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Pu Yu helped Jiang Zhizhi reserve a seat in advance, in the third row by the window.

The key class is on the first floor. Outside the window is a lush green flower bed with green plants. The space is secluded and quiet.

Li Rongrong and Lu Xiye sat behind them. Compared to Lu Xiye who was very curious about Pu Yu, Li Rongrong was holding her cheek with a sad look on her face.

For three years in junior high school, Jiang Zhizhi had been sitting next to her. Now that her seat had been taken by someone else, she felt a little sad.

*

No. 1 High School and No. 1 Middle School are closely related. As soon as the key class started, the news spread throughout the school that a top student and school beauty from No. 1 Middle School had been admitted to the key class with the highest score in the city. Jiang Zhizhi quickly became a popular figure in the school.

Li Rongrong is obsessed with browsing the forum and can get first-hand information every time.

"Zhizhi, there's a top student in our school. Can you guess who it is?"

"Who is it?"

Li Rongrong chuckled and placed her phone screen in front of Jiang Zhizhi. The screen filled with a photo of Xu Qingbo giving a speech on the podium. His naturally fair skin, illuminated by the sunlight, exuded a refreshing and captivating aura. His handsome, clean features, paired with simple silver-rimmed glasses, made him look captivating, though not breathtakingly handsome.

"Xu Qingbo! I haven't seen him for two years. Do you think he's become much more handsome? And does this photo look familiar to you?"

"Look familiar?" Jiang Zhizhi didn't understand what Li Rongrong meant. Xu Qingbo was Xu Qingbo. They knew each other, so how could he look familiar?

Li Rongrong raised the corners of her lips proudly and swiped the screen of her phone to the next photo. It was a photo of Jiang Zhizhi giving a speech on the podium when she just entered junior high school. It was because of this photo that Jiang Zhizhi was hailed as the school belle of No. 1 Middle School.

"Look at these two photos, aren't they almost identical? Zhizhi, I noticed you and Xu Qingbo really look alike. There are even people on the school forum who are fantasizing about you two. It was only when I saw that post that I suddenly realized..."

"Don't talk nonsense." Jiang Zhizhi frowned and stopped her from speaking.

Li Rongrong curled her lips and said, "Okay, then don't tell me."

As she was speaking, Jiang Zhizhi's phone vibrated twice.

She pulled out her phone and received a new message.

"Zhizhi, would you like to consider changing your phone? Your phone is really out of date. Big-screen phones like mine are popular now."

Jiang Zhizhi's cell phone was even a PHS. Li Rongrong felt that if her classmates saw it, they might even laugh at her.

"I think it's okay, it's enough."

She only uses her phone to receive text messages and calls.

Seeing the message on her phone, Jiang Zhizhi turned to Li Rongrong and said, "I have something else to do. Please go back to the classroom first."

With that, she left.

After passing the teaching building of the senior high school area, we came to the remote northeast corner of the school. There was a low two-story building with a very inconspicuous red sign at the door - Library.

No. 1 High School is very strict about extracurricular books, but I didn’t expect it even has a library.

"Jiang Zhizhi?" A young man in a white shirt walked out of the library holding a few books and thick notebooks. His face with black-framed glasses looked gentle, clean and clear.

"How did you get here so soon?"

There was a hint of surprise in Xu Qingbo's eyes. He thought he would have to wait for a while, but he didn't expect Jiang Zhizhi to come so quickly.

"I happened to be nearby." Jiang Zhizhi smiled and looked at the library sign at the door. "I didn't expect No. 1 High School to have a library."

"Well, it's small, and there aren't many books inside. Most of them are difficult classical Chinese texts and biographies. Not many students in the school read here, but I thought the books inside might suit your taste, so I decided to meet you here. You can go in and take a look later. If you like it, you can apply for a library card at the registration desk."

In the past, Xu Qingbo often noticed the extracurricular books borrowed by Jiang Zhizhi. There was a period of time when she was reading those difficult ancient documents and seemed to be enjoying them very much.

"Did you ask me to come here just to show me this library?"

"No." Xu Qingbo took out the notebook in his hand and handed it to Jiang Zhizhi. "This is my study notes from my freshman year of high school. It's mainly about math and physics. I thought you might need it."

There were five thick B4 notebooks in total. Jiang Zhizhi took them, opened them and took a look. The handwriting was neat and tidy, and very beautiful.

In fact, compared to the basic knowledge in the textbooks, she really needs the study notes of a top student like Xu Qingbo. The question types in the notes are more complex and varied, and the knowledge points are organized more systematically and meticulously.

"Thank you." She accepted Xu Qingbo's kindness without hesitation. "Are you in your third year of high school now?"

"Well, I'm in Class 1, Science, Senior Year."

"Come on! I hope you've gotten into the university you want by this time next year." Jiang Zhizhi said sincerely.

"You should do your best too. I'll be waiting for you in front."

*

The courses in high school are more intense than those in junior high school, especially the key classes. There seems to be a sense of urgency at all times, and the get out of class is often silent.

Jiang Zhizhi went through Xu Qingbo's notes, memorized the contents, and began to practice questions one by one to better understand the contents.

Compared with Jiang Zhizhi and Pu Yu, Li Rongrong and Lu Xiye, whose grades were a little lower, were not able to fully grasp all the content they learned.

