I'm in high school, is my dating system working correctly?

After washing up, I went into my room.

Zhou Qianyun unconsciously glanced at the pink fox plush toy on the bedside table, slipped on her slippers, came to the bedside, and gently picked up the soft plush toy.

Around 8 o'clock, their mother, Liu Ping, drove to pick them up.

First, I took Lu Yu home. It was almost nine o'clock when we got home.

In the middle of the conversation, Liu Ping casually asked about the evening, which startled Zhou Qianyun, who almost didn't realize that she was talking about going back to school to visit Teacher Pan.

Lu Yu was still the same as always, speaking without restraint, and he exchanged a few words with Zhou Qianyun in the car.

"However, back then today..."

Zhou Qianyun recalled Lu Yu's confident and self-assured demeanor during the guessing game.

She remembered that Lu Yu was like that when he was a child.

But later, for some reason—maybe his grades, maybe his family situation, or maybe the gap between his family and Zhou Qianyun's—she rarely saw Lu Yu like that anymore.

He became indifferent, lay flat, and grinned, as if nothing could make him take anything seriously.

or.

If you're careless, you can make excuses for losing, but if you can't even reach it when you're serious, that's just too despairing.

Zhou Qianyun could probably understand that it was something like self-esteem.

She will continue to be at odds with Lu Yu, and to some extent, she also wants their relationship to remain the same as before.

But now, Lu Yu seems to have returned to his former confident self.

Just a little bit, about the size of two fingers pinched together, is cool.

Coming to her senses, Zhou Qianyun realized that she had inadvertently written Lu Yu's name several times on the draft paper.

She panicked as if afraid of being discovered by some god watching over her, and tried to erase it, but then she stopped and stared blankly at the name.

Until the phone vibrated.

[Lu Yu]: What was the thought process behind that English question you talked about today? I've completely forgotten.

Zhou Qianyun smiled, pursing her lips.

[Qian]: Your memory is truly amazing!

He then typed rapidly.

*

Just after midnight, Lu Yu heard the sound of the door lock turning and glanced into the living room.

Lu Heng and Feng Jiahe opened the door to return home, their clothes smelling faintly of barbecue.

You're sneaking off to eat barbecue without bringing your kids along, huh?

"Ah Yu, you're still awake?"

Seeing that Lu Yu was still sitting at the table, Feng Jiahe casually asked.

"Okay, I'll go to sleep right away."

Thanks to Zhou Qianyun, Lu Yu's English homework progressed very smoothly today.

I compared the two girls.

After comparing the two girls' English learning methods, Lu Yu noticed the differences.

Cheng Bailu is a gifted individual; her mind works better than others, and she learns everything quickly, just like Lu Yu, who was once pursued by knowledge. She understands many things instantly without needing to think.

Therefore, for Cheng Bailu, the simplest way to learn English is to memorize the dictionary.

She didn't need any special methods; she simply brute-forced her way through the subject.

Zhou Qianyun, on the other hand, is a hardworking test-taker from a small town.

Her memory, comprehension, and thinking abilities aren't top-notch, but she manages to rank in the top 30 of her grade, guaranteeing her a place at least in a 985 university, all thanks to her methodology.

Zhou Qianyun clearly understood where these knowledge points were easy to get stuck on and where the questions were easy to get wrong, because these were the paths she had taken to get here.

One is more business-oriented, the other is more sports-oriented.

Pooh!

One is more focused on scientific research, and the other is more focused on teaching.

"How was your visit to your homeroom teacher today?"

Lu Heng sat down on the sofa and took a sip of water.

"Luckily, there's a hot pot restaurant that's pretty good. I'll treat everyone to a meal there next month for Mom's birthday."

Lu Yu responded, recalling the thoughts he had overheard earlier that day.

"By the way, Dad, has anything been wrong with Ji Xunsheng's family lately?"

"What, you ran into him today?"

Lu Heng looked over.

"No, I've heard some rumors about his family, saying they were scammed out of a lot of money."

