Chapter 922: Childhood Sweetheart Times 16

The opening exam arrived as scheduled the next day; Mingcheng Daxue's convention was to split exam rooms by scores, and Jin Chen was forced to be briefly separated from his Xiao Yu'er.

While doing the questions, Jin Chen kept his score in check, ensuring improvement but not revealing any flaws; otherwise, if his performance were too outrageous, not only would other classmates and Lao Cao find it strange, but even his Xiao Yu'er would think it odd.

After finishing, he began boredly observing the surroundings; the students in this exam room were all neither outstanding nor terrible—average students, ordinary yet each possessing a shining point.

Jin Chen propped his chin, observed for a while, yawned, and then the invigilator teacher rolled his eyes at him.

【Maybe he thinks you're provoking him.】

0731 stirring up trouble.

Jin Chen: "……"

He simply lay down to sleep.

The following exams let Jin Chen know that this teacher who liked to roll his eyes wasn't targeting him alone; he simply preferred top students.

After the math exam, Liu Xiao, who had previously mocked Jin Chen, passed by this exam room and, quite 'unintentionally,' came to ask about the earlier questions.

Unfortunately, Jin Chen happened to sit in the front row, unable to avoid listening; seeing the white‑eye teacher's face change dramatically, Jin Chen realized he was a math teacher who had once coached Liu Xiao in competitions.

"It's less stressful to lecture the top students; by then you'll be taught by me. Watching these exam‑room students work on problems today is just depressing."

After finishing the last major problem for Liu Xiao, the white‑eye teacher casually complained.

Liu Xiao pushed up his black‑rimmed glasses, obviously pleased at the remark: "No problem, teacher—I'll definitely help pull up our class average later."

They spoke without lowering their voices; students remaining in the classroom blushed and lowered their heads, while the teacher sat on the podium, and they dared not say more.

But Jin Chen dared to.

"Yo, I'm good at this—I'll just push the average down later,"

Jin Chen placed his hands behind his head, raised a single eyebrow, exuding a carefree, rakish charm.

"What are you saying! Today's an exam—is this the time to say that?"

The white‑eye teacher immediately scolded him.

"So you know it's an exam today, but you thought this was a private tutoring session with Liu Xiao?"

Jin Chen suddenly understood, tossed his pen onto the desk, and said, "I don't think you've considered whether the students in this exam will feel pressure."

"Jin Chen! How can you talk to the teacher like that?!"

Liu Xiao was first dissatisfied, his eyes behind the thick‑rimmed glasses full of disdain: "Just you saying that—no one else is voicing dissatisfaction."

"Besides… I was the one who first came to ask the teacher a question, and the teacher didn't do anything wrong."

Jin Chen nodded, "I'm also a white‑lotus, I get what you mean."

Liu Xiao: "……"

"Pfft‑hahaha…"

The students in the exam room couldn't help laughing either; the white‑eye teacher glared at them, and they hastily adjusted their expressions.

Liu Xiao flushed with anger, feeling the laughter was mocking him, and he ran out of the exam room.

"Which class are you from! So rude! Sleeping in the exam hall is bad enough, but you're also talking back to the teacher!"

The white‑eye teacher, approaching middle age, was at the peak of his self‑esteem and had always taught only good students—never having been mocked like this!

Jin Chen: "Mu Henian."

"Fine! Such an articulate student! I hope you do well on this exam!"

Having said that, he strode off—after all, he wasn't invigilating this exam room anyway.

As soon as he left the doorway, laughter erupted in the exam room.

"Chen Ge… do you have a grudge against the new student?"

His classmates laughed uncontrollably, "Oh wow, that's ruthless!"

Jin Chen gave him a look, "The new student just arrived—let's help him make a name for himself."

That afternoon two more exams were held, and soon it was time to leave school; the group of four agreed to have dinner at the second cafeteria.

Jin Chen chose a window‑side table for four, got a meal for Song Xu; he was in charge of helping the teacher collect the exam papers, so he would arrive later.

Mu Henian strode over with his tray, stiffly sat opposite Jin Chen, and likewise got a meal for Cheng Huai.

"Did taking an exam turn you into a zombie?"

Jin Chen shot him a strange look, "I have to go to the kitchen to grab some glutinous rice!"

Mu Henian: "……"

"I have a question."

Jin Chen: "Speak."

Passing the first floor, some bunch of people were staring at me and saying… "That's Mu Henian—so awesome, he even made Lao Yan in the office erupt in curses."

Mu Henian repeated it in a cold tone, which only made it funnier.

In his previous life, as a tyrant who had spent his entire study period at the aristocratic academy, he had never experienced being looked at like a monkey at school.

"Cough cough cough cough!"

Jin Chen suddenly choked, clenched his fist to cover his mouth, turned his head, pressed down the corners of his mouth, and tried to stay calm.

"Who knows—maybe you're just too famous."

Mu Henian frowned suspiciously, "You've got something on your mind."

Jin Chen immediately replied, "Nonsense, my heart is all Xiao Yu'er."

……"You're crazy."

"Henian, why do you always scold Chen?"

Cheng Huai and Song Xu came over side by side, just happened to hear this, sat beside him not quite agreeing, "You two snap at each other the moment you meet—you don't look like good friends."

Jin Chen: "Exactly, Cheng Huai, you keep him in check."

He said while pulling a wet wipe from his pocket and handing it to Song Xu.

Song Xu curiously went to look at Jin Chen's expression, "Brother, were you just very happy?"

Mu Henian: "Heh."

Indeed, it's because of Jin Chen! Otherwise, what would he be happy about!

The domineering CEO may not lack money, but he cannot freely choose the dishes served by the cafeteria aunt; even if he dislikes them, he can only reluctantly accept.

But seeing Cheng Huai eat happily, he actually gained some appetite, clumsily picking the meat from the bowl and giving it to Cheng Huai.

"Thank you."

Cheng Huai raised his head and smiled at him, his ears slightly red.

"... Mm." Mu Henian, having lived two lifetimes, remains pure-hearted in pursuing his wife; just this is enough to make him purse his lips and smile, his heart firmly resolved to take Cheng Huai out for a big meal on the weekend.

The two's atmosphere inexplicably began to have a barrier from the outside world; although the dishes on their plates are the same, you give me a chopstickful, I return two chopstickfuls.

Jin Chen: "……"

Tsk, annoying, Xiao Yu'er cannot eat too much, cannot be fed.

Thus……

"Xiao Yu'er, today's braised pork is delicious, right?" Jin Chen frantically hinted, hoping he would feed himself, to turn the tide.

Song Xu's eyes lit up; he immediately lifted the plate and swept all the braised pork to Jin Chen, "Then brother, eat more."

Jin Chen: "……Okay."

He glanced at Mu Henian, certain he had just heard that guy's mocking snort.

【Heh! Don't waste food!】

0731: I'm hungry.

Halfway through the meal, Mu Henian's phone vibrated in his pocket; he glanced at the message, his face suddenly turned cold, and his aura dropped.

Jin Chen kicked him under the table, signaling him to rein it in; this isn't your company.

"Jin Chen, come out, I have something to say to you."

Mu Henian suddenly stood up, his tone still stern, his emotions fluctuating greatly, unconsciously reverting to the aura of his domineering CEO period.