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

Chapter 256: Chapter 161: Lao Yuan, What Does It Feel Like to Hold Hands? (Part 2)

"Mmph!" Yang Shuai seemed to want to say something more, but the moment he opened his mouth, Sun Xiansheng clapped a hand over it with lightning speed.

"So, you took the initiative, and then Li Zhi agreed to hold your hand." Yang Ze looked at Shen Yuan, a flash of envy in his eyes. "Seriously, man? How are you so lucky!"

Yang Ze complained with a look of profound suffering, "It’s so unfair! Every single one of you has an adorable childhood sweetheart, but what about me? All I have by my side is this dumbass Ah Jie!"

Hearing this, Zhou Shaojie retorted with a displeased look on his face, "Hey, hey, hey! I haven’t even started complaining about you, and you’re already going after me! I treat you like a brother, how could you say that about me?"

At this, Yang Ze shot Zhou Shaojie an irritated glare and continued, "Just look at our group! Lao Yuan has Li Zhi, Ah Shuai has his little girl-next-door, and out of the four of us left, you and Ai Muyu at least have girls as deskmates. That just leaves me and Teacher Hou as the most pitiful ones!"

After speaking, Yang Ze darted forward and threw his arms around Sun Xiansheng. "Oh, Teacher Hou, the two of us are truly all alone in this world!"

Sun Xiansheng, equally emotional, hugged Yang Ze back tightly.

Just then, Shen Yuan suddenly blurted out, "Why don’t you two just get married, then."

Before the words were even out of his mouth, Yang Ze and Sun Xiansheng shot apart as if they’d been electrocuted, instantly letting go of each other.

’Such a fragile friendship.’

Before Shen Yuan could dwell on the thought, Chen Mingyu spoke up from the side. "Yuan, let me ask you another question."

After Shen Yuan nodded, Chen Mingyu asked seriously, "Do you like Li Zhi?"

Shen Yuan looked at Chen Mingyu and nodded.

"Then, why not just go after her? With the bond you two have, you could win her over in no time, right?" Chen Mingyu was puzzled.

Shen Yuan shook his head. "We’re in our final year of high school. Our main priority is to study!"

With that said, Shen Yuan turned and walked toward the classroom.

"I’m going to study."

Yang Ze and the others didn’t try to stop Shen Yuan, simply watching in silence as he turned and went back to the classroom.

As Shen Yuan’s figure disappeared from view, Chen Mingyu’s brow furrowed. "What on earth did he mean by that?" he asked, completely bewildered.

"Strategist, give us your take."

Sun Xiansheng let go of Yang Shuai and said, "I think, maybe Shen Yuan is just shy and was too embarrassed to agree with us directly. Or, maybe the ’study’ thing was just an excuse to fob us off."

However, just then, Zhou Shaojie’s voice suddenly cut in.

"It’s not like that."

Ah Jie’s gaze was fixed on the back door of the classroom as he began to speak slowly. "You’re all wrong. What Shen Yuan meant was actually very simple and clear. When he said ’we,’ he was actually referring to himself and Li Zhi."

Ah Jie leaned slowly against the railing, his gaze distant, and continued to explain:

"Think about it. Li Zhi can score a 690, while Shen Yuan can only manage a 650 right now. In that situation, would you want your girlfriend to lower her score just to be with you, or would you rather work harder to catch up to her?"

After hearing Ah Jie’s words, Yang Ze pressed his lips together and fell silent for a moment before saying, "Of course I’d want to catch up, but... while there might be room for me to improve from a 650, a 690..."

His words trailed off, the target clearly feeling far too out of reach.

"Holy shit, damn... If Lao Yuan can really push his score up to 690, then all that stuff from the Kissing Association, all those Sugar Texts, will be nothing in comparison!"

Ah Jie said, "What kind of love can make a person break through the limits of their own intelligence? Reading those Sugar Texts certainly won’t do it."

With that, Ah Jie also got up and headed for the classroom.

"Class is about to start."

Hearing Ah Jie’s words, everyone headed back into the classroom.

Although Ah Jie hadn’t been the type to slide into his seat right as the bell rang for a long time, when the words "Class is about to start" came from his mouth, they carried a certain authoritative weight.

The moment Ah Jie got back to his seat and saw Li Zhi, the urge to strangle Shen Yuan flared up in him once again.

And of course, that’s exactly what Ah Jie did.

"You dumbass Shen Yuan, I’m gonna kill you!"

Not a second after the words left his mouth, Ah Jie was subdued by Shen Yuan.

Ah Jie chuckled sheepishly. "Bro, have mercy. You’re my ’daddy’ once in a while, after all."

Shen Yuan rolled his eyes at Ah Jie.

During tonight’s evening self-study session, Old Zhou didn’t come strolling by. Instead, it was the physics teacher.

The physics teacher for Class 15 was also the form teacher for Class 14. While making the rounds in his own class, he was also covering for Old Zhou.

It was just a matter of convenience.

"Tsk, what’s Old Liu doing here?"

"Old Zhou must be busy."

Soon, someone figured out that their form teacher wasn’t in the office.

’If the form teacher isn’t here, then we really are the loudest class in the whole hallway.’

"Quick, quick! Let me copy the homework! After I’m done, I’m logging on to burn my stamina and grind for stones!"

"Here, take it. Where’s yours? Let me copy yours."

They’d barely exchanged two sentences when the class president’s voice rang out from the teacher’s podium: "Everyone, quiet down!"

Hearing the class president Xu Ziqiong’s voice, everyone in the class ducked their heads.

If you had to pick two people in Class 15 who could make everyone shut up, the first would definitely be Li Zhi, and the second would be the class president, Xu Ziqiong.

The girl gave off an incredibly righteous vibe at first glance; you just didn’t dare to disobey her.

As for why they were afraid of Li Zhi, that was mostly due to the psychological trauma induced by her academic pressure.

The first period of evening self-study passed quickly. Shen Yuan was just grinding through practice problems when the bell rang, signaling the end of the period.

But even though the break had started, Shen Yuan showed no sign of stopping, continuing to work on his practice test.