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

Chapter 99: Great Confucian scholars will debate the classics for me.

Over the next few days, Lu Zhaoye tutored Xu Qingwan during the day when he didn't sleep, ate lunch with Xu Ziqing, and helped Luo Xiao fill in any gaps in her knowledge in the evening.

He can be described as a true master of time management.

In the past few days, news has also emerged about Lu Zhaoye's arrangements for Zhang Xinhan.

Aunt Xu's life was not unusual; it was just that she received double pay on Sundays because of her part-time job.

Therefore, Lu Zhaoye's anxiety gradually subsided...

Soon, it was Saturday afternoon, and the math competition preliminary round organized by No. 2 Middle School itself was about to begin...

The math prodigies and subject-matter geniuses from each class received the assignment and went to the meeting room that the school had specially cleared out for the exam.

The thought of the three girls meeting soon made Lu Zhaoye feel flustered, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Xu Qingwan sat down next to Lu Zhaoye, looking at him with some concern. She took out a wet wipe from under the table and reached out to wipe the sweat from Lu Zhaoye's forehead.

"Don't be nervous, you can do it, you're the best."

Lu Zhaoye was taken aback when he saw this. He smiled and let out a breath.

"I'm not nervous at all, I'm just a little hot."

Xu Qingwan's lips curled slightly, but she didn't expose him. She gently wiped the sweat from Lu Zhaoye's forehead and placed the green water glass from the table into his hand.

"The water in the cup is all cold; if it gets warm, just take a couple of sips."

Lu Zhaoye nodded, stood up, put a black pen in his pocket, and then strode away.

In the corridor, Xu Ziqing, Zhang Xinhan, and Guo Zichen were waiting for him.

Lu Zhaoye first took advantage of everyone's presence to say something completely unfounded.

"I will work on your mindset during the exam, so be prepared."

The group paused for a moment, then Lu Zhaoye handed his water glass to Zhang Xinhan, hooked his arm around Guo Zichen's shoulder, and said with a grin,

"Chen, let's go, let's go take a shower, it's too stressful."

Without waiting for Guo Zichen's decision, she pushed him towards the restroom, deliberately turning back to remind the two women standing there.

"You two go to the exam hall first, don't wait for us."

Lu Zhaoye turned around, a wicked smile playing on his lips. If he couldn't afford to offend him, he could at least avoid him. How about he just made a quick escape by peeing?

However, Lu Zhaoye was surprised to find that the "urination escape" was completely useless.

Lu Zhaoye even lingered in the restroom with Guo Zichen for a while, but when he came back, he found Luo Xiao and Zhang Xinhan chatting in the corridor outside the exam room, and they looked quite happy.

Lu Zhaoye swallowed hard, braced himself, and walked over without saying a word, just standing near the two of them pretending to be mute.

Until Zhang Xinhan shifted her gaze, she smiled and spoke, pointing at Luo Xiao.

"Lu Zhaoye, aren't you going to introduce him?"

Lu Zhaoye's heart skipped a beat when he saw the little girl's smile, but fortunately, his strong mental fortitude prevented him from panicking, and he continued to speak confidently.

"What's there to introduce? I'm just your little follower, Luo Xiao."

After saying that, he pointed to Zhang Xinhan and said with a grin,

"This is the girl I told you about who eats spicy snacks like crazy, Zhang Xinhan."

Upon hearing this, Guo Zichen, who was nearby, felt the temperature drop slightly; it was so refreshing.

Luo Xiao and Zhang Xinhan, the two girls with superhuman strength, changed their expressions and instantly kicked Lu Zhaoye's left and right legs, almost knocking him to his knees.

"Holy crap, there's even a fusion technique!" Lu Zhaoye exclaimed, clutching his leg and grinning.

Before the two girls could speak, a discordant voice suddenly came from behind Lu Zhaoye.

"The clown deserved to be beaten."

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Lu Zhaoye and the others turned around and saw Zhu Zifeng leaning against the wall, looking at him with disdain. When he saw Lu Zhaoye looking over, he snorted coldly and said deliberately,

"Lu Zhaoye, do you still remember the bet we made? If you back down now, I can make you take back your arrogant words from before."

"None of your business!" Luo Xiao instantly switched off her immortal form and pointed at Zhu Zifeng, cursing.

