We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

"Um."

Xie Shu's voice was very soft and had no ending; after he finished speaking, there was no further explanation.

Li Mubai actually wanted to ask why, but seeing that Xie Shu had no interest in continuing, he suppressed his doubts.

Back in the classroom, Chen Qiuhe gently nudged Li Mubai with her elbow.

"Hey, what did Teacher Wu want with you just now? Did Teacher Wu find out you were dating someone?"

"You're Kennedy in a convertible."

"What do you mean?" Chen Qiuhe scratched her head. She was only familiar with history and knew about Kennedy, but she didn't understand the significance of Kennedy sitting in a convertible.

"Mind-blowing."

"Hmm—why did Kennedy have such a wild idea about riding in a convertible? Did he invent the convertible?"

"Because Kennedy's physics was incredibly imaginative," Li Mubai said.

"Haha! That's a really bad joke."

"It's alright, Kennedy himself doesn't care."

Chen Qiuhe was amused by Li Mubai's hellish joke, especially when Li Mubai said it with a very serious face and a scientific tone.

"I didn't expect you to be such an interesting person."

The bell rang as soon as Chen Qiuhe finished speaking.

"Ring! Class is starting, students. Please return to your seats."

The electronic machine sounded, and the classroom immediately fell silent. Wu Changguo walked from outside the classroom to the podium and first looked around.

"What needed to be introduced was already explained during yesterday's evening self-study session. Let me emphasize one more point: being in the top class doesn't mean you can relax. If any of you are surpassed in the rankings of the regular classes, some of you know what I can do."

"Teacher, what are the consequences?" Zhao Feng raised his hand and asked. It's always good to make your presence known to the teacher.

"Just ask Xie Shu and Li Mubai, who used to work under me, and you'll know."

In fact, many of the students Wu Changguo taught in his first year of high school also entered the second year (3) class. However, he specifically pointed out Xie Shu and Li Mubai, which attracted the attention of other students.

Wu Changguo continued talking about how the key classes should be in the new semester, while Li Mubai kept his head down and did his homework. Usually, class meetings were just about trivial things, so he decided to do his homework and preview tomorrow's lessons.

He felt a light tap on his arm and looked up at his deskmate with a puzzled expression.

Chen Qiuhe pointed to the strip of paper torn from her notebook on her desk and then pushed it to him.

"What are the consequences of what Wuchang fish said? ( ꒪Д꒪)ノ"

Unexpectedly, just one day later, the students had already given their homeroom teacher a nickname.

"It means there will be special training. After lunch and during evening self-study, I'll be dragged to his office to do my homework." Li Mubai wrote on the note and handed it to her.

"It won't shake! ٩(´Д` )۶! Desk mate, help me!"

Li Mubai smiled without saying a word and continued doing his homework.

"Ahem!" Wu Changguo coughed, and Li Mubai stopped writing and looked up, ready to get to the point.

"What comes next is more important, so those of you doing your homework should stop writing."

Wu Changguo glanced around to make sure no one was still doing their homework, then continued:

"The class committee is the core of a class, especially the class monitor of our top class. We must choose someone with excellent grades and outstanding abilities to represent our class."

He paused again, took a sip of tea from his thermos, and continued:

"So I've decided to make Xie Shu the class monitor. She was the class monitor in her first year of high school, so she can continue to serve her classmates. Does anyone have any objections?"

The students immediately started whispering among themselves, thinking that no one would dare to object at a time like this.

"Teacher, since Xie Shu is the class monitor, shouldn't we elect a boy as the vice class monitor?" Zhao Feng raised his hand and said.

Wu Changguo glanced at Zhao Feng and said, "Yes, if no one has any objections, then Xie Shu will be our class monitor from now on."

Xie Shu stood up and faced everyone, seemingly to introduce himself to all his classmates.

"As for the vice class monitor, we should choose a boy to be the one. It will be easier to manage the class if there is a boy and a girl."

Zhao Feng sat up straight, tidied his appearance, and was ready to be the first to volunteer when the election began.

"This boy doesn't need to be academically outstanding, but he needs to be responsible and proactive, and able to assist the class monitor in completing various class activities and tasks."

Zhao Feng sat up even straighter, adjusted his smile to project confidence and approachability, and mentally prepared his campaign speech:

What kind of servant is he, the teacher's assistant, or the class monitor's patch?

"So, is there any objection to making Li Mubai the vice class monitor?"

What?! Where's my vice class monitor?!

Zhao Feng's eyes widened. His deskmate, Yang Kun, patted him on the shoulder. "So greedy for officialdom? You can be a dog in jail, a high-ranking official."

"Get lost, you nimble mountain dog."

"So what?"

Li Mubai followed Xie Shu's example, standing up to face everyone before sitting down again.

"Please take good care of me, Class Monitor. ୧( ⁼̴̶̤̀ω⁼̴̶̤́ )૭" Chen Qiuhe passed her a note.

"There are no adults in the new era." Li Mubai wrote these words and then handed them back to her.

The next few class committee members were elected by the class. In the end, Feng Wanli, a boy, became the academic representative, as he ranked sixth in the class in his subject. Jiao Yong became the sports representative, and the rest of the class committee members were all girls.

During evening self-study, Wu Changguo called Xie Shu and Li Mubai to his office.

She explained the requirements for class management to the two of them and reminded Li Mubai to learn more from Xie Shu's experience as a class monitor. She also told him to ask her if he didn't understand anything and not to forget to study hard (this was the key point).

Li Mubai nodded repeatedly in agreement, but he didn't intend to ask Xie Shu any questions. The two weren't very familiar with each other, and he always felt uncomfortable when he was with her, unable to say what he wanted to say.

For some reason, that lyric came to mind:

It will explode if you look at it again, and melt if you get any closer.

It seems to suit his current situation quite well.

On the way back to the classroom, he remained silent, unsure of what to say. He decided to simply say nothing at all.

But Xie Shu beside him stopped. Li Mubai was a little absent-minded. He took half a step more and noticed that Xie Shu seemed to be lagging behind. He stopped and turned around, and saw Xie Shu looking up at him.

Her eyes were bright, like clear spring water, and her black pupils were like black pearls. Li Mubai seemed to see his own reflection in them.

He didn't look at her much, shifting his gaze away from her face and looking elsewhere.

Li Mubai wanted to ask her what was wrong, so he opened his mouth and made a sound, but the words seemed to be stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them, so he closed his mouth again.

He had a slight stutter when he was a child and didn't communicate with others often, so his speech was always slurred. Although it has improved now and he can speak without pausing normally, it can still happen under certain stressful situations.

Xie Shu seemed unconcerned about his condition and instead said, "Please guide me in the future, and keep up the good work."

Li Mubai was momentarily stunned, and he glanced at Xie Shu.

Is she laughing? Is it because of my terrible state of mind? What should I say? How can I speak without getting stuck?

A thousand thoughts swirled in his mind, but in the end, they all turned into a nod and a tiny, almost insignificant "hmm."