We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

dong dong dong.

"If you feel uncomfortable, lie down for a while."

On Wednesday morning, during early reading time, Teacher Yang gently tapped on his desk.

Unexpectedly, one day the privilege also fell to Li Mubai, but he did not comply, instead forcing himself to stay strong.

As expected, I had insomnia last night. Isn't "言" (yán) a radical for "谢" (xiè)? Isn't "书" (shū) a homophone for "疏" (shū)? These speculations kept me awake all night, and the thought of them was terrifying.

Looking at the person sitting in front of him, a sense of panic inexplicably arose in his heart. Did this mean that everything about him had been exposed?

Although he always asked questions indirectly, Xie Shu should have realized it the first time he asked, and that's why so many things happened afterward.

Li Mubai's mind was a jumbled mess, filled with countless questions and doubts.

He preferred to believe it was just a coincidence and kept brainwashing himself...

"Li Mu Bai, did you stay up very late last night?" Chen Qiuhe asked as soon as the first class ended.

Xie Shu subconsciously stopped what he was doing.

"Yeah, it's getting late."

Wang Rui lay down immediately, and Li Mubai could still vaguely see that the other party's light was still on at 1:30.

In fact, Wang Rui's current state is conducive to Li Mubai and Xie Shu's communication and conversation. After all, he still doesn't want others to know that he and Xie Shu are relatively good friends, otherwise a lot of rumors will arise.

If you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place. Especially in the small classroom of a high school, what happens one second can be known to the whole class the next, so he still needs to study hard.

"What have you been doing? Why are you sleeping so late?" Chen Qiuhe continued to press.

"study."

"You're already this stressed in the first week of school? And aren't you just robbing Peter to pay Paul? Sacrificing your morning study time to stay up all night studying," Chen Qiuhe criticized seriously.

Li Mubai nodded in agreement.

"Qiuhe is right. We need to maintain a good mental state when studying and not neglect one thing for the other," Xie Shu echoed softly.

……

A strange feeling arose in Li Mubai's heart. The Yan Shu in his imagination seemed to be slowly merging with Xie Shu in front of him. He then hummed in agreement.

"Oh, and here's instant coffee."

Xie Shu took out two packets of coffee, and this time he didn't favor one over the other, giving one packet to Li Mubai and one to Chen Qiuhe.

"Wow, thank you, Shubao." Chen Qiuhe solemnly accepted it.

Li Mubai also thanked him.

It's the coffee from last semester; it seems that Xie Shu really did give us that coffee.

He took out a thermos from the side of his backpack and paused for a moment.

The thermos was also given to Chen Qiuhe by Xie Shu on her birthday. She said it was a reward from Teacher Yang. Why didn't the teacher give it to her personally?

Li Mubai began to become suspicious and sensitive.

He unscrewed the cap, tore open the packaging, poured in the coffee powder, and forced himself not to think about these things.

Li Mubai came to get hot water and happened to run into Deng Yi, who was also there to get hot water.

The other person was ahead of him in line.

As Xie Shu's best friend and former deskmate, he seemed to have barely spoken to her. His deepest impression of her was when she asked to lend him an umbrella in their first year of high school, and during the rehearsal for the opening ceremony performance at the sports meet...

Deng Yi didn't seem inclined to talk to him. After getting the hot water, she turned around, gave him a deep look, and left.

Li Mubai inserted his water card, and clear drinking water fell into the cup, mixing with the coffee powder and becoming cloudy...

There were two math classes this morning. As always, Mr. Chen was authoritative and dignified. Li Mubai consciously applied some medicated oil to his temples.

"Look at your final exam results from last semester. This time, your average score is the lowest among the top liberal arts classes in the three schools. I feel ashamed for you."

The long-delayed math joint exam finally broke out on Wednesday, but students had already become numb to it.

"During the first self-study session today, everyone showed me the corrected questions on their test papers. Those who hadn't finished correcting them should stand at the back during the second self-study session."

...Here comes another one, but this time I'm a little more lenient and give them a day to ask those who are good at math.

"Li Mubai, come listen to the questions together!" Chen Qiuhe didn't dare to ask Xie Shu a question until the second math class ended.

"You guys go ahead and talk, I need to memorize some vocabulary first."

