Chapter 88 How Did Lily Score So Well
Lily's words hit the nail on the head.
The room instantly fell silent. Everyone stared at Lily in shock. She really lived up to her reputation as an idol!
Sophie's face immediately turned red with anger, and her eyes quickly welled up with tears. "Lily, I was just trying to comfort you out of kindness. I didn't mean anything else."
Calista said angrily, "Lily, don't be so ungrateful. So what if your grades are a bit better? If you're so capable, why don't you get first place in the whole city? Who do you think you are!"
The boys who were defending Sophie chimed in, "Lily, even though your grades are pretty good and you're decent at gaming, you can't put others down like this. Sophie was just being nice."
Lily's lips curved into a cold smile. "That's just how I am. I don't need her kindness."
Sophie sniffled. "Everyone, please don't fight because of me. I know Lily didn't do well on the exam and is in a bad mood. I totally understand."
Violet was furious. "Screw you, stop playing the victim! When Lily had that problem with her stationery, you were definitely involved!"
She had indeed heard about a top student whose first exam didn't go well, leading to disappointing results overall.
After hearing from Sophie about the issue with Lily's stationery, Violet suspected that Sophie might have been behind it.
Sophie put on an innocent expression. "Violet, what you're saying kind of hurts my feelings. I wasn't the one who prepared Lily's stationery. If there was a problem, it just means she had bad luck."
Lily deserved to do poorly on the exam.
As long as Lily did poorly, she could relax.
Lily laughed mockingly. "Who told you I did poorly?"
She hadn't wanted to show off, but seeing Sophie attack Violet like this, she couldn't let it slide.
Sophie looked surprised. "Lily, stop being stubborn. We all know."
Calista pressed on. "Lily, you say you did well, so how many points did you get?"
Lily barely lifted her eyelids. "I forgot."
"She says she forgot! Who's she trying to fool? Didn't the results already come out?"
Violet said, "Lily's grades in the last few exams improved dramatically. She definitely did well on the SAT this time, too. With so many subjects, it's normal to forget. Maybe she even got first place."
Lily leaned against the desk, looking casual and relaxed, completely calm.
Sophie glanced at Lily nervously, feeling uneasy.
No way. Lily had to be lying.
Calista didn't believe it either. "Lily's just putting on a brave face to save her dignity. After all, nobody actually knows what her grades are."
Sophie felt the same way, but seeing how calm Lily looked, she wasn't so sure anymore.
Sophie said tentatively, "Lily, I know you worked really hard these last few months and your grades improved a lot, but good grades aren't everything. You don't need to feel so much pressure. There's no need to talk big."
As soon as Sophie finished speaking, Violet shot back, "Sophie, are you jealous?"
Calista retorted, "Everyone's seen Lily's usual grades. Sure, they're not bad, but saying she got first place is going too far."
Basically, nobody there really believed it.
Just then, Alex walked in cheerfully. "Looks like everyone's here! Today's on me - I'm treating our class's number one student in the whole city to a celebration."
As soon as those words came out, the classroom exploded with chatter.
"Oh my god, the city's top scorer is in our class?"
"Our school hasn't had a city-wide first place in years, right? Who could it be?"
Alex deliberately built suspense. "So everyone, guess who the number one in our class is?"
Sophie spoke up. "It's probably our class's top student, the study committee member."
"Yeah, it's definitely our study committee member. His grades have been in the top three of the whole grade for years. It's got to be him."
At that moment, the study committee member stood up and said, "It's not me."
"How is that possible? If it's not the study committee member, then who else could be the city's number one?"
Alex saw that the reporters had arrived too, so she immediately announced, "It's Lily."
The classroom instantly fell silent.
Then Violet was the first to scream, "Lily, it's you! You're the city's number one! Oh my god, you're amazing!"
All the other students were completely stunned.
They had guessed many people, but none of them had thought the top scorer would be Lily.
When Sophie heard this news, she was completely dumbfounded. How was this possible? Was Lily actually the city's number one?
This news was more painful to Sophie than being killed.
Violet glanced at Sophie and Calista and said, "I don't know who was just now so boldly comforting our city's number one, saying if you didn't do well this time, I can retake it with you. Where did they get the nerve to retake it with the city's number one?"
"Violet, stop it, you're killing me. This is the funniest joke I've heard in my life."
"Right? A poor student trying to comfort the city's number one, saying she'd repeat the year with her. Where did she get that confidence?"
Sophie's expression looked like she had eaten shit.
Those words were like slaps hitting her hard in the face.
Calista said hysterically, "How is it possible that Lily is number one? I think there's definitely something wrong with the grades. Either that or Lily cheated."
Sophie felt the same way.
How could Lily possibly be the city's number one?
Alex immediately looked at Sophie with a cold face. "What's wrong with you two? Everyone's seen Lily's progress. She performed exceptionally well and became a dark horse. As her classmates and family, instead of being happy for her, you're questioning her grades. Is this what I've been teaching you all along?"
Sophie's eyes immediately turned red.
But at that moment, not a single person came to comfort her. Everyone was discussing Lily becoming number one.
Just then, reporters walked over, accompanied by the principal and the dean.
Principal Richard was a kind old man. When he looked at Lily, his face showed a gratified expression. "I didn't expect you to do so well this time."
When Lily saw Richard, she smiled. "Thank you for sending me that stationery back then."
If Richard hadn't sent over a good set of stationery in time...
Her grades would have definitely been affected.
That defective stationery was written with unclear marks and even leaked ink. If it had dirtied her exam paper, she would have definitely lost points.
"I was just following the rules. It's your own excellence that got you first place."
A reporter walked over and put the microphone in front of Lily. "Ms. Roberts, your grades improved by leaps and bounds in the last few months, and you achieved the top score in the city. This couldn't have happened without the help and support of people around you. Who would you most like to thank?"