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

—Lu Zhou, are all these for me?

—Um… well, these are the notes from the top students in my class when we graduated. They're incredibly detailed, they'll definitely be helpful to you.

—Just think of me as a good Samaritan who does good deeds anonymously, okay?

Shi Qiao pulled herself out of her reverie and stared at the A4 page that Pei Jingnian had already finished writing on.

The handwriting is vigorous and powerful yet flows smoothly. Although it is slightly cursive, the arrangement of the characters is indescribably beautiful.

Although she knew that the message came from Pei Jingnian, she assumed that the notes were sent by Pei Jingnian.

But she recognized Pei Jing's handwriting from junior high school; it was messy and ugly.

So when I saw the notes that Lu Zhou handed me, I didn't think about Pei Jingnian at all.

Moreover, those notes were so detailed that she inexplicably didn't resell them after the college entrance exam.

Not only were all the key and difficult points clearly marked, but for things like celestial physics and electromagnetic induction, they were also carefully drawn with different colors.

Even the knowledge points that the teacher didn't emphasize in the review were specifically mentioned in the notes, and example problems were personally listed for her to do, from simple to difficult.

As a result, that knowledge point became a variation of the final experiment in the chemistry exam during the college entrance examination.

The chemical equations that she couldn't figure out before came out smoothly that time.

Most importantly, the person who took the notes knew her very well.

There would always be a few words of encouragement written in the corner.

For example, "If you can understand this knowledge point, you have already surpassed 99% of high school seniors," or "It's already great to improve a little bit from yesterday's self."

Unexpectedly, it was all Pei Jingnian's doing.

Shi Qiao tilted her head slightly, and the golden sunlight shone on the ink that was not completely dry, making her eyes feel sore and swollen.

"Pei Jingnian, when did your handwriting become so beautiful?"

Pei Jingnian paused briefly in his hand holding the pen, pursed his thin lips, and his earlobes quietly turned red again.

"Mind your own business."

"I've finished creating the mind map for the first chapter. Go through the key points of the knowledge points by following the mind map."

[My wife has forgotten that when you stole my old workbook in seventh grade to copy the answers, you copied the square root of 2 as π, and when you came back you cried and scolded me for my scribbling.]

[And it seems my wife really likes men with beautiful handwriting.]

So... I practiced for a long time.

Shi Qiao's heart softened, and she replied sullenly, "Oh."

She picked up the mind map, and Pei Jingnian had organized the originally complex knowledge into a neat and orderly system, from deep to shallow, with clear cause-and-effect relationships.

In less than half an hour, Pei Jingnian had finished handwriting all the mind maps.

"Let's study the first two chapters today. After you've read them through, where do you see any problems?"

Pei Jingnian propped his head up with one hand.

Shi Qiao's fair cheeks were slightly puffed out, and her curled eyelashes cast long, light shadows in the soft sunlight.

"I feel like you understand it quite well after you've sorted it out, but you just don't know... how best to memorize it."

Pei Jingnian lightly moved his pen, "Then do more problems and apply them more."

He slowly wrote down a structural formula, stroke by stroke, "Try to read this molecular formula."

Shi Qiao didn't respond immediately; her gaze was fixed on a noticeable small mole on the back of his hand, which would sway with every stroke he made.

Pei Jingnian followed her gaze, which finally landed on the back of his hand. A small smile appeared on his lips as he lightly touched her forehead with his pen.

"What are you looking at?"

Shi Qiao tactfully cleared her throat, picked up a strawberry from the fruit plate, bit off the sweet tip, and said, "I wasn't looking at anything, I just suddenly wanted to eat strawberries."

Her cherry lips parted slightly, and as she bit into the tip of the strawberry, the red juice flowed out, staining her already rosy lips and adding an alluring sheen.

She habitually only bit into the middle, leaving the slightly sour strawberry bottom to be ruthlessly thrown onto the paper.

Pei Jingnian swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

I want to eat...

Shi Qiao was stunned for a moment. She was now deeply moved by Pei Jingnian.

Come to think of it, Pei Jingnian used to eat her leftovers when he was little. She took the initiative to pick out the biggest and reddest strawberry from the fruit plate and handed it to him.

"You've worked hard too, have some fruit and rest."

Pei Jingnian stared at the whole strawberry, and the enthusiasm in his eyes visibly faded a little.

[What's so delicious about a whole meal? It's utterly tasteless.]

[If you're going to eat, eat what your wife leaves behind.]

Shi Qiao: ...

Her gratitude was wasted.

Just as she was about to pull away, her slender, white wrist was gently pinched.

Pei Jingnian held that little hand, his head obediently lowered, and his lips opened to take the tip of the strawberry into his mouth.

Shi Qiao instinctively tried to retreat, but was held firmly in place.

He took another bite, the biting motion causing the muscles in his neck to move, his warm lips unintentionally brushing against her fingertips, leaving them damp.

Her lips are exceptionally soft.

Pei Jingnian took the last bite before looking up.

However, it's not bad to have my wife feed me.

Shi Qiao's fingertips were burning hot as she placed the strawberry's bottom on a tissue, pinched off a corner with her thumb, and wiped away the remaining strawberry juice.

"It's quite sweet." Pei Jingnian said, still wanting more.

He was talking about more than just strawberry tips.

Shi Qiao pushed the fruit platter over, "It was just flown in this morning, eat more if you think it's sweet."

"Alright, alright, let's study!" She picked up the paper Pei Jingnian had just handed her, covered her entire face, and began to "study" it earnestly.

When she put the paper down again, ready to explain the molecular formula to Pei Jingnian, she noticed with her sharp eyes that only one of the two strawberry bottoms that she had just placed on the tissue remained.

Sweetie, my wife.

That pervert.

*

With Pei Jingnian, this humanoid question-generating robot, things are indeed much more efficient.

She stared intently at Pei Jingnian, who was grading the questions she had just completed.

If she gets all the answers right, then today's study task will be over.

Pei Jingnian put down the paper in his hand, and Shi Qiao held her breath and stared intently at his lips, quietly waiting for the verdict.

"Hmm, not too stupid."

"Pack your things, this is the perfect time to take the boat."

Shi Qiao was so excited that she jumped up from her chair and hugged Pei Jingnian with both hands.

"That's great! That's great!!"

"I thought I wouldn't be able to chase whales today, sob sob sob."

"It's so good to have you, Pei Jingnian! Thank you so much!!"

Pei Jingnian held his breath. The fragrance emanating from Shi Qiao, mixed with the sea salt and lemon scent of her shower gel, filled his nostrils and sent shivers down his spine.

He couldn't help but touch his neck with his lips and let out a soft hum, "Hmm."

[It's so good to have me, it's so good to have me, hehehehehehe.]

[Wife, I'm the one who's best when you're around.]

Shi Qiao then realized she had gotten a little too excited. "Sorry, I..."

Pei Jingnian cut off the second half of the sentence, reached out and wrapped his arm around her slender waist, pressing her firmly into the embrace, and taking advantage of her unpreparedness, pulled her onto his lap.

He tilted his head back slightly, his forehead touching Shi Qiao's. "The boat will be here in a while..."

Buzz, my phone vibrated.

Caller ID: Lu Zhou.

Pei Jingnian ignored him and hung up immediately.

The buzzing sound resumed, as if it wouldn't hang up until Pei Jingnian answered.

[That stupid idiot.]