Chapter 410 - 206: Shen Yuan, You Really Deserve to Die
Chapter 410: Chapter 206: Shen Yuan, You Really Deserve to Die
Li Zhi let out a soft "Mm-hmm," waiting for him to continue. Her hand subconsciously squeezed the cat’s soft, squishy paw pads.
"But it’s just..."
Shen Yuan frowned, looking completely baffled.
"From start to finish, they didn’t mention the hotel once! Not a single word! It was like they’d all agreed to avoid it!"
The corner of Li Zhi’s mouth twitched slightly, her tone laced with its usual sarcasm.
"What? You want them to talk about the hotel that badly?"
Shen Yuan choked on Li Zhi’s blunt words.
"No."
Shen Yuan glanced guiltily at the closed door and lowered his voice. "Didn’t you notice? My mom didn’t say a single thing about where we were staying. And especially after your dad came in later—the way your mom, my mom, and my dad were looking at each other."
Li Zhi looked at Shen Yuan helplessly, as if she were looking at an idiot.
"I don’t need to spell out what they’re avoiding by not mentioning the hotel, do I?"
Shen Yuan’s face flushed red, and he nodded.
Li Zhi spoke slowly. "As for why they were looking at each other like that, it can only mean they confirmed something. They confirmed..."
Li Zhi glanced at Shen Yuan and trailed off.
Shen Yuan naturally knew why she had paused, so he nodded to show he understood.
Seeing Shen Yuan nod, Li Zhi continued.
The beautiful girl spoke in a confident tone. "Actually, the problem is probably with my dad. No, wait, the problem is probably with my school bag."
Shen Yuan blinked, clearly still in an idiotic daze.
Li Zhi shot Shen Yuan an irritated look.
"Think about it. Why did my dad insist on going home to get the liquor? Why couldn’t my mom have just brought it beforehand?"
"There was plenty of time for my mom to bring the liquor from my place to yours. So why did Old Li have to make the trip himself?"
"And another thing, why did we have to eat at your house?"
Listening to Li Zhi’s words, the various questions in Shen Yuan’s mind were quickly answered.
It was all to separate Li Zhi from her school bag!
"What’s in your bag?"
Li Zhi shook her head. "I don’t know."
An awkward silence fell.
If Old Li heard this, his spirit would probably be crushed.
He had planned for every contingency, but he never would have guessed that Li Zhi didn’t even know there was a talisman in her bag.
Old Li thought stuffing it into the bag was enough, but who would have thought he’d hidden it so well that Li Zhi never even noticed it?
The childhood sweethearts looked at each other, and for a moment, they both fell silent.
"What the hell... What kind of mess is this..."
Shen Yuan was at a loss for words.
Li Zhi shrugged. "But anyway, there’s one thing we can be sure of now."
"What?" Shen Yuan looked at Li Zhi curiously.
Painful Sacrifice smiled faintly, delivering the gospel.
"It’s time for you to do your homework."
Shen Yuan’s smile vanished instantly.
...
"Yuan, why aren’t you smiling? Is it because you don’t like to smile?"
Shen Yuan looked at Zhou Shaojie in the aisle. He felt a wave of helplessness—he wanted to smack the guy, but he was afraid Zhou Shaojie would actually enjoy it.
Shen Yuan stared at the photo of the grade report he had just taken from the blackboard at the back of the classroom.
On Monday, the joint exam results were out. But the numbers on the screen made his heart sink.
Chinese: 121, Math: 105, English: 150, Science Comprehensive: 262. Total: 638.
Damn, not even 640!
Just then, a figure leaned in next to him.
Li Zhi stared at the glaring "638" on Shen Yuan’s phone screen.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk."
Li Zhi shook her head. Then, a perfectly executed sigh escaped her beautifully shaped lips.
"Sigh—"
The sigh was long and drawn-out, its tail end even trembling slightly, as if it contained all the regret and sorrow in the world.
She even furrowed her delicate brows to match, putting on a troubled expression as if she were seriously pondering, ’Where did it all go wrong?’
"638, huh?"
Li Zhi tilted her head, her eyes curving into crescents. But her lips uncontrollably curled upward into a teasing arc.
Her eyes were sparkling. Where was there even a hint of genuine regret?
"Student Shen Yuan, you’re still a little ways off from 650."
Li Zhi’s voice was light and soft as she lamented with a sigh, "I guess... you’ll have to score 650 in your dreams, huh?"
The feigned sorrow on the girl’s face was a stark contrast to the sly smile she couldn’t hide.
This feigned regret...
Zhou Shaojie watched from the side with great interest, unable to resist opening his mouth again. "Yuan, why aren’t you..."
"Shut up!"
This time, Shen Yuan cut Ah Jie off without hesitation.
"Yap, yap, yap, did you fucking do that much better than me?"
"Hey!"
Ah Jie’s voice immediately piped up.
He held out his phone like he was presenting a treasure, came up to Shen Yuan, and showed off his score.
"Behold!"
Chinese: 112, Math: 150, English: 82, Science Comprehensive: 294. Total: 638.
"Ehehe!"
Ah Jie was ecstatic seeing the look on Shen Yuan’s face, who was now completely unable to smile.
"Yuan, this is what you call skill!"
"This is what they mean when they say you only find out who’s swimming naked when the tide goes out."
"This is your Brother Jie’s true strength. You have to admit it!"
Shen Yuan looked at the gloating Ah Jie and smiled faintly.
’So it’s mutual destruction, is it?’
’Bring it on!’
Shen Yuan gave Ah Jie a gentle smile and said softly, "How’s *Silent Reading* coming along?"
Ah Jie’s smile vanished instantly.
"You..."
Ah Jie pointed at Shen Yuan, while Chen Mingyu, who was standing to the side, couldn’t help but chuckle when he heard Shen Yuan’s words.
Everyone knew that Ah Jie’s manuscript had been rejected again.
All they could say was, Ah Jie still had a long way to go!
Ah Jie pointed a trembling finger at Shen Yuan. "We were talking about grades! You-you-you, don’t you change the subject!"
Shen Yuan looked at Ah Jie, then turned to Li Zhi. "Li Bao."
"What?" The beautiful girl frowned at Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan smiled at her, then gently placed his hand on hers and gave it a little squeeze.
Li Zhi watched his movement with a confused look. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing. Just wanted to soak up some of that top student aura."
Li Zhi glanced at Shen Yuan as if he were an idiot, then turned back to look at her own exam paper.
But her hand remained obediently in his, letting him knead it as he pleased.
Ah Jie stared at the scene in disbelief.
Chen Mingyu, who had just been watching the fun from the sidelines, felt like a stray dog on the street that had just been force-fed a mouthful of unbearably sour dog food.
The very next second, Li Zhi suddenly snatched her hand back from Shen Yuan’s.
The beautiful girl glared at Shen Yuan, her face flushed with a mixture of shame and anger.
’I got used to him touching me in Hang City, I forgot we’re at school now!’
But before Li Zhi could blow up, Shen Yuan was dragged away by Ah Jie and Chen Mingyu.
"You bastard!"
"Shen Yuan!"
"You really are a fucking bastard!!"