When the great wave falls, you are but woodcutters on the shore

Her voice was not loud, but it could not escape Su Tu's ears. Even with his temperament, several black lines appeared across his forehead.

Were girls these days all this fierce??

Back in my past life.

Well, it seemed my past life had not been much better either.

"Xiao Wen, keep your voice down." The baby-faced girl embarrassedly covered her best friend's mouth.

"You're right. I should be braver." She looked at Su Tu in the distance, her gaze somewhat dazed. From the first day of their freshman year, she had been drawn to Su Tu.

To put it shallowly, she had first been attracted by Su Tu's looks. But later, as she learned more about him in private, she became increasingly certain that she truly liked him.

Yet she had never found the courage to confess to Su Tu. She had personally seen girls even more outstanding than herself get gently turned down by him. She had originally planned to bury this love in her heart.

But for certain reasons, she would not be able to return to school before the college entrance exams. And that all-powerful teacher had told her not to leave school with regrets. That was how this scene came to be.

She clenched her teeth, gathered her courage, and jogged all the way toward Su Tu.

Quite a few students around them saw the scene. They had long since grown accustomed to such sights.

It was just that there would be one more heartbroken person.

"Damn!! It's Wang Nuannuan!! The beauty of Class Seven!"

"What class beauty, what school beauty? Su Tu is the flower atop the high ridge. Remember that child star? She confessed to Su Tu on television, and Su Tu didn't react at all."

"Wang Nuannuan isn't just anyone. Don't forget what surname the director of the North Sea Security Administration has now!"

"So what? If Su Tu doesn't agree, are they going to arrest him?"

The surrounding students chattered animatedly, while Wang Nuannuan's face turned crimson.

Still, she gathered her courage and walked up to Su Tu, handing him the letter in her hand.

"Su... Su Tu, because of some reasons, I'll be leaving school soon. If I don't say these things now, I might never get another chance in this life. I know you might not even remember me, but please, you have to read it all."

Looking at Wang Nuannuan before him, Su Tu's lips curved slightly into a warm smile. He accepted the letter and carefully put it into his backpack.

"Okay, Wang Nuannuan. I remember you. We attended thirteen open classes together. I remember you were very good at history."

"You're about to leave school. I wish you a bright future."

At that moment, Wang Nuannuan stood rooted to the spot. It was as though her mind had exploded, leaving only Su Tu's words: "I remember you."

After accepting the letter, Su Tu walked into the school.

The students around him watched with the expressions of people feasting on juicy gossip.

But he did not care in the slightest.

After his Spiritual Wisdom reached Mid Grade, Su Tu had nearly photographic memory. Moreover, everything he had experienced in the past would replay in his mind, so remembering Wang Nuannuan was not difficult.

It was not that he felt anything for the girl. He simply did not want a girl to become everyone else's "topic of conversation" after being rejected in public.

"Why the hell is your luck with women so good?!" The moment Su Tu entered the classroom, Chen Xi rushed over like a madman and threw an arm around his shoulders.

"I heard another girl confessed to you? So what if you're handsome?!" he said indignantly.

Then Su Tu took three or four breakfasts of unknown origin from his desk and shared them with him. Chen Xi immediately changed his tune. "Heh, being handsome really is a big deal!"

Su Tu curled his lip. Chen Xi was practically half a childhood friend; they had been classmates since elementary school. He had long grown used to this guy's unreliable manner.

"What's going on with that online dating partner of yours?"

"Of course she fell for my interesting soul!" Chen Xi smugly flicked the hair over his forehead.

"But we haven't talked much lately. It's mock exam after mock exam every day. It's driving me crazy."

Hearing that, Su Tu parted his lips slightly. He wanted to tell Chen Xi that martial arts might be added to the college entrance examination, but in the end, he gave up.

After all, it was only his own guess, with no real solid proof. Chen Xi did not have a system like his and could not spare so much energy for other matters. If his words affected Chen Xi's grades, he would truly be screwing over his brother.

"What's this? Feels like you're hiding something from me. Spill it, and I'll spare your life," Chen Xi said, one eye half-lidded.

"Looks like I can't hide the fact that I'm your dad anymore," Su Tu blurted out. That was how longtime trash-talking friends were.

As the Class Teacher carried a stack of test papers into the classroom, the happy times came to an end.

