Shi Jin saw the empathetic look on her face and nodded.
By the time she returned to class, everyone was becoming increasingly excited as they discussed something softly.
"Do you know Shi Xuexin is coming for the school anniversary this weekend?"
"Oh really? Is she coming too? I want to see her so badly! I wonder if third grade students have the time to attend it."
"We absolutely will. After all, it's the school's 50th anniversary. Since it is a major affair, I am sure we will have to go."
"I really want to see Xuexin too! She was a straight-A student back in the day and came in first in the city with a total of 683 marks!"
"Uh huh. If we can get to see her, it would be even more effective than praying to the gods for good grades."
Shi Jin finally recalled it was almost time for this school anniversary.
Shi Xuexin was a legend in Second High School. She had excellent grades. Also, all her other interests were well developed. Back in the day, people worshiped her for years after her college entrance exam grades came out.
Even though the first class was filled with straight-A students in its own right, everyone idolized Shi Xuexin the moment the subject came up.
Also, the Shi family was an up-and-coming elite family and well-known in town, so Shi Xuexin's status at Second High School was akin to Wen Yongwei's status at "Ultimate Singer-Songwriter
"Shi Jin, do you know who Shi Xuexin is?" asked a boy softly.
Some other boy promptly covered his mouth. "Stop asking Shi Jin. Haven't you heard what people say about Shi Jin? Shi Jin and Shi Xuexin were swapped at birth. What do you expect her to say?"
The first boy shrank his neck and stopped asking about it.
In reality, Shi Jin did not really care about the identity swap. Instead, Yu Xiuhua and Shi Xuexin were very bothered by it. They ordered Shi Jin to never mention she was brought up by the Shi family in public. In time, people at school gradually forgot that Shi Jin and Shi Xuexin were both from the Shi family.
Hence, people often ask her about it out of curiosity.
Shi Jin had no love for the Shi clan. However, she did not leave because Old Master Shi loved her and she did not want to make him upset.
***
Before long, it was time for Second High School's 50th anniversary.
A lot of famous alumni were invited to come back for the event.
Other than the third grade classes, all the other classes had prepared performances.
Shi Xuexin remained very popular among the swarm of accomplished alumni. She was a sophomore at university and her background was the envy of everyone. As the daughter of the Shi family, she was a genuinely beautiful, talented girl from a rich family. During the college entrance exam, she came in first with straight-As. She was champion for the youth division in a national piano competition and a grade 8 violinist. Also, she was a level nine Chinese brush painting artist. She was a natural for a variety of instruments and art.
Shi Xuexin was a true idol at Second High School.
Classes ended early at Second High School today. All the students were waiting in class for the school anniversary celebrations to commence.
Luxury cars kept pulling up at the Second High School entrance one after another with their accomplished alumni.
After Shi Jin had a word with Ji Huan, she wanted to head back to class with her workbook.
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