How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

Did I touch a nerve, my friend?

Lu Yujie, who was initially full of confidence, performed quite normally, but for some reason, he suddenly heard someone in the classroom let out a contemptuous sneer.

He glanced over instinctively, only to suddenly see a girl wearing black-rimmed glasses staring at him. Although the lenses seemed to be reflecting light, her inexplicable smile... seemed to be one of contempt.

The smile vanished in an instant, and she lowered her head as if nothing had happened, making Lu Yujie think he was hallucinating.

It doesn't matter whether he's right or wrong; the key is that as soon as his attention shifts, he instantly forgets what he secretly memorized and gets stuck.

When someone gets stuck, they become anxious, and the more anxious they become, the more they stutter, sometimes even using phrases like "Ah... um... and then..."

Then some dissenting voices arose, and sweat dripped down Lu Yujie's forehead.

He had to look down at the test paper to see what he had just written.

This wouldn't have been a big deal, but it was a stark contrast to his previous confident demeanor, and the contrast was hurtful.

The fluent recitation instantly turned into a stuttering, stammering reading.

"No, what is he pretending for?"

"Huh? So this isn't the experimental class, is this Gotham?"

"...Alright, sit down, that's already pretty good." After Lu Yujie finished reading the last sentence with a forced smile, He Yin had no choice but to immediately make Lu Yujie sit down to suppress the increasingly obvious discussions in the class.

"...Thank you, teacher."

As Lu Yujie relaxed his grip on the ground slightly, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

Holy crap! Who the hell was laughing just now? Did I hear that right? Don't let me catch them!

As the snickers gradually subsided...

[Achievement unlocked: The difference in skill is immediately apparent.]

[Reward: 10 achievement points and 1000 yuan!]

Xu Yanhu's body trembled.

Such an achievement? Amazing!

Xu Yan, who had initially found Lu Yujie's earlier glance somewhat inexplicable, suddenly grinned.

Become the furnace for my ascension to godhood!

Going to such lengths to earn achievement points is practically sacrificing oneself to illuminate others.

Xu Yan only knew that Lu Yujie was the English class representative, but they weren't very familiar with each other. They had only greeted each other a few times in the past few days since Lu Yujie was promoted to the next grade, but they hadn't had any in-depth conversations.

Judging from his appearance, he wasn't the kind of person Xu Yan liked to socialize with. His aloofness was quite obvious, and he seemed indifferent to everyone. Unlike Qin Yifan, who was inherently arrogant, Xu Yan had no reason to fawn over someone just for the sake of socializing.

As for why Lu Yujie acted just now, Xu Yan was too lazy to think about it. Being too slow to understand is no good, and being too sensitive and thinking that everything is related to oneself is even worse.

The brief interlude during evening self-study passed quickly. Xu Yan finished her homework with an almost unbearable sense of ecstasy, feeling her lips were even turning a little purple.

Damn it, I'm supposed to be a system user, so why do I have to struggle through homework and tests every day? System, I command you to give me an auto-homework completion skill right now, or I'm disabling the system!

[This system deactivation operation cannot be undone. Are you sure?]

Xu Yan: ?

No, this function really exists? Shouldn't it be bound to the user, and remain so as long as the physical body doesn't die?

This system highly respects the host's wishes and will not force them.

It's okay now, bro, I was just kidding~

Continue doing your homework.

Even though doing a lot of homework isn't physically tiring, it causes a lot of mental stress. I'm starting to miss home. What should I do?

I turned my head and saw my deskmate Liu Shusheng writing furiously, one book after another.

Xu Yan couldn't help but ask, "Brother Shu, don't you get tired of doing your homework?"

Liu Shusheng looked over strangely, "Of course I'll be tired... but there's nothing else to do if I don't do homework."

Xu Yan gestured with his chin, "Someone's playing on their phone here."

The atmosphere in the experimental class wasn't as serious as I'd imagined; it relied almost entirely on self-discipline. Of course, some people were working incredibly hard to gain even one or two more points, while others felt they'd done enough and took a break to play on their phones.

Liu Shusheng smiled and said, "I don't even know what to do on my phone... I basically just call my family and stuff. I'd better just focus on studying hard and I'll have plenty of time to enjoy life later."

