No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

Shi Qiao was woken up the next morning by a small group chat between her, Jiang Youran, and Shen Chen.

She picked up her phone, feeling dizzy and disoriented, and saw that Shen Chen had sent several PDFs and initiated a group chat call.

Jiang Youran's voice was soft and slurred. The Swiss sun hadn't risen yet, and she yawned, "What are you doing in the middle of the night?"

Shen Chen was startled. "Sorry, You Ran, I forgot you were in Switzerland. I got a little too excited."

"These are past quiz questions I got from upperclassmen. They say if you understand every single one of them, you'll get Aplus on quizzes and even the final exams!"

Jiang Youran immediately perked up, "Wow, Chao, I made the right choice befriending you, my social butterfly! Godfather!"

Shen Chen snorted coldly, "Who are you calling a father? Don't swear!"

"I glanced at it briefly, and it's still under my control. Passing shouldn't be a problem."

Jiang Youran nodded, "I'm doing alright too. I just reviewed yesterday."

"By the way, where's Shi Qiao? Didn't she get through on the phone? Why isn't she saying anything?"

Shi Qiao wasn't ignoring the message; rather, her computer crashed the moment she opened the PDF.

He shouted "Kill!" and charged in to attack her brain, yelling "Oxidation! Ions! Ions!"

She even took a while to translate a few of the words related to certain elements.

She thought she would skip the questions she couldn't answer and move on to the next one, but as she skipped, there were no more questions left.

Shi Qiao asked hesitantly, "I have a question. Will I die if I get a D on the quiz?"

Shen Chen: "Shi Qiao, I heard from the senior students that Professor Guan doesn't bail people out..."

"However, quizzes only account for 30%, so if you don't do well this time, you can always try harder for the final exam."

Jiang Youran immediately objected, "No, no, Shen Chen, you can't spoil her like this."

"Hey Qiao, let me tell you first. Organic and inorganic chemistry are the foundation. You still have to learn structure and molecules later. If you don't lay a good foundation, you can be sentenced to death for the next two courses."

"And there are still four whole days left in the holiday. You don't mean to play carefree for four days and then do something like Nuwa mending the sky on the last day, do you?"

"Who said that!" Shi Qiao ran to her suitcase guiltily. "I... I came to this beach to study. I brought my textbooks and tablet."

Jiang Youran narrowed her eyes. "Knowing you as I do, you should have read a book at least once every two days, no, you haven't even opened the book's compartment, have you?"

Shen Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I think it's very possible, given Shi Qiao's character."

"Last time we did an experiment, she was so nervous that she almost took the beaker and heated it directly."

Jiang Youran adopted the airs of a doting mother, "It's a good idea. Our quiz covers five chapters, so for the next four days, you can study a little over one chapter a day. That's perfect."

"Don't even think about slacking off!"

Shi Qiao blushed and said, "Oh, I know!"

"I'll learn today!"

They talked for a while longer, then asked Shi Qiao to turn on the video call. They watched her take the textbooks out of her bag and put them away before hanging up.

Knock, knock, knock. There was a knock on the door, and Su Yurou poked her head out.

"Xiaoqiao~ Are you awake? Today we're going diving and sea fishing. We'll set off after breakfast."

Upon hearing the word "diving," Shi Qiao turned around with tears in her eyes, clutching the brick in her hands, and cried, "Yu... Sister Yu Rou..."

Su Yurou was stunned. "Oh dear, Xiaoqiao, what's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

Shi Qiao sniffed, "It's worse than a nightmare."

She held the book high in the air. "Sister Yurou, what did you major in at university? Please help me!"

Su Yurou felt dizzy as soon as she saw chemistry, so she hugged Shi Qiao tightly and patted her.

"Xiaoqiao, it's not that I don't want to help you."

"My sister is an art student, studying music theory. The other three idiots are in the same major as me. We chemistry students tried our best but only got a C-, and almost didn't graduate from high school."

She raised an eyebrow. "But you can ask Jingnian."

"I remember he was your senior in the same department."

Shi Qiao suddenly choked, and the words Master Zhou had said suddenly popped into her mind, and her ears turned pink without her noticing.

"Let's just forget about him."

Su Yurou narrowed her eyes as she looked at Shi Qiao's awkward posture.

She thought yesterday's battle plan wasn't working, but looking at it today, it seems to have made some progress.

They all became shy.

Shi Qiao felt uneasy under Su Yurou's gaze. "I just think he's too fierce. I'm not good at chemistry to begin with, and if I keep being scolded, my Dao heart will shatter."

"I am only suited to encouragement-based education."

Su Yurou blinked. "Then there's no other way. How about we play first, and then study?"

Just as Shi Qiao was about to say "okay," she felt as if the two evil gods in her phone would come through the screen and hack her to death, so she stiffly shook her head.

"No, if I don't learn now, I'm really doomed."

Even though she really, really wanted to go diving.

Last time in Mauritius, she spent almost every day in the sea, but this time in the Maldives, she didn't even go into the sea properly once.

She really wants to go!

Su Yurou feigned regret, "I see..."

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. I'll go get you breakfast. You should just stay in your room and study hard today."

Shi Qiao nodded in despair, sat down at the table, and just turned to the first page—

My head is starting to spin.

Why didn't she think of these books as bedtime reading when she couldn't sleep last night?

A short while later, Su Yurou thoughtfully brought over a beautifully presented sandwich and placed it next to Shi Qiao's table.

"Keep going, Xiaoqiao! We've got your spirit up with you!"

As she walked out, she said, "Oh, but there was also an afternoon diving session today. The exploration team said we could even go whale watching."

What?!

Shi Qiao immediately started counting on her fingers.

It's a little past 7 a.m. now, and the afternoon session starts around 3 p.m.

In other words, if she studies intensively until 2 PM and then takes a boat to catch up, there will definitely be no problem.

But if she were to rely on herself alone...

She moved slowly to her door, quietly opened it a crack, and peered down at the laughter and chatter below.

Su Yurou and her parents were sitting at the table.

Pei Jingnian wasn't there, and his attention wasn't on her either.

Clutching her chemistry book, she carefully tiptoed to Pei Jingnian's door.

My heart was inexplicably pounding, as if it were being tightly gripped, and it was beating abnormally fast.

It's all Master Zhou's fault. Just thinking about Pei Jingnian makes her act really strange.

Not to mention the possibility of Pei Jingnian teaching chemistry alone with her in a room.

But that's whale chasing...

She kept adjusting her breathing, subconsciously biting her lip to apply a layer of glossy moisture to the peach-pink lips.

That's whale chasing!

Wife...wife...

I like you so much…

I can never like it enough...

A familiar voice came from the other side of the door, swift and rapid.

It seems he's already awake.

Time waits for no one; she needs to quickly invite this strict teacher out of retirement so she can learn as much as she can.

She opened the door directly. "Pei Jingnian, I want to..."

Their eyes met, the blanket bunched up in a small ball, his lower eyelids were slightly tucked up, most of his head was buried in the pillow, and only one eye was open, flushed with an abnormal redness.

His thin lips parted slightly, and his breath was mixed with a hum.

The veins on his hands were clearly visible.

Of course, it's not just the blue veins on your hands that are clearly visible.