Reincarnation: Trying to pretend to be ordinary, but it turns out it's really impossible.

Before Su Ningning's initial excitement about entering high school had faded, she was completely overwhelmed by the heavy workload.

It was only then that she belatedly realized that the knowledge points that gave her a headache in junior high school were nothing compared to high school studies; high school courses were what truly gave her a headache.

The formulas in math, physics, and chemistry are so convoluted they make your head spin; the knowledge points in humanities subjects are numerous and varied; homework piles up like mountains; and the difficulty of exams is skyrocketing.

Su Ningning buried herself in books every day, studying until her head was about to explode.

The carefree and relaxed look he had when he first entered high school was gone; he now wore a gloomy expression all day.

She sighed and groaned at the test papers and exercises, and several times she grabbed her hair, feeling like she couldn't study anymore.

She doesn't want to be a bad student again, or the teacher will have to call her parents again, sob sob X﹏X.

All she wanted was to be an ordinary high school student, why is that so difficult!

After entering Mingcheng High School, Shen Xingbai also experienced what it meant to be surrounded by strong individuals.

There are too many talented people here, and he was never able to maintain his number one position as steadily as before.

In the first exam of the first semester of his first year of high school, he only ranked ninth in the whole school.

Now that the first semester of high school is almost over, Shen Xingbai's ranking has steadily risen to sixth place.

Su Ningning truly admires Shen Xingbai.

Given his family's financial situation, he simply couldn't afford an expensive tutor, so he usually spent his days in the library studying and figuring things out on his own.

Yet, despite all this, he managed to climb step by step to sixth place among the top students at Mingcheng High School.

I don't know how his brain works.

The two were not assigned to the same class after entering high school.

Shen Xingbai was in the special weight class, while she was in the regular class.

The floors were also some distance apart.

Looking at her disastrous report card, Su Ningning missed Shen Xingbai's tutoring in junior high school, but now she was too embarrassed to take the initiative to ask him for help.

Firstly, I felt that everyone in high school had their own circles and studies, and I didn't want to bother him anymore.

Secondly, he was afraid of delaying Shen Xingbai's study time, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and persevere.

Then one day after school, Shen Xingbai waited for her at the classroom door. When he saw her come out, he walked straight up to her and said in a calm tone:

"I'll tutor you after school from now on. High school courses are difficult, and it's too hard for you to study on your own."

Su Ningning was taken aback at first, then her eyes lit up instantly.

She agreed almost without hesitation, afraid that he might change his mind at any moment.

In her excitement, she immediately remembered the tutoring fee and quickly spoke up:

"Then we absolutely have to raise the price this time! High school material is much harder, and you'll need to put in much more effort; it absolutely can't be the same as junior high!"

Shen Xingbai initially wanted to refuse, but he couldn't resist Su Ningning's insistent expression; it seemed she wouldn't learn unless he agreed.

In the end, unable to persuade her otherwise, he relented and agreed to the price increase.

However, he doesn't plan to use this money.

During the summer vacation, he found a part-time job, and the school also provided financial aid, which reduced his tuition fees. Not to mention, he also received a scholarship for the previous semester.

Although he is not well-off now, he is not short of money.

And so, the rest of the time...

Every day after school, Shen Xingbai would wait for her on time, finding a quiet classroom or library.

I patiently explained every difficult concept to her, and compiled personalized practice problems and notes just for her.

I helped her organize the knowledge framework and accompanied her through practice questions and reviewing her mistakes.

Su Ningning's grades went from struggling to keep up to consistently ranking in the middle of the class, all thanks to Shen Xingbai's silent encouragement from behind.

In addition to tutoring her, Shen Xingbai also participated in a math competition himself.

In September of his junior year of high school, he participated in the school's competition selection and, unsurprisingly, was selected, ranking 6th.

A total of 12 students from their school are eligible to participate in the provincial preliminary round in May.

From then on, Shen Xingbai was not so free, as he needed to participate in the school's training camp twice a week.

These next two days, Su Ningning needs to study on her own.

Su Ningning didn't mind at all; she was quite satisfied with the current situation after her parents found out that Shen Xingbai was going to participate in the competition.

