Chapter 76: Su Qinghe: What am I going to do? I really don’t want to wear black stockings! Wuwuwu...
While Gu Yifan was being surrounded by his adoring classmates.
At that very moment, news of a prodigy who had achieved a perfect score on the mock exam was spreading like wildfire among all the third-year high school students in Mountain City!
The name Gu Yifan was quickly becoming known to everyone.
...
「In the classroom of Class 5, Year 3.」
Su Qinghe had also heard the news about Gu Yifan getting a perfect score.
"Qinghe, isn’t the Gu Yifan from Class 1 they’re all talking about your guy?"
"Impressive! I never thought your guy was a top student just like you!"
"A perfect score on everything! A result like that is unprecedented, and we’ll probably never see it again!"
"Amazing!"
Su Qinghe’s deskmate and roommate, He Cailing, leaned close to her ear, her face a mask of astonishment.
WHOOSH.
The moment Su Qinghe heard her deskmate call Gu Yifan "her guy," her face instantly turned beet red.
"N-no... he’s not... he’s not mine..."
she stammered shyly, her face flushed.
"Pfft."
"Oh, give me a break!"
"You think I don’t know you?"
"You two are practically joined at the hip, and you still say he’s not yours!"
He Cailing couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
Others might not know, but as Su Qinghe’s roommate, how could she not?
For a while now, Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe had been inseparable. They ate together, left school together, and some nights, Su Qinghe didn’t even return to the dorm. (Sometimes, when Su Qinghe had dinner at Gu Yifan’s house, his mom would "insist" on her staying the night.)
’It’s obvious what they’ve been up to!’
She just chalked Su Qinghe’s denials up to shyness.
Su Qinghe was speechless.
For a moment, she was at a complete loss for words.
BZZT—BZZ BZZ BZZ—
Just then, Su Qinghe’s phone started vibrating in her desk drawer.
Su Qinghe froze for a second before quickly ducking her head and pulling her phone out of the drawer.
From the side, He Cailing snuck a peek at the screen and saw it was a message from Gu Yifan.
"Ooh~"
"And you still say he’s not your guy!"
"Nothing to say for yourself now, huh?!"
she said, rolling her eyes again with a look of playful disdain.
Su Qinghe was speechless once again.
Her face flushed faintly again. She stared blankly at the text from Gu Yifan on her phone, once again at a loss for words.
He Cailing was tactful enough not to keep peeking at their conversation. She turned away, giving Su Qinghe some privacy.
*Phew...*
Su Qinghe took a deep breath, trying to compose herself.
But after she read Gu Yifan’s message, her face turned completely crimson—even redder than before!
’Black... black stockings...’
’I’ve never worn anything like that before.’
’What should I do?’
’Do I really have to wear them?’
’Yifan is so exasperating!’
With a troubled expression, she had no idea what to do...
...
In a flash, it was time for the last class of the morning: physics.
The physics teacher was a middle-aged man who was balding on top, leaving a fringe of hair around the sides.
He stood at the podium holding a thick stack of test papers, looking out at the class.
"Ahem."
He gave a deliberate cough, scanned the classroom, and then spoke slowly. "I assume you all know what I’m holding, don’t you?!"
"Hmm... That’s right. These are your papers from yesterday’s exam!"
"First, I want to commend one student in particular. He’s the only one in our class who got a perfect score in physics!"
The class was silent.
The moment he said that, the students knew exactly what was coming next.
No surprise there.
In every single class that morning, they’d had to listen to the teacher go on about Gu Yifan getting a perfect score.
And every time a teacher mentioned it, it was another blow to their morale.
The students of Class 1 had been completely numb all morning.
What could they do?
The guy got a perfect score on every single subject, after all!
Being in the same class as this inhuman genius was just painful!
Over the course of the morning, the students of Class 1 had gone from initial shock and envy to complete numbness, losing the will to live.
If they could.
They were dying to just gang up on Gu Yifan and give him a good thrashing!
Their lives were just too hard!
"Hmm... this student is..."
Before the physics teacher could finish, the entire class chanted in unison, "It’s Gu Yifan..."
But their voices were utterly devoid of energy.
"Huh?"
The balding physics teacher paused, looking at the class in surprise. "You all know already?"
"We know, sir, you don’t have to say it!"
"Every single teacher we’ve had all morning has already said it. We’re sick and tired of hearing it..."
The students all replied in a chorus, their faces a mask of utter despair.
"Er..."
The physics teacher was stunned.
’Damn.’
’Looks like I’m a step too late. They... ahem, stole all my thunder!’
he muttered to himself, looking out at the students.
The students were silent.
...
BRRRING—BRRRING—
As the dismissal bell rang, the eyes of every student in Class 1 lit up.
’Holy crap!’
’We’re finally free from this hell!’
Seeing the students’ impatient expressions, the physics teacher on the podium looked resigned.
He shook his head, deciding not to keep them any longer. Waving his hand, he said, "Alright, that’s all for today. Class dismissed!"
WHOOSH!
In perfect unison, the students all shot to their feet and shouted, "Goodbye, sir!"
Then they charged for the door, swarming out of the classroom.
They looked like a stampede, unwilling to stay a single moment longer.
"Er..."
The physics teacher watched this scene unfold, completely dumbfounded.
After a long moment.
He finally managed to choke out two words: "Freaking awesome."
Gu Yifan happened to be walking past just then. Hearing the teacher’s two words, he couldn’t help but give him a second look.
’Who knew? For an old guy, this physics teacher is actually pretty interesting!’
Seeing Gu Yifan giving him a strange look, the physics teacher, He Kaijian, felt a little awkward.
"Ahem."
He cleared his throat, then flashed Gu Yifan a smile that crinkled his whole face. "Ah, Yifan, you did great on the exam. Keep up the good work. I have high hopes for you!"
"Yes, sir. Thank you. I will."
Gu Yifan replied with a smile of his own.
After a bit more small talk, Gu Yifan made an excuse and beat a hasty retreat.
For one simple reason!
The physics teacher was way too chatty.
He never would have guessed a grown man could be so long-winded.
After less than a minute, Gu Yifan was already finding him a bit grating!
...
The moment Gu Yifan stepped out of the classroom, he saw her—Su Qinghe, waiting quietly for him under the large banyan tree in the distance...