I was the leader of the righteous path in high school.

This happened right after Gu Yun finished all his exams and was thinking about whether to take a sick leave that afternoon to go out and have fun with Wang Ziyuan.

It was lunch break, and everyone was eagerly getting their food in the cafeteria. There were no strange incidents, just some subtle competition for the food.

Anyone who has been to school knows that of all things, eating is the most important.

Even if you get into a fight with a sports student and your parents are called in, you have to finish lunch first; otherwise, you won't have any energy.

At that time, he was still arguing with Xia Qige and discussing the results of this competition.

"I feel like we've got this in the bag," Gu Yun said.

"I feel like the person who says it's a sure thing must be from the district," Xia Qige retorted.

It's worth noting that people who claim they'll do well on exams usually don't, while those who do well are generally very humble.

考60分觉得自己考了90，考90的却只认为自己考了70，所以报出来自己考70的一般都比说自己考90的成绩好，这就是高中规则怪谈。

Gu Yun wasn't joking. He glanced at Xia Qige and said, "It's not like I did exceptionally well on the test. It's enough that I've improved compared to before."

"As for you, the questions are harder this time. I really want to see if you can maintain your ranking."

"you!"

Xia Qige angrily pointed at Gu Yun, "Why are you still so hurtful?"

She was already quite stressed about the exam, and if her own mother failed, she would probably ask her questions and cut off her allowance. But then someone else hurt her feelings.

What does this mean?

"And what about you? You were ranked twenty places lower than me last time. This time the questions are difficult, so maybe I can widen the gap."

"To widen the gap?"

Gu Yun paused in his eating. Although he admitted that he really didn't know how to eat last time, he couldn't let Xia Qige raise her tone.

So he chuckled and made up some nonsense:

"Last time I had a fever and my mind wasn't clear. This time I'm perfectly clear-headed; look at my eyes, they're bright and alert."

"Your eyes look lifeless."

"That's because they're hungry."

Just as Xia Qige was about to continue her rebuttal, she caught a glimpse of two dark figures approaching from the cafeteria entrance, their steps steady and their target clear.

Gu Yun also saw it.

Oh dear, it's that pair of ox-headed and horse-faced demons again.

These nicknames circulated within the class, and these two were frequent visitors to the office—one a physics student and the other a chemistry student—the two class representatives who came and went from the classroom every day.

Over time, they learned quite a bit of gossip, such as the fact that Su Nianshan might be dating Gu Yun, and they even gave them a strict order not to tell anyone.

The two of them were in so much pain that, in their rebellion, they truly became the "Black and White Impermanence" of the class.

One talks a lot, the other talks little; one plays the good cop, the other the bad cop; one is responsible for opening the mouth, the other for nodding.

The two are inseparable, walking with a brisk pace, now resembling walking imperial edicts sent down from the academic affairs office.

Upon seeing Gu Yun, the comedian walked over and spoke first in a loud voice: "Hey, Gu Yun, eating now?"

The straight man chimed in, his tone flat: "Eating."

Why are you bringing this up with me?

Gu Yun paused, speechless at how these two were becoming increasingly outrageous, and at the same time, he had a bad feeling.

The cafeteria was noisy, and the comedian, worried that his voice hadn't been heard, wanted to repeat himself. But seeing Gu Yun looking at him, he didn't need to, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Zhang would like to invite you to his office."

The straight man: "Please welcome him."

Gu Yun swallowed the braised pork in his mouth, then picked up a piece of braised eggplant: "Wait until I finish this bite."

The comedian says, "I can't wait."

The straight man says, "I really can't wait."

Gu Yun picked up another piece of meat: "Just two bites, just two bites."

The comedian said, "In the time it takes to take two sips, Teacher Zhang can finish a whole pot of tea."

The straight man says, "A whole pot."

Gu Yun stared at the freshly served sweet and sour pork on the plate, her heart aching: "What's the rush? Is the sky falling?"

The comedian took a half step closer, lowered his voice, and said with a mysterious yet gloating expression, "I don't know if it collapsed or not, but Teacher Zhang's teacup is filled with Longjing tea today."

The straight man nodded and said succinctly, "Longjing."

Holy crap, what does Longjing mean? Is it some kind of code?

Our school doesn't use the kind of safe language that's popular in certain circles. Can you get to the point?

Gu Yun looked at the two people with a dark face and said, "What do you mean? Explain yourself."

"Hey, look at your attitude, you're even yelling at us! I'm doing this on your behalf..."

"It's not like you're a eunuch suffering from some kind of illness, just say it normally."

Having run out of ideas, the straight man could only shrug and say, "What I mean is, the teacher seems to be in a bad mood today, and it seems to be because of you."

"So you'd better come with us, the teacher really is looking for you."

Well, I haven't been looking for trouble or causing any, but I've still run into all sorts of trouble.

Gu Yun sighed, put down his chopsticks, and resignedly stood up.

Xia Qige stood beside her, holding a bowl of soup, her eyes filled with schadenfreude, as if to say, "See, you're all set now, all set in the office."

Ugh, what a terrible friend!

Gu Yun ignored her and followed the Black and White Duo outside.

The comedian turned back as he walked away, adding insult to injury: "Gu, don't be nervous, he'll probably just ask you a question."

The straight man nodded: "Let me ask you a question."

The comedian added, "For example, how come the exam paper is written so perfectly?"

The straight man: "Perfect."

The comedian said, "It's so perfect it doesn't seem like I wrote it myself."

The straight man: "It doesn't seem like it."

Gu Yun: "..."

Are you two putting on a comedy routine here?

Since that day, these two people have been acting strangely.

It can only be described as the kind of "lament of a woman confined to her chambers," and specifically, it's directed at her teacher.

Disgusting.

The office door was ajar.

Having completed their mission, the Black and White Duo darted to the door, standing on either side like two guardian deities, their eyes conveying, "We'll see you off here. Good luck."

Gu Yun pushed open the door and went in.

There were very few teachers in the office at that time. The only ones Gu Yun knew were Chu Zhao, who had just transferred to their class, Shen Yun, who was eating lunch from a thermos, and his homeroom teacher Zhang Qingshan.

The old boss sat in his creaky office chair, holding a teacup in his hand. Steam rose from the cup, and the fragrance of Longjing tea filled the entire office.

He looked up, glanced at Gu Yun, and put down his teacup.

The bottom of the cup touched the table with a soft sound.

Like a gavel.

The silence lasted only a few seconds before Zhang Qingshan spoke first: "Gu Yun..."

He leaned back in his chair, looking somewhat conflicted: "I did well on the math test this time."

Gu Yun thought about it for a moment and it didn't seem like a big deal. He nodded and said, "It was alright. I think I did well on the exam."

Seeing his expression, Zhang Qingshan felt somewhat unsure.

Weird.

Is this kid completely unfazed?

Big heart?

He was unsure what to do, but Shen Yun couldn't hold back when he saw Gu Yun coming over.

He put down his chopsticks, looked at Gu Yun, and beckoned to him: "Gu Yun, come here for a moment."

"Do you know how many points you got on your test this time? I'm talking about math."