Chapter 154 Extra: Us in a Parallel Universe - The Cat-and-Mouse Game Between the Academic Genius and the School Bully
September, the tail end of summer is still raging.
In the classroom of Class 3, Grade 11 at No. 1 Middle School in City A, the fan was spinning loudly, but it couldn't dispel the sweltering heat that made people drowsy.
On the podium, the math teacher was passionately explaining the last, most challenging problem.
In the back row, by the window, in the "Hometown of the King" seat, Jiang Mianmian was holding a huge Chinese textbook upright, nodding her head as if she were fishing.
I'm so sleepy...
Is this old man spouting some kind of cryptic scripture? Alpha Beta... it's giving me a headache!
I'm so hungry... I want to eat the fried skewers from the school gate, and I want to drink iced milk tea...
Why hasn't the bell rung yet? Is this class going to be eight hundred years old?
While mentally ranting, she secretly reached her hand under her desk. There, she hid a bag of potato chips she had just "bought" from the convenience store.
"Tear—"
A very slight tearing sound from the packaging bag.
Jiang Mianmian froze, glancing warily at the teacher. Good, the old man was still writing on the blackboard and hadn't noticed.
She quickly pulled out a potato chip, stuffed it into her mouth with lightning speed, then closed her mouth and slowly melted it in her tongue, not daring to make a sound.
Hmm... happiness!
[Tomato flavor! My favorite!]
Just as she was basking in the joy of sneaking a snack, the back door of the classroom was suddenly pushed open gently.
A tall and slender figure walked in.
A white shirt, black trousers, the collar buttoned up meticulously, the cuffs rolled up to reveal sleek forearms. A pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose obscured his deep, cold phoenix eyes, but couldn't hide the overwhelming aura of a restrained, scholarly genius.
Calm and cautious.
A prominent figure at A High School, the student council president, and a cool, aloof academic genius who consistently ranks first in the grade. He is also the "living devil" in charge of school discipline.
He held a deduction record book in his hand, his eyes scanning the entire class like radar.
The entire class sat up straight instantly, not daring to breathe.
Except for Jiang Mianmian.
Because she had potato chips in her mouth, she didn't dare to move and could only maintain that "pretending to read" posture, while her eyes were secretly glancing behind her.
[Holy crap! It's Chen Jin!]
Why is this jinx here? Is he here to enforce discipline again?
Don't look at me, don't look at me... I didn't eat anything, my cheeks are just swollen...
Shen Jin walked to the last row and stopped at Jiang Mianmian's table.
He looked down at the girl who was holding her Chinese textbook upside down, her cheeks bulging, and her eyes darting around.
as well as……
That voice, both extremely guilty and extremely arrogant, that exploded in his mind:
What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman eating potato chips before?
If you dare remember my name, don't leave after school! I'll... I'll puncture your bicycle tires with nails!
The corners of his composed lips curled up almost imperceptibly.
Piercing nails?
This transfer student is quite bold.
He extended his long, slender fingers and gently tapped on her desk.
"Knock knock".
Jiang Mianmian was so startled that she almost swallowed the potato chip into her trachea.
"Gulp."
It was swallowed.
"Jiang Mianmian."
His deep, cool voice was like a refreshing glass of mint water on a summer's day: "You're holding the Chinese textbook upside down."
"ah?"
Jiang Mianmian quickly turned the book upside down. "Um... I'm practicing reciting it backwards! Yes! Reciting it backwards!"
[Help! Taishe is dead!]
Did he find out? He definitely found out! The smell of my potato chips can't be hidden anymore!
Shen Jin pushed up his glasses, a hint of mockery flashing behind the lenses.
He didn't expose her, but instead leaned down, got close to her ear, and said in a voice only the two of them could hear:
There's shavings on the corner of your mouth.
Jiang Mianmian was shocked and quickly reached out to wipe it.
Sure enough, a little bit of red tomato powder got on my fingertip.
[It's over! The evidence is irrefutable!]
[I'm going to get points deducted! I'm going to get a public reprimand! My ladylike image (not really) is completely ruined!]
