Chapter 9 The Devil Beside You (Nine)

  One day, Qiao Anyu went to the office to hand in her homework and saw Shu Zimo being scolded again.

  The teacher, holding the list of students who were late or left early, scolded angrily: "You're always late and leave early, what does this mean? Do you think school is your home? You come and go as you please? Can't you just have one day where you don't make me worry? Look at Qin Hui, his grades have improved so much. What about you? You're stuck in last place in the grade. With an attitude like yours and such poor grades, do you think you can get into middle school?"

  Shu Zimo muttered in a low voice: "The lawn on campus clearly says 'School is my home, beautification depends on everyone'."

  Jiao An couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter, and the teacher noticed her, then turned to ask: "Yuliang, did you really not help Shu Zimo? Qin Hui has already gotten back on track with Leng Bing's guidance, so why is there no progress at all on Zimo's side?"

  "Qiao Anyu was about to say something, but Shu Zimo quickly replied: "Teacher, she has done her best, it's my own fault for being stupid, and I shouldn't blame others.""

  Qiao An Yu Liang stared at him in astonishment. Was the sky going to fall, was the doomsday coming? This person was actually speaking up for her!

  "Don't use the excuse of not being smart, you simply haven't put your mind to learning. Edison said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Ask yourself, how much sweat have you actually put in?"

  Qiao Anyu quietly slipped out of the office after putting away her work, a cold sweat on her forehead.

  After Shu Zimo returned, the two of them seemed a bit awkward. Qiao Anyu cleared her throat and stiffly said: "Thanks for covering up for me just now."

  "Stop being self-absorbed," Shu Zimo interrupted her coarsely. "I like it when others owe me, that's all. You already owe me."

  Qiao An's face turned cold and her nose was twisted, she didn't say another word.

  "Recess." Qiao An Yu went to look for her after class.

  "Hey, tell me, how did you tame Qin Huan, that fierce horse? I heard from the teacher that his grades have been going up recently." Qiao Anyu asked mysteriously.

  "Don't even mention that person, he's simply 'obstinate and unrepentant'. His grades are still based on cheating off me during the exam! Before the test, he shamelessly begged me to let him take a look, I couldn't stand his nagging, so I had no choice but to let him copy. What else could I do? He's in cahoots with Shu Zimo, if I hadn't given in, he would have made a huge fuss, and might have even been more troublesome than Shu Zimo. I don't want to provoke someone like that." Leng Bing said indignantly.

  "Aren't you helping him with his studies?"

  "I did think of helping, but my good intentions were misunderstood and taken for granted. He wouldn't accept it, saying that as a man, he shouldn't be helped by a woman, or else people would laugh at him. Since he's so proud, why should I bother to provoke him? Sigh... how about you, have you been getting along with Shu Zimo lately? Did you sign some kind of agreement?"

  "Same old, sometimes good and sometimes bad. He mainly likes to take advantage of his mouth, recently he has been quite honest, but who knows what kind of shocking thing he is planning next. People like them never change their ways." Qiao Anyu had a deep prejudice against Shu Zimo.

  "I really wish I could get rid of this huge burden as soon as possible." Leng Bing said with resentment.

  "They can only wait until junior high school, their grades are so bad, it's impossible to get into junior high school." Qiao Anyu's cold eyes flashed with a glimmer of hope.

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