“Alright.” In that moment, Shi Shi’s face showed a hint of disappointment, but like a flash of lightning, it quickly disappeared. She smiled again, her lips curving upward. “Then…see you later?”
Lu Chengxuan nodded, offering no further comment.
After getting his response, Shi Shi quickly swept her gaze over the other three people, nodding politely to each of them in turn. Finally, her eyes lingered a bit longer on Zhao Youyou, who gave her an unfriendly cold hum. Shi Shi quickly looked away and turned to leave.
For the first time, Lin Wangye saw Shi Shi’s acting up close.
She even made sure to let them catch the slight pout on her lips as she lowered her head, a look of subtle hurt—so delicate it almost made you feel sorry for her.
Her performance might have been a little too naive, but it would definitely work on a bunch of high school boys. To be honest, if any other guy had been there, even if he didn’t show it on the spot, he’d probably feel for her deep down.
You could only imagine how many times Zhao Youyou had to deal with situations like this.
A chill ran down Lin Wangye’s spine, and he shook off the goosebumps while standing up with Lin Shen, collecting their trays. On the way back to the classroom, he casually asked, “Brother Lu, is she close with your family?”
“Her mother and my mother are friends. She started learning dance and vocal music with my mom when she was about seven or eight,” Lu Chengxuan answered.
Zhao Youyou sharply pointed in Lu Chengxuan’s direction.
“Don’t you live at his house every day? You don’t know?”
Lin Shen shoved his hands in his pockets and answered slowly, “Xiao Lin and Lu Chengxuan haven’t known each other for long, so it’s normal he wouldn’t know. Our school’s beauty, she’s a princess of Ningchang Real Estate. Their families are pretty close.”
“I won’t go back this weekend, Brother Lu.” Lin Wangye leaned forward and said to Lu Chengxuan, “I’m allergic to green tea.”
Lin Shen chuckled lightly, his head tilted back. “Ah, ha~”
Zhao Youyou nodded vigorously. “Same here!”
“If you’re not going back, where are you going?” Lu Chengxuan asked.
“I’m thinking of getting a part-time job.” Lin Wangye casually caught a fallen dry leaf in front of him, deep in thought as they walked. “Anyway, I’m usually bored on weekends.”
Lin Shen’s eyes went wide. “You’re so young and already thinking about working? Isn’t that tiring?”
Zhao Youyou echoed, “Yeah, you don’t even have to worry about food or drink right now.”
Having been a rich young master who lived eighteen years of his life with everything handed to him, Lin Wangye found it hard to adjust when he suddenly had to worry about making a living. Late at night, when everything was quiet, and he looked at the uncertain path his life and future had taken, he couldn’t help but feel a little wronged.
But it was in those very moments that he truly realized how much weight Lin Shen had carried for him all this time.
He never once felt any pressure or hardship—until the day his father passed away.
Seeing Lin Wangye stay silent, not responding, Lu Chengxuan suddenly spoke up.
“You don’t have to push yourself so hard. If you’re facing difficulties, you can talk to me.”
Lin Wangye snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Lu Chengxuan. After a moment, he blinked twice, then smiled and relaxed his expression. “It’s nothing, Brother Lu. I just want to keep myself busy. Gaining some experience wouldn’t hurt.”
“Ahhh.” Zhao Youyou couldn’t help but praise him. “It’s really nice to see Xiao Lin with such awareness.”
Lin Shen, who often questioned Xiao Lin’s awareness, felt a lump in his throat.
Zhao Youyou rubbed her chin and thought for a moment before saying, “By the way, if you’re looking for a job, I know someone who works part-time outside of school. Maybe he can help introduce you to something.”
Lin Wangye quickly asked, “Who is it?”
Zhao Youyou replied, “Xu Suinian from Class A. You’ve probably seen him in the rankings. He’s always in the top three in mock exams.”
Lin Wangye raised his fists in a respectful gesture. “Please ask him for me. Thanks, Sister Zhao!”
As the classmates returned to the classroom one by one, the afternoon classes were about to start. The homeroom teacher placed the test papers on the podium and picked up the top form.
“The mock exam results are out. Monitor, please hand out the Chinese papers.”
With those words, the homeroom teacher gave a meaningful glance to Fu Xuexue.
Just as Fu Xuexue was about to stand up, Lin Shen walked over and grabbed the papers first. On his way back, he split the stack in half and handed the smaller portion to Fu Xuexue.
With fifty-two students in the class, having two people hand out the papers made the process much faster.
While the papers were being distributed, the homeroom teacher stood at the podium, cleared his throat, and his expression was noticeably softer compared to when they saw the previous test results.
“This time, our class’s average score has improved a lot compared to the last exam. Most of the students made progress, with only a few falling behind. First, I’d like to give special recognition to our class monitor, Fu Xuexue. She ranked first in the class again, and even moved up two places in the school rankings, landing third in the grade.”
As soon as the teacher finished, a round of applause erupted throughout the classroom.
After a few seconds of applause, the teacher raised a hand to signal for quiet and continued, “I hope everyone will learn from our class monitor. Despite her excellent results, she’s still working hard and pushing herself to improve.”
Fu Xuexue, who had been handing out the papers, felt all eyes on her as the teacher praised her. She shyly lowered her head, blushing, and quickly returned to her seat after finishing distributing the papers.
The homeroom teacher went on to praise the other students in the top ten for their progress and then set the grade sheet down, leaning on the podium as he said:
“Additionally, I’d like to give special recognition to Lin Wangye. This is only his second time taking a mock exam since transferring, and he jumped all the way to 20th in the class, improving by 15 places compared to last time. Lin Wangye is always asking our class monitor for help when he has the chance, and the teacher has noticed his hard work. His effort is truly something for everyone to learn from. With the college entrance exams approaching, I hope everyone will work even harder to achieve their desired results.”
Lin Wangye knew his own level. In his previous life, he was always in the middle ranks.
To make it to 20th this time was definitely an improvement.
After all, he hadn’t put much effort into studying math in his past life. As soon as he encountered a slightly more difficult question, all he could write was the word ‘solution.’
This time, he was using every ounce of energy he had.
After Lin Shen finished handing out the test papers and returned to his seat, he turned around and gave Lin Wangye a thumbs-up. Just as he was about to praise him with a “Nice job!” the teacher called him out.
“Lin Shen, stop whispering.” The teacher folded his arms, looking very displeased. “Lin Wangye knows to ask questions whenever he has the chance, but you, sitting next to the class monitor, still haven’t improved. You’re always stuck around the 20th. What’s going on? Are you so satisfied with your results that you don’t think you need to improve?”
Lin Shen quickly stood up and lowered his head obediently. “I’m sorry, teacher.”
The teacher frowned. “You’re not dumb. You just don’t study.”
Lin Shen nodded in agreement. As the teacher turned to put the grade sheet on the class bulletin board, he returned to his seat, and after glancing at his own results on the digital display, he casually opened his book.
If the goal was Ningchang University, this score was more than enough.
Today was Saturday. After a whole afternoon of classes, he finally had a day off tomorrow.
As usual, Lin Wangye walked out of the school gate alongside Lin Shen and Lu Chengxuan. Just as they reached the sidewalk, he suddenly heard the sound of a car honking twice beside him.
Soon after, the window on the driver’s side slowly rolled down, revealing a face that was both delicate and beautiful, a face Lin Wangye knew all too well.
It was his aunt!
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