How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

"Ah...it happened yesterday. It was the placement test, right? I did pretty well, and they gave me a spot to move up a grade...Don't go to the wrong place for parent-teacher conferences next time."

"You're pretty good, kid! What score did you get?"

This was something Old Xu hadn't expected; Xu Yan would have such a breakthrough in his senior year of high school. He and his wife had worried about Xu Yan's studies before, but eventually they just relied on his self-discipline, thinking there was no need to put so much pressure on a seventeen or eighteen-year-old.

I didn't expect him to take it so seriously when there wasn't much expectation. How can this not be considered a pleasant surprise?

"619, I think that's the score, first in the class."

"Tao Shao?!"

Old Xu knew Xu Yan's previous score level; he had never scored above 600, which would only be considered average in a place like the affiliated high school.

But by June 619th, none of my colleagues' children who were in high school had heard of it!

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

Why would I lie to you about my own grades? If I lie to you now, can I lie about the college entrance exam?

"You child, you're lecturing me now."

Although he was indeed somewhat excited, on the surface, Xu Jia'an still had to adopt the demeanor and authority of a father and give Xu Yan earnest advice.

"Although I did well on this exam, I can't be arrogant. The college entrance exam is a long battle... One exam doesn't mean anything. This small victory isn't a real victory, nor is it worth bragging about..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Jia'an's phone rang.

Xu Yan watched as Xu Jia'an, who was halfway through his act, answered the phone with a mature and composed demeanor, "Hey, Lao Chen, what's up?"

"What? You're asking me to go drinking tonight so early in the morning? Sure, it's the perfect time to celebrate with a good drink tonight."

"What are we celebrating? My son scored 619 on the entrance exam at Liangcheng Normal University Affiliated High School and got into the experimental class. Shouldn't we celebrate? Hahaha, thanks, see you tonight!"

Who asked you?

Xu Yan sighed, picked up his schoolbag and walked towards the door. If he didn't leave now, it would be too late. He was too lazy to care what Xu Jia'an was talking about.

After hearing Old Chen's forced smile and blessings on the phone, Xu Jia'an couldn't stop smiling.

I need to tell my wife as soon as she wakes up.

Just as he was thinking this, there was a sudden, urgent knocking at the door. He thought it was Xu Yan who had forgotten something and rushed back.

I walked over and knocked on the door, muttering, "I told you not to get so cocky just because you got a 619 on the test. You didn't even bring your things... Hmm? Yao Yao?"

Upon opening the door, they found Jiang Yiyao looking unwell, panting, and in a great hurry.

"Uncle Xu, is Xu Yan here? Could you please ask him to come out for a moment? I need to talk to him."

"So early..." Xu Jia'an shook his head and said, "He just left not long ago. What do you want to see him about?"

"Damn it...run faster."

"Huh? What?"

"Oh...it's alright, Uncle. Since you've already left, let's just forget about it."

Jiang Yiyao gave up her idea of ​​chasing down Xu Yan and forcing him to delete her singing recording, since if he was on guard, he definitely wouldn't wait for her.

We'll just have to wait for another opportunity.

"By the way, Yao Yao, do you know about Xu Yan's promotion to a higher grade?"

Xu Jia'an couldn't help but ask.

"..." Upon hearing this, Jiang Yiyao gritted her teeth, "I know... I know it all too well!"

"Hahaha, that's good. How about this, you don't have evening self-study tomorrow, so come over to my house for dinner to celebrate. Do you have time?"

Jiang Yiyao originally wanted to refuse directly, as she was in a state of anger and found it difficult to accept sitting at the same table with Xu Yan for a meal.

But as she was about to speak, she suddenly remembered something, and a sweet and obedient smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Okay~ Then Uncle must call me!"

"Good good."

"I'm off to school now, goodbye Uncle Xu~"

"Goodbye."

The girl closed the door and slowly walked down the stairs, each step feeling as heavy as if she were stepping on a corpse.

"You're going to die, Xu Yan!"

The sun shines brightly overhead, and the flowers smile at me~

Xu Yan leisurely hummed a song all the way to the school gate, where he bought two meat buns, three shumai, and a bottle of soy milk from a breakfast stall.

The reason he didn't sit down to eat a bowl of hot green pepper and pork noodles was that he was genuinely worried about being arrested by Jiang Yiyao at the breakfast shop.

It sounds like a naive worry, but Xu Yan has no doubt that Jiang Yiyao is capable of doing such a thing.

Don't underestimate the bond between us, you bastard!

There weren't many people early in the morning, and the school gate wasn't crowded. The security guards checking if students were wearing school uniforms were already on duty early.