"Zhizhi, do you still give Lu Xiye extra lessons after school every day?"

Li Rongrong was a little anxious. She always felt that in her current confused state, she would easily be caught up by Lu Xiye, who had daily tutoring from Jiang Zhizhi.

If she fails to beat Lu Xiye in the mock exam, it would be so embarrassing. She will be surpassed by him for the next month.

"Yeah." Jiang Zhizhi nodded.

In addition to the tutoring every night and the homework assigned by the teacher, she would also give Lu Xiye extra homework.

"Ah..." Li Rongrong wailed in pain, "Zhizhi, I want to go to your place for tutoring too. I have no interest in studying when I get home now. I feel like I'm going to be wasted."

"Come over if you want to. There's a room over there. You can come and stay with us."

"Really? Can I live there?" Li Rongrong suddenly became excited.

Ever since she entered high school, she had actually always wanted to take tutoring classes with Jiang Zhizhi, but there were evening self-study classes in high school, and school would end at eight o'clock every night. If she went to Jiang Zhizhi's place for tutoring, it might be twelve o'clock when she got home, and she would have no energy to get up early to go to school the next day.

When she heard that she could live with Jiang Zhizhi, all her worries disappeared.

Moreover, being able to move out of home and live outside is an experience worth looking forward to.

"Of course you can. If you want to live here, you can move in anytime. We can study together." Jiang Zhizhi said with a faint smile.

"Great, then I'll tell my parents later..."

Pu Yu, who was sitting at the same table, listened to their conversation and became interested. "Study together? Can I join you?"

"Ah? You want to come too?" Li Rongrong looked at her.

"What's the matter? I'm the second most talented person in the grade, not inferior to Jiang Zhizhi! Jiang Zhizhi tutors Lu Xiye, how about I tutor you? Let me tell you, Zhizhi was also my student before. Look at how she is now, and you will know how well I tutored her..." Pu Yu laughed and said proudly.

Li Rongrong looked suspicious. "Zhizhi is your student? What are you tutoring her for?"

"I……"

"Okay, let's go together." Jiang Zhizhi interrupted Pu Yu at the right time and made the final decision.

After the evening self-study, the three of them followed Jiang Zhizhi on the bus. After riding for two stops, they got off the bus and walked for more than 20 minutes before arriving at the Jinhai Lanting Villa District.

"Jiang Zhizhi, the place where you live is so remote that there is no direct bus." Pu Yu couldn't help but complain.

"It's okay. Actually, I just take a walk after school every day and come back."

She also felt it was inconvenient before, but as time went by, she slowly began to enjoy this rare leisure time.

Walking alone on the road, thinking as I stroll, I feel that many things are gradually becoming clear.

When he returned to his residence, Lu Xiye had already parked his cool electric motorcycle and was waiting at the door. Seeing Pu Yu and Li Rongrong coming back with Jiang Zhizhi, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide, "Why are these two guys here?"

Pu Yu walked into the yard leisurely, smiling calmly, "Of course I'm here to make up for the missed lessons."

The corners of Lu Xiye's mouth twitched.

Li Rongrong was fine, but what was this guy doing here to make up for it? She was clearly a freak whose brain frequency was synchronized with Jiang Zhizhi's...

There were more people here today, so Jiang Zhizhi moved the coffee table in the living room to the middle, and the four of them sat on the carpet around the coffee table to do their homework.

As usual, Jiang Zhizhi finished her homework in less than half an hour. When she put down her pen, she heard the sound of someone stretching beside her.

"Ah...finally done..." Pu Yu stretched out his arms, leaned back on the sofa, and completely relaxed.

So fast...

Li Rongrong and Lu Xiye even looked up in sync and looked at the two monsters opposite them.

Pu Yu lazily rubbed Jiang Zhizhi's thigh and said, "Zhizhi, where's your chessboard? I haven't played Go with you for a long time. How about a game?"

"Aren't you here to study?" Li Rongrong couldn't help but complain.

"It's a good idea to combine work and rest. Take a break after finishing your homework."

After a while, the sound of Go pieces falling could be heard from the other side of the living room.

Li Rongrong and Lu Xiye continued to lie on the coffee table and do their homework.

Looking at Lu Xiye scratching his head while doing the exercises beside him, Li Rongrong suddenly felt a headache. She had always been a top student, so how come she had fallen to the same level as Lu Xiye?

She looked up at Jiang Zhizhi and Pu Yu. The two academic masters were playing chess with expressionless faces, fighting fiercely.

Forget it, after finishing my homework, I should just memorize the key points from today's history class. I can't compare with these two people...

The game was not over until eleven o'clock in the evening, and Jiang Zhizhi won with four and a half pieces.

Lu Xiye went home. Li Rongrong was very sleepy. After washing up, she found a room to sleep in. Pu Yu took Jiang Zhizhi to review the game until late at night and stayed in her room.

After washing up, Jiang Zhizhi returned to bed. Pu Yu was already asleep, with his round face squeezed out by the pillow, looking very cute.

Jiang Zhizhi suddenly felt very warm. The feeling of being with friends was like a warm spring breeze, which made her feel inexplicably at ease.

She even thought that it would be nice if time could stop at this moment.