Song Lei originally thought that, given the rate at which Chiang Yi's grades were dropping, he should quickly end up in the bottom class.
Unexpectedly, it's not clear whether it was the starting diagnostic test that shocked him, but in the subsequent monthly exams, he really did bounce back from the bottom.
His grades hadn't returned to what they were originally, but at least it was obvious that he was making progress.
Song Lei knew that Chiang Yi had some ability; before he had been together with the original host, his grades were quite good.
It was just that, later on, she initiated the break-up, which caused him some harm. If it hadn't been for Xia Yuanji's arrival, Chiang Yi would not have suffered such a heavy blow.
Even if his grades are rebounding now, what of it? At best, he could only get into an undergraduate program, and it wouldn't be at a top university.
