I was the leader of the righteous path in high school.

Seeing that Gu Yun had returned to normal, Xia Qige couldn't help but ask curiously, "What happened to you just now? I was really scared, okay?"

"An immortal touched my head, and I was granted eternal life."

Speak like a human.

"Oh, I want to study hard now."

For Xia Qige, this was even more inhuman than being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur).

She didn't refute, but just sighed softly: "If it's going to rain, it'll rain; if a mother wants to remarry, she'll remarry. I'm so glad my eldest son thinks this way."

"You don't believe me?" Gu Yun raised an eyebrow.

He couldn't be sure about other people, but with Xia Qige, he could tell at a glance that the other party didn't believe in this matter at all.

Is your credibility worthless in the eyes of the other party?

"I believe you." Xia Qige nodded earnestly.

"If you don't believe me, then so be it."

Gu Yun didn't bother chatting with Xia Qige any longer. He had finally found joy in learning, so why waste his time arguing with his bad friend?

But Xia Qige seemed to know him inside and out. When she saw him pick up Mathematics Elective 1 again, she immediately pulled out a copy of "53" from her pocket and handed it to him.

"Do some practice problems, and look up the relevant information in the book based on the problems. That way you'll remember it better."

That's how mothers are; they're always worried that their eldest son isn't eating or dressing well, or that he's suffering some kind of injustice at school.

Although most of his grievances were caused by Xia Qige, that didn't matter.

Gu Yun looked at Xia Qige gratefully and said tremblingly, "Get lost."

"What does it mean to give me the '53' workbook that you yourself can't finish?"

Xia Qige wasn't angry at all when she saw that her good intentions were being taken for granted.

He simply shook his head and said with a sigh:

"Without prayers and songs of prayer, we would not be here today; without prayers and songs of prayer, we would not be able to live out our remaining years."

This is already the beginning of super-generational advancement.

It was already past the end of get out of class, and everyone around could hear the friendly interaction between Gu Yun and Xia Qige.

Sigh, this young couple is showing off their love again.

It has a strong flavor, so it doesn't need much salt.

After two years of being in different classes, everyone has gotten used to the saying that certain groups are "good brothers" but are actually in the honeymoon phase.

Aside from watching them bicker like true best friends, the only other emotion I felt was, "Ahhhhhh, this is so sweet!"

For classmates, childhood sweethearts are just too adorable.

Aside from a few men who secretly admired Xia Qige and liked her unique tomboyish charm, the rest of the students could only respect, understand, and offer their blessings.

After all, there are quite a few secret relationships in the class. Everyone likes to hold hands and hug each other on the way home after school.

There are also those who start arguing before school even ends... Oh, there are some.

However, they were usually arrested by the head of the teaching department.

Xia Qige looked at Gu Yun reading a book again and felt a little worried.

She wondered what could be the reason Gu Yun had gone mad.

He was perfectly normal last week, even studying in a controlled way, but tonight he's turned into this, like someone possessed, oblivious to the outside world.

There must be something wrong somewhere.

Suddenly, Xia Qige seemed to realize something, and couldn't help but take a half step back, covering her mouth in horror.

Could it be... something he said last week during his father's birthday celebration?

That Saturday, her father happened to have business to attend to, so he let Xia Qige book a restaurant outside to celebrate her mother's birthday.

Thinking that it would be more lively with more people, she invited Gu Yun over to freeload.

Halfway through the meal, his mother brought up his studies.

He said he was doing well in his studies and would go to university in the capital city in the future, instead of staying in this small place called Los Angeles for the rest of his life.

The implication was that "you are not good enough for my daughter, and you will be separated by death in the future."

She couldn't hold back any longer and wanted to get up and argue with her mother.

But at that time, Gu Yun seemed not to care at all, and even pressed Xia Qige down, saying that he had finally gotten rid of this clingy person, which was a good thing.

That day, Xia Qige was extremely angry.

Given the current situation, thinking about it...

The timing is perfect!

That's why he works so hard, hoping to start on the same footing as me and get into the same university!

My thoughts suddenly became clear!

It turns out that all of this started because of myself!

Xia Qige felt a little touched, but she suppressed her emotions and remained expressionless.

My dear son, I've never spoiled you for nothing!

I won't blame you for the time you secretly used my meal card to buy iced tea. And let's just forget about the time you said you'd treat me to breakfast but brought two peach shortbreads that almost choked me.

Realizing this, before class started, she began enthusiastically offering advice to Gu Yun.

"Reading textbooks is useful, but it should be done in a way that is appropriate for the situation, and should be done slowly and systematically."

"Your foundation is weak right now. Just reading textbooks is helpful, but it definitely won't keep up with the current review pace."

"You need a helper."

Gu Yunyi thought it made sense and looked at Xia Qige: "Son, tell your father if you have any good suggestions."

"Heh, speak properly and don't try to take advantage of me."

Xia Qige almost couldn't resist punching him, but then she remembered that he was doing it for her sake, and she suppressed the impulse.

She patiently suggested, "Isn't your sister Su Nianshan a good student? I remember she was the top student at Luocheng No. 2 High School, right?"

"Why don't you ask her for her study notes and go through the basics again based on her ideas? You'll definitely benefit a lot."

"My sister?"

Gu Yun was about to ask where his sister came from, but after hearing the rest, he realized who Xia Qige was talking about.

Suddenly feeling a headache coming on, I couldn't help but say, "My relationship with her... is a bit bad."

"You know, just from our names you can tell we're a blended family. I call her dad 'Uncle,' and she calls my mom 'Auntie.'"

"She studies very hard, going back and forth between school and home all day long. She's studying in her room even when I'm sleeping. It must be really tough for her."

"what?"

Xia Qige was somewhat surprised and looked at Gu Yun with suspicion, asking, "Is he really that bad? He can't even say a word?"

"That's a bit of an exaggeration. I just feel there's no need to get to know them all..."

"I wasn't very close to her to begin with; we only became a family because my parents started dating."

Gu Yun shrugged and retorted, "It's not like you, who said you were going to die when you were twelve and asked me to come see you one last time, only to find out it was just your period..."

"Gu Yun, I'll kill you!"

Seeing Xia Qige go berserk, Gu Yun quickly grabbed the meal card next to him and ran away.

He ran, she chased.

If you get caught, you'll be harassed and abused; if you don't get caught, your meal card might be used to buy strange things.

Fortunately, he was experienced and even grabbed the meal card and ran away.

Xia Qige is still a girl after all, and she can't outrun Gu Yun.

All I could do was watch his retreating figure, seething with hatred.

He didn't cautiously peek back into the classroom until the school bell rang.

After Xia Qige pinched his lower back a few times, Gu Yun rubbed his lower back and began to think about Xia Qige's suggestion.

Su Nianshan...