Just like a fish diving underwater suddenly jumps out of the blue sea, with the sunshine shining brightly.

When Lin Zhaoxi heard the name Pei Zhi, her heart beat faster and she felt happy for no reason. She sat in her seat, twirled the pen, and drew a little man holding a cheering sign on the white paper in front of her.

Others began to discuss excitedly.

"Ask Pei Zhi to do it. If the male god can do it in 3 seconds, it means that he can be a pressing axis?"

"More than 5 seconds is too difficult?"

"What if Pei Zhi also needs to calculate for a long time?" The curly-haired boy lowered his voice and answered himself, "Oh, that's impossible."

"Mr. Zhang's strategy of suppressing something first and then praising it is very skillful."

The student union members became happier as they chatted, and somehow things turned out to be such that they had to give Pei Zhi the entire set of papers to do.

Lin Zhaoxi said: "Actually, you can ask a teacher..."

But when it comes to Pei Zhi, she herself is not confident, her tone is weak, and her voice is quickly drowned out by the excited discussion of the crowd. She can only put down her hand, although she is still looking forward to seeing Pei Zhi kill the IQ contest questions selected by Baicao in seconds.

But should I really go find Pei Zhi?

Lin Chaoxi thought about it and decided that she would definitely be scared if she were allowed to go.

"The question is, who will go find Pei Zhi?" Soon, the people in the meeting found that although the thing was interesting, when it came to actually doing it, everyone backed off.

Just when Lin Chaoxi was about to repeat the suggestion of finding a teacher, he heard someone say "Let's draw lots!"

These three words were like a life-saving straw, and they had a swift effect. The small paper balls were made in an instant and piled in the middle of the conference table. After a group of people scrambled for them, the paper balls were quickly cleared away.

Lin Chaoxi also held one in her hand. Her palm was slightly damp, and the edge of the white paper ball was transparent under the sunlight. She couldn't tell what kind of mood she was in. She and Pei Zhi had been classmates since elementary school, from junior high school to high school and then to college. All the way down, they maintained a strange relationship of classmates in the same school but different classes for 16 years.

They were destined to be together, but they had never met before. She watched Pei Zhi walk along the way, more like a witness outside his life, watching him grow from a gifted boy to an extremely outstanding young man.

And now...

Lin Chaoxi's gaze moved towards the paper ball in his palm. If Pei Zhi's name appeared on it, it would seem like this was the first time their lives had intersected?

With an indescribable feeling, she opened the paper. The paper was pure white, empty, with nothing on it.

She was stunned for a moment. Then she sighed slightly and felt quite at ease. It should be so. It was not like what Lao Lin said - everything in the world could happen to anyone. For example, it was impossible for her and Pei Zhi to have such a coincidence.

Lin Chaoxi thought sadly and relievedly. Just as she put the paper ball into her pocket, the conference room gradually became quiet and all eyes were focused on her. Lin Chaoxi was confused and moved along with these eyes.

She turned around and saw the girl who had shared the materials with her earlier.

The girl clenched her hands on the table in an awkward posture and looked very nervous.

"Shen Mei?" An Xiaoxiao suddenly asked, "Did you get it?"

As soon as these words came out, Shen Mei shrank suddenly.

"Little beauty, hehehe." Someone said with a smile.

"I..." Shen Mei nodded slowly, like a robot, "I... I don't want to go."

"Don't you dare to go find Pei Zhi?"

She looked extremely innocent, and her face immediately turned red when she heard Pei Zhi.

"Why is our Shen Mei so shy!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Mei's face turned even redder, as if blood was about to drip out.

This is very much like a secret crush on Pei Zhi. Someone in the conference room laughed: "What a great opportunity! We will assist you!"

"Oh, it's okay to like Pei Zhi. I like him too."

"Old Zhang, don't be gay!"

Shen Mei defended herself in a mosquito-like voice: "No... I don't like it..."

Lin Zhaoxi looked at her and suddenly understood this emotion very well. Shen Mei might not even really have a crush on Pei Zhi, but she just had a lot of admiration and love for him. Her most secret thoughts were suddenly revealed, making her feel flustered and confused, not knowing what to do.

"Is it because of your boyfriend? It's okay, we won't tell him." Suddenly, An Xiaoxiao spoke.

Shen Mei was provoked by her, her eyes filled with tears, and she looked at An Xiaoxiao pleadingly.

"Okay." Lin Chaoxi suddenly interrupted An Xiaoxiao.

"Let me go." She said to An Xiaoxiao, and quietly took out a tissue, stuffed it into Shen Meirou's soft palm from under the table, and held it gently.

Shen Mei gave her a grateful look and Lin Chaoxi was stunned.

Wait, what did she just say?

…

"I understand. Thank you, brother."

Downstairs in the teaching building, Su Xiaoming hung up the phone, turned around and reported the intelligence he had just found out in a heavy tone: "Student Lin, Pei Zhi is in Room 101 of Zhiyuan Building, giving a lecture on the midterm exam papers. The class is about to end."

