After showering, Wen Tingxue realized what Yu Wenli was busy with when he sat on the sofa. He had added her to a class group, both on QQ and WeChat. The only difference was that the former had teachers, while the latter did not. In just over ten minutes, both groups exploded, with WeChat being ridiculously chaotic. Before Wen Tingxue could even finish reading the chat, she was quickly bombarded with emojis. Many boys also sent her friend requests. Wen Tingxue took a quick look and saw that two-thirds of the boys in the class had sent friend requests.
"How strange~" The young girl sat cross-legged on the bed, biting her nails as she stared at the string of friend requests on the screen. After a moment of hesitation, she accepted them all one by one. After all, they would soon be classmates, and it wouldn't be good to refuse.
Not long after the monthly exam results came out, she thought about it and told her parents about switching classes. Her father agreed without a word, and her mother also supported her unconditionally. The class change went smoothly; she would report to Class 1 on the day school reopened, which was the day after tomorrow.
"Ding dong—" The sound of a new message brought Wen Tingxue back to her senses. She clicked on the chat interface and found a private message from a classmate in Class 1: [Hello! Wanna play games?] Wen Tingxue: "?" If she had received just one such message, it would have been fine, but she received a whole string of them. The punctuation marks weren't even changed. They were all sent by the boys who added her as a friend. Wen Tingxue didn't reply directly. Instead, she took a screenshot and sent it to Yu Wenli.
Wen Tingxue: [What's going on?]
Collapsar: [Just pick any four, and I'll carry you.]
Yu Wenli replied quickly. Wen Tingxue remembered that Song Jiamiao and Chi Zerui also liked to play games with him. However, he didn't seem very interested in games and often refused. So... were these boys adding her just to get her to play games with Yu Wenli? No, the key was they wanted to play games with Yu Wenli. She was just a stepping stone... Wen Tingxue couldn't help but laugh and cry: [Aren't you going to sleep? It's quite late~] kuAiδugg
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Collapsar: [Can't sleep.]
Wen Tingxue: [Hmm? Why? Aren't you tired?]
Collapsar: [Regretting not collecting enough interest.]
Wen Tingxue immediately put down her phone and covered her face with her hands. She never expected to be flirted with through a screen. This was too much.
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Xu Kexin's alcohol tolerance was indeed not good. The next day, she woke up with absolutely no memory of holding onto Xing Jiahe last night and insisting she wouldn't have anyone else. Wen Tingxue and Aunt Fang also tacitly didn't mention it. Otherwise, given Xu Kexin's pride, she would have been mortified.
The day school reopened arrived in the blink of an eye.
In the office. Liu Yue walked to Wen Di's desk with textbooks and knocked lightly. "I heard Wen Tingxue transferred to Class 1?"
"...Mm." Wen Di leaned back in his chair, nodding sadly. If it weren't for him, the girl might not have switched classes. Liu Yue came to comfort him, but somehow, the first words out of her mouth were accusatory. "I'm not trying to criticize you, but you really need to fix your bad habits. You can't always believe what you want to believe, and you can't dismiss what you don't want to believe outright. The way you are is really hurtful. Sometimes, some things are just low-probability events. You can't say someone is definitely wrong just because the probability is small. Wen Di, we are teachers, we can't be like that."
"I know." Wen Di nodded in agreement. "I'm trying to change, but..." Wen Di remembered the look in Wen Tingxue's eyes that day in the math office, and his heart ached. "But some things, once they happen, they happen. If you make a mistake, you make a mistake. It's not something that can be truly remedied with apologies or compensation..."
Seeing him like this, Liu Yue softened. "Actually, children don't hold grudges for that long. You're still her physics teacher. Take better care of her and trust her more in the future. She'll forgive you. Don't be too sad." Liu Yue reached out and patted Wen Di's shoulder, hoping he would cheer up soon. She believed he was a good teacher, but some things are not innate. One has to go through some experiences to become a better person, or a teacher.
