Chapter 2 Friends

"This is how I solve this problem."

When Wang Yue finished speaking, not only did the students' mouths turn into 'o's, but even Wei Qinghua's eyes widened.

She hadn't expected Wang Yue to actually know how to solve this problem!

"A blind cat caught a dead mouse. He must have done this problem before."

A boy said with a hint of sourness.

Wang Yue glanced at the boy, a smile tugging at his lips. This was Chen Tao, the notorious sissy from class 3-2, a national-level expert in sarcasm.

Seeing this face, Wang Yue felt nothing but warmth and amusement.

"Alright, sit down and listen carefully."

Wei Qinghua didn't press Wang Yue further and continued her lecture.

After Wang Yue sat down, the girl next to him asked curiously, "Wang Yue, how do you know this problem?"

Wang Yue turned his head to look at the girl and, instead of answering directly, said, "You should interact less with those people outside of school, especially that guy with the dyed blond hair. He's no good."

The girl sitting next to Wang Yue was named Song Xianya. She had short hair with bangs, and delicate features, making her a petite beauty.

In high school, Wang Yue was introverted and weak, making him a constant target for school bullies and class leaders. Song Xianya, whether out of sympathy or some other reason, would occasionally protect Wang Yue.

Because Song Xianya was often involved with troublemakers outside of school, the class bullies gave her some face, saving Wang Yue from a few beatings.

Later, after Wang Yue graduated, he heard that Song Xianya got into university but dropped out due to pregnancy. He lost contact with her after that.

Having been reborn, Wang Yue didn't want to see her tragedy repeat itself, so he offered this warning.

Song Xianya was taken aback, then smiled playfully, "What, are you jealous?"

Wang Yue reached out and touched Song Xianya's forehead, saying strangely, "You don't have a fever, do you?"

In his previous life, Wang Yue would never have dared to do such a thing.

In this life, with the system and over 30 years of life experience, Wang Yue's mindset had undergone a drastic change.

Song Xianya's face flushed instantly. She quickly pushed Wang Yue's hand away and whispered, "Don't be so handsy."

At the same time, she felt a bit strange. This kid Wang Yue used to be like a shut-in, but today he seemed like a different person.

Wang Yue ignored Song Xianya and looked at the system panel. He had just received another system notification.

"Congratulations to the host for achieving the achievement - A Little Show-off. Your calm delivery of the answer has shaken others' established perception of you. Reward: 1000 yuan, deposited into your bank account through legal channels."

"Achievement system unlocked. The host will receive corresponding rewards for each achievement unlocked."

The cost of living in 2010 was not high; pork was less than 10 yuan per jin. Even a small amount was better than nothing, so Wang Yue didn't disdain it.

Wang Yue clicked on the so-called achievement system and found only the recently unlocked achievement: "A Little Show-off."

Everything else was empty.

"It seems I need to trigger the achievements myself; the system doesn't specify conditions."

Then, Wang Yue shifted his gaze to his attributes, looking at the 30 points that could be freely allocated. Wang Yue directly put 80 points into Constitution.

Hidden by his clothes, others couldn't see it, but Wang Yue could clearly feel his body strengthening, even developing an eight-pack.

Feeling the surging power within him, a cold glint flashed in Wang Yue's eyes: "This knot has troubled me for so many years. It's time to untie it."

With 16 attribute points remaining, Wang Yue decided to push his Charisma up to 80.

While 80 wasn't considered god-like, it was definitely on par with the young idols on screen. In his previous life, Wang Yue often envied handsome guys; now he wanted to experience that too.

However, he didn't plan to use them yet. Who knew what kind of changes would occur after leveling up? If his appearance changed too drastically, people around him might think he was a monster.

"I also need to raise my height to 180 cm. That way, I'll only be short by 3 attribute points. I wonder when I'll get more."

But Wang Yue wasn't in a hurry. Growing taller didn't necessarily require attribute points. Generally, boys stop growing around 25. His current body was only 17, so with more exercise and nutrition, he could still grow.

Wang Yue then looked at the random quality skill books.

A pop-up window appeared: "Use now?"

"Yes."

"Congratulations on obtaining the Singing and Dancing Skill (Rare Grade)."

A wave of dizziness washed over him, and Wang Yue felt like his mind had gained a lot of knowledge and techniques related to singing and dancing.

"Not bad."

Wang Yue enjoyed singing. With this skill, at least his singing wouldn't be so monotonous anymore.

"Continue."

"Congratulations on obtaining the Basketball Skill (Epic Grade)."

Wang Yue's expression was peculiar. He wondered if he should consider becoming a trainee idol.

The singing and dancing skill he just received was blue quality, while this basketball skill was purple. Wang Yue guessed there might be white and orange quality skills as well.

Next, he performed a triple draw.

"Congratulations on obtaining the Free Combat Skill (Rare Grade)."

"Congratulations on obtaining the Musical Instrument Mastery Skill (Epic Grade)."

"Congratulations on obtaining the Learning Genius Skill (Legendary Grade)!"

"Isn't this just a guaranteed super lucky draw?"

Wang Yue was overjoyed. In his past life, he'd do ten draws and couldn't even get an SR. Now, five draws had yielded two SRs and an SSR. Who else could do that?!

What made Wang Yue even more excited were the Musical Instrument Mastery and Learning Genius skills.

Musical Instrument Mastery would allow him to master various instruments at a professional performance level.

Learning Genius was the only active skill among these five.

It could be activated for 4 hours a day, during which his learning ability would undergo a qualitative leap!

"It seems getting into my ideal university this lifetime will be easy."

A smile spread across Wang Yue's face.

In his previous life, he had to repeat a year and try his hardest to barely get into a third-tier university, far from his ideal. He often dreamed of retaking the college entrance examination. This time, he absolutely wouldn't leave any regrets.

"Hey, why are you grinning like that?"

Just then, Song Xianya nudged Wang Yue's arm with her pen, pulling him back to reality.

Wang Yue shot Song Xianya a glance, "This is the smile of my dreams becoming reality, what do you know."

"Pfft!"

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"Alright, review and consolidate on your own. You can go home now."

At precisely nine o'clock, Wei Qinghua ended the cram session.

The classroom immediately became lively. A boy with a somewhat fierce expression walked over and said to Wang Yue with a smile, "Wang Yue, Brother Gu and Brother Wang are waiting for you downstairs. Come with me."

"Li Jiale, what do you guys want? Are you going to bully him again?"

Song Xianya's delicate eyebrows furrowed, and she spoke fiercely.

Li Jiale smiled and said, "How could we, Sister Song? Wang Yue and I are elementary school classmates. How could we bully him? We're just planning to play billiards together."

Li Jiale threw an arm around Wang Yue and asked with a smile, "Right, Wang Yue?"

Song Xianya looked at Li Jiale suspiciously, then said to Wang Yue, "Wang Yue, tell me the truth. Don't be afraid of their retaliation. If you come with me, no one will dare touch you."

In his previous life, Song Xianya had also protected Wang Yue like this.

Unfortunately, Wang Yue was too concerned about his pride and worried about more severe retaliation, so he refused Song Xianya's offer, leading to later humiliation that almost drove him to suicide.

This time, Wang Yue still refused Song Xianya.

He hooked his arm around Li Jiale's neck and smiled brightly, "Song Xianya, you're overthinking it. We're really just playing billiards."