Chapter 17: Cheating Xu Xiao for a Meal (1)

  After the mid-term exam results were announced, the head teacher and language teacher announced the list of the top ten students in the grade, then frowned and called out: "Zimo, come see the teacher after class. Yan Shou..."

  Qiao An Yu Liang crept up beside Gu Si Qian and whispered: "A storm is approaching."

  Gu Siqi discontentedly pouted: "Is there such a fellow student who, after ranking second in the year, is ready to bring others down?"

  Qiao An Yu Liang heard the four words "second in grade" and hung his head, saying: "Forget it, I'll be scolded by my mom again when I go back."

  Gu Siqi's mouth was agape, as if an egg could fit in: "Isn't being second in the country good enough? How many people dream of achieving this but can't?"

  Qiao Anyu was anxious: "My mother asked me to take the first place every time. Since elementary school, I have been studying hard and it's easy to get the first place, but it's really not simple to maintain this achievement. Once before, I took third place in the annual exam, my mother found the teacher to analyze the reason, and punished me that day without lunch."

  Gu Siqi looked at Qiao Anyu with a sympathetic expression, gently stroking the back of her hand: "It turns out that behind every beautiful thing, there is an unbeautiful story."

  Qiao Anyu forced a smile, but soon recovered her good intentions and put aside the bad consequences that "second in grade" might bring. She winked at Gu Siyan: "After all, it's your heartthrob who snatched my first place. Ah, I say, just help me out. Use your beauty to make him indulgent and weaken his strength, so you'll get what you want, and I'll have a more comfortable life too."

  Gu Siqi pinched her hand hard, almost making her cry: "Can't you just not talk nonsense? We're sitting right behind him, so close, what if he hears us? Besides, I won't let you use unfair competition to squeeze him out!"

  "Oh, so you're maintaining him like that. So, you admit you like him?" Qiao An Yu Lian smiled secretly to herself for getting the secret out of Gu Si Cen, then turned serious and said: "I was wrong about you, I thought you'd be different from the others, but it turns out your taste is the same as other girls', so common! Very common! Extremely common! Common to the point of being unbearable!"

  "Your gaze isn't that high either..." Gu Siqi was about to launch into a long speech when Xu Xiao leaned against their table and slipped over a note. The two guilty girls exchanged a glance, and Gu Siqi's face had already turned bright red with embarrassment. She hesitated for a moment before opening the note, which had written on it a few words that made their hearts skip a beat: "The teacher has already noticed you."

  "Yu Liang, can you tell us your thought process for solving this problem?" Before he could even react, the teacher had already spoken up and called his name. The two of them quickly stuffed the note into their drawer.

  Qiao Anyu's mind went blank. Which question was it? She frantically flipped through the test paper, and in her panic, she even forgot to stand up first. Gu Siqi nudged her, hinting for her to get up.

  She stood up with a stiff upper lip, at a loss for what to do, and could only furrow her brow in pretended deep thought. The longer she stood there, the more flustered she became.

  "Question 10 of multiple choice." Xǔ Xiāo hinted lightly.

  Qiao Anyu hastily grabbed the lifeline and quickly scanned the question, then explained it fluently. The teacher then gave them a warning glance and said, "Well done, please sit down."

  The two of them finally breathed a sigh of relief and never dared to speak in hushed tones again. The teacher didn't name names or criticize them because they were excellent students, so she didn't want to embarrass them too much. She used this method as a way to remind them instead.

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