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Chapter 025 School Beauty's Gratitude
🕑 Added 2025-09-17 12:11:00 +0000 UTCAt this moment, Zheng Yuanda was discussing a math problem with Gu Qing. Actually, he'd taken the initiative to ask, and all of this was just an excuse. There were plenty of math experts in the third year of junior high, and if things really got stuck, they could always ask the teacher. But he'd chosen to ask Gu Qing, who was in a different class, for help. Even a fool could tell he had other intentions.
Gu Qing was very smart, how could she not know Zheng Yuanda's true intention? But he didn't say anything else, he just came to ask questions. If she refused directly, it would seem too unkind, so she had to answer patiently. However, her pretty face remained indifferent.
Facing Zheng Yuanda's burning gaze and the strange looks from the surrounding classmates, Gu Qing's elegant and delicate face couldn't help but blush with embarrassment, and she was secretly anxious in her heart:
"Where the hell did Lin Junyi go? If he had come earlier, Zheng Yuanda would have left. This is his position!"
While she was explaining the problem nonchalantly, she kept an eye on the classroom door out of the corner of her eye.
When Lin Junyi appeared there, Gu Qing's beautiful eyes lit up involuntarily, and she was secretly delighted: "Oh, he's finally back! I should be free!"
Lin Junyi went over Zheng Yuanda's information in his head before walking up to him and smiling, "Classmate, this is my seat. Could you please give up your seat?"
Zheng Yuanda raised his head, looked at Lin Junyi twice, and said in surprise: "No, isn't this Wang Xiaoyan's position?"
"Haha, I changed the seat in the last class, and now this seat is mine!" Lin Junyi touched his nose and smiled faintly.
"Oh? What should I call you?" Zheng Yuanda was still sitting there, with no intention of standing up.
"Lin Junyi!"
"Haha, you are Lin Junyi!" Zheng Yuanda showed a faint sarcastic smile when he heard this.
He'd heard of Lin Junyi before, but never met him. He'd heard that his father died in a car accident in his freshman year, his mother disappeared, his family went bankrupt, and his grades were awful. He'd been kicked out by his homeroom teacher shortly after the start of his third year. How could such a poor student sit next to Gu Qing? What was Zhao Kaishun thinking?
Lin Junyi heard the disdain in the other person's tone, but still said calmly: "This is my seat, please move aside!"
"Why are you in such a hurry? I still have a question that I haven't asked Gu Qing!" Zheng Yuanda felt that Lin Junyi posed no threat to him at all. Whether in family background or academic performance, Lin Junyi was far inferior to him. They were simply not comparable!
Therefore, his tone of voice also became stronger, implying: "We good students are discussing problems together, and you, a poor student, are asking for trouble by coming here?"
"Whatever questions you ask, I can answer them. Could you please leave my seat first?" Lin Junyi said indifferently.
At this time, the students' eyes in the classroom were all focused on Lin Junyi and Zheng Yuanda. It seemed that the two men were in a confrontation. Although everyone had a mediocre impression of Lin Junyi, he was from their class after all, and Zheng Yuanda, a boy from Class 3 (3), used the break time to blatantly run to Class 3 (6) to pursue the class beauty. Psychologically speaking, everyone still stood on Lin Junyi's side. After all, "good things should not be given to outsiders"!
"Did I hear you right? You said you can solve it?" Zheng Yuanda's face turned even more sarcastic, and he smiled faintly, "Okay, if you can solve this problem, I'll leave immediately!"
"Let me see the questions!" Lin Junyi's eyes became determined.
"Look, this is the question!" Zheng Yuanda was really rude. He picked up a book of junior high school entrance examination papers and pointed to a geometry question on it and asked.
On the surface, both of them seemed calm and there was no tension in the air. To outsiders, it looked like they were just discussing a problem with classmates.
Lin Junyi's eyes immediately fell on the question. To be honest, he was good at math before, so even though he was a little rusty after such a long time, this geometry problem, which was only of medium to high difficulty, should be easily solved.
But today, Zheng Yuanda had to ask Gu Qing this kind of question. What did he mean? Was he playing the pig and eating the tiger?
Lin Junyi showed a sneer of disdain on his face, staring at the geometry problem, his brain spinning rapidly, and in less than three minutes, he found five ways to solve the problem.