As Xu Yan was walking towards the door, a slightly familiar figure caught his eye. Turning his head to look, he realized that Shen Yourong, wearing black-rimmed glasses, was walking over from the other side, her head slightly lowered, seemingly looking at the road or her toes.

As students who were promoted from the same batch of Experimental Class 5, the two didn't actually interact that much; it seems they only had that one interaction at the beginning.

After that, Shen Yourong didn't take the initiative to contact him, so Xu Yan had no obligation to open her heart.

However, the boy did notice that she was indeed quite introverted. Even an extroverted girl like Ma Jiamin couldn't persist in talking to her for long, let alone others.

She seemed to simply read, write, and listen to lectures quietly in the classroom before leaving after school.

Xu Yan didn't have much to say about these people; they were just classmates he'd recently met. They had their own lives, ways of doing things, and basic values. Trying to integrate into a group with the intention of advising others... it was just too paternalistic and showed an excessive sense of self-importance, without considering whether the other person needed it at all.

However, Xu Yan still planned to take the initiative to greet the other party; there was no need to pretend he hadn't seen them.

"Shen Yourong!"

However, this greeting did not come from his own mouth.

As Xu Yan stopped, Shen Yourong seemed startled by the sound and trembled all over.

Even Xu Yan, who was not far away, did not notice and hurriedly looked back.

Then she saw three girls in school uniforms with backpacks smiling at her from behind. "Why are you walking so fast? You can't even hear us anymore?"

Shen Yourong immediately lowered her head nervously, her voice trembling: "I...I didn't notice, I'm sorry."

"Hehe, I see you're quite shameless. Perfect timing, I need to talk to you about something."

Three girls walked towards Shen Yourong, their faces smiling, but the tone of their voices made Shen Yourong's eyes tremble even more.

"...Shouldn't we just say it here?"

With a tentative question in mind, I tried to muster the courage to look into the other person's eyes, but the moment our eyes met, I recoiled as if pricked by a needle.

The short-haired girl at the head of the group simply asked, "We're all old classmates, should we invite you over?"

"..."

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Chapter 27 Useless!

When Shen Yourong followed the three people to a park near the school gate, she gripped her backpack strap tightly with one hand and held her phone tightly with the other, her knuckles turning white.

"Shen Yourong, are you comfortable in your new class?"

A short-haired girl named Chang Yu put her arm around the girl next to her and squinted at the girl who was looking down.

Shen Yourong looked up at them weakly, "It's...it's okay, nothing's different from before."

The tone was cautious, as if afraid of saying something that might offend them.

Chang Yu sneered, "Nothing's different? Are you really comfortable without us, your good friends?"

"..."

Shen Yourong fell silent, seemingly unsure how to respond.

The girl next to Chang Yu shoved Shen Yourong's shoulder without any hesitation, saying, "I'm asking you a question, are you mute?!"

Shen Yourong staggered back a step, but dared not run away or talk back. She could only say in a pitiful voice, "But... I did all your homework for you... I really didn't know..."

"Who the hell asked you that?!"

Chang Yu glared fiercely at Shen Yourong.

Shen Yourong immediately fell silent and dared not speak again.

Seemingly impatient, Chang Yu stepped forward, grabbed Shen Yourong by the collar, and forced her to look at him.

"Still playing dumb, huh? Don't you know why I'm looking for you?"

"I..."

"What did I tell you before? I was right behind you during the exam, and I asked you not to block my view of the test paper so I could see it a little. What did you do?"

Chang Yu's fierce expression made Shen Yourong's eyes redden.

She looked like she was desperately trying to explain, "I...I showed you...the proctor was nearby the whole time, I really couldn't have made it too obvious..."

"You showed it to me? You fucking showed me the wrong one! And you have the nerve to say that? Damn it... I've been too good to you. You're the one who seduced my boyfriend and pretended to be innocent, aren't you? You think it's unfair of me to ask you to do something? Do you really want me to tell everyone how you, this slut, acted like an innocent flower?!"

Shen Yourong looked even more aggrieved and shook her head vigorously.

"I...I didn't seduce your boyfriend! Zhang Ziyu was the one who initiated the conversation, and...and we didn't even talk about anything, and he didn't tell me he was dating you..."

"Bullshit! Still trying to deny it? I'll beat you to death, you bitch!"

Just as Chang Yu seemed to have reached his limit and was about to strike, raising his arm high, ready to deliver a slap, Shen Yourong closed her eyes as if resigned to her fate.

"Which class are you from?!"

A sudden shout interrupted Chang Yu's actions. The key was not who shouted it, but the content and tone of the words, which immediately triggered the three people's instinctive reactions.

It was like a conditioned reflex, directly triggering the underlying code of the student.