Chapter 16

After the monthly exam, according to custom, the exam papers were discussed first. Shen Tan did not like to use sample papers. When discussing the exam papers, he liked to ask questions one by one, letting the students explain their answers and their thinking process. He would make supplementary comments at the end. If anyone hesitated and could not explain clearly, he would inevitably be ridiculed. Every time this class came, the students were surprisingly quiet and did not dare to look up at Shen Tan.

For the penultimate application, Shen Tan called on Tao Luanxi, who had been waiting for a long time. He spoke out the idea he had thought of long ago. Shen Tan nodded without saying anything. Tao Luanxi looked up and realized that Shen Tan had been staring at Qiu Yi's table.

Shen Tan's face was gloomy. "Where's your test paper?"

Qiu Yi's desk was blank, and he said nonchalantly, "It's lost."

"Lost?" Shen Tan sneered, "Then you answer the last question."

Tao Luanxi sat down, and Qiu Yi stood up instead: "No."

"How dare you tell me you don't know the answer?" Shen Tan said with a look of disappointment: "Did I explain this question before the test? How come you answered it well before the test, but you forgot it completely when the test came?"

Tao Luanxi was stunned, and unconsciously glanced up at Qiu Yi beside him. From his perspective, he could only see the boy's distinct jawline and Adam's apple. While he was speaking, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and his voice was slightly lazy: "Maybe he just forgot!"

Shen Tan's face had turned completely black. At this moment, the bell for the end of class rang. Shen Tan snorted coldly, glared at Qiu Yi, and left with the test paper.

Qiu Yi didn't sit down either, but walked out of the classroom.

It was already late autumn, and it was already dark before the evening self-study class. Most of the dishes in the cafeteria had been sold out, and the few that were left were cold. Tao Luanxi ordered a bowl of noodles. There were not many people in the cafeteria at this time, so Tao Luanxi found a seat and sat down, picking up the chopsticks and picking up the noodles.

At the other end of the long table, someone sat down two seats away. Tao Luanxi glanced at him and saw Qiu Yi, who was drinking water with his head tilted back and took out his cell phone to send a message to someone unknown.

The location is neither close nor far. Someone passing by can tell that the two people are not together. However, there are so many empty tables. If they are really strangers, there is no need to rush to sit at the same table.

Tao Luanxi knew that this guy must have done it on purpose.

The shredded pork noodles in the school cafeteria tasted average. The shredded pork was prepared in advance, and whoever bought it would scoop half a spoonful of it and cover the soup. It tasted cold and dry in the mouth. Tao Luanxi chewed it for a few times and took out his cell phone from his pocket to play with it.

【Why didn't you write the last question? 】

There was a crisp sound coming from someone's cell phone not far away. At this moment, Tao Luanxi had already turned on a TV series and was singing the theme song.

Qiu Yi glanced at Tao Luanxi's screen, lowered his head and smiled, tapping the screen quickly with his slender fingers.

【Qiu [poop]: No way! 】

No way! Shen Tan can see that you did it on purpose!

Tao Luanxi put down his chopsticks, lowered his head and typed on his phone with both hands.

[You’re lying! I clearly saw you write the same question before, with one sentence of thought and three solutions. You’re lying! /刀/刀/刀/刀]

【Did you let me do this on purpose? 】

【Why do you always lie to me? 】

Before Qiu Yi could type a reason, he was stunned by the question from the other side. The sentence he had already typed was quickly deleted. Qiu Yi pondered for a long time and suddenly didn't know how to answer.

The two of them stared at the screen for a long time without saying anything.

A cleaning lady came over in unauthentic Mandarin and said, "Little student, do you want to eat this noodle or not? If not, I'll take it away!"

Tao Luanxi was in a daze. When he heard the sound, his hand shook and his elbow knocked over the chopsticks, leaving a few drops of oil stains on his white shirt.

"Hey, sorry, did I scare you?"

Tao Luanxi hurriedly stood up and wiped it, but it couldn't be wiped off for a while. He smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, Auntie, you take it!"

