Zhu Hongbo’s face turned red when he saw the two teachers, and he began to scratch his head embarrassedly.
"Ah, ah, it’s all unexpected... all unexpected..."
After giving a couple of instructions, he pushed the two female teachers out of the office.
Only after the door was securely closed did he lower his head and tell the truth.
"I was wrong, I couldn’t control the situation..."
"Hehe~~" Tao Feifei covered her mouth with her hand, chuckling delightedly, "Now you understand how I feel, right?"
"Wasn’t it supposed to be stable?" Tang Zhifei asked, laughing as he looped his arm through Tao Feifei’s, "We were counting on you to handle those two."
"My bad, my bad." Zhu Hongbo waved his hands and forced a smile, "I judged based on experience, and I had already placed them among the most outstanding students I’ve ever t. Now it seems that was far from enough; it’s just that I haven’t seen enough... But I believe, even if the teachers from Ren Da Fu were here, they too would have miscalculated."
"What exactly happened?" Tao Feifei nodded towards the office.
"Let’s put it this way." Zhu Hongbo gestured, "In my math competition training, we hadn’t even finished the basic concepts, and they were already at the level of the national math training team."
"..."
"..."
This left even Tang Zhifei and Tao Feifei speechless.
With chemistry and physics, after all, they had studied for several months, making gradual progress to reach today’s level.
But with math, were they already at the peak as soon as they started?
"This is how I understand it..." Zhu Hongbo pointed at the office door, "During the previous Chem Competitions and Physics Competitions, their ntal capacity, thinking, and deepening understanding of knowledge all progressed at a rapid pace. In other words, during the process of learning, they enhanced their insight. In a short period of ti, both their learning abilities and intellectual strength significantly improved on a fundantal level, which is quite frightening... Thus, with one-tenth the ti they spent learning chemistry and physics, they’ve also achieved an extrely high level in math."
Tang Zhifei’s expression intensified, and his mouth opened wide as if he had an epiphany, "This is... learning through learning?"
"Or should we say, upgrading from an I7 to an I9?" Tao Feifei pondered with her hand supporting her chin.
"However you put it, my point is..." Zhu Hongbo swallowed before continuing, "We are finding it very difficult to guide them in our own subjects now. More often, we can only use our richer life experience to provide appropriate ideological guidance, help them adjust their emotions, and tell them what kind of outcos their future life choices could lead to."
"Oh?" Tang Zhifei’s mouth rounded again, "Have we finally reached my area of expertise?"
"You could say that." Zhu Hongbo nodded, "For instance, choosing which major, whether to go abroad, or even issues of marriage and family life, we can offer more guidance on these aspects beyond academics, which should be much more beneficial to them than disciplinary guidance."
The more Tang Zhifei listened, the more excited he got. Just when he was about to roll up his sleeves and start discussing life, Tao Feifei suddenly raised her hand.
"But..." Tao Feifei spoke solemnly, "In these areas... they are quite mature too, and might understand no less than we do... Regarding their field of expertise, they already know several deans from Jinghua Jida... In terms of life experience... for example... have you ever been in love, Teacher Tang?"
"..." Tang Zhifei went quiet.
His previously excited face gradually drooped, and he looked aggrieved.
Zhu Hongbo began to feel aggrieved as well.
He certainly had flings... but love...
In the corridor, the three teachers collectively fell into self-doubt.
It was an unimaginably heavy silence.
Inside the office, Li Zheng and Lin Yujing also fell into silence.
Although the warlike feeling was aweso.
But the ti spent collaborating seed quite enjoyable as well.
From playing house in the Physics Competitions experints to the recent math alliance.
Yet, when Zhu Hongbo ntioned "being together" like that, both instinctively recoiled.
And they fell into intense psychological struggle and logical suspicion.
First layer: does he (she) think that way?
Second layer: does he (she) know if I think that way?
Third layer: does he (she) know whether I’m aware if he (she) thinks that way?
Fourth layer...
These thoughts may seem chaotic, but they are actually matters that can affect one’s entire life.
For example, if Li Zheng now expresses the desire "I think that way."
But Lin Yujing does not have such a desire.
At this point, he would face the risk of losing her—
"You’re so disgusting; I just wanted to study together."
"With you? Impossible. You’re such a dud."
```
"Is your family of doctors even worthy to climb high and seek the hand of a space dynasty?"
Although it seed unlikely to truly cause such a reaction, it would probably be full of awkwardness if they were together in the future—no comfortable ho to share, not even a war to fight.
In addition, there was sothing even more terrifying: trampling and ridicule—
"Ah? You like ? Hahahaha, you’re so pathetic!"
"Heh, shouldn’t you be kneeling on one knee in this situation?"
"Your bashful appearance is truly adorable~~"
This was just Li Zheng’s one-sided mind running wild.
In Lin Yujing’s imagination, Li Zheng was even more terrifying.
"I’ve misjudged you! I just admired your studies, I never thought you’d be lusting after my body."
