NOVPUBThe next day, early morning.
When Wu Bin got out of bed, Zhu Ling was lying in bed, sound asleep and looking very content.
Ever since she came out of the Ao Fish Cave, Zhu Ling had grown fond of the feeling of sleeping in a bed.
Although Zhu Ling’s constitution didn’t require her to use a blanket or anything, she had fallen in love with the feeling of sleeping under one and insisted on doing everything just like ordinary people.
"Zhu Ling, I’m off to my exam. Make sure you stay put in the dorm and don’t run around," Wu Bin said.
Zhu Ling scratched her face, and with clear impatience, she rolled over and said, "Got it, you go on now. Don’t bother me."
Wu Bin was speechless.
Before, she had repeatedly emphasized that she would always be by his side, but now that she had adapted to college life, it was all about not disturbing her, huh?
Alright, alright, that’s how you want to play it.
Wu Bin didn’t bother Zhu Ling any further; her willingness to sleep in the dorm was a good thing, as it at least meant she wouldn’t go out and cause trouble.
As soon as Wu Bin stepped out of the room, he ran into Song Bing and the other two.
But all three of them were yawning hugely, sporting twin shadows under their eyes—a clear sign that none of them had slept well the night before.
"Why are all of you looking so out of it? Can you even take the exam in that state?" he asked.
Song Bing complained, "It’s all because of Xue Qiang here. He couldn’t sleep last night and insisted on coming to my room to drag me into a last-minute study session. Isn’t that cramming?"
Xue Qiang glared at Song Bing.
"Do you have the nerve to blame me? Weren’t you also secretly reading when I came in? Didn’t you say you were almost sure to ace it?"
Song Bing’s pride seemed wounded as he said haltingly, "I was studying because I suddenly remembered a couple of points that I wasn’t too confident about, so I wanted to reinforce them."
"I was planning to read a bit and then go straight to sleep. I never intend to pull an all-nighter."
Wu Bin felt a headache coming on, having not expected the two to start arguing over something like this.
He turned to Liang Ren.
"They didn’t sleep well because of reviewing, what about you?"
Liang Ren rubbed his eyes and said, "There was a new online game released last night, I was busy trying to get the first clear, so I didn’t sleep at all."
Hearing Liang Ren say this, Wu Bin couldn’t help but give him the thumbs up.
True to a top student, indeed. That kind of self-assurance just can’t be imitated by just anybody.
Playing games all night before an exam, that’s true confidence for you.
Wu Bin glanced at the time and said, "Alright, we’ve got half an hour before the exam starts. Let’s get going and stop quarreling."
The four of them picked up their pencil cases and headed straight for the examination hall.
He Bingbing and the photographer had been waiting at the entrance for a while. As soon as the four guys stepped out, He Bingbing approached them.
"Song Bing, your finals are about to start. Are you confident about the exams?" she asked.
Upon hearing this, Song Bing’s spirits lifted.
He knew that Wu Bin’s live stream never dipped below five hundred thousand viewers.
In other words, he was now speaking to five hundred thousand fans.
Song Bing said with full confidence, "Of course, I’m confident."
"As students of the Agricultural University, we always remember our identity as college students and put our studies first!"
"This final exam is but a small test for us, so everyone, please rest assured that we will definitely pass it with ease!"
Song Bing spoke with fervor, but Wu Bin didn’t believe a word of it.
If it were really that easy for them, they wouldn’t have crammed at the last minute the night before.
He Bingbing looked at Wu Bin again.
"Wu Bin, we all know that you spent most of this semester in the hospital, and you’ve hardly attended any classes at the Agricultural University."
"Will this final exam be stressful for you? Why didn’t you submit a special application to skip this exam?"
The question He Bingbing asked was also what the audience in the live broadcast wanted to know.
Given Wu Bin’s situation, it was certain that he could make a special application with no problem.
The special application system at the Agricultural University meant that if you couldn’t take an exam for some reason, the school could postpone it based on the circumstances, even until the next academic year.
Such a special application wouldn’t allow Wu Bin to be exempt from the exam, but it would at least give him time to prepare and prevent him from being too rushed.
He Bingbing had originally thought that Wu Bin wasn’t aware of such a system at the Agricultural University.
But to everyone’s surprise, Wu Bin merely said indifferently, "The courses in the first year are relatively simple, so I think I shouldn’t have any problems with the exam and don’t need to make a special application."
As soon as Wu Bin made this comment, the netizens in the live broadcast room immediately erupted.
"Although I really like Brother Wu, isn’t he a bit too overconfident? This is the final exam at the Agricultural University. Does he think it’s like those vocational college exams with no value?"
"Brother Wu’s statement is a bit much. It amounts to saying that all the freshman courses are unimportant to him. If the professors hear this, won’t they be serious when marking the papers?"
"It’s just that Brother Wu is still too young. Confidence is good, but young people shouldn’t be arrogant."
Song Bing and the other two looked at Wu Bin with admiration.
They knew Wu Bin’s situation all too well.
He was either lying in the hospital, or playing with his phone and watching TV back in the dorm.
Wu Bin’s textbooks were brand new. Where would he find the time to read and study?
In their minds, Wu Bin was bound to fail. His attendance was merely for show.
However, Wu Bin had boldly boasted in front of so many people in the live broadcast. Now, he was likely to lose face.
"Old Wu, stop talking, let’s go in and take the exam."
Song Bing couldn’t bear to watch Wu Bin get a reality check later, so he hurriedly gestured to He Bingbing that they needed to go in for the exam and they could talk after it was over.
He Bingbing nodded in understanding. Along with hundreds of thousands of netizens, they watched Wu Bin and the others enter the examination hall.
Hand in mobile phones, check pencil cases, and find their designated seats.
The university exams at the Agricultural University were almost identical to middle school and high school exams, with very strict scrutiny, and the teachers had serious expressions.
Many students changed their expressions to one of pain when they saw this atmosphere.
They originally thought university exams were like what was described on the internet: easy to pass with minimal effort.
Now they realized that not all universities were the same.
Song Bing whispered from the back, "This search is pretty strict, isn’t it necessary?"
As soon as Song Bing finished speaking, the invigilator found a cheat sheet from a pocket in the clothing of a student in front.
"What is this?" the invigilator asked with a stern expression.
The student’s face immediately turned deathly pale, trembling and begging for mercy.
