In a certain corner of the last row of Class Zero sat a person exuding gloom, with one hand hanging on her chest, looking quite decadent.
Zhi Ying stared at the report card placed on the table, as if she couldn't believe it.
She was still stuck firmly in second place, and the name Jiang Wei not only pressed above her name, but also on her heart.
'Too much!'
Zhi Ying pursed her lips and was quite angry, 'Why didn't your grades drop?!'
She could only think about this in her heart, and it was impossible to actually ask Jiang Wei, impossible in this entire life.
Seeing Zhi Ying's appearance, how could Jiang Wei not know that she was uncomfortable because she was still second place? Regardless, he liked this moment when Zhi Ying's eyes and heart were full of him.
'It must be because the time of dating was too short and it hasn't worked yet!' Zhi Ying defended herself in her heart, 'Jiang Wei's grades would definitely drop after dating for a month or two!'
"Zhi Zhi, I don't know how to do this question." Jiang Wei picked a difficult question from the exercise booklet and asked Zhi Ying a time-consuming question.
Zhi Ying, who was still encouraging herself in secret, could only turn her head aggrievedly to help Jiang Wei.
They were already in a relationship, and it seemed unreasonable not to explain questions to each other. But she was still angry, Jiang Wei's grades did not drop at all, and she still had to help him herself.
"You drew the auxiliary line wrong, so you can't solve it." Zhi Ying poked Jiang Wei's little head in her heart, looked at him with guilt and began to talk about the question.
During the Class Zero break, it was very common for students to help their deskmates, or help those that were behind or in front of them with questions. Everyone was used to this scene, so when the two people were close to discuss a question, it did not attract the attention of others.
Originally, Jiang Wei had calculated this question correctly, but later he calculated a wrong answer. Of course, he didn't listen very carefully to what Zhi Ying said.
"Zhi Zhi." His lover was right next to him, and it was hard not to be intimate. Although... his lover still looked dazed.
Zhi Ying stopped explaining the question, looked at Jiang Wei, and asked him what was the matter just with her eyes.
Jiang Wei no longer held his upright posture. He put one arm on the table, leaned his head on it, but the hand under the table hooked onto Zhi Ying's thumb.
Seeing this, Zhi Ying frowned and responded seriously, "Be serious, although this question is a bit complicated, you don't need to be afraid of it."
It was rare to see Jiang Wei showing such weakness, leaning on the table looking extremely innocent. Finally Zhi Ying added, "Don't be coquettish."
"Mhm." Jiang Wei replied, but he still didn't sit up straight. He laid on his arm and stared at Zhi Ying. 'Don't be coquettish.' He repeated her words in his head, smiling inwardly.
"You can't be like this." Zhi Ying's mind was now full of 'how can someone like Jiang Wei make her rush to reclaim first place?' The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she was. Thinking of this, she glared at Jiang Wei.
"I was a little tired from copying the notes just now." Jiang Wei pretended that his hands were sore, and pointed out something.
Zhi Ying, who had Jiang Wei copy all her notes, was silent, and it sounded like she was the one who caused it.
"Then, then let's take a break?" Zhi Ying asked uncertainly.
Jiang Wei still looked very tired, leaning on his arm and nodded wearily, "Zhi Zhi should also take a rest."
Zhi Ying, who spent the whole day at school without using hands or brains, was certainly not tired. She looked at Jiang Wei for a moment , and then asked what she had always wanted to ask, "Why do you call me 'Zhi Zhi'?" Others always call her Ying Ying.
"Don't couples have nicknames?" Jiang Wei replied very naturally, without any falsehood on his face.
Zhi Ying was a little panicked. Has Jiang Wei read any other love books besides "The Book of Love"? She didn't see this skill about nicknames in the book.
"Yes, what you said makes a lot of sense." Zhi Ying nodded seriously, as if she already knew it.
"Then what does Zhi Zhi want to call me?" Jiang Wei raised his eyebrows and asked casually.
'Sure enough! He was waiting, wanting to see her fall into the trap.' Zhi Ying shrank her hands nervously, but was led back by Jiang Wei.
"Is Jiang Wei not good?" Zhi Ying's mind short-circuited, and finally said dryly.
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Fortunately, the class bell saved Zhi Ying, and Jiang Wei regained his calm and self-possessed attitude, sitting upright in his seat, taking notes.
Up until the winter break, Zhi Ying still had the cast on.
A few days before the break, Zhi Ying was very anxious because Jiang Wei was going back to the capital. Wouldn't that make them a long-distance relationship?
She heard that the long-distance relationships don't last long, and she hasn't dated Jiang Wei long enough to where his grades have declined. Zhi Ying sat cross-legged on the bed in silence, her hand was still bandaged, her condition looked extremely miserable.
The more anxious she was, the more she wanted to get closer to Jiang Wei. It was as if she wanted to deepen their relationship.
Because Zhi Ying's hand had still not healed, Jiang Wei asked Uncle Li to pick them up. There was no sign of Father Zhi and Mother Zhi driving their daughter. Friends were always good, especially Xiao Wei, who looked so reassuring.
In order to deepen the relationship between the two, when Zhi Ying went to school, she took the initiative to hold Jiang Wei's hand as soon as she got downstairs. She also sent Jiang Wei a message when she got home at night.
Zhi Ying also felt that this method was effective because Jiang Wei's eyes changed when he looked at her... although Zhi Ying couldn't figure out what had changed.
There was another piece of good news before the break. Lao Han praised Qin Li and Zhi Ying in class, saying that they will represent the country in the International Mathematical Olympiad next July.
