<h4>Chapter 52</h4>


    "Teacher Zhao, who from our school will be participating in thispetition?" Ren Ran asked.


    "You, Kong Lian, Lv Boyi, and Fu Yan - the four of you," he replied.


    "Fu Yan?" Ren Ran said in surprise.


    Teacher Zhao knew what she was shocked about andughed, "Fu Yan is useless at everything except math. He''s extremely unbnced. If his other subjects were even at an average level, he could get a guaranteed admission. "


    "Oh, I see."


    Ren Ran didn''t know much about Fu Yan. She had only heard of girls confessing to him or getting beaten up by him. She hadn''t heard anything rted to grades.


    When Ren Ran and Kong Lian returned to ss, the news that they would participate in the math olympiad spread.


    Guo Tongwen grabbed Ren Ran''s hand, "Ranran, I''m rooting for you. You must crush her."


    Zhao Yi nced at Kong Lian. She wondered if it was her imagination, but Kong Lian seemed different today.


    "Don''t you think Kong Lian has changed?"


    "No, she''s the same as always, just oddly behaved," Guo Tongwen said with a look.


    Ren Ran observed her. Indeed, many changes - she had be silent, as if the gossip around her was unrted. She was wholly focused on studying,pletely unlike her previous flirtatious self.


    Lv Boyi came to ss 2''s door, "Ren Ran, Kong Lian, the teacher is looking for you."


    Kong Lian closed her workbook and got up to leave.


    Ren Ran also stood up to follow.


    The three of them arrived at the teacher''s office together.


    Fu Yan hade earlier than them.


    The vice principal looked at the four and solemnly instructed, "You four will represent our school in the uing municipal math olympiad. Bring out your best abilities for the glory of our school and your own honors. In the next few days, Teacher Zhao will be your team leader and coach you for thepetition. Use your evening self-study time here for training and preparation."


    "Yes," the four responded.


    In the training ssroom,除开敷衍,另外三人都认真做练习题。the other three were diligently doing practice questions except Fu Yan, who was casually cking off. If you assumed he was poor at academics from this, you would bepletely wrong.


    "Only Fu Yan solved the final difficult question," Teacher Zhao announced after grading their test papers.


    The other three looked towards Fu Yan, still nonchntly rxed, as if he had just done something trivial.


    "Fu Yan, exin to them your thought process for thest question."


    Fu Yan''s brows furrowed slightly. Hezily straightened up and started exining seriously and meticulously in a clear, cold voice that was pleasing to listen to.


    "Understand?" Fu Yan asked inly, then immediately sat to the side, showing he wouldn''t tolerate pestering if they didn''t understand.


    Lv Boyi spoke up, "The concepts you used are university-level. Fu Yan, up to what year of college curriculum have you self-studied?"


    He had only just started second year material.


    "Second year," Fu Yan casually replied.


    Lv Boyi''s gaze towards him changed. Previously somewhat dismissive, he now looked at Fu Yan with admiration.


    Ren Ran also admired this unassuming math genius.


    Kong Lian''s eyes shifted between them. She would nce at Fu Yan from time to time with an inscrutable darkness in her eyes. She clenched her teeth tightly and took her test paper back.


    On the eve of thepetition, Teacher Zhao brought the four to the stadium.


    When Ren Ran returned from the bathroom, she saw each of them holding a bottle of water.


    Lv Boyi handed a bottle to her.


    "Thanks," Ren Ran said as she epted it.


    Just as she was about to open it, she asked, "Lv Boyi, did you buy this water? Let me know how much and I''ll pay you back."


    "It wasn''t me. Kong Lian treated us."


    Ren Ran immediately looked at Lv Boyi and Fu Yan''s water bottles.