A street urchin turned academic genius, starting by saving the blind school beauty.

Chapter 83 Xu Qingwan Participates in Math Competition

Lu Zhaoye looked at Xu Qingwan with great anxiety, but Xu Qingwan herself didn't care about the matter. She glanced at the big screen and then turned her gaze back to him.

"You like reading novels too?" Xu Qingwan asked softly.

Lu Zhaoye blinked, secretly relieved, and then nodded with a smile.

"Hey, I didn't expect this author to be from our Liancheng!" Ren Min said in surprise while reading the synopsis.

"Not necessarily. Maybe this author just visited Liancheng," Qin Tian said, rubbing his chin, disagreeing with Ren Min's statement.

Just as Ren Min was about to retort, Lu Zhaoye quickly interrupted their conversation, closing the webpage and opening Douyin (TikTok).

"Why read novels? I'd rather watch those sexy dancers dancing in a suggestive way."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingwan's expression changed drastically, and a few strands of catfish whiskers hanging on her forehead moved without any wind.

She moved closer to Lu Zhaoye, and when no one was looking, she stomped hard on his foot before lowering her head and walking back to her seat.

Seeing this, Lu Zhaoye smiled, then flicked his hand and returned to his seat.

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Lunchtime ended quickly, followed by lunch break.

The two were huddled in a corner in the back row, whispering to each other.

"What are you doing, you housekeeper? Your lips are practically pouting to the heavens. Am I going to go to the cafeteria and get two pounds of vegetables to hang on your lips?"

Lu Zhaoye lay on the table and said with a grin, which earned him another round of light punches from Xu Qingwan.

Xu Qingwan turned her head angrily to look at her annoying deskmate who had been "bothering" her, and said very seriously,

"We are still too young, and we must resist bad temptations."

"From now on, you're not allowed to look at those pretty girls. You can't look at them... you can't look at them. If you do, I won't be your deskmate anymore."

"That way you won't be able to teach others anymore, and no one will step on your shoes anymore..."

The more Xu Qingwan spoke, the more she felt something was off. Why did her threat sound more like a reward?

Lu Zhaoye also understood, he suppressed his laughter and didn't say anything, looking sincerely at Xu Qingwan, who was blushing more and more as she spoke.

"Anyway, if I didn't become your deskmate, you...you..."

Xu Qingwan choked up more and more as she spoke, then snorted coldly, blushed, and turned her head away. However, Lu Zhaoye still saw the housekeeper's aggrieved expression.

He quickly leaned closer and said with a smile.

"Then I'll just stop watching them, but..."

Xu Qingwan quickly turned her head, stared at Lu Zhaoye's face, and asked in return,

"But what?"

"I prefer those clothes, otherwise..."

"Then I'll wear it for you to see in the future."

Watching the silly little kitten fall into the trap step by step, Lu Zhaoye couldn't help but chuckle.

"Really?"

At this moment, Xu Qingwan's mind finally came to its senses, but she did not refuse Lu Zhaoye's request; instead, she felt a faint sense of anticipation.

"No...we can't go too far," Xu Qingwan said, blushing and burying her head, a few strands of her hair hanging precariously from her forehead. Then she changed the subject.

"But you have to grant me one request."

Lu Zhaoye paused for a moment, then lazily lay on his desk and said...

"Didn't I promise you I wouldn't look at those pretty girls?"

"That's different. You can't touch them, but you can if I wear them..."

Lu Zhaoye's eyes widened. "No way, you little shrimp girl, what are you thinking?"

"Anyway... the conditions aren't equal. If you don't agree, I won't wear any nice clothes for you."

Lu Zhaoye sat up, shrugged, and wanted to continue teasing Xu Qingwan.

"Alright then, I'll continue watching the borderline-colored girls."

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Xu Qingwan was surprised that Lu Zhaoye would say that. She stared at Lu Zhaoye in shock, her mouth slightly open, unsure of how to continue the conversation.

Seeing Lu Zhaoye grinning mischievously as he lay on the table again, his head turned towards the wall.

Xu Qingwan felt a pang of grievance. She slowly lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes. She wanted to reach out and pinch Lu Zhaoye's waist, but then suddenly felt that she was not worthy.

Just as she was about to pull her hand back, her naughty deskmate suddenly moved and grabbed her wrist.

"What are you doing? Trying to pinch me again?"

Xu Qingwan didn't speak, feeling the pressure on her wrist, she couldn't hold back her emotions any longer, and two tears fell onto her school uniform pants.

"Oh my god, Xu Qingwan, you're crying?" Lu Zhaoye said in surprise.

He was just teasing the housekeeper, why did she cry?

He immediately looked down at Xu Qingwan, and sure enough, she was crying, looking like a little kitten.

"I was wrong, I promise you, please don't cry."

Xu Qingwan placed her right hand on the table and then lay down.

"I was just teasing you, don't be angry."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingwan shed two more tears, her little mouth pouting in a pitiful expression. Lu Zhaoye quickly continued speaking.

"I'll grant you two requests, three... three is fine too."

"Okay~" Xu Qingwan said, her voice choked with emotion.

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Lu Zhaoye was dumbfounded. Something felt off, but Xu Qingwan's crying was definitely real.

Xu Qingwan wiped away her tears, looked pitifully at her mean deskmate, and asked with a wronged expression,

"Is it another lie?"

"without..."

"Then the first condition is that you teach me math, okay? I want to participate in math competitions too."

"Wait, why does everyone insist on participating?" Lu Zhaoye wondered. Why did everyone want to participate?

Xu Qingwan tilted her head and asked, "Is anyone else going to participate?"

Lu Zhaoye waved his hand, "No, it's a friend of mine."

"But why do you suddenly want to participate? And with your current grades, you'd have a hard time even qualifying for the city competition, let alone the preliminary rounds."

Xu Qingwan didn't want to hide it from Lu Zhaoye, so she told him directly.

"My dad has secured my place in the provincial competition. I don't need to participate in the city competition; I'll go directly to the provincial preliminary round."

Lu Zhaoye was dumbfounded. What did the provincial preliminary round mean? Didn't it mean that if you passed the city competition, you would directly enter the provincial competition?

Xu Qingwan noticed Lu Zhaoye's confusion and explained in a low voice,

"This provincial preliminary round has nothing to do with you. You can enter the provincial round as long as you pass the city-level selection. We are just paying for the spots, but we still have to compete with each other. There are only five spots available."

Lu Zhaoye understood, scratched his head, and continued to ask.

"But why do you insist on participating? I don't think it will actually be of much help to you."

In fact, as soon as Xu Qingwan heard that the provincial competition was a team competition, she wanted to participate.

Her "bad deskmate" was so outstanding, so any girl who could get into the provincial competition must be outstanding too. She worried that after her "bad deskmate" went to participate in the competition, she would... fall for someone else.

But of course she wouldn't tell Lu Zhaoye the truth; instead, she said very solemnly,

"My dad said that as long as I get this spot, he won't interfere in my life anymore."

"No matter what he does, he will always put my wishes first."