This was an unprecedented joyful event in Quan City. No. 1 High School hung up a banner at the school gate early on.
"Did I hear wrong?" Li Ge looked at his deskmate, "Are you going to participate in the IMO?"
Qin Li glanced at Li Ge lightly, but said nothing. In his heart, he was already greatly relieved. The matter of going to university would be settled at this point, and he would not have to worry too much about the college entrance examination by then.
"I didn't expect you to be so good at math." Li Ge was still a little stunned. Everyone often got full marks on the test paper of 150 points. He didn't expect that Qin Li, who had an unremarkable total score in the class, was so powerful.
As for Zhi Ying entering the IMO, no one was surprised. Everyone in No. 1 High School took it for granted.
"I would like to praise Zhi Ying here. She has been first place since the preliminary mathematics competition, and she has been able to maintain the first place until the winter camp competition. It is amazing." Lao Han praised with a smile, "You will work hard in the next six months and strive to win in the international arena with first place."
In fact, if you can be selected by the national team, the gold medal was basically stable. There was a saying that it was not difficult to go to IMO, but it was difficult to enter the national team.
Zhi Ying didn't take it to heart. She was not interested in gold medals, the main attraction was that she could solve more difficult problems.
This time after school, Jiang Wei was not able to walk alone with Zhi Ying. A large group of people gathered around her.
Qin Li rushed over to thank Zhi Ying for helping him with questions. As for Han Jiaojiao, who simply wanted to have a break, she was a little bit reluctant to part with Zhi Ying.
"I'm going to travel with my family during the winter break." Han Jiaojiao rubbed against Zhi's hand, which made Jiang Wei feel particularly uncomfortable.
Especially, besides the girl Han Jiaojiao, Zhi Ying was surrounded by three boys.
"Zhi Ying, did you see a child in the winter camp, a very young one?" Li Ge asked curiously.
Child? Zhi thought of Liu Min for a moment, the pitiful look of that child with red eyes, she had never blamed him.
"Liu Min?" Before Zhi Ying could say anything, Qin Li asked first.
"That's right!" Li Ge nodded. "It's him. He should be very good. My dad has heard of him. When you were competing, my dad was on the phone with Liu Min's dad."
"Him?" Qin Li's face was not very good-looking, "That kid made Zhi Ying become like this."
Everyone was taken aback, and Han Jiaojiao's cold eyes fell on Li Ge after a moment.
Li Ge couldn't help raising his hand, "It's none of my business, I'm just an outsider, just helping you find out the news."
"Then what's wrong with Liu Min? Stupid from studying?" Zhao Qian frowned, and immediately hated the child he had never met.
"The kid didn't do it on purpose, he couldn't brake." Zhi Ying subconsciously explained for Liu Min.
Qin Li ruthlessly exposed it, "Don't hide it, I'm always there, and that kid will trouble you whenever he's free."
Zhi Ying had no way to refute this, so she could only forcefully add, "He just wants to beat me."
Li Ge next to her seemed to think of something, and suddenly realized, "Oh, that child is also pitiful."
Seeing that everyone turned their eyes to him again, Li Ge explained, "My dad and Liu Min's dad are college classmates, and his dad is a teacher in another province. I met Liu Min once before, and his dad completely regarded him as a future ladder tool."
After Li Ge's incident, for the first time, he felt that his father was a good father. He would not force himself to study too much, and only asked him to not waste his time.
Fortunately, Li Ge was also doing well, and his grades had always been good. According to the current grades, there was no problem getting into key universities.
"Tool?" Han Jiaojiao felt uncomfortable.
"I was still in middle school at that time, and they came to my house as guests. The kid couldn't even speak very fluently yet, and was forced by his father to do math in the hall."
It couldn't be considered as forcing, Li Ge exaggerated a bit. But in his opinion, Liu Min's father forced it, but Liu Min himself was still willing to do the problems.
The group of people talked more and more crookedly, and finally decided to go back by bus in order to chat more.
Zhi Ying looked at Jiang Wei and wanted to ask him if he wanted to go back first, but Jiang Wei said first, "I'll let Uncle Li go back first."
Li Ge, who was the closest, looked at the two in surprise, wondering when their relationship became so close.
Zhi Ying couldn't refuse and could only nod her head. It was not surprising since everyone was classmates anyway.
The bus at the gate of the school was the most crowded. After the six people got on the bus, the students who slipped onto the bus were now immersed in the joy of the break. The noise in the bus was no different from that of the vegetable market.
Li Ge and the others had to speak louder, Han Jiaojiao was pushed to the other side, and she almost fell when the bus braked. Zhao Qian had no choice but to squeeze over and grab her.
The idea of wanting to chat all the way back broke down.
Jiang Wei was incompatible with the whole bus. Fortunately, there were so many people now that no one could hear each other clearly or move. In addition, they were all wearing school uniforms, so he didn't attract the attention of others.
Zhi Ying's right hand was still hanging, and Jiang Wei surrounded her whole body in order to prevent others from bumping into her.
The idea was good, but more people kept coming onto the bus. Finally, Jiang Wei placed his arms around Zhi Ying's waist, let her lean in his arms, and protected her right hand.
Zhi Ying didn't feel any discomfort at all, he had her lean against him, and she did. She could still smell Jiang Wei's pleasant scent in her nose, so she couldn't help rubbing against him quietly.
"Is it uncomfortable?" Jiang Wei directly held the top railing of the bus with one hand. The other arm was around Zhi Ying, and he asked in a low voice with his chin resting on her head.