Xu Yan opened his mouth, wanting to say that the saying "studying can change one's destiny"... wasn't really that reliable. But having such a thought was undoubtedly arrogant; for Liu Shusheng's circumstances, this was the most promising life.

So he nodded, patted the other person on the shoulder, and said, "That makes sense. Keep it up, Brother Shu."

"Hmm...aren't you going to write anymore?"

Liu Shusheng asked curiously.

Xu Yan lay sprawled on the table, looking as if he wanted to roll over and close his eyes. "This is where I am. The road ahead... Brother Shu, you must walk carefully and don't look back."

Liu Shusheng: ?

Evening self-study is about to end... it's not like my life is about to end.

The boy, who was lying on the table with his eyes almost closed, suddenly felt something moving in his hair and poking his head.

Who dares to stab your Brother Xu! Are you really going to fight all around your Brother Xu?

Xu Yan lazily looked up and saw Wen Xueyu's fair and rosy cheeks, her big eyes staring at him.

It's like discovering a magical and lazy Pokémon.

Pokémon? Let me see your Poké Ball!

"What's wrong, Olaf?"

Xu Yan's words startled Wen Xueyu, who wished she could cover the boy's mouth.

Her eyes darted away, her cheeks flushed, "You...why did you call me that!"

She's secretly angry, but doesn't dare make a louder sound. So cute!

Xu Yan said with a smile, "Ma Jiamin calls you that every day, can't I?"

"She...she's a girl!"

"Oh? Girls can, but boys can't? You're discriminating against men."

Wen Xueyu: ?

The girl, her pretty face flushed red, gave a heavy snort, "I'm ignoring you!"

He was about to turn away angrily.

Xu Yan smiled and propped himself up, saying softly, "Don't be angry, it was just a joke."

The girl ignored her.

Xu Yan poked the other person's shoulder.

"Humph."

She twisted her shoulders.

Xu Yan poked it.

She twisted her body.

Hmm? It's like a switch. Won't she get frozen shoulder from poking it like that all night?

Xu Yan reached out again, but instead of poking the other person's shoulder, he reached over her slightly thin shoulder and placed something to her face.

"You... um?"

Originally, she wanted to angrily slap the other person's hand back, but then she discovered that Xu Yan was holding a Ferrero Rocher in his hand.

Like the underlying code, she reached out without thinking, and only realized what she had done after she had the Ferrero Rocher in her hand.

I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"When...did you buy it?"

Xu Yan shrugged. "I bought this on my way to the convenience store after the last evening self-study session. You won't be angry anymore if you eat this, right?"

So you bought it specifically for yourself?

Thinking of this, Wen Xueyu couldn't help but feel her cheeks burning, and a sweet feeling slowly melted into her heart.

Suddenly remembering something, she looked at Xu Yan with embarrassment and annoyance, "So you planned to make me angry all along?"

Xu Yan: ?

You're being a bit too perceptive, Codburger. No boy will like you if you act like that!

"Of course not," Xu Yan quickly denied. "I just happened to see Ferrero Rocher and thought of you, so I bought it. I was just too engrossed in my homework and forgot about it."

"Hmph, you're kidding me."

I was just kidding, you adorable little devil.

Well, that was a really cheesy thing to say, and Xu Yan couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Are you not angry anymore?"

Watching Wen Xueyu quietly eat the Ferrero Rocher, chewing it like a hamster.

Xu Yan smiled tenderly. If she could have a daughter like this in the future... no, that's a strange thought.

"I'll reluctantly forgive you this time... Have you finished your homework? If you want to copy again tomorrow, I won't let you."

I don't want that kind of thing!

"Actually, it's almost done, except for the math, which is really difficult to solve."

Wen Xueyu blinked, and the blush that had just subsided quietly crept back up.

"Then...would you like me to teach you?"

Xu Yan immediately sat up straight and made the same gesture as Zhang Wei: "Please."

"Hmph~ Listen carefully, I won't repeat myself."

"Okay, cod burger teacher."

Inhaling the faint fragrance emanating from the other person, and gazing at their fair and delicate face so close to his.