My daily life in love is too contrary to my character.

The unfamiliar man seemed to have seized the opportunity and came up again aggressively, "Why did you take so long to explain a problem that was even more basic than this? Are you still saying you weren't just messing with us?!"

"I was just playing a trick on you guys, so what?" Shiraishi Zexiu looked extremely innocent.

The other person's smug and arrogant face froze instantly. He never expected that Shiraishi Sawa would admit it so readily. "You..."

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'? Alright, that's enough, I'm laying my cards on the table." With a click of his tongue, Shiraishi Zexiu sat back down, looking up at the people in front of him, yet completely dominating them in terms of presence.

"Go back, everyone. Stop bothering Takanashi. If there's nothing wrong, don't pretend there is. If there is a problem, find someone in your class who has good grades."

"Why are you agreeing on behalf of Takanashi! I want to ask Takanashi if you'd be willing to teach us!" Despite being rivals, they had formed a united front, a boy in the group shouted.

"Ah~ If you really want to know why, I can agree to your request. Is my uncle being Takanashi's uncle enough of a reason?"

Shiraishi Sawa yawned, then looked at Takanashi Yuuko and said with a smile, "My classmates asked me to come. They know you agreed and couldn't dissuade you, so if you embarrass me, I'm not going to help you anymore."

"I'm willing to teach you,"

Seeing the smug looks on everyone's faces, Shiraishi Zexiu remained unfazed and continued to smile. He trusted Takanashi Yuko.

"But Shiraishi is right. There shouldn't be so many students at Mingchuan High School who don't know the basic questions. Besides, every class has high-achieving students. I don't like it when some of you pretend not to know to fool me. So please understand, this semester I will only answer questions asked by students in my own class."

As expected of Takanashi Yuuko, even at a time like this, she cannot express a clear refusal, and to some extent, she needs to force the issue through her own actions.

"Did you hear that? Let's go, let's disperse."

Shiraishi Sawa shooed away the few people standing in front of him like mosquitoes. Although they were unwilling, since Takanashi Yuuko, who was generally not one to refuse people, had said so, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and return to their seats. Some people even left the classroom.

Shiraishi Sawah put on his headphones again.

"Thank you very much, Shiraishi-kun."

"Don't mention it. By the way, how does it feel to refuse someone for the first time—no, to partially refuse someone?"

"...To be honest, it's not good. I feel a little sorry for them."

"...As expected of you, Takanashi!" Shiraishi Sawah said helplessly, even finding it a little funny. "Alright, I get it. That's just how you are. You always have to suffer the consequences yourself. Keep doing the problems I gave you. The most challenging question on this year's final exam will definitely be in there."

"Thank you so much!" Unable to say 'sorry,' Takanashi Yuuko could only express her gratitude instead.

"You're very kind. I'll continue to appreciate your TikTok creations. Keep it up!"

"Ah~! Can I not look, Shiraishi-kun?"

"No... Takanashi, don't lie directly on the table to look at the questions. You'll get nearsighted if you're that close."

"I don't........"

"You haven't shown your face yet."

Having finally overcome her shyness, Takanashi Yuuko lay back down on the table.

Chapter 119 Before Summer Vacation Arrives (Part 2)

"Tomorrow, your final exams for this semester will begin. There are a total of 7 courses, and the exams will be completed in two days. This is your first final exam in high school, and I hope you will all do well."

On Wednesday, July 13th, the weather grew increasingly hot, and Ichiro Gennai was giving his final pep talk on the podium.

Shiraishi Sawa Hide continued to attend study sessions during this period, although he basically didn't study at them. He was like a mudslide in a turbid world, simply preventing the resurgence of those who had gone before from interfering with Takanashi Yuuko's studies, and incidentally helping his classmates answer some questions.

"Tomorrow's first subject is Chinese. The teachers who need to remind you about this subject have probably already said it many times, so I won't go into details. What I want to say is, remember to bring your student ID, exam ID, and paper and pen. Also, please, please do not cheat! Mingchuan's school rules have extremely severe penalties for cheating, so please don't take the risk."

