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Chapter 212 Shen Yuan's monthly exam results were very satisfactory.
As soon as Yang Ze finished speaking, “Christmas has nothing to do with us seniors,” A-Jie immediately put aside the melancholy that had just passed.

Ah Jie waved his hand dismissively: "Hey! Who cares about holidays? We're already here, let's do something fun!"

After saying that, Brother Jie pointed to a crowded area: "Let's go! There's a trendy toy store over there! Let's go try our luck with blind boxes! What if we get lucky and get the perfect one on the first try?"

The suggestion was met with immediate response, especially from He Zhiyu and Zhuo Peipei, who were completely powerless against cute little objects.

A group of people rushed over.

Inside the brightly lit shop, the dazzling wall of blind boxes is overwhelming.

Ah Jie rubbed his hands together, muttering to himself, "Hide! Hide! The big spender is coming!"

He picked out a series, paid, and then, with an almost reverent sense of ritual, tore open the packaging with trembling hands…

"Damn it!" Ah Jie cried out in grief and indignation as he looked at the ordinary, standard model in his hand.

"It's all a scam!" Chen Mingyu and Yang Ze also opened their boxes one after another, and unsurprisingly, they were all ordinary models. They sighed in dismay.

Fortunately, the blind boxes are well-made, and even the regular ones look quite nice.

Seeing the identical, ordinary-looking phones in everyone's hands, and Ah Jie's utterly dejected expression, Zhuo Peipei and He Zhiyu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Hey!"

Ah Jie seemed to suddenly remember something, and his eyes lit up as he turned to Shen Yuan and Li Zhi, who had been detached from the "lottery" segment.

"Yuan, Sister Li! Come on, you two, let's see if our luck is still there!"

When Shen Yuan was called out, he subconsciously looked at Li Zhi beside him.

The girl was looking at the rows of glittering shop windows, seemingly uninterested in the blind boxes.

Hearing the commotion, he glanced briefly at the brand-new blind box packaging with a trendy figurine printed on it that had been handed to Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan, holding the box, leaned closer to Li Zhi, a smile on his face, and asked in a low voice for her opinion: "Li Bao, how about we do something hidden to annoy them?"

Li Zhi's gaze shifted from an exquisite ornament in the glass display case to his face.

Her delicate face remained expressionless, showing neither excitement from the lively atmosphere nor obvious disdain.

She shook her head decisively, her voice clear and crisp: "No. Childish."

She paused for a moment, then slightly raised her delicate chin, her gaze sweeping meaningfully over the rows of colorful claw machines along the wall.

With a sense of entitlement, he said to Shen Yuan, "What's the point of this junk? It's a waste of money. Instead of guessing the pattern based on probability, you might as well go play the claw machine over there."

From the girl's tone, it seemed that playing claw machines was the proper choice, while opening blind boxes was just a boring game full of "tricks".

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Shen Yuan smiled helplessly.

Indeed, for Li Zhi, between opening blind boxes and playing claw machines, he would undoubtedly choose to play claw machines.

"Well, opening blind boxes does depend a bit on luck, huh?" Shen Yuan chuckled, patted the box in his hand, and put it back. He then looked at Li Zhi and said, "Li Bao is so pretty, opening blind boxes must be a great experience for her."

Li Zhi rolled her eyes at Shen Yuan.

Meanwhile, Ah Jie got excited after hearing Li Zhi's suggestion.

"A claw machine? Great! A claw machine is great! Let's see if Yuan Huan is still as skilled as ever! The title of King of Claw Machines in Jiyang can't be tarnished!"

"Exactly!" Chen Mingyu chimed in, "None of us have ever seen Shen Yuan's claw machine skills! Who knows if his title of 'King of Claw Machines in Jiyang' is just for show."

Provoked by Chen Mingyu, Shen Yuan immediately became unhappy.

"Hey! What do you mean by bragging! Come with me now, and I'll show you what the real King of Claw Machines in Jiyang is all about!"

"Come on! Let's go!"

The group left the bustling blind box store and headed to a claw machine arcade.

The shop's machines were filled with a dazzling array of adorable plush toys.

Many of them are Christmas-themed items designed to cater to the upcoming holiday season.

