"You're wrong! My son isn't like that! He'll earn his own living through hard work!" Shen Hanyu stepped in to defend her husband. "Hmph! What's your son capable of? I still say this—if this 100,000 yuan is to be paid back by your son, it will never be settled!" One relative spoke with utter disdain. "You may mock me, but you cannot mock my son!" Gao Zhongming, usually so reserved, was now filled with passion and made a striking statement. The relatives, growing bored, slowly drifted away. Shen Hanyu sadly told Gao Zhongming, "Zhongming! Our family is so poor that we've barely got our house left. Yesterday, I applied for a cleaning position at a talent market, but I was rejected. What are we to do now? Our old cotton mill used to be stable, but now it's barely surviving—reports say it's on the verge of bankruptcy, yet no one dares to take it over!" "Ah! The part-time delivery job I did yesterday also dried up. Now, the TV news talks about a financial storm and widespread economic downturn. It seems the cold season has truly arrived!" "Our family has been living hand-to-mouth!" Gao Zhongming said, his voice full of sorrow. "We've grown used to hard times—we just need to survive on food. Now I'm not worried about poverty anymore. What I'm truly concerned about is Gao Liang's studies! The college entrance exam is less than a month away. I'm actually more anxious than my son!" Shen Hanyu shared the most pressing matter. "I wonder how Liang has been doing lately? He hasn't come home these past few days. I don't know how he's been coping at school. Maybe I should go visit him soon. The meals at the canteen aren't very nutritious. Take the last piece of meat from the refrigerator and make it potato and beef stew!" Gao Zhongming reminded her. "We'll go to the school together two days from now! It's been a while since I last saw Liang. I've actually missed him quite a bit!" When Shen Hanyu spoke of her son, her love flowed abundantly. This love had blossomed since the very moment she first conceived him. The large truck, driven by Gao Liang and Zhang Yuping, finally came to a stop in front of a Walmart supermarket after a long journey. While the driver was taking a break to drink water, Gao Liang gently carried Zhang Yuping down from the back of the truck, as if nothing had happened, and walked calmly along the cool morning streets. "Wow! We're home! We're home!" Zhang Yuping cheered excitedly, just like a child, for the Walmart supermarket turned out to be a large one located near the schools in Hanhai City. It was perfect—right back at school, just in time to catch morning classes. How could she not be thrilled? A new sight appeared at Hanhai No.1 High School, admired by everyone—Gao Liang, a super handsome man, and Zhang Yuping, the top campus beauty, walking side by side, chatting and laughing warmly. They exchanged glances, smiled at each other, and Gao Liang often gently held Zhang Yuping's hand. To her surprise, Zhang Yuping forgot to let go. Isn't this relationship progressing too quickly? The ice-princess, the top-tier campus beauty, has finally found her match—how can the fans of Zhang Yuping be so angry and resentful toward the famously underachieving student, Gao Liang? You weren't the worst student in the four-school joint exam, were you? It's like the toad dreaming of swan's flesh—now you've planted a beautiful flower on manure! This news spreads rapidly throughout campus. When Gao Liang and Zhang Yuping walk into the classroom together, in a corner, Zhou Chao and his group of friends are furious, their lungs nearly bursting: "Gao Liang! Don't get too proud yet! If you dare keep pursuing my girl, I'll make sure you're finished!" Meanwhile, the brothers from Fenghuo Hall—including Gao Liang's three loyal friends, Fumin Deng, Wuxiao Yang, and Ruan Dan—clap and cheer enthusiastically: "Our leader finally has his chief wife! It's been due for some time now! Only a campus beauty with the voice of silk could match our leader! What a relief! Brothers, from now on, let's call the campus beauty our 'sister "Great! After school, I'll go ask the senior to get some good luck candies!" The brothers were all excited. Zhang Yuping glanced casually at the last row, just as her eyes met Gao Liang's. Gao Liang felt a surge of excitement—Zhang Yuping's gaze was full of anticipation. No way! He couldn't let his wife down! If he didn't end up at the same university as Zhang Yuping, not only would he lose his friends, but the titles of husband and wife would vanish. To speak of further development with her would be impossible. "Soft-spoken Wu! Help me out here! Why do these questions keep getting more and more unfamiliar as I look at them?" Gao Liang said to his soft-spoken classmate. "Hey, big guy! Isn't this easy? I've even managed to solve these while skipping classes regularly! These are basic questions!" Wu's words stunned Gao Liang. Gao Liang couldn't believe it, so he argued with Wu, saying, "How do you solve the first problem—the one about finding the cube?" "Finding the cube? How could you have missed that? You must have misread the question! Your exam paper clearly says 'square,' not 'cube!'" Wu took over Gao Liang's exam paper and said in "Could it be that my eyes are playing tricks on me? I'm the Spirit-Collecting Eye! Old Zai has mastered an advanced cosmic ability—the Light-based power—and I'm surely going to win a big prize! My body can even emit electricity, and I have an impressive risk-management ability. Yet, I've completely misread the test paper—could the heavens have truly collapsed?" High Light wouldn't believe it. Soft-egg Wu further verified this with High Light and discovered that High Light made twelve errors while reading the exam questions, often misreading the problems. For instance, he mistook "increased" for "increased to" and "decreased" for "decreased to," among others. "Oh! My eyes!" High Light's eyes suddenly began to ache violently. "Bad news, boss! I'm taking you to the hospital!" Soft-egg Wu said, deeply concerned. High Light shook his head, knowing that a visit to the hospital wouldn't make much difference. Since his battle with Zhou Chao, his eyes have been aching intermittently—without any warning—suddenly and severely, often to the point where he feels he wants to pull out his eyeballs. The exam papers were collected by Dong Jiao, the class study representative, personally. Usually, Gao Liang would submit blank answer sheets, but this time he felt rather disappointed.