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

To avoid unnecessary explanations, Yu Zhe can only act as a riddle teller for now.

I can't exactly tell you that Xiaomeng is working hard to make me fall in love with her, can I?!

It sounds strange, but it's the truth; it's a promise that Yu Zhe and Xiao Meng made recently.

Speaking of recent agreements...

Yu Zhe looked at the empty seat next to him. It should be time for Xiao Ruoke to arrive.

Sure enough, just as I was thinking about her, the back door of the classroom was pushed open.

Yu Zhe looked over in response.

Alas...

It was indeed Xiao Ruoke who walked in, but she now had even more severe dark circles under her eyes than Yu Zhe, and she exuded an extremely strong aura of pressure, as if she were shrouded in a layer of black mist.

He was also holding a stack of thick workbooks.

But when she met Yu Zhe's gaze, the pressure she felt vanished without a trace.

As soon as she sat down, Yu Zhe leaned over to strike up a conversation.

"What's wrong? Did you stay up late?"

"I stayed up all night."

You're so honest!

"Stay up all night? Don't tell me you're a hard-working student and accidentally stayed up all night?"

"Hmm? That's true. I couldn't figure out a few problems yesterday. I was going to go to sleep, but the more I lay down, the more uncomfortable I felt, so I decided not to sleep and to figure them out before going to sleep."

"Have you figured it out yet?"

"Fortunately, I figured it out at the break of dawn, and I think I can improve my score a few points in the college entrance exam now."

"..."

Faced with Qin Ruoke like this, Yu Zhe could only sigh and rub his forehead: "Why are you so extreme..."

"Because of something you said yesterday..."

Qin Ruoke, who usually would have ended the conversation at this point, suddenly added, "You said yesterday... that as long as I do well on the college entrance exam, you would consider... consider accepting me."

This isn't a necessary condition! I just said it casually to motivate her to study.

I never expected that one encouragement would keep him up all night; that's outrageous.

"Forget it... If you can really perform exceptionally well in the college entrance exam, then what I said will be worth it... But as I said before, the intensity of your studies should be moderate. If you really overwork yourself and cause problems, then it won't be a few points higher in the college entrance exam, but a drop of dozens of points."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. But Yu Zhe, you..." A hint of concern appeared in Qin Ruoke's cherry-colored eyes, "Speaking of health, has your constitution improved recently? I heard from Zi Xiao that you get fevers and colds even when you're slightly tired..."

"Don't listen to Zixiao's nonsense! I'm perfectly fine!"

Seriously! I'll say it again, a man can't say no! Don't bring this up again!

Yu Zhe quickly changed the subject: "By the way, you declined to study abroad yesterday. Did you tell Teacher Fang that you weren't going?"

"Not yet... I was thinking about how to tell her on my way here..." Qin Ruoke looked a little conflicted. "This is a bit difficult to explain... After all, Teacher Fang seemed very surprised yesterday and has high expectations for me. If I go to her office and tell her I don't want these spots, she might be very disappointed. Ah... But don't worry! I've already decided! I'm going to take the college entrance exam myself. I'll think of how to phrase it first, and I'll tell her during the next break!"

"No need."

"Huh?"

“I’ll talk to her in a bit,” Yu Zhe said. “It’s not appropriate for you to tell her, since it was my arrangement. Now that you’ve refused, I should clean up the mess for you. Don’t worry, I can explain it to her clearly.”

"Then... thank you?"

"You're welcome! Just focus on your studies! The mock exam is coming up soon, if you can maintain your second place in the grade, I'll give you a reward."

"I choose myself?"

"No, I'll decide the reward."

"Alright..."

Hey! What do you have to be disappointed about!

Yu Zhe has learned his lesson. He told Yu Che to choose her own reward before, thinking she would ask for some food. But Yu Che asked Yu Zhe to "eat" her!

Yu Zhe immediately broke the contract! How could he not?!

Cough cough, wait a year, and I'll "eat" you up after a year.

In short, the lesson from that incident is that you must take the initiative in awarding rewards!

38. How can we be unrealistic?

After that, Yu Zhe didn't wait long. While others were in class, he went straight to his homeroom teacher Fang Lan's office.

Since Xiao Ruoke has already made her decision, it's best to make it clear as soon as possible so as not to worry the teacher or cause any further complications.

Despite his high position, Yu Zhe always understood that he should be humble and respectful when necessary.

Especially in the office, a place considered auspicious by feng shui principles, as long as you are still a student, you must never act recklessly.

dong dong.

After knocking politely twice, the teacher at the door said "Come in." Yu Zhe opened the door, nodded to the teachers, and then walked steadily toward Fang Lan's desk.

The people in the office fell silent as soon as they saw who it was.

Uh...this is a rare guest.

