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Chapter 122 What kind of problem requires staring at the feet to solve?
When Li Zhi returned to the classroom, Shen Yuan was already doing his homework.

Today's homework is still six and a half test papers, which is basically finishing the remaining half from yesterday.

"Here, I brought it for you."

When Li Zhi handed over the ice cream, which was still dripping with water, her fingertips were still chilled by the convenience store freezer.

Li Zhi chose the chocolate flavor, which she and Shen Yuan both love.

When Shen Yuan saw the chocolate ice cream, his pupils lit up instantly, and his back, which had been tense from thinking, relaxed instantly, as if all the pressure had been released at that moment.

"Ouch!"

Shen Yuan exclaimed in surprise, a delighted smile spreading across his face. "It's rare that Young Master Li would actually bring me ice cream."

As he spoke, he quickly took the ice cream, his fingers immediately filled with the icy coolness, which made him feel refreshed.

Upon seeing this, Li Zhi's lips curled up slightly, and he let out a soft "tsk," somewhat dismissive of Shen Yuan's reaction.

"I've been eating too much of your ice cream lately, so I thought I'd bring you one as a way of returning the favor."

However, Shen Yuan immediately saw through Li Zhi's excuse and ruthlessly exposed him, saying, "You only remembered me when you were buying it yourself, didn't you?"

His tone was slightly teasing, but he didn't seem angry.

Faced with Shen Yuan's exposure, Li Zhi did not intend to deny it and frankly admitted it: "You're really smart, you guessed it."

After saying that, she playfully winked at Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan shook his head, rolled his eyes at Li Zhi, and then eagerly opened the ice cream and began to enjoy it to his heart's content.

The rich chocolate flavor and the sweetness of the ice cream spread in his mouth, making him feel happy.

Although the weather is not as hot as at the beginning of the month, it is still quite warm.

The ice cream that reached Shen Yuan's hands hadn't melted too much.

Shen Yuan subconsciously glanced at Li Zhi. The beautiful girl had slight sweat stains on her temples, which must have been caused by walking quickly in the sun.

"Thanks."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhi looked at Shen Yuan with surprise.

"That's really rare."

"Hey! What kind of heartless ingrate do you think I am?" Shen Yuan protested.

After he finished speaking, Shen Yuan saw Li Zhi shake his head.

Upon seeing this, Shen Yuan immediately went into a state of alert.

Based on Shen Yuan's understanding of Li Zhi, the words that Li Shao was about to say were probably not good.

"An ungrateful stray dog."

Sure enough, this guy is even worse than an ingrate.

"Why should I?" Shen Yuan asked.

"I brought you ice cream, but you didn't leave me any pizza."

Shen Yuangang had just bitten off the edge of the crispy cone when he heard this and immediately looked up to protest: "Didn't you say you ate it on Sunday? Then I figured I wouldn't leave any for you."

Shen Yuangang finished speaking.

But Li Zhi had already turned her head away, and her ponytail swept across the exam paper on the table as she turned her head.

The cold snort that escaped from his nose made Shen Yuan's hand, which was holding an ice cream, freeze in mid-air.

"A sly, ungrateful stray dog."

Shen Yuan's lips twitched. Well, now there's another adjective.

"not me……"

Shen Yuangang was about to say something, but his voice trailed off as Li Zhi suddenly turned back to look at him intently.

Shen Yuanzheng paused in his action of eating ice cream, his Adam's apple bobbing unconsciously, and the condensed water droplets from the ice cream sliding down his wrist.

In the almost frozen air, Shen Yuan saw that the shadow cast by her eyelashes was trembling slightly, and there were still tiny beads of sweat on the tip of her nose from when she was walking quickly.

Shen Yuan's lips twitched, and finally he gave an awkward smile.

His smirking expression was reflected in the beautiful girl's clear eyes.

"I……"

Just as Shen Yuan was about to say something, he saw the beautiful girl pull out an exam paper from the drawer and slam it on the table, startling Shen Yuan so much that he dropped a few chocolate chips onto the table.

"This is your punishment for eating alone. I want to see you finish this test paper tomorrow."

Shen Yuan looked at the untouched Huanggang Comprehensive Science exam paper on the table and inwardly groaned.

Li Zhi's task was put aside for the time being, and Shen Yuan decided to finish his homework first.

Just as Shen Yuan was doing his homework, A-Jie and Yang Ze walked into the classroom carrying milk tea, discussing a series of anecdotes.

"It is said that Cao Cao's army at Changban Slope numbered in the hundreds of thousands. They could have killed Zhao Yun with a few arrows. So why was Zhao Yun able to charge in and out of Changban Slope seven times?" Yang Ze said.

