Volume 2 Chapter 22: Classmate, Your Essay Is Way Too Powerful!
“Well then…” Gao Liang looked at her seriously, thought for a moment, and then spoke carefully. “Um, actually… I’ve learned a bit about art before. If you need help—”
“Nope!”
The girl immediately crossed her arms in front of her chest and shook her head firmly, rejecting his offer.
This guy again! Trying to tutor her!
No way. This time, she was not falling for it.
Last time, she had no choice and had to ask her sworn enemy for help. But this time was different. The system didn’t set a time limit. Even though time was tight, she still had other options, like going to a training center.
Spending some money was fine. She couldn’t possibly ask this guy for everything.
After all, he was a sworn enemy she personally confirmed.
Asking a sworn enemy for help every day… that just didn’t make sense.
Besides, even without the “sworn enemy” setting, after learning from last time, there was no way she would let this guy tutor her again.
Who knows what strange things he might make her do again?
That cat-meowing incident last time… she still hadn’t settled that score with him yet.
No matter what, this time, Lin Lin decided to rely on herself!
And anyway… this guy—
Hmph.
Someone with such good grades… was his art really any good? Other than studying, he probably just researched weird hobbies like bullying cute girls, right? Pfft.
The girl puffed out her cheeks, walked forward proudly for two steps, and then—
Ran off in a flash.
Gao Liang was left standing there, blinking in confusion.
Uh…
W-what just happened?
Why did she reject him so quickly?
He suddenly felt discouraged. Lowering his head, he let out a sigh.
Maybe… Lin Lin really hated him.
What should he do now…
…………
After leaving, no, after running away from Gao Liang, Lin Lin took some time to go to Teacher Zhu’s office.
When she walked in, Teacher Zhu seemed to have expected her. Resting her chin on her hand, she looked at Lin Lin with an amused expression.
“Teacher Zhu, I have something to talk about…”
“Because you’re joining a competition, you want to take leave?”
Teacher Zhu guessed her reason right away.
Uh… it wasn’t completely correct, but it was pretty close.
“Well, actually, I want to apply to go home during evening study.”
“Xiao Lin~” Teacher Zhu cleared her throat and looked up seriously.
“Have you really thought this through? The preparation time for this competition is very short. Without a basic foundation, it’s very hard to win anything. Your studies are already stressful. Spending time on something with no clear reward isn’t very worth it, unless you’re sure you can win a prize.”
“Mm…”
Lin Lin nodded. Teacher Zhu thought she had been persuaded.
But in truth, Lin Lin had no choice at all. She didn’t even want to join the competition, it was a system task!
So…
“Even though what you said makes sense, Teacher, I still have to join the competition.”
“You child…”
Teacher Zhu lightly tapped the desk and said in a cute, teasing tone, “You’re so confident, does that mean you’re sure you’ll win a prize? Let me tell you a secret. Han Kui was just bragging to her little group in class that she will definitely beat you in this competition. It’s already spread through the class!”
“Last time, I didn’t really interfere when you two made a bet. What kind of bet did you make this time? Don’t take it too far. If it gets out of hand, I can step in and scold Han Kui for you, you know?”
Teacher Zhu started to worry about Lin Lin again, but Lin Lin shook her head and said,
“Her… talking to her is useless. That girl… sigh.”
Lin Lin really didn’t want to talk about Han Kui anymore. Honestly, the slap she gave Han Kui earlier was because she was truly disgusted by her and acted on impulse. People like that were just troublesome.
If you anger her, she sticks to you.
If you don’t anger her, she still comes to bother you.
You just can’t shake her off. So unlucky.
Maybe the only solution was to embarrass her a few more times.
But then—
“Well… actually, I’ll probably study evening self-study at home from now on. It’s not only because of the art competition. I… I feel like I can’t focus well in the classroom. I think I’ll be in a better state at home.”
The girl thought for a moment and then started making up excuses.
Seeing the more suspicious look on Teacher Zhu’s face, Lin Lin quietly looked away.
Ahem…
She couldn’t exactly say—
Suddenly, in her imagination, dark clouds covered the sky outside the office!
The girl in a school uniform slammed the evening self-study leave form onto Teacher Zhu’s desk, lifted her head proudly, and made a strange delinquent-style sound.
“Ko no baka! Hurry up and approve my evening self-study leave! I’m going home to stream, you know?! Evening self-study is useless! Streaming at home makes several tens of thousands a month, okay?! Approve it now!”
“T-t-t…” the beautiful teacher trembled as she picked up the form and said nervously, “You still need a reason, right?”
“What reason?! Middle school study is already boring enough! But in high school, students are even robbed of the little free time they had at night!”
“Every student goes home exhausted, sleeps for a few hours, then wakes up early for morning reading again! What a depressing life! I quit! I’m going home to stream! The online world may be virtual, but I can control it! As a little angel, I must bring happiness to all the otaku! If Huadu No.1 High School has no light, then I will be the only spark!”
“……”
“Well? Teacher, is this reason okay?”
“……”
“Teacher?”
“Hello student, I am a school leader. Your essay hits the problem directly and shakes the soul. We feel deeply ashamed. The education department has decided to reward you. Please tell me your name, class, and student number so we can add points to your college entrance exam!”
“Ah! My name is Lin Lin, my class is—”
“Get lost!”
…………
Snapping back to reality, before Lin Lin could even smile, Teacher Zhu flicked her hard on the forehead.
“Ow—”
The girl held her head, tears forming in her eyes. Outside the office window, the sky was still bright and clear. Teacher Zhu took out a piece of paper, handed it to Lin Lin, and said,
“Alright. Since you’re so confident, I’ll approve your evening self-study leave. But if your grades drop, you must come back and attend evening self-study. Deal?”
“Yes, sir! I guarantee to complete the mission!”
Lin Lin gave a salute. It looked pretty funny. Teacher Zhu smiled and casually added,
“I remember Gao Liang studied art before. You could let him help you~”
Uh…
“H-him? No way. I’m not even going to think about that.”