We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

"Wow, the results of the last monthly exam are finally out! This one was a bit tough, but XS is pretty amazing."

On Sunday morning, Yang Kun forwarded the grade sheet from Wuchang Guofa to the boys' dormitory group. They did have a group for boys, but very few people chatted in it.

Li Mubai felt inexplicably nervous. He opened the form and saw that the top few people were still familiar faces, only their rankings had changed.

First place: Xie Shu, Pingyang No. 6 Middle School, Chinese 131, Mathematics 138, English 141, Politics 89, History 91, Geography 88.

Second place went to Chen Yutong, third to Mei Yulu, and fourth to Shen Nianning.

Li Mubai nervously began scrolling down to find his ranking.

Li Mubai, ranked 36th, from Pingyang No. 6 Middle School, scored 130 in Chinese, 114 in Mathematics, 116 in English, 86 in Politics, 91 in History, and 85 in Geography.

He pulled out his score from the final exam of last semester. Thankfully, it was a slight improvement over the last one.

But her Chinese score was one point lower than Xie Shu's, which is too dramatic.

"Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me."

Qinghe: "@Li Bubai Haha, you lost. Remember to keep your promise."

Li Bubai: "Okay."

Li Bubai: "@Qinghe, how much do you have?"

He hasn't had a chance to see it yet.

Qinghe: "See for yourself."

Chen Qiuhe sent over a picture.

59th place, Chen Qiuhe, Pingyang No. 6 Middle School, Chinese 119, Mathematics 112, English 111, Politics 82, History 84, Geography 86.

Qinghe: "My geography score is higher than yours."

Li Bubai: "A mere fraction."

Qinghe: "Is one point higher no longer considered higher?"

Li Bubai: "Some stop after a hundred paces, some after fifty. What would you say of someone who laughs at someone who only took fifty paces for taking a hundred?"

Qinghe: "Which ancient person said this? I'll record it and write it in my essay."

They're so eager to learn.

Li Bubai: "This is a classical Chinese text from the second semester of the compulsory textbook, a text that must be memorized. How did you get 119 on the Chinese exam?"

Qinghe: "It's never too late to mend the fence."

After leaving the group chat, Xie Shu sent him a private message.

Solitudo: "I haven't decided yet. I'll let you know when I do."

Li Bubai: "Okay, class monitor."

What requests would Xie Shu make of him...?

At 11 a.m., Lan Shiyu arrived at Li Mubai's house as promised. Finding that Li's parents were not home, she grew bolder and urged them on:

"Let's set off quickly."

"Actually, we could have lunch first and then set off in time," Li Mubai suggested.

"What if we get stuck in traffic on the bus? Let's get to school early, and if we still have time, we can go eat with you."

Fine.

The station wasn't far, only a nine or ten-minute walk away. While waiting for the train, Li Mubai suddenly asked curiously:

"How come I've never seen you before?"

Li Mubai had been to Aunt Lan's house several times before, during winter and summer vacations. Logically speaking, Lan Shiyu should have been on vacation by then.

"I've never met you before?" Lan Shiyu asked back. She paused for a moment before explaining, "Actually, I only came here during the Spring Festival before, not every year."

No wonder, he always goes back to his hometown for the Spring Festival.

The car arrived, and Li Mubai got on. He chose a single seat, while Lan Shiyu sat in the seat in front of him.

He and the latter seemed to have nothing to talk about. He put on his headphones and was about to listen to music when the other person turned his head and scanned him.

"What do you want to do?" Li Mubai put down his headphones.

"We've known each other for almost a week now."

Li Mubai nodded. Although they hadn't known each other for long, it certainly hadn't been very long.

Lan Shiyu pinched her chin, a thoughtful expression on her face, and then said:

"Although your modeling is slightly inferior to mine, it's still quite good."

?

Li Mubai was completely bewildered, not understanding why Lan Shiyu suddenly brought this up.

"It's just that my personality is a bit gloomy, not cheerful enough, and a bit introverted. If I were as optimistic and positive as I am, I guess a lot of girls would like me," Lan Shiyu continued.

Li Mubai was speechless.

"However, maybe some girls might like it..."

Lan Shiyu's voice was blocked out, and Li Mubai put his headphones back on. The noise cancellation function of these headphones was quite good, and it was worth spending two hundred dollars to get them.

Ding dong.

His phone vibrated, reminding him to put it on silent.

The God of Rice Noodle Rolls: "Which stop should I get off at?"

Li Bubai: "Confucian Academy".

They set off too early; it wasn't even 1 p.m. when Li Mubai and Lan Shiyu arrived at the school.

"I'm going to eat. I'll go straight to the classroom at 2 PM." Li Mubai looked at Lan Shiyu.

Seeing that he wasn't heading towards the school, Lan Shiyu immediately asked:

Where are you going to have lunch?

"It's next to the school, but the cafeteria inside isn't open," Li Mubai reminded him. "And once you go into the school, you can't get out."

"Then I'll go with you, I'm actually hungry."

Li Mubai didn't care; he was just going to eat whatever he wanted.

Lan Shiyu looked around as she walked, then let out a sigh:

"The scenery here at No. 6 Middle School is quite nice, unlike my school in Lingnan, which is surrounded by tall buildings and filled with car exhaust fumes."

Li Mubai hummed in response, without saying much more.

The weather was pretty good today; the sun came out and it was no longer cloudy. The two of them grabbed a quick lunch at a nearby Shaxian snack shop before heading back to school and going their separate ways.

He pushed open the dormitory door, and Wang Rui appeared to be taking a nap.

Li Mubai then quietly put down his luggage, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and headed to the classroom.

The classroom was empty. I glanced at the time; it was only 1:30. There was still half an hour left. Should I take this opportunity to review some vocabulary?

"Li Mubai".

A gentle breeze swept past him, and he gracefully sat down in the chair in front of him.

"You're here pretty early," Xie Shu said, putting down her bag and turning to look at him.

"I just arrived, class monitor." Li Mubai thought for a moment, "Class monitor, have you thought about that request?"

"Not yet." Xie Shu smiled faintly. "I'll let you know when I've thought it through."

Alright, then he'll wait patiently.

"By the way, if I have to participate in a debate competition and training next week, I probably won't be able to give you dictation during that time," Xie Shu said.

"It's alright, I'll have Feng Wanli help me with the dictation when I get back to the dorm tonight."

Although Li Mubai felt a little regretful, he could understand it; it should only last for this week.

"Actually, if you're not in a rush at noon, we can go to the activity room for dictation this week," Xie Shu said softly.

The lunch break... isn't that a bit too rushed? get out of class ends at 12:10, and the dorm doors close at 1:00. There's also a 50-minute break to go to the cafeteria for lunch.

Seemingly sensing Li Mubai's concerns, Xie Shu continued:

"We can rest in the classroom at noon. I have some leave slips here. The reason for the leave should be participating in the literature club activities."

Such meticulous attention to detail—truly befits Xie Shu!

"Okay, thank you, class monitor. I've taken up your lunch break," Li Mubai said apologetically.

Xie Shu took out a leave slip from his wallet and handed it to him. It was already stamped and had Wu Changguo's signature.

"Also, this is something I used to use, I'm giving it to you now."

A faint smile played on her lips, her eyebrows slightly curved, and her slender fingers took a thin metal bookmark from her bag and placed it on his desk.

The bookmark features a drawing of a blond boy in a green shirt, with the caption: "I'm too young to know how to love."

"You did well on the test, keep up the good work," she said softly.

Class monitor, you also did very well on the test...