Lin Yi had once pondered a philosophical question: if you diagonally cut a bar of chocolate, took away a piece, and then put the remaining pieces back together, could you create a chocolate perpetual motion machine?
Why did she think of this?
Because she was now considering infinitely dividing that can of black tea drink.
A 250ml can of beverage, divided into two portions. One portion, downed in one gulp yesterday, provided two hours of concentration.
But in reality, exams usually only require focused attention for about an hour to answer most questions.
So today, she split the remaining portion in half again, added warm water, and put it in her thermos.
She felt she had performed exceptionally well on yesterday’s Chinese essay.
Perhaps influenced by Writing Lv.2, she felt her pen was guided by divine inspiration, with ideas gushing forth like a spring!
What was even more terrifying was that this writing skill dealt penetrating damage across all languages.
It even made her English essay in the afternoon flow incredibly smoothly.
Truly terrifying.
The morning exam was math.
Lin Yi faced it with equanimity.
If necessary, she wasn’t even planning to drink the beverage.
Because with math, if you don’t know it, you just don’t know it.
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“Good morning, Lin Yi.”
“Good morning, Su Kui.”
The girl still approached with her sweet smile, her faint fragrance making Lin Yi’s mood improve considerably.
Lin Yi noticed Su Kui had little dimples when she smiled.
“Su Kui, I’ve noticed you seem to wear the blazer uniform all the time except during P.E. class.”
Su Kui looked down at the bow on her chest and her fair legs beneath the black and red pleated skirt, smiling as she said, “Because it looks nice.”
“It really does,” Lin Yi gave a thumbs up.
Su Kui shook her head, however.
“I actually think if you, Lin Yi, wore the formal dress, you’d look even better than me.”
Really… Lin Yi hadn’t thought about that.
Firstly, the aura Su Kui possessed was something she herself lacked.
Secondly, running with Yan Jianxing in the mornings meant she couldn’t possibly go out in formal wear.
The math teacher walked in carrying the test papers.
Su Kui waved and returned to her seat, preparing for the exam.
Just like yesterday, Class 1-1’s goddess, Feng Chuyue, jogged in through the back door, barely making it to the classroom before the bell rang.
Hearing the soft panting behind her, Lin Yi couldn’t help but turn to look.
The girl’s slightly flushed cheeks were exposed to the air, her rosy lips slightly parted, exhaling a gentle, orchid-like breath.
Feng Chuyue looked up and saw Lin Yi watching her with concern.
She immediately lowered her head, unsure where to look for a moment.
Cute.
Want to squish her.
That’s what Lin Yi thought.
Suddenly, Feng Chuyue’s gaze fell on Lin Yi’s clenched fists and didn’t move away.
Lin Yi looked at her own fists, puzzled.
What was so interesting about them?
But the Feng Chuyue before her was socially anxious, very likely even having communication difficulties.
If she asked out of the blue, the beautiful girl in front of her would probably bury her head in her arms for the whole day.
Right! Mood Emoji!
Lin Yi quickly used the skill. After consuming a bit of stamina, she saw a little yellow bean emoji with starry eyes inexplicably appear above Feng Chuyue’s head.
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Now, whenever Lin Yi saw this little yellow bean emoji, she felt a bit unable to hold back laughter.
But these starry eyes… did they represent anticipation?
Then, as if enlightened, Lin Yi opened her hands, palms facing the other girl.
Feng Chuyue stole a glance at Lin Yi’s palms, then a second glance, before lowering her head without a word.
The little yellow bean of anticipation above her head turned into a disappointed little yellow bean.
Could it be… this kid was expecting me to write something on my palms?
Lin Yi hurriedly wrote on her hands, then gently tapped the desk.
Feng Chuyue looked up.
She saw Lin Yi’s open hands.
On the left palm was written “Good,” on the right palm was “Morning.” Together, it meant “Good morning.”
Although the girl’s facial expression didn’t change much, Lin Yi knew that the disappointed little yellow bean above her head had turned into a smiling little yellow bean.
Cute.
Want to squish her.
This was the second time Lin Yi thought this internally.
“Alright, everyone settle down. I’ll hand out the math test papers now.”
Lin Yi turned back around, ready for the exam.
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The math exam ended.
Lin Yi stretched, looking at the handwriting on the paper that represented her best effort, and nodded in satisfaction.
Hmm, at least there weren’t large blank sections.
‘Grading old-timer, even if I couldn’t understand the questions, I’ll still scribble a whole paragraph of nonsense answers, making you squint through the pile of crap I produced, hng ah ah ah ah ah!’
