Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

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More than half an hour of study time had passed, and from the pavilion, one could already see some students starting to walk into the examination room in twos and threes.

It's about time I took the exam.

Just as Yu Zhe was about to call out to Zi Xiao and Xiao Lizhi, his phone rang.

He glanced down and saw the caller ID read, "Your dearest sister!"

Oh, Yu Che.

You changed my contact name again!

Yu Zhe answered the phone speechlessly and put it to his ear. Yu Che's clear and lively voice immediately came from the other end.

"Good afternoon, brother! Have you eaten yet? Do you have exams again? Are you tired? If you are, we won't take the exams?"

After hearing her question, Yu Zhe replied, "Couldn't you have asked me one question at a time? I'm alright, not too tired. Yu Che, did you call for something?"

"Can't I make a phone call if there's nothing wrong?!" came Yu Che's sullen voice from the other end of the phone.

"Ah... sure, sure, but you're not here to chat idly, are you?"

"Hehe, as expected of the older brother."

Yu Che continued on the other end of the phone, "There is indeed something. Brother, are you free after your exam this afternoon?"

"Hmm... I'm free."

Did you finish your exam this afternoon? I promised Zixiao last night that I'd go with her to take some photo booth pictures first, and then I'll be free.

Yu Che continued, "Are you alright? That's perfect, brother, how about you come back to the villa for a visit?"

"A villa?" Yu Zhe asked, puzzled. "What happened?"

Yu Che wouldn't normally call someone that.

He went back to the villa.

Yu Che explained, "Actually, it's about Lu Ling and Lu Yao. Didn't I say before that if they want to truly become my brother's bodyguards, they have to meet a condition?"

Yu Zhe certainly remembered this: "Defeat Sister Lin Yin?"

“That’s right,” Yu Che said. “Actually, they recently said they felt they were almost ready to take the test. I also wanted to see as soon as possible whether they had the ability to protect my brother. So, I wanted my brother to witness this competition tonight.”

Witness it?

Yu Zhe knew that Lu Ling and Lu Yao were taking this test in order to gain the right to protect him. Since it was for him, how could Yu Zhe not go to the scene to witness it?

Not to mention, he was genuinely curious about the outcome of the competition.

"Okay, I'll be there before tonight. Have you already talked to Sister Lin Yin?"

"Yeah, Sister Lin Yin happens to be free tonight. It's really hard to find a time when Sister Lin Yin is free."

"Haha... After all, it's Sister Lin Yin. She comes and goes without a trace. Okay, Yu Che, that's all for now. I have to go take my exam. I'll contact you again after I finish."

"Yeah, good luck, brother! Love you!"

Yu Zhe responded in a monotone voice, "I love you too."

After hanging up the phone, Zixiao looked up at her and asked, "Was that Yuche?"

Little Lizhi continued reading, not daring to ask any more questions. That Su Yuche was so scary... sometimes he was especially fierce.

Yu Zhe put his phone in his pocket: "Yes, it was Yu Che who called, asking us to come back to the villa after our exams today."

Did she say what it was about?

Yu Zhe laughed and said, "We're just going to be examiners."

"Examiner?" Zixiao tilted her head, not understanding.

Yu Zhe explained, "We have final exams coming up, and Lu Ling and Lu Yao are also having their 'final exams,' so let's watch their showdown with Sister Lin Yin."

Little Lychee looked up: "Then I can too..."

Zixiao replied instantly: "It's none of your business, don't get involved, go read your book."

"Waaah... Zixiao is bullying me."

Now, when Yu Zhe talks about it, he says it lightly as "Lu Ling and Lu Yao's final exams," but in reality, he's still worried for Lu Ling and Lu Yao.

It's not that I think the two of them are weak, it's just that their opponents are ridiculously strong.

From childhood to adulthood, Sister Lin Yin has always been a legend in the martial arts world of Fenghai City, both openly and secretly.

It is almost an invincible legend.

Yu Zhe said before that if they were to face off against Sister Lin Yin, it would be better to replace their opponent with a bear. This is not a joke, it's true, because if it were a bear, Lu Ling and Lu Yao might still have a chance of winning.

The only glimmer of hope is that this isn't a one-on-one fight. Just as Yu Che said, it's Lu Ling and Lu Yao facing off against Lin Yin. Even so, Yu Zhe still feels the odds of winning are slim.

Sigh... In the end, the decision of whether or not to have them as guards is still in Yu Zhe's hands. Let them pass the decision regardless of the outcome.

Yu Zhe's only hope right now is that the two sisters, Lu Ling and Lu Yao, won't get hurt during the duel.

52. I won this time!

Yu Zhe never expected that the Chinese exam in the morning would be boring, and the math exam in the afternoon would be even more boring!

I managed to finish the Chinese exam in an hour, but what about the math? It only took me twenty minutes!

The homeroom teacher said before the exam that the math exam this time was very difficult, even the most difficult math exam in the history of Fenghai No.1 Middle School.

