Of course, that's not all. He wasn't just one of the few students the homeroom teacher mentioned, but also "certain people," "you know who I'm talking about," "I'm not naming names to save you face," "even worse," "a rotten apple," "a black sheep," etc. In short, he didn't deserve to have a name.

Forget it, as long as he's not named, he can just pretend he didn't hear it.

He could roughly guess what the homeroom teacher was going to say next.

The college entrance exam is your own responsibility, and so is your life. How you do on the exam has nothing to do with me. After graduation, we can all pretend we don't know each other, but right now you're still in my class...

That should be roughly the case.

"Xu Cheng, stop hiding, I'm talking to you." The homeroom teacher's icy voice came from the stage.

Xu Cheng: "..." This time, the homeroom teacher called out names in a way he never expected.

But he knew that his homeroom teacher didn't need his response; he just needed to listen to the teachings.

"Alright, come out with me for a moment, the rest of you can continue with your morning reading." The homeroom teacher sighed and continued, not wanting to waste the other students' time.

Xu Cheng could only leave with an air of utter indifference.

"Why does it feel like the homeroom teacher is even more ruthless than before?" Gu Luoqi pondered, watching Xu Cheng's unfortunate back.

The system said calmly, "Perhaps she saw hope in you?"

Let's make a bold assumption: in their homeroom teacher's mind, even Gu Luoqi, who used to be last in class, has changed her ways. Maybe she thinks Xu Cheng still has a sliver of hope.

Gu Luoxi remained silent for a long time, then feigned seriousness, "That child has really suffered."

She then said she couldn't help him anymore and happily began her morning reading.

In fact, after doing so many of these tasks, she felt like she was undergoing a complete transformation.

At least if one day you tell her she doesn't have to continue, she really will feel uncomfortable.

Perhaps because he had just been taught a lesson, Xu Cheng was quite "well-behaved" in the next two classes. He was much more attentive and didn't give Gu Luoqi a chance to remind him.

They even proactively asked about homework, "Did the Chinese teacher assign any homework?"

“He has homework; he’s asked to familiarize himself with several ancient and modern words, and he’s calling on students to answer them in this class.” Gu Luoqi was very pleased with his change.

Xu Cheng was somewhat surprised that Gu Luoxi remembered the homework so well.

He suddenly realized that what his homeroom teacher said made sense. Even his deskmate had started to work hard, so it seemed a bit unreasonable for him to continue being lazy.

Gu Luoqi probably had no idea that her story had been presented by their homeroom teacher as an inspirational tale of a seemingly useless person achieving success against all odds.

And even more outrageous, Xu Cheng was actually inspired.

Of course, Xu Cheng didn't know that Gu Luoqi's ability to recite the assignment so fluently was entirely thanks to the system.

His mind was racing when he suddenly realized a very serious problem: "Wait... should we ask someone to stand up and answer?"

This made him a little flustered, because he knew his Chinese teacher's routine: if he couldn't answer, he would be punished by having to copy the answer many times.

Gu Luoxi could tell from his expression that he had no idea at all, and immediately teased him, "Yeah, really? There can't be someone who has completely forgotten and hasn't prepared at all, can there?"

"Alright, stop talking, let me copy it." Xu Cheng, who has been copying homework since he was a child, is still very arrogant.

"As expected of you, but I have to tell you some regrettable news: I didn't write it either," Gu Luoqi said casually.

"That solves it, everyone's the same." Xu Cheng felt much more at ease when he heard that she hadn't written anything.

That's often the feeling: when you make a mistake alone, you feel a bit panicked, but when someone is there with you, it's not so hard to accept.

"I've written it all down," Gu Luoqi said calmly, shattering his illusions.

Xu Cheng: ? ? ?

What's going on?

Actually, she wasn't just fooling him; she really remembered all of these things.

"I can't stand your smug look," the system said coldly.

If it weren't for that book "A Quick Guide to Classical Chinese" from not long ago, would she still be so carefree now?

I can't stand people who take advantage of others and then act all high and mighty.

"Yes, yes, it's all thanks to your excellent teaching." Gu Luoqi muttered to herself, "Your lecturing style is back in action."

The system sometimes enjoys lecturing her on grand principles, often resembling a self-help guru; perhaps this is an occupational hazard of learning assistance systems.

"Then save me when the time comes." Seeing that the situation was already decided, Xu Cheng seemed to have given up on struggling.

"I'll do my best." Gu Luoqi was still a little dazed. When did she become capable of doing this kind of emergency rescue?

Given Xu Cheng's trust in her, she couldn't let him down.

System: Suddenly I feel a little sorry for poor Xu Cheng.