Tao Luanxi had only taken a few bites of the noodles when he left and glanced at Qiu Yi. Sure enough, within a few seconds, he heard footsteps from behind.

The two of them walked one after the other to a deserted place. Tao Luanxi turned around and glared at him angrily: "Why are you following me!"

"I want to find a chance to explain what happened this time."

"Oh, you mean you won't or you just forgot." Tao Luanxi crossed her arms and looked at him with an expression that said "I don't believe you".

"I... didn't write that on purpose."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Luanxi rushed forward, grabbed Qiu Yi by the collar, and asked coldly: "Qiu Yi, do you look down on me?"

Qiu Yi's pupils dilated slightly, and he looked in surprise at the young man in front of him with anger in his eyes. Unlike the anger and frustration in the previous post incident, Qiu Yi could see that he was really angry this time.

Tao Luanxi is a little vain, loves face, and likes others to praise him, but these things must be earned by his own hands, not given by others.

This is his principle and bottom line.

Qiu Yi lowered his eyes slightly and held the two hands on his collar with both hands: "Sorry, I was stupid, I just wanted to make you happy."

"No need! I want to win you fair and square, not by playing these little tricks! Otherwise, why don't I give you laxatives, tear up your papers, or secretly correct your papers? Why can't I win you by doing a little bit?"

Qiu Yi had been listening silently without saying anything. He could now more or less see that Tao Luanxi would talk a lot when she was anxious.

Tao Luanxi glared at Qiu Yi and gritted his teeth, "I want to beat you up so badly that you can't take the next exam."

This really was like a kitten baring its teeth and claws. Qiu Yi couldn't help laughing out loud: "You can beat me as much as you want."

Perhaps it was because Tao Luanxi looked too pitiful, or perhaps this kind of intimate atmosphere had lasted too long, Qiu Yi held Tao Luanxi's hand with his big hand and rubbed his delicate skin twice with his thumb.

Tao Luanxi sensitively pulled back her hand and glared at Qiu Yi: "Next time you take the test, you must try your best."

"Okay, I will do what you said." Qiu Yi smiled and nodded solemnly: "I will try my best until the day you defeat me."

There was still some time before the evening sign-in time in the study room, so Tao Luanxi went to the Youth League branch's activity room on time, where there were still a few people.

"Tao Luanxi!" Li Xiaorou, the League Secretary of Class B, saw him coming and greeted him with a smile: "Aren't you here on duty this week? Is there something going on?"

"Well, I just lost my previous notes, and I wanted to ask if anyone has seen them."

Li Xiaorou clapped her hands: "Is it the one with a brown cover?"

"Yes, have you seen it?"

"I saw you give it to a few people in the Youth League branch, but I haven't seen you since." Li Xiaorou smiled and said, "I'll ask for you later. Maybe someone forgot to return it after using it."

"Okay, thank you."

Li Xiaorou has a cheerful personality and is pretty, and is very popular in the Youth League branch.

"What are you thanking me for? It's just a matter of a few words. Just treat me to a cup of milk tea and the matter will be settled."

Tao Luanxi smiled: "Okay."

Li Xiaorou works very quickly. When Tao Luanxi was studying and resting in the evening, he saw her message on QQ.

【Look, is this the [picture]】

There were two scattered pieces of paper in the photo. Tao Luanxi remembered that these were the two pieces he had put in there when he lent it to Wei Yuan last time.

[This is it, is there anything else? ]

[No, this was picked up by a classmate from the discarded test papers. I asked him and he said he found these two.]

Tao Luanxi frowned, and when he was thinking about how to respond, a head came over and asked, "Are you looking for something?"

Tao Luanxi was so shocked that she almost threw her phone away. The self-study teacher was still reading a newspaper on the podium wearing reading glasses. Tao Luanxi lowered her head and glared at Qiu Yi, then wrote with her mouth open, "What the hell are you yelling about!"

Qiu Yi looked down at the chat history: "What are you looking for? Notes?"

