After dinner, Chen Yuan helped Chen Yuan clear the table, and then Xia Xinyu returned to her room.

It was 8:30 PM, three hours before bedtime.

Chen Yuan had already finished his homework during the evening self-study session.

If he were a student with a little less self-discipline, he would probably be letting loose at this point, planning to play a few games.

But Chen Yuan was different; a gentleman is cautious when alone.

Even when he was by himself, he could still...

Xia Xinyu: Let’s do our homework together after I shower.

I was planning on doing my homework anyway; I never intended to play games. Why does she have to supervise me like a kid?

Chen Yuan closed the newly updated *Cang Yuan Tu*, grabbed a change of clothes, and went to the bathroom for a hot shower.

He had PE class today and played basketball, so he took a little longer in the shower. After drying his hair, he saw that Xia Xinyu had sent two more messages, both five minutes ago.

8:44

Xia Xinyu: How about we do our homework at my place tonight?

8:53

Xia Xinyu: Of course, it's up to you. I can come over to your place too.

"..." Because she wasn't physically present, he couldn't hear her thoughts. Chen Yuan, who had become accustomed to using his Heart Listening superpower, was at a loss for what to do.

Women are harder than math. If you don't know how to do math, you can still copy. If you don't know women, you can't even copy...

Let me ponder this for a moment.

He had a small folding table on his side, which he needed for eating.

As for studying, he had a small desk and the folding table, while she had a desk, which belonged to the landlady, that was 1.2 meters long and a bit more spacious.

Oh, I understand.

The conditions on my side are a little more difficult; Xin Bao doesn't like it.

Chen Yuan: I'll come over to your place then.

It's not like I have a real desk here anyway, sigh.

Xia Xinyu: Okay, come on over.

Chen Yuan: Okie dokie.

After drying his hair, Chen Yuan grabbed his English book and the *English 53*, but as he was about to leave, he turned back and grabbed a practice set with test papers—*Wu Zhen Ti*.

"I think Fourth High uses this too."

Chen Yuan grabbed it and left with his keys.

Chen Yuan: I’m at the door.

When the other person responds quickly, Chen Yuan doesn't like knocking, because he always feels like the sound of knocking is a bit uncomfortable.

*Creak*—

The door opened, and a small face appeared in front of Chen Yuan.

Her black hair, at long last, cascaded down like a waterfall, reaching all the way to her waist.

She had changed out of her school uniform after showering into a white cartoon t-shirt and casual shorts that were longer than thigh-high and reached above the knee. Although it wasn't a matching pajama set, it had a sort of domestic harmony to it.

"I just washed my hair, and haven't dried it yet. Come in and sit down first."

Xia Xinyu smiled at him and turned to walk into the room.

Only having been toweled dry, some small water droplets visibly stood on her hair strands. Her skin also seemed to be moisturized by the water, giving her a cool temperament. If Xia Xinyu didn't always have a smile on her face, Chen Yuan would really think this girl was hard to get along with.

However, that would be prejudice.

Xia Xinyu's eyes were quite friendly when she met him before she knew him.

It could only be said that this woman was originally pure and innocent, and had never been high up in the sky, like a distant star, unattainable.

"Sit on the bed."

When Chen Yuan entered the room and didn't know where to put himself, Xia Xinyu opened her mouth without hesitation.

And so, Chen Yuan entered the girl's boudoir, which had a faint fragrance and felt inexplicably brighter than his own room, and even sat on her bed with pink sheets.

It felt like this study environment was a little distracting.

That cute bear, she placed it on the desk.

Xia Xinyu was drying her hair while sitting next to a bear, quietly facing her, truly a girl's habit.

For Chen Yuan, all stuffed toys should have their practicality - a cushion to sit on, a towel to wipe his hands with, a pillow to sleep on, a soccer ball for Lyon Chen Yuan to blast away.

"Chen Yuan, I'm done drying my hair, come over here."

After drying her hair, Xia Xinyu put the hairdryer away in the drawer. Then, she moved the stool under her butt and shrunk to the left corner, leaving Chen Yuan a space of more than 70 centimeters.

After Chen Yuan sat down, he looked at Xia Xinyu, who was almost touching the wall, and said, "You're pretty generous. When I was in elementary school, the girls I shared a desk with always divided it up 60/40."

"Then you agreed to it?" Xia Xinyu teased.