The group exchanged a relatively small amount of game currency, since they were there to have fun and there was no need to spend a lot.

Besides, the prices at claw machine arcades are quite high.

How much spending power could a few students possibly have?

Instead of spending that money, you should buy a couple more bottles of Coke at the school supermarket.

Shen Yuan led Li Zhi around in front of the claw machines, and then Li Zhi stood in front of a machine that contained a light brown long-eared rabbit doll.

"Like this?"

Li Zhi nodded slightly.

As soon as Li Zhigang nodded, Shen Yuan inserted the game coins into the machine.

The claw machine game between the two of them was mostly just Li Zhi wanting something, and Shen Yuan grabbing it for her.

Shen Yuan inserted a coin and started playing the claw machine.

It has to be said that Shen Yuan has a bit of a mystical basis when it comes to winning at claw machines.

Besides the methods Shen Yuan himself had mentioned, for machines where it was unclear how many tries were left before the guaranteed payout was triggered, Shen Yuan could always grab a doll with very few game coins.

The title of "King of Claw Machines in Jiyang" is well-deserved.

With the same number of game coins, Shen Yuan and Li Zhi caught even more than A Jie, the three others, and He Zhiyu and the others combined!
It's very exaggerated.

As Chen Mingyu walked out of the doll shop, he was holding a penguin doll with a crooked mouth. He looked at the seven or eight different plush toy bags that Shen Yuan was carrying, weighed his own deflated bag, and finally shook his head in defeat.

"Is his hand equipped with magnets?! I only managed one out of twenty coins, and he got three out of twenty... Damn it!"

Ah Jie rubbed his hands exaggeratedly and leaned closer, staring at the transparent bag dangling from Shen Yuan's wrist: "Yuan! Grandmaster! Teach the kid! I spent twenty coins and didn't even get a single hair!"

Ah Jie pointed on his fingers and accused, "Yang Ze managed to snatch a doll by taking advantage of my mistake!"

Yang Ze sighed slightly at A-Jie and said, "That's called talent. You can't learn it, you simply can't learn it."

He Zhiyu held the only Santa hat kitten she had managed to catch, her eyes glued to Li Zhi.

The beautiful girl hugged the light brown long-eared rabbit tightly in her arms, her chin almost buried in the rabbit's soft head.

Although Li Zhi didn't speak, her slightly upturned eyes and light steps betrayed her feelings.

But to be honest, Li Zhi holding the rabbit doll has a strangely cute style.

It's soft, and completely different from usual.

This stark contrast ignited a frantic inner scream within the young author.

"This kind of behavior is only seen in front of someone you like."

Shen Yuan smugly tossed his bag of spoils around: "I already said it's all about technique, understand?"

He glanced at Li Zhi and lowered his voice unconsciously: "It's mainly because my Li Bao is lucky. She has to obey the machine when she's standing next to it."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Zhi's shoe tip had already accurately kicked his shin, the force not heavy but carrying a warning: "Idiot, shut up."

Even so, the girl did not loosen her grip on the rabbit even slightly, and under the illumination of the mall's overhead lights, her reddened ears were faintly visible through her hair.

The title of King of Claw Machines in Jiyang has been firmly secured, and even the warmth of victory seems particularly tangible in the winter sky.

After leaving the doll shop, the group didn't go home. Instead, they found a coffee shop and spent the rest of the afternoon there.

Dinner was eaten in the cafeteria.

The cold wind persisted, making people's ears ache.

The flow of people from the cafeteria to the teaching building was bustling. Shen Yuan habitually walked beside Li Zhi, his eyes scanning the students around him who were hurrying by.

After the group arrived at the teaching building, Shen Yuan suddenly took out a doll from the doll bag.

Li Zhi, who was standing next to him, noticed his movement and subconsciously glanced at the doll with a questioning look in his eyes.

Shen Yuan grinned at her and said quickly, "Wait a minute, I'll take one to Sister Shui!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shen Yuan rushed into the office.

At this moment, the door to the teachers' office on the third floor of the office building was ajar.

Shen Yuan knew the way well, and quietly pushed open the half-closed door, his eyes immediately locking onto the familiar desk in the corner.

There was no one at Yang Yishui's seat; her older cousin had probably gone out to eat.

