After seeing the emotion color, they all turned pink.

Xiaoxuan is an honest person.

I was just joking around to scare her, and she actually paid me back.

However, I don't want money.

"Fine, no need to pay compensation. How about I punch you too?" Xu Chuan said with a smile.

"Xu Chuan...don't do this..." Lin Xixi raised her hand to dissuade him.

She was a little afraid that Xu Chuan was serious.

If he was serious, how much pain would it have hurt if the boy had punched Xiaoxuan?

And if you throw a punch and I throw a punch, isn't that just fighting?

"It's okay! Come on! Come on!"

But Gao Xuan seemed particularly pleased with the suggestion. She took two steps forward and approached Xu Chuan, even looking a little excited.

That's how it should be! I punch him, he punches me back, I don't have to pay him money, whether I win or lose depends entirely on the force!

A pure warrior.

Gao Xuan made up her mind that no matter how hard Xu Chuan hit her, she would remain silent and pretend she felt nothing.

Make him lose face in front of Princess Xixi!

"Hey." Xu Chuan raised his hand, made a fist, and pressed it against Gao Xuan's shoulder.

Three or four seconds later

He withdrew his hand.

Also brought back was a huge pile of light red anxiety.

Although it's not Princess Xixi's S-grade light red, it's still okay. It's just that the conversion rate of Focused Blue is a bit low, but it's better to have it than nothing.

After this week of intensive use for exam preparation, the focus blue in his emotion collection bottle has run out.

The people he could easily contact these past few days—Li Jiaxin, Youzi, and Little Star—were all too kind-hearted, failing to provide him with enough light red to absorb, allowing him to gather the raw materials needed to focus on blue formation.

Sigh, I wish the unlimited mood color would be blue next week!

"..."

Gao Xuan froze, staring blankly as Xu Chuan withdrew his hand. "You...why didn't you hit me?"

"It's already been played."

"You..." Gao Xuan didn't expect Xu Chuan to touch her so lightly, even if he had retaliated with a punch...

Is he... really that gentle...?

Gao Xuan felt all the anger she had just accumulated dissipate at once, and for some reason, she also felt a little... embarrassed.

She thought Xu Chuan would punch her hard as revenge for all the time she had been targeting her.

"Okay, okay, it's alright."

Lin Xixi clapped silently. Although there was still a red mark on her fair forehead from where Xu Chuan had bumped his chin, she still put on a sweet smile and looked at Xu Chuan.

"Xu Chuan, hurry back and set up the table. Xiao Xuan and I have finished. You're in the first exam room; if you're late, Director Han will catch you..."

"Bye-Bye."

Lin Xixi and Gao Xuan walked out of Class 8's classroom with their pencil cases.

Meanwhile, Li You sat on the table that had already been set up, keeping a close eye on the situation near the notice board.

"Gou Chuan is flirting with Princess Xi Xi again."

"But why is he touching Gao Xuan? He must have touched the wrong person..." Li Jiaxin frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

"Hey, do you think Gao Xuan might like Gou Chuan? Look at her expression just now..."

Yuzu chuckled and said,

He told Ren Shuer about this little gossip last time, and this time he announced it directly in the Four-Person Assistant.

Michelle Reis turned around, pointed at Li You, and said seriously, "No, no, it has to be Chuan Liu Bu Xi, no rivals allowed!"

"No way! If Xu Chuan were to date Princess Xi Xi, it would be worse than killing me!"

The two men surnamed Li started arguing again.

Ren Shu'er, who had already pulled up a table and sat down on the other side,

He raised the corners of his mouth and gave a disdainful smile.

Xu Chuan returned at this moment, and he and Li Jiaxin's desks were still closed.

If I'm not mistaken, this should be our last time sitting together as deskmates.

Oh, from the end of the exam to the release of scores and the change of seating arrangements, there should be another day or two.

Anyway, the countdown has already begun.

"Which exam room are you taking? 7 or 8?" Michelle Reis turned her head to ask.

"Shu'er and I are in the same exam room."

Xu Chuan said smugly as he tidied up the table.

Although I don't know why he was assigned to the first exam room, I still have to put on a show if I can.

"Shu'er? Isn't Shu'er in the first examination hall?"

Li Jiaxin paused for a moment, then turned her head to look at Ren Shuer, who was sitting behind Xu Chuan. "Shuer, is that right?"

"Yes……"

Ren Shu'er was also stunned at this moment.

She was indeed in the first examination room, because she ranked in the top 30 in the grade in the last major exam.

However, Xu Chuan was ranked nearly 300th, which should be exam room 78. How come he was in exam room 1?

Unless, of course, he misspoke.

What Xu Chuan probably meant was that he wanted to be in the same exam room as her, to stand shoulder to shoulder with her...

Thinking of this, Ren Shu'er instantly felt relieved.

At the same time, he felt a lot of disdain for Lin Xixi and Gao Xuan. Just now, Li Jiaxin and Li You were arguing about this and that, but as soon as Xu Chuan came back, he immediately made his attitude clear.

He wants to be with her!

Xu Chuan's love is still so intense...

