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Chapter 3 - Chapter 3: The Anti-Pretentious Expert, Liu Ruoyan

Liu Ruoyan was very angry. She scolded Lu Chuan for being unreliable, while Lu Chuan thought she was overreacting—after all, it wasn't a big deal if a transfer student didn't hand in their homework. Their argument escalated until they were genuinely upset with each other. In the end, the argument ended when Lu Chuan gave up his summer homework, leading to a long cold war.

This is why they didn't go to school together today and why they hadn't spoken a word to each other all morning. But despite the cold war, concern was still required. No matter how fierce their fights were, Lu Chuan always ended up being the one to back down first.

It wasn't just about whether he could handle Liu Ruoyan ignoring him. The constant nagging from their parents was enough to wear out his patience. "You're a boy; boys should give way to girls!" Lu Chuan could recite this phrase in his sleep.

"Ruoyan, do you know Lu Chuan? What's your relationship?" An Ran, shocked by what she had just witnessed, couldn't help but ask Liu Ruoyan gossipingly.

"Don't know him!" Liu Ruoyan was furious that Lu Chuan hadn't come to apologize yet. She thought to herself that all those years of ice cream had gone to waste; she didn't know him.

"Impossible! Based on what I know about Lu Chuan, if you two didn't know each other, I'd, I'd eat sh*t!" Ye Ziming joined the conversation. He and Lu Chuan had been classmates for three years in middle school and two years in high school. He had never seen Lu Chuan so "enthusiastic" about anyone before.

"Are you done?" Lu Chuan, who hadn't slept, got up and kicked Liu Ruoyan's chair a few times. "Liu Ruoyan, is it embarrassing to admit you know me?"

"Lu Big Head! Don't kick my chair!" Liu Ruoyan snapped back angrily.

This time, her voice was loud. The nickname "Lu Big Head" echoed in the classroom and wouldn't settle down. 

Satisfied now? Not only did everyone know that we knew each other, but they also knew your nickname, Liu Ruoyan provocatively tilted her chin towards Lu Chuan.

When Lu Chuan was little, he was very thin and his head seemed large, so Liu Ruoyan had given him this nickname. Even though Lu Chuan had grown tall and handsome, with a small face, she still liked to call him that.

"Hahaha! Lu Big Head? Our school's big shot has a nickname now. Liu Ruoyan is really something!"

"Extra! Extra: The school heartthrob now has a nickname: Lu Big Head, given by the transfer student!"

"Wow, amazing!"

"Knock, knock, knock." A girl from another class suddenly appeared at the door of the classroom and knocked. "Teacher Zhang asked your class's class monitor to collect the summer homework."

Running errands for Class Three was a coveted task among the girls, just to get a glimpse of Lu Chuan.

"Got it, thank you," Liu Meina immediately stood up and thanked the girl at the door.

Being in the same class as Lu Chuan was already enough to make her proud, and being the class monitor added to her sense of superiority.

"Ah~ I thought Old Zhang forgot. After all, we still need to hand it in," came the groans from all around the classroom.

Liu Meina started collecting from the nearby row and by the time she reached Lu Chuan's desk, she had gathered a big stack of homework. She placed the stack on Lu Chuan's desk, shook her hand to show she was tired.

Taking Ye Ziming's homework, Liu Meina sweetly asked Lu Chuan, "Lu Chuan, where's your summer homework?"

"Forgot it," Lu Chuan replied impatiently without even looking up.

"You—" Liu Meina was about to say something but swallowed her words. She had to maintain her ladylike image in front of Lu Chuan. "Well, remember to bring it tomorrow."

Having been turned away by Lu Chuan, Liu Meina naturally took out her frustration on Liu Ruoyan. She deliberately bumped Liu Ruoyan's desk, causing a crooked black line to appear on Liu Ruoyan's notebook.

"You!"

"Sorry, new student, the homework is too heavy. I didn't mean to bump into you," Liu Meina said with an innocent expression, her "green tea" traits fully on display.

"Ha, it's okay." Liu Ruoyan waved her hand generously. Who was Liu Ruoyan? The famous anti-pretentious expert within ten miles.

She took out the summer homework from her backpack, specifically Lu Chuan's summer homework, and flipped through it in front of Liu Meina. "Here, this is for you."

The handwriting was identical to Lu Chuan's! Liu Meina was very familiar with it; she had secretly copied Lu Chuan's handwriting many times while collecting homework.

"Is there a problem, class monitor?" Liu Ruoyan blinked her big, innocent eyes at Liu Meina, who looked astonished.

Isn't it just pretending to be innocent? Who can't do that! Liu Ruoyan already looked pure, and today, she appeared even more pitiful in her act.

"Nothing, just the handwriting seems familiar." Liu Meina forced a stiff smile.

Could this homework be Lu Chuan's? Or did Lu Chuan help her write it? Liu Meina was filled with confusion but couldn't ask. She was afraid of hearing an unwelcome truth and even more afraid of others knowing, as in the past, she was seen as the only one who could match Lu Chuan.

Liu Meina walked away dejectedly. An Ran was delighted to see this and immediately hugged Liu Ruoyan. "Hey, how did you manage that? I've been annoyed by Liu Meina's arrogant attitude for a long time!"

"And she boasts about being Lu Chuan's classmate for three more years in middle school, claiming they're very close. To me, Lu Chuan doesn't even want to look at her."

"If you can't endure it any longer, there's no need to continue enduring." Liu Ruoyan turned her head, smiled, and gave An Ran a victorious wink.

A barely noticeable smile appeared on Lu Chuan's face, which quickly disappeared. He kicked Liu Ruoyan's chair leg a few more times. "You two, can you be quiet!"

Throughout the day, students from other classes kept appearing at the door of Class Three, peeking in. Besides coming to see Lu Chuan, a large portion were there to see Liu Ruoyan.

As a transfer student, having made headlines on the school's forum multiple times on her first day was unprecedented since the school's establishment. Liu Ruoyan had achieved instant fame.

Those who had seen her would go back and tell others that Liu Ruoyan was indeed a beauty, which only led to more curious people coming to see her.

"Classmate, standing at the door of someone else's class is inconvenient for others coming and going," Lu Chuan said coldly to a boy.

The school's heartthrob actually spoke to someone for the first time. Why? Because it was even more displeasing for him to see Liu Ruoyan being watched by others than being watched himself.