Brother! This is the adoption certificate. I don't want your sister-in-law!

Su Xiao stared at Xu Niannian, her eyes unblinking.

It's not the kind of look you sneak a glance and then look away; it's staring at someone openly and honestly.

His gaze was as open and honest as if he were looking at an open textbook.

Xu Niannian's fingers went numb from his stare.

She lowered her head, her hair covering her face, but the tips of her ears were gradually turning red.

She reached out to take the note back.

The movement was very light, like a thief quietly approaching his arm.

Su Xiao reacted quickly and snatched the note.

He held up the small piece of paper torn from the exercise book and looked at it over and over again.

Then he put down the note and nodded seriously.

"Since Xu has told me to study hard, I will definitely study hard."

Xu Niannian's face flushed red instantly.

She reached out to snatch the note back, but pulled her fingers back halfway through.

I dare not touch him.

She could only huddle in the corner, her hands twisted together, her lips moving but no sound coming out.

Fang Yu sat in the back, watching this scene, his mouth agape, wide enough to fit an egg.

What's wrong with Su Ge? Staring at that girl, snatching the note, and saying such sour things.

This is not the Su Ge who usually says "Women only affect my punching speed".

You're not Brother Su, who are you?!

Su Xiao ignored the incomprehensible gaze behind her.

He opened his chemistry textbook, held it up to block the view in front of him, and pretended to read it.

His back was ramrod straight, his brows were slightly furrowed, and he nodded from time to time, as if he were really looking at some amazing chemical formula.

get out of class ended quickly, and Su Xiao was still looking at the short story about Mendeleev in her chemistry textbook when she heard the chemistry class representative shouting from the front.

"Hand in your chemistry homework! It was assigned by the teacher last week. If you haven't done it, go stand in the office as punishment!"

The chemistry class representative stood on the podium, holding a notebook in his hand, which already contained the names of several students who hadn't handed in their homework.

His tone was as if he were reading an imperial edict, carrying an air of authority that held the power of life and death.

Su Xiao suddenly raised his head; he didn't want to be punished by standing in the corner!

He looked around blankly and saw that his classmates were rummaging through their schoolbags looking for their homework books, passing them around one by one.

"Chemistry homework?" He turned to look at Xu Niannian.

Xu Niannian has already stood up.

She was the group leader, and she was taking a stack of homework books from the students in the front row, stacking them neatly one by one.

Hearing Su Xiao's voice, she turned her head to look at him but didn't say anything.

Su Xiao scratched his head and gave a fawning smile.

"Um... what's the homework? Can I copy it for a bit? I'll be quick, five minutes, no, three minutes is fine."

Xu Niannian glanced at him.

That look in his eyes was strange.

It wasn't disdain, nor fear, but rather a sense of confusion.

She didn't answer, but reached out and picked up the homework from Fang Yu's desk, placed it on top of the stack of homework, and walked towards the podium with all the group's homework in her arms.

Su Xiao's hand was still outstretched in mid-air, palm facing up, empty.

He stared blankly at Xu Niannian's retreating figure, then turned to Fang Yu: "What's going on? She won't let me copy?"

Fang Yu's eyes widened, his expression even more shocked than Su Ge's: "What's wrong with you, Su Ge? Xu Niannian has always done your homework for you, have you forgotten?"

Su Xiao's eyes widened.

"What did you say?"

"Your homework," Fang Yu counted on his fingers, "Chemistry, math, physics, English—Xu Niannian did all the written homework for you. She hasn't stopped since the start of the semester."

Su Xiao opened her mouth, and those dusty memories in her mind slowly surfaced.

It seems that there is such a thing.

His homework was always done by Xu Niannian.

Why?

Why did she write it for me?

Su Xiao racked her brains for a long time before recalling a vague image.

Xu Niannian lowered her head and said softly, "If you don't want to do your homework in the future, just tell me and I'll do it for you so you won't get punished by the teacher."