After the final exams, come over on Saturday to collect your grades and have a semester summary meeting. Sunday will officially start your summer vacation. After discussion, we teachers have decided not to assign any summer homework so you can play to your heart's content.

Finally, I wish everyone the best of luck on your final exams!

Amidst the applause of the class, the bell rang for the end of the last class of the first semester of the first year of high school.

Instead of leaving, everyone went to the classroom that the study group had applied for, which was considered the last study session.

On the last day of preparations, Shiraishi Sawa could sense that everyone was extremely nervous. In the past, only boys had asked him questions, but today some girls came directly to ask him because they couldn't get a turn with Takanashi Yuko.

Moreover, the difficulty of the questions people ask has started to decrease because people are increasingly worried about their foundation.

Shiraishi Sawa Hide wasn't annoyed at all. Instead, he and Takanashi Yuko worked together to solve everyone's problems until nine o'clock, only going out for dinner in between.

"Let's go, Takanashi. I'm exhausted, my voice is almost hoarse from talking, it's time to go back and rest."

"Thank you so much, Shiraishi-san and Takanashi-san!"

"Thank you so much, Shiraishi-san and Takanashi-san!"

"......"

Everyone whose problems they had solved came up to thank them before leaving the classroom.

Looking at the happiness and smile on Yuko Takanashi's face, this must be what she wanted to achieve.

It was almost ten o'clock when the two of them finally got back to the apartment. It must have been tough on Mimi, who had to rely on the automatic feeding machine all day. Fortunately, it was well-behaved and sensible.

Of course, it would be even better if the sofa leather didn't have so many scratches.

Sitting on the sofa, Shiraishi Zexiu sent congratulatory messages to contacts on his phone who were not from the same class; most of them were taking their final exams around the same time.

Actually, there weren't many. The student council president and other friends, Fox, Tokyo was so boring, so I thought I'd send one to Shiraishizawa Hide as well, and they all responded with their blessings.

Glancing at the class group messages, they were discussing how late to study tonight. Shiraishi Sawa, who was very 'well-prepared', didn't plan to do that. He would just do whatever he wanted as usual. With his S-level knowledge absorption, he was invincible.

Besides, if I really do poorly on the test, given my mother's nature of letting me fend for myself, she probably won't say anything.

Of course, there is still a learning atmosphere at home, after all, there is Takanashi Yuko who starts studying as soon as she walks in the door, keeping things in order.

However, one of the reasons she is studying now is that Shiraishi Sawa Hide does not allow her to study after midnight.

After playing with Mimi for a while, Shiraishi Sawa continued his daily routine and then went to sleep.

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The exam process was mechanical and boring; nothing interesting, like someone loudly confessing their love in the courtyard, happened.

Moreover, neither Shiraishi Sawa Hide nor Takanashi Yuko have the habit of checking the answers after taking an exam. They just forget about each exam as soon as they finish it. And even if they did check the answers, given their levels, they would probably be about the same.

Chinese literature, mathematics, geography, chemistry...

In the examination room, with forty or fifty minutes left before the exam ended, Shiraishi Sawa had already filled in the last blank on the biology exam paper. He flipped it over to check, and there were no problems.

No matter how indifferent he was to grades, Shiraishi Sawah still had an indescribable feeling at that moment.

Is it over? Are we free? Feeling relieved? Or feeling lost?

Shiraishi Sawa, who didn't have the habit of handing in his exam paper early, sat quietly and stopped checking his paper. Instead, he kept looking at the school scenery outside the window, which seemed novel now that the classroom had been changed to be the exam room.

After the exam, the corridor outside the exam hall was unusually lively. Classmates had been assigned to different exam rooms, so there was a chance to run into classmates in every class. When they did, they would share their excitement and talk about their summer plans and ideas.

"President? What a coincidence, are you in this exam room?"

