vncnus Chapter 47 Who is pursuing whom?
Chapter 47 Who is pursuing whom?
On Thursday, the homeroom teacher, who is also the math teacher, spontaneously launched a short quiz.
After the test, looking at the appalling results in his hand, he solemnly raised his hand and scratched his already thinning head, losing even more hair.
In this test, only a handful of students, including Li Xian and Xu Lingjing, barely passed; the rest of the students' scores were all unsatisfactory.
Several others were in truly appalling circumstances, with Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe being among the worst off.
This quiz tested knowledge of trigonometric functions, a topic Lu Yuan hadn't had time to review yet.
Looking at the densely packed sin, cos, and tan symbols on the exam paper, he felt as if he had stumbled into a completely unfamiliar realm of knowledge.
He recognized every single word on the test paper, but when they were put together, they became a puzzle he couldn't solve.
A sense of powerlessness welled up inside me.
Indeed, learning is by no means easy.
"The results of this test were far from ideal."
The homeroom teacher gently stroked the few remaining strands of hair on his head, his tone relatively calm. It wasn't that he wasn't anxious, but rather that after more than twenty years of teaching, he had long since developed a calm and composed demeanor in the face of adversity.
In his own words, he truly embodies the saying, "Even if Mount Tai collapses before him, he remains unmoved; even if a deer runs past on his left, he does not blink."
You could say he went bald, but he also became stronger.
As soon as the homeroom teacher finished speaking, a heavy atmosphere enveloped the entire class. The students lowered their heads, not daring to meet the teacher's gaze.
The homeroom teacher's gaze slowly swept across the entire class, finally settling on the report cards in his hand, and he said calmly:
"Next week is the March mock exam. This is your first large-scale mock exam in high school. The results will be ranked across the entire grade, which will affect your subsequent review and positioning."
Therefore, I decided to form study groups in the class, where group members would tutor each other to fill in any gaps in their knowledge. Everyone would compile a list of knowledge points they didn't understand, and then I would explain them to each group collectively.
"Groups of four, six, or eight are all fine. Everyone should finalize their groups during break." After saying that, he looked at the class monitor, Li Xian, and instructed, "Li Xian, you are responsible for compiling the group lists and submit them to me as soon as possible."
Li Xian immediately straightened up, his expression solemn, like a soldier receiving a critical mission, and replied in a loud voice, "Don't worry, teacher, I guarantee I will complete the mission!"
This is likely the last time students will have the opportunity to form their own groups during high school. Many students in the class are excited and have already been exchanging glances and whispering with their friends to reserve their spots in a team.
Li Xian had already made his plans; this time, he was determined to be in the same study group as Xu Lingjing no matter what.
With his consistently top grades, almost no one in the class would refuse to team up with him, and being in a team with Xu Lingjing was practically a certainty.
Looking at his test paper covered in red crosses, Gao Zhe frowned. He knew that his grades were at the bottom and he was usually lazy, so he knew that no one would want to team up with him.
She immediately grabbed Lu Yuan's arm, looking pitiful and pleading, "Brother Yuan, please don't abandon me! We have to be in the same group!"
"Don't worry, I'll definitely be in your group." Lu Yuan patted his shoulder and agreed with a smile, then frowned slightly, secretly thinking, "I just don't know which other high-achieving classmates I can team up with to learn study methods from them."
He knew in his heart that these study groups were always formed spontaneously by students with excellent grades.
Since everyone is at a similar level and encounters similar difficulties, when the teacher explains, there won't be a situation where some people understand while others are completely confused.
Most of the underachievers like him and Gao Zhe are left behind.
Soon, the break between classes arrived.
Li Xian straightened his clothes, walked straight to Xu Lingjing's desk, and behaved politely and spoke sincerely:
"Xu, how about we team up? Our grades are similar, and we usually encounter the same difficult problems. If we join forces, we might be able to overcome the difficulties faster."
When Li Xian took the initiative to invite Xu Lingjing, the classmates were not surprised.
Putting aside other thoughts, in terms of grades alone, he was indeed the most suitable person in the class to team up with Xu Lingjing.
The once noisy classroom fell mostly quiet, with everyone's eyes focused on Xu Lingjing, waiting for her response.
If we could go back two weeks, and if there were such a team opportunity, Lu Yuan would definitely be the first person to rush up and want to team up with Xu Lingjing.
