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Chapter 198 Wei Ke

Today marks the third round of the competition. As the competition progresses, Ma Ke clearly feels that the difficulty of the questions has increased.

However, for someone with such strong abilities, this increase in performance is not expected to have a significant impact.

He calmly and collectedly tackled each difficult question, his pen dancing across the exam paper.

On the other hand, the situation is not so optimistic for Caiyi.

She bit the pen tightly in her hand, her brows furrowed, her face full of worry.

Faced with a dense array of test questions, she only managed to answer eleven; she couldn't even understand the rest.

As expected, Caiyi was eliminated in this round.

Looking at the vast expanse of blank exam paper, Li Xue couldn't help but feel a surge of despair.

Originally, she had decided to give up on the exam, but when her gaze swept over Jiang Li and the others watching her from below the stage, she suddenly felt timid and didn't have the courage to hand in a blank paper.

So, despite feeling helpless and resistant, she gritted her teeth and forced herself to fill in the answers she could think of on the test paper.

At the same time, something unexpected happened—Wei Ke actually passed this round of assessment!

Moreover, her grades weren't actually that bad; she was by no means at the bottom.

This result truly surprised everyone.

However, she worked very hard during this period, even though she was being suppressed.

Time flew by and it was already afternoon. Cai Yi and Li Xue, along with Xu Qingming and his group, sat quietly in their seats, watching intently as the fourth round of the competition was about to begin.

Ma Ke was calm and composed, and the pen in his hand seemed to be endowed with magical power, flowing smoothly and freely on the paper.

He answered the questions very quickly, but even so, he did not rush to hand in his paper after finishing.

He knew that if he handed in his paper and left too early, it would inevitably have a negative impact on the mental state of the other participants.

So he suppressed his urge to end the exam immediately, patiently and meticulously reviewed the questions he had answered, and only after waiting for three or four other contestants to hand in their papers did he get up and go forward to submit his own.

Wei Ke, on the other hand, appeared unusually nervous.

Large beads of sweat slid down her forehead, soaking her temples.

She knew very well that these questions were difficult for her.

If she were eliminated in the third round, she might not have too many regrets or resentments.

However, having already made it to the fourth round by sheer luck, she was determined not to miss this rare opportunity. Regardless of the final outcome, she was ready to give it her all and give it her all.

She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm her restless mind, and then began to concentrate on thinking about the questions that Xu Qingming had predicted correctly, trying to find some similar or related clues.

The explanations given by Jiang Li and Xiao Baihua swirled in Wei Ke's mind like a vortex, leaving her thoughts in a chaotic mess.

Large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, dripping onto the pristine white exam paper with a soft patter, leaving a small, damp stain.

She was startled and hurriedly reached out to wipe away the drop of sweat, completely unaware that she was now the only one left in the huge competition arena who had not yet handed in her paper.

The teachers in charge of proctoring did not urge her, but simply stood quietly to the side, waiting patiently with gentle eyes.

Wei Ke bit her lower lip tightly, and finally, the pen in her hand slowly came to a stop.

She shook her head helplessly, knowing full well that she was powerless to do anything more. The questions were simply too difficult for her at that moment, and even if she forced herself to continue writing, it would only be a random jumble of words, utterly meaningless.

As expected, after the fourth round of the competition, Wei Ke was ruthlessly eliminated.

Fortunately, although she failed to pass this round of the competition, she still received some points for the questions she had written earlier.

When Wei Ke left the competition field dejectedly, she kept her head down the whole time, not even daring to look up at the gazes cast upon her by Cai Yi and his group.

She was afraid of seeing disappointment, blame, or any other expression that would make her feel ashamed.

However, Cai Yi seemed completely unaware of Wei Ke's inner unease.

She came running like a joyful little bird, throwing herself into Wei Ke's arms, hugging him tightly, and excitedly shouting, "Wei Ke, you're so amazing!"

At the same time, Li Xue smiled broadly, with a proud expression, and said, "Wei Ke, I never expected you to become so amazing?"

Then, half-jokingly, he pressed on, "Tell me honestly, we're all working hard together to study, so are you the only one secretly competing against each other?"

As if struck by lightning, Wei Ke abruptly raised his head, his gaze quickly sweeping across the faces of the people in front of him.

Their faces were beaming with radiant smiles, a genuine joy and appreciation, as dazzling as flowers blooming in spring.

However, to Wei Ke's surprise, these smiles did not reveal even the slightest hint of disappointment due to her defeat in the match.

Seeing this, Wei Ke finally felt a huge weight lifted from her heart. She couldn't help but smile gently, revealing a warm smile like sunshine, and said softly, "We live in the same dormitory, and my bed doesn't even have curtains. How could you not know if I'm secretly studying hard behind the scenes!"

"In the end, it's because you're not as smart as me."

After saying that, Wei Ke laughed even harder, his eyes sparkling with mischievousness.

Upon hearing this, Li Xue, standing to the side, stomped her feet in anger and reached out to tickle Wei Ke. She scolded, "You dare to laugh at me? That's too much!"

"I'll teach you a lesson!" he said, lunging at Wei Ke.

Caiyi held her, making it easier to tickle her, so she joined in the tickling and got involved in the playful fight.

She laughed as she reached out to help tickle Wei Ke's itch.

In no time, the once quiet competition venue became bustling with activity.

Later, Jiang Li and Xiao Baihua joined in, to the point that Wei Ke almost choked from laughing.