With the seats mostly arranged, the four assistants prepared to head to the examination room.

But to Li Jiaxin's surprise, Xu Chuan actually followed Ren Shuer and Li You into the stairwell.

Exam rooms 7 and 8 are both on the third floor, so there's no need to go upstairs.

Ren Shuer was going up to the fifth floor, while Li You was going downstairs. Why was Xu Chuan with them?

"Didn't I say I'm with Shu'er?"

"you……"

Li Jiaxin was still puzzled. She hadn't looked at the exam schedule and thought Xu Chuan was just bragging.

But when she saw him disappear down the corridor with Ren Shuer, Li Jiaxin suddenly panicked.

Xu Chuan, that guy... he... he wouldn't be thinking of messing with Shu'er, would he?!

If he wanted to get involved with Princess Xixi, Michelle Reis could still enjoy it.

But if it were Shu'er... she felt a sense of despair, like her own son and daughter getting together...

Even rabbits don't eat the grass near their burrows.

On the other side, Xu Chuan and Ren Shu'er, who were walking upstairs together, fell into silence.

The main problem is that Ren Shu'er is too introverted and rather aloof.

Xu Chuan usually flatters her about foreign policy.

After all, in the current Grade 11 (8) class, Ren Shuer is still the strongest. Xu Chuan usually has to turn to her to ask questions whenever he has a problem with math, physics, or chemistry.

At this point, without Jiaxin and Youzi as his straight men, Xu Chuan's diplomatic tactics with Ren Shuer became somewhat ineffective.

If Xu Chuan were to walk with Lin Xixi, he could at least complain to her about math or physics.

But in front of this science prodigy, Xu Chuan didn't want to expose his weakness, feeling ashamed.

Reaching the fifth floor, Xu Chuan turned his head to survey the classrooms and examination rooms. This was his first time standing at such a high point in the Fourth High School.

The air seems fresher...

As he passed by the third examination room, he saw Lin Xixi sitting by the window, her desk neatly arranged with stationery and draft paper.

Princess Xixi was fixing her hair, a delicate off-white hair tie encircling her fair and slender wrist.

She sat upright, raising both arms and combing her hair into a ponytail with quick, rhythmic strokes. Suddenly, she noticed Xu Chuan's gaze outside the glass and turned her head away.

Xu Chuan waved slightly at her.

Lin Xixi smiled, but since both her hands were pressing down on her hair, she could only shake her bent elbows in response.

Like a cute little penguin.

After passing through the second examination room, they arrived at Xu Chuan and Ren Shu'er's destination: the first examination room.

Ren Shu'er noticed that Xu Chuan was still following her and asked with some confusion, "Are you... are you really taking the exam in the first examination room this time?"

Unlike his pretentious attitude towards Li Jiaxin and Youzi, Xu Chuan smiled and spoke the truth when dealing with Ren Shu'er.

"Yes, but I don't know why. Maybe the exam scheduling system is malfunctioning?"

"Oh……"

Ren Shu'er nodded, and the most brilliant science student in Class 8 quickly realized what she meant.

She initially thought Xu Chuan just wanted to follow her around to show his favoritism towards her in front of Li Jiaxin and Li You.

But I never expected that he would go to such lengths to be with me, even if it was just for a big exam, by using his connections or asking the teacher for permission?

Xu Chuan... I saw it, I saw it all.

"Keep it up," Ren Shuer suddenly said, her tone earnest.

"Keep it up!"

Xu Chuan clenched his fist, they encouraged each other, and then entered the first examination room.

The preparatory bell rang, and the invigilators from each examination room, having finished their invigilation meetings, came out from another building, Zhiyuan Building, carrying the test papers.

Two people were standing in the empty corridor on the fifth floor of the teaching building.

The middle-aged man with a cold and resolute face wore a long trench coat, the hem of which fluttered in the wind.

Beside him stood a tall, handsome young teacher with a respectful smile on his face. "The one who just joined Class 1 is Xu Chuan, along with his classmates from Class 8."

"If I remember correctly, this girl from Class 8 was in the top forty last time too," Han Yongtao said calmly.

"Yes, it's just that his English and Chinese aren't very good, otherwise he would be a top ten student in the grade," Xiao Wang exclaimed.

"I'll bring it to you, but could you bring her English with you?"

"..."

Xiao Wang was stunned for a moment.

Does the leader mean... that he wants to assign her to Class 1? After all, he's the one who teaches English in Class 1.

However, this was a question he really couldn't answer.

Because if he said he could lead the class well, it would be tantamount to indirectly belittling Ms. Liu, the English teacher of Class 8 and the head of the English teaching and research group for the first year of high school.

But if he says he can't lead well, wouldn't that be the same as admitting his incompetence in front of the leader?

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Wang slowly spoke.

"This girl excels in other subjects, which proves that her learning attitude is good. Teacher Liu must have noticed that too. She probably started from the basics and built her up step by step, trying to improve steadily and slowly. But... if I had the chance to tutor her, give her some extra help with her specific areas and help her with her logic, she should be able to improve even further on the solid foundation that Teacher Liu laid..."

