The strategy of guaranteeing second place isn't a problem.

However, it's too restrictive.

It's basically being Tang Siwen's shadow, dependent on her performance.

If she screws up, I screw up too.

And even if she does well, I'm at best a smaller Tang Siwen.

Therefore, I can guarantee second place, but I can't strive for it.

Tang Siwen is strong, but she's only the strongest overall.

Even in geometric functions, she's the strongest.

But beneath geometry and functions, there are classifications. She's not a hexagon warrior, and based on Chen Yuan's understanding of the classmates, his attitude should be: "In a group of three, there must be one I can learn from."

Even Zhou Yu has things worth learning.

Of course, unfortunately, physical education isn't on the exam, so Zhou Yu's advantage is temporarily useless.

"Chen Yuan... want some bread?"

After Chen Yuan returned to his seat, Zhou Fu offered him a piece of bread again.

Seemingly a friendship offering, it was actually full of hidden meaning.

[How's the seat change going? When can I come sit next to you?]

Facing Zhou Fu's meaningful gaze, Chen Yuan nodded slightly, blinking alternately, conveying his message using his own language system.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Zhou Fu covered her mouth and whispered, "What...do you mean?"

Seriously? You don't understand this?

No chemistry at all.

"It's settled. Wait for Lao Mo to announce it in class. Just act natural."

"Okay." After receiving a positive response, Zhou Fu nodded and returned to her seat.

Looking at this rotten girl whose heart was as filthy as a swamp, deserving ten thousand deaths, Chen Yuan actually had a high opinion of her. After all, apart from fantasizing about his heinous behavior, her heart was basically pure.

But...

Looking at the bread in his hand, Chen Yuan felt a little embarrassed.

Every time you talk to me, you offer a treat. Aren't you being too polite?

It's really embarrassing...

"I'm starving! Give me half!"

Because he woke up late, Zhou Yu, who was almost late and didn't have breakfast, saw that Chen Yuan had a peeled bread and directly broke off a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

Chen Yuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately fought for it: "Get the hell out of here, what are you doing..."

[Ah! They're sharing a piece of bread, so sweet! But if you waited for Chen Yuan to take a bite before snatching it, wouldn't that be indirectly...]

Get the hell out of here too!

"Got bread? I'll have a bite."

As Chen Yuan was snatching the bread that Zhou Yu was about to stuff into his mouth, He Sijiao, who had finished breakfast and still wanted to fill a gap in her stomach, saw it, and then, like picking cotton, she grabbed a chunk of Chen Yuan's bread.

"Seriously, you too?"

Like the owner of a fruit stand being tricked by the coordinated actions of monkeys, Chen Yuan's bread visibly shrank to less than half. In order to preserve his remaining rations, he quickly swallowed a large mouthful. Zhou Yu, who had finally grabbed some food, also stuffed it into his mouth, and for some reason, He Sijiao also chewed quickly...

Three humans were actually fighting over food!

Uh... it looked like three prairie dogs.

Zhou Fu looked at the three of them being so 'close' and had a sense of unease, as if she was forcibly inserting herself into someone else's small circle.

After all, replacing He Sijiao with herself would disrupt their original dynamic.

If He Sijiao didn't get along well with Li Youyou, she would also be responsible.

Sigh, how could real-life interpersonal relationships be so difficult to handle...

"Everyone, recite vocabulary, recite texts."

Before long, the Chinese teacher in charge of morning reading walked in, gave a word of instruction, and sat down in front of the podium, flipping through her own book.

The combination of a Chinese teacher and a math teacher generally complements each other in terms of personality.

And in Class 18, Fang Jie was the more relaxed one, not like Lao Mo, who treated students like criminal suspects.

In her class, the students were very comfortable.

"How's it going with the neighbor?" Zhou Yu turned his head and asked, both jealously and curiously.

"It's going alright..." Chen Yuan put his hand on Zhou Yu's shoulder, uncharacteristically treating him as an equal and said, "President Zhou, lend your brother some money, I can't make ends meet."

"If you said that at the end of the month, I wouldn't be able to help. Wait, are you buying bonds?" Zhou Yu suddenly asked.

"Bonds? I can't even afford food, and you want me to buy bonds? What are you thinking?"

"No, the returns are very high. Invest 40, return 50, pure profit." Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows, coaxing him.

"A return rate of twenty-five percent... is it really that good?"

"Isn't the return rate twenty percent?"

"It's too difficult to explain to you with your intelligence." Chen Yuan continued to ask, "What kind of bonds? What's the risk?"

