Episode 8 recap: Fei Ke's past experiences.
Fei Ke and He Shan knew each other since high school. At that time, Fei Ke was accepted into Chengda University, and his aunt asked him to help with a substitution exam. After thinking it over for a night, Fei Ke agreed to do the substitution. Later, the authorities found He Shan and asked if she had seen Fei Ke in the exam hall during the college entrance examination.
Afterward, Fei Ke was taken away by the police, suspected of being caught substituting in the exam. The time was in 2005, and Fei Ke's real name at that time was Li Zerui, which was his given name. Li Zerui had excellent academic performance in high school and was admitted to Chengjiang University in advance before the college entrance examination. He was a popular figure in the school and had even been interviewed by television stations.
He Shan's mother saw it as insignificant and encouraged He Shan to also aim for Chengda University. He Shan gave Li Zerui a jersey that her father brought back from Munich. Now, the two of them had only realized half of their dream of getting into Chengda University. They didn't know what would happen in the future, but Li Zerui had long wanted to pass the exam and leave that home.
The stepmother's biological son, Li Zetian, had poor grades. She actually wanted Li Zerui to take the exam for him. She made grand-sounding reasons but never considered Li Zerui's position and feelings. At first, Li Zerui refused and returned the camera gift she gave him. He remembered when his biological mother passed away, and his stepmother prevented his father from coming to drive him off. Thoughts were swirling in his mind, and the next day he told his stepmother that he agreed to the matter from last night.
Soon, the college entrance examination arrived. Li Zerui encountered He Shan at the school exam hall entrance, but he lied and said he came to cheer for his younger brother. After deceiving He Shan, Li Zerui entered the exam hall. The admission ticket was printed in black and white, and the identification verification relied solely on the eyes of the exam proctor.
Perhaps Li Zerui and Li Ze Tian looked quite similar, or maybe the exam proctor had seen too many admission tickets and got confused. In any case, Li Zerui successfully entered the exam hall with Li Ze Tian's admission ticket and completed a total of four exams.
However, during the final comprehensive examination for humanities, Li Zerui remembered the heartlessness and cruelty of his stepmother in the past, and became extremely angry. He directly blacked out his name and exam number. Shortly after, the exam scores were released, and He Shan's parents called her to check her results. He Shan did well, scoring 676 points, which was more than enough to get into Chengda University.
As for Li Ze Tian, because Li Zerui had blacked out his name and exam number in the final comprehensive examination for humanities, his score was zero. Li Ze Tian was furious and went up to physically attack Li Zerui, but was stopped by his father. The stepmother quickly intervened but was pushed aside. When He Shan left the exam hall, her father took a photo of her with his camera, and it was this photo that made He Shan notice Li Zerui in the crowd not far behind her.
Representatives from the education commission in Huishan came to He Shan's house to inquire about the situation. They suspected that Li Zerui had taken the exam on her behalf. Unaware of the situation, He Shan mentioned that she had seen Li Zerui in the exam hall, unknowingly providing crucial testimony that exposed Li Zerui's substitution. That summer, the evidence of Li Zerui's substitution was conclusive, resulting in the cancellation of his admission to Chengda University. He Shan, on the other hand, was accepted into the journalism department at Chengda University, but she couldn't muster any excitement.
Her father had once asked Li Zerui why he agreed to the substitution. Didn't he care about his own life? Li Zerui said that his life had been ruined since the day his father had an affair. Afterward, Li Zerui went to Chengjiang and rented a room near Chengjiang University. He started working to support himself and would study and improve himself in his spare time, never wasting his time.
Living with someone who had a fake student ID, Li Zerui began to encounter many different things. He learned that many people used fake student IDs to audit classes and take postgraduate entrance exams at Chengjiang University. It seemed like he saw an opportunity for himself. Through returning the wallet of Xu Ou, the president of the Financial Society, Li Zerui met Xu Ou and laid the groundwork for what would happen later. He also coincidentally met He Shan while eating leftovers from customers at a steakhouse.
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