Top Student at Their Peak
Chapter 44 - 44 44 Acting Cool is Awesome!

44: Chapter 44 Acting Cool is Awesome!

44: Chapter 44 Acting Cool is Awesome!

“Am I that kind of person, Teacher Lan?”

Qiao Yu said indignantly and, without waiting for Lan Jie to react, presented his request: “Actually, I just want to get some benefits for my deskmate.

Oh, who knows what got into him, suddenly he’s desperate to get into a good high school, but he’s really only at class 13 level, and there are only a few days left until the high school entrance exam, so I think it’s doubtful he’ll make it.

Last time our teacher said, you were planning to make me take a year off.

I don’t need the time off, but he does, and you can definitely help figure something out, right?

If he can take a year off, I’ll move my desk to class 1 at lunchtime, how about it?”

Lan Jie was originally going to persuade Qiao Yu not to cause such a fuss, but knowing Qiao Yu’s temperament, using this as a bargaining chip probably means their relationship is genuinely good, so he held back and said, “You and your deskmate have a good relationship?

What’s his name?”

“Zhou Shuang.

The relationship is indeed pretty good, mainly because he seems to have suddenly woken up recently, constantly dreaming of studying hard to get into high school, I feel I should help him fight for an opportunity.”

Qiao Yu continued casually, “Of course, if the school finds it troublesome, it’s okay, then I’ll just stay in class 13 for now, and I can help him with his studies, go over things in class.

After all, we’ve sat together for so long, helping a bit is a bit, right?”

“Hehe…”

Lan Jie chuckled, feeling somewhat manipulated, but it didn’t matter, this isn’t a problem he needs to worry about.

Wanting Qiao Yu to transfer classes, the motivation mainly comes from the academic affairs office, and for him, a high school teacher, it doesn’t make any difference, so if it’s trouble, it’s trouble for them.

“Alright, I’ll inform the school about this later, and they’ll let your class teacher notify you if there’s any news.

Also, I’ve signed you up for this year’s math competition.

The preliminary round is on September 13th, remember to attend class tomorrow; I’ve got two books of Olympic Competition problems for you, take some time to go through them and find the rhythm for the competition.”

“Okay, Teacher Lan, I’ll head back to class now.”

“Hmm, go on.”

…

“What?

His deskmate wants to take a year off?”

“Yes, if the school doesn’t allow it, he said he’ll just stay in class 13 to tutor his deskmate.

Class 13 students have quite the camaraderie.”

“I see, by the way, have you talked to him about registering at our school after the high school entrance exam?

How about this, let Qiao Yu sign an enrollment agreement with the school, and try to handle this matter.

But make sure to tell the kids in advance not to say anything outside.”

“No problem, Principal Zhang, you’re always so thoughtful.

I feel like once the kids agree, they shouldn’t go back on their word.”

…

Meanwhile, Qiao Yu walked into the classroom, returned to his seat, glanced at Zhou Shuang who was still reading, and raised a hand to pat the guy on the shoulder.

“What’s up?” Zhou Shuang looked up, glanced at Qiao Yu, and asked.

“I was thinking about what’s the most suitable illness for you to have now,” Qiao Yu said in a low voice.

“Why would I need to get sick when I’m perfectly fine?” Zhou Shuang felt a bit baffled.

“I just spoke to a very competent teacher at school about your taking a year off, from their response, it shouldn’t be a problem.

But we should give the school a reason, right?

Taking a year off for no reason could be troublesome if it gets out, so it’s probably better if you fall ill for a while,” Qiao Yu seriously suggested.

“Huh?

Really?” Zhou Shuang was stunned.

To be honest, when Qiao Yu said he’d think of a way to help him this morning, Zhou Shuang didn’t take it seriously.

No matter how good Qiao Yu’s grades are, helping with something like this is difficult.

Even the teacher his dad specifically found thought this was tough to handle.

Who knew after just two classes, Qiao Yu would come back with this news.

“At least an 80% chance.

I think a headache is a good idea.

Some types of primary headaches are classified as functional disorders, and it’s hard to pinpoint the cause.

Doctors might prescribe ergotamine caffeine, zolmitriptan, or sumatriptan, but don’t actually take them,” Qiao Yu advised.

His voice wasn’t loud, but a buddy in the front suddenly turned around, looked towards them, and said excitedly, “Were you just talking about the Eye Demon Shuma Gorath?

Are you guys following ‘Doctor Strange 2’ as well?

I think in the Marvel Universe, Shuma Gorath is definitely the final boss, way cooler than Thanos, that snap-fingers freak!”

“Get lost, you ignoramus, the big boss of the Marvel Universe is Sethorak.” Zhou Shuang said disdainfully.

Soon, the two of them got into an in-depth academic debate about who was the coolest boss in the Marvel Universe.

Qiao Yu was speechless, not bothering with the argument between the two.

He seemed to have mentioned sumatriptan just now, perhaps the mention of “Shuma” trigged that front-row buddy’s thought process.

Luckily, after a few squabbles, the two boring guys quieted down.

Mainly because Zhou Shuang, in a moment of urgency, blurted out a sentence that even Qiao Yu couldn’t understand but sounded convincingly like English.

The person opposite clearly had no hope of understanding it either, and got face-to-face ridiculed, “Oh please, can’t even understand the original Marvel texts, and you dare argue with me?

Dude, I read Marvel comics in English now because the Chinese translation isn’t accurate!

Get it?”

So, the buddy in the front row just grumbled, “Hmph…” and turned back around.

Without doubting Zhou Shuang was talking nonsense, probably seeing the English book he had in front of him for revision, also due to Qiao Yu’s sudden academic outburst, which indeed surprised everyone.

Coincidentally, Zhou Shuang being Qiao Yu’s deskmate made it hard to overlook.

The only one who knew, even Zhou Shuang didn’t understand that “English” sentence he himself spouted, let alone repeat it accurately again.

Though Marvel’s author constructed countless parallel worlds, when writing text, surely wouldn’t fabricate various vocabularies and combine them to form a new language for the parallel world, as all his readers reside on Earth…

Through this small incident, Qiao Yu realized a truth.

As long as your debate opponent is ignorant enough in a field, it’s possible to conquer them with unreasonable confidence and bravery, the precondition being shameless enough.

Right after their debate ended, a piece of paper was passed to the front of him.

“I just realized how it feels for you, I must study hard because it’s freaking exhilarating to play it cool in front of idiots!”

Clearly to Zhou Shuang, what just happened seemed to have opened a door to a new world of possibilities.

Qiao Yu glanced at it and casually responded, “Never acted cool, wouldn’t know.”

This was sincere, at least in Qiao Yu’s view, the sensation that truly exhilarates him in this world right now perhaps is the moment when Gold Coins fall into the pocket.

When receiving transfers via Alipay or WeChat, the “clink clank” sound of the coins is far more melodious than Celine Dion’s voice.

Even when watching Titanic to improve his English, he was moved by the song “My Heart Will Go On,” even found it ethereal.

But Qiao Yu was very clear, for the mother and son pair who currently have no resources, money is the most important, it’s the foundation to survive in this society.