Chapter 10: Xiaoxiao, You Still Have Me
Lu Ziyi had indeed intentionally dropped Ye Chuxiao’s notebook and test papers on the floor.
Looking at the scores on the test papers, Lu Ziyi couldn’t help but recall when Ye Chuxiao called him last night. Her class’s Study Committee Member had yelled at her urgently, and Ye Chuxiao had weakly promised to keep staring at Advanced Mathematics until it felt embarrassed, until she understood it!
Lu Ziyi found it increasingly amusing. If Advanced Mathematics were a living being, and a well-behaved, cute girl like Ye Chuxiao stared at it day and night, it would probably be even more unwilling to let her pass. It would likely wish for her to continue staring at it instead.
At this moment, the girl sitting opposite him had a delicate face filled with awkwardness and shyness. In Lu Ziyi’s mind, it conjured an image of Ye Chuxiao confessing to a boy, only for someone to interrupt, leaving her flustered and in a state of panic!
She’s so cute! Lu Ziyi couldn’t help but show a faint smile.
He didn’t know why so many girls had suddenly called him to confess their feelings last night.
But, Xiaoxiao, does your confession of liking me count?
Lu Ziyi composed himself. He clipped the organized test papers into the notebook and then handed the notebook back to Ye Chuxiao.
Ye Chuxiao quickly took the notebook, not daring to place it on the table again, but instead very cautiously put it on the bench on her side.
Ye Chuxiao’s cautious demeanor made Lu Ziyi stifle a laugh. He coughed lightly, holding back his smile, and said, “Xiaoxiao, let’s eat.”
Ye Chuxiao noticed Lu Ziyi taking out chopsticks for her, and his hand trembled slightly as he handed them to her. She looked as if she had no will to live and said, “Senior Student Ziyi, if you want to laugh, just laugh. I can take it.”
However, Ye Chuxiao’s words made Lu Ziyi unable to hold back. He let out a “poof” and started laughing, “Hehehehe.”
The boy opposite her, known for his cold demeanor, was laughing so heartily that it made Ye Chuxiao even more embarrassed!
Hey, School Hunk, I was just being polite, you don’t have to be so honest, do you?
Lu Ziyi had been holding it in for a while and finally felt comfortable laughing.
Looking at the girl whose cheeks were flushed a deep red, Lu Ziyi said gently, “I’m sorry, Xiaoxiao, I just… thought of an anecdote.”
Ye Chuxiao weakly asked, “Is it a hopeless anecdote?”
“It’s an anecdote about how calculus was invented,” Lu Ziyi said with a gentle expression. “Legend has it that when Newton was a Mathematics Professor at Cambridge University, the school was short on funds, and the salaries of most faculty members were several months overdue. To solve this problem, Newton delved into his research, invented calculus, and established a new subject called Advanced Mathematics as a mandatory course for the entire university, stipulating that students who failed had to pay a retake fee and retake the course until they passed. Then, the teachers’ salaries were quickly paid.”
“So,” Ye Chuxiao said sadly, “I’m being dragged into this, aren’t I? And I’m about to contribute to improving the living standards of the teachers, right?”
A mischievous glint flashed in Lu Ziyi’s deep eyes. “As students, we can’t let the teachers torment us with the subject of Advanced Mathematics and then make us pay retake fees, can we? We have to pass!”
Ye Chuxiao drooped her head. “What else can I do? I’m helpless too! Even our class’s Study Committee Member thinks I’m stupid and has given up on me! No one is willing to tutor me anymore!”
“Ahem,” Lu Ziyi coughed lightly, looking serious. “Xiaoxiao, hello, my name is Lu Ziyi, and I’m a third-year student in the College of Civil Engineering and Architecture.”
Ye Chuxiao’s eyes widened in surprise. Hadn’t Senior Student Ziyi already introduced himself to her?
Oh, no! Does Senior Student Ziyi mean he’s offering to tutor her in Advanced Mathematics?!
