I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 81 - 77: Contact

Chapter 81: Chapter 77: Contact

Wen Shiyi was always the top student at her previous school; suddenly scoring third in her grade was something she couldn’t quite accept internally.

Wen Shiyi knew that for someone from an ordinary family like hers, the only way to be seen by others is through academics; only good studying could pave the way.

She no longer had the mood to compete with Huang Qianyu anymore; after all, neither of them would benefit in the end.

Qingran, in pursuit of being first in the grade, had also genuinely put in great effort into studying recently, arriving at school early every day.

Qingran didn’t expect that, despite her hard work, Wen Shiyi was even more diligent; every day when Qingran arrived at the classroom, Wen Shiyi was already sitting at her desk.

"Qingran, good morning!" Wen Shiyi greeted her as usual when she saw Qingran enter.

"Good morning!" Qingran smiled back at her.

There hadn’t been any unpleasant incidents between the two; their relationship was simply indifferent.

Seeing that both the second and third in the grade were studying so diligently, the rest of the students in their class began to panic.

The top students’ scores were already something they couldn’t catch up with. If these top students made even more effort, what chances did they have left?

Thus, gradually, the study atmosphere in their class didn’t even need Old Wu to supervise; everyone started studying as if they were in a competition, putting in real effort.

The exception was, uniquely, the top student in the grade.

Ever since becoming deskmates with Qingran, Xie Ying’an had seldom arrived just in time for class.

But these days, he suddenly started to arrive right on time again.

Old Wu didn’t bother about him; in the eyes of all the teachers in their class, Xie Ying’an was naturally gifted in studying. He didn’t need to study a lot, yet he’d securely maintain his position at the top of the grade.

Today, Xie Ying’an arrived just on time again. When he arrived, Old Wu was leisurely unscrewing his water bottle and drinking tea at the podium.

Seeing Xie Ying’an enter, Old Wu didn’t even raise his eyelids. But when he saw Su Chen, he immediately put down his water bottle, "Su Chen, come here!"

Su Chen walked over with a sour face, "Good morning, teacher."

"Good morning?" Old Wu pointed to his watch and showed it to Su Chen: "Tell me, what time is it?"

Su Chen didn’t dare say; he glanced at Xie Ying’an who was already seated.

He thought, different strokes for different folks.

"Don’t look at others," Old Wu started his double standards, "That person can still be the top of the grade acting like that every day, can you?"

Su Chen lowered his head.

"If you can’t, don’t come so late either. Now, tell me, what rank did you get in this mid-term exam..."

The other students were all ears dropping, and Old Wu didn’t feel like scolding Su Chen any longer, fearing it would affect their studies.

He concluded saying, "Next week, in the quiz, if your score falls again, I’ll keep you for evening self-study until ten o’clock."

That really scared Su Chen into a shudder.

Just seated, Xie Ying’an was casually flipping through a book.

Qingran was beginning to envy this kind of ’good student’, his exam scores were like having a ’get out of jail free card’ in front of the teachers.

Xie Ying’an was generally a good person, usually when he wasn’t studying, he wouldn’t bother Qingran studying.

He didn’t know, Qingran wasn’t in the mood to study at all today; last night, she had even dreamed of borrowing Xie Ying’an’s male protagonist’s aura and struggling all the way to the university she wanted, shaking off not only the female lead but also the entire plot, which was unbelievably pleasing.

Today, coming to school, she couldn’t wait to find out if Xie Ying’an really had the male protagonist’s halo, or if yesterday’s events were just a coincidence.

Old Wu didn’t stay in the classroom for long. He didn’t have any classes with this group today, but he had other classes to attend to and needed to go back to prepare lessons.

As soon as Old Wu left, the atmosphere in the class visibly relaxed.

Qingran was looking for an opportunity to accidentally bump into Xie Ying’an, and the opportunity presented itself.

Wen Shiyi came over with a book in hand, having been rejected by Xie Ying’an several times, she got smarter. If she didn’t understand something, she would come to discuss it with Qingran and didn’t ask Xie Ying’an at all.

The question Wen Shiyi pointed out, Qingran really knew how to answer, but her mind knew it, her hands might not, especially when the female lead’s halo was just in front of her.

Now, with the male and female leads’ halos together, she, a third-rated female cannon fodder getting stuck in the middle, really found it awkward.

Qingran smiled at Wen Shiyi, "I don’t know it either."

Wen Shiyi appeared to glance at Xie Ying’an casually, then quickly smiled, "No worries, I’ll ask the teacher later."

Qingran’s finger pressed down on the book as she looked towards Xie Ying’an.

Xie Ying’an didn’t hesitate much, he moved closer to Qingran’s side to look at the problem.

Definitely, Xie Ying’an knew the answer. He held a pen, pointed at the problem, and explained the steps to them.

The male and female leads on either side, and Qingran sandwiched between them, this moment brought Xie Ying’an very close to her – a perfect chance to ’accidentally’ touch him.

As the problem explanation finished, Xie Ying’an skipped over Wen Shiyi, looking towards Qingran, "Do you understand now?"

Qingran pretended to be somewhat confused, took the pen from Xie Ying’an’s hand, her movement was a bit exaggerated, swiftly brushing over a few of Xie Ying’an’s fingers.

The warm and soft touch was fleeting, Xie Ying’an was briefly stunned, while Qingran already pretended to be calm and bowed her head to solve the problem.

The solution flowed like water, it wasn’t at all the formula Xie Ying’an had taught, but her own approach to the problem she conceived when she first saw it.

Wen Shiyi’s gaze lingered on the problem for a long while, her smile somewhat unnatural: "Qingran, did you manage to induce a general principle so quickly? That’s impressive."

Qingran breathed a sigh of relief; it seems the answer she wrote down wasn’t wrong.

The male protagonist’s halo is indeed more powerful than the female protagonist’s.

Once Wen Shiyi left with her book, Qingran immediately returned the pen to Xie Ying’an, randomly picked up a workbook, and started writing.

She really didn’t dare to glance at Xie Ying’an again.

But she noticed that Xie Ying’an’s gaze seemed to be subtly observing her, filled with curiosity and scrutiny.

Tsk, it’s just a touch of hands, so ordinary, Xie Ying’an shouldn’t overthink it, right?

That day in the car, when he held her hand for a long time without letting go, she didn’t make a fuss either.

After doing two problems, Qingran calmed down and pretended to casually look toward Xie Ying’an.

Xie Ying’an was indeed looking at her, his hand carelessly supporting his chin; his gaze was not as faint as she thought, but very bright and direct.

Qingran’s feigned composure instantly collapsed, blinking several times with a somewhat stammering tone: "Wha-what? Why, why are you looking at me doing this?"

"Nothing." Xie Ying’an sat up straight, suddenly letting out a soft laugh.

The youth usually laughed in a cool and detached manner, but today his laugh brought a refreshingly warm feeling.

Qingran felt internally frantic, afraid Xie Ying’an might notice her abnormality, yet felt that such a smart person as Xie Ying’an had already picked up on it.

She picked up her pen and continued to keep her head down working on her assignments.

Damn, unlocking the female lead’s halo by having physical contact with Xie Ying’an, does this world even make any sense?

Wait, what she needs to figure out now is, by touching Xie Ying’an, how long can the male lead’s halo last?

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