Sunday evening self-study.
Xue Yuantong returned to Class 8 and drew all kinds of looks.
The class did not know what Xue Yuantong had gone off to do. She had taken more than a week of leave. If Shan Qingrong had not said that she was merely on leave, they would have thought No.2 Middle School had poached her.
Upon learning that Xue Yuantong had returned, Shan Qingrong came to the classroom before evening self-study began to check on her. Only after confirming that she was fine did Shan Qingrong leave at ease.
Jiang Ning greeted Geng Lu.
After two days apart, Geng Lu told Jiang Ning about every big and little thing that had happened over the past two days—buying new clothes, eating delicious food, seeing funny jokes—chattering away nonstop.
After chatting for a while, Geng Lu looked at Ma Shicheng, who was playing a game, and changed her tone. "Well, well, isn't this our classmate Ma? Didn't you say you were going to work hard? Why did you only study for one evening self-study session?"
"Where did all your persistence go?"
"Don't tell me you've been persisting at gaming?"
Ma Shicheng could not keep his face straight. He could tell Geng Lu was mocking him. Under normal circumstances, he would definitely have mocked her back, and with Shan Kaiquan, Guo Kunnan, and Wang Longlong supporting him, he could have won.
But now, he knew he was in the wrong. Anything he said would only invite ridicule, so he simply stayed silent and focused on his phone.
Seeing Ma Shicheng turtle up, Geng Lu did not press the matter.
In truth, Ma Shicheng had not really backed down. He was simply completely confident that he could improve his grades; it just was not the right time yet.
Ma Shicheng