NOVPUBLast week, after the evening self-study session ended, Ma Shicheng went to the lectern, and installed a router in the large case beneath the multimedia setup...
From then on, Ma Shicheng became the only student in the whole class who could connect to the WiFi.
Whether playing games, browsing forums, or streaming videos, it was all effortless for him.
When Wang Longlong found out, he was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. What kind of wisdom was this?
Wang Longlong’s viewing experience then leveled up.
This was a little secret known only to him and Brother Ma outside of the entire Class 8 of Year One.
How lonely is being invincible?
...
Dan Kaiquan moved up to the front row and gazed affectionately at Bai Yuxia.
He was so afraid to disturb Bai Yuxia that after briefly looking at her, he quickly diverted his gaze, as if looking any longer might make him explode.
In his heart, Bai Yuxia’s position was like that of an unattainable goddess; how could a mere mortal dare to blaspheme a goddess?
Besides, he was too timid, so timid that he dared not talk to Bai Yuxia.
Thus, he approached Bai Yuxia’s desk mate:
"Chen Siyu, the exam results should be out today, haven’t asked you how you did?"
Dan Kaiquan spoke with confidence; he had barely checked the answers over the past three days because he couldn’t be bothered, confident he could break into the top ten of the class.
His sister Chen Siqing took a glance at Dan Kaiquan, her heart filled with a touch of pleasure, unnoticed by him, that she was his elder sister.
Indeed, her disguise was still perfect today.
She always enjoyed such little tricks.
"Not bad, I think it’s a bit better than last time." Recently, Chen Siqing and her twin sister took turns getting tutoring from Jiang Ning. Jiang Ning was an exceptional teacher, and both of their grades had improved significantly.
"Oh, improved huh?" Dan Kaiquan somewhat acknowledged her, but didn’t really care, as no one in class had improved faster than him.
The pace of others was like a motorcycle accelerating, while his was a rocket taking off!
Dan Kaiquan discussed the scores for a few more moments, then revealed his true motive:
"How did Bai Yuxia do? How did she score?"
Bai Yuxia put down her pen and said, "Still fourth in class, but my ranking in the grade will go up, next time I can test in Class 1."
Initially, she thought she could break into the top three of the class, but recently in the group chat, Chen Qian had stolen the spotlight when checking answers, probably scoring a bit better than her.
Upon hearing Bai Yuxia was still fourth in the class, Dan Kaiquan felt indignant.
"You will definitely make it into the top three of the class," Dan Kaiquan stated confidently.
Bai Yuxia disagreed, "Chen Qian has good grades, I’m not sure I can surpass him."
Suddenly seeing Bai Yuxia’s vulnerability, Dan Kaiquan felt an impulse to forever protect her, clenching his fist, he boldly declared:
"What’s Chen Qian? In my view, his grades are just so-so, just wait for the next test, I’ll surpass him soon!"
Chen Siqing looked at him in surprise.
Bai Yuxia also didn’t understand.
Just as Dan Kaiquan was about to say more, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong walked into the classroom.
Jiang Ning carried two raincoats; moving around, most of the water that had been on the raincoats had dried off.
Xue Yuantong went in first to wipe down the tables and benches, while Jiang Ning folded the raincoats and hung them on the table edge.
Chen Siqing joked, "The rain was so heavy, I thought you wouldn’t come."
After all, everyone knew that Xue Yuantong had the privilege to skip evening self-study and could use it anytime.
Jiang Ning gave her a meaningful look.
Chen Siqing felt her heart crawl as if her whole body had been seen through.
He must have recognized that she was the elder sister.
But although Jiang Ning clearly noticed something different, he never spoke it out loud, continuing to interact with her as usual, just like how things were done with her sister, never exposing her.
Only occasionally when she asked about a problem that her sister had already consulted him about, would Jiang Ning point it out:
"Didn’t we go over this last time? Do you want me to explain it again today?"
It made elder sister Chen Siqing feel disappointed and a bit ashamed.
She wasn’t a naïve girl like Xue Yuantong; she and her sister were veteran internet surfers, well-versed in the twin switcharoo, equipped with a wealth of bizarre knowledge.
The more she thought about it, the more thrilling it seemed.
...
Ma Shicheng played with his phone for a while, then picked up a water cup and planned to go to the front to get some water.
Passing by the front row, Pang Jiao and the others were discussing scores, not just Pang Jiao, including Dong Qingfeng, Yu Wen, and Jiang Yanan, everyone was excitedly anticipating the results, as they were about to be released.
Only Yang Sheng sat alone by the aisle, engrossed in playing a game on his phone.
Ma Shicheng scanned briefly and immediately recognized the game, commenting:
"Grand Theft Auto, you actually play this kind of game?"
This game was extremely free; you could steal, kill, and do whatever you wanted in the game world. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
He then said in agreement:
"It’s really quite suitable for a girl like you."
Yang Sheng was focused on her game, too lazy to respond to him.
Ma Shicheng, looking at her game screen, suggested:
"You’re playing the English version, but there’s actually a localized Chinese version of this game."
"If you want to play it, cover my duty shift once, and I’ll send you the localized version, it’s an ad-free pure version."
Ma Shicheng was proud; when it came to searching for game resources, no one was better than him; he was a veteran user of the "Android Games" forum.
How could Yang Sheng possibly substitute someone else’s duty?
Since the school year began, she had hardly done any duty tasks. Responding to Ma Shicheng, she said:
"Sorry, I prefer the original version."
Ma Shicheng laughed, "Can you even understand English?"
Yang Sheng naturally replied, "Of course, I can understand it."
Ma Shicheng didn’t believe her, pointing at the game screen:
"Translate that subtitle then."
Yang Sheng put down her phone, leaned back slightly, resting against the back table.
"You want a translation just like that? Surely there should be some reward?"