This isn't right! Your exam paper can't withstand scrutiny either.

Yu Zhe thought he had missed some of the major questions, so he flipped through the test paper several times, but still couldn't find the next question.

Alright, it's just another round of waiting for the bell to ring.

For the next hour and a half, Yu Zhe filled both sides of the two scratch papers with drawings of anime girls. In fact, if the art teacher saw these scratch papers, he would definitely exclaim "Wonderful!" because even though they were comics, the artistry was evident.

Yu Zhe, who was leisurely completing the "art exam," was completely unaware of the pained expressions on the faces of the other candidates in the same exam room who were doing math tests.

………………

It was already dusk when I finished the exam today.

As Yu Zhe stretched and walked out of the teaching building, Zi Xiao was standing obediently by the steps in front of the building, waiting.

Upon seeing Yu Zhe, she immediately moved closer, hesitated for a moment, and then decisively took his arm.

Although the two stopped pretending to be a couple after Zixiao's true identity was revealed, Zixiao felt that simply linking arms shouldn't be too much!

Yu Zhe didn't say anything, letting her take his left arm, just like when they pretended to be a couple before, walking side by side towards the school gate, but this time it was much more natural than before.

"By the way, brother, on my way here just now, I think I heard several senior high school girls complaining that the math exam for senior high school students is ridiculously difficult. Is it really that hard?"

"Huh?" Yu Zhe didn't understand. "Was it difficult? The test I just took... oh right, it was a math test, I almost forgot."

Thank you, Zixiao. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have thought it was an art exam.

Zixiao understood perfectly from the puzzled look on Yuzhe's face when he heard Zixiao's question. Her brother was being inhuman again!

"Don't talk about me. Zixiao, how did you do on your exam? The math exam will basically determine the whole situation, right?"

"Me? Hmm... I'm alright. At least I didn't have any questions I couldn't answer. I can't say whether I made any mistakes."

"Haha, it's alright, it's alright, as long as you know how to do it." Yu Zhe praised him.

Xia Zixiao then remembered something else, "By the way, how did Xiao Lizhi do on her exam? Did she tell you?"

Wasn't she looking worried at noon? I wonder how she did on the math test.

Zixiao tightened her grip on Yuzhe's arm: "Well, she didn't tell me exactly how it went, but she seemed really happy after finishing her math exam. She was grinning like an idiot for ages."

Is victory already assured?

She probably did do well on the exam, but it might still be difficult to beat Zixiao and get first place in the grade. After all, Zixiao is a real hard worker, and her level of effort in studying is comparable to Qin Ruoke's.

As they talked about the exam, the two walked outside the campus.

Because Lu Ling and Lu Yao went back to the villa to prepare for their "final exams" this time, Yu Zhe couldn't ask them to drive him to and from school.

So I called a taxi on my phone.

Zixiao glanced at it quietly; the destination was marked as "Century Square".

Before Yu Zhe could confirm, Zi Xiao pressed his hand down and said, "It's getting late, there's no rush to take photos... Brother, Lu Ling and Lu Yao's matter is the important thing, as for photos, we can do it next time, there's plenty of free time."

"That won't do, it has to be this time."

To everyone's surprise, Yu Zhe's attitude was quite firm, and he set Century Square as the destination without hesitation.

"Didn't I say I'd definitely take this photo booth picture with you today? If I don't go, wouldn't I be breaking my promise?"

Upon hearing this, Zixiao smiled without even realizing it, and then said softly, "Really... Brother, you know perfectly well that even if you break your promise, I won't blame you... I don't care."

Actually, I care a lot...

Yu Zhe looked at her with doting eyes, and Zi Xiao turned her face away.

Hehe, my little sister is so cute.

Yu Zhe always keeps his word, that's for sure, especially since it's a promise he made to Zi Xiao.

The taxi arrived shortly, and we reached Century Square in about twenty minutes.

Yu Zhe had already been here once with Qi Xinye yesterday, and he had completely memorized the surrounding area.

Therefore, finding the amusement park area where the photo booth machine from yesterday was located was a piece of cake.

I'm really lucky. Maybe it's because everyone at school has exams today, but the amusement area is very empty, with almost no one around.

Leading Zixiao to the photo booth machine, Yuzhe scanned the payment QR code with practiced ease.

Accompanied by a beep indicating successful payment and the machine's screen lighting up.

Zixiao is starting to panic!

"Huh? Huh? Is it about to start already? Brother, wait for me!"

She quickly combed her hair with her hands. Although her long black hair was already quite smooth, she seemed to want to do even better, trying to find any stray hairs sticking up in the machine's reflection.

Her expression made Yu Zhe chuckle: "Haha, Zi Xiao, it's not that serious. This is just a photo shoot for fun, it's not like you're taking graduation photos, why are you taking it so seriously?"

"Brother, you don't understand!" Zixiao found a good angle in front of the screen. "This is a very important matter. Didn't I say yesterday that we can't lose to Sister Xinye!"