After being attacked by the rich young ladies with hatchets, I chose to enter "sage mode".

"Senior, senior, someone just reached the highest rank today, isn't that amazing?"

When Bai Yu answered the phone, she heard Qing Sisi sharing her joy at successfully reaching the top of Demacia.

Regarding gaming, Bai Yu had to admit that Qing Sisi was much better at it than him, and by a significant margin. There was no doubt about that; after all, she was a streamer who possessed both good looks and skill.

However, Qing Sisi has already started her senior year of high school, and she still has time to play games. Is she really not worried at all?

"You're impressive, but why aren't you attending evening self-study?"

"I don't want to go. But if you insist that I listen to you and go, then... I'll just obediently go."

Speechless. Bai Yu was truly speechless at this slightly coquettish and cutesy tone.

"Go if you want, don't go if you don't. I'm busy right now, bye."

After saying that, Bai Yu hung up Qing Sisi's phone.

Whether this girl gets into Beicheng University or not is none of my business. Of course, if she doesn't get in, that would be the best outcome.

Meanwhile, Qing Sisi was sulking in her live-streaming room, watching the phone call that Bai Yu had hung up on.

"Your senior is always like this. People are so excited to share their happiness with you, and you just hang up on them without a second thought. You don't care about them at all."

With her little lips pouting, Qing Sisi also showed an adorable expression of being very unhappy.

As for going to evening self-study, Qing Sisi really only cares about her mood. Of course, if Bai Yu tells her to go, she will definitely obey.

The demands that Qing Sisi's family placed on her were worlds apart from those they placed on Qing Siling.

After all, Qing Siling is a boy, and he is the eldest son who is responsible for inheriting the largest family business. He has a lot of responsibilities.

Although Qing Sisi will inherit a portion of it, the overall responsibility still falls to Qing Siling.

Men are men after all, and they are more likely to take power than women.

Moreover, Qing Sisi's family has connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles, so even men might have some reason to disagree with her.

As for Qing Siling being very beautiful, that's something that can't be changed. She has the looks of a girl, but she's not simple-minded at all. She has the ability to manage everything, big and small.

After all, he has now begun to gradually take over some small businesses.

Closer to home——

Bai Yu stayed up online until after 11 p.m. in her dorm room before returning.

After all, I can't stay up all night tonight, because I have to start classes tomorrow. Staying up all night would really affect my energy for class.

Nothing happened that night, and the next morning Bai Yu and the others reluctantly got up to wash and get ready.

After all, it's a school, and during the early days of the semester, we still have to attend morning self-study sessions, so we'll be late by 7:30.

For the four people who were used to sleeping in late during holidays, getting up early this morning was pure torture.

Hurry up and wash up. As usual, he rode his bicycle. Wen Chiqi had taken the initiative to learn how to ride a bicycle when he went back home for the New Year. Now he doesn't need Bai Yu and the others to teach him anymore and can ride on his own.

When the four of them arrived at the classroom for morning self-study, most of the other students were already there.

What everyone needs to do during morning self-study is exactly the same as during evening self-study; it's all up to you.

You can review, preview, or do something else, but you can't chat and disrupt the order.

In Bai Yu's dormitory, it was naturally Bai Yu who led the way in dozing off. If they could obediently review and preview their textbooks during morning self-study, it would be as rare as the sun rising in the west.

Morning self-study only lasts half an hour, and Bai Yu's time to lie down and get up again is over in no time.

The morning self-study session ends at 8:00, and the first class starts at 8:30. Bai Yu and the others will naturally have time to buy breakfast, since there's still half an hour left during class.

But given how leisurely Bai Yu and her roommates were, buying breakfast from the school's breakfast shop seemed like a rushed affair.

Four people lined up, and before it was their turn, class was about to start.

This is the downside of the classroom being far from the breakfast shop. Even though there is half an hour, it takes more than ten minutes to walk there and more than ten minutes to queue, so in the end you have to give up.

If you're lucky, you might be able to get in line faster, but this time Bai Yu and her dorm were clearly not so lucky.

It's really frustrating to queue for a while and not be able to buy anything, then have to rush back to class.

However, on their way back, they happened to run into Su Rongxue and Xia Rong, along with their four roommates.

Su Rongxue was still holding two steamed buns in her hand; it seemed that the girl had bought some and eaten them.

Just as Bai Yu and the other three ran into the teaching building, Su Rongxue reached out and gently tugged at Bai Yu's sleeve.

After Bai Yu felt someone pulling her, she turned around and saw Su Rongxue looking at her. Her cherry lips were slightly open, and she asked a question weakly.

"Want me to... share one with you?"

The reason Su Rongxue said that was because when they went to buy steamed buns, her dorm went earlier than Bai Yu's dorm, which took their time. Naturally, they were able to ensure that Bai Yu did not buy any steamed buns or breakfast.

However, after hearing the girl's kind words, Bai Yu turned around and waved her hand politely in refusal.

"No need, you eat by yourself. Hurry up and finish eating so you can go into the classroom."

After saying that, he followed Li Cheng and the other two into the classroom on the first floor.

At that moment, Su Rongxue felt that Bai Yu seemed to have become indifferent to her.

If it were the Bai Yu of the past, she would definitely have asked for a steamed bun without hesitation and eaten it in two bites. Why is she being so polite today?

