<h4>Chapter 14</h4>


    The ss monitor''s father only asked for half a day off; they had to return to ss in the afternoon and rush to the next venue.


    In front of the cemetery, Wei Yi called out to Shi Li, "Lili, I''ve booked a private room at Jinyuan Dream. You and the ss monitor should take the ssmates there for lunch. Thank you all for running around these past few days. I have to eat with my familyter, so I can''t apany everyone. Please understand."


    Everyone told Wei Yi to take care of his own business, saying they would be fine on their own.


    During lunch, all the ssmates were scolded by phone calls from their families.


    When they returned to school in the afternoon, they stood in the ssroom and were scolded by the teacher.


    During the break, the ss monitor''s father had his secretary deliver milk tea, impressively boosting his son''s poprity among his ssmates.


    Along with the milk tea, the secretary also brought some small jewelry pieces from luxury brands.


    The ss monitor was responsible for giving small gifts to the teachers during breaks, apologizing for skipping ss without permission in the morning.


    Shi Li was the physics ss representative, so she apanied the ss monitor when he went to see the physics teacher.


    Teacher Wu was sipping tea while looking at some test papers. Seeing his ss representative and the monitor of ss one approach, he pulled out two test papers from his drawer. "Complete these papers. I''ll time you."


    Shi Li took the paper and guessed the reason Teacher Wu wanted her to do this test after just ncing at it.


    It was to select the school''s representatives for the Four Holy Grail Physics Competition, with two students chosen from each grade.


    In her previous life, Shi Li had participated in thispetition alongside a boy from Feng Yunhe''s ss.


    That boy came from a poor family but was exceptionally academically gifted.


    He had been specially recruited into Qianpu Middle School based on his grades. For students like him, the school provided a lot of support in terms of tuition and schrships.


    By participating in variouspetitions and consistently achieving excellent results, that boy had secured early admission to a top domestic university in his second year of high school.


    Having participated in numerouspetitions together, Shi Li had a good rtionship with him.


    Thepetition questions were much harder than regr test papers. This didn''t affect Shi Li much, but it was a different story for the ss monitor.


    Teacher Wu''s phone rang, signaling the end of the allotted time.


    The ss monitor still had three major questions left unanswered, while Shi Li had stopped writing half an hour ago. Teacher Wu had already finished grading Shi Li''s paper and given her a score.


    The ss monitor nced over and saw that Shi Li had only lost two points due to a miscalction.


    The student looked utterly dejected, and Teacher Wu consoled him, "Rx a bit. Shi Li is a little genius; you can''tpare yourself to her."


    [Hmph]


    After grading the ss monitor''s paper, Teacher Wu smiled with some satisfaction, "You did pretty well too. You passed the qualifying line."


    "You have a lot of potential. When you encounter difficult problems, ask Shi Li for help."


    Teacher Wu then said to Shi Li, "Go get thepetition application form from the director."


    He only gave this one instruction to Shi Li, without even mentioning any exam details, before hurrying the two of them out.


    Although he wasn''t selected, the ss monitor maintained a calm attitude. His physics performance was quite good, but it paled inparison to Shi Li''s.


    If he hadn''te to Teacher Wu''s office with Shi Li today, he probably wouldn''t have even had the chance to take this test.


    After leaving the physics teacher''s office, the ss monitor''s hands were empty, while Shi Li was carrying a stack of test papers.


    Not wanting to let a girl carry things, the ss monitor offered, "Let me carry that. It looks heavy."


    Shi Li gave him a rare nce. [The ss monitor''s ability to lie with a straight face rivals his father''s.]


    If it were a stack of exercise books, it would indeed be heavy.


    But how heavy could thirty sheets of test paper be?


    ss monitor: I can hear your snarkyments, you know. And if you''re saying I''m like my dad, I might just throw a little tantrum.


    Although Shi Li was internally snarking, she still epted the ss monitor''s kind gesture.


    "Thank you. You''re such a nice person."


    One second he had heard her snarkyment, the next he was being handed a "nice guy" card.


    The ss monitor couldn''t help but think to himself, "A woman''s heart is as unfathomable as the ocean."


    Shi Li and the ss monitor arrived outside the grade director''s office, just in time to meet Shen Qinglin, who was also there to get an application form.


    Shi Li greeted him, and the ss monitor voluntarily said, "You two go in. I''ll wait for you outside."


    Shi Li knocked twice on the door, and after hearing a "Come in" from inside, she pushed the door open.


