Chapter 88 I'll Be With You

He didn't wait for the time to be read, and then said to himself, "It's after school in the afternoon."

School ends in the morning too soon; there's not even enough time to rent a room for an hour.

Shi Nianzhi nodded vigorously. "Yes, it's after school in the afternoon. The boss said that to avoid crowds, he'll let you leave a little later. That way, he'll wait for you first, and then you can go over."

"good."

Su Heng lowered his eyes, suppressing all his emotions, and nodded.

Shi Nianzhi put his schoolbag away, turned around, and gave an OK sign towards the last row.

Mu Guangcheng mouthed, "All done?"

Shi Nianzhi solemnly closed his eyes and nodded.

Mu Guangcheng gave Shi Nianzhi a thumbs up.

Shi Nianzhi felt that Su Hengyi was quite absent-minded in class today.

In math class.

The math teacher glanced at the test paper, then at the students below the podium. He cleared his throat and said, "The following question looks simple, but it actually has a trap. Many students have fallen into it due to carelessness. This is the same principle your Chinese teacher often talks about: 'A small mistake can lead to a huge error.'"

Mu Guangcheng, quick-witted as ever, chimed in, "It's obvious you admire our Chinese teacher a lot!"

The surrounding classmates were laughing, which inevitably made the classroom a bit noisy.

What are you all laughing at?

"Didn't you know? The math teacher is pursuing the language arts teacher?"

"Holy crap, is this even possible?"

"I know, I know! I heard that on Qixi Festival, the math teacher gave the language arts teacher a math problem. He was afraid that the language arts teacher wouldn't understand if the problem was too difficult, so he specially gave a simple multiplication and division problem. The result was 520.1314."

"This result is probably hard to predict."

"Hey, everyone who can teach here is a top student, they can definitely figure it out."

"So, what happened? How did it go? Wasn't it romantic?"

"Well, the result was that the music teacher picked up our young and beautiful Chinese teacher in his Porsche."

"This... is so damn realistic."

"Straight men really don't deserve love."

"......."

Shi Nianzhi pricked up his ears to listen to the gossip, then turned his head to ask Su Hengyi for his thoughts on what he had learned.

Turning his head to look at Su Hengyi, he was actually! Lost in thought!

The noise in the classroom didn't bother him; he stared blankly at a spot in his book, looking indifferent and detached.

The math teacher slammed his hand on the desk. "Are you all so idle? Don't you have enough homework?"

The classroom fell silent instantly.

"Mu Guangcheng, you're not good at math problems, but you're number one at being naughty! Is your chair nailed to the ground? You sit like you have no bones!"

The math teacher threw a piece of chalk at him, yelling, "You stand at the back! Stand properly! Can't you stand properly? You'll have to stay after school and do two worksheets before you leave!"

Mu Guangcheng immediately stood up straight and raised his hand. "Teacher, my legs went numb from sitting for a bit, so I just moved around. You won't hold it against me for such a short time, will you? I have things to do after school, so I really can't finish the test."

"What's more important to you than studying?!"

“My dad was hospitalized last night with a high fever of 40 degrees Celsius. The doctor said he almost died, so I went to the hospital to take care of him.”

The math teacher frowned, "You!"

Su Hengyi suddenly spoke up, "Teacher, let's start class."

The math teacher glared at Mu Guangcheng, propped his arm on the podium, glanced down at the test paper, and said, "Then Hengyi, you explain this question in detail, tell the students where the trap is, and how to analyze it."

Su Heng stood up and picked up the exam paper.

Actually, he didn't know which question it was, since he hadn't listened to the lecture.

However, after quickly glancing at the test paper, since the math teacher said that the question had a trap, Su Hengyi naturally turned his attention to the most difficult last question.

In his eyes, other questions didn't deserve to be considered traps.

So Su Heng explained the last problem clearly and concisely. Since the math teacher hadn't told him to write it on the blackboard, he just read out the solution process.

I didn't feel there was anything wrong with it, and I even felt it saved me some trouble.

The classroom was truly quiet this time. Everyone noticed that when Su Heng explained the last question, they were all writing down the answer furiously.

The math teacher hesitated, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to interrupt.

After Su Hengyi finished speaking, the math teacher nodded and gestured for Su Hengyi to sit down.

Then he looked at the students below the podium and said in a serious tone, "If you all had Hengyi's amazing logical thinking, even if you didn't listen in class, I wouldn't dare to say a word."

Su Hengyi: "..."

He glanced at Shi Nianzhi.

Shi Nianzhi was frowning at the last big question. At first, he had no idea where Su Hengyi was talking about. After he looked around at his classmates' test papers and figured out where Su Hengyi was talking about, he finally understood.

Su Hengyi has finished speaking.

Shi Nianzhi frowned and looked at Su Hengyi, "Brother Yi, could you... could you tell me that again?"

Su Hengyi took Shi Nianzhi's test paper directly and wrote down the standard answers.

Shi Nianzhi sighed, resting her chin on her hand. "If only you could help me with the exams. Is there such a thing as a brain transplant? I'd like to have one."

A day in school life.

Amid Su Hengyi's absent-mindedness, Mu Guangcheng's mischievous antics, and Shi Nianzhi's worried expression.

That's over.

School's out.

