Chapter 125: Chapter 110: Young Master Li, Let Me Explain

Before the evening study session began, Shen Yuan took out his Exclamation Mark Lamp from his backpack.

"Kids! Your great God of Quests has returned! Hurry and turn in your quests!"

Chen Mingyu was practically the first one to come up.

"Yuan! I want to turn in my quest!!" Ai Muyu was as passionate as ever.

Shen Yuan nodded and placed his hand on Ai Muyu’s head.

Soon, Shen Yuan performed the quest completion ceremony for his classmates, one by one.

Of course, there was an exception.

"You mean to tell me... in a whole day, you didn’t manage to finish yesterday’s quest?"

Ah Jie looked at Shen Yuan, a fawning smile on his face.

"Bro—oh no, Dad, I was wrong."

Shen Yuan snorted and waved his hand. "Get him!"

A few burly guys immediately stood up and hoisted Ah Jie into the air.

"We were wrong! We shall issue an imperial edict of self-criticism! We will be a good emperor!!"

Amidst Ah Jie’s bloodcurdling screams, the evening study session proceeded as usual.

Old Zhou, as usual, would also pop in from time to time to do a lap around the classroom, seeing if he could catch some unlucky kid.

And what do you know?

Old Zhou actually caught one.

"Sun Xiansheng, what are you muttering about! Get on your feet!"

Teacher Hou’s face stiffened, and he stood up from his seat.

Seeing Old Zhou’s face get closer and closer, Teacher Hou’s heart sank into despair.

But soon, Teacher Hou recalled what he had said in the classroom earlier.

’Everything he did was to realize his personal value.’

’The humiliation he was suffering at this moment was just a trial on the path to realizing his personal value.’

’It was merely a way to temper himself!’

Teacher Hou’s gaze instantly shifted from its previous awkwardness to one of resolve.

When Old Zhou saw the change in Sun Xiansheng’s eyes, his cheek twitched slightly.

’Obviously, this dumbass kid was starting to act up again.’

Old Zhou, having countless experiences clashing with dumbass senior boys, was indeed a seasoned veteran.

After seeing that martyr-like look appear in Sun Xiansheng’s eyes, Old Zhou simply walked past him without a second glance.

This move choked back the words that were already at the tip of Sun Xiansheng’s tongue.

He couldn’t get it out, nor could he swallow it down, leaving him with a lump in his throat.

Teacher Hou was so choked up he almost passed out.

But Old Zhou didn’t manage to get away completely.

Because Shen Yuan caught him.

"Old Zhou, how do you do this problem?"

Old Zhou glanced at the problem, then at Ah Jie next to him.

Alright, Ah Jie was flipping through an English dictionary.

The dumbass kid could barely fend for himself, let alone worry about his deskmate’s problem.

Old Zhou pushed up his glasses, propped one hand on the pile of books Shen Yuan had placed in the aisle, and began explaining the problem in a bewitchingly contorted pose.

About two or three minutes later, an understanding "Ohhh~" escaped Shen Yuan’s lips.

"Got it. Thanks, Old Zhou."

Hearing this, Old Zhou straightened the pile of Shen Yuan’s books in the aisle and then nodded in satisfaction.

This week’s test papers had already been graded.

Over the past month or so of contact, Old Zhou could see Shen Yuan’s progress in math.

From last semester’s final exam to this month’s test, Old Zhou had seen every test paper Shen Yuan had taken in between.

It was safe to say that Shen Yuan’s progress was obvious.

While he hadn’t completely mastered all the concepts he lacked, he was at least much better than the Shen Yuan of the past, who looked as if he had never studied high school math at all.

’Each step forward wasn’t huge, but it was better than standing still, right?’

Besides, from explaining the problem just now, Old Zhou could feel that Shen Yuan’s understanding of math was getting deeper.

’That was a good thing.’

’Raising a student whose math score fluctuated way, way, way, way, way below 90 to over 100—if he could keep it stable—would undoubtedly be an accomplishment Old Zhou could brag about in his teaching career.’

Shen Yuan, at this moment, had no idea he was now on Old Zhou’s radar. His thoughts were still focused on the test paper in front of him.

Of course, while pondering the math problem, Shen Yuan didn’t forget to do his Kegel exercises for a bit.

’He had to get his daily exercise time in.’

Today’s exercise time had been cut a little short thanks to Li Zhi’s interruption, so Shen Yuan was determined to make up for it.

The bell rang, signaling the end of the first evening study period. Chen Mingyu stood up and loudly called for Ah Jie to go take a piss with him.

Hearing this, Shen Yuan also got up unhurriedly and joined the group.

After taking care of business, the boys lined up outside the restroom to wash their hands.

After washing his hands, Shen Yuan stood in the hallway waiting for the others, and then he saw a familiar figure walk out of the restroom.

After washing her hands, Tong Churou was about to head back to class when she looked up and saw Shen Yuan.

She spoke first. "I’ve been copying vocabulary words. The method you suggested is stupid, but it’s actually effective."

Shen Yuan gave a soft grunt of acknowledgment and said nothing more.

Tong Churou looked at Shen Yuan. "I’ll beat you on the next monthly test."

"Studying is your own business. There’s no need to be so competitive."

After saying this, Shen Yuan called to Ah Jie and the others to head back to the classroom.

After taking a few steps, Ah Jie quickly sidled up to Shen Yuan. "Hey man, is that vixen from Class 14 still pestering you?"

