I'm in Senior Year, and the System Says I'm Going on a Blind Date with My Childhood Sweetheart

Chapter 215: Chapter 147: Li Zhi Chose to Raise the Stakes

"Do you remember your exam hall?"

In response to Li Zhi’s question, Shen Yuan nodded. "I’m not an idiot, of course I do. You think my memory is that bad? Besides, even if I forgot, couldn’t I just go check?"

However, just as Shen Yuan braced himself for the heated spar of words he was sure Li Zhi was about to start, the unexpected happened.

The beautiful girl did the exact opposite of what he expected, suddenly putting on a pitiful, utterly wronged expression.

Li Zhi’s eyes reddened slightly, tears welling up. "Why are you being so mean? I was just trying to show some concern for you. Is that wrong, too?"

Shen Yuan was caught completely off guard by this sudden shift. He stared blankly at Li Zhi, momentarily at a loss for words.

’What the hell? Why aren’t you following the script?’

’Come on, trade blows with me! Why are you playing the victim?!’

As Shen Yuan’s panicked gaze swept over the girl’s quivering eyelashes and pursed lips, he quickly averted his face, unable to meet her glistening eyes.

The moment his eyes had unintentionally swept over Li Zhi’s trembling lashes and the slight purse of her lips, his heart had involuntarily beat a little faster.

He quickly turned his head away in a panic, not daring to meet those glistening eyes again, afraid he’d be overwhelmed by her display of vulnerability.

"Wh-who’s being mean to you? I was just stating a fact. Maybe my tone was a little off, but I definitely wasn’t trying to be mean," Shen Yuan stammered, trying to salvage the situation.

However, Li Zhi clearly didn’t plan to let him off that easily.

The beautiful girl snorted loudly and then threatened him bluntly, "Shen Yuan, you just wait! After the monthly exams are over, I’m going to tell your mom that you were mean to me!"

"Whoa, whoa, my bad, my bad! Don’t do that."

Shen Yuan dashed in front of Li Zhi. He hunched over slightly to bring his eyes level with hers. His usually cocky expression had melted away, and his Adam’s apple bobbed nervously.

"Li Bao, I was wrong. Please spare me. You wouldn’t want our child to be fatherless, would you?"

’What a terrible line.’

Hearing this, Li Zhi immediately kicked out at him.

"You perv! As if I couldn’t raise two little kittens without you!"

Shen Yuan chuckled slyly. "But kittens need to be fed and watered, and their litter boxes need scooping. We can’t have our adorable Li Bao doing such rough work!"

Seeing Shen Yuan’s shameless grin, Li Zhi immediately rolled her eyes at him.

"Hmph! I’m not talking to you anymore."

After that, however, Li Zhi stopped pressing the issue of his mean tone.

After all, Li Zhi never had any real intention of punishing Shen Yuan in the first place.

The beautiful girl was just trying to scare him a little.

’It’s his own fault for having such a bad attitude from the get-go. He deserves to be taught a lesson!’

’He’s always looking for a fight. Does he want to spend the rest of his life arguing?’

When they got to school, Li Zhi entered the classroom with Shen Yuan right on her heels.

They took their seats, one behind the other, in the same row by the window.

As soon as Shen Yuan sat down, he propped his chin on his hand and started admiring Li Zhi’s profile.

Due to the seating arrangement for the monthly exams, Shen Yuan and Li Zhi had ended up as deskmates.

There was no Ah Jie or Ji Ningning next to them.

Just two desks, occupied by him and Li Zhi.

And after the exams, their seats would be moved to the very end of the row, with Li Zhi sitting on the inside.

Li Zhi noticed Shen Yuan staring at her and shot him a glare. "What are you looking at! Get back to your books! If you don’t score a 635, you’ll be eating my spatula!"

A confident smile spread across Shen Yuan’s face. "Don’t you worry, girl. I’m going to blow you away."

With that, Shen Yuan leaned a little closer to Li Zhi and whispered, "But what about you, Li Bao? If I do get a 635, what are you going to cook for me?"

Li Zhi scoffed. "Let’s see you get the score first. You’re already running your mouth before you’ve even passed. It’ll be pretty embarrassing if the scores come out and you don’t even have a 634."

"Don’t worry, Li Bao. I did a Huanggang Comprehensive Science practice test earlier. Guess what I scored?"

Li Zhi tilted her head. "Not guessing. You didn’t even get a 270, so what’s the point?"

The corner of Shen Yuan’s mouth twitched. He wasn’t sure how to feel.

’Because, damn it, he really *didn’t* get a 270!’

"But I got a 265! And that was a Huanggang test! If I can score that high on it, I can definitely break 270 on the real monthly exam, right?"

Shen Yuan said proudly, "My score on the last monthly exam was 623, and I got a 257 on the science portion. If I score a 270 on science this time, my total score would be over 635, right?"

"And that’s not even counting math," Shen Yuan added smugly. "Don’t forget, my biggest improvement has been in math!"

Hearing this, Li Zhi turned her head back to him. "Oh, right, right. Your math has improved a *lot*!"

Then, Li Zhi gave Shen Yuan a sly smile. "Shen Yuan, since you’re so confident, why not bet on 650? If you get a 650, I’ll grant you another request."

"But, if you don’t make it, then the 635 bet is off too."

Li Zhi looked at Shen Yuan, her voice laced with temptation. "Raise the stakes. Do you dare?"

When Li Zhi raised an eyebrow and spoke those three words, "Raise the stakes," Shen Yuan suddenly pressed his left index finger to his temple and tapped his right knuckles on the desk three times, striking a thoughtful pose.