In the second half of senior year, the main task was to keep grinding problems, grinding problems, then grinding more problems—repeating that dull process until quantity brought about qualitative change.

Yet that dull process was extremely interesting to Su Tu.

You completed a Mathematics Mock Exam B Paper. Spiritual Wisdom +1

You completed a...

After all, every time he finished a paper, he could watch his Proficiency increase and his Spiritual Wisdom improve with his own eyes. Nothing could compare to the feedback brought by such visible progress.

Meanwhile, outside the school, Wang Nuannuan was still standing there blankly, softly repeating a sentence.

"He said... he remembers me!"

"He said..."

A smile graced her adorable face, as though she had fulfilled a tiny wish. At that moment, a faint, weak glow seemed to sway around her body.

Seeing this, the security guard at the entrance wanted to step forward and ask Wang Nuannuan whether she needed help.

But just as he was about to take a step forward—

A man in a black suit abruptly appeared behind him. With a single finger pressed against the guard, he rendered him unable to move.

"Stay quietly where you are." The man's voice was as cold as a frozen pool.

"So this was little sister's regret. Not having confessed had actually left a gap in her heart, causing her mental state to remain stuck. I really don't know what to say about her."

A young man who looked to be in his early twenties had somehow appeared sitting inside the guard booth. His tone was indulgent yet helpless.

"Young Master, that boy has too great an influence on Miss. The Ancestral Star is on the verge of transformation, and North Sea has only ten spots. Miss cannot be disturbed in any way. Should this subordinate—"

As the black-clothed man spoke, a killing intent like autumn frost crept forth, making even the surrounding air several degrees colder.

The young man rubbed his chin, his eyes dark and unreadable. He waved a hand, and the black-clothed man quickly stepped to his side and bent down to await his orders.

Then, with a smack, the young man gave the back of the black-clothed man's head a huge slap.

"Should my ass! Have you watched too many TV dramas? What, are you some interstellar pirate?" the young man said in a bizarrely sarcastic tone.

"Now that little sister has no regrets in her heart, her mental state has reached Innocent Heart, flawless and pure. She will soon set foot on the martial path. As for that young man, he is merely an ordinary person. Though his grades are very good, with the Ancestral Star's transformation imminent, once the great wave falls, he can only be a woodcutter watching from the shore.

"They may never cross paths again in this life. If we have to put it that way, I should even thank him. Without that one sentence from him, Nuan Nuan's mental state would have remained stuck at Innocent Heart for a while longer."

"Tell the family that if they encounter him in the future, they should help him if they can. If anyone thinks they're clever and does something unnecessary..."

The young man did not finish his sentence, but the chill hidden beneath his flippant voice sent cold shivers down one's spine.

"Yes." The black-clothed man hurriedly agreed.

"The Ancestral Star is preparing for its first Martial Examination, yet they still haven't announced it. In the end, this Martial Examination is for those family powers on the Ancestral Star that prepared long ago. How laughable."

"But what the hell does that have to do with me? I'm one of those great clans. It's just a pity about little sister's secret crush. When the two meet again, they will be as different as heaven and man, as far apart as stars and dust."

The young man looked toward the distant horizon, his voice low.

As they spoke, the two gradually walked out of the guard booth. Wang Nuannuan's body went limp at that moment, and the young man caught her. Their figures vanished from sight.

The security guard, who had been playing dead the entire time, felt as though he had just heard some earth-shattering secret.

He had just taken out his phone, intending to do something, when a pair of spiral-covered pupils appeared before him. At once, his mind became muddled.

What was I about to do? Oh, right, I heard some earth-shattering secret. Old Wang next door's son is Old Zhang's great-aunt's grandson's nephew!

Inside the classroom, Su Tu spent an entire afternoon completing more than thirty mock exam papers.

Total Proficiency gained: 30

Spiritual Wisdom (Mid Grade): 170/1000

From the Class Teacher's uncontrollably upturned lips, it was obvious that every paper had once again received full marks.

I can't rapidly improve Spiritual Wisdom for now. I'll focus on grinding Combat and Body Strengthening. After school today, I'll go take a look at the Martial Arts Academy.

Su Tu looked toward a bird's nest outside the window. The eggs trembled slightly, and a wet little head broke out of its shell.