Luo Chao halted, and Li Dacheng turned back with him, only to see the civilian school's beauty, Zhong Yu, panting as she ran towards them. Watching her, Li Dacheng glanced at Luo Chao, his smile suggesting: Well, kid, you've got the three top school beauties orbiting around you. Seems like you're quite the expert.

Luo Chao didn't pay attention to Li Dacheng's lewd grin and waited for Zhong Yu to run over before he asked coolly, "What's up?"

After catching her breath, Zhong Yu handed Luo Chao a paper bag with a smile, saying, "This is for you."

Luo Chao frowned in confusion and asked, "What's this?"

Zhong Yu smiled mysteriously and said, "It's exam day, wishing you great results."

Luo Chao nodded, and Zhong Yu turned to run back to her teaching building.

Luo Chao held the paper bag but hadn't opened it when Li Dacheng snatched it away, pulling out a notebook, flipping through it, and clicking his tongue as he looked at Luo Chao.

Luo Chao grabbed the notebook back, saying, "This is for me, why are you snatching it?"

Li Dacheng chuckled twice and said, "I think our civilian beauty is into you. Otherwise, why would she give such a precious thing to you and not someone else?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Luo Chao rubbed his temples in frustration. Li Dacheng was good at everything except being too darn gossipy. He opened the notebook and saw rows of neat, elegant handwriting, just like Zhong Yu herself — comforting to behold.

"What's this?" Luo Chao was puzzled, seeing Zhong Yu's notebook labeled "Math Book 1 for High School Year 1, Revision Key Points." Flipping through, it contained key questions, frequently tested question types, and variations, all handwritten, tidy — a whole book!

Was this a guide on how to revise?

Luo Chao was amused yet exasperated. Why did they all assume he couldn't do well on exams? What kind of logic was that?

Li Dacheng thought Luo Chao couldn't understand the meaning of the notes, so he whistled and said, "I say, you can certainly understand this, right? Even though everyone in this building is either rich or noble, except me, on that side, all those civilian students got into this school by studying. They are the ones who win the most scholarships every year, led by Zhong Yu herself. Don't be fooled seeing Zhong Yu studying with us in Year 3; she's actually two years younger than us!"

What? Luo Chao was shocked and glanced at Li Dacheng. Zhong Yu is only 16 years old this year? But judging by her development... Geez, she's really developed well, hasn't she?

Li Dacheng, seeing Luo Chao's shock, didn't realize Luo Chao was thinking about Zhong Yu's development, assuming instead that Luo Chao was surprised by her age. He patted Luo Chao's shoulder and said, "Okay, I know you're surprised, but no need to be; it's a matter of intelligence."

Hearing Li Dacheng's words, Luo Chao kicked Li Dacheng without hesitation, swearing, "Get lost!"

Daring to mock my low intelligence? Looks like if I don't show my skills today, you won't know how powerful I am!

Thinking about how Jiang Yuanyuan would still help him with the exam, even if it meant a change of name, he didn't want her too at a loss. With this in mind, Luo Chao asked, "What time is the exam?"

Li Dacheng looked as if he had seen a ghost, saying, "I say, are you even a student? You don't know when the exam is? No wonder the school beauty worries for you!"

"Bull-shit!" Luo Chao gave Li Dacheng another kick in the butt, a bit hard, making Li Dacheng yelp in pain, attracting quite a few classmates to glance over.

"Of course, it's at nine. There's only one subject this morning: Chinese!" Li Dacheng shouted while running towards the teaching building, rubbing his bruised butt.

Then the math exam must be in the afternoon? There's a self-study period, if he doesn't nap at noon, he'll be able to finish reading this notebook.

Luo Chao thought silently, glancing towards Zhong Yu's teaching building behind him. Oh, he really didn't want to be too high-profile.

But... the expectations of the girls are really high.

Jiang Yuanyuan and Chen Xiaoqi arrived in the classroom more than ten minutes before Luo Chao, already calmly revising. Chen Xiaoqi was focused; Jiang Yuanyuan, however, couldn't concentrate because she had to answer questions for Luo Chao. She worried that scoring too high might reveal Luo Chao's secrets, and she couldn't always help Luo Chao in exams, right? What about the college entrance exam?

This thought startled Jiang Yuanyuan. How could she think of the college entrance exam? Would Luo Chao support her until then? Would he... go to college with her?

Jiang Yuanyuan shook her head, but once this idea sprouted, it spread like wild weeds in her heart, thinking as long as dad kept hiring him, would it be fine? He could receive college education, what's wrong with that?

Thinking about it further, Jiang Yuanyuan decided she must help Luo Chao with his homework in the evenings and weekends, at least make sure he can study at the same university as her.

Chen Xiaoqi revising for a while, noticed Jiang Yuanyuan's shifting emotions, nudged her arm, and asked quietly, "Yuanyuan sis, what's wrong? You seem distracted."

Feeling awkward by Chen Xiaoqi's question, Jiang Yuanyuan realized she was thinking about Luo Chao. Originally, Chen Xiaoqi first showed interest in Luo Chao, although she never cared about Jiang Yuanyuan's attitude towards him, but why did the more she think about it, the more she felt like she was stepping on her friend's territory?

"Nothing, just worried about this exam. We haven't studied well these days..." Jiang Yuanyuan explained uneasily.

Thinking of Jiang Yuanyuan's concern, Chen Xiaoqi laughed and said, "Hey, Yuanyuan sis, don't worry. Zhong Yu's not a real opponent; letting her get first a couple of times won't hurt anyone, besides, this is just a start-of-term exam. Don't be so tense; your worry's making me feel uneasy too."

Hearing Chen Xiaoqi's comforting, Jiang Yuanyuan's stiff neck nodded.

Luo Chao finally walked in from the door, holding a paper bag, Jiang Yuanyuan and Chen Xiaoqi exchanged glances simultaneously — could Uncle Yuan have given him something? They didn't see Uncle Yuan handing him anything this morning.

Jiang Yuanyuan wanted to ask, but with other students silently revising, she could only watch Luo Chao go to his seat, deciding to find time after class to inquire.

But Luo Chao was entirely focused on cramming for Math now. He put down his backpack, pulled out the notebook Zhong Yu had given him, and began revising.

In truth, Luo Chao was just not interested in this high school's rote education. Math should be agile and swift, just like when he used his computer for programming, hacking into the old man's computer last night. The programming sequences and mathematical formulas flew through his mind, making him feel delighted. In class hearing the teacher's monotonous lectures just lulled him to sleep.

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