Chapter 343 Handed It In Early
“I bet a bag of chips Jean won’t pass a single subject.”
“Pass? You’re giving her way too much credit. I’ll bet fifty cents she won’t even score over 20 points in any of them!”
“She might not even get 20 combined. You can always count on Jean to set a new low.”
“Still, I kind of admire her guts. She knows she’s going to fail, and she still showed up for the make–up. She could’ve coasted her way into graduation if she just kept quict.”
“That was her plan all along–until she got called out. Public pressure left her no choice but to show up, haha.”
Jean placed her pencil case on the desk.
It had been a while since she’d taken a test like this. The whole thing felt a little unfamiliar–and a little weirdly fresh. What kind of sane person takes a school placement test at twenty–nine?
She couldn’t even bubble in the answer sheet smoothly anymore…
The crisp white test paper was handed out. A bell rang in her ears, signaling the start of her “exam journey.”
Her pen scratched across the pages with fluid strokes. The entire classroom fell into quiet; the only sounds left were breathing and writing.
Jean was the first to turn in her paper.
Just thirty minutes in, she handed over the completed math exam. The proctor, seeing her stand up so soon, figured she’d given up and didn’t want to waste time. But when Jean held out her exam—
The teacher’s eyes widened in surprise.
The paper was completely filled out; not a single blank space left.
Jean slung her backpack over one shoulder and strolled coolly out of the room.
There was still some time before the next exam; she needed somewhere to kill a bit of time.
A crowd of students who’d stuck around to watch saw Jean leave the room so quickly and instantly lit up with excitement.
The school forum lit up with updates within minutes.
“I’m dying–Jean the idiot only stayed in the exam room for thirty minutes before bouncing!”
“She totally turned in a blank paper.”
“Sitting in that room for thirty minutes must’ve been torture for someone like her–of course she ran out.”
“Classic Jean. So on brand.”
“Bet she didn’t even hit 20 points.”
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Chapter 343 Handed It In Early
“Can’t wait for the scores to drop. No way she’s passing that placement test.”
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Jean walked through the corridor of the academic building, her backpack slung casually over one shoulder.
“Jean!”
Sofia suddenly appeared a short distance away, waving at her with excited energy.
Jean stopped in her tracks. Sofia jogged over and threw an arm around her shoulder,
“You’re already out of the testing room?” she asked, a bit puzzled.
Jean nodded. “Yeah, I finished everything.”
Sofia blinked, clearly taken aback.
Then she burst into laughter, her eyes full of playful doubt. “Seriously? Don’t lie to me…”
“Wow.” Jean stuck out her lower lip in mock offense. “So you don’t believe me.”
Sofia waved her hands fast. “No, that’s not what I meant… I’m just worried, that’s all…”
She trailed off mid–sentence and quickly changed the topic. “Anyway, I only heard from someone else that you were back at school today for the test–that’s how I knew you’d returned. So I came looking right away.”
She gave Jean a playful pat on the shoulder, eyes shining. “Asher, you, and I–we all got reassigned to new classes. I’ve been in mine for a while now.”
She grinned teasingly. “Thanks to you, the class is about ancient history. Totally disbanded.”
Just then, the sound of clear, steady footsteps echoed nearby.
Jean’s eyes froze for a beat. Then she turned toward the sound.
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