At this moment, the live stream bullet screen was filled with people saying, "Worship the studying god, don't fail the finals!"
"Worship the studying god, don't fail the finals!"
"May the studying god bless me to not fail the finals!"
There were also some cheering for their own schools.
"Go X University!"
"Go B University!"
"Go Li Wutong!"
"Go Chen Yixin!"
"Go H University!"
...
The countdown was getting closer and closer, and the audience was getting more and more nervous. They were even more nervous than the ten people competing on stage.
Jin Yang whispered to Zhou Caicai, "My heart is pounding, I'm so nervous. But Chu Yang looks very calm."
"This is nothing to Chu Yang."
Jin Yang thought about it, "You're right, just a small scene." Chu Yang herself was a witch, this should be just a small scene for her, after all it was just an exam, only this exam had a bit more attention.
"Alright, time's up, ten, nine, eight... three, two, one! Please put down your pens."
The moment Chu Yang said "1", she immediately put down her pen, then rubbed her wrist. She had written too fast, her wrist was sore from using too much force.
Not just her, several others around her did the same.
Host: "Alright, now that the exam is over, I see many students massaging their wrists. Seeing you all writing furiously, I thought you were all very relaxed. But now I see your hands are tired. Let me interview someone, excuse me, how do you think you did on the exam? Are you confident?"
"Confident!" The male student being interviewed was very confident.
"Good, this student is very confident. Excuse me, are you confident?" The host suddenly came to Chu Yang and asked.
Chu Yang was startled for a moment, then immediately answered: "Doesn't matter, go with the flow."
The host's eyebrows raised, "Oh? Why do you say that?"
Chu Yang: "Well, it's over anyway, the final result can't be changed. Anyway, just let nature take its course. Whether it goes well or not, it's in the past now."
Host: "It seems this student is very relaxed, well said!"
After that, the host interviewed two more students.
"Alright, let's take a break now for the teachers to grade the exams."
Next was break time, people could go to the bathroom, get water, etc. Chu Yang just sat in her seat, sipping water slowly. She had been concentrating hard just now, and was tired now that it was over. Chu Yang sat with her eyes closed resting.
But unbeknownst to her, it was still livestream time. The camera suddenly zoomed in on her face, luckily only lingering for a dozen seconds or so.
But the bullet screen exploded.
"My god, what an exquisite face!"
"Sleeping beauty!"
"She does look tired."
"Three minutes, I want this beauty's information."
"It's up there, A University Literature Department Chu Yang."
"Literature department, no wonder she made it to the finals."
"Both studying well and beautiful, Nuwa must have carefully molded her, while I was probably casually squeezed together."
"I was probably made with one hand."
"Don't even think about it, I heard she has a boyfriend already? Boyfriend is also a top student."
"Is there a Weibo account? I want to follow her."
"Seems like there isn't one, can't find it."
...
The break ended quickly, and it was time to prepare for the second part. Chu Yang opened her eyes, rubbed them to focus herself, drank another sip of water, and got ready for the next round of competition.
The second part was a buzzer round, testing not only your knowledge but your reaction speed.
Host: "Alright, let's continue the competition. Is everyone ready? The second part is a buzzer round. The rules are, if it's a multiple choice question, a correct answer gets 1 point. If it's a short answer, a fully correct answer gets 2 points. A partially correct answer gets 1 point. If someone answers partially correctly, the next person can buzz in to try for the full 2 points..."
So there was a chance to pick up points from others. Seemed like luck was also important.
"Alright, everyone get ready! Please look at the big screen!"
"Ding dong!" The audience hadn't even finished reading the question when someone buzzed in forcefully. "Good heavens, I only read the first sentence, and didn't even know what the first sentence meant!"
"The whole question was in classical Chinese, what kind of people are these, are they all ancient people time traveled to the present?"
"As expected of a studying god! Worship the studying god, don't fail my finals!"
Chu Yang didn't buzz in. She had zoned out for a second just now, frowning slightly. Her magic was restoring too slowly, leaving her low on energy.
"Alright, please answer Li Wutong from H University."
"This question is talking about the Han dynasty era... it mentions the Han Music Bureau's poetry collection 'On the Mulberry Road'... "
Many people below listened in confusion, some understood, and the judges were all nodding in approval. Finally Li Wutong got 2 points.
Below, Chi Yan kept watching Chu Yang worriedly, and frowned when he saw her frown. She must be unwell.
But after that Chu Yang perked up. At the start of the second question she buzzed in after just one second. "The answer is A."
"Correct! Chu Yang gets 1 point."
There were 30 total buzzer questions. Chu Yang buzzed in on 6 questions, getting 2 points from 2 multiple choice questions, and 8 points from answering 4 short answer questions fully, 10 points total. One was from picking up a leftover point.
But she wasn't the one with the most points. The student from X University got 12 points total, also from 6 questions, all short answer questions.
The competition was intense. The audience, both onsite and online, felt like they were the ones competing. They were very anxious for the contestants on stage.
After the second part ended, there was another 10 minute break. Chu Yang went to the bathroom, and Chi Yan also slipped over to give her a piece of candy when she came out. "How are you holding up?"
Chu Yang unwrapped the candy and put it in her mouth, the sweet taste. She then leaned on Chi Yan and closed her eyes to rest for a bit.
"Alright."
Chi Yan hugged her. "Just do your best, no matter what."
"Mm." Very soon Chu Yang stepped away from him. "I should head back first."
"Okay."
Back at the stage, there was still time before it resumed. Chu Yang continued sitting with her eyes closed to rest. The camera at this time was panning over the audience, when it suddenly pivoted and landed on Chi Yan who had just returned to his seat. And it lingered for a full half minute.
During that half minute, Chi Yan sat down, kept staring in one direction, then took out his phone seemingly to take a picture of something.
Then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he looked at the photo.
The bullet screen went crazy.
"Ahhhhhhh, good heavens, so handsome!"
"Who's this? Who is this?"
"A celebrity? Is this a celebrity?"
"Doesn't look like it!"
"Who was he looking at? Such gentle eyes, ahhhhhh!"
Then someone explained: B University's heartthrob, Chi Yan. Has a girlfriend.
"My god! His girlfriend seems to be Chu Yang currently competing on stage!"
