Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 478 - 354: Thirteen Points, Why!

On the first day of school, Su Xiaomeng even resorted to staying in bed.

Yin Shixiu looked at the person who refused to come out from under the covers, feeling both amused and exasperated.

After seeing the class division list and the placement test results ranking, to be honest, Yin Shixiu was also quite shocked. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Last place in Class D... basically the worst in the whole program.

This was quite a blow, and Eric even called to ask if Xiaomeng was feeling unwell that day.

After Yin Shixiu truthfully explained the situation to Eric, Eric thought for a moment before offering some comforting words,

"If there was no preparation at all, then it’s understandable that there would be a gap compared to other students. But in the end, this is just a placement test. There will be a reshuffle in six months."

Meaning a reclassification.

Yin Shixiu could tell that Su Xiaomeng’s performance wasn’t just due to a lack of preparation; there was indeed a gap with other students after a long period of relaxation.

"Not going to school?"

"I’m so tired... who’s to blame for last night’s trouble..."

Su Xiaomeng mumbled a couple of complaints.

Yin Shixiu wrapped Su Xiaomeng in the thin blanket and pulled her into his arms,

"Since you’ve decided not to go, let’s continue with the fun then!"

As he spoke, Yin Shixiu already slipped a hand into the blanket...

"Ah!"

The person being touched was startled and rolled out from under the blanket,

"I’m going, I’m going!"

Su Xiaomeng stood barefoot, her white legs exposed on the carpet, her long hair a little frizzy but adorably so.

While picking clothes from the wardrobe, Xiao Meng muttered,

"Anyway, if the teacher asks, I’ll just say it was you who deleted my email, causing me to miss the exam!"

Yin Shixiu leaned on the bed with his head propped on one hand, leisurely watching someone change clothes.

A platinum chain hung around his slender neck, with a wedding ring on it, and there were a few strawberry marks on her smooth back.

These were left when he couldn’t resist biting her while pressing on her last night.

Su Xiaomeng put on a white T-shirt, grabbed a pair of jeans, and then pulled out a light green coat from the closet.

The light green and pale pink clean colors suited her best.

"Should I wear high heels or sneakers?"

Before leaving, Xiao Meng scratched her head and looked at Yin Shixiu, who was wearing a green coat in the same color scheme but a bit darker.

"Sneakers."

Xiao Meng nodded and put on the sneakers, and just as she did, Yin Shixiu said,

"No matter what shoes you wear, the ranking won’t change."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng also knew the ranking wouldn’t change.

Throughout the way, she kept comforting herself, it’s okay, everyone just met, no one would care about her grades.

The placement test was just a temporary score, after all, students who got into the University of Bath couldn’t be looked down upon because of this one test, right?

Moreover, she even prepared several excuses for her failure!

But then...

To Xiao Meng’s surprise, she hadn’t even reached Class D yet, and while passing by Class A, she heard people whispering about her...

"The one who said she was confident in the prep room before the test..."

"Thirteen points... How did she even manage to get into this university?"

"After I told my other friends, they said Bath is not that great anyway... Wow, with such a last-place student, it feels like the school’s standards are being lowered."

Su Xiaomeng’s ears were burning.

She could only keep her head down and walk forward.

Thinking that after all, they are Class A students, it’s normal for them to be proud.

Before reaching Class D, Qin Hui, who was assigned to Class C, came over and hurriedly pulled Su Xiaomeng,

"Xiao Meng... did you also not know about the placement test?"

"..."

"Sorry, I thought you’d be too smart to be as clueless as me!"

"..."

Su Xiaomeng looked up, unable to detect any comforting tone in what she said!

"No, no, it’s not... Xiao Meng, I’m pretty dumb and not very articulate, sorry... Just because of what I said that day, I put you in such an awkward position!"

"... It’s fine, it’s not a big deal."

Su Xiaomeng thought, her lack of preparation was a factor, but Qin Hui also didn’t prepare, yet managed a middle-rank score, landing at the top of Class C.

It is conceivable that if she had seriously reviewed, getting into Class A wouldn’t have been a problem.

This comparison left Su Xiaomeng with no reason to blame her.

From the beginning, Qin Hui felt that Xiao Meng wasn’t an ordinary person, so upon hearing Xiao Meng thought scoring thirteen and being at the bottom of the program wasn’t a big deal,

her respect for Xiao Meng grew even more!

Su Xiaomeng only felt someone looking at her with glowing eyes, making her feel a bit uneasy.

"Class is starting soon, I should hurry back to my own classroom."

"Oh, okay! I’ll come find you at noon, let’s have lunch together!"

"... Oh, alright."

Xiao Meng thought, others might disdain her for being at the bottom, but Qin Hui was still willing to have lunch together, such a nice person.

She stepped into Class D, and right after her, the advisor for Class D walked in.

As soon as the advisor spoke, Xiao Meng realized the person was Indian...

Initially thinking it’s no big deal, she then recalled "Indian" twice...

Suddenly, she looked up in horror, seeing a middle-aged man with a dark face, short, curly hair, short height, and a beer belly standing on the podium...

Nothing is more sorrowful than a dead heart.

Of the students present, few were unfamiliar with Professor Dick.

He’s known for his strict and high-pressure teaching methods.

Previously, there was even a post focusing on Professor Dick that consistently topped the forums at Bath!

Later, the post was deleted because its content was deemed to threaten a teacher’s safety.

A teacher must have been loathed to such an extent by students that they discussed how to ’deal with’ him in a school forum...

However, alongside his strict reputation, Dick’s achievements in teaching were also well-known; the students he mentored received the most praise when entering the professional field after graduation.

Yet, despite such accomplishments, students remained in awe of Dick.

During the enrollment interviews at Bath in China earlier this year, Dick was initially scheduled as the examiner, but was absent due to unforeseen circumstances, and Eric stepped in instead.

How others felt, Xiao Meng didn’t know, but she herself breathed a sigh of relief at the time.

Now it seems, that relief was a bit premature...

Dick gave a simple self-introduction, which was standard and seemed no different from other teachers.

Everyone seemed to be waiting for something, fists clenched tightly.

Xiao Meng, naturally slow to react, finally looked up to see Dick holding a list, with students’ names faintly visible on it.

"Sue, which one? Please stand up."

Su Xiaomeng was called out right away, and listening to Dick’s heavily accented Indian English, she felt thoroughly awkward.

"Where?"

Su Xiaomeng hesitated for a moment, instantly sensing Dick’s tone souring!

Startled, Su Xiaomeng quickly stood up,

"Here!"

Those dark eyes nearly hidden in black skin were particularly frightening with their whites...

"Thirteen points, your score, why?"

Very straightforward question.

The other students in the class also turned their gaze towards Su Xiaomeng, curious about how she scored thirteen points.

The second last score was over forty points, making such a gap truly bewildering.

Face flushed, having never stood up like this in front of the whole class even with poor grades.

Abroad, they say the education system is different from China’s, more respectful of students, and scores are personal matters, meant to be protected...

Now, Xiao Meng thought it was all nonsense!

"I, I... I didn’t see, see... the email..."

She stammered, and as soon as she finished speaking—

Dick tossed the list onto the table,

"Excuse!"

A single word, leaving Xiao Meng speechless.

Furthermore, she heard whispers from the students below,

"She’s lying, she said she was confident before the test in the prep room..."

"Yeah, yeah, I heard it too..."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng pressed her lips together... her lips were pale, but the base of her ears was burning red.