"Tang Dui, you can't imagine how much I've paid over the years to surpass you—"

This is Wen Zhichen's heart all along.

A long, long time ago, when he was just a child, I remember that day, my mother took him to the early childhood department of Tiansheng Academy to sign up.

The weather was fine that day, with blue skies and white clouds, and the sun was shining, Wen Zhichen stood in the vast campus, amazed by the luxurious buildings like castles.

"Wow, this is the Heavenly Sage, so beautiful!"

His mother was standing in front of him, intimately putting on a name tag for him. That is what every candidate needs to wear on their clothing for the examiner to identify.

"Xiao Chen will be able to study in such an academy in the future, are you happy?"

At that time, his mother was young and gentle, and because he had always been an excellent child, his mother always spoke softly to him.

Wen Zhichen nodded vigorously, and the black-framed glasses that were a little too large compared to his small face slipped down, looking like they were almost crushing the bridge of his nose.

"But mother, I'm a little nervous, will there be any particularly difficult questions in the assessment?"

Mother stroked his hair with relief: "Don't worry, Xiao Chen has always been the best, as long as you give full play to your strength, you will definitely pass the assessment!"

A flash of excitement flashed in Wen Zhichen's eyes, and he tentatively raised his hands and stretched them exaggeratedly at his side.

"Then, if I pass, will my mother take me to a big meal, will she take me to the playground to play?"

"Yes, yes," the mother smiled dotingly, "Xiao Chen only needs to take a good assessment, and he will have anything he wants." ”

"Then, my mother will wait for you outside first. ”

Wen Zhichen, who was left alone, did not panic, he was still full of excitement and curiosity, followed behind the other young candidates, and walked into the gorgeous waiting hall.

There was a long row of seats, and Wen Zhichen sat up at the very end. After taking a few deep breaths, I began to look around excitedly.

The first thing he saw was a young boy sitting beside him, dressed in a neat little formal suit with a delicate bow in front of the neckline. His head was leaning against the wall, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was dozing.

Wen Zhichen poked his head over, leaned in front of his name tag and looked left and right, carefully identifying the two Chinese characters that were still a little complicated for him.

"Don, Twilight!"

"It's going to be our turn soon, are you nervous?"

The little boy named Tang Duan opened his eyes, even so, his eyelids were still half-drooping, and he brought out an aura of disdain: "What's so nervous about this?"

"Because, this is the Heavenly Sage!" Wen Zhichen stammered to explain, "It is the highest university in the world......!

Although he didn't understand the meaning of these words himself, they were all seen in the brochure of the Heavenly Sage. However, it is enough to know that this academy is very powerful, and it is the best in the world!

Although the preschool department they are signing up for now cannot be regarded as officially entering the academy, it is only a pre-school preparatory class. But with this good start, in the future, they will be promoted to the primary department and the higher department, and they will definitely have an advantage over others!

Tang Du pouted lazily: "Then let me ask you, the mentor here, do they have two eyes and four arms?"

"This," Wen Zhichen scratched his head, "There shouldn't be one......

Tang Dui's face said, "That's it", and then he had to go back to sleep.

Wen Zhichen hurriedly grabbed him again: "Then Tang Dui, how are you preparing?" As the first friend he met in Tiansheng, he still wanted to talk to each other more. If you can share the tension of the assessment, it seems that you will become less nervous!

"Actually, there is a knowledge point that I haven't understood," Wen Zhichen said, and lifted his glasses a little embarrassedly, "I hope that this type of question will not be asked during the assessment......

"It doesn't matter, I can pass the exam anyway. Tang Du still maintained a lofty posture.

"Bragging......" Wen Zhichen blurted out. But at this time, Tang Duan buried his head, rummaged through the small satchel he carried, took out a well-packaged lollipop, and handed it to him.

"This is the lollipop my mother gave me, do you want to eat it?"

Wen Zhichen was stunned, and soon waved his hand with emotion: "Ah, no need, my mother said that it is best not to eat sugar before the assessment......"

Tang Du snorted and leaned back again: "Whatever you want, I just want to use sugar to gag your mouth, then you can shut it yourself." ”

In the following time, Wen Zhichen did not communicate much with Tang Dui.