Li Mubai felt a little afraid to face Xie Shu, but he didn't lie. Starting today, he would memorize the vocabulary list given by Teacher Li.

"Alright, don't stand at the back during evening self-study."

Haha, mere math, it can be solved in the blink of an eye.

Why is this last question so difficult?

During his lunch break, Li Mubai rested his hands on the bedside table, pulling at his hair as he pondered deeply.

Why don't we take this opportunity to ask Yan Shu, and then ask Xie Shu in the afternoon, to see if their problem-solving approaches are consistent?

What if it's the same person? Wouldn't that reveal that I've already discovered this fact?

"Forget it, instead of brainstorming, I'd better just improvise," Li Mubai thought.

High emotional intelligence: adaptability.

Low emotional intelligence: Avoiding problems.

In the afternoon club class, Li Mubai saw a face he hadn't seen in a long time.

Senior.

Zhou Ruo smiled at him and waved silently in greeting.

Li Mubai nodded in response.

As soon as the bell rang, Xie Shu called him to the president's seat.

"Li Mubai, can I see the vocabulary list that Teacher Li gave you?" she asked softly.

"Okay." He took it out of his bag and handed it to the other person.

It wasn't very thick, but it should include all the English words I'd learned so far. Xie Shu casually flipped through a few pages and asked:

"Do you do dictation every day?"

"Yes, from Monday to Friday, dictation every other day. For example, if I memorize the left half of the first page today, I'll dictate that part tomorrow." Li Mubai pointed to the first page of the vocabulary list.

"Yes, this is the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve."

What Ebbinghaus?

"Ebbinghaus was a psychologist who proposed the law of forgetting in human memory in 1885. Simply put, over time, human memory of certain knowledge will gradually be forgotten."

Seeing that Li Mubai didn't quite understand, Xie Shu patiently explained.

So that's how it is. Xie Shu is really something; he saw through it at a glance.

"This rule reveals that people should review what they have learned within 24 hours, and at most within two days. That's why Teacher Li asked you to do dictation every other day."

Li Mubai suddenly realized, but would this be useful? He wondered.

"Then you can start memorizing it. This method should be useful. We'll do a dictation test tomorrow." Xie Shu handed the vocabulary list back to him.

"OK."

"Regarding the grammar issues, let me ask you a few questions first to understand your current situation."

Uh—it seems Teacher Li wants him to ask questions, not to have Xie Shu tutor him.

Before Li Mubai could react, Xie Shu had already begun asking questions...

"Okay, I understand roughly. Let's take it one step at a time."

"Class monitor, won't this take up your time?" Li Mubai asked after a moment's hesitation.

"No, teaching and learning go hand in hand. When I'm teaching you, I'm also reviewing."

That knowledge is too basic; he's not even clear on when to use singular or plural.

However... who wouldn't be happy to have the opportunity to be tutored by good students for free and improve their studies?

"Okay, thank you, class monitor."

Xie Shu spent some more time explaining some basic grammar to him.

"Did you understand these?" Xie Shu took out a notebook filled with English sentences and her analysis in red pen.

"I understand."

"Here, take this notebook. Go back and digest it first. We'll talk about tenses next time."

"it is good."

I will never forget your great kindness. I will buy you some snacks to thank you when I have the chance. Although they may not be as valuable as the snacks you usually give me, they are still a way to express my gratitude.

"By the way, Li Mubai, do you have any math problems you can't solve?"

……

"Yes, I don't quite understand the last question." Li Mubai put the English paper into his bag and took out the math exam paper.

"Hmm—is there something about this question that you don't understand?"

"I don't quite understand the first question..."

Xie Shu is like a teacher; he seems to be able to easily solve any problem, whether it's English or math.

But more importantly, she didn't have the oppressive feeling that teachers have.

Ring ring.

The bell rang, and the explanation of this big problem was just finished.

Li Mubai glanced at Xie Shu beside him, a series of questions popping into his mind again—Could you be Yan Shu? Why…

"By the way, Li Mubai," Xie Shu suddenly said softly, interrupting his thoughts.

Hmm? He looked up at her.

Xie Shu calmly closed his pen, his tone seemingly tinged with anticipation:

"Have you read that book?"

Which book?

Seeing his blank expression, Xie Shucai calmly uttered three words:

"The Little Prince".