After the Top Student Pushed Me to Fight Back, I Helped Her Reach the Top

The lingering warmth of summer had yet to fade in late September. Plane tree leaves were scorching beneath the afternoon sun, and the wind swept through the shaded paths of Nancheng No. 1 High School, scattering flecks of light across the windowsill of Senior Class 1.?

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The first week's back-to-school bustle had yet to settle completely. The whole school building was filled with a lively, relaxed atmosphere, except for the top-floor honors class, which seemed to shut out all the noise beyond its walls.?

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More precisely, the two-person desk in the third row by the window was so quiet it felt like a sanctuary separate from the rest of the class.?

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The soft scratch of Lin Zhixia's pen against paper was clearly audible. Her pale, slender fingers held a black ballpoint pen, and her handwriting was neat and crisp, without a single unnecessary stroke. Her eyes were lowered slightly, long lashes casting faint shadows beneath them. Sunlight fell across her clear, delicate profile, making her skin look almost translucent. As the undisputed top student in her grade, far ahead of everyone else in the school, Lin Zhixia's name was synonymous with "the ceiling" at Nancheng No. 1 High School.?

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Quiet, disciplined, versatile, and aloof.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.