Reborn to prepare for the college entrance exam, you're letting me retire and make a comeback?

School ended soon afterward.

The "school dismissal" mentioned here refers to the students who are still in the classroom, while those who are going to physical education class have already slipped out of the classroom and arrived at the school gate.

The afterglow of the setting sun bathed the campus in a warm gold, and a large crowd of parents, picking up and dropping off their children, surged toward the school gate amidst the clamor.

Lu Qian and Zhang Liu walked out with the crowd.

I'm not going with the girls today, I'm going with my buddies first.

"Little Liu, what are the school's arrangements for tonight's evening self-study session?"

"I don't know, but the English teacher is supervising our evening self-study session tonight. He'll probably go over that monthly exam paper, and after that, he'll probably have to let us find some time to study and digest it. If we want to do other homework, we probably won't have much time."

"Oh, I see..."

After hearing the arrangements for tonight, Lu Qian suddenly felt a bit bored.

He scored 138 on the English test in the monthly exam. Apart from the grammatical errors in the essay and the few careless mistakes on the big questions, it wasn't a very good score.

In contrast, he preferred to use his evening study time to work on challenging math problems, as those were the fortresses he needed to conquer.

After all, it's already very difficult to improve this English score further.

However, there is still a lot of room for improvement in mathematics.

After the monthly exams ended, evening self-study sessions naturally resumed as usual. Lu Qian had been looking forward to experiencing evening self-study sessions like in high school, but upon hearing the school's arrangements, he immediately lost interest.

Ugh, that's a bit of a downer.

As they spoke, the two quickly arrived near the parking area at the school gate.

Lu Qian's gaze swept across the area, and he immediately spotted the flashy-looking Ghost Fire.

So he said to Zhang Liu, "Then I'll get ready to drive back."

As he spoke, he pointed to his car.

The silver-gray body gleamed with a cold luster in the setting sun, and its streamlined silhouette exuded an untamed wildness.

"Holy crap, Qianzi!"

Zhang Liu also saw the ghostly vehicle, his eyes widening instantly, almost drooling. "This...this is your car!"

"Damn, that's so cool! My goodness!"

He circled the will-o'-the-wisp twice, marveling at it with obvious envy.

For boys of this age, the allure of a cool motorcycle is irresistible.

Lu Qian felt a surge of satisfaction looking at Zhang Liu's naive and unsophisticated demeanor.

A friend who's a bit of a jerk compliments you once is more satisfying than ten compliments from a regular friend!

"What, want to sit down?"

He took out the key, inserted it into the lock, and gently turned it, causing the will-o'-the-wisp to emit a low rumble.

Since we've had our fun, let's put on an act one more time.

"Of course!"

"Brother Qian, can you give me a ride? Let me experience what it's like to ride a will-o'-the-wisp!"

Upon hearing Lu Qian's words, Zhang Liu immediately came over, his face full of fawning smiles, rubbing his hands together and looking longingly at the back seat.

At this moment, Lu Qian had already climbed onto the seat and placed his right foot on the start pedal.

Upon hearing this, he turned to look at Zhang Liu and smiled slightly: "Alright, come on up."

"Thank you, Brother Qian, you're like a real brother to me!"

Seeing that his deskmate had agreed, Zhang Liu was naturally overjoyed.

Fearing that Lu Qian might change his mind, he rushed over and lifted one leg to step onto the back seat of the car.

He kept saying, "Take it easy, Brother Qian, I've never ridden in such a cool car before..."

However, just as Zhang Liu's buttocks were about to touch the back seat...

"Buzz—whoosh—!!!"

Lu Qian suddenly twisted the accelerator all the way to the floor.

The car body shot forward with a "whoosh" like an arrow released from a bow.

You were just making fun of me, and now you want to ride in my car? What are you thinking?

They vanished in an instant.

"...?"

Holy crap!

Zhang Liu's raised foot was still dangling in mid-air when he almost fell face-first into the mud.

All I could see was the arrogant taillights of the will-o'-the-wisp flashing red as it continued to disappear into the distance.

Jump again from the spot, landing with both feet:

"What a tragedy!!!"

……

……

A short while later, Lu Qian returned home.

"Dad, Mom, I'm home!"

As I opened the door, the aroma of food wafted out.

A steaming hot braised fish, its color incredibly appealing, sits on the table.

Braised fish, his favorite dish in his past life, he never expected to taste it today.

After starting school, Xiao Nuomi moved back to his own home, and tonight it's just his parents and the three of them.

"You're back? Then hurry up and wash your hands and eat."

Just then, Xu Qingwei brought out the last dish from the kitchen.

"Mm," Lu Qian replied.

After washing my hands, I sat down at the table to prepare the food.

On the other side, Lu Jianguo also came down the steps and sat at the dining table, ready to eat.

The whole family was together.

At the dining table, Xu Qingwei looked at the motorcycle parked by the door and asked with some confusion, "Hey, Xiao Qian, where did that motorcycle by the door come from? It looks pretty new."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jianguo also put down his chopsticks and looked over with a questioning gaze, clearly curious about the origin of the motorcycle.

