Wang Zikai's tragedy was a common one among rookies and not at all rare. Nevertheless, as his close friends, Lin Feng and the others couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"Kai Zi, share your captivating story in detail..." Zhong Jialiang said, his eyes twinkling with mirth.

"Damn it! No more, no more..." Wang Zikai felt his male pride had suffered an enormous blow. He ignored Zhong Jialiang and turned to Lin Feng. "Brother Feng, there's a situation with the sports meet. The last three middle and long-distance running events still have no registrants. I guess you'll have to step up again."

"Seriously, no one has signed up yet?" Lin Feng glanced around the classroom. The male students in the Industrial Management class aren't as frail as I'd imagined. So why were so many still refusing to sign up for a bustling event like the sports meet?

"Yes…" Wang Zikai replied with a bitter smile. "It's not for lack of effort on my part. I've visited every boy's dorm in our class multiple times. But each time, Li Zhi would trail after me, convincing them one by one not to... exert themselves for you, Brother Feng."

Hmph, seems like Li Zhi has quite the charisma... Lin Feng hummed softly, his dissatisfaction with Li Zhi, the class monitor, growing. Dealing with such a pot-stirrer was tricky; beating him up wasn't an option, which made it difficult.

"Yes…" Wang Zikai nodded. "There are two more things. Our class's table tennis selection tournament starts this afternoon. Brother Feng, are you interested in taking a look?"

Boring... Lin Feng yawned slightly and shook his head. "As long as we can scrape together enough participants for our class team. Given their skill level, there's not much to see..."

"What about watching the girls? The Finance class is sharing the large table tennis hall with us... I heard Su Zining and Ning Aoxue, the two class beauties from the Finance class, will also be playing…" Wang Zikai looked at Lin Feng with a lewd grin. "If you don't go keep an eye on them, Brother Feng, aren't you worried those two great beauties might be harassed by perverts?"

"If they're going, I really do need to check it out..." Lin Feng was aware that his daily comings and goings with Su Zining and Ning Aoxue had already caused countless classmates to speculate about their relationship. However, Lin Feng didn't bother to hide it from Wang Zikai.

"After the table tennis selection tournament, there's a friendly basketball match between the boys' teams from our two classes..." Wang Zikai looked at Lin Feng eagerly. "Those guys from the Finance class are really arrogant. Brother Feng, do you want to go teach them a lesson today?"

Speaking of which, Lin Feng still held the title of a member of the School of Economics and Management's basketball team. Unfortunately, in all this time, Lin Feng still hadn't touched a basketball for a second time.

Should I play? All I can really do is shoot... Lin Feng grimaced when Wang Zikai invited him to play.

"Brother Feng, don't be modest. Your long-range shots are incredibly accurate. Whenever you get a chance to shoot, you'll definitely score us a lot of points. I'll make sure to pass you the ball, so don't worry about not being useful..." Wang Zikai patted Lin Feng's shoulder and comforted him in a low voice.

"My worry is that my shooting is too good. I score without even needing a proper offense; the audience will find it too boring!" Lin Feng voiced his deepest concerns.

"Damn... Brother Feng, stop dreaming! You're exaggerating. Even if you're amazing, you can't make every single shot!" Wang Zikai felt Lin Feng was boasting.

"Little Brat, this handsome fellow can't be bothered to argue with you..." Lin Feng glanced at Wang Zikai and said with a smile.

「...」

Nearing the end of class, Xu Jing announced the midterm exams scheduled for the eleventh and twelfth weeks, which was met with countless sighs from the students...

"No way! Military training, then the National Day holiday, then the welcome party, then the sports meet. We've only had a few proper classes, and now midterms already?"

"You're joking, right, Teacher..."

...

"I'll repeat: the midterm exams for all subjects this semester will be scheduled in the eleventh and twelfth weeks. The detailed exam schedule will be released next week. Midterm exams count for thirty percent of your final grade, so I expect all students to prepare diligently." In response to some doubts, Xu Jing explained matter-of-factly, "College life is indeed rich with activities. However, I urge all of you to adapt to the rhythm quickly. Don't let these activities hinder your studies. Manage your time and establish good study habits!"

With that, Xu Jing swayed her slender waist and gracefully walked out of the classroom, leaving behind a group of stunned freshmen staring at each other.

"Damn it... We still have midterms in university..." Wang Zikai was very disheartened by Xu Jing's news and muttered.

"I also thought we wouldn't have midterm exams..." Zhong Jialiang dropped exhaustedly onto his desk, speaking listlessly.

"Tsk... It's just an exam! A bit of last-minute cramming, and getting a sixty isn't hard!" Yang Ming, on the other hand, looked quite relaxed.

"But these midterms are linked to our final overall grade. If I want to get a scholarship, I have to fight for ranking against those other academic powerhouses..." Zhong Jialiang said miserably.

"You? Trying for a scholarship? Aren't the few of us in our dorm all locals from Jiangzhou?" Yang Ming pointed at Zhong Jialiang, laughing as he spoke.

Yang Ming deliberately emphasized the word "locals" because Jiangzhou University enrolled a high proportion of students from the area, and the admission score requirements for local students were completely different from those for students from other regions.

To get into Jiangzhou University, students from Jiangzhou City probably only needed to score about ten points above the minimum for key universities, whereas students from outside the region might need to score sixty or seventy points higher.

In other words, with very few exceptions, students from outside the region at Jiangzhou University generally performed a bit better academically than local students. Furthermore, according to the Ministry of Education's stipulated enrollment ratios, students from outside the region were supposed to make up more than half of each class. This meant that if Zhong Jialiang wanted to compete for one of the roughly twenty percent of scholarship spots, it was likely not going to be easy.

"What are you talking about? My college entrance exam score wasn't bad, okay? I got 521 points! The liberal arts admission score for Jiangzhou University was only 489; I cleared it by more than thirty points!" Zhong Jialiang retorted, clearly unconvinced by Yang Ming's doubts.

"Hmph... I scored 525 and I haven't said a word!" Yang Ming snorted, shaking his head.

"Damn... Go on, boast! With 525, you could have gotten into Jiaotong University. How did you end up at Jiangzhou University?" Zhong Jialiang eyed Yang Ming skeptically.

"Well, I wasn't sure I could get into Jiaotong University back then... so I lowered my target and put down Jiangzhou University..." Yang Ming said with a hint of regret. Then, his curiosity piqued, he stared at Wang Zikai and Lin Feng. "Kai Zi, Brother Feng, speaking of which, what were your college entrance exam scores?"

"496..." Wang Zikai scratched his head, embarrassed, revealing a score that just barely met the admission cut-off. It was pretty lucky he got into Jiangzhou University with that score.

Then, Wang Zikai, Zhong Jialiang, and Yang Ming all turned their gazes to Lin Feng.

College entrance exam scores... Let me think... Lin Feng pondered for a moment, then said lightly, "I recall my total score was 621, I believe."

The moment Lin Feng spoke, Wang Zikai, Zhong Jialiang, and Yang Ming froze simultaneously, their faces etched with disbelief.

"Hmph, Lin Feng, stop your bragging. I've never heard of any local student in our class scoring over 550..."

From behind Lin Feng came the doubting voice of Li Zhi, the class monitor.

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