Yet, there are some differences. 　　Chen Mo still remembered the last big question. 　　The bonus question wasn't difficult for someone like him who had taken advanced mathematics in college. He didn't think much about it when he saw it and just wrote down the solution steps. 　　Chen Mo thought he would be accused of cheating. 　　As it turns out, whether it was because of past events or not, Bai Suxiu said, "You put the test papers up here yourselves. The class representative's test paper was on the podium at the time. Someone saw you writing on the podium with a pen. Moreover, your problem-solving steps were exactly the same. This is content that was never taught in high school." 　　They were practically accusing him of plagiarism. 　　"Who saw it?" Chen Mo asked. 　　The classroom was completely silent. 　　Chen Mo looked around and said, "I said, who saw me copying someone else's exam paper when I was writing on stage?" 　　This was the first time Chen Mo had shown such strong emotions in class. 　　In the past few days, everyone has almost forgotten that this new transfer student, who is always sleeping, had just beaten up a group of people and sent them to the school hospital a few days ago. 　　Bai Suxiu said sternly, "Chen Mo, who are you threatening? If you're not copying other people's answers, then what are you writing?" 　　Chen Mo sneered: "The questions were too easy, I was afraid of scaring the teacher, so I corrected a lot of mistakes. Is there a problem?" 　　"You're absolutely unreasonable!" 　　A hand pressed down on Chen Mo's suddenly tense shoulder. 　　Large palms and long, beautiful finger joints. 　　The index finger of that hand gently pressed twice on the shoulder, and Chen Mo unexpectedly sensed a sense of calm and reassurance. 　　Soon the people around him got up. 　　“I watched him finish the last question, Teacher Bai.” Xi Siyan’s tone was somewhat casual. “He wrote half the answer, made some corrections, and in the remaining half hour, he even drew a… turtle next to the bonus question.” 　　Someone in the class couldn't help but burst out laughing. 　　Bai Suxiu actually picked up the top sheet of paper and flipped through it. 　　Then his face turned ugly. 　　Chen Mo looked at Xi Siyan and wondered if the man's eyesight was 5.0. 　　Xi Siyan spoke again, even with a smile: "So, Teacher Bai, shouldn't you apologize to the student who was misunderstood for such a sudden and unfounded accusation?" 　　In that instant, the entire class fell silent. 　　Only Yang Shule, sitting in the front row, gripped her pen tightly after hearing Xi Siyan's words. 　　In fact, this math teacher was not popular. 　　Most people disliked her rigid teaching style, but Chen Mo knew that she taught math in the experimental class until graduation. 　　Chen Mo knew that Bai Suxiu subconsciously suspected him of plagiarism, simply because she had heard about his relationship with Yang Shule and had a preconceived notion that he had ulterior motives. She also didn't think that a student who transferred from a high school in a backward county could answer such a question. 　　The atmosphere was somewhat tense, and Chen Mo knew she wouldn't apologize. 　　This time, Chen Mo tugged at Xi Siyan's sleeve. 　　Xi Siyan grunted through his nose, looking puzzled. 　　Chen Mo let go and looked at the podium. 　　"In the next monthly exam, the top ten in the grade will be the cutoff. If I make it, I'll stay; if I don't, the teacher will keep me." 　　Chen Mo simply couldn't bear to be mutually disgusted by a main subject teacher he had to face every day. This disgust hadn't just started a day or two ago; it had been a long time, many years, a face that would flash through his mind countless times in retrospect. He had originally thought he could just close his eyes and let it go this time, but instead, the teacher felt like he had swallowed a mouthful of excrement, so disgusting that he felt like he would vomit his dinner from the previous night. 　　Should she leave, or should he leave? 　　One of them has to be kicked out. 　　Of course, it can be basically concluded that he left on his own. 　　The math teacher's face turned ashen; he clearly hadn't expected Chen Mo to be so arrogant. 　　The whole class fell silent, trembling with fear. 　　Is a written report required? 　　Only the class monitor, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, mocked Chen Mo, saying, "Your word doesn't count." 　　This can be interpreted as him saying that Chen Mo is incredibly audacious. 　　However, those classmates who had spent a year or two with Xi Siyan knew very well that their class monitor was determined to protect her to the end. 　　Chapter 14 　　The news of Chen Mo from the experimental class and his math teacher getting up spread throughout the entire grade in a very short time. Even the teachers' office in the second year of high school was discussing it at lunchtime. 　　“What kind of bet is this between a student and a teacher? If the teacher loses his authority, how can he manage the students well in the future?” 　　This is the opposition that is not favored. 　　"Teacher Bai did make a mistake, but it's not to the point that she can't teach the experimental class." 　　This is the neutral conservative faction. 　　"I think this bet is worth a try. Students and teachers are supposed to supervise each other, and we can't just look at things from one side. It encourages students to be proactive and prevents teachers from suppressing students due to prejudice." 　　The person who said this was Fu Ling, another math teacher in the second year of high school. 　　She was only in her early twenties, young in appearance and mindset, and spoke very directly. Bai Suxiu had mentored her when she first entered the school. However, their teaching styles and philosophies differed greatly, and their relationship remained lukewarm. 　　It is true that Fu Ling is more popular than Bai Suxiu. 　　Other teachers asked, "Mr. Fu, you've also seen that student Chen Mo's math paper. Mr. Bai still insists that it's not at a level he could answer. What do you think?" 　　That math test paper was on Fu Ling's desk. 　　She had watched it many times, and there was one thing she found quite strange. 　　Chen Mo had corrected all the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions he answered incorrectly, and the first answer he had crossed out was basically correct. Looking at it this way, it did seem like a guilty conscience, as if he had copied the answers and was deliberately changing them to avoid being caught. This was one of the reasons Bai Suxiu insisted on her opinion. 　　Fu Ling doesn't think so. 　　The solutions to each of the later, more challenging questions were very clear and straightforward, and he even subconsciously omitted some steps, giving the reader a sense of ease and confidence. Then there was his statement in class, "The questions are too easy, I'm afraid they'll scare the teacher," which many people considered absurd, but Fu Ling felt there was at least 80% truth in it.

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