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At the flag-raising ceremony, Yu Rui was the first in the class line as the Class President next to the class teacher, Tian Xueqian. When Xie Li stepped down from the stage, he lazily walked to the other side of Yu Rui and stopped.
Tian Xueqian was enjoying the looks of surprise and admiration from the other teachers, the teacher of the continuing class, Class 9, even gave him a thumbs up.
“You are the best, Mr. Tian. Even a student like Xie Li can be handled by you? How on earth did you get him to go up and recite over 5,000 words?”
Tian Xueqian shook his head humbly, “Hey, it’s nothing. Xie Li has improved a lot this semester.”
“Impressive. This time Xie Li has given you face, he was always a thorn in your side before, but this time he is so obedient. Look at the smile on the principal’s face.”
Tian Xueqian uttered a few more polite words, and when he turned around, he heard the second half of Xie Li’s question, leaning to Yu Rui’s side.
“…. how was it?”
Unfortunately, the word “Class President” was deliberately whispered by Xie Li, and the mocking tone was not heard by Tian Xueqian. He thought Xie Li was saying that to himself, and immediately looked up, “Your memorization is good, but you still went up there to recite a review. What are you proud of? If you can go up there again to pass on your learning experience, also say it like this.”
Yu Rui, who was about to speak earlier, swallowed his words.
He guessed that Tian Xueqian had misunderstood, and moved out of the way, pretending that it was Xie Li who had said that to Tian Xueqian.
On Xie Li’s part, the class teacher took away his words and lost all interest, until Yu Rui looked at him. Xie Li, who did not want to talk to Tian Xueqian, read the warning in him and could only lazily reply, “Yes, Professor.”
The final tone was prolonged with indifference, but Tian Xueqian did not take it seriously; the fact that such a prickly student, against whom the Headmaster could do nothing, had become a soft one in his own hands was enough to make him proud.
He even forgot about the irregularity of Xie Li standing next to Yu Rui, the Class President, and not returning to the line.
As Tian Xueqian did not say anything, Yu Rui could only endure it.
So this morning, the students of Class 10 at the front of the line looked at the two famous school gods in front of them and were confused.
Somewhere in the row in the middle.
“Um, don’t you think Xie Li is getting closer and closer to Master Yu?”
“…. I thought it was because I had been standing for a long time and my old eyes had clouded over and I was hallucinating. But do you also see that too..?”
“Shit. The two of them started separated by a distance capable of accommodating someone, a few minutes ago it became a fist, and now all that’s left is a crack.”
“And each time it’s Xie Li who starts a conversation with Yu Rui, and when it’s over he seems to get a little closer, and later he seems to get even closer. Did they used to get along so well?”
“What’s so good about getting along? Forget Xie Li, he’s a known “Lao Tzu” to everyone. As for Rui, although he’s easy to talk to, I’ve never seen him get as close to anyone as Xie Li.”
“Speaking of which, it seems that since last week we haven’t seen these two fightings either. Is this a sign that the Pei An An incident is finally over and the two are back on good terms?”
“If you ask me, I think it has nothing to do with Pei An An. It’s obvious that the two masters were in a bad mood and had an argument, and then somehow, she was accidentally dragged into the conflict.”
“Don’t be silly, Master Yu is such a nice guy, he never had trouble with anyone, and even if there was, it has been because of Xie Li. He must have taken the initiative to reconcile.”
“Hey, what kind of character does Xie Li have as to take the initiative to reconcile….”
The original friendly discussion was quickly divided by Yu Rui and Xie Li’s respective supporters into two factions incompatible with each other, finally, neither side bothered to talk to the other.
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Yu Rui’s ears were sharp, and he had already identified Xie Li’s and his name from the faint discussion coming from the front and center of the class row. It didn’t take him much effort to guess the reason for the discussion – Xie Li was talking almost glued to his ear this time.
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Yu Rui just repeats it more slowly, “STAY AWAY.”
“Mm? You have to speak louder, Class President. I can’t hear you if you speak low.”
Yu Rui, “….”
Yu Rui took advantage of Tian Xueqian’s inattention and turned to look coldly at Xie Li.
Xie Li laughed. Unlike Yu Rui, he was neither scrupulous nor hiding, he didn’t even hide his laughter.
Some students in the front row and Tian Xueqian heard it.
Tian Xueqian turned around when she heard the laughter, “Xie Li, what are you laughing at?”
Yu Rui’s heart tightened as he looked out of the corner of his eye. He saw Xie Li lower his head and hold back his laughter, “It’s nothing.”
Yu Rui breathed a sigh of relief.
As a result, he heard Xie Li suddenly resume the conversation, “It’s just that I suddenly realized that some people look very attractive when they are angry.”
Yu Rui, “….”
Tian Xueqian, “…?”
Tian Xueqian was confused for a moment, “Huh? Who is attractive when angry?”
Xie Li raised his eyebrows, looked sideways at Yu Rui, and said, “Well, the Headmaster, I guess.”
Tian Xueqian: “??”
As Tian Xueqian stared in disbelief at the Headmaster sitting on the stage among the school leaders, Xie Li winked at Yu Rui.
Yu Rui’s face heated up for no reason, and he silently gritted his teeth and turned away.
Behind the three of them, several students in the front row of Class 10 were even more skeptical than Tian Xueqian.
They looked at the smiling Headmaster on the stage, then at Xie Li and Yu Rui, who didn’t have a crack between them, and then recalled Xie Li’s words again…
The four students in the front row fell into deep confusion and could not come out until the end of the flag-raising ceremony.
After the flag-raising ceremony, each course returned to their respective classes in single file led by their Class Presidents. Xie Li followed Yu Rui casually, and although his height of 170 stood out in front of the small row of Class 10, Tian Xueqian and the other teachers turned a blind eye.