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The homeroom teacher for Class 1 was an English teacher. She had a gentle personality and dressed fashionably. She always smelled nice, and Wen Tingxue really liked her. Especially after she helped her out in class. "Don't be nervous. Class 1 is pretty much the same as Class 4. The teachers for most subjects are the same." The English teacher walked ahead with textbooks, slowing down her speaking pace deliberately, afraid Wen Tingxue would be nervous. "The only difference is that the competitive pressure in Class 1 is greater than in Class 4. But your grades are very good, and your foundation is solid. As long as you can maintain it, the teacher believes you'll be fine. Come on, we're here." The English teacher smiled and gestured for her to go in first. Wen Tingxue hesitated for a moment, but finally took her first step under her encouragement.
"Wow! The new classmate is finally here!" Song Jiamiao, sitting by the window, immediately livened up the atmosphere when he saw her enter the classroom. "Welcome, welcome!" "The new classmate is so pretty!" "Welcome, grade top!" Although they weren't all very familiar with each other, many boys had leveled up by playing games with Yu Wenli through her, so they were very welcoming.
Wen Tingxue smiled, flattered. "Hello everyone, my name is Wen Tingxue."
"Good!" Song Jiamiao played along like a comic foil and immediately applauded and cheered. The others followed suit. The scene was a bit amusing, and the English teacher shook her head helplessly. "Since everyone knows each other, let's not waste any more time. Go sit... over there." The English teacher looked around and finally pointed to the empty seat behind Yu Wenli. Her deskmate was a girl.
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"Hello, my name is Lin Ling." As soon as Wen Tingxue sat down, her deskmate greeted her enthusiastically, her voice very sweet. "Hello..." Before she could even finish saying "hello," Yu Wenli's deskmate also turned to greet her. "Hello, top student, I'm Fu Shilin." As soon as she finished speaking, the person behind her also greeted Wen Tingxue. The warm atmosphere was the complete opposite of when she first entered Class 4. Wen Tingxue's long-held anxiety finally settled a little. She was really afraid of encountering people like Yu Yahe again, but luckily, everyone in Class 1 was quite nice. It was just... a bit too nice.
"Hey, hey, hey... I can get it myself..." Before Wen Tingxue could finish speaking, Fu Shilin had already taken her and Lin Ling's water cups to get water. Lin Ling shrugged. "If he's willing to run errands, just let him. Who asked the great god to carry him to victory?" Carry to victory? Wen Tingxue looked at Yu Wenli for confirmation. "You haven't been playing games all this time, have you?" Yu Wenli calmly turned a page of his book. "Mm, it's alright, not that much." Lin Ling pretended not to see it and started chatting with Wen Tingxue.
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When Wen Tingxue went home after school, she saw ducks being sold at the school gate. They were yellow, fluffy, and quacking. Super cute. "Let's buy one? Look how cute they are." Wen Tingxue stood by the cage for a long time, couldn't help but pull Yu Wenli's hand, and begged with her eyes. Yu Wenli opened his mouth, and finally nodded reluctantly. Although he didn't really like this kind of animal, the young girl rarely asked for anything, so he had no reason to refuse. Moreover, it was because she liked them.
On the way home, holding the duck, Wen Tingxue suddenly remembered something. She immediately held up the duck and asked, "Big Boss Yu, excuse me, are you afraid of cockroaches?" She had wanted to ask at Xu's house at the time, but got distracted and only remembered now. Before Yu Wenli could speak, the duck let out a warning quack: "Quack—"
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Yu Wenli: "..."
"I..."
"Quack—" It quacked again, right in his face.
Yu Wenli: "..."
They stared at each other for a few seconds, and it seemed like they had reached a consensus. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, "Quack—" It had learned to interrupt.
Yu Wenli: "..." Using a duck as a microphone, what a character.
There's one more chapter, will post later~ Catching up on the previous one.