If this were a comic, Lin Chaoxi felt that her characters would have a frozen state of fading, petrifying, and breaking into powder.

But this is reality, her reaction would not be as quick as in the comics. She just felt her hand hurt while thinking that the handsome boy looked familiar.

So, she tilted her head silly and looked at him for a while. The boy had delicate features and his temperament was not weak, but rather tall and handsome.

Maybe it was because the sun was too bright today. Lin Chaoxi looked at him and thought of a scene for no reason.

There were thick clouds over the vast forest, but a beam of sunlight happened to fall through the gaps in the dark clouds, shining like a gift on a lush green pine tree in the forest, making its branches stand tall and straight, and its leaves look especially green and bright.

In short, very refreshing, very calm, and very natural.

Lin Chao looked at the boy's face and saw a peaceful smile in his eyes that was inconsistent with his age.

I always feel like I've seen it somewhere before...

Hiss…

Then there came a tingling pain in the finger joints, like needles, and Lin Chaoxi woke up instantly.

The boy was still looking at her. She stood there in a daze, the strap of her schoolbag dragging on the ground and her hands feeling a sharp pain.

Why is Pei Zhi here?

What’s going on? Is Lao Lin really writing a novel in Jinjiang? Why would she encounter such a plot?

Did Pei Zhi see her slamming her fist on the table just now?

Lin Chaoxi's mind was in a mess.

Matt Zheng's wailing on the podium cut through the chaos and poured into her ears: "Teacher, they beat me!"

"Shut up." She and the team leader said in unison.

As if pressing the continue button, the class exploded again.

Although Li Shu looks fierce, he has actually become friends with the students for a long time, so the children are not afraid of him.

"Teacher, who is this?"

"Are you coming to our class?"

"He's so handsome, better than Chen Chu!"

The noise continued, and the girls in the front row looked at the boys brought by the head teacher with sparkling eyes and excitement.

After the initial shock, Lin Chaoxi calmed down a little.

She was wondering whether to go up and say hello, but at the same time she felt it was strange.

In reality, she and Pei Zhi had just met yesterday, but whether in reality or in the cheese world, she hadn't seen this youthful version of Pei Zhi for a long time.

Perhaps it is because the sunshine today is too good, the scene at this moment is like an old photo that is slowly regaining its color, or like many regrettable moments that are being made up bit by bit.

We haven't seen each other for so many years, what's the most appropriate way to start?

"I thought Teacher Li was not here. Turns out you are in the class."

While she was thinking, a sarcastic voice came from outside the classroom, solving her opening problem.

The whole class suddenly became quiet.

Lin Chaoxi looked over and recognized the person. It was Ma Pingping, the head teacher and mathematics teacher of Grade 9 (1) class.

When Zhonglin Chaoxi was studying in Zhongming's class, she was taught by Ma Pingping. When her grades were good, Ma Pingping was kind to her. Later, when her grades dropped, Ma Pingping often took the test papers and scolded her in front of the whole class.

Bad memories suddenly came to mind, and Lin Chaoxi became restrained and serious.

"Mr. Ma."

Their class teacher Li Shu greeted them.

Ma Pingping crossed her arms and knocked heavily on the door with her knuckles: "The bell for class has already rung. Your class's voices can be heard everywhere in the school. Not only do you not study hard, but you also affect other classes!"

This was a very harsh remark, and some of the rebellious students in the class looked indignant.

Li Shu looked unhappy, but she had a soft personality to begin with, and she didn't know how to fight back for a moment, so she could only look at them with a look of disappointment.

After Ma Pingping finished her yelling, she turned around and left. Before leaving, she whispered to Li Shu, "Teacher Li, I think given the situation of your class, it really doesn't make sense to participate in the Mathematics Union selection."

Lin Chaoxi was standing close by and could hear clearly: "What math league?"

"Does it have anything to do with you?" Ma Pingping turned around and asked.