At that time, his thinking was still very simple, he didn't feel that he was despised by this child he met for the first time, and naturally he didn't mind his attitude. He just regarded Tang Dui as his new friend, and at the same time worried about the upcoming assessment, nothing more.

Perhaps, that's the whole world of a child.

Then, they entered the classroom in the same group and took written exams in several subjects.

Wen Zhichen did most of the questions in the exam. But there are also a few extended questions, which are so anxious that he scratches his ears and cheeks.

When he was anxious, he would always sneak a glance at Tang Dui in the front row. The thought that the other party may be stumped by these topics now always brings him an inexplicable comfort.

The marking proceeded quickly.

After they came out of the martial arts hall and completed all the combat courses, the results of the previous written test had already been released in the lobby.

Not long after, Tang Duan walked fast in front alone, while Wen Zhichen struggled to squeeze out of the crowd and chased after him, his face full of excitement and adoration.

"Ah, Tang Dui, I saw that you were the first on the list, and all of them were full marks!"

Such a result not only amazed the candidates in the same period, but even those parents who were also watching in front of the list were full of praise and asked other parents "which child is Tang Dusk".

"In the future, I will play more with Tang Du in the academy. That's what they told their children.

"You're really amazing!" Wen Zhichen finally caught up with Tang Dui and walked side by side with him, his hands clenched excitedly in front of his chest, "You must have been reviewing for a long time, right?"

"I haven't reviewed it. Tang Duan glanced at him impatiently, "Only stupid people need to review!"

"But, if you don't review, how did you get such good results?" At that time, Wen Zhichen couldn't understand the existence of a "genius", he simply pulled his sleeve, just like he usually pleaded with his parents at home, "Tell me Tang Dui, tell me!"

"A fool is a fool, and I can't communicate with a fool. Tang Du shook him off, and quickened his pace with a gloomy face. Wen Zhichen did not give up, and hurriedly chased after him.

"Ah, Twilight!" a friendly call rang out. She was greeted by a brightly dressed woman with a pearl necklace around her neck and a sparkling diamond ring on her finger. The hair was permed into fashionable blonde curls. She looks very young, and if you want to say that she is Tang Duan's sister, I'm afraid no one will doubt it.

"Xiao Chen. "Mother Wen was waiting with Tang Du's mother before, and now she is picking up her son together. She smiled and bent down, sorting out Wen Zhichen's clothes while asking, "How did you do in the exam?"

Between the two mothers who sent their sons for reference, the topic of communication was naturally inseparable from their sons. I'm afraid that they have already compared a lot in and out of words before, but now that they see their son, Mother Wen took the initiative to ask about the results, and she had the intention to show off in front of Mrs. Tang.

"I took the second place. Wen Zhichen smiled brightly, raised his hand and pointed at Tang Dui, "He is number one!"

At that time, he didn't notice that his mother's smile suddenly stiffened.

And Mrs. Tang, the woman he always called Aunt Tang later, was obviously smiling even happier. Squatted down and tidied up Tang Dui's collar, and said happily: "Xiao Dui, it turns out that you have already made friends, great, my mother is still worried that your personality has always been unsociable, and I am afraid that you will be isolated again when you enter the academy." ”

Glancing at Wen Zhichen on the side, she continued to educate her son: "Then you must take care of each other in the future." ”

Tang Du pouted: "Mother, he is a fool who still needs to review hard before the assessment, so I won't make friends with him!"

Aunt Tang turned her head to look at Mother Wen in some surprise, obviously not expecting Tang Duan's expression to be so straightforward. But soon, she covered her mouth with one hand and laughed coquettishly.

"Oh, this lady is so embarrassed...... You see my kid is really ignorant, how can he talk like this, oh hehe......"

At that time, Wen Zhichen didn't understand, Aunt Tang's smile was actually full of superiority.

At the time, he just felt weird and a little uncomfortable. And Mother Wen's face was completely gloomy.

It wasn't until many years after that he understood why his mother wasn't happy at all when he took the second place. Even the big meals and amusement parks that were promised were completely shelved.

……

In this way, Wen Zhichen and Tang Duan both passed the assessment and entered the Heavenly Sage together.

Tang Dui is very popular in the class, and Wen Zhichen, who is also a top student, because he is a "good student" who is too standard, he doesn't understand any popular entertainment, he will only study hard, and he usually refuses to borrow his homework when someone asks him to copy it. All of this led to his isolation from the rest of his classmates.