"Look clearly, point 13 in the middle school manual, read it out!"
"Who’s pathetic? Tell , who’s the real loser?"
"The daughters-in-law of the Li family must know how to cook. You, such a lazy woman, only know how to order takeout, right?"
"Like ? Sorry, I’m only interested in won who can defeat ."
"Your bashful appearance is truly adorable~~"
Impossible!
The two of them ca to the conclusion at the sa ti.
1: Expressing feelings first is like seeking death.
2: Only by understanding the other can one control the overall situation.
This was a battle of information.
Having realized this, Li Zheng was the first to scratch his head, "Haha, Teacher Zhu really knows how to joke. The grand Lin Yujing, how could she have such thoughts?"
Lin Yujing’s body jerked in response.
Was this a sudden attack?
Stay calm, can’t show any flaws.
She took a deep breath, trying to sound as calm as possible, "The human mind is a black box, how could you know I wouldn’t have such thoughts? ’A man is not a fish, how can he know the joy of the fish?’"
Li Zheng was also taken aback.
Neither admitting nor denying.
Throwing the question back.
That’s so Lin Yujing.
"Haha." Li Zheng laughed heartily to cover up his enormous guilt, "And how do you know that I don’t know you might have those kinds of thoughts? ’You are not , how can you know that I don’t understand the joy of the fish?’"
"You... you... um... you-you... the one who knows you best is your mother!"
Stomping her foot.
She was getting flustered!
"Why aren’t you being reasonable? This is only the second layer."
"Reasoning isn’t done this way; this is sophistry," Lin Yujing quickly collected her emotions, then suddenly snorted with laughter, "Instead of guessing about , why not look at yourself? It’s clear that you’re a loser who adheres to the middle school student codes, you couldn’t possibly be thinking about those things in high school, am I right?"
"..." Li Zheng’s brows drew together instantly.
That was so Lin Yujing; this probe for information was really sharp.
Li Zheng of course could simply agree with Lin Yujing’s view and end the dispute.
But the problem was... he also didn’t want to finalize his words...
After careful consideration, Li Zheng suddenly sneered.
"That’s one way to put it, yes." Li Zheng propped his chin and said, "But no principle is absolute. If there really is soone I like very much, I might give up all principles for her."
While speaking, Li Zheng flashed a confident smile.
He believed that his words were foolproof, and now, the trouble was passed back to Lin Yujing.
But he overlooked a crucial factor.
A slip-up had occurred.
Without a second thought, Lin Yujing raised an eyebrow, "Oh? So do you have soone like that now?"
Gulp!
```
Li Zheng’s heart skipped a beat.
"That’s not a fair way to ask!"
"Oh oh oh~~~" Lin Yujing covered her face in ecstasy, "With that reaction, there definitely is soone, who is it?"
"That’s private, I refuse to answer, and I also refuse to answer your previous question."
"You’re so shy, is it Qiao Bixia?"
"How could it be?"
"Shi Yang?"
"???" Li Zheng suddenly ca up with a clever idea, his eyes widened, "It’s Zhang Xiaoke."
"What?!?!?!" Lin Yujing instantly jumped back, her complexion going pale, and she entered a state of stunned confusion, "How... how... umm..."
"Heh, I was just kidding." Li Zheng seed unconsciously more imposing, "You care too much about this. Alright, I won’t tornt you any further, just speak up if you have sothing to say."
Lin Yujing’s complexion changed and she finally collapsed, then grabbed her notebook and bolted through the door.
"Jerk jerk jerk jerk jerk jerk jerk!!!"
The three teachers at the doorway exchanged glances, then turned to glare at Li Zheng in the office.
"Picking on Jingjing again!"
...
Lunch break in Class 4 of the 11th grade was still filled with lingering tension.
Of course, for Li Zheng and Lin Yujing, this was nothing out of the ordinary.
The truly pitiable ones were the innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.
Zhang Xiaoke, on the other hand, was freaking out.
As she sat there, she couldn’t shake the feeling that soone was watching her with a cleaver in hand.
Then she turned her head to look and could only see Lin Yujing dozing off at her desk.
She would bow her head to study, and after a while, she’d feel that killing aura again.
After a few repetitions, Zhang Xiaoke’s face grew increasingly pale.
"Master... did I sohow offend Jingjing?"
"No... no..." Li Zheng obviously couldn’t say it, "You have to believe in friendship."
Zhang Xiaoke shuddered suddenly, nervously turning her head.
Lin Yujing was quick as death, already back in her sleeping pose.
"There it is again..." Zhang Xiaoke clutched Li Zheng’s arm, "It’s even worse than before..."
"Steady, Xiaoke... uh... I’m sorry..."
"Why do you need to say sorry?"
"Just... anyway, I’m sorry... just hang on; it will pass..."
"Should we switch seats?"
"No way... we’re using each other’s desks... sitting in each other’s residual warmth, lying in each other’s saliva, that would make you even more at risk..."
"??? What kind of logic is that?"
