He's spoiled rotten; that wolf cub knows how to flirt and be affectionate.

Qu Youyou suddenly turned her head and looked at the last row where Qu Yi was.

Actually, Qu Yi wasn't very tall, just a little taller than Qu Youyou. Qu Youyou was in the second row, while she was in the last row.

Besides the fact that she was the last to enroll, another reason was that she was not liked by the teachers or her classmates.

Qu Youyou outwardly spoke up for her, but in reality, every word she said was a barb. In addition, the original owner herself was rather insecure and seemed timid, so her classmates disliked being around her even more.

Even her deskmate didn't like her very much.

Her deskmate was the one who knew best about her changes during this period, but even she was slightly surprised at how quickly her grades had improved.

Qu Yi raised her eyes, met Qu Youyou's gaze, and smiled slightly.

Qu Youyou seemed startled by something and quickly looked away, staring intently at her book.

Qu Yi is not someone who likes to progress step by step. As for grades, since she can do better, why should she improve little by little?

Moreover, it seems that Qu Youyou is quite "satisfied" with this, her expression is truly delightful.

night.

Qu Yi went upstairs, and Qu Youyou took a deep look at her back, her face contorting in pain.

The next second, she smiled beautifully again, ran to the sofa, sat down next to Zhou Xiuya, and chatted with her.

Zhou Xiuying naturally enjoyed her daughter's closeness and spoke to her gently.

Qu Youyou casually brought up the results of the recent quiz.

In fact, Qu Zhicheng and Zhou Xiuying rarely paid attention to the results of these small tests, but this time Qu Youyou mentioned Qu Yi, and Zhou Xiuying remembered that Qu Yi had said that he should study hard, so she was also a little interested and listened attentively.

"My sister was praised by the teacher this time."

"Really?" Zhou Xiuying was a little surprised, because Qu Yi had always been the one dragging the class down.

"Yes, my sister ranked very high this time, only a few places lower than me."

"It seems you've really been studying hard, which is a good thing."

Qu Youyou's eyes darkened; her mother must have thought it was about class rankings.

"Yes, she ranked ninth in the whole grade this time. My sister has made great progress. I'd say she might even surpass me in the high school entrance exam."

By the end, the girl was clearly gritting her teeth, but Zhou Xiuying was in shock and didn't notice at all.

"Ninth in the entire grade?!"

"What do you mean ninth in the whole grade? You got ninth in the whole grade in this quiz?" Qu Zhicheng walked over, his brows slightly furrowed. "You've regressed a bit from before, so you can't let your guard down."

Qu Youyou laughed and said, "Not at all. I ranked third in the whole grade this time, and my sister is ninth."

Qu Zhicheng was taken aback: "Small matter?"

Qu Youyou said seemingly unintentionally, "The teachers were all surprised, as were the students. However, some students in the class kept talking nonsense. During self-study, I even heard someone say that my sister must have cheated, otherwise how could she have improved so quickly? I was so angry when I heard that, I almost got into a fight with them."

She clenched her small fists angrily: "They went too far."

Zhou Xiuying gently ruffled her hair without saying a word.

She glanced at her husband, Qu Zhicheng, who was frowning and seemingly lost in thought.

Before going to bed that night, there was a knock on Qu Yi's door. When she opened the door, she saw Zhou Xiuying standing at the door with a cup of hot milk.

Qu Yi stepped aside to let her in. After Zhou Xiuying came in, she put the milk on the table and glanced at the open books on the table.

"Are you still studying so late?"

"No, I just picked up a book to look at. I've already reviewed what I learned today."

Zhou Xiuying had no intention of leaving, and Qu Yi didn't say much either, just sat quietly reading a book.

From the side, Qu Yi's profile looks remarkably like her maternal grandmother, her deceased mother.

Zhou Xiuying thought of how good her mother had been to her, and how she always talked about her lost granddaughter. If her mother knew in the afterlife that her granddaughter looked so much like her, she would be very happy.

But she still had to remind them.

"Studying hard is a good thing, but you must not go down the wrong path. Being down-to-earth is the right way."

This statement appeared out of nowhere.

Qu Yi's gaze shifted from the book to Zhou Xiuya's face. Seeing her deep gaze, he pondered for a moment and then understood what was going on.

But she wasn't going to explain. Once you've formed a preconceived notion, no amount of explanation will help.

Strength is the best way to solve all problems.