Little Sweetheart

Zheng Peipei was overjoyed when she heard this. As expected, the study god wouldn't let anyone down.

She nudged Gu Siyi's arm repeatedly, urging her to copy the answers quickly.

Gu Siyi put on a brave face and said, "Um… could you lend me your test papers to have a look?"

The huge gap between people had made her abandon her shame.

Not to mention the first day of the holiday, even yesterday, she had been buried in her studies in the dormitory. As a result, she only managed to finish the English test paper with difficulty, and the math paper was still missing a few difficult problems. As for the others… it was better not to mention them.

Xia Zhijun took out a few test papers from his drawer. Gu Siyi and Zheng Peipei's eyes were fixed on them, their eyes shining with eagerness.

He took out the test papers. Just as Gu Siyi was about to reach for them, he deliberately raised his hand, bypassing her, and smiled vaguely. "What's the benefit of lending them to you?"

Gu Siyi missed, so she had to put her hands together and look at him sincerely. "Please help me, what do you want in return?"

"…" Zheng Peipei was also speechless. It was already a matter of urgency, yet he was still teasing! Damn… The study god didn't understand the suffering of the study slag!

Just as Gu Siyi was at a loss, Zheng Peipei got up and walked forward. "There are plenty of benefits! You can hug my little teddy bear and lift it high! Give me the test papers!" After she finished speaking, she took advantage of his momentary daze and snatched the test papers.

Gu Siyi's eyes met Xia Zhijun's, and she quickly looked away. "…"

She silently said in her heart, "That was her, not me."

After Zheng Peipei retrieved the spoils of war, the two of them took out the test papers and started working.

On the other side, Lu Jiaye yawned and slowly strolled into the classroom. The strong learning atmosphere in the classroom seemed to make him realize that there was still holiday homework. He scratched his messy hair and said to Xia Zhijun, "Boss, let me copy your test papers."

Xia Zhijun glanced at the next seat and said, "They're over there."

Lu Jiaye: "…??"

Seeing the two girls writing furiously, he was stunned. "No way? The girls have become so depraved?"

Since Xia Zhijun's standard answers had been taken away, and it was estimated that they would not be returned for a while, Lu Jiaye had no choice but to find another way out. He asked Su Han for his test papers to copy.

While copying the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, Gu Siyi and Zheng Peipei reminded each other, "Don't copy them exactly… We can't get them all right. Let's just fill in a few randomly…"

When they got to the big questions, they were dumbfounded.

Why didn't the study god's big questions have any steps? At most, he only needed three steps to get to the answer, and more often than not, he just wrote the answer directly.

They felt the fear of being dominated by the word "omitted" in the answer appendix of the textbook.

Looking at these questions, almost all of them were omitted…

Gu Siyi and Zheng Peipei looked at each other.

This was a move that only the top student in the city could pull off.

If they dared to directly copy the answer, it would be no different from courting death…

At the same time, Lu Jiaye was copying Su Han's answers while complaining, "Why are you so long-winded when you do your homework? Can't you learn from Ajun, concise and clear, making it easier for people to copy?"

Hearing his words, Zheng Peipei immediately took Xia Zhijun's test paper and walked over, slapping it on his desk. "Here's what you want! Give me these…"

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? You're a robber…" Lu Jiaye wanted to protect his territory.

Zheng Peipei glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes. "Are you switching or not?"

"If you say switch, then switch… Yes, that's right, take it." Lu Jiaye made a 180-degree turn and said with a smile.

Zheng Peipei rolled her eyes at him and took Su Han's test paper.

Looking at her back, Lu Jiaye was not annoyed, but laughed instead. "Tsk, the tigress is having her daily outburst. I'm wide awake now."

Compared to Xia Zhijun's genius problem-solving method, Su Han's was much more normal, well-organized, and complete. It was a standard copying template that would move any study slag to tears.

Gu Siyi and Zheng Peipei continued to work hard.

The class teacher walked into the classroom in her high heels, neither too fast nor too slow, to inspect the morning reading situation.

The crisp sound of high heels came, and everyone's reading voices became louder.

The two of them hurriedly covered their test papers with books, their hearts pounding with fear.

…They were afraid that the class teacher wouldn't leave, and even more afraid that the class teacher would suddenly ask the class representative to collect the homework.

"This is so annoying… Why isn't she leaving yet…"

"…" Gu Siyi was also anxious.

Just as the two of them were worrying, they saw Xia Zhijun get up and walk onto the podium.

He was still holding a book in his hand, as if he was going to discuss a question with the teacher?

Then they saw Xia Zhijun walk out of the classroom with the class teacher…

Through the glass window, they could see them facing away from the classroom, discussing a question by the railing of the corridor.

Zheng Peipei exclaimed in a low voice, "Wow! We're saved! Hurry, hurry!"

The two of them immediately seized the time to catch up.

Lu Jiaye, who was next to them, sighed as he copied, "Ajun actually covered for me to copy my homework. I'm about to be moved to tears by this strong brotherly love."

After everything was done, the few of them settled down to read.

Not long after, Xia Zhijun returned to his seat.

Lu Jiaye gave him a thumbs up. "You're a true friend, a true brother."

Xia Zhijun glanced at him. "Don't flatter yourself."

During breakfast, Gu Siyi had no appetite. Zheng Peipei was chatting and laughing with Xiang Li and Zheng Xinyi, while she was rather quiet.

She had only cared about having fun during the holidays and didn't finish her homework properly. At the last minute, she had to grab someone else's test paper and copy the answers. She felt deeply guilty.

