Chapter 23 Can You Be a Little More Obedient? (Minor Revision)
Even though Jiang Deyu was blindly confident in himself this time, he felt inexplicably uneasy when he saw that Qin Lin had called him out first.
His eyes instinctively turned to Jiang Sui, trying to draw some strength from the "academic star".
To his surprise, the moment he met Jiang Sui's gaze, she quickly looked away without the slightest hesitation.
As if that wasn't enough, Jiang Sui held up her textbook, keeping a close watch on his gaze.
Instead, Ji Jingyu leaned back lazily in her chair, looking directly at Jiang Deyu instead of Jiang Sui.
Jiang Deyu: "..."
This was completely different from what he had expected.
At the same time, Jiang Sui's words began to replay uncontrollably in his mind.
Isn't this humility, or advice?
Jiang Deyu's confidence deflated instantly, like a punctured balloon.
A thin layer of sweat even broke out on my back.
"Teacher, should I guess too high or too low?"
Jiang Deyu spoke cautiously.
The black thermos cup struck the podium with a dull thud.
The sound wasn't loud, but it felt like a heavy blow to Jiang Deyu's heart.
"Do whatever you want," Qin Lin sneered. "Anyway, you're just filling in random answers, so you might as well guess the score. Hurry up, there are other people waiting."
"Those eighty or eighty?"
It's not unreasonable for him to take half of the 150-point test paper, is it?
"Hmph, eighty? You're quite confident in yourself, huh? Not even half! Only the sixth multiple-choice question on this test was easy. We've done similar questions at least twenty or thirty times, and you still got it wrong! If you really didn't know it, fine, but you even filled in the correct answer and then erased it and chose a wrong one. Jiang Deyu, did you ruin your brain playing games this summer, or are you deliberately provoking me?"
If this were the college entrance exam, losing four points would cause a huge gap in rankings!
Jiang Deyu's exam paper was placed on top. Qin Lin glanced at the scribbles on it, and his blood pressure would spike.
This is a serious crime! Jiang Deyu hurriedly waved his hands, "How could I dare to do that!"
"I see you're quite bold. Copy the solution to the sixth multiple-choice question a hundred times and hand it in to me tomorrow morning."
"ah?"
"What 'ah'? Say 'ah' again, two hundred times."
Jiang Deyu was so frightened that he immediately pursed his lips.
Qin Lin is the dean of students' studies. He has disciplined countless students. If conditions allowed, he could have scolded them for a whole day and night without repeating himself.
Jiang Deyu was so angry at him that he almost crawled under the table.
Fortunately, Qin Lin didn't ask his parents to come over, which barely saved his life.
—
Slender, pale fingers pressed down on Jiang Sui's upright textbook, and Jiang Sui turned her head to meet a pair of slightly cool, dark eyes.
She pouted, feeling both guilty and aggrieved, and whispered, "I already told him I'm not doing well in school, but he doesn't believe me..."
[It's not your fault; he brought it on himself.]
Regardless of the circumstances, Jiang Deyu was the mastermind. If he hadn't had such wicked intentions, there wouldn't have been such consequences.
Ji Jingyu knew Jiang Deyu well; he wouldn't learn his lesson unless he received a severe scolding.
Since he couldn't actually report him and Jiang Sui for cheating to the teacher, in a way, Jiang Sui helped him by accident.
Even in haste, Ji Jingyu's handwriting remained neat and tidy.
In comparison, Jiang Sui's handwriting appears much cuter and more childlike.
[Do you think he'll criticize me next after he criticizes Jiang Deyu?]
Jiang Sui thought about it more and more and felt that it was very likely, after all, Jiang Deyu copied her answers. She showed a distressed expression, and her pearly white teeth bit her lower lip to leave a shallow mark.
[I've never been scolded by a teacher before in my life, I definitely can't stand this injustice.]
She has a very clear understanding of herself.
If Qin Lin were to discipline her in the same way he disciplined Jiang Deyu, she would definitely argue back, and she would probably achieve the goal of "calling her parents in right at the start of the semester".
Su Yinian definitely can't show up, and Jiang Yunzhao is still abroad negotiating cooperation. Xu Ze, as his most capable secretary, will naturally accompany him. So who else can we ask?
Jiang Sui thought for a moment and continued writing: [Who from your family usually comes to school?]
[My grandma.]
Jiang Sui silently removed the option "Grandma Ji".
I don't want to spread outrageous rumors that she and Ji Jingyu are related before I even catch up with her.
At worst, we can just have the butler and the nanny come to the school.
Unable to find a suitable candidate, Jiang Sui simply gave up.
Seeing Jiang Sui's expression change repeatedly, Ji Jingyu's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible smile.
Don't worry, he won't insult you.