"Oh? Why?" A-Jie's curiosity was immediately piqued.

Yang Ze cleared his throat and then said, "Because Zhao Yun had a jade-like face and a white robe, his hair was loose, and he was holding A Dou in his arms. He was full of love and tenderness, so Cao Cao mistook him for a married woman and deliberately showed mercy, demanding that he be captured alive, but he was unwilling to kill Zhao Yun."

"hiss--"

Upon hearing this, Ah Jie gasped.

He then nodded deeply: "That makes sense! No matter how fierce Zhao Yun is, it's one thing if you say he ran away, but it's really unlikely that he could have gone in and out seven times."

As soon as Ah Jie finished speaking, he saw Shen Yuan eating ice cream, so he walked over to Shen Yuan's side.

"Yuan, it's been a long time since I've heard you tell unofficial histories. Have you discovered any new historical facts lately?"

Shen Yuan glanced at A-Jie: "Yes, brothers. But my discovery this time is a bit old. And the regions are quite far apart."

"Oh? Tell me!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Ze immediately moved a stool over and sat down at Shen Yuan's table, while A-Jie also pulled over his own stool.

The three musketeers surrounded Shen Yuan's seat, eagerly awaiting his arrival.

"Actually, the Native Americans are descendants of the Shang Dynasty!"

Upon hearing this, the three of them immediately focused their attention.

Shen Yuan continued, “Legend has it that King Wu attacked King Zhou and won the decisive battle at Muye. In the end, he captured the capital, Chaoge, and King Zhou committed suicide by burning himself on the Deer Terrace.”

"But! Just as King Wu of Zhou was destroying the Shang Dynasty, 25 Yin soldiers, their families, and residents all disappeared without a trace!"

"In fact, these Yin people crossed the sea to the east and came to the Americas! To escape the pursuit of the Zhou people, these Yin people changed their customs, but every time the moon was full, the elders would face east and weep and ask: 'Is the land of Yin safe?' Over time, it was mistakenly passed down as 'Yin-di-an' until Columbus landed and mistakenly heard it as 'Indian', thus the name 'Indian' came into being."

"hiss--"

Upon hearing this, everyone present gasped in shock.

"This……"

"The true lineage of the Americas lies in China!"

Shen Yuan raised his hand: "Hey! There's no need to say anything more about this now, it's been too long."

Upon hearing this, the three people present all showed expressions of regret.

"Let's go, let's go release the water."

After saying that, A-Jie and Yang Ze went to relieve themselves.

As for Shen Yuan, he continued eating his ice cream in his seat.

"What kind of nonsense is going on in your head?"

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Shen Yuan smiled slightly: "This is called relaxation. There should always be something to help you relax, otherwise the pressure will be too great."

Li Zhi neither confirmed nor denied this.

After all, she herself was under pressure.

It's just that Li Zhi has a somewhat unique way of relieving stress.

She releases her own stress by pressuring others.
Pure and simple ritual of suffering.

But that's all in the past. Now, occasionally exchanging barbs with Shen Yuan makes Li Zhi feel quite relieved of the pressure.

"Hey, seriously, how about we go back to the old street for the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Shen Yuan continued to ask with great interest, full of anticipation for Li Zhi's answer.

Li Zhi shook his head without hesitation and refused: "I'm not going."

After saying that, Li Zhi's lips curled up slightly, and he looked at Shen Yuanshi with a slightly sarcastic smile: "Didn't someone say that the old street doesn't have the same flavor as it used to? Why are you still thinking about going back to take a look?"

Shen Yuan chuckled awkwardly, "I was thinking of going back for a stroll and then wandering around the village."

Li Zhi looked at Shen Yuan and asked a thought-provoking question: "Can you still find the location of your hometown?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan's lips twitched violently.

"Are you underestimating my memory? It's just demolishing houses, not tearing down the whole village."

However, Li Zhi still firmly shook her head: "Don't even think about where we'll go for the Mid-Autumn Festival. I'll probably go to my grandparents' place and then go back to the new village. You'll do the same."

Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow.

In recent years, Jiyang has been building roads one after another, and the construction of various city ring roads and provincial highways has even led to the demolition of remote villages like Shen Yuan and Li Zhi's hometown.

Shen Yuan and Li Zhi's parents separated their households quite early and built a house in their hometown early on.

Because of the location, they were close to each other, and then both were demolished, making them the envy of everyone as the "second generation of demolition beneficiaries".

