This time, she was going to repay everything, including the kindness she received from her previous life. Soon, the bell rang for the end of class, and the team leader collected the test papers. Mike took the papers to the office to grade, and when he got to Scarlett’s and Percy’s papers, he couldn’t help but laugh in surprise. “I knew it! Our class has real talent!” A curious teacher came over for a look and muttered, “Don’t get too excited. Looks like they just copied the answers online.” Herbert handed Mike two test papers. “Take a look at Jonah and Lily’s papers. Same questions, and even they couldn’t finish in 40 minutes, yet your class managed to finish and still get decent scores. Even if they cheated, it’s pretty obvious.” One of the math teachers even scoffed, “If students from your class really solved this on their own, I’ll spell my name backward.” Mike frowned. He didn’t believe his students would cheat on something like this, but he didn’t argue with Herbert or the others. Instead, he quietly kept a closer eye on Scarlett and Percy. When the papers were handed back, Percy stared in disbelief at Scarlett’s test paper. The elite math test had a max score of 100, and she got a perfect score. On the other hand, he had made a careless mistake on one multiple-choice question. Scarlett smirked. “You lost.” Percy looked suspiciously at her. “Did you cheat? How could you get them all correct?” Scarlett raised an eyebrow. “If you’re not convinced, why don’t we try another paper?” Percy waved it off immediately. “No, no, I give up. You win, alright?” His brain was already fried from this one elite math paper. He had no intention of doing that again, especially not with Xavier waiting for him at home. After school, Percy dragged his feet and refused to leave. He sprawled across his desk, wailing dramatically, “I’m dead. I’m so dead. Why did school have to end? I don’t want to leave. I love school…” Scarlett had just finished packing her books and was about to head back to the dorm when she glanced at him. “Aren’t you going to the internet café?” “Only if I’ve got a death wish,” Percy groaned, sitting up with a defeated look. He grabbed a few random books and stuffed them into his backpack. His handsome face was full of gloom as he muttered, “Hope I live to see tomorrow.” Scarlett couldn’t help but laugh. It looked like he was in for a beating at home. Percy watched her laugh, momentarily lost in thought. They had been messing around all day, but this was the first time he had seen her laugh so openly. She was always so calm and distant, as if nothing in the world could stir her emotions. Even when she smiled, it was faint, like it could disappear in the blink of an eye. But now, her smile was casual and carefree. Her eyes were clear and bright, almost like they could wash away all the world’s worries and discomforts. When he snapped out of it, Scarlett was almost out the door. He quickly chased after her, calling out, “Hey, I’m not in a rush to go back. Since I lost the bet, how about I treat you to dinner?” Scarlett hesitated for a moment. She had planned to go back to the dorm, eat some microwave mac and cheese, and then head to her part-time job to collect her pay. Since someone was offering to treat her, she might as well skip the mac and cheese. “Sure. Let’s go to the restaurant where I work, and make sure the commission for this meal goes to me,” she said. Percy’s face twitched. Not only did she let him treat her, but now she was asking him to credit her commission too. He had never met anyone so audacious and shameless before. Scarlett took a few steps, and when she noticed he hadn’t followed, she glanced back at him with a teasing look. “Are you coming or not?” He immediately scampered after her, grinning sheepishly. “I’m coming!”