The two walked towards each other. Just as they were about to pass, Qin Tian smiled and raised his left hand in a high-five gesture.
Xia Nuannuan paused, then, following his gaze, immediately understood. She also raised her left hand, a sweet smile on her face.
"Slap!"
A crisp high-five echoed.
Under the complex gazes of their classmates, the two seemed like players taking turns in a competition, encouraging each other.
Below the podium, Teacher Yu, who witnessed this scene, beamed even brighter.
He and his wife were also university classmates, but they only got together after experiencing many things after graduation.
They always regretted not having a relationship during their university days.
Now, seeing this well-matched young couple, Old Yu felt a surge of emotion, genuinely envious and wishing them well.
The students in the classroom were finding it a bit much.
Especially the single male students from both classes.
"Are you serious? They're just going up to solve a problem, and they have to show off like this?"
"I just want to say, I'm already used to it!"
"It was Zhuang Zhe, the quiet one, just now, and now it's these two. My goodness, a double blow!"
"I'm speechless. Calculus class is already torturous enough, can't you guys stop doing this!"
"It's all Old Yu's fault for giving him the opportunity!"
...
As for the girls, some were envious and jealous, while others were cooing with admiring smiles.
"Look at Qin Tian's romantic gesture, who wouldn't love that!"
"Sigh, these guys who only complain about others really need to learn from Qin Tian."
"Exactly! Look at Zhuang Zhe. He's usually so low-profile, but being close to someone good has really made him handsome today!"
"You know, all four of them in that dorm seem quite capable. It's a pity they all seem to be taken."
"Cao Mingliang?"
"Him? Forget it. It was different before he got together with Lü Yanran. Now he seems to have let himself go."
"He doesn't lack female attention anyway."
"So, I won't join the fun. I'm not interested. I'll buy luxury bags myself when I start earning money!"
"Shh… Keep your voice down. Don't let Lü Yanran hear."
"What are you afraid of? We're not close to her anyway."
...
One of the characteristics of a "green tea" girl is that her same-sex relationships are often much worse than her opposite-sex ones.
Even if she has close girlfriends, they are usually of the same ilk.
The specific reason for Lü Yanran and Cao Mingliang's breakup a while ago was not clear to anyone in the class, and Qin Tian and his friends hadn't divulged anything.
However, the girls had privately speculated about Cao Mingliang's recent changes.
After all, Cao Mingliang had been very good to Lü Yanran before, which everyone had witnessed.
Who buys a girl a bag worth tens of thousands after only a few days of dating?
Even if his family was wealthy, that was future inheritance.
Moreover, Cao Mingliang hadn't been flirting with girls like this before. So, the girls suspected that he might have been heartbroken by Lü Yanran and had awakened his "scumbag" nature.
Some had also noticed that Lü Yanran had started dating other guys recently, and not just one.
As a result, the girls in the class who already disliked Lü Yanran disliked her even more.
Meanwhile, Qin Tian, holding chalk, stood before Xia Nuannuan's problem-solving steps.
He didn't directly erase Xia Nuannuan's mistakes. Instead, starting from the erroneous line, he drew a large heart around it and then wrote the correct solution steps next to it.
This action stunned everyone in the classroom once again.
"Tian Ge, please stop showing off. Just start a class, I'll pay to learn!"
One of the male students in the class suddenly shouted.
"Hahaha…"
Everyone in the classroom burst into laughter at this.
"That's right, start a class! I'm willing to give up half a month's living expenses."
"I still have the dating funds my mom gave me saved up and unused. I'll give it all to you!"
"This is a must-learn. I'd even work part-time to pay this tuition!"
"..."
The male students continued to egg him on, one after another.
Tian Jing, who was attending the lecture for the first time, looked surprised and smiled at Xia Nuannuan.
Xia Nuannuan's delicate face flushed red. Ignoring the teasing from Shen Siqi and others, her beautiful eyes, like clear autumn water, gazed at Qin Tian on the podium, her heart filled with joy and sweetness.
Teacher Yu didn't stop the boisterous male students and watched the lively scene with interest.
"Stop shouting, you're disrupting my work. Start a class? I don't lack money, why would I want your meager living expenses? Besides, you wouldn't be able to learn it anyway."
Qin Tian said without turning his head, while writing the solution steps.
"Damn, that's so discouraging."
A male student in the front row couldn't help but curse.
"But you taught Zhuang Zhe. We're all your little brothers, you can't play favorites!"
Another person shouted.
"Exactly, exactly…"
The others continued to egg him on.
"I didn't teach him anything. That's his talent."
Qin Tian replied calmly.
"No, Tian Ge, I really learned from you."
Zhuang Zhe suddenly turned his head and said to him.
Qin Tian looked at him stunned.
Zhuang Zhe grinned, turned his head, and continued solving the problem.
"That's him studying on his own. If you can't learn it, it's because you lack talent. Don't blame me."
Qin Tian said with a straight face, making it up.
The classroom fell silent for a few seconds, then the male students began to complain and protest.
"Alright, alright, that's enough. What are you doing? We're in class!"
Teacher Yu feigned seriousness and loudly tried to regain control.
Qin Tian remained unmoved. Soon, following Xia Nuannuan's problem-solving approach, he wrote out the correct solution on the blackboard.
Zhuang Zhe, who had gone up a bit earlier, had also just finished.
The solution steps on both sides were slightly different, but the answers were the same.
It was clear that this was likely the correct answer.
"Both of you did very well. Go back to your seats!"
Teacher Yu smiled and gave them praise.
Qin Tian and Zhuang Zhe put down their chalk, walked off the podium, and headed towards their seats.
Back at the podium, Teacher Yu first picked up the attendance sheet on the desk and recorded a mark of participation for Qin Tian, Xia Nuannuan, and Zhuang Zhe. Then, using their two solution processes as a basis, he began to detail the example problem.
As the example problem concluded, the bell for the end of class rang.
"Everyone, ten-minute break."
Teacher Yu gave a ten-minute break and then picked up his thermos from the desk to drink tea.
The classroom immediately became noisy. Boys and girls were still discussing what had just happened, occasionally casting glances towards Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan.
Xia Nuannuan took out a can of her favorite Wangzai Milk from her bag, opened the ring pull, and gently pushed it across the table.
"Here, a reward for you!"
Qin Tian, who was reading a book, glanced at the milk, smiled, picked it up, and took a large gulp.
Then he turned his head to look at Xia Nuannuan beside him. On impulse, his gaze shifted slightly downward, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he swallowed the milk in his mouth.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing!"
Qin Tian smiled a little sheepishly, took another sip, then nodded and praised, "Hmm, it's good. But it would be even better if you took a sip before giving it to me."
Xia Nuannuan's pretty face turned red. Angrily, she reached out and playfully slapped him on the back.