[？？？]
Jiang Sui drew three big question marks on the paper, then looked up at Ji Jingyu.
Because multimedia equipment is not used, the classroom curtains were not drawn.
Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the lush branches outside the window, casting bright patches of light and shadow on Jiang Sui.
Her clear, bright eyes, black and white, shone with a curious and beautiful light. Jiang Sui stared intently at Ji Jingyu. Because she was lying down, from Ji Jingyu's perspective, her porcelain-white cheeks appeared slightly puffy, making her irresistibly cute.
Jiang Sui subconsciously moved closer to Ji Jingyu, and the sweet fruity aroma immediately filled his nose.
Ji Jingyu silently swallowed, his index finger helplessly pressing against Jiang Sui's increasingly close head, and warned her in a low voice, "Sit properly."
He can now roughly imagine what Princess Jiang used to look like in class.
They are lazy and unreliable. When they are in a good mood, they may listen attentively in class, but when they don't want to listen, they may sleep or daydream.
Maybe I'll skip class again.
As she was thinking, the name Yu Chen suddenly popped into Ji Jingyu's mind.
Was Jiang Sui ever this close to him before?
Before discovering Yu Chen's true colors, were they always acting together?
So, is it possible that Jiang Sui's current dependence on him is due to a transference of affection?
[If he swears at you, I'll remind him it's a math lesson.]
He's sitting here to listen to a lecture, not to attend an extremely boring ideological education class.
The words were filled with arrogance.
But Jiang Sui knew that Ji Jingyu had the confidence to say that.
Teachers are always good at listening to and accepting the opinions of good students.
So, she wrote right next to Ji Jingyu's line: [Thanks, Brother Ji!]
Later, she even changed to a red pen and drew a small heart.
The handwriting on this paper is half vigorous and powerful, flowing smoothly, and half round and delicate, with a touch of childlike innocence.
Although they are two completely different art styles, they somehow create a sense of harmony when put together.
Ji Jingyu stared at the paper for a few seconds, then carefully folded it and put it into the small pocket inside her backpack.
After doing all this, he turned around and met Jiang Sui's questioning gaze.
Ji Jingyu: "..."
"The contents of this document involve cheating. Although we wrote it vaguely, it would be troublesome if someone guessed it. It's safest to take it home."
This is how he persuaded Jiang Sui.
After listening, Jiang Sui nodded in sudden understanding and didn't forget to praise him, "Brother Ji is always so cautious."
—
Jiang Sui and Ji Jingyu's little meeting was over, but Qin Lin's ideological education lesson was still not finished.
However, to Jiang Sui's surprise, after Qin Lin finished scolding Jiang Deyu, he called up several other students, but skipped over her.
"Look at your dark circles, even worse than mine. How many of you got them from burning the midnight oil studying? Don't think I don't know what you're doing at night; you're squandering your future leisure time now..."
Seeing that she had nothing to do, Princess Jiang's mind started to wander again.
While he was still passionately spouting off, she whispered to Ji Jingyu, "I can already guess what he'll say next: 'This class is the worst I've ever taught...'"
Before she could finish speaking, Qin Lin took a sip of tea, his gaze towards the audience filled with a sense of disappointment and frustration. "Your class!" he paused, "is truly the worst class I've ever taught!"
Jiang Sui almost burst out laughing, but quickly lowered her head and covered her mouth. Fortunately, she managed to hold it in and avoid making things worse.
With a "thud," the poor thermos cup was knocked again.
"Does he have to change his water cup a lot during the semester?" she asked Ji Jingyu with a teasing look.
Ji Jingyu bent her index finger and rubbed the bridge of her high nose, sighed, and looked straight at Jiang Sui with her dark eyes flashing with emotions that Jiang Sui could not understand.
He said, "Can you be a little more obedient?"
Regardless of Qin Lin's motives for temporarily letting Jiang Sui go, everyone's patience has its limits. If she continues to disobey the rules and challenge Qin Lin's authority, Qin Lin might explode at any time.
Just imagining Jiang Sui being scolded made Ji Jingyu feel very uncomfortable.
Jiang Sui was taken aback at first, but after realizing what was happening, she nodded and made a gesture of pinching her own mouth.
Ji Jingyu: "..."
I'm charmed by how cute she is.
He discovered that he couldn't be fierce in front of Jiang Sui at all.
If Jiang Sui insists on going against him, there's nothing he can do about it.
—
Qin Lin was still scolding people, his fingers jabbing the podium so hard that you could feel his nails hurt just listening to the sound.
"This is such a simple question; most of the students in the class could solve it with their eyes closed, and you still got it wrong! Did you really think you were teaching me? In less than ten years, in five years when you look back, you'll realize how incredibly foolish you were..."
