Rebirth: Controlled Nuclear Fusion

Part 18：Military Helicopter

Principal's Office of Lingzhou No.1 High School!

"Mr. Wang, your student Chu Ruoxi from Class 36 has truly impressed us this year! She has brought great honor to Lingzhou No.1 High School! Just a few days ago, at an education conference I attended, our school was specifically mentioned and praised—ha ha..." Principal Ma said with a joyful tone, his eyes gleaming with pride as he looked at Mr. Wang.

Mr. Wang, hearing the Principal's praise, felt as though he were basking in honey, his heart swelling with happiness.

"It is all thanks to your leadership, Principal Ma, that Chu Ruoxi in my class achieved such outstanding results," Mr. Wang replied with gratitude.

"Good! Let's continue to strive for even greater success this year and bring more glory to our school..." Principal Ma responded, full of encouragement.

"Rest assured, Principal Ma. I am very confident this year. By the way, this is Liu Zhi, our former class study commissioner. He didn't do well in the exam today, but normally he scores around 650 points. He plans to repeat the year here at our school!" Mr. Wang pointed to Liu Zhi and handed over his previous history exam scores to Principal Ma.

Upon reviewing the scores, which had consistently hovered around 650 in the final mock exams, Principal Ma was elated.

With such results, if he repeats a year, Liu Zhi might surpass Chu Ruoxi and perhaps even produce a student who could score over 700! Principal Ma set the paper down and glanced at Liu Zhi, who stood beside Mr. Wang.

"Mm, impressive," Principal Ma acknowledged.

At that moment, Mr. Wang's face turned somber as he spoke. "Principal Ma, although Liu Zhi usually performs well, he scored only 498 points in the actual exam this year. Our school's policy is to only accept students with scores above 550 for repeating the year. What do you think?"

Their school indeed had such a policy, one that Principal Ma himself had established to raise the overall graduation rate. After all, a score of 550 points was already sufficient to meet the entrance requirements for a first-tier university. Students who choose to repeat often do so because they did not gain admission to their desired universities. Repeating would help them improve and, more often than not, they would pass with flying colors the following year.

Such a policy not only cultivated a strong study atmosphere, but also reliably raised the school's graduation rate, as students who repeated were nearly guaranteed to score at least 550, thus securing a place in a university. This, in turn, boosted the school's reputation.

However, Liu Zhi's 498 points fell short of the required threshold.

Principal Ma looked over Liu Zhi's previous scores again, then smiled warmly at him.

"Liu Zhi, what university do you aim for?"

"Huaqing University!" Liu Zhi replied firmly. He had set his sights on Huaqing University, largely because Chu Ruoxi had been accepted there. After all, who wouldn't be captivated by such a beautiful campus queen?

He had even fantasized that, after repeating for a year and successfully gaining admission to Huaqing, he would have an emotional reunion with Chu Ruoxi on campus. He would tell her that he had worked so hard to get into Huaqing just for her—and that this, the power of love, had driven him. He imagined that she would be moved to tears and would eventually become his girlfriend.

Their love story, he believed, would be remembered and cherished as a romantic legend at Lingzhou No.1 High School.

At this thought, Liu Zhi's eyes burned with even more determination.