Chapter 959
IF154
"How did you manage to get into the Sunshine Class?"
The next day, after morning reading, Lin Yuehua glanced sideways at Li Zhuangsheng.
"Uh, uh..."
Li Zhuangsheng stared at the English dictation exercise in front of him, speechless.
"Actually, my grades were alright at first... and English has never been my strong suit," Li Zhuangsheng added, making excuses for himself. "Actually, my math is pretty good!"
"Are you sure?" Lin Yuehua raised an eyebrow. "What was your math test score last week?"
"Uh, uh... I usually don't unleash my true strength during weekly training!"
"What about your last monthly exam?"
"Well, well... heroes don't care about grades!" Li Zhuangsheng, covered in sweat, started rambling incoherently. "Didn't you see the news? Even graduates from Peking University are selling pork!"
Lin Yuehua raised an eyebrow, rolled up a book, and tapped it on Li Zhuangsheng's head: "You'd better get into Peking University first, you idiot!"
"What's wrong? You actually passed the exam?" Li Zhuangsheng wailed, clutching his head in dissatisfaction.
"I'm not going to apply to Peking University, I'm going to apply to Tsinghua University," Lin Yuehua said with a soft hum.
"You want to apply to Tsinghua University?" Li Zhuangsheng looked Lin Yuehua up and down suspiciously. If it were anyone else, Li Zhuangsheng would have just scoffed at her for daydreaming, but this was Lin Yuehua, so Li Zhuangsheng could only give her a thumbs up, "You have ambition, I believe in you!"
Although Li Zhuangsheng thought it was difficult, nothing is absolute. Getting into Tsinghua University might be impossible for others, but for Lin Yuehua, there was at least a slight possibility. It was probably more than one percent.
Lin Yuehua's lips curved into a smile, seemingly pleased with Li Zhuangsheng's affirmation.
“If your midterm exam results aren’t as good as your last monthly exam results, I’ll hand your phone over to your homeroom teacher,” Lin Yuehua said.
"No! The midterm exams are only a few days away!"
Li Zhuangsheng sighed in despair. His grades had been steadily declining, and it was almost impossible for him to surpass last month's results this month.
I just finished flattering you, and this is how you treat me? Was my flattery technique not good enough?
"Then you should study hard. These few days should be enough." Lin Yuehua raised an eyebrow. "Remember to copy these wrong words twenty times. I will check them before the end of evening self-study."
"Huh?" Li Zhuangsheng was dumbfounded. Was there a punishment for dictation?
"Not willing? Then copy it thirty times." Lin Yuehua said indifferently.
"No, no, no, twenty times it is fine. A promise is a promise!" Li Zhuangsheng shook his head vigorously.
“Copying isn’t the goal; it’s to help you remember how to spell the words.” Lin Yuehua smiled slightly. “You’ll still have to do a dictation of these wrong words tomorrow. If you get them wrong again, you’ll have to copy them fifty times.”
"Holy crap, this is too much..."
"I'm getting angry!" Lin Yuehua glared at him.
Okay, okay... I'll copy, I'll copy! I'll copy you to death! From today onwards, I'm going to become a heartless learning machine!
Li Zhuangsheng gritted his teeth, angrily picked up his pen, and began to write furiously.
"Fool."
Looking at Li Zhuangsheng's expression, Lin Yuehua's eyes seemed to hold a mixture of amusement and helplessness as she spoke softly.
“If you make any more personal attacks on me, I’m going to report Teacher Fan!” Li Zhuangsheng suddenly snapped.
"I'll stop attacking you once your score surpasses mine," Lin Yuehua said with a cold smile.
Li Zhuangsheng gritted his teeth, finally understanding why Lin Yuehua had no friends. This was infuriating! What was even more infuriating was that he couldn't refute it!
"You just wait! Fortune changes every thirty years, don't underestimate a young man's potential! If I get serious, I can surpass you in no time!" Li Zhuangsheng roared in a fit of impotence. "Oh."
Lin Yuehua lowered her eyes to read.
Just then, a slight commotion came from the classroom door. Li Zhuangsheng looked up and saw a beautiful face that was dazzling in the sunlight.
He instinctively lowered his head, silently repeating, "You can't see me, you can't see me..."
"Li Zhuangsheng, someone is looking for you!"
Unfortunately, Murphy's Law has come into play once again.
Li Zhuangsheng struggled to lift his head and saw Hu Mengdie smiling and waving at him.
He pointed to himself with a puzzled expression, trying to stall for time. Of course, this was pointless; he eventually had to get up and slowly shuffle to the classroom door, looking utterly embarrassed.
He didn't understand why Hu Mengdie was so fixated on him; she seemed to have too much free time on her hands!
"I see what you're writing. Are you busy?" Hu Mengdie asked with a smile.
"I... I'm copying English words," Li Zhuangsheng murmured, head down.
"Not bad, you've worked really hard! Keep it up!"
Hu Mengdie smiled and gently patted Li Zhuangsheng's shoulder. She thought to herself that he had become more hardworking because of her, and a sweet feeling welled up inside her.
She was enjoying her life at this moment, although she missed Li Zhuangsheng's warm embrace and longed for romance between husband and wife in the quiet of the night.
But that's adult love, and it's too early for Li Zhuangsheng right now. She worries that Li Zhuangsheng will get carried away and think about relationships all the time, which will affect his studies.
Besides, although she trusted Li Zhuangsheng's character and didn't yet insist on "saving her virginity for marriage," she still felt that giving it to Li Zhuangsheng too easily would make her seem cheap. She wanted to wait until after the college entrance exam, or even after starting university.
Although this idea was somewhat shaken by last night's dream. She didn't know why she dreamed of such intense love, and when she woke up she felt completely exhausted, her desire for Li Zhuangsheng almost reaching its peak.
But now, things have finally calmed down.
She stared at Li Zhuangsheng's lips, lips that had originally belonged to her, from the first time to the last... every single time they were hers.
She could kiss those lips anytime, anywhere, and then devour him... Enough! Hu Mengdie, when did you become such a lecherous woman?
Li Zhuangsheng took a small step back. He saw a certain aggression in Hu Mengdie's eyes that was different from her usual demeanor. This further solidified Li Zhuangsheng's preconceived notion of Hu Mengdie: she was definitely not a well-behaved girl, and might even be quite cunning.
Suppressing the evil thoughts in her heart, Hu Mengdie took a deep breath and smiled brightly: "Alright, actually, I came here today to ask you for a favor."
"What kind of help?" Li Zhuangsheng asked warily and curiously.
Hu Mengdie smiled slightly, leaned close to Li Zhuangsheng's ear, and breathed on his face: "Are you free this month's leave?"
Li Zhuangsheng's ears burned, and he subconsciously stepped back, his cheeks flushing red with embarrassment.
"What... what do you want to do?" Li Zhuangsheng asked in a panic.
“Look, something happened to Lin Yuehua’s family, and I want to help her.”
"You're already helping her, aren't you..."
Li Zhuangsheng blinked. Although he sympathized with Lin Yuehua's pride, he also admitted that Hu Mengdie had helped Lin Yuehua a lot.
"I don't think it's enough," Hu Mengdie shook her head. "The school's donations might not be enough to cover Grandma Lin Yuehua's medical expenses." (End of Chapter)