"There's basically no risk." Seeing that Chen Yuan was interested, Zhou Yu leaned closer and whispered, "Tang Jian owes me 50. You give me 40, and I'll sell you my bonds. You find him and he'll pay you back 50."

"Great, you've redefined what bonds are."

"If he doesn't acknowledge these bonds, you can beat him up."

"Alright, alright, go away."

He could have just rejected me directly, but he came up with such a reason.

He really... I'm going to beat him to death!

"Chen Yuan."

Just as Chen Yuan was worrying about his financial difficulties, Zhou Fu behind him suddenly poked his left shoulder. Chen Yuan turned his head and saw a red bill.

Teacher Zhou, don't be like this, it's not necessary.

"I can lend it to you," Zhou Fu whispered.

"Ah, this..." Chen Yuan hesitated. This guy was too friendly, which made him feel unnatural.

"You don't have to pay it back," Zhou Fu continued.

"No, no, how can I..."

Hey, don't take the friendship offering to this extent, it's too humble...

[Perfect, I was still feeling guilty for infringing on Chen Yuan's image rights.]

It's not a friendship offering, it's a copyright fee?!

You didn't actually write fan fiction, did you?

Damn it, a prophecy fulfilled.

[As soon as she turned around, she started sucking up to the tall boys in the class. They weren't wrong, humph.]

Just as the two of them were being so 'lovey-dovey', Li Youyou's voice floated over leisurely.

You could tell that her mentality had changed a lot.

Before, she had no hostility towards Zhou Fu at all. She only said those things to appease those stupid friends. But now, since she was changing seats in such an unpleasant way, her heart had become a little darker than before, and she was venting this nameless fire on Zhou Fu.

And this was actually a self-protection mechanism.

Only in this way could she feel in her heart that the words she said that day, the mistakes she made, were not so 'wrong'.

But just like that, the relationship between the two would only get worse and worse...

"Thanks, but keep the cash yourself. I'm prone to losing things. When I need money, I'll borrow it from you on WeChat."

After Chen Yuan said this, Zhou Fu understood, took back the red bill, and put it in her pencil case.

After Fang Jie had been in the class for twenty-five minutes, Lao Mo came in during the last five minutes of morning study.

As soon as he came in, the students in the class clearly read louder.

But the clever Lao Mo still heard the sound of quiet chatter that they were trying to cover up. Therefore, after Fang Jie left, he immediately put on his serious, square face: "Even during morning study, you have to talk, talk, talk. Why do you guys have so much to say every day?"

After Lao Mo reprimanded them, the students in the class stopped reading.

[Yay, yay, we're going to get scolded.]

Hearing this idiot Zhou Yu's thoughts always brought a special kind of enjoyment. Bingo.

"Tang Jian, change seats. Go there."

"What? Teacher, what did I do again..."

"Don't be noisy, move over there."

[Changing Zhou Fu's desk alone will definitely make the students in the class suspicious. Let's just make a temporary arrangement under the pretext of talking.]

You had to say, Lao Mo really handled things beautifully. He knew how to protect his students by diverting attention.

I'm kind of looking forward to what he's going to say to me later.

Yay, yay, we're going to get scolded.

"He Sijiao, you switch with Zhou Fu, so you two don't drag each other down." Lao Mo said seriously.

Hearing this, He Sijiao took the water glass on her desk with a smug look, then glanced at Chen Yuan, looking carefree.

"Alright, alright, alright."

Chen Yuan was too lazy to argue with her, so he helped move the desk.

"Zhou Yu, help Zhou Fu move."

[My name and that Zhou Fu's name are actually listed together... Awesome!]

"Yes, Teacher." Zhou Yu, like the incredibly strong Fei Yangyang, moved Zhou Fu's seat without complaint.

Just like that, the seats of four people in the class were switched during the last moments of morning study.

After Chen Yuan finished putting He Sijiao's seat next to Li Youyou, he was about to leave when he suddenly felt his chair being kicked lightly. He looked up and saw Li Youyou staring at him with a pout.

[You're so annoying!]

Ah...

Too bad, if you were a guy, I would have punched you.

Chen Yuan didn't intend to pay attention to her, but suddenly, Li Youyou's desk leg was also kicked.

After a moment of stunned silence, Li Youyou slowly looked up and saw Zhou Fu, completely facing her and with her back to Lao Mo, pouting and staring at her relentlessly.

At this moment, only Chen Yuan, the insider, heard what was happening most clearly.

[Try kicking him again!]