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

As we all know, high sequences can influence low sequences. For example, if von Neumann was a science and engineering man and Turing was a complete novice, then IT engineers can be either science and engineering men or effeminate men.

Similarly, high-achieving students also have an influence on, or rather, suppress, those with low-achieving students.

Xia Qige, who had originally wanted to talk at length about his achievements, was rendered speechless upon seeing Xia Qige, like a cat with its throat caught in the throat.

He could only pretend he hadn't seen anything and shoveled down a couple of mouthfuls of rice, his expression like that of a mole fleeing from its predator.

Are you kidding me? Discussing grades in front of the top student in the grade?

What's the difference between this and showing off one's limited skills before an expert?

She's already giving it her all to get a score of 530 or 540, while the other person, if she remembers correctly, got 688 on their last mock exam.

The gap is too big to even discuss, so I can only remain silent.

Gu Yun didn't care about this. He looked at Xia Qige, then at Su Nianshan beside him, and greeted her, "Oh, good afternoon."

Su Nianshan nodded and continued eating, appearing somewhat indifferent.

Fortunately, he was already like that to Gu Yun, so after greeting him, he ignored Su Nianshan and continued, "So, you have to work hard."

"I have high expectations for you and hope you can achieve a historic result, something truly extraordinary."

Isn't that the pinnacle?

Xia Qige was about to retort when Su Nianshan caught her out of the corner of her eye, and she swallowed her words. After thinking about it, she realized that it was indeed inappropriate to insult someone else's brother in front of others.

So she could only purse her cheeks, give Gu Yun a fierce glare, and then continue eating in silence.

In no time, all three of them had finished eating.

Gu Yun patted his stomach, still feeling a bit unsatisfied, and showed Xia Qige his meal card: "Let's go to the convenience store and buy something together."

Their school doesn't allow cash or cell phones, so everything has to be loaded into a meal card.

The school store would probably be packed with people after lunch, so Xia Qige shook her head and said, "No, you go by yourself."

"Okay then, I'll do it myself..."

"I'll go with you."

The sudden words interrupted Gu Yun's speech.

Su Nianshan wiped her mouth with her own tissue, looked at Gu Yun, and said calmly.

Holy crap.

Xia Qige looked shocked, glanced at Su Nianshan, and then continued to stare at Gu Yun.

Didn't you say you two didn't get along? You're shopping at the supermarket together now, and you still say you don't get along?

Could it be that you deliberately kept it from me because you didn't want me to know about your intimacy with her?

Damn it, Gu Yun, you're no longer my brother!

Xia Qige suppressed her grief and forced a smile: "Haha, you two go, you two go."

"I'm leaving now."

After saying that, she picked up her empty plate and quickly left.

Gu Yun also felt confused; how did the other person become like this after meeting Su Nianshan?

Could it be that you want to leave a good impression on the other person?

Hmph, then he must praise his good brother to Su Nianshan.

The two of them handed over their trays and went to the convenience store.

As Xia Qige had predicted, the convenience store was indeed packed with people.

Actually, there's nothing special in the convenience store. The only good thing is the strawberry jam bread, which is always snatched up by the boarding students, so the day students can't buy it.

However, everyone also loathed the food sold in the cafeteria. Sometimes, in order to have some meat and change things up, they still had to go to the convenience store to buy two packs of spicy strips.

Gu Yun once said: Only in this way do I feel like I am truly alive.

Su Nianshan certainly didn't come here to buy spicy snacks.

She pointed to the bookstore next door: "Want to come together?"

Are you here to buy books?

Gu Yun waved his hand, refusing, "I came here to find snacks. We're not on the same page."

Hearing this, Su Nianshan glanced at Gu Yun and nodded: "Then you can go in."

"Bring me a drink."

Thinking about this, she realized it was a freebie, so she continued, "I'll help you rank up during the holiday."

"No, no, I really don't need that."

Gu Yun quickly waved his hand.

His biggest wish in life is to reach the Master rank, and he knows that higher ranks are beyond the reach of a newbie like him.

Even in Diamond 1, he struggled a bit while being carried by Su Nianshan. If it weren't for her hints, he probably would have been completely outmaneuvered by the enemy jungler's strategy.

What's the point of playing ranked matches? Just to be a punching bag for those high-ranking players?

Seeing Gu Yun shaking his head like a rattle-drum, Su Nianshan tilted her head and said, "Then will we still play ranked matches together?"

"Absolutely, experienced driver, please guide me."

"That's such an old joke."

Seeing that Su Nianshan had left without paying attention to him, Gu Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He glanced at his meal card and muttered, "I should top up my meal card."

"One hundred a week is simply not enough."

He squeezed into the already crowded convenience store and snatched the supplies from the mouths of these hungry wolves.

The sheer density of these small shops would make even master craftsmen from renowned craftsmen marvel at finding such a rare opportunity.

Gu Yun weaved through the crowd at the convenience store, finally emerging with a bag of spoils—two packs of savory pancakes, a chicken sausage, and two bottles of iced tea.

The last one is the hardest to get. Ever since a certain celebrity passed away, the popularity of this drink has increased exponentially.

Especially after being chilled, Guojiao (a type of Chinese liquor) is even harder to obtain than before it's chilled, which makes it even more difficult to snatch up when chilled.

He stood under the shade of a tree by the door, took a breath, unscrewed the bottle cap, and took a few gulps.

Not long after, Su Nianshan walked over from the bookstore, carrying a thin plastic bag with the bookstore's logo on it.

"Here you go." Gu Yun handed over another unopened bottle of iced tea.

Seeing the bag in her hand, I couldn't help but ask curiously, "What did you buy? Exercise books?"

"Or is it some kind of '53'?"

Su Nianshan took the iced tea, her fingertips touching the cool bottle, and softly murmured "Mmm".

She handed the plastic bag to Gu Yun: "Here you go."

"I?"

Gu Yun was taken aback and subconsciously took the bag.

The bag was very light. He looked inside and saw a book with a dark blue cover. The book had the words "High School English Core Vocabulary and In-depth Explanation of Long and Difficult Sentences" printed on it.

Gu Yun: "..."

He looked up, his expression momentarily lost control, a mixture of disbelief and deep helplessness.

Su Nianshan was looking at him quietly, her eyes calm and unwavering, as if she were giving him an ordinary gift rather than a tutoring book that would make a slacker's scalp tingle.

"I..." Gu Yun opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

What does this mean?