As soon as he said these words, Qin JiaShu’s expression sank at a visible speed.
His sharp eyes landed on the words open water. It was impossible to see any emotions in his expression. Wen ZhiChu instantly felt an invisible sense of pressure. He hastily closed his mouth and pretended to be mute.
For some unknown reason, Zhou Qing did not come today either. At this moment, there were only two people inside the activity room, Qin JiaShu and himself. For a second, Wen ZhiChu didn’t even dare to breathe deeply, as if in this moment, even breathing was a misdemeanor.
Qin JiaShu squeezed his eyes shut. For the first time, he felt somewhat unable to comprehend English.
Wen ZhiChu sneakily reached out a hand, wanting to take back the essay: “How about…how about I write it again? It should be a little better.”
Striving to write something the other can read and understand.
Qin JiaShu didn’t know how Wen ZhiChu’s outstanding essay could possibly improve itself. With a large hand, he pressed down on the exam paper that was slowly being pulled away, as if he were a high and mighty judge, unquestionable: “Continue.”
Wen ZhiChu shrunk back slightly in fear. Under the table, he hooked his fingers together: “Isn’t… isn’t that not very good?”
Qin JiaShu looked at him. So Wen ZhiChu also knew that his essay wasn’t very good. However, it wasn’t to the point of complete hopelessness. Qin JiaShu asked: “What’s not good?”
“Not good for you.”
Qin JiaShu: ……
Qin JiaShu took a deep breath and forced himself to look back down on the exam paper. Originally, he had thought that the open water had already taught him a lesson. Unexpectedly, when he continued to skim, Qin JiaShu felt his eyelids twitch.
“What is this?”
Wen ZhiChu snuck a look at him and then popped out two words “Wolfberry…….”
Looking at the dog up on the exam paper, Qin JiaShu stopped moving completely.
[System: Ding! Mission completed. Villain’s score is 64%. Reward: 250 yuan.]
Hearing that the mission had completed, for a second Wen ZhiChu felt so diffident, he didn’t dare to look at Qin JiaShu. He practically wished to find a place to dive inside and hide.
The focus of the essay revolved around the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, but the composition of the essay had basically showcased the fusion of Chinese and Western cultures.
So contradictory.
Clearly, Wen ZhiChu had done his best to express the contents of his thoughts, but the various literal English translations ran counterproductively, like a runaway horse dashing off wildly on the road to the complete opposite direction.
Wen ZhiChu: “Skycat Genie.”
[System: I’m here.]
[System: What’s your intentions?]
“To make him feel better.”
[System: There’s really no need for that.]
A question mark appeared on Wen ZhiChu’s fluffy little head.
[System: If you write another one, that’s adding injury to the assault.]
“…….”
Seeing Qin JiaShu not saying anything, Wen ZhiChu said cautiously: “How about not……not reading anymore, I’m afraid……”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Qfc ItlJte: ……
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Wen ZhiChu listened obediently, not daring to refute.
One class period was only 40 minutes. From when the two of them met to after Wen ZhiChu finished writing the essay, more than half of that time has already passed. As a result, after Qin JiaShu pointed out Wen ZhiChu’s issues, the sound of the dismissal bell rang first before he could provide the answers to solve them.
The sharp and crisp sound of the bell ringing in the ear, Wen ZhiChu felt as if he had heard the triumphal hymn of victory. This was no less pleasant to hear than the school dismissal bell!
Wen ZhiChu controlled his excitement and put on a false look of regret. In an extremely remorseful tone, he said: “The period…the period is over. Thank you for today.”
Saying this, he carefully stood up.
“Did I allow you to leave?”
Wen ZhiChu’s slightly raised butt instantly sat back down again.
Qin JiaShu’s face was biting cold, like the chillest days of the winter solstice. It wasn’t until there was only 2-3 minutes until the start of the next class that he gave Wen ZhiChu a means out..
Seeing Qin JiaShu finish his lecture, Wen ZhiChu hastily packed up his stuff. He was just about to pick up the dictionary, when he unexpectedly saw Qin JiaShu grabbing a pen and drawing some circles on there
“Testing you next time.”
Wen ZhiChu was stunned: “Ah?”
Qin JiaShu frowned: “You don’t want to?”
Wen ZhiChu instantly shook his head like a rattle drum: “No…no. I will memorize them.”
