Chapter 83: You're after her because she's pretty, not because of her grades!

Whether she wrote it or not was her business; it had nothing to do with him.

Xie Qin lay half-prone on the desk, met those extremely calm eyes, and smiled: "You even dare to glare at me."

"I'm doing this for your own good, wanting you to learn something."

The moment this sentence was spoken, a trace of annoyance welled up, but it wasn't expressed.

She withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, and didn't look at him again.

"Don't always think about being lazy when studying. Even if you know it, you have to record it and write it down. Learning relies on the consolidation of day-to-day accumulation. Mom always says this, it's all for your own good, to cultivate your thinking habits."

"..."

"Look at your sister, her grades aren't as good as yours, why hasn't she thought about being lazy!"

"..."

"Just because you know how to do this problem, do you think you don't need to do it?"

Shen Li's thoughts were pulled back. She pulled the half-sheet of paper from under his hand, stuffed it into the drawer, closed the book for the next class, rose from the seat beside him, and turned her head, not wanting to sit with him anymore.

This sudden change in attitude made Xie Qin stunned for a moment. By the time he looked over, Shen Li was already sitting in the corner by the wall near the window. There wasn't much emotion visible on her, no different from usual.

However, this attitude, nine times out of ten, meant she was angry.

The people in the group next to them quickly saw the clues. Xu Zhouyuan teased: "What's wrong for no reason? Brother Qin, why don't you hurry up and coax her."

Xie Qin sat over, lowered his head to look at her expression. She didn't look at him, nor did she speak: "You're angry just like that? I'm afraid of you. You don't want to learn, then we won't learn, okay? Hm?"

The morning sunlight shone in, and mottled light and shadow fell on the back of her hand.

Not only did she not speak to him for this moment...

For this entire class, Shen Li didn't speak to him.

She wasn't angry at him.

She herself was just a bit annoyed and didn't want to bring any bad emotions to him.

She couldn't control herself.

After class, Shen Li had no appetite at noon and didn't want to eat, so she went straight back to the dormitory.

There was no one in the dormitory now, so she secretly took a few pills.

After taking them, she put the medicine away.

Sitting in her seat, looking at that blank half-sheet of paper, she just sat there motionless...

She didn't know how long it had been, but footsteps sounded in the hallway outside, and voices could be heard: "... Sob sob, I'm so happy, Xie Qin actually talked to me. I don't care... from now on I want to sit in the seat next to Yuanyuan, no one is allowed to fight me for it. Maybe I can take the opportunity to talk to him more in the future."

Li Xiaoya covered her burning red face, excited.

Zhang Meiqi: "Yuanyuan, you're just too introverted. You're not as proactive as her. Look at how worthless she looks? She only talked to Xie Qin for two sentences."

Zhao Zhouyuan just pulled her lips in a dull, dry laugh and didn't speak.

Just as they reached the dormitory door, they took out their keys and pushed the door open, not expecting to see someone inside.

Seeing Shen Li sitting alone in the dormitory.

Li Xiaoya didn't care if she had heard what was said in the hallway just now. She suddenly said to Zhao Zhouyuan: "The two of us haven't been to your dormitory to see it yet. You don't mind if we come in and hang out for a while, right?"

Zhao Zhouyuan didn't refuse: "Sure."

The two walked into the dormitory and went up to greet Shen Li.

Li Xiaoya said somewhat ingratiatingly: "Shen Li, your desk is so clean! Are you still looking at the problems?"

Shen Li responded politely: "Mm."

"Did you understand the first problem? The Class Monitor, Meiqi, and I already know it. Do you want us to explain it to you?"

Shen Li: "Thanks, no need."

"Alright then." Li Xiaoya was usually a talkative person and was also quite enthusiastic and proactive. She was like an old friend to Shen Li: "Tonight... let's go to the cafeteria to eat together, and by the way, let's go to Classroom 102 together then."

"I also bought snacks, do you want to eat some?"

Shen Li: "Thanks, no need."

Li Xiaoya: "Alright then."

Zhao Zhouyuan took the clothes that had been soaking all night and were stained with color, and carried the basin to the bathroom to wash them.

Zhang Meiqi suddenly exclaimed: "My god, Zhang Zixin actually has so many cosmetics, and they're all big brands. They must be expensive."

"I remember this lipstick is a limited edition from Dior, over seven hundred each. She's really willing to buy it."

Li Xiaoya: "Don't touch other people's things."

Zhang Meiqi: "I'm just looking, I'm not taking it."

Li Xiaoya suddenly pulled a chair and sat down next to Shen Li, picked up the English Level 4 practice book she had done, and flipped through it: "My god, did you write all this?"

"... You have to participate in the competition and prepare for the English Level 4 exam, can you handle it?"

Shen Li wasn't used to sitting so close to someone she wasn't very familiar with, especially since her arm could touch her from time to time. With a lack of sense of distance, she narrowed her eyes and didn't speak.

"My god, your hand is really so white! Let me compare..." As she said this, she actually stretched out her hand to compare the back of her hand with Shen Li's skin tone.

As she said this, she was about to grab her hand. The moment she slightly touched her skin, Shen Li immediately pulled her hand back: "... Don't touch me!"

Master Xie was depressed.

In the small tavern, Xie Qin sat leaning against the bar drinking beer, looking at the unreplied message. He threw his phone onto the counter and tilted his head back to gulp down a mouthful.

To the side, Xu Zhouyuan and Zhou Mingyu walked over, each patted him on the shoulder, and sat down on both sides.

Xu Zhouyuan said with some sympathy: "Brother Qin, your girlfriend's grades aren't good, let's just accept it, as long as you're happy. Why force it! Aren't we all bad students!"

"Do you know how Zhou Mingyu broke up with his ex?"

Xie Qin: "None of my damn business."

Xu Zhouyuan continued: "It was because his ex looked down on Zhou Mingyu for attending a vocational college and insisted he retake the exam. Zhou Mingyu, being a tough guy, dumped her."

Zhou Mingyu also said earnestly: "Actually, everyone has their own fate, and studying isn't the only way out. Why do you have to spend so much effort on her? Whether she wants to study is her business, even her parents aren't worried, why do you care so much!"

"The most important thing is the present!"

"Stop worrying about her affairs, do something that makes you both happy, isn't that better?"

Xu Zhouyuan echoed: "Exactly."

This was Xu Zhouyuan and Zhou Mingyu's idea, and they hit it off, high-fiving behind his back.

Xu Zhouyuan: "Look at me and our Xinxin, this relationship, I don't need to say much! Don't have so many thoughts, being happy in the present is the most important."

"And don't talk about the future, who can say for sure about the future."

"After all, we're all young, right! Brother, listen to me..." Xu Zhouyuan clinked his beer bottle against his with a crisp sound, "Drop the helping complex, stop worrying. Why do you care if her grades are good or not."

"You're after her because she's pretty, not because of her grades!"

Xie Qin held the cold beer bottle, and the water droplets condensed on the bottle wall flowed down through his fingers, hitting the bar counter and blurring into a small wet patch. His fingertips rubbed it, his dark eyes deepened, and he looked a bit decadent.

"Did not talking to you for one class hurt your little heart?" ===== CHAPTER 84 =====