Tricks! They're All Tricks!

Wang Teng walked into the classroom.

Memories of Lin Chuhan from his previous life surfaced in his mind. Back then, she had often tried to persuade him too, thinking she could make him turn over a new leaf, study hard, and improve every day.

Unfortunately, in his previous life, he never turned back and stubbornly went down that path to the bitter end.

Later, they went their separate ways and never met again. It was truly lamentable.

This girl had once left a mark in his memories. In this life, he did not want to miss her!

By now, nearly all the students had arrived, and many more Attribute Bubbles had fallen onto the floor.

Under his classmates' puzzled gazes, Wang Teng walked around the classroom and picked up every Attribute Bubble.

English*9

Chinese*12

Biology*15

"What's Young Master Wang doing?"

"Who knows? Maybe he's taking a walk."

"Taking a walk??"

"Why do you care? He's Rich Second Generation. His way of thinking isn't even on the same wavelength as ours."

"What an unusual train of thought!"

The nosy students wore strange expressions as they could not help whispering among themselves.

But when Wang Teng turned to look at them, the voices immediately vanished. Every one of them sat upright, looking as if they were diligently studying.

Wang Teng curled his lip and returned to his seat.

Lin Chuhan was not at her desk. He had no idea where she had gone.

She did not return until the morning class bell rang. She entered the classroom with a frosty expression, not even sparing Wang Teng a glance.

After sitting down, she treated the person beside her as if he were nothing but air.

Wang Teng gave a bitter smile and did not dare provoke her again.

Lin Chuhan had always possessed a cool and aloof temperament. With her face so cold now, she radiated an icy aura that seemed to say, "Keep strangers away."

This girl really is cold!

During morning reading, Wang Teng idly flipped through his textbooks.

The entire morning, his classmates were intensely reviewing their lessons. Wang Teng also had a fulfilling time, listening to lectures and picking up attributes.

His academic knowledge grew at breakneck speed. If someone handed him an exam paper now, he could probably score just over sixty.

That was terrifying!

After all, his old scores had been counted in single digits. That was only when he got lucky and guessed some multiple-choice questions correctly.

Although Lin Chuhan ignored Wang Teng, they were still desk mates. There was no way she could fail to notice what he was doing.

She could not help feeling somewhat surprised.

This guy has changed. He's actually reading. Could my words really have had an effect?

Could this bastard possibly like me??

Although Lin Chuhan had never dated, girls naturally talked about boys with their close friends. Besides, she had secretly read a few romance novels.

Didn't novels always say that if a boy liked a certain girl, he would take her words to heart, change for her, and want to show her a better version of himself...

And when she recalled what had happened earlier, an odd feeling stirred in her heart.

It was just that this guy was too infuriating!

He had actually let go just like that. Would it have killed him to give her a hand? He was such a hopelessly dense straight man!

As she thought about it, Lin Chuhan suddenly snapped back to her senses. She shook her head like a rattle drum, and her ears unconsciously turned red again.

What am I even thinking about?

Lin Chuhan's mind was in complete turmoil. All sorts of girlish thoughts had become a tangled mess, and her entire face was as hot as a steamer.

At this age, even though her resolve was stronger than that of most people her age, she was still a young girl. She would naturally have such rosy thoughts.

After a long while, Lin Chuhan let out a dejected sigh.

It's all this guy's fault for disturbing my peace!

When Wang Teng saw her desperately shaking her head one moment and sighing for no apparent reason the next, his head filled with question marks.

What kind of madness is this?

He could not help saying, "Class Monitor Lin, class is already over. Let's go have lunch and take a break. How about I treat you? Consider it my apology for this morning."

Lin Chuhan was startled, and her face filled with vigilance.

Tricks! They're all tricks! This guy definitely has ulterior motives toward me!

Wang Teng was utterly baffled.

Why did she look so wary?

Anyone unaware of the situation would think he was some human trafficker!

Lin Chuhan shot Wang Teng a fierce glare and said coldly, "No!"

With that, she stood up, picked up her schoolbag, and hurried out of the classroom as though something terrible would happen if she stayed around him a moment longer.

"How ridiculous!" Wang Teng shook his head speechlessly.

Was he really that scary?

She was actually avoiding him like the plague.

"Brother Wang Teng, let's eat!" At that moment, Xu Jie's voice came from outside the classroom.

Wang Teng stood and walked out.

Xu Jie was also a senior-year student, but he was in Class 12 while Wang Teng was not.

Bai Wei and Yu Hao, meanwhile, were second-year students at East Sea No. 1 High School, one grade below them.

Usually, they did not go home for lunch. Most of the time, they made do with a meal at the school cafeteria, though they occasionally ate at restaurants outside the school.

By the time Wang Teng and Xu Jie reached the cafeteria, it was already packed to the brim. The noise was so loud it seemed ready to blow off the roof.

At that moment, Xu Jie's WeChat notification rang.

He took out his phone, glanced at it, and said, "Let's go straight upstairs. Bai Wei and the others are waiting for us on the second floor."

The second floor was much more spacious than the first.

As soon as they arrived on the second floor, the air conditioning greeted them with a refreshing chill. There were not as many people either, so it did not feel crowded at all.

The prices on the second floor were much higher than on the first, so ordinary students did not come up here to eat.

As soon as they came up, they swept their gazes around and spotted Bai Wei and Yu Hao seated on the right.

The food had already been ordered and was still steaming, clearly having just come out of the kitchen.

That was another feature of the second floor. Not only was the food refined and delicious, but everything was cooked fresh to order.

It was unlike the first floor, where dishes had already been cooked and plated. Whatever students ordered, the cafeteria auntie would scoop out for them.

Many of the serving spoons were shared. After scooping one dish, they would go straight into another, mixing several flavors together into a truly exhilarating disaster.

Have you ever tasted tomato scrambled eggs mixed with twice-cooked pork, fish-fragrant eggplant, and...?

Try it once, and you would never want to try it a second time.

And if you arrived even slightly late, all you got was leftovers—not only were they cold lumps, but they were mostly vegetable stems and leftover sauce.

The four of them ate, chatted, and laughed together.

Halfway through the meal, Yu Hao suddenly pointed in a direction and said, "Isn't that Yuan Zhenghua?"

Xu Jie and Bai Wei immediately looked where he was pointing.

"Heh, it really is that punk!" Xu Jie sneered.

"The pig head next to him... is that Li Rongcheng?" Bai Wei suddenly widened her eyes and asked in confusion.

"What pig head?"

Xu Jie and Yu Hao were both stunned, then looked more closely.

"Damn, hahahaha, it really is Li Rongcheng, Young Master Li! How did he end up looking like this?" The two were initially shocked, then could not help bursting into laughter.

"Could it be..."

As soon as Bai Wei said that, Xu Jie and Yu Hao seemed to think of something as well. They turned strange looks toward Wang Teng.

Wang Teng looked at Li Rongcheng's appearance and recalled that night at Rose Bar. He seemed to have made the other guy take the blame, so he gave a dry cough and said, "Don't go making wild claims without evidence!"