Lu Yu felt it necessary to remind his father that Ji Xunsheng's father was the deputy factory director, and if something went wrong, the entire machine tool factory would be in trouble.

"Hey, I heard that recently some people have been specifically targeting people in our factory area to scam others. A few were arrested a while ago, but some have already run away."

Feng Jiahe came out of the restroom and dried her hands.

"If anything happens to Ji Xunsheng's family, they deserve it!"

I'll try to find out more in the next couple of days.

Lu Heng indicated that he had made a note of it.

The couple tidied up and washed up. Lu Yu closed the door and prepared to lie down.

My phone is vibrating.

[Shallow]: [Image]

Clicking on it reveals a photo of Zhou Qianyun's bedside table. The pink fox is placed right next to her pillow, within easy reach, so she can see it every time she opens her eyes.

[Lu Yu]: The position is good, it was worth all my hard work today.

Upon seeing this sentence, Zhou Qianyun, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, gently bit her lower lip.

【浅】: Thank you for today.

[Qian]: Then, the host asked, "Don't overthink it, I don't care at all!"

[Lu Yu]: Oh.

[Lu Yu]: I already said, whatever your answer is, that's my answer.

Zhou Qianyun was taken aback.

Will mine be your answer?

I want to say something, but I'm afraid that once I reveal my true feelings, the countdown to parting will begin.

My heart was pounding so hard that when Lu Yu sent me a message, I was so startled that I dropped my phone on the bed.

[Lu Yu]: But you have to treat that doll well, don't beat it violently every day.

[Qian]: It's so cute, who would hit it!

Zhou Qianyun turned her head to look at the pink fox with the silly smile.

No, now that Lu Yu said that, I feel like I look a bit like him.

His smile looks a bit silly, and he really does resemble that.

It's over, there's no going back. The more I look at it, the more I want to punch it.

Lu Yu, you owe me back my Daji from Chuansha!

Zhou Qianyun punched the bed twice, rolled over, and her cheeks flushed slightly from the movement. She looked at the doll.

in fact.

Zhou Qianyun didn't like the pink-furred fox that much.

She chose it simply because Lu Yu gave her a pendant in that image for her birthday.

Last time she went out, she even clipped the pendant that she usually kept on the bed to her bag, but Lu Yu didn't pay any attention to it.

"today......"

Zhou Qianyun, feeling uneasy and unsure how Lu Yu would answer the host's questions, heard Lu Yu say that he participated in the guessing game to win the prize for her sake.

All the sounds in the world vanished in an instant, my mind went blank, and I was completely unable to think.

Of course, two seconds later, all that remained was endless hatred for Lu Yu.

"No, I must find a way to kill Lu Yu!"

Zhou Qianyun threw a punch at the pink-haired fox, then stopped immediately, and finally landed on the light blue pillow.

*

early morning.

Having enjoyed a good night's sleep like a baby, Lu Yu sat with headphones on in the back window seat of the bus.

[Yesterday's goal of quitting addictive substances has been achieved]

[Current duration: 7 days]

[Check-in completion status: Excellent]

[Reward received: 500 yuan]

The reward will be distributed today, please check your account.

He completed yesterday's dose-reduction challenge, but to be honest, it didn't feel real at all.

It's incredibly difficult to get access to something like this in China right now.

The most likely culprits are unscrupulous vendors who use poppy shells in their cooking.

The five hundred yuan would arrive in his account today, so Lu Yu wasn't in a hurry at all.

The cotton mill station has arrived, and Cheng Bailu gets on the train.

Lu Yu waved to her gently. The girl, whose long, slightly wavy hair was tied in a ponytail, pursed her lips, pinched the strap of her backpack, and moved over to sit next to him.

"Here, this fried dough stick really needs to be eaten while it's hot, otherwise it'll get soggy."

Taking off his headphones, Lu Yu placed the warm steamed buns from the bag into her hands.

"Um."

Cheng Bailu responded, her gaze not on the food, but fixed on what was in front of her.