Especially since she had copied from Xia Zhijun…

He had also gone out to have fun like her, and he had finished his homework easily.

And… how could she be so different from him?

Xia Zhijun and the others happened to be sitting not far away. He saw Gu Siyi stirring the porridge in her bowl, not taking a few bites, and the steamed bun was left untouched.

After they left, Xia Zhijun went to the canteen and bought a cup of fresh milk and a sandwich to take to the classroom.

In the classroom, Gu Siyi was reading and doing her homework.

After deep reflection and painful realization, she decided that she would definitely finish her holiday homework properly next time and never copy answers again!

Xia Zhijun put the things on her desk. Gu Siyi looked up, looked at the things, and then looked at him, puzzled. "I went downstairs to have breakfast."

Xia Zhijun said, "I accidentally bought too much, and I don't want to waste it. You can eat these as a favor to me."

Uh… It was fine if he didn't say it, but once he did, Gu Siyi felt even more ashamed.

However, she was still very principled and obediently started to eat.

Xia Zhijun sat down in Zheng Peipei's seat and looked at her. "What's wrong?"

"…Nothing," Gu Siyi immediately denied.

Xia Zhijun raised his hand and flicked her forehead. "I told you not to lie. Your expression betrays you."

Gu Siyi flattened her mouth and swallowed the food in her mouth. "It's nothing… I just feel that I'm so useless… Copying answers, being lazy…" She paused and said resolutely, "There won't be a next time! I will definitely not copy next time!"

Xia Zhijun chuckled and said indifferently, "I thought it was something serious."

"…??"

"Then I won't disturb your reflection. Oh right, finish everything."

"…!!" Was it really such a trivial matter?

Strangely enough, Gu Siyi suddenly felt no trace of melancholy.

It seemed that the things he didn't care about didn't bother her either.

As October arrived, the weather turned rainy.

The class break was canceled that day because of the rain, and everyone was hanging out in the classroom and corridor.

Xia Zhijun had just returned to his seat and was about to pick up the drink that Zhou Xiao and the others had bought for him when the class monitor, Lan Xiaoqiu, walked over to his desk with a book and asked him in a low voice, "Xia Zhijun, do you know how to do this problem?"

Xia Zhijun took a few sips of his drink unhurriedly, put down the cup, glanced at the book, and said indifferently, "I don't know."

"…" Lan Xiaoqiu paused for a few seconds and said with some distress, "The math teacher told me to ask you… Why don't you take another look?"

She placed the book on his desk, her pen circling the Olympiad Math problem.

Impatience flashed in Xia Zhijun's eyes, and he didn't hide it at all. His voice was cold. "I said, I don't know."

Lan Xiaoqiu froze in place awkwardly, but quickly forced a smile. "Sorry to bother you, I'll go ask the teacher again."

After Lan Xiaoqiu turned and left, Zheng Peipei, who had been watching from the side, leaned close to Gu Siyi's ear and said, "She didn't go to ask the teacher, but came to ask Xia Zhijun instead. She's just looking for trouble."

"Kind of…" Gu Siyi agreed inexplicably. She seemed to have forgotten that she often asked him questions too.

"Everyone knows that Xia Zhijun doesn't like to explain questions to others, yet she still came here to show off. There must be something fishy… I wonder which boy at the back she has her eye on? She likes to run to the back recently."

"…??" Gu Siyi looked at Zheng Peipei in astonishment. "Aren't you overthinking this?"

"Just wait and see, she must have her eye on one of the four of them."

"…"

Gu Siyi felt a little thirsty, so she picked up her cup and was about to go get some water when Xia Zhijun intercepted her cup and said, "I'll help you."

There were a few classmates playing around in the corridor by the water dispenser. Xia Zhijun walked over without dodging and bumped into them. He quickly took a step back, but the cup in his hand fell to the ground with a clang—

It was an exquisite porcelain cup, and it shattered into pieces.

Gu Siyi was dumbfounded. Xia Zhijun picked up the broom and swept the pieces into the trash can. He returned to his seat with regret and handed his cup of drink to Gu Siyi. "Have mine first."

Gu Siyi looked at the half-drunk drink and before she could say anything, he glared at her. "You used to fight me for my water, and now you're disgusted?"

"No…" She denied it immediately and took a big gulp to show her loyalty.

Xia Zhijun nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's right, didn't you buy a new cup? You can use the new one."

"Okay." Gu Siyi nodded, not feeling anything wrong for a moment.

In the afternoon, Gu Siyi brought her new cup to class to use.

Xia Zhijun said, "It looks good, I can use mine too."

So, the next day, he also brought his cup to class.

Their cups were placed on the corners of their respective desks, separated by a corridor. One was pink and the other was blue, with the same series of cartoon patterns. One was a cat and the other was a wolf, both cute and matching. The two cartoon figures faced each other from afar, as if they were about to kiss across the corridor.

During class, Xia Zhijun's gaze swept over the two cups, and the corners of his lips curled up into a silent smile.

During break time, Gu Siyi was struggling with a homework problem and had no choice but to ask Xia Zhijun for help.

She stood next to Xia Zhijun and bent down to talk to him. Xia Zhijun kicked Lu Jiaye's stool and said, "Go sit over there."

"Okay, I won't disturb you two." Lu Jiaye cooperated readily and got up.

Xia Zhijun sat down in Lu Jiaye's seat and gave his seat to Gu Siyi.

Zheng Peipei was reading a manga with her head down. The plot had progressed to a rather heated scene…

Lu Jiaye leaned closer, looked at the lines above, and repeated in a low voice, "Human, are you satisfied with what you see?"

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