Shocked by Shen Yu's declaration of giving up, the classmate in front gave his carefree, grinning face an indescribable look, then turned back around without a moment's hesitation.
If things quieted down, they could even hear the classmate in front muttering prayers.
"Not listening, not listening. Just a turtle chanting scriptures."
"Go away, go away. All bad luck, go away."
Seeing the classmate in front covering his ears and refusing to acknowledge him, Shen Yu craned his head forward to salvage their friendship. "Don't be like that. Let's start over. I promise I'll say it properly."
"No, no, no. My heart can't take it." Nearly dealt internal injuries by Shen Yu's merciless jabs, the classmate in front clutched his chest, his eyes full of wounded resentment.
"Do you know how hard I work every night just to convince myself to study properly during the day?"
Shen Yu gaped, his outstretched arm frozen in midair. This was the first time he had heard of someone convincing himself to study.
Seeing the doubt in Shen Yu's eyes, the classmate in front clenched his fist and pressed on, slapping his chest with loud smacks. "Don't get in the way of my college dreams. Even if I'm only good at certain subjects, I'll hold my head high about it."
"Wow, how ambitious." The impassioned declaration did nothing to stir Shen Yu's slacker heart, but when he caught the classmate's pointed look, he immediately clapped without a shred of feeling, his tone utterly perfunctory.
"No, do it again!"
The classmate in front scowled. He was about to reach out and pinch Shen Yu's face, which was practically begging for a beating, when he noticed Ji Cიცen staring at him. He could only withdraw his hand sheepishly.
"Wow, you're so ambitious!"
Not noticing the classmate's little