Free Web NovelChapter 238: Chapter 185: The Starting Point of a Fallen Genius? _2
However...
The waitress isn’t bad, and she keeps glancing over here...
Zhao Yi chatted with the waitress for a bit before returning to the conversation at the table. But he couldn’t really join in since everyone was discussing ’exam scores’ and ’historical cut-off scores’...
What was he supposed to say?
"Sigh!"
Zhao Yi took a deep breath, drawing the attention of the others. "I’m worse off. I definitely didn’t do well. I finished early, didn’t check my answers thoroughly. I can’t guarantee perfect scores in Mathematics and Integrated Sciences. And I didn’t write my English essay properly. Language was the only subject I put my heart into, but it’s my weakest," he lamented.
"I guess, the maximum I can get in my college entrance exam would be around 730 points!"
"Puff!"
"Bang!"
"Thud!"
Sun Liang slammed his bowl on the table, nearly causing Zhao Linlin and Gao Yuan to lose balance.
Lin Xiaoqing tightly gripped her cup, glaring at Zhao Yi’s forehead as if planning to verify the momentum effect when a cup collides with a forehead.
The hostility was spreading.
Zhao Yi, sensing the peculiar mood, quickly called the waiter over, "Bring me a cup of iced coffee."
He needed to cool down.
Subsequently, Zhao Yi seemed to be ignored, he felt like an outsider.
Watching Lin Xiaoqing and Zhao Linlin chatting and laughing, he began mulling over the ’Monks fetching water’ story, where two monks...
Fetched water to drink?
Wasn’t it when there were three monks that they had no water to drink?
"I must verify this story!" Zhao Yi decided firmly. Noticing Lin Xiaoqing’s hand resting on the sofa, he discreetly moved his right hand to meet hers.
He quickly reached out and pinched her!
Lin Xiaoqing responded by forcefully tugging her hand away, shooting Zhao Yi a covert glare, while wary of being noticed by others.
Zhao Linlin pretended not to know.
Zhao Yi was holding Lin Xiaoqing’s hand, but his arm was half-wrapped around Zhao Linlin. As he lightly tickled the palm of her hand, his elbow kept moving, causing Zhao Linlin’s face to flush. She turned and shot Zhao Yi a glare.
Zhao Yi pretended not to notice.
Now was the time to prove the validity of those little stories found in textbooks and television. It was very important for the two monks to cooperate and fetch water together.
"Right!"
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"In the future, if there’s a chance to prove it more, might as well contribute to the cause of science!"
Zhao Yi suddenly felt very noble.
Of course.
During the process of proving science, conveniently earning some Study Coins was the icing on the cake.
[Flirt, Target: Lin Xiaoqing, Study Coin+2.]
[Flirt, Target: Zhao Linlin, Study Coin+2.]
Do you see?
This is the gain from the validation of science.
In reality, it’s Sun Liang who truly has no water to drink. He has absolutely no experience in dating. He just asked Gao Yuan out to eat together, daringly seated next to her, but he didn’t know what to say, spending most of the time in mental struggles.
"What should I say? What should I do?"
"Hold hands?"
"With Zhao Yi and Lin Xiaoqing watching from the opposite side, that definitely won’t do!"
"Otherwise..."
The dinner party went on for a good while and the dishes were nearly all served, but Sun Liang had only managed one question, "Which school are you planning to apply to?"
This was a heartache.
Gao Yuan, whose grades were so low she couldn’t get into the Elite B Group, would find it extremely challenging to get into university. If nothing unexpected happened, she could only go to a technical college, or leave to repeat her senior year. She basically had no good choices.
Gao Yuan’s face darkened, "I’m not like you, even making it to the undergraduate cut-off is difficult. I just plan on applying to a college and accepting whatever arrangement they provide."
"If it comes to the worst, I will just go to a technical college. My mom said that there is one in Zhengyang."
Sun Liang hurriedly responded, "I’m going to Capital University!"
"I know."
Zhao Yi couldn’t stand it anymore. He quickly took out his phone for a photo, also to lighten the mood, "Let’s take a group photo."
"Monkey (Sun Liang), I’ll take a few more of you and Gao Yuan."
Sun Liang thought Zhao Yi was trying to help him and immediately cooperated by posing for the photo with Gao Yuan. Zhao Yi gave him a hinting look and suddenly, it clicked–he should be more intimate in his posturing.
Hold the hem of her clothes!
Move closer!
Get even closer...
Zhao Yi was getting a bit frustrated. He stretched out his hand, pulling Zhao Linlin into his arms while demonstrating just how they should pose, "Exactly like this, get closer!"
Zhao Linlin’s face immediately turned red; she expressed her dissatisfaction in a whisper, "What are you doing!"
"Showing Monkey how to pose for a photo." Zhao Yi stated calmly, making it clear that he was merely demonstrating to help Sun Liang.
[Flirt, Target: Zhao Linlin, Study Coin+2.]
So fruitful!
Meanwhile, Lin Xiaoqing pouted in discontent.
With his bounty of Study Coins, Zhao Yi felt remarkably serene and decided to pacify the discontented little nun on his side. He slipped his hand behind the sofa and grabbed her idle hand, giving her palm a light tickle to show that he meant no harm: he was merely demonstrating, not intentionally taking advantage.
He was a gentleman!
Would a gentleman call this taking advantage? No! This was devoting oneself entirely to art!
Sun Liang cooperatively half-hugged Gao Yuan, although their movements were rather stiff. Gao Yuan didn’t reject Sun Liang, but since neither of them had any experience in dating or were certain they were going to be in a relationship, their relationship presently was still just that of classmates.
Zhao Yi took the chance and snapped a few more photos.
The dinner party ended.
They decided to head to Zhao Yi’s place for poker afterward. Sun Liang tagged along behind Zhao Yi, thinking about the scenario at the dinner table. It felt like something was off.
