Qin Xiao looked at Song Qi and took a deep breath: "Squad leader, do you know the saying 'learn from the barbarians to subdue them'?"

Song Qi looked at Qin Xiao and raised an eyebrow: "So you do know that line."

"I listened to the lecture!" Qin Xiao emphasized. "That's not the point. It's just that... well, I have a few questions I can't answer, and I'd like to ask you for help. I'm eager to learn."

"Oh." Song Qi nodded.

Qin Xiao looked at Song Qi, who seemed very nervous: "So, do you have time after evening self-study? I can treat you to something."

"No, I have something to do tonight," Song Qi said. "I'm at work at six o'clock every morning. If you really want to ask me anything, you can come to me in the morning."

"Six o'clock?" Qin Xiao's voice instantly rose eight octaves. As someone who likes to arrive at class on the last minute and is occasionally late, this time was far too early for him.

"You're not going to be unable to get up, are you?"

Qin Xiao noticed that Song Qi's eyes were visibly flashing with a hint of provocation.

“Of course, I’m fine with 5:30,” Qin Xiao said.

"5:30 is fine too."

Qin Xiao: ? ? ?

Qin Xiao: No, I can't!

"Then I'll wait for you in the classroom at 5:30," Song Qi said with a smile.

Qin Xiao opened his mouth, then steeled his resolve: "Okay."

"Yang Nuan, what are you talking about?"

Song Qi glanced at Gu Si, who had suddenly stepped between her and Qin Xiao, then looked up at Qin Xiao, who shook his head at her with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

"Qin Xiao has some questions he doesn't know how to answer, so he should ask me before morning reading tomorrow," Song Qi said.

Qin Xiao looked at Song Qi with an expression of utter despair.

"What time is it?" Gu Si's eyes lit up as she glanced at Qin Xiao. "Can we come together? I've been at home for a few days and I'm starting to fall behind. The pace of high school classes is too fast."

"It's 5:30. If you want to come, you can come with me."

The light in Qin Xiao's eyes had vanished.

"Okay, Brother Qin Xiao, you won't dislike me, will you?"

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao: Although I know she's emotionally fragile right now, I still really want to roast her.

"If I said I didn't like it, would I not come?" In the end, I couldn't help but ask.

Gu Si's expression froze, she bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes as she looked at Song Qi.

“You can come over and join us.” Song Qi gave Qin Xiao a look. “I’ll be explaining the questions, not you, so if you have any complaints, keep them to yourself, or you can find someone else to teach you.”

Qin Xiao looked at Song Qi, his big eyes filled with great confusion.

What happened to the saying that all girls are experts at judging women?

This woman is so obviously fake!

"Brother Qin Xiao, please don't hate me. I'll bring you breakfast."

Qin Xiao shuddered at the sticky voice, glanced at Song Qi's unchanged expression, and said with some annoyance, "No need, I'm not short of money."

After saying that, he walked away quickly, as if some ferocious beast was behind him.

Gu Si sighed, noticing Song Qi looking at her, and affectionately hugged her arm: "Yang Nuan, what do you want to eat for breakfast tomorrow? I'll bring it to you."

"No need, I'm not used to eating in the classroom." Song Qi shook his head.

Gu Si looked at Song Qi: "Okay... Yang Nuan, by the way, do you know why Brother Qin Xiao hates me?"

Song Qi: Is this girl up to something again?

"Don't you know?" Song Qi asked back.

Gu Si was stunned for a moment, blinked, and was somewhat surprised. She had never expected Song Qi to answer like that.

"Let's go, almost everyone's gone inside."

"Oh... um." Gu Si nodded and was pulled away quickly by Song Qi.

Once inside the auditorium, the two parted ways. Song Qi glanced around and saw that only Qin Xiao had a seat available.

The two exchanged a glance, and Song Qi sat down next to Qin Xiao, then took out his vocabulary notebook.

Noticing that Qin Xiao was staring at him, Song Qi generously tore a piece of paper from his vocabulary book and gave it to him: "Go ahead and memorize it. An hour is enough."

"It's just a word? Who do you think you are?" Qin Xiao glanced at it.

Song Qi didn't speak, he just looked at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao frowned, and when Song Qi lowered her head, he suddenly understood what she meant.

"Grass."

When I started looking at the first word, I suddenly realized that something was amiss.

Why would I listen to her like this for no reason?

He glanced at Song Qi, then at the paper in his hand.

Forget it, I'll just memorize it.

If he can't memorize it, this woman will probably laugh at him for a month.

An hour passed, and Qin Xiao waited confidently for Song Qi to ask him a question, but the other party left without even looking at him.

I'm a little annoyed.

This unpleasant feeling lingered until the end of evening self-study.

However, Song Qi was completely oblivious to his subtle emotions.

He left with the words "Don't be late" and then departed.

Qin Xiao: Damn it!

System: It seems like the story has become a plot without a romantic pairing.

Song Qi walked to the classroom door of Gu Si and saw a group of people surrounding her. She paused for three seconds, and seeing that Gu Si did not look out the door, she went straight back to her dormitory.

"Host, aren't you going to wait for her?"

“No need to wait,” Song Qi said calmly. How could he ruin the little girl’s trick?

Although she still harbors some psychological trauma from certain events, she remains committed to her role as a villainous supporting character.

This spirit is truly admirable.

Gu Si glanced towards the door, then looked at the girl beside her, and lowered her voice: "But she's Qin Xiao's deskmate. If she likes Qin Xiao, why didn't she tell me? I don't know what she said, but Qin Xiao hates me now."

"Sisi, you're so nice, Qin Xiao will find out. And let me tell you, I've seen plenty of green tea bitches. I know a few people outside of school. Do you want to ask them for help to teach her a lesson and keep her away from Qin Xiao?"

“But…” Gu Si: I think your people are no match for her.

"Sisi, don't worry, I won't let anyone know that we're connected."

Gu Si bit her lip, looking somewhat conflicted, and finally nodded, saying timidly, "Please don't hurt her." She hoped that Gu Si would be gentle.

"Hmm." The girl nodded. "I've disliked her for a long time. This is just a warning; it won't escalate."

Gu Sisi passed by Song Qi's classroom, saw that the seats were empty, and frowned. Why did they leave early?