Everyone was just discussing the possibility of Qin Ruoke being recommended to study abroad—no, it's practically a certainty now. Before we could even finish our discussion, the school board member who's giving her this opportunity appeared.

What, are you going to talk about something related to this?

The teachers were quite gossipy too; they were very interested and all pricked up their ears to listen to what was happening over there.

Fang Lan was puzzled: "Su, didn't the bell ring for class? Is there something you need?"

Ugh, talking to this young master of the Su family about the school bell is just...

It's just going through the motions.

Yu Zhe smiled knowingly, and of course he would give Fang Lan, as the homeroom teacher, the respect she deserved.

"Well, Professor Fang, I need to ask for leave for now, because I have something important to report to you, so I'll have to postpone class a little."

"Important matters?"

Fang Lan quickly put down her work grading papers, turned around, adjusted her glasses, and looked very serious.

It was quite unusual to hear the word "important" from Su Yuzhe; it might be something important about the college entrance examination for the classmates. I should listen carefully.

Sure enough, Yu Zhe started with a topic that really caught her attention.

The same applies to other teachers.

"The matter of Qin Ruoke from our class going abroad to study has now been resolved."

"She agreed?!"

Ms. Fang disregarded her dignity as a teacher; she was extremely excited. In all her years of teaching, she had never had a student in her class recommended for a world-renowned university!

And I'm also happy for Qin Ruoke; that child really worked hard... and her hard work has finally paid off.

Since Su Yuzhe came to discuss this matter in person, Teacher Fang could only assume that he was there to explain the precautions for the future.

To her surprise, Yu Zhe's words were exactly the opposite of what she had thought.

"No... what I want to say is, teacher, please cancel her plans to study abroad. After that, in the period leading up to the college entrance examination, please supervise her studies as usual and don't let this matter shake her mindset. Strive for her to get good results in the college entrance examination."

"..."

Teacher Fang was stunned.

The office was immediately filled with discussion.

Fang Lan's hands were trembling.

She risked being expelled from school, but she couldn't help but say those words.

"Su Yuzhe... I've always thought that even though you're in a high position, you're a good student who gets along well with your classmates and can integrate into the group."

"Huh? That's me?" Yu Zhe tilted his head, vaguely sensing that the teacher seemed to have misunderstood something.

Fang Lan's words undoubtedly confirmed his guess.

“I know you gave Qin Ruoke the opportunity to study abroad. It's only been a day, and she seemed so excited yesterday. Now you're suddenly telling me that the spot has been cancelled. How am I supposed to tell her? Ask her to continue studying in the same way as before? Can she handle such a dramatic ups and downs? She's worked so hard to get to where she is today…”

Fang Lan spoke these words from the bottom of her heart.

She genuinely sympathized with Qin Ruoke's plight and finally saw hope. You can't just send her back; that would be messing with her mental state!

Yu Zhe was polite; he listened patiently to what Teacher Fang had to say and nodded frequently.

Fang Lan is truly a responsible and good teacher. If it were someone else in this situation, they would probably just flatter them with "good, good, good." Class S of the senior year is lucky to have a teacher who genuinely speaks up for their students.

This has been confirmed.

Yu Zhe said reassuredly, "Teacher, you are right. I also sympathize with her situation. But you misunderstood me. This is not my decision, but hers. Qin Ruoke herself said that she wants to give up studying abroad and focus on taking the college entrance examination to achieve good results through her own efforts. She was too embarrassed to tell you, so she asked me to come over."

"..."

These words sparked even more exaggerated discussions in the office than before.

The misunderstanding was cleared up, but people were even more confused.

Fang Lan initially couldn't believe it, but recalling what Qin Ruoke said when she hesitated yesterday, Fang Lan suddenly understood.

"Oh, I'm sorry... Su, I misunderstood you just now." After sincerely apologizing, Fang Lan put aside her teacherly airs, then suddenly thought of this question, "But Su, didn't you try to persuade her? It's such a good opportunity... does she really want to take the exam on her own?"

"I tried to persuade her, but it was no use; she was very determined."

Yu Zhe can't say much else, as other things are outside the scope of what a teacher should know.

Fang Lan rubbed her fingers together with mixed feelings, hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to ask Yu Zhe for his opinion.

"Qin Ruoke told me yesterday that she doesn't want to go abroad and wants to study at a university in China. If that's the reason, Su, if you could really help her out, aren't you friends? Could you... oh, I'm just saying if possible. If it's possible, I'd like to ask you on her behalf if you could... arrange for her to be recommended to a university in China?"

Fang Lan was truly going all out for her students.

She's completely shameless. To be honest, it's quite outrageous for her to ask the de facto school board for a guaranteed admission spot for her class.

Understanding this, Yu Zhe's response was also very tactful.