Yu Rui had a difficult morning.
When he finally arrived at the classroom, he had been thinking of making a “deal” with Xie Li, but when he went to talk to him, he saw Tian Xueqian and the Headmaster come up to the podium.
“Well, it’s the end of September, no need for me to tell you what activities we’ll have, right?”
As soon as the words left his mouth, wails erupted in the class.
High School D has a “tradition” similar to other high schools. Since the beginning of the freshman year of high school, there is a weekend exam at the end of each month, and the principal’s words at the opening ceremony were, “Unless a knife falls from the sky, the monthly exams will not change.”
Except for a few bullies and the even rarer academic god, what the students hate most are, naturally, exams.
Tian Xueqian frowned, “What’s the matter, you don’t know if there’s an exam until you’re told? You know these are the first monthly exams in the second year of high school, and the content is all basic. The more you advance, the harder it gets, and in your third year, you will be tested every month on the content of all three years of high school.”
This “today you have one cut, feel happy because tomorrow you will have three,” did not comfort the students.
Tian Xueqian didn’t really expect them to be cheerful about the exams, and after emphasizing a few more pre-exam cliches amidst the grumbling, his eyes roamed the classroom and then settled on the far corner by the window.
Both of them are seated individually.
The teenagers in the second row sat upright behind the desk, and each bow of the white shirt exposed after removing the school uniform jacket exuded cleanliness and freshness.
At the table further back, it was odd that person wasn’t sleeping today, or maybe he was still falling asleep. But for some reason, he was staring at the back of the neck of the teenager sitting across from him.
And that gaze that was always lazy, perhaps because the warmth of the morning sun penetrated the eyes, reflected a rare softness.
Tian Xueqian felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart, but before he had time to investigate it, the thought was gone. He merely frowned and cleared his throat, “Well, after all, this is your first monthly exam of the course. I expect all students to do their best, ah.”
Whether it was the deliberately aggravated tone of voice or the fixed and serious gaze, the students in unison turned their heads to look toward the back of the classroom.
But only Xie Li, whom Tian Xueqian deliberately ” care” for, did not know.
Tian Xueqian had no choice but to be blunt, “Ahem, Yu Rui.”
Yu Rui looked up, “Yes?”
“Will our class be in the top three again in this monthly exam?”
The young man smiled softly, “Yes.”
Tian Xueqian’s face showed a smile, but he suppressed it at once, and his eyes darted behind the young man with a stern face, “Xie Li.”
Xie Li had already returned to his senses upon hearing “Yu Rui”, and by now his gaze had withdrawn from Yu Rui, and he had become listless.
“Yes.”
“Can you also strive to get the top three places for our class?”
Xie Li did not reply.
During the second or two of silence, her gaze rested on the back of the white-shirted boy in front of him…
The sunlight streaming in through the window cast a faint shadow on the back of the teenager’s shirt, also vaguely outlining the flow of the beautiful butterfly bones.
“…. beautiful.” Xie Li whispered in a laughing voice so low that only two people could hear it.
After feeling Yu Rui’s back visibly stiffen after listening to him, the corner of Xie Li’s mouth curved up and he looked towards the podium.
“Can you not look at me? It’s up to the Class President.”
Tian Xueqian, “…?”
Tian Xueqian unconsciously directed a puzzled look toward Yu Rui.
Yu Rui’s smile slightly paused.
Before the class murmured and Yu Rui became annoyed, Xie Li smilingly explained, “With the Class President here, I wouldn’t dare to say that I would take the top three places for sure.”
The crowd gasped.
But there were also a few people, including Tian Xueqian, who were confused: regardless of Xie Li’s performance and success against Yu Rui, he had never even placed second since the first year in previous exams. And he was worried about not placing in the top three?
Yu Rui is probably the only one who understood the true meaning behind Xie Li’s words. Under his kind and warm smile, he squeezed the pen in his hand a little.
With this “one and a half” assurance, Tian Xueqian generously left the last ten minutes before the first class to the students.
The classroom was immediately filled with discussions about this weekend’s monthly exams.
Then, at some point, without knowing who was the first to react, several students stood up and quickly “gathered” around Yu Rui.
“Class President, can I borrow your Math notes!”
“I want English ones!”
“Physics for me, Physics for me!”
“Me Chemistry!”
Before long, Yu Rui’s table turned into a marketplace.
Xie Li stared for a few seconds, and when he saw that Yu Rui was practically surrounded, he let out a slight snap with some irritation, “Hey, Class President.”
At his words, the students who were talking nonstop abruptly fell silent.
With so many eyes staring, Yu Rui had no choice but to look at him.
Xie Li licked his canine teeth lightly and then smiled, “You can also lend me a copy of your notes.”
Yu Rui’s smile was gentle and his eyes kind, “You shouldn’t need them.”
Xie Li smiled even more, “Do you have such confidence in me?”
Yu Rui didn’t give an inch, “But let’s see who takes the first place.”
“….. well.” Xie Li gave a beat, and his smile and eyes deepened, “How about we continue the bet from last time?”
Yu Rui stiffened.
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thank you for the chapters.
thanks for the chapter ❤️❤️
Thx for the chapter 😘
Can someone tell me what was the bet i forgot💀
The bet was if Yu Rui lost against Xie Li, he would get to f**k him
Thanks for the chapters! <3
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
They’re circling like sharks! I wonder if Xie Li will scare them off. Yu Rui must have practiced hard to keep his smile looking kind and warm in front of all those people.
👁👄👁📸 yes continue the bet pls
With respect “THIS BITC#”😅
Никогда не понимал, зачем нужно брать бумажный блокнот или домашнее задание, если можно просто сфотографировать. в моем классе всегда так делали, у парней в романе нет телефонов что ли?