Chapter 127: Chapter 112: Be a Little Quieter, He’s Sleeping

Perhaps because *Defend and Steal* hadn’t been updated today, Shen Yuan wasn’t in the mood to go to the steamed bun shop and face off against the owner.

So, like Li Zhi, he bought an egg pancake from a street vendor.

"I’ve noticed you seem to have a special fondness for egg pancakes," Shen Yuan said, looking at Li Zhi with curiosity.

At the same time, he was calculating in his head, ’How many days in a row have I seen Li Zhi eating an egg pancake now?’

’Three days? Or five?’

Li Zhi, chewing on her egg pancake, mumbled, "Is there a problem?"

Shen Yuan shook his head and said with a smile, "Not a big problem, I’m just curious. Don’t you get sick of eating egg pancakes every day?"

Li Zhi swallowed the food in her mouth and retorted, "What about you? Don’t you eat steamed buns every day? I haven’t seen you get sick of them."

Shen Yuan was taken aback for a moment, not expecting Li Zhi to say that.

He thought about it and felt she had a point.

’It’s hard to get tired of a breakfast you like.’

Just then, as if she’d had a great revelation, Li Zhi looked at Shen Yuan in shock and said, "Don’t tell me... your reason for eating steamed buns isn’t for the buns themselves, but for the ow—"

She clapped a hand over her mouth, a look of utter shock on her face as if she’d thought of something outrageous.

Startled by her reaction, Shen Yuan glared at Li Zhi and snapped, "Shut it, you fujoshi!"

Seeing his reaction, Li Zhi chuckled and teased, "Hit the nail on the head, didn’t I? Look at you, you’re so flustered."

Shen Yuan rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue with her anymore.

’Young Master Li is obviously just teasing me. If I shut up, she’ll get bored and leave me alone.’

「Back in the classroom.」

Shen Yuan took the lead, striding quickly to Li Zhi’s seat and plopping down into it.

"I’m home!"

Li Zhi looked at Shen Yuan and said irritably, "Get out of there!"

"Eh?"

Shen Yuan looked at Li Zhi, completely bewildered. He seemed genuinely surprised by her words. "Wait, didn’t you say you didn’t want to sit in the middle? Why the sudden change of heart?"

Hearing this, Li Zhi lifted her chin slightly, a barely perceptible hint of haughtiness in her tone. "What’s wrong? I suddenly feel like sitting in the middle. Is that a problem?"

Her tone was firm, as if she didn’t want to elaborate.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan quickly nodded. "You can, you can, of course you can."

With that, he stood up and quickly returned to his own seat. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Seeing this, Li Zhi promptly sat down in her spot as well.

However, just as she’d settled in, she felt a gaze fixed on her.

She looked over and saw Shen Yuan staring at her with a wide grin.

"What are you smiling at?" Li Zhi’s brow furrowed slightly, her expression displeased.

But Shen Yuan didn’t answer her. He just shook his head gently, then buried his face in his arms as if to take a quick nap.

Watching him, Li Zhi felt a little confused but couldn’t be bothered to press him for an answer.

"Just get some rest. Look at you, you look totally drained," Li Zhi huffed.

Hearing her, Shen Yuan just mumbled a reply. "Yeah, yeah, I know. Just wake me up when morning self-study starts, okay?"

After speaking, he laid his head down on his desk, closed his eyes, and drifted off to sleep in no time.

It had to be said, this guy Shen Yuan’s ability to fall asleep was truly impressive.

Usually, as soon as he put his head down, he could fall asleep almost instantly and would sleep very soundly.

Unless, of course, something was weighing on his mind.

Like the fact that *Defend and Steal* hadn’t been updated.

When He Zhiyu walked into the classroom, her eyes were immediately drawn to Shen Yuan, who was slumped over his desk, fast asleep.

Meanwhile, Li Zhi was sitting quietly in her seat, reading a book.

"Good morning, Zhizhi!" He Zhiyu greeted her warmly.

"Morning, Zhiyu!" Li Zhi replied with a smile.

He Zhiyu pointed curiously at Shen Yuan and asked, "What’s with him?"

Li Zhi shrugged helplessly. "I’m not too sure. He looked all listless when I saw him this morning, completely drained. Maybe he was up all night... doing something."

After speaking, Li Zhi gave He Zhiyu a look that said, *you know what I mean*.

Li Zhi didn’t tell He Zhiyu that the real reason Shen Yuan hadn’t slept well was that *Defend and Steal* hadn’t been updated.

So, He Zhiyu simply assumed Shen Yuan had probably stayed up late playing games or something.

To He Zhiyu, these were all just trivial little things.

It was perfectly normal for young people to pull an all-nighter playing games every now and then.

After hearing Li Zhi’s explanation, He Zhiyu suddenly realized something. She turned to Li Zhi and said, "Hey, Zhizhi, are you not planning to switch seats with Shen Yuan this time?"

Li Zhi nodded and explained, "Switching back and forth is too much trouble, and it’s inconvenient for grabbing my things. It’s just more convenient to stay in my own seat."

"That’s true," He Zhiyu said with understanding, then sat down in her own seat.

After putting her bag away, He Zhiyu turned back, her eyes landing on Li Zhi. A note of surprise was in her voice. "Zhizhi, did you know? *Defend and Steal* didn’t update yesterday!"

At that moment, Li Zhi was completely engrossed in the book in her hands, her head lowered, appearing not to have heard He Zhiyu at all.

However, the corner of Li Zhi’s mouth was twitching uncontrollably, as if she were trying to suppress an unbearable urge.