Su Hengyi sat in his seat and waited until everyone had left before he stood up.

At the entrance of Home Inn Hotel.

Shi Nianzhi suddenly remembered something, "Boss, I'll go buy some snacks and fruit, what do you want to eat?"

"I want to drink kumquat lemon tea, from Sui Cha."

"What would you like to drink, Brother Number One?"

"Him? He seems to only drink mineral water."

"Okay, I'll go buy it."

Shi Nianzhi ran off with her schoolbag on her back.

Mu Guangcheng couldn't just stand at the hotel entrance, so he wandered over to the convenience store next door and found a plastic chair to sit down.

Su Hengyi arrived just as I sat down.

After looking around and making sure there were no acquaintances, Mu Guangcheng ran towards Su Hengyi.

He zipped his school uniform all the way up, turned up the collar to cover half his face, and brushed past Su Hengyi as if they were conducting an underground transaction.

He asked in a low voice, "Did you bring it?"

Su Heng nodded. "I brought everything."

He had prepared everything. Although he didn't know why Mu Guangcheng had asked him out, Su Hengyi thought about it for a day and figured that maybe Mu Guangcheng had given up on himself after his breakup.

Mu Guangcheng nodded. "That's good."

Standing at the front desk, Su Hengyi suddenly said out of the blue, "You're not the only one who's wallowing in self-pity, I'm with you."

Mu Guangcheng pulled out his ID card. "How am I degenerate? I'm working hard to improve myself."

Su Hengyi said nothing and took out his ID card.

Mu Guangcheng patted his pockets, fiddling with them, "Do you have a room for an hour? How much is it for an hour? Can you give me a discount?"

The receptionist's eye twitched, but she still smiled politely, "Sorry, we don't have any hourly rooms available tonight."

Mu Guangcheng snatched the ID card away. "I'll go ask at the 7 Days Inn across the street."

Su Hengyi grabbed his hand and pushed his ID card over, saying, "Get the best one."

"King room or standard room?"

"A large bed."

Mu Guangcheng frowned. "This is clearly a scam. We can just book a room by the hour!"

"I can't let you suffer."

Su Heng handed over the card, then took the swipe slip and signed it with a flourish.

As Mu Guangcheng entered the elevator, he was still distressed about the money. "What are you doing? Your parents don't earn much by collecting recyclables, and you're spending money like this, 288 yuan! He's clearly ripping you off. How many bottles would you have to sell to earn that much? They don't have hourly rooms at chain hotels, but they definitely have them at small guesthouses. Why are men so concerned about these things?"

Su Hengyi's attitude was unusually kind, and he seemed much gentler. "It's alright, I have it."

Seeing Su Hengyi's attitude, Mu Guangcheng felt he was being too petty if he said anything more, since the card had already been swiped.

So I simply didn't say anything more.

After swiping his room card to enter, Mu Guangcheng placed the study on a chair.

Su Heng glanced around and asked, "Who wants to take a shower first?"

Mu Guangcheng nodded. "Go ahead and wash yourself thoroughly."

Having booked such an expensive room, I definitely should take a shower; I can't skimp on water for the hotel.

Mu Guangcheng took off his school uniform jacket and nestled into the sofa chair, comfortably playing on his phone. He was wearing a white T-shirt underneath, and the soft cotton fabric outlined his beautiful figure because of his posture.

Su Hengyi's eyes darkened, and his voice was somewhat hoarse. "You go first."

"I......"

Mu Guangcheng thought he didn't need to shower, but then he thought, since Su Hengyi had already booked such an expensive room, he might as well shower.

We can't skimp on water for the hotel.

He stood up. "Fine, I'll wash too."

Su Hengyi sat in the chair, listening to the sound of water in the bathroom.

Mu Guangcheng showered for a while. After showering, he didn't want to wear his previous clothes anymore, which showed he was somewhat of a germaphobe. Fortunately, the bathrobe was a double set, so he wore one.

He deliberately stood in front of the mirror to fasten his belt and cover his chest before walking out.

Too lazy to blow-dry his hair, he just shook off the water, then threw off the covers and lay down on the bed, yawning.

As expected, taking a shower makes me sleepy.

"Go ahead, I'll read it in a bit..."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Hengyi had already gone to the bathroom.

Mu Guangcheng couldn't help but chuckle. Su Hengyi's anxious manner made it seem like the two of them were about to book a hotel room. It really was.

Mu Guangcheng then frowned. Could it be that Shi Nianzhi, that little fool, didn't explain herself clearly?

It shouldn't be like that. After school, the three of them would rent a room for tutoring and ask Su Hengyi to help them with the questions. If it's that simple, how could it be sent to the wrong person?

Shi Nianzhi is not a pig.

"It's probably just my imagination," Mu Guangcheng nodded again, then sent a WeChat message to Shi Nianzhi, "Have you arrived yet? Room number 602."

Shi Nianzhi replied instantly, "I saw some stinky beans for sale, I bought some, they're on their way, almost there."

Mu Guangcheng felt a little relieved.

At this rate, Su Hengyi won't be out of the bathroom by the time Shi Nianzhi returns. Hmm, very safe...

The thought had barely formed in Mu Guangcheng's mind when he hadn't even taken his eyes off his phone.

His chin was lifted by Su Hengyi's hand, which was still damp and cold.