Afternoon, during class break.
The midterm comprehensive assessment scores for Yingcai University were released. The total score was 500 points, divided into five sections: Morality, Intelligence, Physicality, Aesthetics, and Labor, with 100 points for each section.
First place: Murong Xue'er: 499 points
Second place: Tu Youqing: 453 points
Third place: Shen Qing'er: 450 points
...
Tenth place: Jiang Yu: 410 points
As per tradition, after every exam.
All students in this grade had to attend a long and tedious assembly in the school's auditorium, featuring the principal's speech, awarding scholarships for outstanding students, scholarships for improving students, and speeches from good students...
Backstage small room.
"Brother Jiang Yu, I didn't expect you to improve so much."
The top ten rankings for third-year students usually didn't change much; those appearing on the list were basically familiar faces. Who would have thought a dark horse would emerge this time?
In the past, Jiang Yu's score wasn't even as high as a dog's footprints on the test paper.
Many speculated that Jiang Yu might indeed have had a breakthrough.
"Haha, it's nothing, I was just hiding my strength before. Now I'm revealing it, I'm actually a top student!"
Jiang Yu took a bag of truffle chocolates from Shen Qing'er and casually tore it open.
There were twenty to thirty people standing in the small room, all of whom were to be commended this time.
"Tsk, what's with the arrogance."
Seeing Jiang Yu's defiant expression, Tu Youqing pouted.
To be honest, she was also curious what kind of 'medicine' the academic failure Jiang Yu took to transform from an idiot into a top student with a comprehensive score of 400.
In the corner, a girl about 1.5 meters tall with long bangs covering half her face leaned against the wall, silently memorizing English words for the CET-4 from a vocabulary book.
Her washed-out school uniform jacket enveloped her slender body, her slightly bloodless lips were somewhat dry and shriveled, and she swayed as if she might collapse at any moment.
【Components: Top student, sickly, soft and cute girl】 — Fantasy Cloud
Jiang Yu stood up, walked over, and said softly:
"Student, are you alright? You look a bit pale."
Murong Xue'er, who was memorizing words, slightly raised her eyes and found a handsome face appearing less than an inch from her nose. She looked closely and recognized the person.
It was... it was Student Jiang Yu!
Because his feat of single-handedly rescuing hostages without harm had spread throughout Lin City, and he was even publicly commended that morning, even Murong Xue'er, who paid little attention to anything outside of her studies, knew Jiang Yu.
"I... I'm fine."
Murong Xue'er, who was leaning against the wall, suddenly stood up straight, but due to malnutrition, the two White Rabbit candies she had prepared to replenish her blood sugar had been given to Lin Qifan.
Standing up suddenly caused blood to rush to her brain; she felt her temples throbbing incessantly and became dizzy, falling into Jiang Yu's arms.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
Coming back to her senses, Murong Xue'er realized her impropriety and quickly retreated several steps to lean against the wall again, her lips becoming even paler.
Jiang Yu took out a truffle chocolate and placed it in Murong Xue'er's palm, smiling gently:
"Student, don't push yourself if you have low blood sugar. Have a chocolate to recover."
Gulp.
Murong Xue'er swallowed, her somewhat dazed gaze fixed on the dark truffle chocolate in her palm, which emitted a faint hazelnut fragrance. Fats and sugars were exactly what she needed most right now.
"Thank you."
Murong Xue'er took a small bite, her eyes slightly moist.
So delicious, so sweet and fragrant...
In the past, Murong Xue'er's lunch at most consisted of two steamed buns with the free chili sauce from the cafeteria. If her grandma picked up bottles and sold them for money, she would also get two White Rabbit milk candies.
But the high-end snack she was eating now was ten thousand times sweeter and more fragrant than White Rabbit milk candy.
"When I get into graduate school... I must buy this delicious candy for grandma."
The dark truffle chocolate ball was finished in a few bites.
Jiang Yu chuckled and stuffed the remaining half-bag into Murong Xue'er's arms.
"Student, you must study hard, but you must also eat well. Next time you faint, no one will bring you food."
"This... this, thank you... you, Student Jiang Yu."
Murong Xue'er lowered her small head, her heart racing.
Since she was old enough to understand, besides her grandma, this was the first time someone had been so kind to her.
Because she was a poor student, dressed shabbily, terribly ugly, and not good at communicating with others, she was like a closed-off gourd who only knew how to study.
So other girls often subjected her to cold violence.
Among girls, there was rarely physical fighting; mostly it was verbal abuse, secret rumors, or cold violence, mentally attacking those they disliked.
This kind of mental school bullying was more suffocating than physical beatings, so Murong Xue'er never actively communicated with others.
Gradually, she had closed off her heart.
But now, someone didn't dislike her and even actively gave her delicious food, which sparked a desire for communication in Murong Xue'er's heart.
"I... I'm Murong Xue'er."
After saying this, Murong Xue'er regretted it.
What was she doing? Was she getting carried away just because someone was suddenly nice to her?
She and Student Jiang Yu were clearly people from two different worlds.
"Mhm, I'm Jiang Yu, nice to meet you. Go rest on the sofa over there."
Hearing Jiang Yu's reply, Murong Xue'er's raised heart finally settled, and she nodded gently.
"Brother Jiang Yu... next time, don't give the snacks I give you to other girls, okay?"
Shen Qing'er had seen the entire scene just now. At first, she was a bit jealous when she saw a girl fall into Jiang Yu's arms, but she relaxed after seeing the other person's face.
Murong Xue'er, although her grades were very good, was recognized as the ugliest girl in Class 2 of the third year.
Beautiful girls have a natural psychological superiority over ugly girls.
However, despite the sense of superiority, Shen Qing'er was still jealous.
"Are you telling me what to do?"
Jiang Yu snorted coldly: "Couldn't you see that student had low blood sugar just now? Qing'er, I didn't expect you to become so cold. You're too unfamiliar..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qing'er became anxious.
She pitifully said: "I'm sorry, I was wrong. Brother Jiang Yu, please forgive me, okay?"
"Don't let it happen again!"
To the side, Tu Youqing clicked her tongue, carefully observing the girl sitting on the sofa, eating chocolate in small bites.
She stroked her chin in thought, and a bright light bulb suddenly appeared beside her head, her eyes widening:
"Masaka! Oh, you loli-con Jiang Yu, you're not going to make a move on Murong Xue'er, are you? But... with this guy's aesthetic, it's unlikely..."
There was only one explanation.
This guy wasn't a face-con; he was a 'small chest'-con, who only liked ordinary 'airports'!
For some reason, Tu Youqing felt a little happy.
...
Night, underground boxing ring.
"Hahaha, kid, why is your head pointy? You're killing me with laughter. You're coming to fight in the ring with that?"
Thirty seconds later.
"Pointy head... puff... Bro, I surrender..."
"Ah ah ah ah, I surrender, Daddy, Grandpa! Stop hitting me, my hand is going to break ah ah ah!"
In the ring, Ah Hu, once the genius eight-time champion, was reduced to a cripple with broken hands and feet under Lin Qifan's beating.
Going backstage, the Owner Li Bo, with his potbelly, took a deep puff of his cigar and skillfully threw tonight's share of profits to Lin Qifan.
"Here's your seven thousand yuan. You did well. A few important people will come to watch the boxing match the day after tomorrow. Don't fight these next few days; get some good rest."
Taking the seven thousand yuan and counting it, Lin Qifan coldly put it into his pocket.
When he pulled out his hand, there was a White Rabbit milk candy in his palm.
Lin Qifan squeezed the soft milk candy, a silly smile appearing on his face.