[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me-":3,"chapter-i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-41":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm Focused on Science, But You Want to Trick Me Into Love?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2333177,4563,"Chapter 41: The Xu Family","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>Song Yao returned home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her parents were watching a TV drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, Mom, I’m back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yao sat down on the sofa, watched TV for a while, then said: “Dad, I’ll go take the Theory Test myself next Wednesday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instructor could have picked everyone up together, but that meant cramming into a crowded car, and since Xu Qingzhou had already passed, he couldn’t reasonably join the others in the instructor’s vehicle—so he decided to go alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That won’t do—the test center is far, and it’s hard to hail a taxi over there,” Zhang Junli objected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Shisong suddenly thought of something and paused: “Will Xiao Xu go with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yao nodded, letting out a soft “mm-hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 1:30 p.m., Xu Qingzhou set off in his father’s old Magotan, picking up Song Yao at the gate of the residential compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read! {\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true,” Zhang Junli nodded with a smile. They were both busy; even though they hired a cook, Song Yao handled most daily matters herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days passed quickly—it was Tuesday night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Xiaping held up Xu Qingzhou’s changed pants, slammed the pack of Yunnan cigarettes onto the table, and snapped: “Xu Qingzhou, so you’ve learned to smoke now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There were a lot of people at the reunion—over twenty showed up. Tian Shuang and the others are coming too. I checked her QQ space—wow, three years gone, and she turned out so beautiful.” Guo Zi Yang sighed over the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get in,” Xu Qingzhou said, lifting his chin with a cocky flair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yao’s expression was odd—this was her first time riding in a car driven by someone her own age, especially in the front seat, and the experience was surprisingly pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I already told you—I’m not going.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom~” Song Yao’s ears turned red; she mumbled an explanation: “Xu Qingzhou and I are just friends—purely friends. You watch your show. I’m going to rest in my room.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s Guo Zi Yang’s. He was afraid his family would find out, so he left it with me—I’ll return it tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingzhou’s expression remained calm, but as soon as he reached for the cigarettes, Wang Xiaping slapped his hand away. “Nonsense! I’ve told you a hundred times—you’re still young, you can’t smoke! Why won’t you listen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let the kids handle their own affairs. Our daughter isn’t the type to get taken advantage of,” Song Shisong said, more relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That boy from the Xu household isn’t bad—mature, steady, outstanding grades—he’s even the top science student in Sichuan this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine. The cigarettes I just bought—guess Dad gets them now. Xu Qingzhou sighed inwardly and changed the subject: “Dad, you won’t need your car tomorrow, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slipped the cigarettes into his pocket. “It was Guo Zi Yang who opened them.” Song Yao glanced at the screen, answered the call, and held the phone beside Xu Qingzhou so he could speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t I pick you up last time?” Xu Qingzhou reminded her. Last time, Wang Xiaping had gone to a district meeting, and Old Xu had been drunk, so Xu Qingzhou had driven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Xu frowned. On matters of principle like this, he stood with his wife: “You’re too young to smoke. I’ll keep this pack for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You need it?” Xu Shouyun understood Xu Qingzhou’s meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yao wore a white, fitted long dress, standing gracefully, revealing a slender pale leg, paired with white sneakers—gentle and serene, like a heroine stepping out of a campus romance film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This girl,” Zhang Junli thought, seeing her daughter’s shy demeanor, became even more certain. She turned to her husband, concerned: “She just graduated high school—isn’t this too early?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Junli noticed something odd—these two teenagers kept meeting at the library and now were studying for their driver’s license together. “Xiao Yao, are you and Xu Qingzhou dating?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yao had booked her Theory Test for 3 p.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The keys are on the shoe rack—take them yourself.” Xu Shouyun pointed to the rack. Earlier, Xu Qingzhou had just gotten his license, and he’d taken him out to practice—intending only to build experience—but quickly realized Xu Qingzhou was already extremely skilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, as long as someone goes with you,” Song Shisong smiled. He trusted Xu Qingzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While driving, Xu Qingzhou’s phone suddenly rang. He handed it to Song Yao: “Answer it for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingzhou picked up a slice of watermelon from the table and nodded: “Tomorrow Song Yao’s test—I’ll drive her there.” “What car? You two can just take a taxi,” Wang Xiaping said, having just put the dirty clothes into the laundry basket. She still worried about Xu Qingzhou driving—he was just a kid to her, and driving was unsafe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Zi Yang shouted through the phone: “You’re really not coming to the reunion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s up?” Xu Qingzhou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two old men are trying to drive me crazy every day!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingzhou suddenly remembered—he still hadn’t accepted Tian Shuang’s QQ friend request from last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not busy, come join us! You remember Zhang Xia? Used to be all dark and dirty, now—wow, she’s stunning, I almost didn’t recognize her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yao listened to Guo Zi Yang’s endless chatter—now one girl was gorgeous, now another was beautiful—and suddenly found him annoying. “Guo Zi Yang, Xu Qingzhou has something today. You can admire all those girls yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a three-second silence on the other end, then Guo Zi Yang’s awkward laugh: “Oh, so Miss Song is there too? Maybe you two should come together? I heard two classmates brought their partners.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",925,"2026-06-20T21:06:39.533Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","15b7cc8767fdeafcd89a6e22d8eb1b71f392210bb663a7a1a384fa1a1daf2aa9","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-42","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-40",790,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--cover.jpg"]