Saying this, he picked up the English dictionary with silent tears. Who would have thought that there’d be a next time. Out of the things Qin JiaShu circled, there were at least 300 vocabs and grammar.
Qin JiaShu has always done things seriously and earnestly, placing high demands on himself. He had a rather astonishing sense of self-control. Looking at Wen ZhiChu’s appallingly bad English, he couldn’t help but feel a bit of a headache. Unconsciously, he placed his own standards on the other.
Looking at Wen ZhiChu holding the dictionary with a helpless expression, Qin JiaShu fell silent for a moment: “Just memorize what you can.”
After saying this, he didn’t look at Wen ZhiChu anymore and walked straight out of the activity room.
Seeing that it was about time for class, Wen ZhiChu could only return listlessly to his classroom holding his stuff.
“Ai……”
[System: Young man, why sigh at such a young age.]
This class was self-study. Wen ZhiChu flipped open the dictionary and looked at the 300 plus vocabulary and grammar concepts: “The protagonist could have killed me directly, but he picked out vocabs and grammar for me.”
[System: Nothing is impossible in this world with a willing mind.]
Half a month has already passed with these days of studying English from sunrise to sunset, yet there was still no end in sight. For a second, Wen ZhiChu felt like he was the most miserable cub in this world.
But due to the protagonist’s tyrannical abuse of authority, Wen ZhiChu still memorized the vocabularies obediently.
After memorizing 50, Wen ZhiChu said: “Skycat Genie, can you test me?”
[System: Who do you think I am, your mechanical learning assistant?]
Wen ZhiChu: “Siri doesn’t have this function.”
[System: Start spelling now. Erupt.]
Wen ZhiChu: ……
After the first round, his vocab retention rate was only 60%.
“Ai……”
Before Wen ZhiChu had the chance to sigh himself, he heard someone sigh next to him first. Turning his head, he saw 2nd-to-last with a worried expression on his face.
Wen ZhiChu asked, confused: “Why are you…why are you sighing?”
2nd-to-last: “It’s already autumn. So tell me, how come I don’t have a girlfriend yet.”
“Didn’t you… stop believing in love?”
“What’s past is past. What’s now is now.”
Wen ZhiChu oh’d. He didn’t really have any rights to speak in this aspect so he didn’t say anything else.
“Isn’t cupid always tying red knots for people? How come my string is nowhere in sight?”
Wen ZhiChu: “Perhaps… the weather is cold. He took the red string to make a sweater.”
2nd-to-last: ……
Are you the devil?
After continuously memorizing vocab and grammar for three days, it was time for the club activities again. Afraid that it’d only be Qin JiaShu and himself again this time, Wen ZhiChu walked next to Mu Qing’s seat: “Mu…Mu Qing, are you guys going to the club today?”
Mu Qing and her deskmate looked at him and said: “Going, why?”
“No…nothing.” Verbally, he said nothing, but in reality, he let out a breath of relief inside his heart.
Mu Qing and her deskmate stood up: “Let’s go together?”
Wen ZhiChu agreed sociably: “Al…alright.”
Saying this, he picked up his stuff and left the classroom together. On the way there, Wen ZhiChu felt apprehensive. However, thinking that Qin JiaShu should be maintaining his fake exterior in front of others, Qin JiaShu shouldn’t be too mean to him. Otherwise, it wouldn’t conform with his established personality.
[System: You’re not afraid anymore?]
Wen ZhiChu: “We have safety in numbers.”
[System: You’re really not afraid of making the literature teacher sad, huh?]
Wen ZhiChu: ……
Sorry, literature teacher. I won’t do it again next time.
Wen ZhiChu sat down after reaching the activity room. Not long afterwards, Zhou Qing and Qin JiaShu also walked inside.
When Mu Qing and her deskmate saw Qin JiaShu, their eyes were filled with surprise as they stared at him unblinkingly. Zhou Qing already knew the situation so she wasn’t too shocked.
The two long tables inside the activity rooms were moved together. People sat on the left and right, facing each other. At this time, the only empty spot was next to Wen ZhiChu. Qin JiaShu walked over directly and sat down.
Pretty much the instant Qin JiaShu neared, Wen ZhiChu abruptly straightened his back. Qin JiaShu seemed more effective than using a back brace.
At this moment, the two of them were very close together. Qin JiaShu’s elegant fragrance wafted into Wen ZhiChu’s nose. Wen ZhiChu rubbed his face to wake himself up. After all, he was about to face a fierce battle soon.