A few teachers were still working overtime or chatting in the office, but they were already used to Shen Yuan's sudden intrusion as a "regular visitor".

After putting the doll away, Shen Yuan also left a note.

—Good luck at the New Year's Eve party, Bao!
Shen Yuan didn't even need to leave his name; Yang Yishui could tell at a glance that it was Shen Yuan's work.

No one but this bastard would be so despicable.

After delivering the items, Shen Yuan strolled back to the classroom.

The classroom lights were already on, and the heating was on, which was unusual for the classroom. Students were gradually returning to their seats, and the noise was mixed with a sense of relaxation after the exam.

He walked to his seat, and his gaze naturally fell on Li Zhi.

The girl was already seated, her head down as she organized the exam papers that had been laid out.

The thick coat was casually draped over the back of the chair, and the soft white sweater underneath perfectly accentuated the girl's figure.

When Shen Yuan walked to his seat, he couldn't hold back any longer.

On the beautiful girl's chair was a doll, with long-eared bunny ears used as a cushion.

At once……

Shen Yuan didn't know how to describe the scene for a moment.

I was hugging it so happily just a moment ago, but it turned into a cushion when we got to the classroom.

However, those two rabbit ears are indeed quite suitable as a cushion.

Just thinking about its past experiences, Shen Yuan felt quite sorry for it.

……

The bell signaling the end of evening self-study shattered the silence of the classroom.

Shen Yuan snapped out of his focused study, letting out a long sigh of relief, as if emerging from deep water.

He rubbed his sore eyes, feeling a familiar sense of mental exhaustion.

But this time, despite the exhaustion, an unprecedented sense of satisfaction and eagerness surged within him.

Li Zhiru had already tidied up as usual and was sitting quietly beside him waiting.

The two packed their bags in tacit agreement, squeezed through the noisy crowd, wrapped their coats tightly around themselves, and left the teaching building.

Li Zhi's hand was held in Shen Yuan's pocket, and she remained quiet, without making any noise of protest, as if she had already gotten used to it.

Shen Yuan's lips curled into a slight, triumphant smile. Without saying a word, he pulled her along and they merged into the crowd of people hurrying home under the dim lights of the school path.

As I walked out of the school gate, the crowds thinned out.

The cold wind swirled up a few withered leaves on the empty street, and the streetlights cast the shadows of the two people huddled together.

As soon as they stepped out of the school, Shen Yuan pulled Li Zhi into his arms.

Li Zhi took the opportunity to glance at Shen Yuan, and saw that the corners of this guy's mouth hadn't turned down.

"idiot..."

The girl lowered her head, burying her nose in her collar. Her voice was low and muffled, lacking strength, more like a tacit protest.

Feeling this familiar warmth, Shen Yuan's barely suppressed determination finally broke through his restraint.

He turned his head, his cheek gently brushing against Li Zhi's long hair, his voice exceptionally clear in the quiet night, carrying a hint of barely suppressed excitement.

“Li Bao…”

Shen Yuan paused for a moment, then gently squeezed the girl's arm with the hand that was around Li Zhi's arm.

"I feel confident about this month's exam."

He took a deep breath, as if to release all his surging confidence: "650! I'm absolutely certain!"

The lamplight outlined his arched eyebrows and the light dancing in his eyes—a confidence forged from countless focused efforts and late-night battles.

Li Zhi paused slightly in his tracks, taken aback by his sudden declaration.

The girl lowered her head even further, almost burying it completely in her collar, and the arm that Shen Yuan was holding didn't move anymore. Li Zhi didn't look at him; only her soft voice, still low and muffled, seemed to carry a hint of chill and impatience from the cold wind, emanating from her collar.

"You idiot Shen Yuan... the results aren't even out yet, don't make any big promises."

As he spoke, Li Zhi put on his hood, seemingly trying to hide himself even more.

"Hurry home, it's freezing!"

Her tone was flat, without surprise, excitement, or even her usual sarcastic tone.

Those brief words were perhaps an unspoken acquiescence to the impending outcome.

Shen Yuan slightly suppressed the smugness on his face, but the light in his eyes did not diminish at all.

Back home, Li Zhi closed the bedroom door and casually tossed his schoolbag and doll onto the desk.