    Upon entering the director''s office, Shen Qinglin maintained a calm expression, while Shi Li was slightly taken aback when she clearly saw the man and woman sitting opposite the director.


    [So the female lead came this early]


    Standing outside the door, the ss monitor heard the suddenment and felt confused. What female lead? Shi Li was saying strange things. She went in to ask the director for an application form; what did that have to do with a female lead?


    The two people sitting opposite the director were Feng Yunhe''s father and the female lead, Liang Rongrong.


    Startled by Shi Li''s abrupt door opening, Liang Rongrong''s small, palm-sized face showed an expression of fear.


    "Do you need something from me?" the director asked.


    Shi Li had a mediocre impression of this corpulent grade director. She got straight to the point, "We''re here to get the application forms for the Four Holy Grail Physics Competition."


    Thepetition application forms were right there on the director''s desk; he could have simply handed them over.


    Instead, he rambled on with a lot of nonsense, "You''re representing the school in thispetition. You should be grateful for the opportunity the school is giving you, especially you, Shen Qinglin."


    Shi Li rolled her eyes dramatically, unwilling to listen to his blood pressure-raising talk.


    She interrupted him directly, "Director, we earned this opportunity to participate in the physicspetition through selection. If we win awards in thepetition, it will also bring honor to the school."


    The grade director liked to judge people based on their status. When dealing with children from wealthy families, he wouldn''t get angry even if they talked back to him, and would instead praise them, saying things like "What a sweet-talking child."


    But for students who were specially recruited, no matter how excellent their grades were, he always found fault and expressed dissatisfaction.


    Despite being rebutted by Shi Li, the grade director showed no signs of annoyance on his face. "Yes, yes, you''re right," he said, handing the application forms to Shi Li.


    As they were leaving the office, Shi Li vaguely heard Liang Rongrong seemingly asking about the physicspetition.


    After exiting the office, Shi Li said to Shen Qinglin, "He''s got issues in his head. It''s not something new. Just ignore him."


    The ss monitor''s mind worked quickly, immediately guessing what was going on. He also said, "That''s just the kind of person he is. It''s beneath you to stoop to his level."


    Shen Qinglin''s lips curved into a smile, revealing two subtle dimples. "I know. Thank you both."


    Before parting ways with Shen Qinglin, Shi Li exchanged contact information with him. "We''ll be participating inpetitions together in the future. If you encounter any problems, feel free to reach out."


    When the two returned to the ssroom, it was nearly time for school to end.


    The ss monitor, holding the physics test paper he had just retrieved, switched seats with Shi Li''s desk mate.


    He had encountered many questions earlier and wanted to discuss them with Shi Li.


    As the dismissal bell rang, Shi Li still had a few problems left to exin.


    "School''s out. You should head home first. We can go over these questions tomorrow."


    "It''s fine. It''ll only take a few more minutes. I''ll exin these problems clearly, so you can practice a few more questions at home to reinforce what you''ve learned."


    "But I need to call my driver first." He wanted to let the driver know he''d be out a bitter to prevent any worry.


    The ss monitor was quite intelligent. Some problems clicked for him instantly, and they finished in just ten minutes.


    As the two walked out of the ssroom, they were still discussing the problems.


    They ran into a boy and a girling from the opposite direction, causing the ss monitor to suddenly lose his ability to speak. He instinctively turned his gaze towards Shi Li.


    Everyone knew that Shi Li had a crush on Feng Yunhe, and it had reached an obsessive level.


    Feng Yunhe walking out of the principal''s office with a girl seemed rather suspicious no matter how you looked at it.


    Thanks to hearing Shi Li''s inner thoughts these past few days, the ss monitor''s imagination was running wild.


    He couldn''t help but wonder if these two were staying after school to date in the ssroom.


    But this girl looked unfamiliar.


    Recalling a certain day''s ear-splitting experience, if it were that kind of situation, the entire ss''s ears might be in jeopardy.


    Feng Yunhe, aren''t your grades supposed to be excellent? To maintain those good grades, I suggest you refrain from dating during high school.


    For the sake of our entire ss''s ears.


    The ss monitor''s thoughts ran wild like a galloping alpaca, racing towards the sea with no return...


    While the ss monitor didn''t know who this girl was, Shi Li did.


    [Come to think of it, it makes sense. The plot starts from this moment.]


    ss monitor: Plot? What plot? The plot of their love story?