Luo Chao finally lost his patience. He knew the old man's temper well—if he didn't do it in one go, it would be hard to get his help in the future.

Old Man Zhou sighed on the other end of the phone, saying, "How's the training going that I asked you to practice?"

Luo Chao didn't understand why Old Man Zhou asked this, so he replied, "I've been practicing all along, but I haven't made any breakthroughs lately."

Old Man Zhou added, "When you have time, communicate more with the Jiang family's girl. I've seen her photo, and she's way better than that widow's daughter."

Luo Chao was speechless, not understanding why even Old Man Zhou said this, so he asked, "Old man, are you setting me up again?"

"What are you saying!" Old Man Zhou glared at his phone, realizing Luo Chao couldn't see, rolled his eyes and said, "How could I set you up? Just do what I tell you, and be obedient."

Here we go again! Luo Chao sighed and asked, "The thing I asked you to check for me..."

"I'll tell you if I find out! Where can I even start checking now? Hurry and unlock the computer for me!"

Luo Chao chuckled and said, "Yes, sir!"

Then he was ready to hang up but remembered something and said into the phone, "Old man, take it easy on the indulging, overdoing it is harmful, don't go overboard or you'll dissipate into ashes... Take care!"

"Get lost!!"

Under Old Man Zhou's roar, Luo Chao hung up, returned the phone to Ah Yuan, and scampered back to his room to unlock his old man's computer.

Lying on the bed with the computer for a while, Luo Chao thought, maybe he should find a movie to watch himself? These days, just watching without indulging was really suffocating.

But thinking about Ouyang Zhenhua's current situation made him lose any other interest. He picked up the phone and dialed a number from memory.

The phone rang for a long time without anyone answering. Luo Chao hung up, not calling again.

At that moment, on the other end, when Ouyang Zhenhua first heard the phone ring, his whole body began to hurt intensely. It started with a sudden sharp pain in his heart—a pain that even all the resistant training he underwent before undertaking overseas tasks couldn't endure.

Clutching his chest, Ouyang Zhenhua squatted down until he curled up on the floor, the phone continually ringing in his ears while the pain increased, causing him to twitch.

Visions appeared in front of him—one moment, he was hiding behind dunes in a foreign land under heavy bombardment, dodging missiles from terrorists. The next, many teammates were falling before him, and finally, Phoenix saw the house where Nighthawk had fled being blown to pieces and ran over despite the danger...

At the very last moment when Ouyang Zhenhua couldn't hold on, Luo Chao's words suddenly echoed in his ear; he looked at him with determination, saying, "Hold on, I will find a way to cure your poison."

Ouyang Zhenhua gritted his teeth, slowly closed his eyes, and in the moment of passing out, silently said in his heart, "Nighthawk, I believe in you, I will endure..."

The next morning, Luo Chao heard Jiang Yuanyuan running downstairs in a hurry. After a while, she thumped back upstairs. Luo Chao was puzzled, was the little girl troubled with a stomach issue or something? Shortly after, he heard Jiang Yuanyuan run back down and stand hesitantly in front of his room door, just about to knock when Luo Chao opened it.

Seeing Luo Chao standing refreshed in front of her, so close face-to-face, Jiang Yuanyuan thought of yesterday's incident of falling into the lake, felt awkward for two seconds, and then returned to normal.

"What's up?" Luo Chao asked, watching Jiang Yuanyuan's eyes circle around and fall back on him, smiling brightly at her.

Yesterday, Jiang Yuanyuan was video chatting with Chen Xiaoqi online, and Chen Xiaoqi suddenly mentioned today as the first test since the beginning of school, especially for seniors with a simulated exam. Jiang Yuanyuan initially intended to remind Luo Chao but forgot during the chat, and only remembered this morning, so after hesitating for a moment, she said, "I forgot to tell you yesterday, there's a school test today."

"What test?" Luo Chao, who never received formal school education, only knew about exams at the end of terms, wasn't aware of any such school-start tests or monthly exams.

Seeing the puzzled look on Luo Chao's face, Jiang Yuanyuan felt contempt. Was such a man really worth her affection?

Affection? Jiang Yuanyuan thought of these words and immediately scorned herself. How could she even entertain these thoughts! She's a genuine daughter of a wealthy family, surely, if she ever falls for someone, it won't be a bodyguard, right?

Jiang Yuanyuan shook her head, clearing her mind, and arrogantly said to Luo Chao, "If you can't even handle this, how can I expect you to get good grades!"

Expecting him to get good grades? Could it be this little girl wanted him to cheat for her? No way...

Luo Chao laughed, looking at the little girl in front of him. Come on, the only goal for his grades was to keep this arrogant little girl safe, let those exams and such drift away like the wind please!

But what was Jiang Yuanyuan's gaze? Was she looking down on him? Or waiting to see a good show?

Luo Chao folded his arms, pulling a grin at Jiang Yuanyuan at the doorway, and said, "What happens if I don't do well on the test?"

Jiang Yuanyuan blinked and thought for a moment, then said, "If you don't do well, you'll be moved out of the advanced class, but everyone has two chances."

Luo Chao nodded and suddenly leaned closer. Surprised, Jiang Yuanyuan didn't react in time, Luo Chao's face enlarged in front of her, and they could feel each other's breaths. Jiang Yuanyuan felt her heart race, just about to step back, when she heard Luo Chao ask, "What score do you want me to get?"

Actually, Luo Chao had no desire to score well, so he'd have an excuse not to stay in that class, but Jiang Yuanyuan appeared to be a good student, making him uneasy.

High school textbooks, he had already self-studied most of it, even if math was his weakest, he'd still score above average. How to make sure not to do too well?

Jiang Yuanyuan was surprised by Luo Chao's question, so she looked at him and said, "Can you get whatever score I want you to get? If I want you to be first, can you do it?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Luo Chao's brows furrowed at her tone, full of disdain...

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