However, in reality, at this stage of the demolition process, it is very difficult for the affected families to receive the high compensation they used to receive.

Most of the time, it's a choice between several options.

It's either money, resettlement housing, or a foundation to build townhouses.

Both families chose the land for the houses, and the houses had already been built.

The location is right next to the ring road, which is considered a pretty good spot.

However, due to Shen Yuan and Li Zhi's academic issues, the two families rarely went back.

They mostly stay in the city center. As for the newly built townhouses, they only go there occasionally when they remember, or maybe during the Lunar New Year.

After all, you need a larger place to visit relatives.

Both sets of parents have a good plan.

Once the children graduate from high school or college, this house will be left to them.

Then they went back to the townhouse.

Actually, it's not far, only a ten-minute walk.

There are even buses, but the bus ride takes 40 minutes.

Because, in terms of routes, buses will take a long detour through the city.

If this is how Li Zhijia plans to visit his grandparents in his hometown for the Mid-Autumn Festival, then Lao Shen will probably do the same.

Shen Yuan then stopped thinking about it.

Just then, A-Jie and A-Ze returned from relieving themselves, and Shen Yuan suddenly remembered something.

I've been separated from A-Jie for the past few days, and I've even forgotten to check on his progress in copying vocabulary words.

"Jay, where's your English vocabulary book? Show it to me." Shen Yuan's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable tone.

Upon hearing Shen Yuan's words, A-Jie's body stiffened abruptly, and the smile on his face vanished instantly, replaced by an expression of fear and unease.

Shen Yuan noticed A-Jie's change, and his brows furrowed slightly.

The next second, Shen Yuan rushed to A-Jie's seat and pulled A-Jie's vocabulary book out of the desk.

"No!! Yuan! Brother Yuan!! Don't look!"

Ah Jie lunged forward, shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Brother Yuan, don't look! There are love letters I wrote inside!"

"You idiot kid, I want to see this even more!" Shen Yuan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a mocking smile.

He completely ignored A-Jie's obstruction and gave Yang Ze and Chen Mingyu, who were standing to the side, a wink.

Yang Ze and Chen Mingyu understood immediately and stepped forward, grabbing A-Jie tightly from both sides, preventing him from getting any closer to Shen Yuan.

Immediately, amidst A-Jie's regretful voice, Shen Yuan opened the vocabulary notebook.

I don't know if I don't see it, I'm startled when I see it.

That idiot Zhou Shaojie copied thirty more words in just two days.

Shen Yuan then asked why they had been arriving later and later these past few days.

The relationship is back together.

"Zhou Shaojie, you're finished! You've been slacking off, haven't you! Fine! Let's see you slack off!! Beat him up!"

Immediately, Ah Jie was lifted up by three or five burly men and walked towards the back door of the classroom.

"I know I was wrong! Grand Tutor! Please spare me!"

"what!!"

Evening self-study was the same as always, spent doing homework and laughing with Zhou Shaojie.

Shen Yuan finished his homework quickly, completing all six test papers before school ended.

He had even completed a quarter of the Huanggang science exam paper that Li Zhi had given him.

"Isn't it great?"

As Li Zhi leaned against the doorframe and looked up, Shen Yuanzheng held the Huanggang exam paper, which was covered with formulas, high above his head.

"Isn't it amazing? How fast did you do it?"

Shen Yuan stood at the door, proudly showing off his work to Li Zhi, deliberately flipping the paper so loudly that it rustled, his voice tinged with a hint of excitement.

The boy tilted his neck back slightly, his jawline and collarbone forming a triumphant arc, and like a victorious general displaying his spoils, he pushed the test paper, covered with calculation marks, forward another half inch.

In the warm yellow light, Li Zhi's drooping eyelashes cast a fan-shaped shadow under her eyes.

Her crossed arms tightened unconsciously, and the cardigan she wore over her pajamas wrinkled at the elbows.

Seeing Shen Yuan's carefree demeanor, Li Zhi rolled her eyes at him in her mind.

Just now, Shen Yuan hurriedly called her to say that he had something to discuss, and even swore that it was very important. He also refused to video chat. Li Zhi thought something had happened, but she didn't expect it to be this.

"For something this small..."

The beautiful girl's voice suddenly softened when she caught sight of the ink stains on Shen Yuan's hands, a breathy sigh escaping her throat, which was immediately drowned out by her deliberately cold tone:

"There's no need to make a special trip here."

"That won't do!"

Shen Yuan looked at Li Zhi seriously, the test paper in his hand making a scraping sound as it was shaken.

"I finished ahead of schedule!"