But now, everyone in the class knows perfectly well that Lu Yuan will no longer take the initiative to approach Xu Lingjing.
Moreover, Xu Lingjing has been wearing a cold expression lately, and it's obvious to everyone that she harbors resentment towards Lu Yuan.
When Lu Yuan was pursuing her with great enthusiasm, she always kept her distance and refused to give him any chance. Now that the two have completely broken up, it is even more impossible for her to have any involvement with Lu Yuan.
Therefore, Li Xian's chances of winning are extremely high.
Li Xian himself was convinced of this, and even secretly imagined that he and Xu Lingjing would form the most outstanding study group in Class 5, and could be called "The Return of the Condor Heroes".
But the next second, things didn't go as planned.
Xu Lingjing merely glanced at him, a perfunctory smile tugging at her cold face, and politely declined in a flat tone: "I'm sorry, class monitor, I already have a suitable candidate. You should find other classmates to team up with."
"What?!"
The whole class was instantly in an uproar, their faces filled with shock.
Li Xian was struck dumb, frozen in place, his smile instantly fading, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He racked his brains but still couldn't understand why he was the best choice.
Why would Xu Lingjing reject him without hesitation?
"No, Xu, I really think we're the most suitable team..." Li Xian was stunned for a long time before he finally came to his senses and tried to persuade him again, still unwilling to give up.
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Lingjing stood up, turned around and left her seat, showing no intention of saying anything more to him.
Seeing this, Jiang Yiqing quickly got up and followed, leaving Li Xian standing alone in a daze.
However, this was not the most shocking scene.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xu Lingjing walked straight to Lu Yuan's desk. Her previously cold expression instantly softened, and a gentle, beautiful smile appeared on her lips as she softly said:
"Lu Yuan, how about Yi Qing and I, you and Gao Zhe, the four of us form a study group?"
"what?"
Lu Yuan was also stunned, looking completely bewildered and unable to react at all.
He was filled with doubt. He had made himself perfectly clear at the school gate that day.
At that time, Xu Lingjing's eyes were full of hatred, and she clearly intended to never have anything to do with him again. Why would she suddenly take the initiative to invite him to team up?
On the other side, Li Xian was struck by lightning again, his face turned deathly pale, and he was almost in despair.
The surrounding classmates were all puzzled, their eyes wide with disbelief.
Why would Xu Lingjing take the initiative to team up with Lu Yuan?
Did they get the scripts mixed up?
Lu Yuan raised his eyes and stared intently at Xu Lingjing, trying to discern something from her gaze and figure out what she was up to.
Xu Lingjing simply smiled gently as she met his gaze.
The afternoon sunlight streamed through the classroom window, falling on her and outlining a soft golden halo around her exquisite profile.
With her pure and innocent eyes, she has the quintessential image of a sweet and innocent school beauty, so beautiful that it's breathtaking.
Such a beautiful and heartwarming scene would be irresistible to any teenage boy.
No wonder Lu Yuan in his previous life pursued her relentlessly.
However, Lu Yuan had already tasted the bitterness of his past life and remained clear-headed. He smiled helplessly and bluntly refused:
"Xu Lingjing, Gao Zhe and I have such poor grades that joining our group will only slow down your revision. You should find other more suitable classmates."
Lu Yuan actually rejected Xu Lingjing!
The classmates were increasingly surprised, while Li Xian was secretly delighted.
As everyone knows, Xu Lingjing has always been proud and arrogant. She took the initiative to lower herself to invite him, but was directly rejected by Lu Yuan. Given her personality, she would definitely be furious on the spot and never speak to Lu Yuan again.
Everyone assumed that Xu Lingjing would angrily turn and leave in the next second.
But the result was unexpected once again.
Xu Lingjing showed no sign of anger; her smile remained gentle, and her tone softened as she spoke:
"It's okay. If there's anything you don't understand, I can teach you slowly. Let's all work hard together and make progress together."
"Pfft~"
Li Xian felt like he was about to cough up blood, and he almost fainted on the spot from anger.
Xu Lingjing was not angry at all. Instead, she took the initiative to humble herself and insisted on being in a group with Lu Yuan.
This completely overturned everyone's understanding.
It was clearly Lu Yuan and Xu Lingjing who broke up, but now it seems like Xu Lingjing is the one actively pursuing Lu Yuan relentlessly?
For a moment, no one could tell who was pursuing whom.