"Hmm... your approach is acceptable..."

Han Yongtao nodded.

"There's one more thing. Don't rush to leave after this exam. Stay in the exam room or in the corridor and see what Xu Chuan and Chen Mo are talking about..."

"Okay."

Xiao Wang was secretly delighted, which meant that after he collected the answer sheets, he could have another proctor deliver the exam papers, and he could leave work after a short while.

"There's one more thing. How are the preparations for the Yiyue City Tournament of the Bowen Cup going?" Han Yongtao continued, "Did anything go wrong when you were giving that lesson to those ten or so students in the conference room last night?"

"No, they're all students from Class 1, so discipline isn't an issue, it's just..."

"What is it?"

"I felt that Xu Chuan from Class 8... his behavior while listening to my lectures was a bit strange..."

Xiao Wang rubbed his chin.

"Strange?" Han Yongtao chuckled. "What do you mean by strange? He won't listen?"

"It's not that he won't listen... it's just... it's just strange, he's a little too serious, and he's been at it for too long..."

Xiao Wang chuckled awkwardly and continued, "He kept staring at me and my blackboard, almost like he was possessed. He could answer any of my questions, so he was definitely listening attentively..."

"Isn't this great?"

"It's really good...that's why I said it's strange. Maybe it's his talent. Sister Zhou Min really has a good student..."

"That's how it has to be!"

Han Yongtao suddenly became excited. His tone was impassioned, "Put in every ounce of focus, completely immerse yourself—only then can you improve! Students who dare to push themselves this hard... are the rarest!"

"..."

Xiao Wang didn't dare to interrupt, already somewhat regretting his earlier assessment of Xu Chuan.

"If Xu Chuan is really that kind of student... then he can't let Zhou Min mentor him! Zhou Min is too weak! Not ruthless enough! We need to find a tougher comrade."

Han Yongtao's deep eyes gleamed, his mind racing. "Zhang Zhenhua from Class 3, he can do it. If not, I can too! I like this kind of ruthless student!"

"..."

Xu Chuan, I'm so sorry...

Xiao Wang silently repented.

"Um... Boss, let's see what his midterm score is first... There's something else I haven't told you, Xu Chuan only ranked 300th in the last big exam..."

Three hundred people, what does that mean?

A big brick!

After Xiao Wang finished speaking, Han Yongtao calmed down a bit.

Just now, I think I got a little excited... It's an old problem of mine; whenever I encounter someone who seems ruthless, I feel like I've met one of my own kind.

There was no way around it; I'd been suppressing it for too long.

Chen Mo, whom he had been grooming, was too mild-mannered, which was completely inconsistent with his usual ruthless methods.

It's not very handy to use!

Han Yongtao is a berserker, while Chen Mo is a high-end magical artifact.

The magical artifact was powerful, but Han Yongtao couldn't unleash its true potential. Although he liked it very much and was learning and compromising to reconcile it, he still felt a sense of unease.

Sometimes, even ritual implements can exhibit a subtle resistance.

As a pure-blooded berserker, what Han Yongtao really wanted was an enchanted halberd handle!

When wielded, it created gusts of wind; when used in battle, it sent blood and flesh flying. He had possessed that brute force for a very long time, but he had always been hampered by not having a halberd handle...

So, Xu Chuan... don't let me down!

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"Achoo!"

Xu Chuan, who was sitting in the middle of the first examination room, suddenly sneezed.

The exam hadn't even started yet, and the exam room had already fallen silent.

It was on a completely different level from the 78 exam room he had previously been in.

Moreover, large swathes of blue filled the field of vision, and before the exam, the blue of focus in everyone's body was slowly increasing.

Ren Shu'er was no exception; Xu Chuan deliberately turned around and secretly glanced at her.

This student, the strongest in Class 8, also demonstrated absolute focus in the exam room. The blue in the emotional outline almost made up the majority of the score, and even then, the score was still improving.

Chen Mo, who was sitting upright in seat number 1 near the door, had already transformed into his complete blue form.

"Tap tap..."

Footsteps came from the corridor. A female proctor walked in first, followed by a rather handsome young teacher.

The handsome teacher seemed to know the students in the first exam room very well; as soon as he came in, he smiled and said, "You're here, you're here. Do your best on the exam..."

More than 85% of the students in the first examination room were from the original Grade 1 (1) class, so this teacher should also be the teacher of Class 1.

He seemed to have a good relationship with his classmates. After he came in, the atmosphere in the examination room instantly became much more relaxed, and some classmates in the front row even joked with him.

But this gentle atmosphere was extinguished in an instant, because...

A terrifying figure appeared in the corridor outside the first examination room, one hand in his jeans pocket, slowly moving step by step in the corridor outside the first examination room.

He tilted his head and looked through the glass, his gaze cold as he swept across the entire examination room.

Then, they met Xu Chuan's gaze.

Han Yongtao.

Xu Chuan and he stared at each other.

Why... why did so much excited orange suddenly appear in the empty emotional outline that wasn't fixed by blue and gray?

Are you still looking at me?