Not Shocked Anymore! The Plot Begins!

As the school bell rang, I returned to reality.

At this moment, Long Aotian sat by the window, watching the teacher walk in through the door ahead.

The homeroom teacher, Mashima Tomoya, stepped into the classroom with a steady gait. His gaze was sharp and filled with authority, as if he could peer into the thoughts of every student. As he drew closer with each step, the atmosphere in the classroom quietly grew tense and heavy.

When Mashima Tomoya reached the podium at the front of the classroom, he stopped. His eyes swept across the students sitting in their seats. He picked up a white marker from the holder, turned toward the whiteboard, and wrote a few lines. As his arm moved, the marker made a soft scratching sound, leaving clear characters on the board.

Class A: 940cp

Class B: 650cp

Class C: 490cp

Class D: 0cp

Mashima Tomoya gave a light cough to draw the attention of the entire class. He looked around and a smile curled at the corners of his mouth: "After a month of hard work, our Class A has achieved remarkable results. Keep up the good work!"

At this moment, Class D had already erupted into chaos...

"98 instances of tardiness, 391 instances of using mobile phones in class. In this school, class performance and conduct affect your points. Your score for this month is 0." Chabashira Sae, standing at the front, smiled slightly and clapped her hands: "However, I am actually a bit impressed that you managed to squander all your points in a single month. This is a first for any generation of Class D."

"Restoring your points is quite simple. If you surpass Class C in next month's midterm exams, you will receive one hundred points, which is ten thousand private points." Chabashira Sae turned to stick a grade sheet onto the whiteboard and said sternly: "If you fail the exams next month, you will be expelled."

Sakura Airi looked up at the whiteboard, feeling a small shock in her heart. It really is just as Long said, she thought.

I wonder how things are going on Sakura's end. Next up is the study group plot, Long Aotian thought, planning his next moves.

Current events were all unfolding according to the plot, but the start time for the Class D study group was uncertain. Fortunately, he had prepared in advance to ensure Sakura Airi failed this exam, so he figured she would be invited. He should send Sakura Airi a message first.

[Long: Come to your dorm after school, we have things to discuss.]

[Sakura: Okay]

Time passed quickly~

Ding-dong~

The doorbell rang~

With a "click," the lock opened. A brilliant smile bloomed on Sakura Airi's face, as warm as the sun in spring. Without hesitation, she reached out and grabbed Long Aotian's arm tightly; the strength of her grip held both surprise and a trace of imperceptible shyness and dependence.

Long Aotian, still being pulled, walked into the dorm and sat on the bed. He prepared to speak, but Sakura Airi raised a finger to press against his lips.

Sakura Airi slowly leaned in and sat on Long Aotian's lap, whispering: "Kiss~"

Ugh!

After a while...

Long Aotian slowly pushed Sakura Airi away with both hands, made a fist, and gave her a light tap on the head: "I have things to discuss."

"Ouch," Sakura Airi held her head, showing a wronged expression, and pouted: "Isn't this a serious matter?"

Cough, cough, cough!

This is exactly what I meant when I said things were getting weird. Her affection had escalated to an absurd degree over the latter half of the month. At first, Sakura Airi had been quite shy and reserved, but later she became bolder and bolder, as if she had turned into a completely different person.

He tapped Sakura Airi on the forehead with his finger and said sternly: "I won't be tutoring you for the next few days. Do you remember when I told you to fail the exam last time?"

"I remember. I ended up with a 38, and my overall grade was still fourth from the bottom in the class." She slowly leaned against Long Aotian again, looking aggrieved: "Why aren't you tutoring me anymore?"

"Because someone in your class will be holding a study group soon. I estimate that with your grades, you'll be invited. When you all gather for the study session, send me a message." He reached out and pinched Sakura Airi's cheeks, adding: "No need to cook. We'll go to the cafeteria to eat later, and while we're at it, I need to find that senior."

"Okay~" Sakura Airi pouted and asked curiously: "Which senior?"

"That's the interesting part. You'll know later." He let go of her face and rubbed her reddened cheeks, then stood up and said: "Let's go. Let's eat; don't keep that senior waiting."

"Okay~" She grabbed Long Aotian as he was about to leave and smiled: "Wait a second."

Arriving at the cafeteria~

Long Aotian looked around, searching for the senior's location, while Sakura Airi stood behind him with her head down.

Long Aotian glanced at Sakura Airi behind him and thought: Still so socially anxious, though the contrast with how she acts in the dorm is quite something.

After searching for a while, Long Aotian's eyes suddenly lit up. Found him! He was in a corner of the cafeteria; no wonder he hadn't spotted him after looking for so long.

Long Aotian walked over, sat down next to the senior, and asked: "Did you bring it?"

"I brought it." The senior took out the midterm exam papers from previous years and handed them over. He hesitated for a moment before adding: "Junior, about that matter..."

"Not bad." After looking at the papers in his hand for a moment, he stood up: "Don't worry, Senior. I will delete the video, and we won't have any dealings in the future."

"That's good."

The senior slowly let out a sigh of relief, as if all the pressure had vanished in that instant.

"Let's go, let's get some food." Long Aotian patted Sakura Airi on the head.

"Okay."

Sitting next to Long Aotian, she took a bite of her meal and asked curiously, "Aotian, what exactly is going on with that video and that senior you mentioned?"

Long Aotian immediately recounted the entire sequence of events to Sakura Airi.

The whole affair started with the cafeteria incident involving Long Aotian. Over the following half-month, the more Long Aotian thought about that day, the angrier he became, so he hacked into the school's surveillance system to investigate the vanishing food incident.

He didn't know what to expect, but what he found was shocking: the number of perpetrators was as high as two! After seeing their faces clearly on camera, he used the school's student database—which included photos—to track down the information for both of them.

Later, he thought about the upcoming midterm exams and realized he could put that to good use.

"Pfft." Sakura Airi quickly covered her small mouth with both hands, suppressing a smile as she said, "Aotian, you really hold a grudge."

"Cough, cough, cough." He pulled out a tissue, grabbed Sakura Airi's small hand to wipe it, and glanced at the test paper. "It's alright. By the way, take this test paper back later, photograph all the content on it, and send it to me."

"To you?" Sakura Airi quickly pulled her hand back, picked up her chopsticks to grab a piece of meat, and asked, "What use is this test paper?"

"This should be the content for this midterm exam. In previous years, the midterm exams for the Second Year and Third Year have had an eighty-plus percent chance of being the same, so it might be the same this time too." He picked up his chopsticks, ate a few bites of rice, and looked at Sakura Airi. "However, don't get your hopes up. This is only a one-time opportunity; it's unlikely to happen again in the future, so you still need to study what you need to study."

"I had you go to the study group for a reason, too—to have you monitor them so I can carry out my next plan."

"Hm?" Sakura Airi looked up at Long Aotian and asked in confusion, "What plan?"

"Heaven's secrets must not be leaked."

Long Aotian leaned close to Sakura Airi's ear and whispered.

Sakura Airi's face quietly flushed crimson, and she lowered her head, shooting a glare at Long Aotian.

"Cough, cough, cough." Noticing that look, Long Aotian immediately changed the subject. "How many points do you have left?"

"Emmm... I still have over 70,000 points."

So many? It seems the point-borrowing incident didn't happen to Sakura Airi; it's truly a miracle.

Long Aotian wasn't surprised that Sakura Airi still had over 70,000 points; after all, the supplies he brought over last month were enough for Sakura Airi to live on for half a month.

"Use them slowly. Do you remember everything for what comes next?"

"I remember." Sakura Airi nodded, then turned her head to look at Long Aotian with a smile. "Dormitory?"