He was delighted, his brain power was really extraordinary now!
"Student Zheng Yuanda, I think there are five solutions to this problem." Lin Junyi took out a piece of rough paper from the table, picked up a pen and began to explain to him.
Zheng Yuanda originally had a look of arrogance and complacency on his face, thinking that this kind of question would be extremely difficult for Lin Junyi, because he knew that Lin Junyi was the last in the whole school year and had the worst math grades, and any random question would be enough to stump him.
However, an accident happened!
Lin Junyi blasted out five solutions to the problem like a string of cannonballs. Zheng Yuanda and even Gu Qing were stunned on the spot!
You have to know that they only know two or three methods.
Zheng Yuanda's expression changed, and he was secretly surprised: "Has this kid read this book before? How can there be so many solutions? That's not right! There is only one solution written on the answer sheet. This is really weird!"
"How about it? Can you give in for a while?" Lin Junyi stared at Zheng Yuanda and smiled faintly. In his opinion, the best way to deal with someone who despises him is to defeat him with his strengths.
"Okay! Thank you!" Zheng Yuanda stood up and looked at Lin Junyi again. His expression became gentle and he put away his arrogance.
Lin Junyi smiled slightly, leaned over to sit in his seat, took out the textbook from his schoolbag, and began to read it carefully.
Zheng Yuanda put away the depression in his heart and left in boredom.
As soon as he left, the classroom was filled with discussions.
"Lin Junyi's performance today was truly jaw-dropping!"
"Yes, although I have always looked down on him, today I am firmly on his side. Zheng Yuanda is just relying on his family's wealth and power to come and harass Gu Qing every day. He is so arrogant!"
"That's right. The students from Class 3 (3) came to our Class 3 (6) to show off. What are they doing?"
"Haha, Lin Junyi really made the boys in our Class 3 (6) proud this time. Didn't you see how upset Zheng Yuanda looked when he left? Lin Junyi is really a delight to us, haha!"
Lin Junyi sat in his seat, vaguely overhearing the discussions in the classroom. He smiled inwardly. It was a rare sight to see so many classmates aligning with him. However, Zheng Yuanda was quite cunning. Despite being so upset, he remained calm on the surface. Perhaps he already harbored a grudge against him, and he would have to be cautious in the future.
Lin Junyi is powerless now and does not want to openly confront Zheng Yuanda, a young man from a prominent family with a strong background, too early.
"Thank you, my deskmate." Gu Qing smiled at Lin Junyi, her soft and pure voice filled with gratitude.
"What are you thanking me for?" Lin Junyi asked with a smile, pretending to be ignorant.
"Thank you for helping me get rid of Zheng Yuanda. To be honest, I just want to study quietly." A bright blush appeared on Gu Qing's pretty face. Facing Lin Junyi's deliberate question, there was a hint of helplessness in her tone.
"You're welcome. This is my position. No one can take it away without my consent!" Lin Junyi's expression was firm, but he secretly sighed, "Alas, no wonder the more uglier women there are in this society, the more educated they are. How many of those beautiful girls can actually study with peace of mind? Even if they are determined to study hard, there are too many 'bees, butterflies, and flies' drooling over them."
Lin Junyi took a deep breath. The enchanting fragrance emanating from Gu Qing's body permeated his heart. He turned his head and looked at her touching expression as she quietly studied. A surge of pride suddenly rose in his heart, and he secretly made a resolution: "For such a perfect girl, I have an obligation to create a quiet learning environment for her. If there is a chance in the future, I will also make her happy..."
Gu Qing noticed from the corner of her eye that Lin Junyi was looking at her, and a blush could not help but appear on her pretty and elegant face.
After half a day of contact, Lin Junyi gave her the feeling of being calm, composed, not noisy, not ostentatious, and plain and natural, but always giving her an inexplicable sense of security.
Compared to Zheng Yuanda, who had a good family background, excellent academic performance, and was handsome, he lacked a sense of security, especially the arrogance that he inadvertently revealed in his expression, which always made her feel uncomfortable.
Therefore, Gu Qing felt a little proud at this moment, thinking that it was the right decision to choose to sit at the same table with Lin Junyi.