Su Xiao was overjoyed at the time, but also puzzled as to why there would be a fool eager to help her with her homework.

Now, looking back carefully...

"Damn, does this girl like me?" Su Xiao said, stroking his chin.

To be honest, he also really liked Xu Niannian's style.

Quiet, gentle, simple, and not talkative.

In his past life, he often stared at her during class, but because his grades were so much worse than hers, he couldn't bear to bother her.

Fang Yu's eyes widened. "Brother Su, you're so shameless! They just didn't want you to stand in the office as punishment and embarrass our group."

Su Xiao looked at him like he was an idiot. "Fang Yu, no wonder you'll be single for over 20 years. With your emotional intelligence, you'll probably end up with Five Fingers Girl for the rest of your life."

"Huh?" Fang Yu's face showed a puzzled expression, just like Xiong Er's.

Su Xiao withdrew his gaze, his heart filled with boundless pride.

Great, a second chance at life, plus a female classmate who has a crush on me.

This is the campus life I want!

……

In the next class, the teacher hypnotized the students again.

Su Xiao revised the manuscript last night according to the editor-in-chief's requirements, until two or three in the morning.

When the urge to stay up late kicks in, I'm just so incredibly sleepy.

Su Xiao really wanted to throw the book down on the table and have a good, long sleep.

but……

Do you really want to give up?

If you were bad at studying in your past life, will you still be bad at it in this life?

No, a man can't say no!

Moreover, Xu Niannian's grades are excellent, and I will have to work hard to catch up with her.

Su Xiao, seemingly bursting with fighting spirit from who knows where, straightened her back and continued reading intently.

He refused to believe that he couldn't get through this chemistry textbook!

Xu Niannian sat quietly to the side, taking notes.

She sat upright, her left hand on the textbook and her right hand holding the pen, writing line by line.

Her handwriting was small and neat, with each line written along a horizontal line, like rows of little soldiers standing in formation.

Su Xiao glanced at her every now and then and realized that good students don't have much of anything, except notebooks.

For example, Xu Niannian has two notebooks, one old and one new, spread out on the table.

Su Xiao watched for a while and then nodded silently.

"This is what a good student should look like."

His voice wasn't loud, but Xu Niannian heard it.

Her body trembled slightly, and her fingers tightened their grip on the pen.

My face turned a little red without me even realizing it.

Su Xiao didn't look at her again.

He seemed to have thought of something, reached into his pocket, took out the money he had earned yesterday, and pulled out 100 yuan.

I'm sorry for not being very nice to you before.

Xu Niannian looked down and saw a red banknote pushed next to her textbook.

Her eyes widened suddenly.

She shook her head violently, her hair flying everywhere, and frantically pushed the money back with both hands.

"No...no..."

"Take it." Su Xiao pushed the money over again.

Xu Niannian shook her head again, this time shaking even harder, her hands trembling as she pushed the money.

She dared not look at Su Xiao, nor at the stack of money, as if it were not money, but something burning hot to the touch.

Su Xiao tried to persuade her several times, her mouth was dry from talking, but Xu Niannian just kept shaking her head.

They pushed and shoved the stack of money back and forth between their textbooks several times, almost dropping it to the ground.

There's nothing we can do.

Su Xiao took a deep breath, straightened her face, and lowered her voice to a very low level.

"Take this and go buy some underwear."

Xu Niannian's body froze instantly.

The red flames burned from his neck all the way down to his forehead, and his ears were practically smoking.

Her hands froze in mid-air, unable to push or pull back, her whole being like a stone statue that had been acupunctured.

Su Xiao did not let her go.

He lowered his voice, deliberately making it sound fierce and impatient, like a bully issuing orders: "Do you expect to wear my coat every day?"

Xu Niannian shrank back when she saw his fierce expression.

Her eyes reddened again.

He lowered his head, picked up the crumpled stack of money, and carefully put it away.

Then she lowered her head and continued taking notes.

The pen tip glide across the paper with a soft, scratchy sound.

Her ears were still red.