On the fourth weekend of September, the senior high school students faced their first monthly exam since the start of the school year.
Since the end of the monthly exam would lead into the National Day holiday, though the seniors wouldn't get a full seven-day break, having even three or four days off during such a tense exam prep period was already something to be thankful for.
After finishing the math and Chinese exams on Saturday morning, Ethan Hayes' classmates trickled out of the classroom in small groups, comparing answers and discussing what to have for lunch.
Seated next to Ethan, Liam Shaw couldn't help but smirk as he looked at Ethan still sitting steadily at his desk: "Hey Ethan, aren't you leaving yet?? Everyone's already gone."
"Let me finish this problem first." Ethan said, head down, his fair and slender fingers gripping a pen, frowning slightly as he swiftly calculated the answer to the question in front of him.
