Extra 10
Song Yu reviewed his current review status, still sitting on the stone bench. He raised his eyes and said frankly to Xue Li, who was sitting opposite him, "There is a prerequisite. You need to know. I can't guarantee that you will be in the top 30."
After receiving the news, Xue Li had been dreaming that her confession had been successful. Upon hearing this, she waved her hand and said happily, "It doesn't matter. Yesterday he said it would be too difficult for me to get into the top 30. As long as I make significant progress, he will grant my wish."
"...Are you sure your tutor doesn't know that you like him and want to confess to him?" Song Yu asked.
"What's the meaning?"
"How could he not know your level?"
This person had no intention of agreeing to Xue Li's wish from the beginning, which could only be realized if he ranked in the top 30.
But Xue Li obviously didn't think so. Her eyes lit up, "If he lowered his standards, does that mean he's ready to accept my confession?"
Maybe he just had a change of heart. It was significant progress, but how to define significant was up to him to decide. Song Yu looked at Xue Li's naive and cheerful face all day long. This girl didn't even realize that she was being taken advantage of.
But knowing it is one thing, Song Yu did not intend to tell her directly that she would take the 5,000 yuan from Xue Li.
The examination rooms were arranged according to the last history scores. Song Yu did not have a history score so she would be arranged in the last examination room with Xue Li. Knowing the kind of students in the room, the teachers generally did not supervise them very strictly. The two agreed to take turns going to the toilet. Song Yu would write the answers on a small piece of paper and put it in the water tank when she went to the toilet. As long as she stayed in for a while, did not flush the toilet, and then told the teacher that the flush button was broken, the invigilator would most likely not go in to check again. Then Xue Li would go in to get the answers, and everything would be over.
As for how Xue Li would copy the answers after getting them, that was not within Song Yu's consideration.
Seeing the additional 5,000 yuan in the balance, Song Yu was in a good mood. Xue Li said with confidence that sweet love was just ahead.
On the day of the exam, cheating was discovered.
If it weren't for any procedural flaws, they would have been reported on the spot, and the note Xue Li took back fell at the feet of a student.
The note was confiscated, and after the exam Xue Li was taken to the office. After comparing the handwriting on the note, Song Yu was arrested.
The results of the handling came out quickly. The two people were not allowed to take subsequent exams, were suspended from classes and sent home to reflect for a week, and had to read a 1,500-word self-criticism at a student assembly on Monday.
Since it was considered attempted cheating, the sentence was actually quite lenient.
In the office, Song Yu met Xue Li's tutor, who came in exhausted. He looked very gentle with a pair of rimless glasses. He wore a neat white shirt with the sleeves loosely rolled up at the elbows and the rest of the shirt tucked into his trousers. He had a slim waist, but the backs of his hands were covered with blue veins, and his palms were big and looked very strong.
He stepped in, listened to the teacher's words, and signed the penalty notice neatly without saying a word. With a look, Xue Li shrank his neck and followed him.
When passing by him, Song Yu clearly felt the cold gaze.
"......" He failed to gain anything and ended up losing the rice. He started to hate her.
In this kind of incident, the teacher would not let her go until her parents arrived. All the classrooms were now examination rooms. She was not allowed to take the next exam and had nowhere to go. Song Yu stood in the office all day.
After trying to get through more than a dozen times, the teacher came over to her with a cup of tea, her eyes filled with sympathy and pity. "Don't you have any other parents you can call? What are you doing as a parent? You can't get through on the phone all day."
She could only repeat with a dull face what she had already said four or five times today, "He works in an area with poor signal. The call will be connected at 7 pm. Thank you, teacher."
The teacher sighed and looked at the girl who had lowered her head and remained silent. "Okay, it's so late, then don't stand there. Sit down and wait. Go eat later. I don't think you did it on purpose. After eating, go back to class and rest. When the exam starts, come back to the office and wait. Okay?"
She probably thought of herself as a poor creature, Song Yu thought expressionlessly, there was nothing pitiful about failing to cheat, but if Xue Li was clear-headed and asked her to return the five thousand yuan, that would be truly pitiful.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the call finally got through.
Song Yu heard Xu Qiao's voice coming from the leaked phone, and her eyes moved. She had been praying for a whole day, but this moment was finally coming.
She couldn't hear Xu Qiao's tone, but she hung up the phone quickly. The teacher turned around, probably feeling a little pity for her because she had stayed in the office quietly all day. "This is your brother, right? He said he'll be here soon. Study hard when you get back. A week goes by so quickly. Don't do this again. Even good friends have to abide by the rules."
The teacher probably thought she was a person who valued friendship. Song Yu didn't tell the truth. If they knew that there was still 5,000 yuan, she would probably be fired on the spot.
