Chapter 13
The next day, Jiang Yu carried a freshman year textbook in one hand and Lin Xiu’s breakfast in the other, placing them on the desks behind him.
Chi Aibei looked at the textbook, then at the homemade sandwich.
The sandwich didn’t look good; it was loose and looked like it would fall apart any second. Although Chi Aibei was slightly disgusted, he still encouraged Jiang Yu with his eyes, giving him a thumbs-up against his conscience.
Lin Xiu looked at the items on the desk. “What’s this?”
“Breakfast, a sandwich.” Jiang Yu cleared his throat. “I made it myself. I put a lot of ingredients in it. Try it and see if it’s good.”
Lin Yang, who had just entered the classroom and was about to greet them while tossing his bag, heard Jiang Yu’s words and suddenly twisted his foot, “thump!” hitting the desk next to him.
…Help, what did I just hear?
Looking at the sandwich on Lin Xiu’s desk, Lin Yang’s eyes twitched… Jiang Yu actually made a sandwich for Lin Xiu? Wasn’t he planning to poison it and take over the top spot?
The perennial number two committing murder in broad daylight for the top spot in their grade?
Lin Xiu frowned at Lin Yang, who had made such a commotion and looked terrified. Then he looked at Jiang Yu. “Are you feeling alright?”
Chi Aibei’s words from two days ago, “He probably doesn’t like you,” echoed in Lin Xiu’s ears, giving him goosebumps.
Seeing Lin Yang and Lin Xiu’s reactions, Jiang Yu finally understood what felt wrong.
No wonder the housekeeper at home had laughed so strangely when she heard him making sandwiches for his classmate. What kind of thing is this? If a guy gave him a homemade breakfast, he’d probably throw the sandwich in his face!
At this moment, Jiang Yu was very grateful for Lin Xiu’s upbringing for not causing a scene in public.
Jiang Yu shook his head to explain, “No, I didn’t mean it that way.”
Lin Xiu didn’t want to know what he meant. He picked up the sandwich, about to give it back to Jiang Yu, when Chi Aibei suddenly intercepted it.
He’d finally convinced Jiang Yu to take the initiative; he couldn’t dampen his enthusiasm. Chi Aibei took the sandwich. “Brother, if you don’t want it, give it to me. I haven’t had breakfast yet, and this looks delicious.”
Lin Xiu could see that Jiang Yu’s “illness” was contagious, thanks to the seemingly intellectually challenged student.
He wondered what the two were up to. Chi Aibei was one thing, but Jiang Yu was also acting up, and he was curious how Jiang Yu managed to get on the same wavelength as the fool.
During break time, Chi Aibei, taking advantage of Lin Xiu’s absence to get water, poked Jiang Yu, who hadn’t turned around for two classes.
Jiang Yu was so embarrassed he wanted to find a hole to hide in. He turned around and glared at Chi Aibei. “What do you want?”
Chi Aibei didn’t seem embarrassed, thinking Lin Xiu didn’t eat it because the sandwich was ugly. He said, “Brother might have already eaten breakfast. Should we try another way?”
Jiang Yu had been possessed yesterday to listen to him. “Are you not embarrassed enough?”
Chi Aibei encouraged him. “Where’s the embarrassment? You’re caring for your classmates; that’s unity and love. The teacher would praise you.”
Jiang Yu twitched his mouth. “You dare let others know!”
Chi Aibei glanced at Lin Yang, who was sitting upright, pretending to read. “But he already knows.”
Lin Yang reacted for a couple of seconds, slowly turning his head to meet Jiang Yu’s murderous gaze and Chi Aibei’s sympathy. He chuckled, standing up and saying, “I didn’t hear anything, I didn’t hear anything.” Then he ran off.
Chi Aibei, seeing him run so fast, was even more certain. He said, “He definitely heard.”
Jiang Yu: “…” So what if he heard? Can I kill him?
The breakfast plan failed unexpectedly, increasing the difficulty. Chi Aibei pondered for a while, suddenly coming up with a good idea. “Why don’t you ask Brother Lin Xiu a few questions? Asking questions isn’t embarrassing!”
Jiang Yu didn’t want to go along with him. He said without turning around, “I don’t have any questions I can’t answer.”
Chi Aibei: “No, you do, or why are you the perennial number two?”
Jiang Yu glared at him: “…”
Mention “perennial number two” again, and I’ll bite you, believe it or not!
Chi Aibei wasn’t intimidated. He narrowed his eyes at Jiang Yu. “I know, you actually want Brother to drop out, right? Once he leaves, you won’t be the perennial number two anymore. Jiang Yu, you’re so insidious!”
Jiang Yu: “…” I’m insidious your grandma!
Lin Xiu returned to see Jiang Yu looking even more unpleasant than before he left. He subconsciously glanced at Chi Aibei, who looked cheerful and energetic, making Lin Xiu suspect something was amiss.
The next second, after Lin Xiu sat down, Jiang Yu turned around, placing a test paper on his desk. “How did you solve this problem? I can’t figure it out. Take a look.”
Lin Xiu glanced at the problem, then at Jiang Yu. He took out some scratch paper, writing and explaining as he went.
Chi Aibei, initially focused on the problem, gradually drifted off, his gaze slowly moving upwards from the hand holding the pen, finally settling on Lin Xiu’s face and never leaving…
Chi Aibei stared thoughtfully—Truly worthy of being the male lead of a novel. Not only is he exquisite-looking and intelligent, but his voice is also so pleasant. Such a perfect eldest son is truly the pride of his father!
Lin Xiu pushed the scratch paper and test paper towards Jiang Yu. “Do you understand?”
Jiang Yu originally knew how to solve the problem. The phrase “Do you understand?” sounded like sarcasm. Jiang Yu nodded stiffly, looking up to see Lin Xiu’s expression, as if saying, “How long are you going to keep this up?”
Jiang Yu froze: “…”
Damn it, he was seen through.
All thanks to that fool, Chi Aibei!
Jiang Yu, his face burning with shame, grabbed the test paper and was about to turn around when Lin Xiu turned to Chi Aibei. “What about you?”
“I understand! I understand!” Chi Aibei, who hadn’t listened to anything, gave two thumbs up. “Brother is so amazing, worthy of being number one!”
Jiang Yu, number two in their grade: “…” Flatterer.
After tutoring Chi Aibei for two days, Jiang Yu discovered that the seemingly intellectually challenged student wasn’t just intelligent but also quite clever; he just had a weak foundation. He brought him the freshman year textbooks to help him review, but he didn’t come today.
Before school let out, Chi Aibei exchanged contact information with Jiang Yu, and he needed it sooner than expected.
Jiang Yu: 【Where are you?】
After twenty minutes, Chi Aibei finally replied: 【In a taxi. I’m not going to evening self-study today.】
Jiang Yu frowned upon seeing the message.
All that talk about not dragging down the class was nonsense!
He threw his phone into his desk drawer. After a while, he felt something was wrong… In a taxi? He left school?
Jiang Yu quickly took out his phone: 【How did you get out?】
The seemingly intellectually challenged student: 【The gatekeeper let me out.】
Nonsense!
As a student under special protection, everyone from the principal to the gatekeepers knew this seemingly intellectually challenged student. For his safety, the gatekeepers would never let him leave!
Jiang Yu quickly texted Lin Xiu, telling him that the seemingly intellectually challenged student had left school, but he, like Chi Aibei, didn’t reply for a long time.
Jiang Yu also had a temper. Thinking of Lin Xiu’s coldness these past two days, he got angry and threw his phone back into his desk.
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