This humble Taoist priest wants to take the college entrance exam.

Chapter 184 Why does she dare but I don't!

It's true that youth is incomplete without exercise.

Her rosy cheeks after exercise, glistening with a thin layer of sweat on her delicate skin, looked like sugar soaked in sunlight, sweet and vibrant.

Every part of a girl after exercising is captivating.
This fierce badminton battle between the top students in both arts and sciences ended with the ringing of the bell for the end of physical education class.

Wen Zhixia was still unconvinced, and she would definitely come back for a comeback next time she had the chance.

Lin Mengqiu naturally had no reason to be afraid of her. Although the annoying cicada had managed to get a little benefit from the punishment, it was nothing more than a loser's self-consolation!

I should have known better than to bet with her on sit-ups. If we were going to bet, we should have bet that the winner of the next bet could ride Chen Shi'an around the track twice!
Um... does this mean Chen Shi'an is paying the bill?
Forget it, the class monitor is just thinking about it. If she actually won, she'd be too embarrassed to ride a Taoist priest...

Riding it secretly at home is fine, but riding it in public is not.

But the thought that the annoying cicada would definitely dare to ride her meant that I definitely couldn't bet with her on such a bet.

Sure enough, I need to think carefully about the bet next time, so that it can dampen her spirits without letting her get away with anything.

Although the little incident in the middle dampened Lin Mengqiu's happiness a bit, the class monitor was still very happy when she thought that the challenge was initiated by Wen Zhixia and that she had ultimately defended the ring.

Moreover, today happens to be my turn to be on duty with Chen Shi'an. The thought that Annoying Chan wouldn't be able to eat with Chen Shi'an later made the class monitor even happier.

Back in the classroom, Lin Mengqiu hung her battle racket back on the table.

Even after intense exercise, her pretty face still had a slight blush. Her skin was already fair, and this touch of red gave her a delicate, rosy complexion.

A few stray hairs on her forehead were damp with sweat, and her short-sleeved shirt was soaked through. She sat down, took out a tissue, and carefully wiped the sweat from her cheeks and neck.

As for the sweat on her back, it was difficult to wipe it away. Lin Mengqiu held a tissue and bent her arm behind her neck.

Chen Shi'an also returned to his seat and sat down, drinking water while watching her wipe her sweat.

"...What are you looking at?"

"Look at the squad leader wiping his sweat."

Chen Shi'an asked considerately, "Do you need my help?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mengqiu actually began to think.

God knows how I could even be thinking about a question I would have rejected without hesitation in the past!
The thought that if it were a cicada, she would definitely say, "Okay, okay, then Taoist priest, please wipe it for me."

Why should she dare but I don't?!

The class monitor glanced around quickly and discreetly, noticing that most people hadn't returned to the classroom yet. For reasons unknown, she squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth:
"it is good."

"..."

Now it was Chen Shi'an's turn to be stunned. He had only said it casually and thought the class monitor would refuse, but he actually agreed.

Seeing that Lin Mengqiu agreed, Chen Shi'an didn't care.

He put down his cup, took the wet wipes from her, unfolded them slightly, and folded them into a square of the right size.

As Lin Mengqiu watched his movements, her heart inexplicably quickened, but fortunately, the warmth from the exercise perfectly concealed the slight blush on her pretty face.

"Squad leader, turn your back."

"...Just wipe the sweat off your neck."

"Yeah. I know."

Lin Mengqiu glanced around the classroom again before nervously turning to the side, revealing her slender back to him.

Before she could react, the wet wipe in Chen Shi'an's hand, cool in temperature, was placed on the skin of the back of her neck.

The sudden chill made her tremble involuntarily.

She subconsciously turned around, her hair tied in a high ponytail, the soft ends brushing against Chen Shi'an's hand.

"What's wrong?" Chen Shi'an asked.

"...It's okay, hurry up." Lin Mengqiu turned her head back.

She usually wears her hair down, but when she ties it into a high ponytail, her slender and long neck is fully revealed.

A few strands of hair that weren't tied into her ponytail clung to her skin, a thin layer of sweat on her skin.

The girl stood ramrod straight, her sweat-dampened short-sleeved school uniform clinging thinly to her shoulders and back, the outline of the bra straps faintly visible.

Chen Shi'an withdrew his gaze and did not look at it any longer.

He gently pressed a wet tissue onto the back of the girl's neck and wiped it from top to bottom, following the curve of her neck.

After wiping her once, he turned the wet wipe over and gently pressed down the back of her collar a little. He then used his fingers to press the wipe down the edge of her collar and wiped the sweat from her back.

Lin Mengqiu had her back to him, her head slightly lowered, her ear tips a little red, and she looked down at her hands, which were pressed tightly against her knees, her fingertips secretly clenching the fabric of her school uniform pants.

She couldn't see Chen Shi'an behind her, but she could sense his every move.

Her heart skipped a beat when he slipped the tissue inside her collar, but she couldn't bring herself to say "No need."

