The teachers are gentler and talk more softly .

Every student is nervous about the upcoming exam .

However, under such a circ.u.mstance, Gu Cheng is calmer than ever .

He still has one term .

The distinction between Tang Zhao and him will be shortened slowly and eventually eliminated .

The first mock exam, Gu Cheng gets into the first 50 places for the first time which encourages Old Kai as well who asks Gu Cheng to his office and cheers him up .

All he has been saying is asking Gu Cheng not to work too hard and take good care of himself .

The progress that Gu Cheng made in the past pleased him and now terrifies him .

The better grades Gu Cheng gets, the more compet.i.tive it becomes .

The first 50 places are basically taken by the same students for a long time .

Though Old Kai is happy that another of his students has got good results, he’s more worried that Gu Cheng would strain himself .

The college entrance examination is surely important but it's only one small barrier in life .

Those students have a long way to go after that .

Gu Cheng only says one thing to him: “Don't worry about me, Mr . Deng . Not only does Tang Zhao like top students but she’s into good-looking guys as well . I’ll have good rest and pay attention to what I eat or I’ll end up wasting my time if I turn ugly and she doesn’t like me anymore . ”

Old Kai: “Whatever you say . ”

Everyone has a guess that entering the first 50 places is Gu Cheng’s limit .

Those who are in the front know what’s different from them and those in the back . It’s extremely difficult to even take one place ahead .

Until the results of second mock exam comes that Gu Cheng takes a rocket and gets himself into the first 10 places .

Thus, not only dose Second High but all high schools in Qing Yuan know that there’s a freak in Second High who ascends to the first 10 places from the last in less than a year .

Besides, he has a healthy mind . He’s like a sponge whose limit n.o.body could have guessed .

One month before the college entrance examination, Gu Cheng takes Ah Zhao to another place .

There’s a mountain outside Qing Yuan on which stands an old temple, in front of that is an ancient tree that is said to have lived over a thousand years .

On it are a great many red lucky bags . When a gust of wind comes, one can hear a faint chime of bronze bells .

“Making wishes here really work . ” Gu Cheng says .

“Really?” Ah Zhao asks .

Gu Cheng is looking up at the tree . When he hears her, he turns to her .

“When I was in elementary school, I came here with my dad and made a wish to study at Tsinghua University . ”

He walks to Ah Zhao and smiles: “Don’t you think it worked?”

It was only a joking remark of a little boy . Every student that has been here probably made the same wish as he did but none of them would take it seriously .

However, Gu Cheng’s wish will come true soon .

Given his current grades, he will be able to go to Tsinghua University if nothing goes wrong .

“It’s just a coincidence . ” Ah Zhao mutters .

She looks up at the tree and she could see dots of green light come out of it .

That's spirit .

This ancient tree is indeed spiritual but not to the extent that it can realize people's dreams .

But Gu Cheng is persistent: “I don’t think it’s a coincidence . My wish really worked . ”

He walks forward and asks for a lucky bag piously, holding it between his palms and making a wish under the ancient tree .

Then he hangs the lucky bag on a branch with the greatest of care .

“What wish did you make?” Ah Zhao is curious . “Getting good results at the college entrance examination?”

Gu Cheng shakes his head: “No . ”

He looks at Ah Zhao: “I tell it that I wish a girl named Tang Zhao could be my girlfriend after the college entrance examination . ”