Jiang Qi Huai’s predictions were extremely accurate. All the memorization questions and obscure characters on the test were basically within the range he had marked out for her. Before this, Tao Zhi had always been lazy about writing Chinese language exam papers. Unlike other subjects, Chinese required a lot of writing, which was exhausting, and…

Tao Zhi jumped off the bus, stood at the bus stop for a moment, then walked along the street. The night bus brushed past her as it continued forward. Two 24-hour convenience stores on either side of the street had their lights on, illuminating the dim road. Back when her grades were good — she…

Tao Zhi looked shocked: “Why do I have to memorize everything before I can get back — my phone?” She specifically emphasized the word “my.” “Didn’t you ask me to help highlight the important points?” Jiang Qi Huai said. Tao Zhi’s mind went blank. She had absolutely no memory of asking Jiang Qi Huai to…

When Tao Zhi saw Teacher Wang approaching, her first instinct was to pull down her notebook. The young girl’s entire face was completely hidden, with only her eyes visible above. After being caught, she showed a panicked expression, then her whole person darted down, instantly disappearing from the window. Teacher Wang found it amusing and…

His question made both Tao Zhi and Jiang Qi Huai pause. Though there wasn’t anything wrong with it, when he put it that way, it somehow felt strangely awkward. “We just had breakfast together,” Tao Zhi hopped in place a couple times, shrinking her neck from the cold, “At that congee shop in front of…

Moonlight spilled through the wooden window into the bedroom like a silver screen. The dimmed phone screen’s light appeared somewhat weak. Jiang Qi Huai paused for a moment before clicking on the second link. [Five Most Taboo Things in Student Life, and the Number One Is—] [Number One: Having High Standards but Low Abilities. The…

Tao Zhi was a bit slow to react. That afternoon when she was talking about this with Jiang Zheng Xun, Jiang Qi Huai hadn’t said a word the entire time. He didn’t even seem to be paying attention to their conversation, so she thought he hadn’t been listening at all. Tao Zhi secretly glanced around,…

Tao Zhi knew Jiang Qi Huai could be mean, but she hadn’t expected him to be this cruel. Although he had chosen a gentler way to express it, his words essentially meant — How dare you think about dating with such low scores? Your grades aren’t good enough for me. His tone and attitude seemed…

“I might as well be your mother,” Tao Zhi thought. She wanted to throw all the books on the desk at his smug face. She never thought her sharp tongue would meet its match one day, especially when she had backed herself into this corner. She felt so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl under…

At First Experimental High School, things weren’t quite what Tao Zhi had expected. She knew Ji Fan somewhat, at least before he left middle school — he was like a little monster when fighting, easily getting caught up in the heat of the moment. Tao Zhi couldn’t imagine what it would look like if Jiang…