I specifically asked the math teacher and went to the bookstore to buy Shen Xingbai a thick stack of reference books about math competitions.

Let Su Ningning take it to Shen Xingbai.

Su Ningning frowned; she felt that Shen Xingbai definitely wouldn't like this gift.

Why would anyone want to suffer for themselves?

However, it was clear that Su's parents understood Shen Xingbai better.

When Shen Xingbai received the gift, his eyes were full of joy, and he looked extremely happy.

Su Ningning: . . . . .

She couldn't understand how anyone could like this kind of thing.

In addition to Shen Xingbai, his roommate Zhang Tianyu was also selected for the competition team this time.

After entering high school, Shen Xingbai took the initiative to apply for boarding school, because he didn't want to go back to that cramped and oppressive home.

Perhaps for this reason, his overall condition improved a lot; the gloom between his brows lessened, and he even looked more sunny.

Zhang Tianyu was his best friend in the class.

This person is naturally outgoing and cheerful all the time. He is also witty and humorous. Even Su Ningning enjoys chatting with him and finds it very relaxing and fun to be with him.

However, Shen Xingbai was not happy that she was always chatting so enthusiastically with Zhang Tianyu. Every time the two of them had just exchanged a few words, he would always subtly change the subject and abruptly interrupt them.

When Su Ningning gave the book to Shen Xingbai, Zhang Tianyu sat next to her doing practice questions.

As soon as she entered, Zhang Tianyu immediately winked at Shen Xingbai, leaving Su Ningning completely bewildered and having no idea what he was doing.

Shen Xingbai glanced at him expressionlessly.

Zhang Tianyu immediately made a zipping motion near his mouth and obediently shut up.

After accepting the book, Shen Xingbai asked, "Have you encountered any difficulties in your studies recently? Feel free to ask me about any points you don't understand."

Su Ningning's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she looked at him pitifully:

"There are too many, so many... I don't know what to do with them."

Shen Xingbai couldn't resist raising his hand to rub her head, but then awkwardly withdrew his hand under her surprised gaze.

He coughed lightly and said, "Then list out everything you don't know, and I'll teach you today."

Zhang Tianyu, who was standing next to her, immediately chimed in, "Ningning, I can teach you too!"

Shen Xingbai glanced at him indifferently: "You two aren't that close, please call me Su."

Zhang Tianyu rolled his eyes, but changed his mind:

"Su, feel free to ask me anything you don't understand. I'm a pretty good teacher."

Su Ningning shook her head:

"I'm probably better suited to be taught by Shen Xingbai. He's been teaching me for years, and I understand everything he says and remember it very well. I can't understand anything when other people teach me."

A hint of pride and satisfaction flashed in Shen Xingbai's eyes, and his whole demeanor softened.

Zhang Tianyu pursed his lips and stood up with a knowing look on his face:

"Alright, I won't disturb your studies any longer. I'll take my leave now."

Before leaving, he deliberately raised an eyebrow at Shen Xingbai and blinked.

Shen Xingbai simply turned his head away, too lazy to pay him any attention.

After Zhang Tianyu left, the two huddled together to discuss the topic, with Su Ningning nodding occasionally as she listened.

His eyes were full of admiration as he looked at Shen Xingbai.

Before we knew it, it had gotten dark.

Shen Xingbai glanced out the window and frowned:

"It's too late, let me take you home."

Su Ningning quickly shook her head: "No need, no need, my home is very close to here, I can go back by myself."

You should go to bed early too. Studying is so mentally taxing; you need to rest more.

Shen Xingbai frowned and got up to see her off.

Seeing this, Su Ningning also stood up and said:

"My parents aren't worried about me, so why are you?"

Su Ningning was too lazy to say anything more, so she simply turned around and left, her steps light and quick.

Shen Xingbai was still worried and quickly chased after her, but she had already disappeared outside the door.

He paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered the sports meet in junior high school.

When Su Ningning threw the shot put, she seemed nonchalant, tossing it casually. The ball hit the ground and created a small dent, almost grazing a judge.

The teacher turned pale on the spot.