received 1 million from the system, the unexpected had passed.

So when she appeared at school with a calm expression, she glanced at the electronic screen without any emotional fluctuation.

Everyone exclaimed in admiration, "How calm they are! It makes them seem like they're making a fuss over nothing."

"My goodness, Sister Sui is so calm."

"If I get third place in the grade, I'll be so excited I'll want to run naked around Xinghua University."

"Is it shameful?"

"I suspect that Sister Sui is not satisfied with ranking third in the grade. When she passed by, I sensed a faint sense of displeasure."

"Right, right? I felt it too. I feel like Sister Sui will get first place sooner or later."

"..."

A short while later, a hot post appeared on the forum.

[Sui Jie! My husband! He's going to take first place in the grade sooner or later!]

1L: My husband declared that he'll be number one in the grade next time! Xu Chaomu, just you wait, my husband will definitely win you over!

2L: She's only third now. If she keeps up with Sui Jie's momentum, she'll definitely crush the top student next semester!

3L: Give me a chance, I also want to be stepped on by Sister Sui.

……

14L: Is Xu Chaomu the top student in this grade? Is this the same person who won?

15L: I'm totally shipping them! The academic genius couple is real!

16L: Hurry up and get her, I've been shipping the academic genius couple for a long time.

17L: So, is Sister Sui confessing her love? Wow, such a high-profile confession! That's boldness! No wonder she's Sister Sui, I'm rooting for her!

18L: Although I mainly ship Chi Sui, as long as Sui likes it, I like it too, and I'll support her~

……

So when Shi Sui entered the classroom, she felt the unusually enthusiastic gazes of her classmates.

Because of her excellent grades, she often brings snacks to share (mainly to Chi Yan, but the whole class benefits from them), is helpful, and is always full of energy, Shi Sui is very popular in the class.

As she walked from the front row to the back of the classroom, people kept asking her questions.

"Shi Sui, have you officially announced your relationship with the academic genius?"

"?" What official announcement?

"Sister Sui, you're going to be number one in the grade, right? I knew you were going to be! I support you going to be there!"

"?" I couldn't quite understand, but she really wanted to be number one in her grade.

"Shi Sui, I saw your bold statement on the forum. Did you just start dating the academic genius these past two days, or were you already secretly dating before but didn't dare to announce it because of pressure from Chi Yan?"

"!!" I understand!!

Shi Sui: "I'm not with Xu Chaomu, don't talk nonsense! Don't spread rumors about him, or he might hear them—"

As they were talking, the classroom suddenly fell silent.

Shi Sui seemed to have a premonition. She looked up and glanced back, finally fixing her gaze on the boy who had just entered the classroom.

He wore a double-breasted overcoat with a lapel, was slender and upright, his black hair falling down to slightly obscure his eyebrows and eyes. His gaze came over, and his voice was clear yet gentle:

"I heard you're going to take me down."

Holy crap, why does this feel a bit flirty (?)? Is this something a genius would say?

The whole class was stunned, but they didn't feel that anything was wrong.

Even a blind person could see the special nature of Xu Chaomu's feelings for Shi Sui; it was blatant and exclusive affection.

He would explain the problems to her and highlight the key points, which was fine, but he would also write several notebooks of notes for her, even though he never took notes.

Of course, as Shi Sui's classmates, they also benefited a little from it.

But when they were Xu Chaomu's classmates, he didn't pay any attention to them at all.

Normally, the academic genius is too difficult to approach, shrouded in a terrifying aura that keeps strangers at bay. Only when Shi Sui is by his side will he exchange a few words with them.

Shi Sui probably thought he got along well with his classmates and wasn't aloof, right?

Shi Sui felt utterly defeated. The rumors had reached the ears of the person in question, and Xu Chaomu's reputation couldn't be ruined by these people spreading false rumors!

So she rushed to the classroom door, grabbed Xu Chaomu's arm, and walked out.

In the corridor, Shi Sui took out her phone, opened the forum, and quickly found the source of the rumor.

Shi Sui's expression was solemn: "This post is a rumor. I didn't say a word from the school gate to the classroom door this morning, but they spread rumors. I absolutely did not say that I wanted to get first place in the grade."

"Don't you have any feelings for me at all?"

Shi Sui didn't notice his gaze and was still scrolling through the comments, automatically equating Xu Chaomu with the top student in the grade.

"some."

She nodded, and then heard a soft laugh.

Shi Sui looked at him blankly. The boy's aloofness had completely disappeared, and he was now radiating a gentle smile.

What's he laughing at? Shouldn't his expression be as serious as mine?

“I really want to be number one in the grade,” Shi Sui continued, “but this post is too malicious. My desire to be number one in the grade doesn’t mean I have designs on you. To spread rumors that I want to pursue you is just too much.”

"That's really going too far." Xu Chaomu nodded slightly. "I should be the one pursuing you."