One Call from the Future Sends a Struggling Student Soaring

Class monitor: [Extra, extra! I heard this year’s top science-track student in the city is from our class. Does anyone know who it is?] [Class monitor, are you humblebragging? I just don’t have proof.] [Exactly, class monitor. You can’t humblebrag like that. My fragile little heart has been dealt a terrible blow…] [Heh, class monitor, treat us struggling students to a meal to console us!] [My fragile little heart has just been hit a second time…] … [Who is it? If you know what’s good for you, come forward and say so.] Cheng Bin: [It’s me!] [Quit pretending.] [Damn, he really pulled it off!] [Are people really this shameless about showing off now?] [Cheng Bin, you’ve got guts. I’ve gotta hand it to you, you little nobody…] [Cheng Bin, you’re finally back to normal. You must’ve been itching to show off. After the Gaokao, the whole class went crazy, but you’re the one acting normal.] [We haven’t seen you show off in three months, B-ge. I missed you so much.] [I only respect you, B-ge. Welcome back!] […] Cheng Bin hadn’t even finished reading the messages in the QQ group before putting down his phone. He smiled nonchalantly and didn’t bother replying. He knew that no one believed him, and neither did he. Three months ago, he’d been the school’s notorious B-ge, a slacker who smoked, skipped class, acted like a delinquent, and loved showing off. Because he was always putting on an act, no one believed he would give such a serious answer to a question. And no one believed his answer was true. Because no one would believe a struggling student could become the top scorer in the Gaokao after just three months of hard work. Who could tell whether B-ge was back or an underdog had staged a comeback? Cheng Bin secretly gloated: With the System on my side, the top score is mine! A struggling student’s comeback isn’t just a dream!