Chapter 99: The Academic Prodigy's Dark Moonlight (10)

"It's alright, everything will be fine, and many people will like Ah Zai in the future."

Wen Wan coaxed him like a child, and Gu Sheng belatedly realized that his face was burning red before he let go of Wen Wan.

"Thanks."

Wen Wan: "Are you alright?"

Gu Sheng: "It's alright now. You should bring your books. Let's start the tutoring session."

Wen Wan: "..." So the male lead is going to torment her as soon as he gets better? But considering how pitiful Gu Sheng is today, Wen Wan decided not to argue with him and took out her textbook.

Students still come to the classroom to study on weekends. The students who come in are a little surprised to see the two of them, but they don't disturb them. They just sigh that the two of them are really good. Liu Yayue really managed to pry open Gu Daxue's hard shell. The two of them are a perfect match, like a beautiful sight.

At this age, it's the perfect time for feelings to blossom, and neither of them knows how many classmates are gossiping about their relationship.

As she studied, Wen Wan slumped onto the table, exclaiming, "I can't do it! I'm going crazy!"

If Wen Wan could keep up with the basic courses before, since she had a pretty good memory and could memorize formulas, now that the courses are progressing, the difficulty level has increased several times over, and Wen Wan's brain is completely numb.

"I can't even understand the questions. Is this really something I've learned?"

Wen Wan looked at Gu Sheng, "My dear genius, I have a headache, shall we rest for a while?"

Feeling wronged, Gu Sheng felt as if she were being burned, as if something was scratching at her heart. "Alright, let's rest for ten minutes."

Ten minutes later, Gu, the academic genius, continued to make Wen Wan do the problems. Wen Wan was almost in tears, "Ten minutes have passed? Is your watch broken?"

"No."

Wen Wan: "..." How come the bag of potato chips was gone after only one bite?

Wen Wan complained to the system, "Don't you guys have any advanced learning systems? Can't you find another system to fill in?"

system:【……】

Want to change it again? Dream on!

No, don't even think about the "genius system," that kind of cheating system that goes against proper values.

Wen Wan placed the question paper in front of Gu Sheng, "Is this a question that a human being can answer?"

Then Gu Sheng quickly wrote down the answer, "This question isn't actually difficult; it's just a matter of reversing the formulas you've learned. As long as we..."

After saying that, he asked, "Do you understand?"

Wen Wan: "I think I understand."

"Then tell me it again."

Wen Yan: "..."

May the world end, and may science end too!!!

After studying for a whole morning, Wen Wan felt like she had a completely different brain, a brain-dead brain. After finishing, Wen Wan took Gu Sheng to a hot pot restaurant and said while ordering food, "I'm not studying anymore, if I keep studying, you might not be able to see me anymore."

What would you like to eat?

As Gu Sheng wiped the table, she said, "You order, I'm fine with anything."

Wen Wan ordered a spicy hot pot and ate it with great joy, sweating profusely from the spiciness. Gu Sheng, on the other hand, was much calmer. But that made sense; Wen Wan had never seen Gu Sheng get particularly emotional about what she was eating before.

Gu Sheng placed a piece of cooked mutton into Wen Wan's bowl, saying, "Eat slowly, don't burn yourself."

Wen Wan stuffed a mutton roll into her mouth in one bite. "You don't understand. At times like this, only this can heal me."

While cooking meat for Wen Wan, Gu Sheng watched her stick out her tongue and gasp for breath because of the spiciness. He didn't understand why she would add more spicy broth when she clearly couldn't handle spicy food.

Gu Sheng's words proved prophetic; Wen Wan actually burned her tongue, and tears streamed down her face from the pain.

"System, give me pain relief right now."

The system pretends not to hear, wanting the host to suffer a bit so they'll learn their lesson, otherwise every little pain will come knocking on their door in the future.

Wen Wan angrily cursed the system, "Are you even human?"

System: It wasn't a human to begin with.

Gu Sheng nervously grabbed Wen Wan's hand and handed her some ice water, saying, "Drink some ice water first."

Wen Wan drank ice water, but the pain persisted.

"Open your mouth so I can see."

Wen Wan opened her mouth, and Gu Sheng examined her carefully. "Her tongue is burned, but it's not too serious; it's just a little red and swollen."

Gu Sheng asked the shopkeeper for some ice, saying, "Hold one in your mouth." Then he put the ice into Wen Wan's mouth.

That moment was so exciting.

However, the condition did improve quickly. "Let's leave it like this for now. If it gets worse, we'll go to the hospital to get it checked out."

Wen Wan nodded. Gu Sheng looked at Wen Wan, whose porcelain-white face was slightly red from the pain, with tears hanging in the corners of her eyes. Her own hand was still pinching Wen Wan's face, and her bright red tongue was rolling with ice. Gu Sheng subconsciously swallowed and let go of Wen Wan.

"From now on, eat less oil and lighter food, and avoid hot pot for a while."

Wen Yan: "..."

She was so unlucky; she got burned after just one hot pot meal. She couldn't finish the hot pot she was eating, and Gu Sheng didn't like it either, so the two of them left the hot pot restaurant. Wen Wan subconsciously tried to grab Gu Sheng's sleeve, but Gu Sheng moved away.

Wen Yan: "???"

"What's wrong?"

Gu Sheng handed over her sleeve, saying, "It's alright."

Wen Wan said, "Look, I'm injured. How about we skip the afternoon class?"

"no."

"Can't I even stop for an afternoon?"

“There’s not much time left until the college entrance exam, you don’t have time to waste,” Gu Sheng said. “I hope you can get into university.”

Wen Yan: "..."

In the end, she still couldn't escape the strict tutoring from Teacher Gu in the afternoon. After it was over, Gu Sheng took Wen Wan home and told Aunt Liu to make some light food. "Aunt Liu, don't spoil her. Don't let her eat snacks or anything like that."

Aunt Liu nodded, "I understand, I promise I won't let Miss eat snacks."

Wen Wan, standing to the side: "..."

I'm numb; even my freedom to snack has been taken away.

He told the driver to take Gu Sheng home, "You too, take good care of yourself. Make sure you answer my calls."

Gu Sheng: "Mm."

Gu Sheng watched the people outside the car window grow farther and farther away. "Miss is so good to you," the driver said.

"yes."

When Gu Sheng returned home, his grandmother was still awake. Seeing him, she waved for Gu Sheng to come over, "Little one, are you alright?"

Gu Sheng leaned against her grandmother's lap. "I'm fine. Has she left?"

"She's gone. Xiao Shuyun said she won't go with her, so you don't need to worry." Grandma Gu combed Gu Sheng's hair with her fingers.

Gu Sheng said, "Grandma, am I being selfish? I can't give Shuyun a better life, but she can. She can send Shuyun to the best schools, let her live in a nice house, so she doesn't have to worry about going hungry or cold, and no one will call her the daughter of a gambler or laugh at her."

“Why would you think that, my son? Xiao Shuyun has never blamed you. You’ve been very good to her and tried your best to protect her. I just feel sorry for you. You’re so young, yet you’ve endured so much that you shouldn’t have to bear. We’ve been a burden to you.” Grandma Gu stroked Gu Sheng’s head. Compared to Xiao Shuyun, she felt more sorry for this grandson.

“You haven’t held me back. I will get into university and find a good job. I will definitely make sure you and your sister have a good life.”

"Grandma, wait here."

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