Shen Yuan gave a helpless smile, patted Ah Jie’s shoulder, and corrected him, "What do you mean, ’pestering’? Can’t you use a nicer word? She was here to lay down a challenge."

"Holy shit! She changed her strategy? Is she using flanking tactics now?"

"Flanking my ass! Stop watching so many relationship gurus!"

Hearing this, Ah Jie rolled his eyes at Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan thought the topic would end there.

However, what Shen Yuan never expected was that as soon as they got back to the classroom, Ah Jie, like a monkey, zipped over to Li Zhi’s side with a WHOOSH.

"Young Master Li, I have something to report! Shen Yuan is still in contact with that girl surnamed Tong!" Ah Jie’s voice suddenly rang out in the classroom, as if he were afraid people wouldn’t hear him.

"You motherfucker!" Shen Yuan immediately put him in a chokehold.

"Get him! This little snitch! This despicable goblin! This jealous high school boy!"

When it came to Aruba, you basically just needed any excuse to do it.

If you call, they will come; and if they come, they will punish.

Ah Jie’s miserable cries echoed from the back door of Class 15.

After they were done with Ah Jie, Shen Yuan went over to Li Zhi’s seat.

He propped one hand on Li Zhi’s pile of books, leaned forward slightly, and looked at the beautiful girl before him in the same bewitchingly contorted pose as Old Zhou.

"Young Master Li, hear me out."

Hearing this, the little author He Zhiyu immediately leaned against Li Zhi’s desk and began pretending to look for something inside it.

Having learned her lesson from before, He Zhiyu now had a healthy mindset when it came to this kind of "infidelity."

’Shipping is important, but staying rational is important too.’

Although Shen Yuan noticed He Zhiyu’s little movements, he didn’t pay them any mind.

’Listen all you want,’ Shen Yuan thought. ’You won’t get to the core of it anyway.’

’Heh heh.’

Li Zhi glanced at Shen Yuan, her expression blank, and said coolly, "I’m not listening. What does your business have to do with me?"

Shen Yuan’s mouth twitched slightly.

He was all too familiar with this attitude of Li Zhi’s. If this had been before, or even just yesterday, he definitely would have turned and left without a second word.

After all, he knew Li Zhi too well; he knew she wouldn’t really care about this kind of thing.

However, today was a little different.

After hearing Li Zhi’s words, a strange intuition washed over Shen Yuan. He felt that if he just turned and walked away now, something bad would probably happen.

’She might even kill me.’

"She was just here to lay down a challenge, saying she’d definitely beat me on the next monthly test," Shen Yuan said, carefully observing Li Zhi’s reaction.

After listening, Li Zhi just gave a breezy "Oh," and said, "So? What’s the use of telling me this?"

Seeing this, Shen Yuan relaxed a little.

’She’s not mad.’

Shen Yuan chuckled and continued, "I was just trying to say, her thinking she can beat me is just a pipe dream. It’s completely impossible." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Oh?" Li Zhi seemed to show a flicker of interest in Shen Yuan’s words, asking curiously, "You’re that confident?"

Shen Yuan nodded emphatically, a smug smile on his face. "Of course! I’m eagerly anticipating your cooking, after all!"

Hearing this, Li Zhi shot him an annoyed glare and snapped, "Get lost!"

"You got it!" Shen Yuan replied hastily, as if granted a royal pardon, and turned to leave.

At this point, Shen Yuan was relieved.

But He Zhiyu’s interest was piqued.

’Li Zhi’s cooking?’

The little author wasn’t about to let this question linger in her mind for too long. She immediately turned to look at Li Zhi.

"Zhizhi, you know how to cook?"

Li Zhi glanced at her bestie and nodded. "My dad taught me. He’s a good cook."

He Zhiyu’s eyes lit up with understanding. She then took the opportunity to ask, "So, why did Shen Yuan say he wants to eat your cooking?"

Hearing this, Li Zhi’s body jolted slightly. A hint of resignation appeared in her eyes, and she finally closed them, resting her hand on her forehead as if the question gave her a headache.

After a long moment, Li Zhi slowly opened her eyes, sighed, and said, "It’s all because of my own doing."

He Zhiyu waited a while, but when Li Zhi didn’t snap out of her current state, she grew anxious.

’Come on, just say it already!’

’What kind of trouble did she get herself into?’

After another long pause, Li Zhi finally raised her head again, her gaze meeting He Zhiyu’s curious one.

After a moment of silence, Li Zhi finally spoke. "It’s just a promise."

He Zhiyu nodded.

Although the little author’s desire to investigate was strong, He Zhiyu reined it in to ensure Li Zhi wouldn’t discover her secret.

’If I keep asking, Li Zhi might find out.’

Li Zhi didn’t know what He Zhiyu was thinking, but if she had, she probably would have just smiled.

Li Zhi wouldn’t actually do anything.

’If He Zhiyu wanted to write, then let her write.’

’Besides, what she was writing wasn’t about the two of them anyway.’

And the little author’s goal had been achieved!

He Zhiyu turned back around, took out her little notebook, and picked up her pen to write:

[If two people share a secret, it means their relationship is already something extraordinary.]

[They made a small promise, known only to each other.]

Even though He Zhiyu now knew about the promise between Shen Yuan and Li Zhi, it didn’t stop her from enjoying her ship!

’Besides, so what if she knew?’

’The promise was just about sharing a meal, not any kind of substantial progress.’

But Li Zhi and Shen Yuan’s situation had broadened He Zhiyu’s horizons.

’Tsk, shipping is the best.’