A street urchin turned academic genius, starting by saving the blind school beauty.

Chapter 16 The Child Who Lies Will Get a Beating

Lu Zhaoye looked at the colorful notebooks in his hand, some with English, some with math...

His mother was at her wit's end, so he quickly asked her before class started.

"What are you doing, class monitor?"

The girl didn't say anything, she just kept taking out one pretty notebook after another from under the table.

To protect the little notes between them, Lu Zhaoye actually memorized an entire reading comprehension passage, but he still wasn't ready to talk about elephants.

Although he is very handsome, their current task is to study hard.

Lu Zhaoye looked at the class representative, whose face was flushed and who was wearing small round-framed glasses and looked adorable, but why was the smile on his lips so wicked?

He immediately placed this class monitor on the same level as his childhood sweetheart—someone he absolutely couldn't mess with!

But baby, if you give it to me for free... no, that's a different price.

"These notes should be enough to help you keep up with the current learning pace, but whether you can pass all the subjects depends on yourself."

Xu Qingwan finished speaking in one breath with a flushed face, and then ran out of the classroom in a flash.

Lu Zhaoye nodded blankly, not expecting that a beautiful girl would be willing to tutor him. He carefully opened one of the notebooks marked with math.

In his previous life, he had a terrible talent for math. He remembered that when he was in his senior year of high school, in order to really learn math and not let it hold him back, he did a lot of practice problems every day, and he went through the book called "Brother Kun's 2000 Problems" three times.

Now, Lu Zhaoye looked at the girl's notebook with its clear handwriting, where every knowledge point was recorded in detail, along with accompanying example questions.

Before he knew it, he was engrossed in reading, one book after another.

By the time he finished reading, the morning classes had already quietly ended.

The seat next to Xu Qingwan was empty, and there were hardly any people left in the class. Only two boys from the traffic light group were standing to the side, grinning mischievously at him.

"Why didn't you call me for lunch? And why didn't the teacher remind me?" Lu Zhaoye said, staring wide-eyed.

"Huh? Boss, weren't you inhaling the fragrance from the class monitor's notebook?"

"Yes, the teacher even specifically reminded us not to disturb you while you were reading comics."

Lu Zhaoye's face darkened. He stood up and stuffed the notebook into the desk drawer. "I feel like Xiang Yu, surrounded by the sounds of Chu."

"What does the boss mean by that? Is he praising us?"

Xiao Zifang scratched his head and muttered as he watched his eldest brother walk out of the classroom.

Meanwhile, Chen Ziniu, who was slightly smarter, rubbed his chin and suddenly clapped his hands.

"The eldest brother is probably reviewing his Chinese, after all, it's quite difficult to catch up with Lingzhu."

"Hey, aren't you going to the cafeteria to wait for swill to be eaten later?" Lu Zhaoye didn't hear what they said, and turned around to call out to the two who were standing there in a daze.

"..."

However, Lu Zhaoye did not stay with his two underlings to eat. Instead, he went to the cafeteria, got two meals, and left.

Along the way, he figured it out: the system in the novel probably hadn't arrived yet, but how come the system rewards had arrived?

Otherwise, how could I resonate with the knowledge in those notebooks?

Lu Zhaoye found that when he looked at those knowledge points, it was as easy as finding a home, and he was also very comfortable when he tried to solve those example problems.

Could it be that I have awakened a "learning system"?

Lu Zhaoye didn't believe he didn't have a system; he just thought it hadn't awakened yet.

That's how novels are written. If not, then all I can say is...

You are truly very close to God and very far from humanity.

A divine being.

Meanwhile, Lu Zhaoye had unknowingly arrived at the door of Xu Ziqing's small room, carrying two portions of food.

He carefully observed his surroundings before gently knocking on the door.

"Knock knock knock~~"

No one responded, but Lu Zhaoye knew that Xu Ziqing was inside. There was no other reason than that he was skilled in the art.

Sure enough, the kind little rabbit opened the door the next moment.

"Hello, who are you?"

Xu Ziqing held a white cane in her hand, and there was still a bit of bread crumb on her lips.

"You've already forgotten me?"

Lu Zhaoye glanced thoughtfully at the girl's pink lips, then teased Xu Ziqing in a high-pitched voice.

Xu Ziqing had a very sharp ear, and she recognized Lu Zhaoye's voice instantly. A look of panic flashed across her face as she didn't know what to say.

"Didn't you call me 'Big Brother'? Are you planning to have your 'Big Brother' standing at the door forever?"

Xu Ziqing felt like she had heard this phrase somewhere before, but she couldn't quite place it. She took two steps back to make way for him.

"No...no, big...big brother."

Lu Zhaoye entered the small room and didn't see any food on the desk. It seemed that the girl had eaten steamed buns for lunch.

"You're staying here all day? Have you had lunch yet?"

Xu Ziqing stood at the door, first closing the door, then slowly turning around in the direction of the sound.

"I'm not going home for lunch, I...I just finished lunch."

Lu Zhaoye placed the food he was carrying on the table, a slight smile playing on his lips, and sat down with his legs crossed.

"Kids who lie will get a beating."

Although the boy's voice was tinged with laughter, Xu Ziqing, who had been bullied many times, couldn't help but tremble, her voice trembling with tears.

"I...I didn't lie..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhaoye was immediately at a loss for words.

If Xu Ziqing were as carefree as her childhood sweetheart, she would probably have snuggled into her arms immediately upon hearing her words.

Was Watashi Haruharu-san trying to force herself to switch to her second personality?

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. I bought an extra boxed lunch. Come and eat with me, hurry up."

Lu Zhaoye knew very well about the girl's family situation, and on Saturday night, he had already probed and found out that the girl only had five yuan for lunch that day.

So he guessed that Xu Ziqing must have eaten poorly at noon.

If he didn't know, Lu Zhaoye probably wouldn't have bothered to investigate further.

But he found out, and he had bullied this girl for so long.

Even though he wasn't the one who caused it, he still felt guilty.

He suddenly realized that the system in the novel wasn't really necessary.

Strong binding, strong connection, and strong pacing force the protagonists who originally had their own plans to embark on a different journey.

It's good, but it's still missing something.

He doesn't have a system, but he's very free. He can do whatever he wants and love whoever he wants, driven by his own heart, which is great.

Lu Zhaoye smiled, a very happy smile.

"Xu Ziqing, why aren't you being stubborn this time?"

The girl had somehow sat down opposite him and was looking at him very obediently.

"Big...Big Brother, when you weren't saying anything just now, I...I was a little scared," Xu Ziqing said honestly.

Lu Zhaoye couldn't help but laugh out loud. As he opened the rice dish with extra meat and handed it over, he said in an annoyed tone.

"Xu Ziqing, couldn't you just say you came to sit here because you were listening to your older brother?"

Xu Ziqing thought for a moment, shook her head, and said seriously.

"But brother, didn't you say that children who lie would get beaten?"

Lu Zhaoye's smile widened, and he said another sentence.

"Did you know that even children who don't lie can get punished?"

"......"