"Elementary school, ah. That girl was half a head taller than me, how could I possibly win?"

Now I should be a head taller than her, but I don't have the chance to go back and beat her up, sigh—

"Pfft." Xia Xinyu couldn't help but laugh, modestly covering her mouth, and then drew an invisible line in the middle with her finger, "You're so big, it's only right that you take up 60%."

Big? Am I a bear that you're using "one" to describe me?

Bro is so strong, use "one head."

One Head Chen Yuan, sounds so cool.

"Then I'll study some English first." Chen Yuan opened his book, ready to start.

"Okay, I'll do the problems I didn't finish at school. If you have any questions or doubts, come discuss them with me."

Xia Xinyu was indeed a Fourth High school genius. She got into the zone very quickly, even to the point where she could open a practice set and start doing it.

Her no-procrastination personality exceeds fifty percent of high school students.

And 99.973% of useless college students.

While she was doing her problems, Chen Yuan began tackling his weak areas in English.

Of course, because every area was weak and needed to be tackled, he took advantage of Xia Xinyu being next to him and started doing cloze exercises, which required more explanation.

Cloze exercises take 10 to 15 minutes, but in ordinary tests, it's more important to do them carefully than to get them right. Chen Yuan spent all 15 minutes and barely managed to finish.

Then, he checked the answers.

Great, normal performance.

Eight out of twenty questions right.

Proportionally speaking, 0.4, equivalent to getting 60 out of 150 points.

Hey, that's exactly my usual score.

You live up to your name, Chen Yuan, you bastard. Your weaknesses are very evenly distributed.

First, I'll check the answers myself. Anything I can understand, I'll understand on my own. If I can't understand or need a little guidance, I'll ask Xia Xinyu.

A little while later, Chen Yuan closed the answer key and slightly turned his gaze to look at the girl who was intently doing her problems.

Chen Yuan, who originally wanted to go straight to her, didn't bother her because she was so focused, and just waited silently.

Her hair had already dried, and fell smoothly from her shoulders, making her less cool and more gentle. And as she lowered her head, her loose short sleeves drooped slightly, and Chen Yuan seemed to see her beautifully curved and distinctly defined collarbone...

[She's so white.]

Huh? I can hear my own thoughts again?

Hasn't this bug been fixed yet?

"Eh?"

Xia Xinyu, who had just stopped writing, turned her head to look at Chen Yuan. Seeing that he was staring at her, she looked blank, "Is there something on my face?"

A little something good...

Stop with the cheesy pickup lines, Narrator Bro.

"I did a cloze exercise, want to take a look?" Chen Yuan held the *53* in front of Xia Xinyu.

Pushing a strand of fine hair behind her ear, and looking at the appalling accuracy rate, "Did you really put any effort into it?"

"The accuracy rate for guessing is 25%, and I got 40%... it can't be all guessing, right?"

"But 40% is still within the range of guessing."

Chen Yuan: "..."

You're so hurtful.

After continuing to browse, Xia Xinyu shook her head and said with some regret, "I feel like... filling in the gaps is no longer meaningful."

You need Nuwa to repair the heavens, huh?

"Vocabulary, tenses, grammar, fixed collocations... all of these need to be strengthened." Although Chen Yuan's English was riddled with holes, Xia Xinyu had the patience to start from scratch with him, "Then I'll start by explaining tenses to you..."

"How about we put English aside for a moment? I have something important."

Chen Yuan interrupted Xia Xinyu and took out a *Wu Zhen Ti*: "You guys have this too, right."

"Yeah, wait a minute."

Xia Xinyu nodded, got up to find her bag, took out a math *Wu Zhen Ti*, and placed it on the table.

Turning the two's study materials to the same page, Chen Yuan tore off the test paper from that unit and placed it in front of each other, confidently saying, "There are still two hours before bedtime, let's have a competition."

There would be a pop quiz tomorrow, and he would need to focus on secretly listening to Tang Siwen's thoughts among the many others. Then, as an outer disciple, he would obtain the qualification to participate in the Dome Conference!

So at this moment, a necessary practice run was needed!

Although cramming for English was the right thing to do, Chen Yuan's sudden invitation made it impossible for Xia Xinyu to refuse. Holding up the test paper, blocking half her face, staring at Chen Yuan, she said in the softest voice, the hardest words, "I won't be going easy on you."