Before the exam, Nina Shaw encounters her future self, who instructs her to leave the final exam question blank, warning her of best friend Cora Lane. Nina misses Top Scorer, Cora claims it and takes credit for Nina's project. Nina gathers evidence, presents it at the Banquet, proves her authorship, and regains her Tsinghua & Peking admission and Elite Program quota. Entering university, she recovers from trauma.