Back to high school, Peking University is beckoning me

He introduced himself: "Hello everyone, I am your homeroom teacher, Luo Mingdian, and I teach mathematics. I hope we can work together in the days to come."

Then, he glanced around and said, "The gender ratio in our class is pretty good, not too unbalanced. There are 36 students in the class, 16 of whom are boys."

But it doesn't have much of an impact. Who says women are inferior to men? Now, students from Groups 1 and 2, come with me to get the textbooks."

After a while, the students in Groups 1 and 2 took their textbooks back and moved them to the classroom podium. After all the students had received their textbooks, the head teacher began to select class leaders.

First of all, we follow the principle of voluntariness. Those who are interested can run for election. If no one runs for election, their name will be called.

Soon, the class leaders were selected. Because Lu Youning had excellent Chinese grades, he was forced to be the Chinese class representative.

Fortunately, the class representative’s workload is not too heavy, usually he just collects homework.

The next morning, Lu Youning wanted to follow her study habits from the previous semester and get up early to memorize words on the edge of the playground.

But it was still a bit cold in the south in early spring, and it was not yet fully light at six in the morning, so she went straight to the classroom.

Lu Youning arrived at the fifth-floor classroom and found that the class was already occupied. She walked into the classroom and found two classmates buried in their books. The only sound in the quiet atmosphere was the gentle sound of pages turning.

When Lu Youning passed by, they looked up. Lu Youning smiled slightly and nodded to them, and the two of them smiled back.

One of them was Hu Yuxuan, the class monitor who was just elected yesterday. Since we were not familiar with each other, we didn’t chat.

Lu Youning tiptoed to her seat, put down her schoolbag, and couldn't help but admire their diligence.

She secretly encouraged herself, then took out her English textbook, turned to the vocabulary list and began to read and write.

After an unknown amount of time, more and more students filled the classroom. Lu Youning checked the time. Morning reading was about to begin. She had been so engrossed in reciting that she had forgotten to buy breakfast.

Just as she was thinking about going to the small supermarket to buy some bread for breakfast after the morning reading class, Lu Yixiao came in with buns and milk and placed them in front of her.

Lu Youning asked in confusion: "Xiaoxiao, is this for me? How do you know I didn't have breakfast?"

Lu Yixiao said: "I didn't buy this. Someone asked me to bring it to you."

Lu Youning: "Who is that person? Why did I ask you to bring me breakfast?"

Lu Yixiao explained, "Remember the bet we made playing badminton before the New Year? The loser had to buy the winner breakfast for a week."

Lu Youning then remembered and asked Lu Yixiao, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Yeah, I ate it. I just ran into them in the cafeteria. Ruan Fuxi asked me to bring it to you."

Lu Youning nodded, then picked up the milk and started drinking it. Because it was almost time for morning reading and all the classmates were already there, she felt embarrassed to eat the buns.

For several days, Ruan Fuxi brought her breakfast. Sometimes Ruan Fuxi brought it herself, and sometimes Lu Yixiao brought it.

So, the rumor started spreading in the class that Ruan Fuxi from Science Class 1 was pursuing Lu Youning from Liberal Arts Class 1.

This news was like a stone dropped into a calm lake, stirring up ripples. Rumors spread wildly across campus, becoming increasingly outrageous.

Several female students from Class 1 gathered together, their voices filled with jealousy. "Look at her, she acts so aloof all the time. I wonder what tricks she used to make Ruan Fuxi so obsessed."

"Humph, she doesn't look like a good person. Ruan Fuxi must be blind to fall for her."

One of the girls even said sarcastically, "Maybe she was the one who seduced Ruan Fuxi. Otherwise, how could Ruan Fuxi notice her?"

Liu Yufei couldn't stand it and stood up to refute. "Don't talk about Lu Youning like that. She didn't do anything wrong. She just brought me breakfast. I even asked a boy in my class to bring me breakfast. Could it be that I'm in a relationship with him?"

Lu Yixiao also retorted: "That's right. Besides, if she doesn't like Lu Youning, does she like you? Don't you see who has acne on his face and still wants to eat swan meat?"

The girl, whose thoughts were spoken to, was furious. When she thought about how she had secretly slipped a love letter into Ruan Fuxi's desk, she couldn't find any words to refute. She could only turn away angrily and stop talking.

However, once the flames of jealousy are ignited, they are difficult to extinguish easily.

The female classmates still refused to give in and continued to gossip about her behind her back. "I think she's just lucky. If I had the chance to be in the same class with her, Ruan Fuxi would definitely like me."

"She doesn't even consider whether she's worthy of Ruan Fuxi. Ruan Fuxi is a top student in science, tall and handsome. What does she compare to him?"

Amidst the clamor, Lu Youning remained remarkably calm. She continued to study diligently every day, ignoring the rumors.

Lu Yixiao was very angry. "How long have those people not brushed their teeth? They stink. Ningning, you really can't stand it. I would have slapped them a long time ago."

Lu Youning looked at the book and took a moment to reply, "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger. If I don't care about those things, they can't hurt me. Wouldn't it be nice if I could do more math problems when I have time?"

In the end, the rumors became more and more rampant, saying that the two had kissed a long time ago and all kinds of nasty things.

Finally, the two class teachers were alerted. Luo Mingdian and Mo Yuanting summoned Lu Youning and Ruan Fuxi for questioning respectively.

In the office, Luo Mingdian looked at Lu Youning seriously and asked, "I heard that Ruan Fuxi from Science Class 1 has been bringing you breakfast recently. What's going on? Are you guys in a relationship?"

Ruan Fuxi, who was standing by, was about to explain.

Lu Youning said calmly, "Teacher, this is because Lu Yixiao, Gu Siyuan, Ruan Fuxi and I played badminton a few years ago, and we made a bet that the loser had to buy breakfast for the winner for a week."

Mo Yuanting also looked at Ruan Fuxi and asked, "Is it really just because of the bet? Do you have any other relationship?"

Ruan Fuxi also answered calmly: "Teacher, it is indeed just because of the bet. We are good friends and are not in a relationship."

Mo Yuanting tended to believe them. Lu Youning was a very well-behaved girl in Class 8 with good grades.

In order to get to the bottom of the matter, they decided to call the other two people involved in the incident, Lu Yixiao and Gu Siyuan.

Lu Yixiao confirmed Lu Youning's statement, and Gu Siyuan also said, "We didn't expect it to cause such a big misunderstanding."

The two head teachers exchanged glances, as if trying to determine the veracity of their words. Luo Mingdian added, "This matter has a very negative impact. You should know that this is a critical period for learning."

Mo Yuanting also nodded in agreement: "Yes, we can't be distracted by these things. If it is really just a bet, then we must pay attention to the impact in the future."

Finally, the two class teachers explained the reasons to their students respectively.

Luo Mingdian stood on the podium and said seriously, "Students, I have thoroughly investigated the rumors about Lu Youning and Ruan Fuxi. They are not in a relationship. Don't let the rumors affect you. Focus on your studies."

Mo Yuanting also said in Science Class 1: "Classmates, this is just a misunderstanding. Please don't make random guesses and focus on your studies."

With the explanation given by the head teacher, the rumors gradually died down and the students returned to their intensive studies.

The days of studying are always boring, day after day. It has been nearly a month since the start of school.

……

During math class that day, Luo Mingdian walked into the classroom and placed the textbook on the podium.

He said in a heavy tone: "Classmates, our classmate Zhuo Yifan has recently had some abnormalities in his health."