We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

Fortunately, the total number of liberal arts students was not large, and it was only the top classes from No. 1 Middle School and No. 3 Middle School that came for the exchange; otherwise, the auditorium of No. 6 Middle School would not have been able to accommodate students from all three schools.

"Good morning, teachers and students! I am Shi Weixin, the principal of Pingyang No. 6 Middle School. On behalf of Pingyang No. 6 Middle School, I warmly welcome the teachers and students from No. 1 and No. 3 Middle Schools to our school for exchange and guidance!"

The principal, who is usually rarely seen, finally made a formal appearance today and calmly delivered a speech on the stage.

Li Mubai narrowed his eyes slightly, focusing his gaze on the person on the stage, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar.

"Hey! Did you find it?" Zhao Feng's low voice suddenly came from beside him, and he nudged Yang Kun with his elbow.

"Not yet, there are so many people, how can you see them at a glance?" Yang Kun replied softly, his head scanning left and right like a little radar.

"Did you lose something?" Li Mubai interjected in a low voice.

"No, we're looking for that top student from No. 1 High School."

"Straight A student?"

"This is it."

Yang Kun mysteriously handed over his phone, revealing a secretly taken photo of a girl on the screen.

"Where did you get these photos?" Li Mubai glanced at them and handed the phone back, his tone tinged with curiosity.

"The confession wall at No. 1 High School! I finally managed to get on it, and I'm always there to watch the drama unfold. It's so exciting!"

What kind of gossip can you find on a confession wall? It's nothing more than someone cutting in line in the cafeteria and running into a guy below them, or someone taking a picture of someone else and asking a classmate or friend to betray them because they're too shy to ask for their contact information.

"Cough cough."

Two soft coughs suddenly sounded beside me.

Yang Kun hurriedly stuffed his phone back into his pocket, and a familiar figure stopped beside Li Mubai—it was Wu Changguo.

The group immediately sat up straight, pretending to listen attentively to the speech on stage. Only after Wu Changguo slowly left did Yang Kun breathe a sigh of relief and continue to peek around.

He carefully scanned the crowd in front of him, but couldn't find his target. Unwilling to give up, he turned around and looked back.

At that glance, his body froze instantly, and his neck, as if rusted, slowly and stiffly turned back.

"How is it? Did you see it?" Zhao Feng asked eagerly.

Yang Kun didn't dare to speak. He quickly picked up a pen, wrote a line of small characters in his notebook, and pushed it in front of the two of them:

"He sat right behind the prison guard."

"Oh no! Will they have heard what we just said?" Zhao Feng immediately tensed up.

"It shouldn't be that bad..." Yang Kun said uncertainly.

"If you don't believe me, look back."

"You said, Chinese people don't lie to other Chinese people."

"If you don't believe me, look back for yourself."

Zhao Feng took a deep breath, pretended to be nonchalant as he bent down to take something out of his bag, and quickly glanced back out of the corner of his eye.

After sitting up straight, he lowered his voice:

"She looks quite good; she's even more attractive in person than in photos."

"See? I told you so!" Yang Kun said smugly.

"However, it is still slightly inferior to the XS."

"That's true, but XS is already a clear answer," Yang Kun said.

"Then you have no chance either!"

"Who said that? After class in the morning, I'll go volunteer. She's unfamiliar with the area and definitely won't know where the cafeteria is. If I happen to pass by her, she'll definitely ask me, 'Excuse me, how do I get to the cafeteria?' Then I can naturally take her to lunch with me, hehe."

"Don't wear that school uniform, I'm afraid you'll embarrass the students of No. 6 Middle School."

"Can't you speak properly?!"

The two were playfully bickering quietly nearby, but Li Mubai's attention was completely elsewhere.

His gaze was firmly drawn to Xie Shu, who was sitting in the front row, from beginning to end.

Sunlight streamed in through the side window, falling on her jet-black ponytail and giving it a soft sheen. His fingertips tingled slightly, and he inexplicably felt an urge to reach out and gently rub it.

"Next, let's give a warm round of applause to the top three students in this joint exam from the three schools, who will come up to the stage to share their learning experiences!" The teacher's voice echoed throughout the auditorium through the speakers.

"First up is our number one, Chen Yutong."

Everyone turned their gaze toward the podium without prior arrangement.

The teacher's lectures were boring.

The top three students shared their experiences; I'd like to see what kind of academic geniuses they are.

"Respected teachers, dear classmates, good morning. I am Chen Yutong from Class 20 of Pingyang No.1 Middle School. It is an honor to stand on this platform and share my learning experience."

A very standard opening line. Chen Yutong wore a pair of thick glasses, her eyes were dull, and her hair was dry. She looked like a very good student.

Her approach was also very standard: get up early to read, memorize while eating, read before bed—basically, use every spare moment to study. No wonder she looked haggard.

"Great! Chen Yutong's study tips are worth learning from. I think that's why she was able to get first place—she dedicates her time to studying!"

"Next, let's invite the second-place finisher in this joint examination to share his learning experience."

Xie Shu suddenly stood up and walked onto the podium. Deafening applause erupted from the audience, even overshadowing the first place winner. Is this the advantage that good looks bring?

"Good morning, I am Xie Shu from Class 3 of Pingyang No. 6 Middle School. My learning experience is to maintain a good attitude and study hard."

Shen Nianning, sitting in the audience, widened her eyes in surprise. That last time…

After Xie Shu finished speaking, the entire room fell silent for half a second, with everyone waiting for what he would say next.

But she just stood quietly on the stage, showing no intention of continuing.

A few seconds later, she nodded slightly:

That concludes my presentation. Thank you everyone.

Everyone in the audience was stunned for half a second before applause broke out.

"Xie Shu's insights are truly concise and to the point. As the saying goes, 'Without tranquility, one cannot achieve far-reaching goals; without detachment, one cannot clarify one's ambitions.' Perhaps the true essence of learning lies in this simplicity and purity."

Li Mubai gently poked Xie Shu in the front row with his finger.

She didn't turn around, but leaned back slightly, as if in response to him.

Li Mubai understood, leaned forward slightly, and whispered in her ear:

Why did you put it so briefly?

He noticed that Xie Shu's ear tips seemed to be gradually turning red. Was it hot inside the auditorium? He wondered, since the air conditioning was on, it was actually a bit cold.

After a while, a small note was handed to me from the front:

I don't want to say too much.

Ok.

So who came in third?

"Finally, let's invite Shen Nianning, a student from No. 3 Middle School, to share her learning experience."

Is Shen Nianning third?

The top three were fairly evenly distributed, with each of the three schools having one representative. However, the top ten were quite disparate, with only two students from No. 6 Middle School, including Xie Shu.

Unfortunately, No. 6 Middle School is slightly inferior to the other two schools.

Li Mubai stopped paying attention to the podium and instead focused on the notebook on his desk.

The itinerary for this exchange program was the same as last time. Students from No. 1 Middle School and No. 3 Middle School were free to move around at noon. However, compared to No. 1 Middle School, which is like a university, there wasn't much to see at No. 6 Middle School.

Xie Shu suddenly stood up, his gaze sweeping lightly over the area behind Li Mubai before turning to him, his voice calm and natural:

"Want to go out for dinner together?"

Together?

Li Mubai was slightly taken aback.

She usually walks with Deng Yi and Chen Qiuhe, and he, a boy, always feels a little awkward standing in the middle.

"Just the two of us," she added.

"it is good."

According to what he and she said, then everything should be alright...