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

Chapter 266: Chapter 164: Given Shen Yuan Is an Idiot, Prove Li Zhi Likes Him

Ah Jie stared blankly at the test paper in his hands, muttering, "So the fun from the sports meet is paid for with future suffering, huh..."

The words had barely left his mouth when Shen Yuan’s voice sounded in his ear.

"I’ve already figured out the answer to the first multiple-choice question."

"What the hell..."

Ah Jie immediately cast aside his distracting thoughts and began to study seriously.

Shen Yuan finished the English test paper in about a single class period, then pulled his chemistry test out of his bag and started grinding through the problems.

Ah Jie happened to glance at Shen Yuan, and instantly shut down.

’Damn it, who can possibly understand what I’m going through?’

’An ant from the Lower Realm who luckily ascended from a regular class to the honors class is now actually stronger than a native like me!’

’It’s only been two damn months!’

’It took Xiao Yan three years just to get to the Yunlan Sect!’

’Shen Yuan, are you really one of Heaven’s chosen?’

The exam time passed by rather quickly. Once your brain starts thinking, time just flies by.

Two class periods went by in a flash.

The long break today was for the flag-raising ceremony.

Because of his height, Shen Yuan always stood at the very back of the line.

But before Shen Yuan could even get settled, he saw Li Zhi walking over.

Seeing his Li Bao, the smile on Shen Yuan’s face grew even brighter.

Li Zhi quickly walked up to Shen Yuan and immediately reached out, her hand landing on his arm.

"Prepare to die!"

The beautiful girl’s fingertips twisted the tender flesh on the inside of the young man’s arm, leaving a swirling red mark.

Shen Yuan immediately sucked in a sharp breath. "HISS—easy, easy! Ow, ow, ow!"

’An attack straight to the soft flesh, right off the bat. It’s impossible to defend against.’

"Hmph!"

Li Zhi snorted coldly. "Let’s go!"

Shen Yuan nodded and quickly followed the class toward the athletic field.

Class 15 always lined up with the girls in front and the boys in back, but it wasn’t forbidden for a girl to stay in the back if she wanted to.

Along the way, Shen Yuan explained as he walked with Li Zhi.

"That was a submission to the confession page, not something circulated within the Kissing Association! If you don’t believe me, you can ask Zhuo Peipei later! She didn’t send it out either."

The moment Shen Yuan finished speaking, Li Zhi’s already cold almond eyes suddenly grew sharper, holding a blade-like warning. "If I ever see a photo like that again, I definitely won’t let you off easy!"

Faced with Li Zhi’s threat, Shen Yuan nodded repeatedly, muttering, "My fault, my fault. I really won’t dare to do it again."

Then, he quickly added, "We’ll definitely try to keep a low profile from now on!"

Hearing this, Li Zhi’s expression didn’t soften in the slightest. In fact, it grew even darker.

She shot Shen Yuan a fierce glare and snapped, "Who’s ’we’ with you! And besides, if there’s nothing going on, why do we need to keep a low profile!"

This sudden questioning caught Shen Yuan completely off guard. He froze, not knowing how to respond at all.

That really threw Shen Yuan for a loop.

"Huh?"

Looking at Shen Yuan’s dumbfounded expression, Li Zhi snorted. "Are we doing anything that violates the student code of conduct?"

Intimidated by Li Zhi’s aura, Shen Yuan hesitated for a moment before muttering softly, "Dating?"

The word was barely out of his mouth when Shen Yuan felt Li Zhi’s death glare upon him.

The young man immediately shook his head with a sheepish grin. "Nope, nope. We’re both good students."

"You just can’t resist being cheeky, can you?"

Li Zhi glared at Shen Yuan and continued, "Since nothing is going on, what’s the point of keeping a low profile? What are we?"

Shen Yuan’s Adam’s apple bobbed slightly, his gaze fixed on Li Zhi’s eyes.

The morning breeze on campus lifted the bangs from his forehead, revealing the young man’s pupils, shimmering uncertainly in the sunlight.

Flashes of memory suddenly surged forth.

Shen Yuan thought of the scene of them floating boats together in the village, of the writing on the wall of that outhouse, and of the carvings on the bluestone slab under the old tree.

"We’re..."

They came to a stop on the athletic field, and Shen Yuan lowered his gaze with a soft chuckle.

"Childhood sweethearts, of course—"

The clamor of the morning exercise assembly swelled around them, drowning out the end of the young man’s deliberately drawn-out words.

In the schoolyard queue, bathed in the mellow morning light, Old Zhou was strolling toward the back of the class when his steps suddenly froze.

He saw the tall young man in the last row turn his head slightly in the morning breeze. The lazy arc of his bangs sweeping past his eyelashes seemed to dip right into Li Zhi’s ink-black hair.

The girl, who was usually so cold and aloof, was, for once, standing in the boys’ line.

Their sleeves, not quite touching, swayed gently to the music for the morning exercises, like the shadows of a pine tree and green bamboo overlapping silently in the spring breeze.

Old Zhou adjusted his glasses, his gaze falling upon the two of them.

Old Zhou had thought that his arrival would make Shen Yuan and Li Zhi tone it down a little.

But as it turned out, the two of them hadn’t noticed him in the slightest.

"Ahem!"

Old Zhou cleared his throat.

The next moment, Shen Yuan shot him a questioning look.

Old Zhou casually looked at Shen Yuan, and Shen Yuan looked back at Old Zhou.

Their eyes met, and Shen Yuan was the first to speak. "Old Zhou, you caught a cold? At your age, you really need to take care of your health."

Hearing Shen Yuan’s words, the corner of Old Zhou’s mouth twitched.

Meanwhile, the two boys standing in front of Shen Yuan sneakily gave him a thumbs-up.

A pleasant smile appeared on Old Zhou’s face as he turned to Li Zhi.

"What are you doing back here?"

Li Zhi looked up at Old Zhou. "I was slow coming out because I was working on a math problem, so I just stood at the back."

Old Zhou made a questioning "hm?" sound and asked, "Aren’t you having an English test?"

"I finished it, so I started on my math."

Hearing Li Zhi’s answer, Old Zhou’s mouth twitched, and he turned and walked away.

’What could he even say?’

’These were his best students, after all.’

Old Zhou had always known that he couldn’t stop students from dating.

And in the case of Li Zhi and Shen Yuan, Old Zhou was especially clear that he truly couldn’t stop them.

They were the kind of pair he couldn’t stop even by changing their seats.

As their homeroom teacher, it wasn’t like Old Zhou didn’t know their addresses.

They lived next door to each other and went to and from school together every day.

Old Zhou could only hope that the two of them knew how to be sensible.

But from the looks of it, things seemed to be developing in a pretty good direction.