Today's number of interactions with Cheng Bailu has reached the target.

[Current duration: 5 days]

Check-in complete.

Lu Yu took a couple of bites of the fried dough stick and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

It's so quiet.

There weren't any other cars on the street... no, it was very quiet inside the car.

He glanced at the girl next to him.

Cheng Bailu didn't use her phone to do her homework. Instead, she stared straight ahead, like a stone statue. Lu Yu vaguely remembered that she had the same expression when she was in a car before they met.

Something's definitely not right, even nine out of ten.

After finishing the fried dough sticks in his hand, Lu Yu began to reminisce about [listening to whispers].

To hear her innermost thoughts at this moment is such a wonderful thing.

However, he had actually come to a realization at this moment.

Yesterday morning, I told her about my plans for the evening, and then Lu Yu didn't even have time to send Cheng Bailu a single message until he went to bed.

Because of this?

"Are you upset because I didn't message you last night?"

Lu Yu didn't bother with any roundabout methods; he went straight to the point.

"Huh? No, I didn't..."

Cheng Bailu, who had been expressionless, panicked at these words and instinctively wanted to deny it, but quickly fell silent.

This is true.

Around 9 o'clock, the girl finished her test paper, picked up her phone, and wanted to send Lu Yu a message, but then she remembered that he had said he was going to visit his junior high school teacher with Zhou Qianyun that night, and felt that she shouldn't bother him.

Around 10 o'clock, after washing up, she picked up her phone again, typed a line of text, then felt it was deliberate, deleted it and retyped it, repeating this several times, but in the end she still didn't send the message.

Around 11:00 AM, after finishing the last set of questions for the day, Cheng Bailu stared blankly at the chat box until midnight.

Thinking of their promise, Cheng Bailu could only put down her phone and go to sleep, conflicted.

While waiting for the bus in the morning, she felt increasingly upset.

She felt like she was being overly sentimental. Even though Lu Yu hadn't said he would definitely chat with her that night, she was still making unwarranted expectations and feeling sad.

She might even take out these emotions on Lu Yu, sulking and refusing to speak to him, reverting to her previous cold demeanor.

It was clearly all my fault.

I feel a little unfamiliar with myself.

"I got home late last night and finished my homework, so I didn't have time to message you. By the time I finished getting ready, it was past midnight, so I went straight to bed."

Seeing this, Lu Yu briefly explained what had happened after he returned home yesterday.

After listening, Cheng Bailu lowered her gaze, took a deep breath, and spoke solemnly.

"I'm sorry, I wanted to message you yesterday, but I didn't know what to say, and I struggled with it for a long time. As a result, I was in a bad mood this morning and projected it onto you."

Just like her love for mathematics.

Cheng Bailu analyzed her emotions clearly and laid them out for Lu Yu to see.

You might become a very good psychologist someday.

Even without listening to her whispers, Lu Yu still managed to figure out Cheng Bailu's thoughts.

"It's nothing. Besides, you can send any message you want. Sometimes I just send an emoji or a question mark."

He could understand the girl's dilemma. After all, not everyone is as shameless as Lu Yu. Cheng Bailu, who clearly doesn't surf the internet much, would definitely have a goal or topic when sending messages; it's impossible for them to just chat.

Just like a guy going to a shopping mall, he goes straight to the point and doesn't just wander around aimlessly.

"......Um."

Cheng Bailu was still somewhat down, but this time she was disgusted with herself for neglecting Lu Yu and yet still needing him to comfort her.

"If you really want to apologize, then I'll punish you..."

Lu Yu picked up the breakfast she was holding, opened the plastic bag, and the aroma of the pastries filled the air.

"You're punished by having to eat this fried dough stick in the car."

Cheng Bailu stared blankly at the fried dough sticks, then turned to look at the boy beside her.

The golden, faint morning light pierced through the rising steam and fell on his smiling profile, like a breeze blowing from across the river on an autumn evening.

*

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