After knowing that Xu Qiao was on his way, Song Yu felt like every second counted. She forced herself to focus on the homework in front of her, but her mind was in a mess and she couldn't even understand the questions.
What would Xu Qiao do if he came? Would he scold her? Would he think she was misbehaving? Surely cheating was considered shameful behavior by good students like them? Would he regret having misjudged her?
Song Yu held up his head, feeling sore eyes and a swollen head, and had a severe headache.
She was sitting with her back to the door, so she didn't notice Xu Qiao coming in at first. When she realized it, she had already lost the courage to look Xu Qiao in the eye. She could only lower her head in embarrassment, her heart pounding with fear for what was about to happen next.
After she heard the teacher explain the reason to Xu Qiao, Xu Qiao only said one sentence, "I'm sorry, teacher, I've caused you trouble."
This sentence did not appear in any of her expectations, but it was more difficult to face than she had ever expected. She felt really uncomfortable. She had not felt a trace of regret all day today. Until now, she regretted it so much that she wished she could lose ten years of her life and jump back to this morning before the incident happened.
She was really terrified.
"She waited for you in the office all day today." The teacher said softly, "Actually, you seem like a very good child, and you've been doing your homework the whole time."
Xu Qiao followed the teacher's gaze and focused on the figure in the corner. She tilted her head towards the wall, holding a pen in her hand but not moving a word. Although she was sitting there without saying a word, her shoulders were trembling pitifully, making her look like she was almost curled up in the chair.
"Take her home and give her a good lesson, but don't be too harsh. Just make her realize her mistake." The teacher then took out the penalty notice and said, "Parents, sign it here and you can take your child away."
He lowered his eyes and signed the letter.
Then, he walked over to the person who refused to look up at him and reached out to pick up the bag full of books next to him, and said, "Let's go."
The schoolbag was snatched away. Xu Qiao looked down at Song Yu who stood up and stubbornly snatched the schoolbag, then let go of the strap and said, "Then you carry it yourself."
After coming out of the school, the two walked one after the other, and no one spoke to break the dead silence.
Xu Qiao was waiting for Song Yu to explain. Song Yu knew it herself, but she just couldn't open her mouth.
This silence lasted the whole way. Xu Qiao watched Song Yu's back as he entered the corridor. He did not follow him in, but sat down at a stone table at the door.
After a while, Song Yu's figure appeared at the entrance of the corridor again. She stood silently in the shadows.
"Come here." Xu Qiao patted the stool beside him.
Song Yu didn't move. Just when Xu Qiao wanted to call her again, she slowly walked over, but did not sit next to Xu Qiao. Instead, she chose to sit opposite him.
"Why did you do this?" Xu Qiao asked frankly, "You normally wouldn't do something like this. Did she force you to do it?"
"no."
"That's because you have a very good relationship with her and you took the initiative to help her?" Xu Qiao guided patiently.
"no."
Xu Qiao was silent for a while, then asked calmly, "How much money do you want?"
Song Yu looked up in surprise, then lowered his head when he saw Xu Qiao's expressionless face. "Five thousand."
Xu Qiao nodded, "So many."
"Is it related to your desire to live on campus?" he asked again.
Song Yu thought about it. She lived in the school dormitory to save money, and this time it was to make money, all for the purpose of allowing Xu Qiao to study with her earlier. So it could be considered that there was a connection, so she nodded.
What she didn't see was that Xu Qiao's eyes darkened instantly after hearing these words. Sure enough, when they first came here, Song Yu didn't want to be with him. She yelled at him to borrow money so that she could go somewhere else. She had no money at first, and now was a great opportunity to get rid of him. She could live on campus, earn scholarships, and even help others write homework to earn a living. Why would she need him to interfere in her life? Maybe she had already planned it a long time ago.
Why is this happening? He wondered with a rare look of confusion.
"She wants to get into the top 30 this time, so she gave me 5,000 yuan to help her." Song Yu said.
"In fact, five thousand yuan can sometimes do nothing. It might not even be enough for your living expenses." Xu Qiao looked at her with a look of determination that brooked no argument. "Song Yu, don't do this kind of thing again. This position is very rare."
Although Xu Qiao's tone was gentle and made sense, Song Yu still found it irritating, as if she was doing something thankless.
"The teacher asked you to reflect on your situation for a week. Stay home and be good to yourself. That classmate of yours is your good friend, right? Give me your phone number in case I can't find you."
"Got it." Song Yu read Xue Li's phone number to Xu Qiao. Before leaving, she turned around and looked at the man who was still fiddling with his phone and asked, "Did I cause you any trouble? I'm sorry."
Xu Qiao didn't look up. "No matter what, you just need to focus on your studies."
This was like a disguised way of saying yes. Song Yu couldn't help but ask him again, "Then...when will you go to school with me? You should be studying at your age."
"I have my own plans."
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