"Xiaoke, I’m sorry."
As they were speaking, they heard Jiang Qinghua’s lant from behind: "You two are really oblivious to your own rhythm, totally unaware of changes happening outside."
"Oh?" Li Zheng looked around the classroom, "What changes?"
"It’s almost the end of the term," said Jiang Qinghua with a shake of her head, "they’re going to reshuffle the classes."
At these words, the atmosphere inevitably turned sowhat somber.
But Zhang Xiaoke quickly spotted the loophole.
"If you think about it carefully..." Zhang Xiaoke tapped her chin, "all of us, except for Liu Xin, should be able to get into the top class, right?"
"It’s not should, it’s definite, 100%." Li Zheng nodded.
"Thinking about it that way, there’s nothing to be sad about." Zhang Xiaoke burst into laughter, "As long as I’m in the sa class as the master, I’ll..."
Before she could finish her sentence, a bone-chilling coldness swept over her.
At that mont, Zhang Xiaoke felt as if she understood sothing.
"Anyway... as long as I’m in the sa class as Jingjing... I’ll be satisfied..."
The murderous aura then lessened a bit.
But on Liu Xin’s end, he was about to cry.
"No, is our friendship all fake?" Liu Xin grabbed Li Zheng’s clothes and said, "You’re all leaving, what’s the point of being alone."
"Then you can work on improving your grades a bit," Li Zheng turned back and said, "How about starting with two pounds?"
"...Sorry for interrupting... I... I’m fine on my own..."
Jiang Qinghua patted Liu Xin and said, "It’s okay, we’ll still see each other during breaks, at lunch, we’ll still play basketball together, nothing will change. Speaking of basketball..."
Jiang Qinghua pointed upstairs and said, "It’s less than a month away from the college entrance exams, and seniors seem to be starting their holiday tomorrow."
"Ah!" Li Zheng exclaid, slapping his thigh, "I forgot to change ngxi’s new problems."
"That’s your problem..." Jiang Qinghua muttered, "I an, it’s going to be one less eting with her and Qiao Bixia."
"Ah..." Liu Xin imdiately fell into a state of wistful loss, "They’re taking their holiday... then the college entrance exams... afterward, they’ll only co back to school once to collect their results and apply for universities, right?"
"You can apply online already," Jiang Qinghua nudged Li Zheng with his chin, "How about today, you two skip going to Teacher Tao’s office and play one last ga instead?"
"I can do that," Li Zheng nodded, looking towards Lin Yujing.
"Hmm," she answered, lying down.
"It’s not..." Liu Xin said, puzzled, "Are you sleeping or what, just eavesdropping here?"
Instantly, two streams of murderous intent shot out from the crook of her elbow again.
...
As Li Zheng needed to collect three pounds of exercise problems, the responsibility of arranging the basketball ga fell onto his shoulders.
Just like always, he walked into the senior class with complete ease during their nap ti.
Just like returning to his own ho, he nodded and greeted the senior students in a friendly manner.
The senior students also called Xu ngxi, who was resting, in a friendly way.
It has to be said, at that mont, the entire senior class exuded an air of transcendence.
Even Xu ngxi, seeing Li Zheng, wasn’t surprised and simply took out the prepared exercise problems, giving them a pat and smiling with a tilt of her head, "Long ti no see."
It was rather Li Zheng who felt a bit uneasy.
"Ah, yes..." Li Zheng pulled out a chair and settled down, idly flipping through the problems, saying, "I’ll take these ho tonight, and I’ll give you the final month’s revision problems tomorrow."
"We’ll be on holiday from tomorrow; maybe send it in electronic form?"
"That works too." Li Zheng nodded, casually saying, "Play basketball after school?"
"Okay," Xu ngxi replied generously with a smile, "It might be the last ti."
"Hmm..." Li Zheng hadn’t expected Xu ngxi to be so accepting, and found he didn’t know what else to talk about.
"Thanks to you, I’ve kept the top spot," Xu ngxi brought it up herself, "But for the mock exam city rankings... I’m still a few thousand places behind."
"A few thousand is pretty good."
"Right..." Xu ngxi scratched her face with a smile, "That’s really... the limit, I guess."
"There’s still a month left, improve as much as you can."
"Thanks, Teacher Li," she said.
With that, there seed to be no need to continue the conversation.
Li Zheng then picked up the exercise problems, "Then you let Sister Xia know."
"Yeah, see you on the sports field."
"See you on the sports field."
After Li Zheng left, Xu ngxi laid back down on the desk.
A mont later, Qiao Bixia returned, bounding over to Xu ngxi’s desk, patting her and laughing, "I ran into Li Zheng on the way, did he say sothing cheesy again?"
Xu ngxi lay on the desk, shrinking and shaking her head.
Qiao Bixia felt sothing was off and shook Xu ngxi.
"You..."
Clutching her Totoro pillow, Xu ngxi refused to let go.
On the plump body of Totoro, a tear stain was clearly visible.
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