Little Sweetheart

After the exam papers were handed out, Gu Siyi wrote her name and started working on the questions.

The first exam was Chinese, which was much easier than math and science. Gu Siyi, feeling refreshed, prepared to write quickly.

However, as she worked through the questions one by one, she wasn't confident in any of her answers, relying on a mix of guesswork and luck… This Chinese exam was not easy at all!

No wonder there were so many popular exam preparation books on the market. T-T

As Gu Siyi struggled with the questions, someone poked her twice on the back.

Turning around, she saw Lu Ming's grinning face.

Taking advantage of the teacher's absence, he whispered, "Move your paper a little to the side and let me see."

Are we close? Why should I help you cheat?

Gu Siyi turned back with an indifferent expression, ignoring him.

Lu Ming started poking her back again. Gu Siyi was extremely annoyed and leaned forward on her desk to create some distance between them.

During the exam, the spacing between each row was large. With Gu Siyi leaning forward, Lu Ming's hand couldn't reach her.

However, Gu Siyi's peace didn't last long before someone started kicking her chair.

Lu Ming stretched his long leg out and kicked the chair leg repeatedly.

He became even more brazen when the teacher went to the door to chat with the invigilator from the next classroom.

Gu Siyi was so irritated that she couldn't bear it any longer. She turned around and whispered, "Stop kicking my chair!"

"Call me brother and I'll stop bothering you," Lu Ming chuckled.

He didn't care about the scores, whether he cheated or not, he just wanted to tease her.

It was a rare opportunity to be in the same exam room, and it would be a shame not to make the most of it.

"You're so annoying!" Gu Siyi retorted, turning back to continue with her exam.

"Siyi dear, don't be so mean. It's not hard to call me brother. I'll be happy and you'll be happy~"

"…Your sister!" Gu Siyi shot back.

Lu Ming laughed. Her annoyed expression was surprisingly charming, her little face flushed red, and her sharp retort was adorable.

When the teacher returned to the classroom, Gu Siyi immediately raised her hand.

"What's wrong?" the teacher asked.

"The student behind me is kicking my chair, disturbing my exam," Gu Siyi replied.

The teacher looked at Lu Ming and warned, "Don't disturb other students."

Lu Ming restrained himself and sat obediently, staring at Gu Siyi's back.

With the peace restored, Gu Siyi started writing her essay.

The bell rang, signaling the end of the exam. Gu Siyi had just finished her essay and let out a long sigh.

As the teacher collected the papers, Lu Ming poked Gu Siyi's back again and said, "How was the exam, Siyi dear? I was cheering for you in my heart the whole time."

"…" Gu Siyi stood up, glared at him, and left the classroom.

His friends in the same exam room saw this scene and shook their heads, sighing, "The once free-spirited Sixth Master is now whipped."

"But she's not even his…"

"Quiet, don't let him hear you. Don't you know this is his sore spot?"

"I just don't understand why he's so hung up on Gu Siyi. There are plenty of other girls."

"Who knows? He used to change girlfriends every week, but now he's obsessed. Maybe what he can't have is always the most appealing."

The next exam was physics, with a 30-minute break in between.

Gu Siyi went to the restroom and slowly walked back to the exam room.

Initially reluctant, her heart skipped a beat when she saw the familiar tall figure in the hallway. She immediately quickened her pace and walked over.

"Why are you here?" Gu Siyi asked, a smile involuntarily appearing on her face as she reached Xia Zhijun.

"To see you," Xia Zhijun replied, holding a small paper bag. He took out a bottle of yogurt from the bag, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Gu Siyi. "How was the exam?"

"Thank you, Brother Xia!" Gu Siyi happily took the yogurt.

Xia Zhijun flicked her forehead lightly. "Don't call me Brother Xia." It really sounded like they were siblings…

"Then what should I call you? Xia Zhijun?" Saying his full name felt unfamiliar, creating a strong sense of distance. "Or how about Study God? It suits you."

"What do Su Han and the others call me?" Xia Zhijun asked.

"A-Jun," Gu Siyi replied.

"Okay," Xia Zhijun said with a slight smile. "Call me that then."

"…" Gu Siyi felt inexplicably shy and took a sip of her yogurt.

"How was the exam?" Xia Zhijun asked again.

"It was a bit difficult. And…" Gu Siyi glanced into the classroom, her eyes meeting Lu Ming's.

She swallowed her complaints. They had fought before, so it was better not to stir up more trouble.

"And what?" Xia Zhijun asked, his cold gaze sweeping towards the classroom, also noticing Lu Ming and his group.

"I didn't expect… I neglected my Chinese studies and wasn't prepared enough. But it shouldn't drag my grades down too much. The key is the upcoming physics exam."

"Right. Pay attention to speed and acceleration. Don't mix them up."

"Okay." Gu Siyi nodded, blushing slightly. That was a careless mistake she often made.

As they chatted in the hallway, the students in the classroom all noticed them.

Xia Zhijun was famous, and everyone knew him. The students whispered amongst themselves.

"I can't believe this is the same Study God who ignored all the girls for three years of junior high…"

"He even came to see Gu Siyi during this short break. How sweet."

"Turns out even Study Gods become fools when they fall in love, spending all their time with their girlfriends…"

"Don't be jealous of Gu Siyi. Jealousy makes people ugly. You'll end up like Lan Xiaooqiu…"

"…Too cruel, that's too cruel."

Ten minutes before the exam, everyone returned to the classroom. Gu Siyi said to Xia Zhijun, "You should head back to your exam room. I'm going in too."

"Okay." Xia Zhijun raised his hand and gently patted her head before turning to leave.