It's strange, really. The reason Bai Yu usually acts so domineering and unreasonable is to lower Su Rongxue's favorability.

Now that he's certain that Su Rongxue and he are friends, he no longer needs to act so domineering, so he won't take Su Rongxue's buns to eat.

Taking a small bite of the bun in her hand, Su Rongxue suddenly felt that since Bai Yu didn't want her bun, it didn't taste so good anymore.

Upon entering the classroom, Su Rongxue chose to sit in front of Bai Yu instead of in the front row.

She knew Bai Yu hadn't eaten breakfast and would definitely be hungry later. She had some chocolates, cookies, and snacks in her bag, which she could give to Bai Yu to tide her over.

Just as Su Rongxue had expected, Bai Yu, Li Cheng, and the other two started saying they were hungry before the first class of the morning had even ended.

This semester, Bai Yu didn't dare to openly skip classes and choose to sleep to conserve her energy, because reviewing would be really no fun.

Reaching into her bag, Su Rongxue took out two packets of cookies and a piece of chocolate. Taking advantage of the teacher's inattention, she turned around and placed them directly on Bai Yu's desk, saying timidly.

"Here...something for you..."

As she said this, Su Rongxue pushed the bags of snacks further into Bai Yu's arms, as if afraid that Li Cheng and the other two would snatch them from Bai Yu. (Chapter 234: The Distance Seems to Have Grown)

For a moment, Bai Yu didn't react when Su Rongxue handed her the snacks.

Since we're still in class, eating is probably not allowed, right?

"For me?"

Bai Yu asked this question with some confusion.

Seeing this, Su Rongxue nodded slightly and then quickly turned around, making Li Cheng and the other two extremely envious.

"Holy crap, Su Rongxue gave you food?"

"Are you... um?"

"Could something really have happened?"

Each of the three people offered their own opinion, essentially concluding that Bai Yu and Su Rongxue had some ambiguous or unclear relationship.

But how could Bai Yu allow such a misunderstanding to occur? He and Su Rongxue are now in the most proper friendship relationship, and there absolutely cannot be any other misunderstandings.

"They're just ordinary friends. They're always nice to their classmates. What are you all thinking about all day?"

These words made Li Cheng and his two companions very indignant. What does it mean to be a friend? If someone is good to their classmates, why aren't they good to them?

This is a question, but Bai Yu can explain it. After all, he and Su Rongxue are friends, while Li Cheng and the other two are not familiar with Su Rongxue. Why would others give them snacks?

She opened a small bag of cookies. Although Su Rongxue meant for Bai Yu to have something to eat by herself, Bai Yu would still share them with Li Cheng and the other two.

Each person gets a little bit; although it won't stifle hunger, it's still something to eat.

Bai Yu's act of sharing made Su Rongxue think he was a bit silly, like an idiot, wanting to share even though he didn't have enough for himself.

Looking down at the one or two bags of snacks still in her bag, she had originally planned to keep one or two for herself, but seeing Bai Yu's silly look, she decided to give them all to him.

Su Rongxue didn't object to Bai Yu sharing food, but she objected to Bai Yu sharing with others when she was hungry, saying that would be foolish.

Of course, if it were Su Rongxue herself, wouldn't she feel the same way? It's just that from Bai Yu's perspective, she would prefer Bai Yu to eat more.

A short while later, Bai Yu saw Su Rongxue take her last two bags of snacks, turn around, and put them on her table. This time, she didn't say anything, but it seemed like she didn't need to say anything at all.

Looking at the two bags of Three Squirrels snacks, each only the size of her palm, Bai Yu didn't know how to describe how wonderful Su Rongxue was.

This girl is too kind, so kind that for a moment Bai Yu had the urge to go up and rub her little face.

We opened these two bags of snacks and shared them with the four of us. Even when we were secretly eating them during class, they all tasted so delicious.

Bai Yu used to be fine with taking Su Rongxue's things for free, but now that they are friends and it won't affect their relationship, he naturally feels bad about it.

So after secretly finishing his snacks during class, he reached out and tugged at Su Rongxue's long silver hair.

Soon Su Rongxue turned around and looked at Bai Yu with a puzzled expression. Her eyes, which always showed timidity when facing Bai Yu, suddenly had a pitiful look.

For a moment, Bai Yu even felt as if this girl was afraid of being bullied by him.

"I'll treat you to dinner at the school cafeteria after school. Whatever you like to eat, it's on me, okay?"

Bai Yu's invitation was a gesture of goodwill, something Su Rongxue had never experienced before.

However, this gesture of goodwill made Su Rongxue feel somewhat flustered and uncomfortable.

After all, Bai Yu had always been a very aloof guy in front of her, always acting like a stranger and making her feel that it was difficult to get close to him.

How could Su Rongxue possibly adapt to this sudden act of kindness?

"Can...can I say yes?"

Goodness, Bai Yu took the initiative to invite Su Rongxue to help with this kind of problem, just to thank her for the snacks. Of course, the main purpose was actually to feel guilty for making this girl fail the course with him.

Now, Su Rongxue is asking me if I can agree. Is it even necessary to ask such a question?

"up to you."

Although Bai Yu may have really gotten used to being aloof in front of girls, and he still looks aloof on the outside, his words are not as cold as before.

Upon hearing Bai Yu's simple three words, Su Rongxue quickly nodded, as if afraid that Bai Yu might change her mind, and replied weakly.

"Yes...yes..."