The moonlight outside the window was like water, quiet and still.

The girl couldn't help but picture Shen Yuan's smug expression.

Saying with such certainty that you can get 650 points this time is like making some kind of grand promise.

Li Zhi leaned against the window, her fingertips lightly tapping the cold glass, her thoughts wandering.

The rule about not dating people with scores below 650 was something she casually mentioned to Shen Yuan when she was angry.

Now it has become a constraint on his desperate pursuit of knowledge.

Thinking of this, a warm feeling quietly rose in her heart, mixed with a bit of annoyance and embarrassment.

Does Shen Yuan really think that getting a high score on the test will make things go smoothly?
The girl pursed her lips, the corners of her lips unconsciously curling up, but she pretended to be indifferent and lowered her voice, as if trying to convince herself.

"It just means I won't date anyone under 650, not that I have to date them."

As soon as she spoke, she felt that she was trying to cover up her mistake. She quickly shook her head, a blush creeping up her cheeks, and hurriedly turned to walk towards her desk, afraid that if she thought about it for even a second longer, she would be bothered by Shen Yuan's confident smile.

After all, no matter how strong one's words are, the expectation in one's heart cannot be faked.

……

The next morning, just after 5:40 a.m., Shen Yuan suddenly sat up in bed.

It was still pitch black outside the window, but the winter chill was dispelled by the heating in the room.

Shen Yuan's heart was warmed as if a flame had been lit.

score!

The exam results will be released today!
Yesterday he was still stubbornly saying he was "sure to get 650 points," but after Li Zhi said "Don't be so sure of yourself," he felt like he was being scratched by a cat.

I felt both certain and a little apprehensive.

Shen Yuan's gaze fell on the kittens on the bed; the two were still sleeping.

"Still sleeping, little piggy, wake up!"

Shen Yuan gently pushed Nao Nao's belly, and the cat meowed in dissatisfaction and flicked its tail.

At midnight, she became alert and opened her heterochromatic eyes to look at him.

Shen Yuan looked at the two little ones, lowered his voice, but couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"Let me tell you, today is a big day! The exam results are coming out!"

"650 points! Your old man has it in the bag!"

As he spoke, he rubbed Nao Nao's head. The little guy seemed to be infected by his excitement, stretched, and rubbed against his palm.

Sangeng tilted his head, as if listening intently.

Shen Yuan was amused by their appearance, and his anxiety subsided: "If you really pass the exam, I'll treat you to a big meal! Then I'll let your mothers come and experience the joy of fighting with you for the blankets as soon as possible."

Shen Yuan quickly put on his clothes, his sleepiness completely gone.

As he shuffled off to wash up in his slippers, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up, and he even hummed a song.

The thought of scoring 650 points swirled in my mind, as if it could come true in the next second.

After all, Shen Yuan was too confident.

He could have scored 650, it's just that the last joint exam was a bit too difficult.

After washing up, Shen Yuan walked out of the bathroom and went straight to the window.

I drew back the curtains, and the sky outside was still pitch black; the winter morning was eerily quiet.

Looking at Shen Yuan, Nao Nao seemed to be able to see the young man's high spirits at this moment.

As for the third watch, it quietly got out of bed and went to the litter box, then started scratching at the floor.

"Eh!"

Shen Yuan turned to stare at Sangeng, and Sangeng's scrambling motions immediately stopped.

"Go poop in the basin!"

Sangeng looked at Shen Yuan, then glanced at the cat litter box.

"Meow~"

A wronged cry rang out, seemingly accusing Shen Yuan.

Look how filthy the basin is!

The cat, a germaphobe, cannot tolerate even a speck of poop that isn't its own in its litter box.

But under Shen Yuan's threatening gaze, it still climbed in, then stood with one foot in the litter box and the other three on the edge of the litter box.

Shen Yuan couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable watching this one-legged, upright way of defecating.

Then he immediately took a picture and sent it to Li Zhi.

Good things should be shared.

……

Li Zhi glanced helplessly at Shen Yuan: "Why don't you wash the basin when you have time? Look how disgusted you are at midnight."

"Even after it's been washed, it still poops outside. It only goes in properly when it's been washed and new litter has been put in."