Hearing their words, Lu Qian's heart skipped a beat.

He was so focused on showing off on that ghost fire bike that he forgot to explain to his parents how he got it.

But of course, I can't talk about the system, since no one would believe me.

So he made up an excuse: "Oh, actually this car belongs to Zhang Liu. He recently made some money from a part-time job and impulsively bought this Ghost Fire car. When his dad found out, he almost broke his legs and made him sell it."

"He was afraid of being scolded every day if he left it at home, and he couldn't bear to sell it, so he temporarily entrusted it to me and asked me to take care of it for a few days. I also blessed it for him."

He fabricated the story with great seriousness and clear logic, and even brought Zhang Liu into the mix as a scapegoat.

Anyway, I really don't feel any guilt about messing with my good brother.

After all, he had just tricked someone else, so tricking Xiao Liuzi again wouldn't be a big deal.

As expected, after hearing his explanation, Lu Jianguo and Xu Qingwei didn't say anything more, they just said "oh".

They felt that Lu Qian had matured a lot recently, and he was more measured in his actions. He probably wouldn't do anything illegal or disorderly like stealing cars. Moreover, they had always raised Lu Qian in a laissez-faire manner, so they didn't investigate further.

Moreover, the logic behind it is so clear that it doesn't seem like a lie.

After all, no one would believe that an eighteen-year-old could come up with such a logically consistent argument in such a short time.

Little did they know, this was just a common skill Lu Qian used in his previous life to operate on multiple fronts simultaneously and deceive many girls.

"Oh, I see..."

Upon hearing Lu Qian's answer, Xu Qingwei instantly understood.

Then he casually remarked, "No wonder I saw you riding it home with a pretty girl on the back yesterday evening..."

"?"

Upon hearing his mother's words, Lu Qian almost choked on a fishbone.

Damn it, it's really hard to bear being caught in the act of a scumbag by your family.

This is incredibly bad luck!

But then again, he's partly to blame.

It's his own fault for not keeping it a secret; he didn't even notice that his own mother was secretly observing nearby.

It seems my skills are still lacking; I need to practice more.

Just as he was feeling a little awkward, Lu Jianguo put down his chopsticks, picked up the teacup next to him, and slowly took a sip.

"Boys are young and hot-blooded, it's normal for them to have their own ideas."

Lu Jianguo looked up at his son and said in a calm tone, "But it's best to be loyal and not too fickle. Trying to have your cake and eat it too will only make things worse."

"Look at your mother and me, isn't this a good life of growing old together? Even though you inherited my genes, you should still avoid getting involved with other women."

"..."

Lu Qian felt his face getting even hotter.

We almost suffered the same fate as Zhang Liu.

"Ahem, it's not what you think."

He quickly waved his hand and explained, "That's my classmate. After we finished playing basketball that day, I saw it was getting late, so I gave her a ride. Actually, we have a completely innocent relationship."

He tried his best to defend himself, almost to the point of swearing an oath to heaven.

It's best not to let your image crumble in front of your parents, otherwise it will be quite awkward.

Well, let's keep it a secret for as long as we can.

"Yes, I believe you."

Xu Qingwei and Lu Jianguo exchanged a glance but did not ask any further questions.

But his eyes clearly conveyed those five words—

I don't believe you for a second.

They knew their own son's character very well.

But in the end, I didn't ask any more questions and chose to respect their wishes.

After all, middle-aged people don't really understand the things that young people do these days.

Xu Qingwei picked up a piece of fish and put it in Lu Qian's bowl: "Alright, alright, let's eat. The fish is getting cold. Mom was just asking casually."

Lu Qian breathed a sigh of relief and quickly buried his head in his rice.

Just then, Lu Jianguo spoke up again: "By the way, Xiaoqian, your Uncle Lin came over to our house for a while this afternoon."

Lu Qian looked up: "Uncle Lin? Shuyue's father?"

"Um."

Lu Jianguo nodded and said, "He said it's been a long time since we've had a get-together, and he'd like to treat our family to a simple meal tomorrow at noon. Remember to pick up Shuyue after school tomorrow at noon and come back together."

"what?"

Lu Qian was stunned for a moment.

Since his rebirth, he has indeed never met Uncle Lin, who watched him grow up.

In her memory, Lin Shuyue's father was a gentle, somewhat scholarly middle-aged man who had always treated her well. Therefore, both out of courtesy and reason, she had to attend this meal.

"Oh, I see. I'll bring Shuyue back with me tomorrow."

He readily agreed.

He didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a regular family gathering.

Little did they know, this was actually a trap set by Lin Chen last night after he saw his daughter looking sullen because of him.

[Ding—We've detected that you're about to attend a family gathering hosted by the younger generation. Please behave as a mature and composed elder during the upcoming family dinner. Successfully completing this task will upgrade your mathematical formula application skills to the Proficiency level.]

Lu Qian: "...???"

The hand holding the chopsticks froze in mid-air.