The Monthly Exam had just ended, and tomorrow was Sports Day. Apart from having to stay at school, tonight's evening study session was practically a holiday.
The bell had already rung, but the classroom only quieted down briefly for show. Everyone returned to their seats, then immediately started chatting noisily again.
As class monitor, Lin Meng Qiu couldn't be bothered to intervene. Everywhere she looked, class officers were leading the chatter. Even she wasn't in the mood to study right now and only wanted to relax.
But the girl wasn't talkative by nature, so she took out an extracurricular book and quietly read it while leaning over her desk.
"What are you reading, Class Monitor?"
Chen Shi'an unscrewed his cup lid and blew on the tea to cool its surface.
"The Devotion of Suspect X."
As Lin Meng Qiu answered, she secretly watched Chen Shi'an's reaction as he drank, as if hoping something a little wicked would happen.
"Mm! Did you put this many tea leaves in, Class Monitor? It's so strong."
Heart, heart, 1.
Hmph.
Seeing that the strong tea had gotten to him, the girl curled her lips into a teasing, mischievous smile and swung her lower legs, looking very pleased.
"I accidentally put too much in. You have to finish it. If you waste it, I won't bring you any next time."
"All right. I actually quite like strong tea."
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"The Devotion of Suspect X? That sounds like a strange title. What's it about?"
"Detective fiction. Mystery."
Seeing Chen Shi'an still craning his head to look, Lin Meng Qiu added, "It's about a mathematical genius who engages in a series of battles of wits with the police, constructing an elaborate deception to help a mother and daughter conceal their crime of killing the mother's ex-husband."
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