"Mm, I know. And you're only noticing now? I noticed a long time ago—Eri has changed a lot, a whole lot." Yukiko Kudo nodded as she spoke.
"Chen, come up here for a moment."
Just as Chen was about to take a sip of water and lie on the sofa like a lazy bum, he suddenly heard Ran Mouri calling for him from upstairs.
He glanced at Ran Mouri in confusion, then got up and headed upstairs, wondering what she wanted from him.
"Ran, what did you want me for?" Chen asked curiously.
"This is for you." Ran Mouri handed Chen a workbook and said, "I just finished my homework. Take it and copy it."
Chen froze outright. The corner of his mouth twitched as he asked Ran Mouri speechlessly, "Do you really think I've fallen so low that I need to copy homework?"
Sorry, but Chen had never done homework in his life.
"If you're not copying it, then write it yourself." Ran Mouri rolled her eyes at Chen and said irritably.
Chen shrugged. "When have you ever seen me do homework? Sorry, I never do homework. And I've never gotten low marks on an exam, either."
He looked utterly calm as he said it. That was indeed true—his exam scores were never low. The reason was simple: he could copy answers.
"Isn't that embarrassing? Aren't you ashamed at all?" Ran Mouri couldn't help asking.
"It's fine. I don't think it's embarrassing at all. Akako Koizumi is the same. Looks like you've finished your homework, Ran, so let's go downstairs."
Chen took Ran Mouri by the hand and headed downstairs.
"No, I don't have time to keep you company. I still need to refine chakra." Remembering that she still had ninjutsu training to do, Ran Mouri immediately abandoned Chen.