With malicious intent, Lin Yi submitted her answer sheet, letting out a smirk worthy of the Crooked-Mouth Dragon King.
Lunchtime!
Just as Lin Yi was about to dash to the cafeteria, she saw Feng Chuyue sitting at her desk, motionless.
She suddenly grew curious.
How would this socially anxious beauty before her handle her lunch?
Zhuming Girls’ High probably dismissed at 12 PM, with afternoon classes starting at 2 PM.
But usually, morning classes ran over, and afternoon classes started early, so the actual break time for students was even shorter.
An hour wasn’t enough for day students to go home, so most likely they stayed in the classroom for a nap.
Either go to the cafeteria, or take out a lunchbox.
‘Well then, let me see what choice the goddess of Class 1-1 will make.’
Five minutes passed.
Ten minutes passed.
During this time, people kept passing behind Feng Chuyue—some with hands clasped, some with hearts in their eyes, some pretending to smell flowers.
Only Lin Yi remained motionless at her seat, occasionally stealing a glance at Feng Chuyue.
No movement.
Like a girl frozen in a beautiful painting, a delight to behold.
‘Beauty can indeed be a feast for the eyes,’ Lin Yi thought.
“Lin Yi!” Yan Jianxing walked over, looking at the two inexplicably frozen people.
“Aren’t you going to eat? I heard there’s a Limited Edition Sweet and Sour Carp today…”
“Oh, right, right. Just a sec, let me pack my bag.”
Lin Yi packed her bag, stood up, and prepared to go to the cafeteria with Yan Jianxing.
“Let me tell you, for the last big math problem today, I didn’t even understand the letters!”
“Huh?”
As the two turned past the desks, Lin Yi happened to glance at Feng Chuyue’s small head and couldn’t resist using the Mood Emoji skill again.
It was the little yellow bean of anticipation again.
Could it be… ‘Kami-sama, do you want to eat with me?’
‘No, no, no, impossible, haha. Someone like Kami-sama, with just a wave of her arm, the line of people wanting to eat with her would stretch all the way to Mars.’
‘Haha… ha, ha.’
‘She doesn’t seem like she could wave her arm even a little.’
Lin Yi stopped walking and leaned down towards Feng Chuyue.
A scent of lavender wafted over.
Only then did Lin Yi see the face hidden beneath the bangs and short hair in front of her forehead.
It was even more beautiful than she had imagined.
Like an exquisitely crafted cute doll, her slightly trembling lips and eyelashes were incredibly soft and fragrant.
“Feng, would you like to go to the cafeteria to eat with us?”
Feng Chuyue was startled, as Lin Yi was speaking right by her ear.
She quickly covered her ears and moved to the other side.
Yan Jianxing reached out.
“Lin Yi, you’re inviting the Moon Goddess to eat together?”
“Yeah. Otherwise, she’s just sitting here all alone; it seems lonely.”
“Such a bold idea…”
Lin Yi shrugged.
Since Feng Chuyue was so scared, she wouldn’t force it.
She turned and left.
Feng Chuyue watched the two leave through the back door, slumped back into her seat dejectedly, head lowered, saying nothing.
The classroom was empty now.
Only Feng Chuyue remained, alone, watching the curtains flutter in the wind.
She rummaged through her bag but still couldn’t find her lunchbox.
She did have her meal card, but she didn’t dare go to the cafeteria alone.
‘Guess I’ll just have to go hungry. It’s a bit uncomfortable.’
‘I want to go home…’
Fifteen minutes later.
Footsteps came from the back door.
Feng Chuyue couldn’t help but look back.
Lin Yi and Yan Jianxing returned to the classroom, chatting and laughing, carrying takeout boxes.
Passing by Feng Chuyue’s desk, Lin Yi placed a box of food down and then said to herself, “Ah, the Limited Edition Sweet and Sour Carp was just too delicious. I accidentally bought too much. What a bother.”
Yan Jianxing smiled without speaking.
Feng Chuyue stared at the food box in Lin Yi’s hand and swallowed.
“Perfect timing, Feng, you’re still here. You can have this box. Of course, if you’ve already eaten, just ignore me. You can throw it away too.”
Feng Chuyue immediately grabbed the box of food and then managed to force two words from her mouth.
“Th… thank you.”
“You’re welcome!”
Lin Yi smiled and returned to her seat.
After all, in this world, no one could bear to see that crying little yellow bean hovering above a beautiful girl’s head.