"Playing games?"
Zhang Zhaomu raised an eyebrow. " Chen Zhen, I'm very disappointed in you!"
"Huh?" Chen Zhenzhen opened her mouth, "Why?"
"Do you remember what I told you this afternoon?" Zhang Zhaomu said earnestly, "When I ascend to the throne of first place in humanities, I hope you can also take the top spot in science. Then, we can join forces!"
"I'm working hard towards this goal, how can you slack off?"
Chen Zhenzhen's face was blank.
Wait... did Zhang Zhaomu lecture me?
I feel so frustrated.
In this world, the one thing she absolutely didn't want to be lectured by Zhang Zhaomu about his studies! You're clearly the one who's a terrible student! You're clearly the one who plays video games the most obsessively!
I've only been working hard for a day, and you're already standing on your moral high ground to lecture me?
She wanted to retort angrily, but Wang Qianzi's words began to echo in her mind.
He studied hard for my sake.
Therefore, Chen Zhenzhen felt that she simply couldn't muster the courage to refute.
All I could say weakly was, "Getting first place in the grade isn't that easy..."
"With your talent, as long as you focus more on your studies, getting first place in the grade is absolutely no problem!" Zhang Zhaomu said confidently, "After all, you can easily rank at the top even with just a little effort."
"I'm not just studying casually..." Chen Zhenzhen really wanted to say that she was actually quite serious about her studies when she wasn't playing games.
However, she really didn't have much time to study, especially compared to the group of test-taking geniuses in her class; her daily routine was practically nonexistent.
"Anyway, we need to work hard together!" Zhang Zhaomu said with a face full of positive energy, "Don't let the gap between your score and mine be too big when it comes to the college entrance exam, and then you have to kneel on the ground and beg me pitifully to lower my standards and apply to the same school as you."
Chen Zhenzhen finally couldn't hold back any longer and angrily said:
" Zhang Zaowan, aren't you getting a little too cocky?"
"Even if anyone's going to kneel, it should be you! How could my college entrance exam scores be worse than yours?"
Zhang Zhaomu scoffed, "That's not necessarily true."
He put on an exaggerated expression and performed, "I've been pretending to be a bad student to get along with you, but all I got in return was indifference and humiliation. I'm not pretending anymore! I'm laying my cards on the table!"
"Actually, I'm a learning genius!"
Chen Zhenzhen rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.
"Don't try to imitate Xia Luo's face. You can't capture the essence at all. It's so embarrassing!"
However, she did not refute what the other person said.
Chen Zhenzhen always thought Zhang Zhaomu was exceptionally smart; even if he wasn't a genius, he was sure he could get good grades if he was willing to learn.
Before she knew it, she had arrived at Zhang Zhaomu's door. Chen Zhenzhen waved and said, "I'll head back now. See you tomorrow."
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Zhaomu suddenly stopped her.
"What's wrong?" Chen Zhenzhen was taken aback.
"Um..." Zhang Zhaomu rubbed his hands together, "Why don't you come upstairs and sit for a while?"
Chen Zhenzhen: "?"
Danger!
This guy only just decided to study hard, and he's already so eager to take things to the next level?
She instinctively crossed her arms over her chest and asked warily, "What are you doing?"
"I encountered a few difficult problems during evening self-study and I'd like you to help me understand them." Zhang Zhaomu was a little embarrassed. "If I can't figure them out, I don't think I'll be able to sleep."
Chen Zhenzhen: "... Is that all?"
She breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a strange sense of disappointment.
"Otherwise what?" Zhang Zhaomu raised an eyebrow. "What kind of position is that? We're just buddies, do you think I'm going to do anything to you?"
"Of course!" Chen Zhenzhen gritted her teeth.
She absolutely didn't want to hear the word "just buddies" from the other person now.
You've already started studying hard for me, so is our brotherhood still really pure?
"You're full of filthy thoughts. Last time at your house, you said such outrageous things. Isn't it normal for me to be a little wary?"
Zhang Zhaomu immediately looked embarrassed. "That time... that time was an accident!"
"I promise, there will absolutely not be a next time!"
"Heh." Chen Zhenzhen snorted coldly, "Countless lessons learned from the blood and tears of our predecessors have shown that you can't trust a single promise a boy makes in this area."
"So, are you willing to go up or not?" Zhang Zhaomu said helplessly.
"... go."
Chen Zhenzhen walked towards the stairwell first. "But it can't be too late. Although Xiang Qing helped me get away with it last time, I feel like her suspicions haven't been completely dispelled yet."
"Don't worry, there aren't many questions, it won't take long."
The two entered the rented room one after the other. Zhang Zhaomu first found paper and pen, then placed his phone in front of Chen Zhenzhen: "These are the few dishes."
"Let me see... they're all quadratic equation problems too."
"Hmm." Zhang Zhaomu nodded. "I plan to thoroughly understand one part first, and then learn the rest."
"Although there aren't many topics about quadratic equations in the textbook, it's not easy to fully understand them," Chen Zhenzhen said. "There are just too many variations and derivations in math problems."
"But I still have you," Zhang Zhaomu said with a fawning smile. "You're best at math, so with your help, I'm sure I can learn it."
Chen Zhenzhen rolled her eyes. "Now you're trying to please me? I wonder who was lecturing me with a stern face just now!"
Even as she said this, she patiently began to explain the problem-solving approach to Zhang Zhaomu.
"So that's how it's solved... I racked my brains during evening self-study but couldn't figure it out!"
"That's because you haven't done enough practice problems. Once you do more, you'll naturally accumulate a lot of problem-solving methods," Chen Zhenzhen said. "Later, when you see a similar problem, you'll know how to solve it immediately."
"Thank goodness for you, Zhenzhen!" Zhang Zhaomu said, her face full of emotion. "Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to handle math if I had to rely solely on self-study."
"Ugh~" Chen Zhenzhen made a disgusted sound, "Don't call me that, it's awful!"
I still prefer this guy to call me Chen Zhen. It sounds awful, but it feels much more comfortable.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Zhang Zhaomu paused for a moment, then went to open the door.
Duan Chan'er's face came into view, her expression filled with surprise and joy, and she couldn't wait to speak:
"Squad leader, come to my house quickly! September has opened her eyes!"
"It opened its eyes so quickly?" Zhang Zhaomu immediately laughed, "This little thing is truly gifted!"
"What September? What do you mean by 'open your eyes'?" Chen Zhenzhen walked over, her face full of confusion.
"Oh? Chen Zhenzhen, you're at the class monitor's house? Sorry, I didn't notice earlier." Duan Chan'er quickly explained, "They're the two puppies the class monitor found before. One of them is named September, and the class monitor named it that!"
"Would you like to come and take a look?"