Tao Luanxi sighed and signaled him to speak more quietly. Seeing that the student in front of him did not react, he whispered, "One of my notebooks."

"Lost?"

"Well, I don't know who I lent it to and I haven't returned it yet."

Qiu Yi snorted and laughed: "Did you forget or do you want to keep it for yourself?"

Tao Luanxi didn't say anything. Although he had never said so before, with so many people in No. 1 Middle School, it was possible that someone might have such thoughts.

"Don't think about it. Just focus on your work. I'll ask you about the notes later."

Afterwards, Li Xiaorou posted several more photos, all of which were pieces of paper torn from the notebook. Judging from the photos, the notebook has most likely been dismembered, and even if it is returned, it will not be complete.

Although he felt sad, the thing was already destroyed and there was no point in dwelling on it. Tao Luanxi sighed in his heart and prepared to take a few nights to complete all the previous notes.

The Youth League branch has been organizing learning recently, and various regular meetings have been held non-stop. Tao Luanxi has been studying while busy with this and also has to find time to make up for the notes. His sleep time has been squeezed again and again, and he has not finished adding a few pages of notes, and he is almost going crazy on the spot.

During the daytime classes, because she sat close to the front, Tao Luanxi pinched the back of her hands to keep herself from falling asleep. By the time of self-study in the evening, Tao Luanxi was exhausted and about to pass out.

His eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and the English words on the paper changed from "the" to "thhhhe". Tao Luanxi didn't even have the strength to shake his head to stay awake, and he fell headfirst onto the table.

The imagined cold and hard table did not hurt his head. Instead, it was warm and held Tao Luanxi's forehead warmly. Tao Luanxi tilted his head slightly and saw a face full of worry.

"How many days have you not slept?"

Qiu Yi frowned. If he hadn't been quick to block it, the pen in Tao Luanxi's hand might have already made a hole in his face. Looking at the bruises under Tao Luanxi's eyes and the slightly red and swollen back of his hand, Qiu Yi would be lying if he said he didn't feel sorry for him.

"Do we have to go to this extent?"

Tao Luanxi squinted several times before he saw clearly that it was Qiu Yi's hand under his head. He struggled to straighten his back and waved his hands at Qiu Yi: "You don't understand, I'm not tired."

Tao Luanxi lowered her head and continued to do the test paper, but she did not notice Qiu Yi's gradually darkening eyes and the coldness emanating from his body.

When Qiu Yi was about to say something, Shen Tan came in from the back door, stood at the door and called out, "Tao Luanxi, come out for a moment."

Tao Luanxi frowned. Unless there were special circumstances, teachers generally wouldn't come to look for people during self-study time.

There was no emotion on Shen Tan's face. Tao Luanxi didn't think much about it. He stood up and followed him out.

Shen Tan was on duty today and he was the only one in the office. Tao Luanxi had just walked in, and Qiu Yi followed right in, closing the door.

"What are you doing coming in? Why don't you go to the street to perform if you want to join in the fun?" Shen Tan felt annoyed when he saw him.

"I'm here... just take a look around, just ignore me and pretend I don't exist."

Tao Luanxi: “…”

Shen Tan rolled his eyes and ignored him. He turned around and took out an A4 paper from the table and handed it to Tao Luanxi: "Is this your handwriting?"

Tao Luanxi took the paper and looked at it, and his brows wrinkled instantly.

This was a page from his previous notebook. Tao Luanxi remembered the handwriting and the contents recorded.

Tao Luanxi was a little confused: "What is this?"

Shen Tan said in a deep voice: "Someone reported to me that Tao Luanxi's girlfriend was selling No. 1 High School's test paper privately at another school for one thousand yuan."

Tao Luanxi was stunned: "What are the key points of the private sale test?"

Qiu Yi narrowed his eyes: "Tao Luanxi's girlfriend?"

The author has something to say: Qiu Yi: I haven’t even become his boyfriend yet, but someone dares to pretend to be his girlfriend? :)