Just as she was thinking that if his hand went in another centimeter, she would righteously refuse, the cool, wet tissue that was pressed against her skin was removed.

"Alright, class monitor, you can wipe the rest yourself."

"……Um."

Lin Mengqiu finally came to her senses, turned around and sat back down in her seat.

Seeing the wet tissue in Chen Shi'an's hand, soaked with her sweat, the girl blushed, took it back, and quickly threw it into the trash bag next to her.

Looking around the classroom, it seemed no one was looking this way, and the class monitor breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Monitor."

"……What's wrong?"

You haven't thanked me yet.

"……Thanks."

Lin Mengqiu rolled her eyes at him and didn't want to talk to him anymore.

"Monitor."

"..."

"I've finished my water."

"..."

Lin Mengqiu took his water cup and quickly went to get him more water after Chen Shi'an got up to make way for him. This stinky Taoist priest had some strange habit of being picky about water; right after gym class, while everyone else was craving ice water, he insisted on drinking lukewarm water that was three parts hot and seven parts cold.

……

As October arrived, the air conditioning, which was managed by the school, was turned off. In fact, it wasn't hot in the mornings and evenings, and the afternoon temperature was only 22 degrees Celsius, making it the most comfortable weather of the year.

After the heat from exercising subsided, Lin Mengqiu put on her school uniform jacket. She didn't really like wearing short sleeves and shorts; she preferred the feeling of having long sleeves like this that could cover her arms.

Originally, the last period this afternoon was supposed to be a class meeting, but we switched classes with the biology teacher, so today's period will be a biology class.

The monthly exam papers have all been reviewed, and classes are now resuming the previous lessons.

Chen Shi'an studied biology in his biology class. High school biology is more humanities-oriented, so he learned it quickly.

In science courses like physics, chemistry, and biology, experiments are an inevitable part of the learning process.

Chen Shi'an's current knowledge comes entirely from books; he has never even been to a laboratory.

"What you learn from books is never enough," Chen Shi'an thought. He decided that after he finished reading all the books, he would have to put them into practice and verify them.

For example, various 'small cars', 'small balls', and 'electromagnetism' in physics...

Chemical materials, solutions, reactions...

Biological microorganisms, plasmolysis, yeast...

In short, the more Chen Shi'an learned, the more he felt that he couldn't just read books. For example, in biology, he should at least use a microscope to see what those invisible microorganisms look like.

Many scientific theories have overturned some of his previous understanding, so he naturally had to verify them himself, which was very necessary for his understanding and insights.

Chen Shi'an never studied for grades, but for things that truly benefited him.

"Monitor."

"..."

It was during class, so Lin Mengqiu didn't say anything, but turned her head to look at him in confusion when she heard the sound.

Does our school have a laboratory?

"Ah."

"Where?"

"Experimental Building".

"Can I borrow it then?"

"…What do you want to do?"

Lin Mengqiu gave him a wary look.

"No, there are a lot of experiments in the book, and I want to do some experiments."

"Oh."

"Class monitor, have you guys done any experiments?"

"...once or twice."

"So many experiments, and only one or two?"

"Ah."

Faced with Chen Shi'an's doubts, Lin Mengqiu didn't know what to say.

The school does have laboratories, and there are plenty of materials and equipment. However, from the perspective of improving grades, taking students to do experiments every time there is an experimental chapter is obviously a very inefficient way to learn. After all, not every student will take the experiments seriously; most of them just play around in the lab.

After a while, the teachers stopped organizing everyone to do experiments. They just asked everyone to remember the experimental steps and results so that they could get points on the exam.

I didn't expect Chen Shi'an to be so interested.

If it were any other student wanting to use the lab, the school would absolutely not agree so easily.

But what Chen Shi'an said...

"If you want to use the lab, you should go and talk to my dad yourself."

"Oh? I'm sorry to trouble Principal Lin."

Ah.

With that eager look on your face, what's there to be embarrassed about?!
When do you need it?

"No rush, let me finish learning the knowledge in the book first, and then I will do experiments to verify it."

"...The right thing doesn't need your verification."

"Well, I need to verify it myself before I can be 100% sure."

"..."

Lin Mengqiu ignored him, as long as he didn't blow up the lab.

The thought of him, who had been immersed in metaphysics since childhood and was a Taoist priest, going to conduct experiments in a scientific laboratory seemed incredibly strange to Lin Mengqiu…

……

After class, it was lunchtime again.

The students dispersed in a lively atmosphere.

Chen Shi'an closed the book in his hand, stretched, and stood up from his seat.

Lin Mengqiu quickly reminded her, "It's your turn to do chores."

"I know, does the squad leader think I'll run away?"

Chen Shi'an walked to the back of the classroom.

After the class fees were paid last time, all the brooms in the class were replaced with new ones. He picked out two brooms and handed one to Lin Mengqiu.

"Does the class monitor want to have dinner together later?"

"it is good."

Lin Mengqiu suddenly found herself enjoying her assigned duties.

Next time, let Yufu take a bigger turn.

As the class monitor, I should contribute more to the class.

(End of this chapter)