After being scolded, Lin Chaoxi searched his memory for the notice from their math teacher - there would be no class meeting this Friday, and a selection test for the junior high school math competition would be held.

But when the notice was sent, she was so absorbed in Lavender that she didn't take it seriously at all. Now that she suddenly heard the news, her first reaction was to tell the person on the other side: "There is a junior high school math competition selection exam on Friday."

She said to Pei Zhi.

The boy was stunned for a moment, then nodded to show that he understood. It was strange, it wasn't just a small talk, but after saying this, it seemed like there was a bridge between them, and the distance between them was shortened a lot.

Lin Chaoxi was about to go back to his seat after he finished speaking. He had to study in Zhongming's class and take a math test, so the time for review was too tight.

"Your class does not need to take the exam on Friday," said Ma Pingping.

Lin Chaoxi stopped and turned back in disbelief, but before she could speak, Pei Zhi's calm voice rang out.

"Why?" Pei Zhi asked.

Ma Pingping gave a look that suggested that you, the poor students, had problems understanding things: "Can you pass the test if I ask you to?"

The boy thought for a moment and replied, "You can try."

"There's no need to try. It's a waste of the teacher's time."

"I don't understand." Pei Zhi said.

"What don't you understand?"

"Teachers are responsible for teaching students and marking examinations. Why would this become a waste of time?" he explained.

Ma Pingping was speechless for a moment, and after thinking for a long time, she was unable to refute.

Ma Pingping: "Teacher Li, are the students in your class not respectful enough to you?"

"This child is a transfer student who just came back from abroad. He probably said whatever was on his mind."

Li Shu is indeed a Chinese teacher, she is a scheming person.

Not sure if the word "abroad" worked, Ma Pingping looked Pei Zhi up and down, her tone softened a bit: "You came back from abroad, so you may not know that the selection test on Friday is the National Junior High School Mathematics Competition. It's very difficult and not suitable for ordinary students to participate."

Pei Zhi: "Please define 'ordinary students' who are not suitable to participate."

Ma Pingping finally turned pale and said, "The school has its own arrangements for the exams, and you just need to follow them."

Lin Chaoxi didn't know how the scene, which should have been a nostalgic and girlish moment, suddenly turned into a plot of fighting side by side against the teacher. But it felt so familiar and she had no problem getting into the role at all.

She looked at Ma Pingping and said, "If it is a tryout, it should be open to all students in the whole grade. We want to take the exam. Thank you, Teacher Ma, for reading the papers."

"Lin Zhaoxi, I've told you so many times that you need to be down-to-earth in math study and not be too ambitious. You should get 80 points on the test first before you talk about this!"

Ma Pingping was too lazy to talk to them anymore, so she tapped the ground with her high heels and turned away.

"I will." Lin Chaoxi said this to her back.

——

Because of the noise made by Teacher Ma just now, the atmosphere in Class 13 was not as excited and cheerful as before, but no one paid much attention to what Teacher Ma said. It seemed that being looked down upon was not a big deal and they could just let it go.

Lin Chaoxi returned to her seat and thought about what to do about the Digital Union selection contest. But the person in front of the classroom was really eye-catching, and the voices of the students interrupted her.

"Are you back from abroad? Which country?"

"Are you from the United States? Have you ever watched NBA?"

"Classmate, please introduce yourself. Are you a good student?"

"You're cool." This is the team leader...

Pei Zhi had been standing in a corner of the classroom, occasionally nodding and shaking his head to answer other students' questions, appearing to be very serious and polite. The students had too many questions, so Li Shu hurried to save him.

"Alright, alright, be quiet for a moment!" Li Shu stepped back and let Pei Zhi come to the stage. "Pei Zhi has just transferred to our class. Let's let him introduce himself."

Lin Chaoxi held his chin with one hand and watched Pei Zhi slowly walk onto the stage.

