Volume 1 Chapter 64: Are You Calling Me “Sweetheart”?
T-teach him?
When she heard his request, Lin Lin froze. Then her eyes suddenly lit up.
“Y-you… you’re asking me about a question?”
“Yeah. The last question from that test just now. I… I didn’t really understand your earlier steps. How did you think of that method?”
Gao Liang asked with confusion.
However, he didn’t notice that at this moment…
The corner of the girl’s lips slowly lifted. Inside, she was already overjoyed. A huge sense of satisfaction filled her heart, like she was swimming freely in a wide ocean.
If she closed her eyes, she could almost hear the beautiful sounds of nature, waves hitting the shore, sea creatures resting, seagulls crying beside her:
“Coo coo coo—”
When she opened her eyes again, she seemed to see great ancient teachers in long robes standing before her. A tall Monk was holding a street thug by the collar and saying, ‘There is no shame in asking questions.’
Pfft—hahahahahaha—
“Lin Lin? Lin Lin?”
Gao Liang shook her hard. She was staring into space and smiling foolishly.
What’s wrong with her? Why did she become like this just because I asked a question?
“Ah!”
After being shaken several times, Lin Lin finally came back to her senses.
She turned to look at him with a smile and waved her hand.
“Honestly, Gao Liang, I really can’t do anything about you. Fine, I’ll explain this question to you~”
“Ah, okay. Thank you—eh? Eh?!”
Before he could finish thanking her, the girl suddenly stood up.
She looked around the classroom and said shyly,
“Um… if anyone has questions they don’t understand… you can ask me…”
Uh…
The whole class stared at her in confusion.
But no one moved.
The girl stood there, looking around again and again.
Then…
She quietly sat back down.
Ugh—
She lay on her desk sadly and fell into deep self-doubt.
Why… why is no one coming to ask me for help? Haven’t I already proved myself?
How is this possible?!
I got such a high score this time…
What she didn’t realize was that even though her grades were great this time, her strange reputation in the class had already been established.
For other students…
It still took courage to approach her.
At the same time—
Han Kui slowly woke up near the teacher’s desk. She looked around and rubbed her head in confusion.
This…
This is the teacher’s desk?
Oh no!
She suddenly remembered everything. She stood up and looked angrily and shocked at her friends sitting in the back row.
The rest of the class also looked at her, holding their breath, waiting to see how this “big sister” would react after waking up.
Under so many eyes…
Han Kui slowly let go of her backpack strap.
She quietly walked back to the back row, pulled her friends into a small circle, lowered her voice, but her tone was still full of anger.
“Who moved my stuff to the front?” she asked fiercely.
Her friends looked scared. They looked at each other but didn’t dare to speak.
“What? Are you all mute now? Say something! Who did it? Why aren’t you talking?!”
Han Kui was annoyed. These girls usually followed her bravely without fear. Why were they suddenly so quiet?
Could it be…
Did I embarrass myself just now? Are they not going to hang out with me anymore?
“Um…”
Before Han Kui could fully process the shocking idea of being abandoned, one of the most timid girls slowly raised her hand and said,
“Well… Sister Kui… after you fainted, we carried you to the infirmary. The doctor said you were fine and just needed some rest. So we brought you back…”
“And then… just when we were about to carry you back to your seat, Gao Liang suddenly told us that since the bet was already over, it was time to keep the promise.”
“You were still unconscious at that time, and we didn’t know what to do. But… I suddenly remembered that you once said you would never do something embarrassing. So, in order not to let others look down on you, we…”
The more the girl spoke, the more scared she became. Oh no, Sister Kui’s eyes are already turning dark!
“Heh… heh… damn it, you guys…”
Han Kui looked angrily at her foolish friends. She was so angry that she actually laughed.
But after thinking about it again, she felt that maybe they didn’t really do anything wrong. If she hadn’t moved over, how would the rest of the class see her?
Ah—
Seriously.
It’s all Lin Lin’s fault. And Gao Liang’s too!
That annoying couple!
Han Kui angrily scratched her hair, then turned and walked away without looking back. The other girls looked at each other awkwardly, then watched her leave in embarrassment.
Han Kui walked back to the teacher’s desk area. First, she glanced at that terrible seat with irritation. Then she took out her phone and opened a contact.
“Brother, do me a favor!”
…………………
“Lin Lin? Lin Lin?”
On the other side of the classroom, seeing her lying on the desk looking very upset, Gao Liang awkwardly nudged her arm.
Lin Lin raised her head sadly and looked at him with teary eyes. Her tone was not very friendly.
“What do you want?!”
“You still haven’t explained that question to me.”
“Oh… right…”
Ah.
The girl scratched her head in embarrassment. She had forgotten about him.
But then…
She suddenly felt a little touched.
She didn’t expect that even after she became a top student, in the end, only her “archenemy” would come to ask her questions.
Hmm…
Forget it. I’ll explain it.
The girl took the test paper, picked up a pen, and began to explain the problem to Gao Liang.
“For this question, if you use the normal method, it’s very hard to solve. It’s a bit tricky. It looks like a normal question, but actually it tests a different key point. Let’s start from here…”
The girl talked non-stop while Gao Liang nodded quietly beside her.
Wait, something’s not right?
After explaining for a while, the girl suddenly stopped and looked at him in confusion.
“You… don’t have anything you want to ask?”
“No,” Gao Liang turned to look at her calmly.
No… nothing?
When he explained questions to her before, she had asked so many questions…
Is this what a genius is like?
The girl puffed her cheeks and continued explaining. Gao Liang’s understanding ability was excellent. Very quickly, she explained everything clearly.
Finally, after going through everything smoothly, Lin Lin concluded,
“So that’s how you solve this question. Do you understand, Sweet—”
“Hm? Sweet what?”
Gao Liang suddenly noticed something strange. The girl froze and quickly shut her mouth.
“Ahhh… Swe— Sweet… Sweetheart… like that?”
“Huh?” Gao Liang, who had just been confused, suddenly blushed. His attention shifted to that word. He pointed at himself.
“Sweetheart… you mean me?”
“Y-yes…”
The girl lowered her head shyly. Her lips trembled. After a long while, she finally looked up and shouted,
“Get lost—!”
Phew~
After calming down, Lin Lin made a firm decision in her heart.
From now on…
I, Lin Lin, swear that I will never get along with that handsome-faced, always-teasing-my-heart archenemy!
We are absolutely not on the same side!