It's all the same old stuff. Qin Lin would bring it up every time after an exam. The first time you hear it, you might be moved, but after hearing it so many times, you get numb to it.
Most people just let it go in one ear and out the other; only a few people agree with him.
Looking around, Jiang Sui was the one sitting the most upright and listening the most attentively.
After Qin Lin finished cursing, his anger subsided a bit, and he called everyone up to collect their answer sheets.
When Jiang Sui went up, it was obvious that Qin Lin's mouth moved slightly. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just sighed and handed the test paper to Jiang Sui.
Jiang Sui's test paper had a large "68" written in red pen. The last stroke of the "8" went outside the test paper, which vaguely revealed how angry the teacher was at the time.
The contents of this exam paper were all written by her own hand. Jiang Sui flipped through it casually a few times and lost interest in it. Her gaze fell on Ji Jingyu's exam paper.
Full marks.
Jiang Sui's mouth opened slightly in surprise.
Before this, she had only heard others say how good Ji Jingyu's grades were; this was the first time she had ever directly experienced how outstanding the other person was.
"You're so amazing!"
The admiration and praise in her eyes were so direct and fervent that Ji Jingyu almost couldn't handle it.
He cleared his throat lightly, "The questions above aren't actually that difficult..."
If anyone else had said this, Jiang Sui would have thought they were showing off, but coming from Ji Jingyu, it sounded perfectly natural.
It seems she's also a love-obsessed person without any principles.
Jiang Sui thought to herself.
She then felt relieved.
So what if I'm love-struck? What can I do when the other person is Ji Jingyu?
Even a deity would be confused by him.
Ji Jingyu had initially worried that Jiang Sui would feel frustrated because of her poor exam results, but now it seems he had worried unnecessarily.
"Put your ears up and listen carefully."
The math lesson finally got down to business halfway through.
This test paper had many difficult questions, and in no time, Qin Lin had filled most of the blackboard with his writing.
The students below were either taking notes, daydreaming, or, of course, dozing off.
Jiang Deyu, who had been playing games all night, was finally brought to his senses by Qin Lin's scolding.
He held his disastrous exam paper, head bowed, motionless, as if contemplating the meaning of life.
He had planned everything, but he never expected that Jiang Sui, a poor student, would have the face of a top student. This was completely contrary to the scientific development concept!
Jiang Deyu's gaze returned to the direction where Jiang Sui was.
Unfortunately, Ji Jingyu had covered the person up completely, so he couldn't see them at all.
However, he could clearly see Ji Jingyu correcting the exam paper...
etc.
Is Brother Ji correcting the exam papers?
Was he not satisfied with the score?
What kind of exam paper are you correcting?
Jiang Deyu's gaze shifted slightly upwards, his expression becoming increasingly strange.
Ji Jingyu is currently holding Jiang Sui's test paper.
In her slender and beautiful hand, she held an extremely childish pen. The pen body was thicker than a regular ballpoint pen, and it was entirely green. The cap on top of the pen was shaped like half an avocado.
Even with his brain that scored 70 points on the test, Jiang Deyu knew who the real owner of the money was.
He just didn't expect Ji Jingyu to use it.
This is completely inconsistent with his brother's aloof and cold demeanor.
—
Ji Jingyu and Jiang Sui exchanged their exam papers.
Whether Ji Jingyu listened to the lesson or not was irrelevant, so he had Jiang Sui take his test paper and listen to Qin Lin explain the questions first, and he would understand as much as he could.
He then helped Jiang Sui correct her test paper from the beginning. If she still didn't understand after reading his problem-solving ideas and answer steps, he would explain them to her separately.
As for that pen, it definitely belonged to Jiang Sui.
Because she felt that green was more eye-friendly, she specially changed Ji Jingyu's pen to an avocado-colored one.
Now, at a glance, Jiang Sui's test paper has become a colorful mess, and Ji Jingyu has covered the unwritten spaces with sticky notes of the same color.
As he watched, Jiang Deyu's eyes became increasingly sore.
Brother Ji is being far too biased.
He has never received such treatment in all these years!
Could it be that Brother Ji favors women over men?
An outrageous idea suddenly popped into Jiang Deyu's mind.
The remaining time passed quickly, and soon the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.
This time, Qin Lin surprisingly didn't extend the class time. He tucked the exam paper into his pocket, grabbed his thermos, and prepared to leave.
Just as he reached the door, he suddenly looked at a corner and said, "Jiang Sui, bring your test paper and come to my office."
Author's note: Several years later, Da Ji took out a box full of small notes, all of which were "message records" between him and his wife during their high school years.
I've been busy with work lately and haven't been feeling well with a cold, so I've been neglecting my duties. I apologize.
This chapter features red envelopes (cash gifts).
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