Ye Linchen was naturally unaware of the two people's behind-the-scenes schemes and plots.

She's so busy right now she doesn't even have time to catch her breath.

I start preparing lessons as soon as I get up every morning.

Zhao Yutong is currently cramming for the college entrance examination and goes to class every day.

One task after another. In addition to preparing the knowledge points to be taught that day, she also had to prepare a small test paper to check Zhao Yutong's understanding.

If you find something that's difficult, you have to adjust your explanation method immediately.

Every weekend, they also need to organize the week's content and make a comprehensive test so that Zhao Yutong can learn by analogy and fill in any gaps in her knowledge.

Although Xu Siyu is a second-year high school student and has a better foundation, she can't afford to relax.

Ye Linchen reviewed the questions she had asked before that were wrong and made a special test for her. Xu Siyu would do it when she wasn't in class.

The explanation time was also arranged in a tight schedule, covering everything from error analysis to knowledge point reinforcement.

Besides tutoring, she also works part-time at a public relations company.

Right after the New Year, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, the public relations company paged her, asking her to come to the company for a meeting with the manager.

Ye Linchen arrived as promised and successfully obtained the profit data from last year's model competition title sponsorship.

With the data in hand, Ye Linchen immediately began writing the business plan for the new year.

When she wrote that report the first year, she was feeling her way in the dark, having to do everything herself by researching materials and studying books.

But after studying at Jiangcheng University for a year, she had already mastered the professional knowledge and could write it down as soon as she picked up a pen.

Compared to last year, the strategy is much clearer.

However, the details and data in the report still cannot be taken lightly; more time and effort are needed to finalize them step by step.

In addition to that, she also had to prepare for the start of the school year.

As the class monitor, it was her responsibility to distribute textbooks and verify the return of new students.

The counselor also sent a notice early on: military training will begin a month after the start of the semester, class meetings must be held in advance, and all arrangements and coordination must be implemented in a thorough and practical manner.

Ye Linchen was busy from the eighth day of the first lunar month until a week after school started, and he was almost constantly on the go.

My mind was like a tightly wound spring, constantly switching between the words "lesson plan - test paper - summary - planning - arrangement".

Therefore, she did not notice at all that her roommate Zhou Xiaoyan's face was getting darker and darker, and her eyes were getting more and more gloomy.

That evening, after she finished teaching Zhao Yutong, it was almost ten o'clock when she got back to her dormitory.

With lights out time fast approaching, she finished washing up, sat down at her desk, and hurriedly prepared lesson plans for Zhao Yutong's tutoring session the next day.

At this moment, Lin Xuemei quietly walked to her desk, leaned over the desk, and whispered in her ear.

"Haven't you noticed? Lately, Zhou Xiaoyan seems to find fault with everyone. She's like she's on steroids, and she doesn't say a single nice thing."

Ye Linchen's red pen flew across the paper. Hearing Lin Xuemei's words, he didn't even look up and just casually replied.

"I didn't notice. What's wrong with her this time? Has anything happened in the dorm lately?"

"What could be wrong?"

Lin Xuemei glanced at the doorway, sat down next to Ye Linchen, and lowered her voice even further.

"Our dorm is perfectly harmonious now, with no troublemakers, no arguments, and no homework since school starts. Guess why she's angry?"

Ye Linchen then looked up, his mind still a little slow to catch up with her.

She frowned: "Stop beating around the bush, just tell me, what happened?"

Lin Xuemei glanced at the dormitory door again and whispered, "It's about the make-up exam."

"Didn't our major use the same exam papers for both make-up exams and final exams every year before? But this year it's different. I heard from a classmate that the questions were changed this year, at least two papers were completely changed. The teacher said it was to prevent students from passing by just memorizing answers."

"What does this have to do with Zhou Xiaoyan?"

"She failed every single one of her subjects!" Lin Xuemei glared at her. "Have you forgotten that during finals, she didn't study at all, just stayed in her dorm reading novels, handed in blank exam papers, and was just waiting to memorize the answers for the makeup exam!"

Ye Linchen then remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.

Lin Xuemei lowered her voice again and said, "Think about it, if she fails the makeup exam this time, she will have to repeat the whole semester. Our major has a heavy workload. Can she handle it? I think she can't take it anymore, judging from how she looks like she's about to collapse."

Ye Linchen nodded: "No wonder the counselor asked me about Zhou Xiaoyan a couple of days ago..."

Before he could finish speaking, the dormitory door was kicked open with a loud bang.

Zhou Xiaoyan stood at the door, her face ashen and her hair disheveled.

She stomped her heel heavily and rushed into the room, her gaze like a knife as she glared at the two of them, her anger almost bursting from her throat.

"What do you mean? You're talking badly about me behind my back while I'm away?"

Are you all laughing at me, thinking I deserve my bad luck?

She looked at Ye Linchen and said through gritted teeth, "Did you go to the counselor and complain about me, saying that I didn't study for the exam?"

"Whether I study or not is none of your business. Who do you think you are, telling me what to do?"

"Mind your own business! You petty person! You gossipy old woman!"

If Ye Linchen didn't retaliate when Zhou Xiaoyan pointed her finger at him and insulted him like that, he wouldn't be Ye Linchen.

Ye Linchen stood up abruptly and retorted coldly, word by word.

"Who's talking about you behind your back? Who's laughing at you? Zhou Xiaoyan, you're the one who didn't do well in your studies and failed your make-up exam. You should reflect on your own actions instead of pushing the blame onto others!"

"It was the counselor who contacted me to find out about your situation, asking if you've been having any difficulties lately, if you're emotionally unstable, or if you're falling behind in your studies. I just suggested that she talk to you directly. Does that count as complaining?"

"You didn't study hard or reflect on your mistakes before the final exams, and instead shamelessly blamed others. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Zhou Xiaoyan pointed at Ye Linchen and shouted, "I don't believe it!"

"Why are the makeup exam questions exactly the same as the final exam in previous years? Why are the questions different for me? If you're not the one causing trouble, then who is?"

"You're so insidious! Let me tell you, if I don't make it this year, it'll be your fault!"

Hearing Zhou Xiaoyan's words, Lin Xuemei couldn't sit still any longer and stood up to refute them.

"Zhou Xiaoyan, did you burn your brain on a stove during the New Year? Can't you even think before you speak?"

"You didn't study properly, you spent all day in your dorm reading novels, and you took chances instead of studying. You should have thought about the consequences!"

Zhou Xiaoyan was interrupted by her and immediately turned her anger towards her.

Did I even speak to you? Why are you so agitated? Are you feeling guilty?

She seemed to suddenly remember something, and her voice rose sharply.

"I remember it clearly! Before the final exam, you asked me, 'What if the makeup exam is different from the original questions?' Did you plan this all along? You're the one who tripped me up from behind!"

"That's right, it's you! I won't let you get away with this!"

After saying that, she suddenly reached out and tried to pull Lin Xuemei's hair.

Ye Linchen slapped Zhou Xiaoyan's hand away and stood in front of Lin Xuemei.

"Zhou Xiaoyan, you failed the exam because you weren't good enough. It has nothing to do with anyone else. It wasn't Xuemei who caused it, nor was it me. You ruined it yourself. You deserve it!"