It can be said that the activity room has split into three groups right now. Mu Qing and her deskmate discussed problems together. Zhou Qing had taken out her cellphone in the corner and was watching lecture videos. Qin JiaShu was tutoring Wen ZhiChu.
Waiting for Wen ZhiChu to take out pen and paper to start the spelling test.
Qin JiaShu’s voice was low and deep. The two of them were also very close. Wen ZhiChu felt as if he could practically feel the vibration from the other’s chest. The voice made Wen ZhiChu’s ears itch hearing it.
The other recited a word that he didn’t know. Wen ZhiChu dilly dallied for half a day, but still didn’t manage to write it out. However, afraid that Qin JiaShu might see this, he bent down lower and lower, wanting to cover up the piece of paper.
The next second, he felt a chill to the back of his neck. Qin JiaShu picked him back up easily.
“Are you trying to grow into the desk?”
Wen ZhiChu: ……
After a round of spelling, the amount of correct vocabulary was abysmal. Wen ZhiChu looked at the red x’s all over the place, not daring to even look at Qin JiaShu.
Qin JiaShu looked at him coldly: “This is your result?”
Wen ZhiChu pressed his lips together and nodded. Then he snuck a glance at Qin JiaShu, as if a small animal looking at a wild beast that was much larger than itself.
For a second, Wen ZhiChu cried tearlessly. He swept his gaze over to Mu Qing, Zhou Qing, and the group and discovered that they didn’t actually feel surprised at seeing Qin JiaShu’s stern and cold behavior.
Wen ZhiChu thought about it for quite a while, but still didn’t know why.
At this time, Skycat Genie spoke.
[System: Young man, have you seen parents helping their kids study?]
Wen ZhiChu: “Yes.”
[System: That’s your situation right now. It’s not that they don’t want to be surprised at Qin JiaShu’s dark expression, but rather they are very well aware of your English.]
“……”
Well damn, so he’s the one holding back the development of their thought process.
Wen ZhiChu sat in his seat, ill at ease. He could clearly feel Qin JiaShu’s terrible mood right now.
After an entire period of learning, Qin JiaShu’s complexion did not ease even after the class was over. Zhou Qing and the others all left to enjoy their happy break in between class. Wen ZhiChu sat next to Qin JiaShu, writing and not daring to leave.
After finishing a problem, he showed it to Qin JiaShu. Qin JiaShu used a red pen to circle the erroneous areas and then made Wen ZhiChu explain his thought process.
Wen ZhiChu lowered his head and stammered for a long time without being able to explain himself properly, only leaving Qin JiaShu a view of the top of his round head.
Qin JiaShu frowned: “Look at me.”
Being lectured for the entire class, Wen ZhiChu was suppressed to his breaking point. He raised his head and looked at Qin JiaShu. Clear and limpid eyes glimmering, clean and delicate face carrying grievance, and a pitiful tone spoken through pursed lips, Wen ZhiChu said sulkily: “You… you’re too harsh.”
Qin JiaShu froze, holding the pen, as if something slammed into his heart.
“… limpid eyes glimmering…”
Poor babe’s about to cry
Looks like all the arrows meant for the 2nd-to-the-last’s romantic life was allocated by Cupid to Qin Jiashu hahaha. He just keeps slowly falling for our little baobei.
Awwww he’s acting cute!
Almost brought to tears…Qin Jiashu is called out…too harsh…. Lmao, so cute…
Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️💦👀
“You…you’re too harsh.”
Ya say that in bed now go back and study!
oh my god, why is he so cute? 😭😭 that surely is qin jiashu’s weakness fr. THANK U FOR THE UPDATEEEEE 💟
Don’t bully your baobei too much, jiashu~~ 🤭
wonder how wen zhichu will end falling in love with qin jiashu really 😂😂 for now he just looks so terrified of the guy
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Thank You for the new chapter (ฅ^ω^ฅ)♥
Wen ZhiChu’s trying his best, don’t make him cry! 😭
Thanks for the chapter!
Thank you!!!
People out here sympathizing with chuchu but, as a person with top English scores, I can’t help sympathizing with Jiashu! Damn chuchu! Your English just needs resserection now!
same here, god i can’t go over the “dog up” he wrote before, my heart hurt😭😭😭
Noo:( Thank you for the chapter!
QIN JIASHU K.O.!
thanks for the chapter!