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"Lu Mingqian, is there something you need?"
Lu Mingqian stood there quietly, as upright as a pine tree, with a face like Guanyin, handsome and dashing, giving people the feeling of refreshing and clean orange soda on a summer day.
No wonder he's hailed as a candidate for the most handsome boy at Haicheng No. 1 High School.
"Teacher Deng wants you to go to her office," Lu Mingqian explained. "It's probably about the arrangements for the midterm exams."
"Midterm exams." Something welled up in Shen Baili's heart. "Okay, thank you."
Lu Mingqian and Shen Baili walked side by side, the handsome young man and girl passing through the Principal. The sound of reading aloud came from the Classroom, but the two of them were unusually quiet.
Even if the two of them do nothing, just walking together is enough to attract the attention of countless people.
"Wow, look outside!"
"It's the Class Monitor and Shen Baili. She's so beautiful! She's definitely the face of our No. 1 High School."
What are they going to do?
"Wow, they look like a perfect couple walking together, so well-matched."
"The male and female protagonists of Campus Story come into reality."
The noise inside the Classroom did not affect Lu Mingqian and Shen Baili outside in the corridor at all.
"Have you finished the Olympiad Math Problems?" Lu Mingqian asked proactively.
"Only half a page left, it's too difficult." Shen Baili smiled wryly, "What about you?"
"It's difficult, I'm still one page short." Lu Mingqian paused for a moment. "Want to go to the library together this weekend?"
Shen Baili looked at him. "What?"
Lu Mingqian's gaze was open and honest. "Let's do Olympiad Math Problems together."
"Okay, Saturday morning at 10 a. m., see you at the entrance of the Provincial Library." Shen Baili made the appointment. "Do you mind if I bring a friend?"
"No problem, I'll be there on time."
"By the way, how's your chemistry going? Bring your chemistry problems over for Saturday too? I'll explain them to you," Lu Mingqian offered to help.
Shen Baili thanked him for his kindness but declined, saying, "My brother hired Chemistry Tutor for me, so it's much easier to learn than before."
The daily one-on-one Chemistry Tutoring has been very effective; I don't know where Xie Zhiyu found such a renowned teacher.
"Your brother is Xie..." Lu Mingqian suddenly remembered something.
"We've arrived." Shen Baili didn't hear her clearly. "What did you say?"
Deng Qin saw her Class Monitor: "Baili, over here."
Shen Baili: "The teacher called me, so I went first."
She approached Teacher Deng and asked, "Teacher, you wanted to see me?"
"Okay, this is the seating chart for the midterm exams. Post it in the Classroom so the students can check it themselves... Set up the exam room the day before the exams..."
Shen Baili remembered. "Okay."
Deng Qin: "Thank you for your hard work."
Shen Baili smiled and gently patted the head of the little girl next to her.
The little girl had bright, dark eyes, like big black grapes. She had two pigtails and sat on a stool taller than herself, swinging her legs back and forth.
"Sister Baili, can I play with you?"
Before Shen Baili could speak, Deng Qin said, "Mianmian, your sister has to go to school, so don't disturb her."
"When you came here, what did you promise your mother that you would stay in the office obediently?"
Su Mianmian loosened her grip on Shen Baili's arm. "Okay, Mianmian."
"Sister Baili needs to study hard."
Shen Baili smiled and pinched the child's soft cheek, "Sister will play with you at noon."
She took a lollipop out of her pocket. "Mianmian is so great, here's some candy for you."
Su Mianmian's voice was soft and sweet as she affectionately pressed her hand against Shen Baili's palm. "Thank you, sister."
She took out Milk Candy from her pocket; it was the last one. A little reluctant, she gave it to her favorite older sister.
"Mianmian offered her older sister some Milk Candy, it was so delicious!"
Shen Baili smiled and accepted it, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons. "Thank you, Mianmian."
Deng Qin said helplessly, "Mianmian."
She wouldn't bring her child to school unless she had absolutely no other choice.
Shen Baili: "Teacher, we all really like Mianmian."
"I'm going to the Classroom now."
She carried a whole stack of Math Homework back to the Classroom.
As soon as I stepped out of the office, most of my homework was taken over. "Thank you, Lu Mingqian."
"You're welcome," Lu Mingqian said with a smile. A small dimple on the left side of his cheek softened his aloofness when he smiled.
Shen Baili exclaimed as if she had discovered a new continent, "Your dimples are very beautiful."
Lu Mingqian: "Thank you, you're the second person to say that."
Shen Baili asked curiously, "Who was the first to say that?"
Lu Mingqian replied, "Meng Jiu'an, we're childhood friends."
Shen Baili nodded.
Childhood friend.
The Meng Family and the Lu Family.
The knowledge I had previously memorized about wealthy families became clear: there are three major wealthy families in Haicheng, located at the top of the pyramid.
The Xie Family is the top of the three elite families, and together with the Meng Family and Lu Family, they control the vast majority of wealth and resources in Haicheng and even the whole country.
In the original novel, the decline of the Xie Family is subtly reflected in the influence of these two families.
Before they knew it, the two had walked back to the Classroom.
Lu Mingqian helped her carry her Math Homework to Class 1's Classroom, and many classmates teased her.
"Lu Mingqian, you're practically an unofficial member of our class. Why don't you transfer to our class and raise the average attractiveness level of the boys in our class?"
Hahahaha.
Lu Mingqian wasn't angry at being teased, "That won't do, otherwise the humor level of the boys in Class Two will drop considerably."
Many people were amused by him, and Shen Baili was no exception. "Thanks."
"You're welcome." Lu Mingqian returned to Class Two.
Shen Baili walked up to the podium. "Quiet!"
"The midterm exam schedule for this semester has been released. It starts this Wednesday and lasts for three days..."