Li Zhi pursed her lips: "So?"

"I really thought you didn't want to eat. I'll treat you to something else next time!"

Shen Yuan chuckled and was talking about the pizza that evening.

But before long, Shen Yuan noticed that Li Zhi's expression hadn't changed at all; the beautiful girl still had a cold face.

"Is that all? Look at the time! You're making it sound so urgent, I thought something serious had happened. I haven't even dried my hair yet."

Under the warm yellow corridor lights, Li Zhi's loose black hair still carried a hint of dampness.

The light apricot-colored nightgown rippled slightly with the wearer's movements, while the gray-blue knitted cardigan worn over it hung loosely on her shoulders, and the embraced arms created a few lazy folds.

Shen Yuan's hand, which was holding the test paper, suddenly froze in mid-air, and his Adam's apple bobbed up and down with each swallow.

He then noticed that the girl was barefoot, wearing slippers.

The round, pearl-like toes are tinged with a light pink, creating a subtle contrast with the pale blue veins showing through the instep.

The nightgown fell just right on her calves, and her ankles showed a translucent, jade-like quality in the light and shadow.

"you……"

Shen Yuan opened his mouth, and suddenly found it dry.

It was only then that Shen Yuan belatedly realized that the citrus scent floating in the air was rather strong.

It was obvious that Li Zhicai had just finished showering.

This realization made his ears burn, and the smug smile on his face suddenly became hollow, as if someone had suddenly pulled away the solid ground beneath his feet.

Li Zhi looked down following Shen Yuan's suddenly frozen gaze, her round toes instinctively tightening around her slippers.

The cuffs of the gray-blue knitted sweater were clenched so tightly that they left several deep marks, and the tips of her ears were flushed red.

"Shen! Yuan!"

Li Zhi practically spat out those two words through gritted teeth.

"No! I was looking at... looking at the exam paper!"

Shen Yuan frantically unfolded the Huanggang exam paper, the rustling sound of the pages particularly jarring in the quiet corridor.

He pointed haphazardly to a complex electromagnetism problem, his Adam's apple bobbing stiffly as he swallowed: "This problem requires the right-hand screw rule, right? I... I know the solution steps for this problem..."

Before Shen Yuan could finish speaking, Li Zhi suddenly took half a step forward, and the scent of citrus mixed with the aroma of the wardrobe diffuser wafted towards him.

"Solve the problem?"

When Li Zhi sneered, the tip of her nose wrinkled into an adorable arc, and her slippers precisely positioned themselves at the front of Shen Yuan's slippers.

"Problems that require watching someone else to solve?"

As he leaned forward, the hem of his pajamas brushed against the boy's burning knees, and Shen Yuan's neck instantly broke out in a fine sweat. The edges of his exam paper were crumpled and frayed from being gripped so tightly.

For a moment, Shen Yuan completely disregarded the pain in his foot and kept explaining.

"You really didn't look at your feet!"

Li Zhi snatched the exam paper, quickly rolled it up, and slapped it hard on Shen Yuan's head.

The pretty girl said in a low, menacing voice, "Did you look at my feet?! Exposing your fetish in public like that!"

"Sister, we shouldn't use that word right now."

Li Zhi frowned, but quickly realized what Shen Yuan meant.

Suddenly, Li Zhi felt a jolt run through his body.

The beautiful girl quickly retreated into her home, covering her chest with her arms.

"You idiot Shen Yuan! You're just trying to scare me!"

Seeing Li Zhi's wary look, Shen Yuan chuckled and scratched his head: "I really didn't look at it at first."

"You admit you saw it later, right!" Li Shao warned with a husky-like gesture.

Under Li Zhi's interrogative gaze, Shen Yuan blinked and then nodded in confession: "I saw it, but listen to my excuses."

"No, Thran! I'm going to sleep!"

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he was about to close the door.

"Hey!" Shen Yuan grabbed onto Li Zhi's door: "Just one sentence, then I'll leave."

Before Li Zhi could speak, Shen Yuan said in a very fast voice, "You look great today!"

Shen Yuan's voice sounded as if it had been kneaded and hastily pieced together by the night, with a hoarse tremor at the end of the note, characteristic of someone who was nervous.

His Adam's apple bobbed rapidly as he spoke, and the taut lines of his neck were drawn out in the light and shadow, revealing a youthful nervousness.

The slippers screeched on the floor, and even a "goodnight" was shattered by the impact in the hallway.

Li Zhi's back was pressed against the door panel, and he could hear the hurried sound of the door closing across the hall.

(End of this chapter)