Lin Chaoxi stood beside him, holding onto the electric pole, his legs weak.

Before dusk, the sky was about to catch fire, and the sound of bicycle bells could be heard everywhere. She looked towards Zhiyuan Building, where large red walls were covered with ivy, revealing only a few transparent glass windows.

All the classrooms at the end of 101 are the largest lecture halls in the building, with more than 200 seats. If Pei Zhi is lecturing on the test paper, the seats will definitely be full. How can you ask Pei Zhi an interesting IQ question in such an environment?

It's so hopeless.

Along the way, Su Xiaoming was also very nervous and kept telling her the scraps of information he had just heard.

For example, they were actually very lucky today. Pei Zhi basically didn't come to school. Today, the teacher called him to give a lecture. Another example is that 101 is so crowded that they'd better wait for ten minutes after the bell rings before going in. If that doesn't work, they can ask someone to ask Pei Zhi to find a place to meet privately. However, Pei Zhi is still in class, so it's estimated that the waiting time will be even longer, which is too unnecessary anyway.

Lin Chaoxi was listening silently, and before he knew it, he led a large group of people behind him and entered the Zhiyuan Building.

Classroom 101 is directly opposite the entrance of the teaching building. The ochre-red door is lightly closed, standing at the end of the line of sight. A little light shines through the crack of the door, as if it will be blown open by the wind at any time...

Lin Chaoxi didn't know what she was thinking. When she came to her senses, she was already standing at the door. She couldn't help but shudder. What the hell was he doing? He was breaking into the door before the class was over?

Beside him, Su Xiaoming took a deep breath, his face full of admiration: "Senior sister?"

“…”

"The bell hasn't rung yet. Is it not good for us to go in like this?"

It's very bad!

Lin Chaoxi withdrew his hand from the door panel, took a half step back, and breathed a sigh of relief, but his face remained serious.

"Let's wait at the back door. Don't make a fuss!"

Behind her, everyone was stunned.

"Senior...you..."

Su Xiaoming couldn't help but use honorifics to address her: "...Aren't you nervous?"

Lin Zhaoxi: "To be honest, my hands are shaking."

As I recall, just after she said that, the bell for the end of class rang.

It was a rumbling sound that could be heard throughout the entire school, but unexpectedly it was like a stilling magic. The air was instantly drained away, and the surroundings were as quiet as a vacuum, without even a sound.

Then.

The ringing stopped, the wind blew up a wall of green leaves, and there was the sound of chalk being quietly put down.

A voice as gentle as water came out from behind the door and slowly permeated the entire world.

"That's the last question. Class is over."

My heart was beating very fast, and the world on the other side of the door was instantly ignited.

There were noisy footsteps, a lot of chattering, and a large crowd of people making a commotion.

Lin Chaoxi was rarely at a loss, and had to wait for a while before he could go in.

But at this moment, there was a slight creaking sound. The door in front of her suddenly opened to both sides, and the bright sunlight shone all over her.

The first thing she saw was the red fiery clouds in the sky outside the window.

And the man standing in front of the podium.

…

miserable.

This was Lin Chaoxi’s first reaction.

Her limbs were stiff, her heart was beating too fast, and the noisy voices in her head made it impossible for her to organize her thoughts. So she could only stand there and stare at Pei Zhi.

Pei Zhi was also looking at her.

With one hand on the podium and half of his body turned sideways, there were students gathered in front of the podium. He stood a little taller and his eyes slowly came over.

Dark, serene, remote, and profound, all the adjectives that one could imagine about the gaze were not appropriate enough. Lin Chaoxi only felt that those eyes were sober as could be.

He knows who he is and always knows what he is. He is never confused and never hesitant. This is clarity.

Looking at these eyes, Lin Chaoxi also came to his senses.

Time is as short as taking a lemonade out of the refrigerator on a hot afternoon.

Lin Chaoxi calmed down and walked in front of Pei Zhi.

She patted the boy in front of her who was watching Pei Zhi, signaling him to move aside.

Pei Zhi was listening to another girl's question in front of the podium, and his eyes moved back and no longer looked at her.

After the girl finished asking questions, Pei Zhi took the pen on the podium and slowly started writing on the calculation paper.

He has long fingers, with an obvious mark on the knuckle of his middle finger. He writes line after line, carefully and thoughtfully describing the process of solving the problem.

The girl was confused at first but then understood instantly and thanked Pei Zhidao happily.

Pei Zhi nodded. There were too many people around, so he stopped talking and continued to listen to the next question.

Although he was only here to substitute for a class in a noisy environment, he did not show any impatience towards his younger classmates.

This is how it should be done, so do your best.

Lin Chaoxi stayed beside him for a while and could feel Pei Zhi's attitude.

Perhaps influenced by Pei Zhi's serious concentration, the atmosphere in the lecture hall became more relaxed.

Those who wanted to see Pei Zhi for a while sat in their seats, and those who wanted to ask questions lined up in front of the podium. Some people also left, and the order in the classroom returned to normal, becoming a normal after-class.