Chapter 594: Rivalry

Monday morning, Shen Ci appeared in the morning class classroom on time again.

Since she had promised Li Jianguo that she would make up for the missed class hours, Shen Ci had no intention of just giving him empty promises.

It was just that, unsurprisingly, a breakfast appeared in her drawer again.

The configuration was basically the same as last time.

Looking up, the female classmate next to her was already looking at her with eager eyes.

Shen Ci smiled speechlessly and handed the things to her casually: "You eat it."

The female classmate took it hurriedly but still returned the milk to Shen Ci: "I'm allergic to milk."

"Is it still that... that who..." Shen Ci said, forgetting the name again.

The girl reminded her hurriedly: "Xu Zhisen, he put it there."

Shen Ci looked around the classroom. There were a lot of people coming to the morning class today; the classroom of seventy or eighty people was almost full, but she had no idea who Xu Zhisen was.

"If he puts it there tomorrow, help me tell him there's no need. I'm used to eating breakfast in the cafeteria," Shen Ci instructed.

The girl nodded hurriedly while eating the snack: "Okay, I'll help you notify him."

At noon, Shen Ci came to the cafeteria and found Hu Xiaoxia waiting for her at the entrance.

She was wearing thick glasses, holding a stack of test papers in one hand, and waving at Shen Ci with the other.

Shen Ci walked up to her, her gaze falling on the test papers in her hand, and she said in surprise: "So many? You don't expect me to explain all these to you in one lunch break, do you?"

Hu Xiaoxia smiled embarrassedly: "No, no, just pick the typical question types you think are important to explain."

The two entered the cafeteria, and Hu Xiaoxia asked proactively: "Shen Ci, what do you want to eat? I'll treat you today, just to thank you."

The prices in the Keda University cafeteria weren't actually particularly expensive, but Shen Ci still refused: "No, I'll buy my own. Let's find a seat to eat together in a while, and I'll help you explain the question types while we're at it."

She still remembered that Hu Xiaoxia was working so hard to win because she wanted to get a ranking and the prize money.

Since she had an obsession with the prize money, her family conditions probably weren't very well-off.

Without waiting for Hu Xiaoxia to insist, Shen Ci had already headed straight for the fast-food window.

Hu Xiaoxia pursed her lips as she watched her back. In fact, she understood in her heart that Shen Ci should have done it on purpose, and she couldn't help but feel moved.

The two got their food and sat side by side. Hu Xiaoxia couldn't wait to take out a set of question types: "Shen Ci, look at this question."

Seeing this, Shen Ci couldn't help but smile helplessly: "No rush, let's eat properly first. We'll focus on doing other things after we finish eating; that's more efficient."

Hu Xiaoxia nodded embarrassedly upon hearing this: "Okay, let's eat first."

Not far away, Wang Yikun could just see their situation, and Sun Yue and Wang Li were also there.

"Yikun, those two girls seem to have teamed up," Wang Li couldn't help but say when he saw this.

Wang Yikun withdrew his gaze and started eating without saying a word.

To be honest, he was still immersed in the shock Shen Ci had brought him that day. Afterward, he had even specifically gone to find Teacher Zhuang to verify the truth about Shen Ci answering the questions on the first day.

Because Teacher Zhuang had been watching from behind Shen Ci the whole time, she must have known what the situation was.

The result was just as Shen Ci had said: the answers she wrote on the scratch paper were all correct, but she had deliberately handed in a zero-point paper just because she didn't want to be the team leader.

With self-esteem as strong as Wang Yikun's, he naturally couldn't easily accept this fact.

But he had to accept it.

Just thinking about his contempt, hostility, and even deliberate targeting of Shen Ci from beginning to end made him feel incredibly depressed.

But that wasn't the remorse after self-reflection, but the unwillingness and embarrassment after being humiliated in public.

Sun Yue and Wang Li could feel a little bit of it, but Shen Ci's ability was solid. No matter how much Wang Yikun, as the team leader, couldn't accept it, there should be no way to kick Shen Ci out of the school team.

Now that Hu Xiaoxia had taken the initiative to seek progress from Shen Ci, he didn't know if Shen Ci, with her maverick personality, would help her wholeheartedly.

Sun Yue and Wang Li looked at each other, everything understood without words, and they also lowered their heads to eat obediently.

As a result, they heard Wang Yikun suddenly say: "We'll solve problems after eating. I brought a set of new question type papers. I'll explain them to you during the lunch break."

"Ah?" Sun Yue showed a difficult expression immediately upon hearing this and whispered: "I wanted to go play ball."

Wang Yikun shot a "cold arrow" over: "What time is it, and you're still thinking about playing ball? Do you really want to be left behind by those girls?"

Once these words were out, the two understood immediately: Wang Yikun wanted to compete with Shen Ci through them.

Shen Ci helped Hu Xiaoxia improve, so Wang Yikun was going to make them study?

Wang Li couldn't help but remind him kindly: "Yikun, Hu Xiaoxia's initial test score was also better than ours."

"Then you two have to work even harder. The next mock test score must be higher than Hu Xiaoxia's!" Wang Yikun said commandingly.

Sun Yue was silently miserable and couldn't help but glance at the beautiful, glowing Shen Ci. If he really had to improve, he wanted to learn from Shen Ci; at least there was a beautiful face for him to look at.

Instead of being with Wang Yikun, this "tyrant," he felt like a slave.

And a slave who dared not be angry, let alone speak.

After the meal, Shen Ci and Hu Xiaoxia cleaned up the dining area. Hu Xiaoxia still specifically went to buy two cups of fruit juice to treat Shen Ci to drink together.

Shen Ci didn't refuse again and began to explain the questions to her attentively.

Shen Ci's train of thought was particularly clear, and her methods and steps for breaking down the questions were also very skillful. Hu Xiaoxia herself was very smart, so during the process of Shen Ci explaining the questions, she would show an expression of sudden realization from time to time, making it very easy for her to understand and absorb.

"Shen Ci, you are so amazing. I thought this question type was one of the most complex ones, but I didn't expect that after listening to you, I realized it was me who made it complex."

Shen Ci smiled and said: "It's best if you can understand."

As she spoke, she organized the papers and said to Hu Xiaoxia: "Let's just explain these few types to you today. They are all relatively typical. Once you understand them, the same type of questions won't be difficult for you."

Hu Xiaoxia nodded happily upon hearing this: "Okay, thank you, Shen Ci. Can I add you on WeChat in the group? If there's anything I don't understand, I'd like to be able to ask you."

"No problem."

As the two were about to get up and leave the restaurant, they looked up and saw Wang Yikun had already walked up to them.

The smile on Shen Ci's face hadn't faded yet, but her expression tightened when she saw him.

She really couldn't give a good face to this person, so she asked in a cold tone: "Something up?"

Wang Yikun was holding two booklets. After facing Shen Ci's unfriendly attitude, his temper flared up, and he threw the booklets onto the table: "This is..."

Before he could finish speaking, the booklets slid on the table and actually knocked over the drink in front of Shen Ci.

Shen Ci couldn't dodge in time, and the unfinished drink spilled all over her new clothes. ===== CHAPTER 595 =====