However, Wen Zhichen didn't feel anything unusual. Anyway, he just regarded Tang Duan as a friend.

After school on this day.

Wen Zhichen chased all the way to the playground and found Tang Dui, who was staying with a few boys.

"Tang Dui, my mother signed me up for a cram school near the college, I heard that it is very helpful to improve my grades, let's go together!"

"Are you stupid?" Tang Dui still looked angry, "Of course you want to play after school!

"Tang Dui, don't pay attention to him," a few boys on the side sneered and glanced at Wen Zhichen, and pulled Tang Dui's sleeve again, "Let's go, let's go play." ”

Wen Zhichen was so anxious that he stopped in front of him: "The tutor said, it's best to go home immediately after school, you can't hang out outside!"

Several boys laughed again: "If you listen to the tutor so much, then you will go and play with the tutor!"

Tang Duan also impatiently threw down a sentence: "Don't follow me anymore, I don't want others to see me with a stupid person like you!" and let the group of boys hook their shoulders and walk out of the academy together.

If it's stupid...... Aren't you playing with those bad boys, aren't they even more stupid?

Wen Zhichen stood helplessly, looking at Tang Dui's back, that was the first time he felt a little lost.

……

An exam shortly after.

Wen Zhichen was concentrating on answering the question, and Tang Dui in the front row still finished it early as usual, and was now sleeping on the table. And the exam paper he pressed under his arm was carefully pulled by another person and copied in a big way.

Wen Zhichen couldn't believe such a bold cheating, and he almost immediately whispered: "Hey, Tang Dui, Tang Dui!"

Tang Duan remained motionless and ignored him.

"Hey, Tang Dui!" Wen Zhichen reminded again, "Someone is copying your exam papers!"

Tang Duan still didn't react.

Wen Zhichen was anxious, he didn't want Tang Dui's labor fruits to be plagiarized by others like this, he forgot for a moment that this was in the examination room, rushed forward directly, snatched the exam paper from the man's hand, took back his seat, and wanted to wait for Tang Dui to sober up before handing it back to him.

"Wen Zhichen, what are you doing?" However, such a big move finally attracted the attention of the invigilator. She walked quickly and stood beside Wen Zhichen, staring at him sternly.

Wen Zhichen pointed to the previous examinee and said truthfully: "Ah, tutor, he was copying Tang Duan's exam paper just now......

The tutor reprimanded, "What nonsense are you talking about? The tutor only sees you copying now!"

"I ......" Wen Zhichen held the exam paper in his hand, almost a "stolen person". At this time, the other students in the classroom also turned their heads and looked at him with various eyes. Even Tang Duan looked over, and there was the usual disdain in his eyes.

Why...... There is no need to be punished for cheating, I just want to stop it, and I will be wronged by the tutor? Wen Zhichen was very confused. Is this the reality in the Academy?

……

Perhaps because Wen Zhichen's grades have always been very good, the tutor did not punish him, but only told him to take warning in the future.

After that exam, Wen Zhichen chased out of the classroom and found Tang Dui.

"Tang Dui, why did you let someone else copy your exam paper just now?"

"Why not?" Tang Dui asked casually.

"Because...... Because all that knowledge is your own!" Wen Zhichen explained anxiously, "They usually don't study well, how can they get it without work during the exam......?"

"To put it bluntly, it's enough for you to have good grades alone, and it doesn't matter if everyone else has zero eggs, right?" Tang Duan interrupted him suddenly.

"That's not what I said, I ......" Wen Zhichen blushed unconsciously.

Tang Duan waved his hand: "Okay." You only read dead books, and you don't know how to translate them into actual knowledge. You can win a prize in a competition, but can you make an electric model on your own?"

"A person like you, no matter how high the test score is, is just a nerd and can't contribute anything to society at all. ”

"You better cherish your college time, because the time you can please with your grades is only a few years!"

Tang Dui's series of words, Wen Zhichen couldn't refute even a word. Until he turned around and left, Wen Zhichen looked at the small back from afar, blushed, and shouted at him for the first time.

"Tang Dui! I will defeat you! Did you hear me! I will definitely defeat you!"

That year, with all his faith, he made a vow of war to his first friend.

(End of chapter)