I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 90 - 86: Substitute Competition

Chapter 90: Chapter 86: Substitute Competition

The next day was Monday again.

Qingran got up early, but to her surprise, Xie Ying’an was up even earlier.

When Qingran was having breakfast, Xie Ying’an had already returned from his morning run.

The young man was wearing thin clothes, with his short bangs dampened by sweat, emanating a youthful aura.

It seemed he had gone for a morning jog.

Zhao Yan mentioned that ever since Xie Ying’an returned from his grandfather’s place, he had been consistently going for morning runs and his self-discipline was frightening.

Xie Ying’an greeted Qingran briefly and then hurried upstairs.

By the time Qingran had eaten half of her breakfast, Xie Ying’an came down from upstairs.

He had changed into his school uniform and his hair was halfway dry, evidently having taken a shower.

Qingran was amazed at his speed, it wasn’t just fast, it was incredibly fast.

Xie Ying’an also ate quickly, and after both had finished their breakfast, Qingran glanced upstairs and asked Xie Ying’an, "Has my brother not gotten up yet?"

Xie Ying’an looked towards the staircase too, his eyes flashing slightly, "I guess not."

Qingran really didn’t want to go to school with Xie Ying’an. Thanks to Xie Ying’an’s good looks, nearly all the girls at F High knew him, and her recently high-profile gamble during the midterm exams had made her quite conspicuous too.

It was easy to imagine the barrage of gossipy glances that would greet the pair if spotted together.

Xie Ying’an, displaying an attitude of indifference, walked along and asked Qingran, "Do you have any plans for the Labor Day holiday?"

There was still one week left before the three-day Labor Day holiday.

Qingran hesitated slightly, then shook her head and said, "No."

Actually, she did have plans. She wanted to visit F University during the Labor Day holiday, not for any particular reason, just to meet the husband of Li Qingran from the book.

Deep down, Qingran hoped things wouldn’t unfold as per the book’s plot, yet that didn’t stop her wanting to see the young Professor Lin.

Without turning his gaze, Xie Ying’an looked straight ahead and only when they reached a traffic light did he slowly say, "The Physics Competitions date has been pushed up, it’s taking place two days before Labor Day."

Qingran’s heart leapt with joy internally; Li Qing Mo was also participating in this Physics Competition.

She kept her expression unchanged and asked, "Where will it be held? How many days will it last?"

"Three days," Xie Ying’an paused, "It seems the location is near F University, but it hasn’t been officially announced yet."

Qingran appeared thoughtful.

She had thought the Physics Competition would not involve her at all, but contrary to her wishes.

Not long after she arrived in the classroom, the conscientious Old Wu called her into the office and briefly summarized the reason for wanting to see Qingran.

It was roughly because the school required that participants in the Physics Competition be selected from the top fifty students of the grade.

Old Wu took a sip of water and earnestly said, "Li Qingran, your efforts recently haven’t gone unnoticed by your teachers, and it’s well-deserved that you ranked second in the grade."

Qingran listened with a seemingly attentive demeanor, but her thoughts had drifted elsewhere.

Not to mention that Wen Shiyi was participating in the competition, any slight mishap and a poor performance could embarrass F High.

Moreover, she had packed her Labor Day holiday schedule full; this would disrupt all her plans.

Qingran didn’t want to participate, she was contemplating how to tactfully refuse Old Wu.

After all, the Li Qingran in the book did not participate in the Physics Competition either.

Old Wu has already made the final decision: "So this time, you will replace classmate Ye Zheng from our class to participate in the competition."

"Teacher, I might not..." Qingran had only begun to speak when she was interrupted by the entering class teacher of class two —

"Yo, Brother Wu, why did you call over the second in your class?"

Teacher Liu showed a curious expression.

In her heart, she was dying to hear news that Li Qingran’s grades had suddenly dropped.

Old Wu chuckled, portraying himself as a model teacher: "Isn’t it the leadership’s requirement that the students participating in the physics competition must be among the top fifty in this midterm exam? I’m just giving a heads-up to student Li Qingran."

During this period, since the top three in the grade were all in class one, the class teachers of other classes in the second year were not comfortable at all.

But initially, the transferring student Wen Shiyi was recommended collectively to class one, and now there was nothing to complain about.

Teacher Liu’s eyes finally fell on Qingran; noticing after a while that the young girl had become more graceful and beautiful, her features delicate and charming.

She was startled and thought to herself, when had she ever seen Li Qingran looking so radiant before?

Old Wu took a sip of water then continued: "Our student Li Qingran is also very cooperative with the school’s arrangements, aiming to achieve a good ranking for F High this time."

Qingran: "..."

I don’t want to cooperate at all and even thought about refusing.

Teacher Liu gave a nervous laugh, flattering Brother Wu: "Brother Wu, you are now a model teacher in our school, we are all learning from you. Didn’t the head of teaching even arrange for you to give a teacher’s lecture? You must share everything then, don’t hold back, huh."

This sounded so fake to Qingran.

Old Wu, who has seen his fair share of big waves, responded as if it was child’s play: "Teacher Liu, saying that makes me feel distant. This time, thanks to the trust of the head of teaching who arranged for me to share my teaching experiences, look at me, I almost went bald preparing for the class, there are too many teachers more qualified and experienced than me, how dare I boast?"

Qingran’s gaze landed on Old Wu’s head, since she had known him, he had always been bald, definitely unrelated to this class preparation.

Both teachers’ conversation seemed faker than the other, Qingran knew she definitely couldn’t refuse now, so she found an excuse to return to the classroom.

In this verbal contest, Old Wu was dominating with his eloquence. When Qingran said she wanted to return to the classroom, he waved his hand signaling her to go on.

Qingran returned to the classroom, and Ruan Ruan immediately gathered around.

"My Qingran."

Ruan Ruan sat back-to-back on Qingran’s desk, her eyes gleaming with the light of gossip.

Qingran laid her head on the desk lifelessly: "Ruan."

Her voice was soft and lacked its usual liveliness.

This was rare for her, and even Xie Ying’an couldn’t resist coming over.

The youth’s dark eyes filled with unmistakable care, he asked even faster than Ruan Ruan, "What happened?"

Ruan Ruan stealthily glanced at Xie Ying’an, then back at Qingran, her eyes filled with even more gossip.

Qingran, feeling down, said: "Old Wu is making me replace Ye Zheng in the physics competition."

Xie Ying’an’s eyebrows slightly raised, "Don’t want to go?"

The youth’s eyes held a doting smile.

Ruan Ruan, starry-eyed: Wow! My Brother An looks so cool like this, what if I can’t help but pounce on him later? Better sneak away.

Qingran didn’t look at him, still laying her head on the desk feeling gloomy. Seeing Ruan Ruan run away without a word, her heart felt even more blocked.

"I don’t want to go. My grades are too unstable; I’m scared of making mistakes."

Ultimately, this was what Qingran was most worried about.

After all, she had experienced the protagonist’s halo effect, and if she lowered everyone’s average score at that time, it would truly be unforgivable.