As he turned, his gaze met Lu Ming's in the classroom. He gave him a warning look.

"Hmph…" Lu Ming snorted softly, a fire burning in his heart.

Gu Siyi had initially thought this would be an arduous battle, but after skimming through the exam paper, she felt unexpectedly at ease.

The question types and exam points were basically all those that Xia Zhijun had specifically reviewed with her.

Her spirits lifted, and she began to focus on the questions.

Lu Ming tried his old trick of kicking her chair again, but this time, Gu Siyi didn't care.

Her concentration was high, and she found a rhythm in solving the problems. This feeling of smooth sailing was fantastic, unlike the usual pain of struggling with physics and chemistry questions.

Seeing that Gu Siyi was unfazed, Lu Ming felt bored.

He slouched lazily, whiling away the exam time.

As if a gust of wind had passed, a battery suddenly hit his desk. Lu Ming retracted his leg in pain and shot a sharp look around.

His eyes landed on the window, where Xia Zhijun's cold face came into view.

…Damn it!

The exam wasn't even halfway through, and everyone quickly noticed that Study God Xia Zhijun was standing in the hallway.

Whispers arose in the classroom.

"Xia Zhijun is outside…" "Did he finish the exam already?" "Study Gods are on another level…"

Hearing this, Gu Siyi looked up and out the window. Xia Zhijun was standing in the hallway, hands in his pockets, staring coldly into the classroom.

Uh… Why the unhappy expression?

No, why did he finish the exam so quickly?!

Although she was doing well, she hadn't even started the long-answer questions.

Gu Siyi pushed aside her analysis of Xia Zhijun's expression and returned her focus to the exam paper.

This time, she had to do well. If she didn't, she might as well die!

The invigilator was a coaching teacher for the math competition team and knew Xia Zhijun, or rather, was quite fond of him. He walked out of the classroom to chat with him.

"Finished the exam?"

"Yes."

"Waiting for a classmate?"

"Yes."

After a bit more small talk, the teacher's phone rang. He took it out, glanced at it, and said to Xia Zhijun, "Something came up. Could you invigilate for me?"

"Sure, I have to wait anyway." Xia Zhijun smiled.

"Great, just keep an eye on them until I get back."

Thus, Xia Zhijun replaced the invigilator and entered the exam room.

As everyone looked at him, he said calmly, "Teacher Zhang has something to attend to. I'll be invigilating in his place for now."

Gu Siyi's eyes widened: "…"

He glanced at his watch, looked down at the students, and said, "Forty minutes left. Those who haven't reached the long-answer questions need to pick up the pace."

"Oh my god…" Gu Siyi muttered under her breath and lowered her head to continue working.

They were both students, yet he was now the invigilator. Study Gods were different from ordinary people, truly different.

As Xia Zhijun patrolled the exam room, he stopped beside Gu Siyi's desk.

Gu Siyi, initially absorbed in her work, felt a little distracted. The pressure was immense.

Brother, please move along… Don't stand here, it's too distracting.

Xia Zhijun reached out and tapped a spot on her exam paper.

Gu Siyi looked up at him, her expression a little annoyed, her lips pursed.

Lu Ming, sitting right behind her, watched their exchange, his heart sinking.

With Xia Zhijun here, he couldn't tease Gu Siyi anymore.

Lu Ming stood up, took his exam paper, walked to the podium, tossed it onto the table, and left.

Gu Siyi heard the commotion, looked up, and before she could react, someone pressed down on her head and tapped her desk warningly.

Lu Ming's cool exit was left for the other students in the exam room to admire. Gu Siyi buried herself in her exam paper once more.

When the invigilator returned, the exam was nearing its end.

Xia Zhijun simply sat in Lu Ming's seat and waited until the bell rang.

After lunch and during their break, Zheng Peipei said with a mournful face, "That was so difficult… Why were the questions so hard… Even the Chinese exam was hard… Longxing's exam questions are truly monstrous…"

Gu Siyi understood how Zheng Peipei felt and nodded. "It was difficult."

"Really? You thought so too?" Zheng Peipei looked at Gu Siyi as if she had found a kindred spirit. "You have no idea how scary Study God is. He finished the exam so early. I was shocked, thinking how easy the questions must be!"

"…" How could she not know? He had come over so early and startled her.

"He's Study God. We can't compare to him, us mere mortals." Gu Siyi was good at comforting herself.

Zheng Peipei hugged Gu Siyi, whining, "We're both just ordinary people…"

The afternoon exams continued with math and chemistry, two challenging subjects.

However, to Gu Siyi's relief, they switched exam rooms in the afternoon, and she wouldn't have to see Lu Ming anymore.

The questions were indeed quite difficult, but Gu Siyi managed to handle them relatively well. It wasn't until the exam that she realized how accurate Xia Zhijun's grasp of the exam points was. She had basically encountered all these question types or variations of them before.

For the first time in her life, she experienced the feeling of smiling while looking at a math exam paper.

Of course, she remained modest when she ran into classmates, agreeing that the exam was difficult.

Before going to bed that night, she received a voice message from Xia Zhijun on WeChat.

X: "Don't study too late. Get some rest."

Gu Mingsiyi: "Okay, I was just about to sleep."

X: "Goodnight."

Gu Mingsiyi: "Thank you [grinning emoji] [grinning emoji]"

In front of Xia Zhijun, she couldn't help but show off a little.

Gu Mingsiyi: "I predict that I'm about to reach the peak of my life."

X: "Did you do well on the exam?"

Gu Mingsiyi: "A great teacher produces brilliant students [smug emoji]"

X: "Can a great teacher be rewarded with a kiss?"

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