[Chen Jin, you skinflint! If you dare deduct points, I'll... I'll go to the radio station and announce that you have a crush on me!]
As Shen Jin listened to her defiant threat, the smile in his eyes deepened.
He straightened up and wrote a few words in his notebook.
Jiang Mianmian closed her eyes in despair.
Go ahead and deduct as much as you want! I'm shameless anyway!
However, Shen Jin did not hand the notebook to the teacher. Instead, he tore off that page, crumpled it up, and threw it into Jiang Mianmian's desk drawer.
Come to my office after class.
He left behind this thought-provoking remark, then turned and left.
Jiang Mianmian was left completely bewildered.
She secretly took out the crumpled paper, unfolded it, and took a look.
Instead of a deduction, there was a line of strong, vigorous characters written above:
Don't leave after school. I'll tutor you in math.
[Also, remember to wipe your mouth next time you sneak a bite. Silly.]
Jiang Mianmian: ? ? ?
Tutoring?
[He's... letting me off the hook? And even called me stupid?]
However... the handwriting is really beautiful.
...
After school, in the student council office.
As the sun set, golden rays filled the entire room.
Jiang Mianmian sat opposite Shen Jin, looking at the math test paper in front of her that only had 50 points, and painfully biting her pen.
"This question... the answer is C?"
"Why?" Shen Jin sat opposite, twirling a pen in his hand.
"Because... if there are three long and one short, choose the shortest? Or if there are three short and one long, choose the longest?"
Shen Jin: "..."
He sighed, got up, walked behind her, bent down, and took her hand that was holding the pen.
Look here.
His breath enveloped her, carrying a faint scent of lemongrass. "The auxiliary lines should be drawn like this... Substitute into the formula..."
Jiang Mianmian's heart skipped a beat.
[Damn... isn't this position a little too suggestive?]
His hands are so big and warm...and his voice is so nice...
Is this what they call... being carried by a genius?
Although I couldn't understand what he was saying, it seemed pretty good?
Listening to her wandering thoughts, Shen Jin helplessly tapped her head:
"Pay attention. If you get distracted again, I'll confiscate your snacks."
"Huh? How did you know I had snacks?"
Jiang Mianmian covered her schoolbag.
Shen Jin took a beautifully packaged box of chocolates from the drawer and pushed it in front of her.
"I'm confiscating yours, give me this in return."
"It's imported. Not too sweet, not too greasy."
Jiang Mianmian's eyes lit up.
Wow! Is this the legendary dark chocolate? It looks so expensive!
[Chen Jin...you're actually a pretty nice person!]
She tore off a piece and put it in her mouth; it was bittersweet, with an unforgettable aftertaste.
"Calm and cautious."
"Um?"
Why are you helping me?
While eating, Jiang Mianmian asked, "I'm a bad student, and I like to cause trouble."
Shen Jin looked at her lips, which were stained with chocolate, with an incredibly gentle gaze.
Why?
Perhaps it's because...
In this dull and monotonous campus filled with formulas and rules, only her heartfelt words, like a popping candy, crackled and popped, shattering the calm surface of his heart.
Fresh, lively, and adorable.
"because……"
Shen Jin reached out and wiped the chocolate from the corner of her mouth. "I want to hear you... scold me a couple more times."
"Huh?" Jiang Mianmian was dumbfounded.
[Does this person... have masochistic tendencies?]
Shen Jin smiled.
“Call me… ‘Zhou Bapi’ (a notorious skinflint) or… ‘dog of a man’.”
"I love hearing anything you say."
In the setting sun, the shadows of the boy and girl overlapped.
Although there was no longer a powerful regent, and no more thrilling palace intrigues.
But these ordinary yet sweet campus days are still...heartwarming.
[Calm and cautious.]
Jiang Mianmian said silently to herself.
Even though you're a bookworm (just kidding), I still quite like you.
"Want to walk home together after school? I'll treat you to... the fried skewers from the school gate!"
Shen Jin heard it.
He closed the book and took her hand.
"good."
"Eat fried skewers."
"I'll take you home after we finish eating."
In this parallel universe, their story remains... a sweet story yet to be continued.
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