"Then why don't you change? This test is very important. If you don't do well, you'll stay in Class 7. Without the good educational environment of Class 1, your classmates won't be able to motivate you to study, and your grades will only get worse."
Mu Yingying raised her eyebrows. Since Xia Che also understands this, why doesn't he change it?
"Even if I want to change, it takes time... I can't just instantly become the top student in the grade during this ten-minute break, can I?"
Xia Che's smile remained unchanged.
A mischievous thought suddenly welled up in his mind.
What will Mu Yingying think when the results come out?
This quirky sense of humor isn't malicious, but it's certainly amusing.
Just thinking about it made Xia Che's lips curl into a smile.
"It's good that you have the will to work hard. Although a year is not a long time, if you are really determined, it is possible to make a comeback. I have heard of previous students who have indeed made a comeback and entered prestigious universities in just one year."
Mu Yingying said earnestly, a hint of relief in her eyes.
It seems Xia Che is someone who listens to advice.
That would be great.
"Okay, I understand."
Xia Che didn't take it to heart. He looked around and saw that the invigilators and examinees had all left the examination room. The invigilators were sending the completed papers to the grading team, while the examinees were taking advantage of this rare break to go outside for some fresh air or to check answers with their friends.
Only the two of them remained.
"Mu Yingying, why haven't I seen Li Junyang lately? Didn't he come to the test?"
Xia Che thought about it and realized that this was a good opportunity.
Now that we've decided to help Mu Yingying escape her misery, we can't just talk about it; this is a good opportunity.
"Oh, he's here, isn't he?"
Mentioning Li Junyang, Mu Yingying's eyes darkened slightly, and she lowered her head, her bangs obscuring her eyes: "His grades are better than mine, and he was assigned to an exam room earlier than mine, so he'll definitely get a good result, right?"
"Is that so?"
Xia Che vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
This little girl...
Isn't that a bit too insecure?
Exam rooms are assigned completely randomly; good students and bad students could be in the same exam room.
Otherwise, why would I be assigned to the same examination room as Mu Yingying?
You should know that the original owner's previous grades were terrible, she was at the very bottom of her class in terms of age!
Although Mu Yingying's grades weren't top-notch, they were still above average. If the exam were really divided by grades, she wouldn't be in the same exam room as me.
Could it be...?
Did Li Junyang use psychological manipulation on her?
Thinking of this, Xia Che's heart skipped a beat. The term "PUA" was so fitting for Li Junyang. In order to win the hearts of the female leads and make them completely dependent on him, this brat had used this kind of rhetoric countless times.
By relentlessly belittling the other person, one can then highlight how difficult it was for them to be together and how much they didn't mind the other person's lack of disdain.
By crushing your lover's confidence until it's completely shattered, your lover, stripped of all self-confidence, will become the most loyal dog, never to break up with this scumbag until death.
Even if this scumbag does something extremely outrageous, those who have been poisoned by PUA will choose to forgive him without hesitation.
Because in their world at that time, they had already become inseparable from this scumbag and never even considered whether leaving him would make things better.
"Let me ask you something... how have you been feeling during your time with Li Junyang?"
Xia Che's heart sank slightly. Had the thing he feared most still happened?
Li Junyang, that damned scum...
"How does it feel? It feels great, we're very sweet together every day."
Mu Yingying forced a smile, seemingly not wanting to be asked this question, which made her eyes dart away.
His expression also became unnatural.
"Then why don't you go to and from school together? You two are a couple, but I've never seen you two together at school."
Xia Che exposed Mu Yingying's lie with a single sentence, and his eyes gradually became serious, revealing not a trace of the tenderness he once had.
"Hmm... We're adults now, why should we act like kids, going to and from school together just because we're dating?"
Mu Yingying's expression became even more unnatural, and she looked so embarrassed that even a blind person could see how strange she was.
“That’s not a reason, Mu Yingying.”
Xia Che slowly shook his head, his gaze fixed on Mu Yingying's face, unable to hide any change in her expression.
"Okay, okay, I'll confess. Actually, it's because... our two families live too far apart, and the mornings are too rushed, so we can't go to school together. You know, the academic pressure in the senior year is very high, and many students don't even have enough rest time. So why should I ask him to sacrifice his already limited rest time and get up early to go to school with me?"
Mu Yingying seemed to have found a suitable reason, and her eyes were no longer as evasive as before.
"Okay, even if what you said makes sense, you can at least walk home together after school, right? And there must be opportunities to see each other at school, right? You can have lunch together, right? Why have I never seen you together even once?"
Xia Che let out a deep breath, and his guess gradually became a reality.
Li Junyang is such a scumbag...
He probably kept his relationship with Mu Yingying a secret.
Xia Che now even feels that, apart from himself and a few other people, no one knows that Li Junyang and Mu Yingying are dating.
Is this kind of romance, which resembles a rendezvous with underground party members, really meaningful?
"Xia Che...do you really have to see me look so pathetic?"
Mu Yingying suddenly smiled, but her expression was full of loneliness.
How could she not want to go to and from school with Li Junyang?
She also wanted to stroll around the campus with Li Junyang, and after school, the two of them could hold hands and walk along the street before leisurely heading home.
Mu Yingying longed for such a life.
But she couldn't.
Li Junyang's background is too prominent, both at school and in real life.
None of these are things that Mu Yingying can achieve.
The two didn't even have many things in common. Every time they chatted on their phones for a short while, Li Junyang would use being busy as an excuse to go offline and not know what he was doing.
He seems to be always busy.
Although Mu Yingying didn't understand why he, a high school student, was so busy.
Is he busy, or does he simply not want to chat with her?
Mu Yingying had no answer in her heart.
"You know, that's not what I meant."
Xia Che let out a deep breath and shook his head: "Are these all Li Junyang's requirements?"
"Um."
Mu Yingying lowered her head and softly hummed in agreement. "Jun Yang said... he wants to run for student council president, so he should keep a low profile at school and not let others know that he is in a relationship. If the school leaders find out about this, then his candidacy will definitely be ruined."
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