She stepped forward and stood in front of Lu Zhaoye, her face as cold as ice.

Zhu Zifeng was taken aback; this was the first time he'd ever met such a feisty girl. However, looking at Luo Xiao's looks and figure, he didn't react. Instead, he cleared his throat and said very politely,

"Why are you insulting me, classmate? We don't have any grudges against each other."

Ke Luoxiao wasn't buying it at all; she'd seen plenty of guys who were two-faced.

She had only heard that Zhu Zifeng was good at math, but she didn't know that he would relentlessly pursue a girl. Luo Xiao rolled her eyes.

"You're pretending to be a masochist, masked man, you're disgusting."

Almost everyone present was a science student and didn't know Luo Xiao, but they couldn't help but shrink back when they saw how fierce Luo Xiao was.

However, Zhu Zifeng's expression only stiffened, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes. He spoke to Lu Zhaoye behind Luo Xiao,

"Lu Zhaoye, why do I always feel like you're hiding behind others? Aren't you afraid to come out on your own?"

Just as Lu Zhaoye was about to speak, Luo Xiao suddenly reached out and pinched his mouth shut, continuing,

"So what? There are so many people in the hallway, you can find someone to stand in front of you."

"Why don't you look for someone? Is it because you don't want to?"

The smile on Zhu Zifeng's face vanished completely, and he suddenly felt like a clown.

"Xiaoxiao, it's not that I'm unwilling,"

Zhang Xinhan stood behind, giggling, and continued to deliver the finishing blow.

"It's probably because there isn't any."

After Luo Xiao and Zhang Xinhan finished speaking, they smiled. The girl's silvery laughter was very penetrating and echoed throughout the corridor.

Lu Zhaoye's mouth was pinched, his eyebrows curved, and he felt sorry for Zhu Zifeng for 0.25 seconds... Of all people to mess with, he had to mess with these two supermodel monsters.

Seeing that his threats were not getting him anywhere, Zhu Zifeng immediately changed his tone and asked Luo Xiao in return,

"Excuse me, what's your name? I don't think I've seen you on your math report card before."

Luo Xiao was taken aback, pursed her lips and remained silent. Seeing this, Zhang Xinhan immediately followed up with her own commentary.

"You, a science student, have the nerve to compare your math scores with those from the humanities class? Zhu Zifeng, is your cerebellum stuck in your butt? Why don't you compare your Chinese scores with them?"

Upon hearing this, the onlookers burst into laughter, their gazes towards Zhu Zifeng filled with amusement.

Zhu Zifeng was once again put on hold and couldn't maintain his composure, but relying on his second-highest score in math in the entire school, he gritted his teeth and continued to stubbornly insist on his point.

"Fine, then I won't compete with her. I'll compete with you instead. Did you beat me in the math placement test?"

Zhang Xinhan rolled her eyes. When Zhu Zifeng was pursuing her, he often brought up his math scores, saying that they could learn from each other and improve together.

But actually, it was just that she made a mistake in the class placement test that allowed Zhu Zifeng to squeeze in.

"You only managed to get past me this time by sheer luck, what are you so smug about?"

Seeing that Zhang Xinhan's tone had softened and she was no longer pressing him, Zhu Zifeng immediately changed his tune and said...

"So what? I was just letting you have your way before. Did you really think I couldn't beat you in the exam? You were just lucky. Otherwise, how come you couldn't beat me in the class placement exam?"

Zhang Xinhan was also somewhat annoyed by what he said, but this time she really couldn't beat Zhu Zifeng, and she didn't know how to fight back.

When Zhu Zifeng saw that Luo Xiao and Zhang Xinhan were both silent, he immediately stood still and burst into laughter.

"You're all cut from the same cloth, all you're good at is talking. When it comes to studying, don't you have to learn from me?"

However, a wooden voice suddenly came from the side.

"Lu Zhaoye and I are friends too, why don't you compete with me?"

Everyone's gaze shifted to the person who had spoken.

Guo Zichen stood to the side, adjusted his black-rimmed glasses, and slowly began to speak.

"I don't quite remember your math scores, but they probably weren't as good as mine."

Lu Zhaoye stood to the side, his mouth splitting open with laughter, clutching his stomach and laughing wildly.