After hearing that, I also felt a bit of a headache.

The little sand cat probably developed obsessive-compulsive disorder because it was smart.

There's no one like Nao Nao, who looks so silly.

The two chatted casually along the way, but both tacitly avoided a certain topic.

Achievement.

Shen Yuan was quite excited this morning, but when he actually stood in front of Li Zhi, he couldn't say anything.

As for why I can't explain it...

Perhaps it's to be mindful of what they say.

When I arrived at the classroom, I could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the class was a little tense today.

That makes sense; how could one not be nervous on the day the results are released?

But it was clearly impossible for Lao Zhou to announce the results in the morning.

Because sooner or later something is going to happen.

Okay, it's just that Lao Zhou has a simple heart condition. If he comes to apply this before the end of his lunch break, it will refresh him!

Actually, you can roughly guess your score when you analyze the test paper in the morning class.

It's just this score in Chinese...

It's hard to guess.

After waiting all morning, it was time for lunch break.

The atmosphere in the classroom gradually became tense. Shen Yuan pretended to be engrossed in organizing his collection of wrong questions, but his eyes kept glancing towards the classroom door.

Li Zhize quietly flipped through the textbook, but his fingertips were slightly clenched, revealing his inner unease.

It's highly unlikely that a beautiful young girl would feel uneasy about her grades.

What made her uneasy was simply not knowing how to face Shen Yuan next.

Is it as I thought last night, or...?

Li Zhi quickly pulled up her hood to cover her slightly flushed face, so that Shen Yuan wouldn't see it.

bother.

at last……

As lunch break was about to end, Lao Zhou strode into the classroom, clutching a striking report card in his hand.

The entire class held their breath instantly.

Without saying much, Lao Zhou walked straight to the back of the classroom, slapped the report card onto it with tape, and then glanced at everyone.

"The monthly exam results are out. Check them on your own after class."

After saying that, Lao Zhou turned and left, leaving the classroom in silence.

The moment Lao Zhou turned and walked out of the classroom.

"Snapped!"

Immediately, someone stood up, rushed to the report card, and took out their phone to take a picture.

The next second, Shen Yuan also arrived in front of the report card, took out his phone, took a picture, and left.

Before Li Zhi could react, Shen Yuan had already returned to his seat.

Shen Yuan almost held his breath, feeling a tense sense of impending doom, as he sat heavily back in his chair.

His fingers trembled almost imperceptibly from nervousness as he rapidly swiped and zoomed across the phone screen.

I eagerly searched for my own line among the densely packed names and scores.

At this moment, various exclamations and sighs could be heard in the classroom.

Shen Yuan looked at the report card in front of him and unconsciously entered a state of concentration.

In the seat next to him, Li Zhizheng was trying hard to maintain a calm demeanor.

She remained hooded, with most of her face hidden in the shadow cast by the brim, revealing only a small jawline.

The girl appeared to be looking down at the open exam paper, but upon closer inspection, it could be seen that her gaze and body seemed to be tilted very slightly towards Shen Yuan, as if she was trying to catch any subtle emotional changes in the person next to her.

She tightly wrapped her curiosity in the thick hood, forcing herself not to turn her head, not to peek, and not to ask.

The commotion at the back of the classroom gradually spread.

Shen Yuan's figure was frozen in a moment of tension and anticipation, while Li Zhi stubbornly played the role of an indifferent bystander.

Finally, Shen Yuan found his name.

Chinese 118, Math 125, English 149, Science 271, Total 663.

The moment his gaze landed on "663", Shen Yuan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, fell back into place.

Shen Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief.

It became.

Immediately afterward, a brazen smile appeared on the boy's face.

However, when his peripheral vision caught sight of the girl wrapped in a hood beside him, Shen Yuan's Adam's apple bobbed, and he forcefully suppressed the shout that was about to burst out.

We need to stay focused.

If you show off to her now, you'll definitely get kicked.

　Today's update is 6K. Since it was released on May 9th, up to yesterday, except for one day when I had something to do, I have maintained a daily update volume of 5 words.

　　I haven't had much time to spend with my wife during this period.

　　I'll take a short break today, play some games with my wife, and update more in a couple of days.
　　
　
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