He was already much taller than when he was in elementary school, and the loose sportswear made him look thin, but he also had the heroic aura of a teenager. So when he stood on a higher step and looked down at the whole place, the class suddenly fell silent.

Pei Zhi spoke slowly: "My name is Pei Zhi. Before the sixth grade, I studied at Anning Experimental Primary School. Later, due to family reasons, I left Anning for a while. Now I am back, and I hope... to be friends with everyone."

After he finished speaking, he bowed humbly and ended his introduction.

Like all his classmates, Lin Chaoxi was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

She had originally drafted a lot of cool self-introductions for Pei Zhi in his mind, but Pei Zhi's own version was unexpectedly plain and peaceful. But on second thought, this was probably Pei Zhi.

Li Shu stayed at the side of the podium, and seemed to think that Pei Zhi's self-introduction was a little too quiet, but he had already left the podium, and the class burst into applause, so she couldn't pull him aside to say a few more words.

Li Shu came up to the stage and began to look around the classroom. When Lin Chaoxi saw her look, he knew that it was time to start arranging seats.

"Teacher, where is Pei Zhi sitting?"

"How about sitting here with me?"

"Where should I sit if Pei Zhi is here with you?"

"Stand still!"

The boys and girls in the class started laughing again.

Li Shu was thinking at the podium, her eyes scanning the class.

Sometimes she looked forward, sometimes she looked back. For a moment, Li Shu's gaze fell on the seat next to her.

Lin Chaoxi's heart skipped a beat. She subconsciously looked at her deskmate. Although the gaming fanatic had been sleeping since she came to class in the morning, with only the back of her head showing, there was indeed someone sitting next to her.

It's a bit regrettable, but actually I'm already very satisfied.

The only empty seat in the entire classroom is...

"Student Pei Zhi... go to the last row first. Zheng Tianming, raise your hand so Pei Zhi can see you!"

Lin Chaoxi turned around and saw classmate Zheng Matt, who was sitting behind her, as if struck by lightning. His entire face, including the toothpick on his face, froze in an instant.

Lin Zhaoxi couldn't help but laugh.

Zheng Tianming: "Teacher, I need two seats for myself. I don't like to sit at the same table!"

"You're the only one who talks too much?" Li Shu said, "Do you still want to play in the basketball game?"

"Teacher, I am the main force. Without me, who will beat Class 1 to avenge you!" Zheng Tianming shouted.

Li Shu ignored him. She patted Pei Zhi on the back and asked him to sit over.

From front to back, the boys walked across the classroom and took their seats.

Hearing the sound of the chair being pulled away, Lin Chaoxi turned around quietly. She smiled and nodded to Pei Zhi through the gap between the shoulders of the two classmates behind her.

Pei Zhi also responded with the same action.

It's a tacit understanding.

"The new student transferred from abroad and must be unfamiliar with life in the country. We must work hard to help him adapt to study and life." Li Shu arranged the people and began to talk on the podium about how to help Pei Zhi.

The students started interrupting again.

Some said they wanted to help Pei Zhi fetch water, while others said they wanted to form a study mutual aid team with Pei Zhi.

"I won't help you." Zheng Matt shook his legs and said to Pei Zhi, "Who asked you to do so much trouble just now? Can't you have fun at the class meeting on Friday? Why take this crappy selection exam?" Zheng Matt crossed his legs and said to Pei Zhi in a nonchalant manner.

Pei Zhi was stuffing his schoolbag into the table. Hearing this, he raised his eyes, a little confused.

"I'm warning you, don't show off. These are all Mathematical Olympiad questions. It's so annoying. Who can pass them?"

Matt Zheng continued shaking his legs. He wanted to complain about something else, but Pei Zhi spoke up.

Lin Chaoxi saw Zheng Matt trembling with his legs and was stunned, but she, who was eavesdropping, was not much better.

Because Pei Zhi thought about it seriously and said one word.

He said, "I."