At that moment, a loud voice called out from the hallway, “Her results are out! Liza’s results are finally out!” A boy came running into the room, his face flushed with excitement, clutching a piece of paper tightly in his hand. “You’ll never guess what Liza scored!” he exclaimed. The room buzzed with curiosity, but Ava stepped forward with a sneer. “How high could it possibly be? Maybe she scored in single digits!” She snatched the paper from the boy’s hand, her confidence brimming—until she looked down at the results. The color drained from her face as cold sweat began to form on her brow. This can’t be real! Liza wasn’t supposed to know English. She was supposed to be useless, a complete failure. How could she possibly score this well? The students surrounding Ava noticed her unusual reaction. They leaned in, eager to know the score, but she clutched the paper as if her life depended on it. Her silence only fueled their curiosity. Finally, someone mustered the courage to grab the paper from Ava. The moment they read it, their expression mirrored hers, as if they had just seen something unbelievable. “What did she get?!” the crowd demanded, their curiosity reaching a fever pitch. Before the student could respond, Ava suddenly blurted out, “One point! Liza scored one point! Hahaha! Admit your loss and kneel down right now!” Her laughter echoed through the room, loud and triumphant. Serena, standing nearby, had been holding her breath. Based on Ava’s earlier reaction, she thought something significant had happened. Hearing now that Liza had only scored one point, she let out a subtle sigh of relief. Without even glancing at the test paper, she turned to Liza with a concerned but condescending tone. “Sister,” she began softly, “I wanted to help you resolve this bet with Ava, but you were too stubborn and refused to let me intervene. What are we supposed to do now?” Liza, entirely unfazed, casually tossed her phone onto the table and leaned back with a relaxed demeanor. “Oh? So, what do you expect me to do now? Get down on my knees and apologize to Ava?” Serena’s eyes glimmered briefly as she replied, “Well, you did agree to the bet, didn’t you? I tried to help you avoid this, but you left me with no choice. Now that it’s come to this, even I can’t help you. A bet is a bet, after all. The most basic rule of life is honesty, don’t you think? We must take responsibility for our actions.” A student, unaware of the full story, chimed in, addressing Serena, “You’ve done enough, Serena. Don’t waste your kindness on someone who doesn’t appreciate it. It’s not worth it.” “Exactly!” another agreed. “Everyone should own up to their mistakes. Liza should’ve known better than to make a bet when she wasn’t capable of following through. Now she’s lost, and she’s trying to back out. How can someone like that even call herself a teacher here?”“If you don’t honor the bet today, Liza,” another student added with a threatening tone, “I’ll make sure the chancellor hears about this. You’re clearly unfit to be teaching at our university!” Liza sighed deeply, brushing her hair back with an air of exasperation. She had only taken on the role of substitute teacher at Li City University because Mason wouldn’t stop pestering her. And yet, time and time again, people kept using threats of complaints and reports to try to pressure her. Serena looked at the students who had spoken up with a grateful expression, then turned back to Liza, her face creased in a troubled frown. With a tone that seemed both concerned and slightly pitying, she said, “Sister, things have already come this far. You should just fulfill the bet now. There aren’t many people at the university gate at the moment, so if you kneel and apologize quickly, it’ll save you from more embarrassment later. Once more students gather, it’ll only get worse for you.” Meanwhile, Ava was nearly bouncing with anticipation. Her hands fidgeted excitedly as she imagined the scene of Liza kneeling before her. The thought made her entire body tremble with satisfaction. She could barely contain her glee. “Liza,” she declared smugly, “you lost the bet today. That means you have to kneel and apologize to me at the university gate. You won’t try to back out, will you? If I had lost, I’d have done it without hesitation. I wouldn’t be a sore loser like you.” Liza tilted her head, her eyebrows raised slightly. “Oh? Is that so?” The crowd murmured among themselves. Not everyone in the university knew about the bet until now. As the details unfolded, the spectators quickly realized what had happened: the terms of the bet were that the person with the lower score had to kneel and apologize publicly at the university gate. With Ava’s score apparently higher, it seemed inevitable that Liza would have to carry out the humiliating act. Ava smirked, brimming with confidence. “Stop stalling, Liza. You’ve been running your mouth for long enough. Don’t tell me you’re planning to chicken out at the last minute?” Serena chimed in, her tone laced with condescension masked as sisterly advice. “Sister, we must always be honest. Ava won the bet, and you need to keep your word. The Sinclair Family has never been one to back out of a promise, no matter how difficult.” At that moment, the student who had been holding the test paper froze, her eyes widening as she stared at the results in disbelief. Slowly, she shook her head and stammered, “Wait… What are you all talking about?” Her words caught everyone’s attention. The classroom fell quiet as she raised the test paper and pointed to the score displayed at the top. “Teacher Liza’s score… it’s 100. She scored full marks. She’s the only one who got a perfect score on this English test. She didn’t lose. She won!” The announcement landed like a bombshell, and the entire room descended into stunned silence. Ava’s smug smile vanished, her face draining of color as her hands trembled. “What…? No, that can’t be true!” she stammered, her voice cracking.Serena’s eyes widened in shock, her pupils dilating as though she couldn’t process what she had just heard. The words echoed in her mind like a broken record: 100 marks. Full marks. Liza. The weight of the revelation settled over the room like a heavy cloud. All the ridicule, the taunts, and the accusations from moments before now seemed absurd. The crowd turned to Liza, who sat there calmly, an amused smile tugging at the corners of her lips as she watched their reactions unfold.