Shiraishi Sawa Hideya also ran into his first acquaintance, Soga Kirei, at the entrance of a classroom.

Soga Kirei nodded, quickly gathered her paper and pen, and walked outside side by side with Shiraishi Sawa.

"How did the exam go, President?"

"How did the exam go, Shiraishi-kun?"

The two asked the question at the same time, and then laughed together after realizing what they had said. The passerby saw Soga Kirei's smile, which was only a small change, but this was Soga Kirei!

It seems the rumors about the unusual relationship between Shiraishi Sawa and Soga Kirei must be true!

"It was alright. I felt the exams were quite easy, probably because I'm only in my first year of high school."

"No, I think so too. The second year of high school is quite easy."

As the two passed by, several students discussing how difficult the exam was looked at each other awkwardly.

"Do we find it difficult because we're in our final year of high school...?"

"I think even those two top students in their grade will find it easy after they enter their senior year of high school..."

--

"Shiraishi-kun, we need to prepare for the semi-finals of the All-Around Knowledge Competition."

As the two chatted, they arrived at the school gate and could already see Soga Kirei's car in the distance.

"Ah, okay, we can definitely start preparing now. I've already bought the 'Zheng Yi Bai Ke' online, but I haven't really read it yet."

Regardless, the 1.6 million yen in the bank account, even though he told himself that it didn't belong to him, still reduced Shiraishi Zexiu's desire to pursue money. Otherwise, even if it was just for the prize money in the semi-finals, Shiraishi Zexiu would have started preparing for the all-around knowledge competition before the final exams.

What's the use of being number one in the grade? It doesn't pay anything. It wouldn't matter if it were given to Yuuko Takanashi or someone else.

“Then let’s prepare as soon as possible. After Saturday, there will only be half a month until the semi-finals, and we still need to spend time traveling to Hyogo Prefecture. Time is running out.” Soga Kiriren thought for a moment and then continued:

"Okay, tomorrow your teacher should let you choose a mentor for the semi-finals. You can talk to Takanashi and tell her that I'll choose her too. That way, I can mentor you both at your house during the summer vacation."

"During our last time together, I felt that Takanashi was a really nice person, just like her name suggests, so I don't think I'll have any problem speaking to her."

The following sentence made Shiraishi Sawa swallow the question he wanted to ask. As for whether the chairman had made up an excuse to be alone with him, Shiraishi Sawa didn't intend to delve into it. Why bother himself? Let's leave it as it is before we break through the barrier.

"Okay, that's more convenient, after all, you're probably the best among the second-year students. But student council president, are you mentoring your juniors just out of passion?"

"No, the school also gives us bonuses based on the grades of the juniors we choose. You helped me get a lot of bonuses too, Shiraishi-kun."

Although I don't care at all, I care about other things.

The two had already reached Soga Kirei's car. Shiraishi Sawa greeted Saba Akiko and then saw the chairman into the car and off.

After waiting for a few minutes, Takanashi Yuuko finally came out of the school gate. Shiraishi Sawa Hide went up to her and greeted her first.

"How about it, Takanashi? Are you confident enough to take my place as the top student in the grade? I have high hopes for you!"

“This…” Feeling a little embarrassed by what Shiraishi Sawa said, Takanashi Yuuko lowered her head shyly. “Don’t make fun of me, Shiraishi-kun. Let’s go eat some kaiseki cuisine.”

The two of them made a pact last night to have a big meal after their exams today. After some consideration, they decided to go for a high-end kaiseki meal that they had never tried before.

"Okay, let's go. I booked it yesterday. It's in Ginza. Let's take the subway now."

"Hi!"

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How are you feeling?

Shiraishi Sawa patted his slightly full stomach. It was quite an achievement to actually feel full after eating at such a high-class restaurant. Of course, it was also possible that he had eaten some of what Takanashi Yuuko couldn't finish.

"It's very fresh and still tastes great."

"Yeah, I think so too. It's really expensive. This isn't even the most luxurious restaurant. The two of us ate for 1.6 yen."