Chu Qing, who had been waiting in the classroom, saw Chen Xiu and Qi Muyang come in one after the other. The former had red eyes and the latter had a dark face, both of them looked unhappy. A hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes, and after they all sat down, she leaned over and asked, "Did the teacher scold you?"
"Not bad." Chen Xiu said vaguely.
Chu Qing sighed and patted his arm comfortingly: "If you get caught skipping school, you will definitely be scolded, don't take it too seriously."
"Well, thank you, Mr. Chu." Chen Xiu was listless and couldn't even straighten his head.
Chu Qing thought he was just being shy, so she ignored him and gave him some space to digest his thoughts on his own. However, when it was time for breakfast, she noticed something was wrong between him and Qi Muyang.
Although these two people usually communicate and chat with each other, one is busy playing and the other is busy studying. But this morning, they didn't even look at each other.
After breakfast, when the family of three came out of the cafeteria, Chu Qing looked at Qi Muyang's gloomy face and couldn't help asking, "Did you have a fight?"
"No." Qi Muyang said indifferently.
Chu Qing paused and nodded: "It seems that they had a quarrel." She thought for a moment and asked again, "Is it because of skipping school?"
Qi Muyang remained silent.
Chu Qing thought for a moment: "Then it's not, so why are you arguing?"
Qi Muyang looked at her, and after holding back for a long time, he finally spoke in a depressed tone: "He wants to transfer to another school."
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment, Qi Muyang sighed and told about the dispute in the morning. Chu Qing didn't know how to comment, and after a while he said: "But the progress of public high schools is faster. If he goes there now, he may not be able to keep up. Moreover, each school has a different teaching method. Is he sure he can adapt to other teaching methods?"
I'm already in my third year of high school, and it's really irrational to transfer schools at the last minute.
"I think so too, but he insisted that I said that because I thought he was stupid. It's like a dog biting Lu Dongbin." Qi Muyang felt worse the more he spoke.
Chu Qing said helplessly: "Well, since he also wants to transfer, then we should respect his opinion. Don't be angry. If he really leaves on Monday, then the time you two can spend together at school is actually only today."
Qi Muyang's expression was slightly moved by what she said, and he pursed his lips for a long while. Although he didn't say anything, his expression seemed to be slightly relieved. Chu Qing knew that his good friend was leaving, and he was unhappy. He carefully comforted her: "It's okay, we can meet on weekends."
"No, public high schools have long and short holidays, and it takes three weeks to get a full weekend off." Qi Muyang said depressedly.
Chu Qing smiled and said, "Then wait until you graduate from high school. It's only a few months away anyway, and you still have a long life ahead of you."
Qi Muyang's mood did not improve because of her comfort, but in order not to worry his mother, he nodded obediently. Chu Qing knew that he had to deal with this matter by himself, and after looking at Qi Weichen next to him, he decided not to say anything.
After the three of them finished their meal, there were still 20 minutes before class. In order to comfort their discouraged baby son, Chu Qing and Qi Weichen did not go back to the classroom directly, but accompanied him for a walk in the school. As a result, they had not walked far when they saw Chen Xiu being dragged out by his father, and the three of them stopped immediately.
"I won't leave, I won't go back!" Chen Xiu's eyes were red and tears were falling down.
Chen's father's face turned red and he slapped him when he saw that he dared to talk back. "If you don't go back, will I let you skip school and go to the Internet cafe?! I was wondering why your grades can't improve. It turns out that you are doing these useless things. If your class teacher hadn't informed me, I would still be kept in the dark by you, little bastard!"
"I'm not leaving! You promised me that you wouldn't leave until Monday, and I haven't said goodbye to my friends yet..." There was a clear slap mark on Chen Xiu's fair face. He was unlike his usual little white rabbit self and struggled hard to break free from Chen's father's shackles.
He was just ten years old. Although he was thin, he was very strong. He refused to leave, and even if Chen's father beat him up, he couldn't drag him away.
In just a few minutes, Chen's father was sweating all over his forehead and angrily let go of his arm: "Are you going to leave or not?"
"No!" Chen Xiu took a few steps back suddenly.
Father Chen was so angry that he was about to scold him again, but the next second he saw Chu Qing and the others, and immediately shouted angrily: "Those friends of yours are behind us, hurry up and don't follow me!"
Chen Xiu was stunned for a moment, and when he turned around and saw the three people, his expression went blank for a moment.
"Get out of here now!" Chen's father yelled angrily.
Chen Xiu lowered her head in embarrassment and said after a while: "I have more than just these three friends."
"... You have a wide range of contacts. OK, I'll give you two more days. Pack your things at school during these two days and come home with me on Monday." He didn't want to leave now. Father Chen knew he couldn't get him to leave, so he could only turn around and leave, cursing.
Chen Xiu lowered her head and remained silent for a long time. When the three people came up to her, she whispered, "I'm sorry to make you laugh."
"I'll ask you again, do you want to go to a public school?" Qi Muyang said stiffly.
Chen Xiu pursed his lips, and choked up for a long while before saying, "Does it matter whether I want to or not? My dad wants to transfer me to another school, what can I do?" He has been studying hard for three years, and the only time his grades improved was in the recent final exam, and it was only after reading the notes that Qi Weichen had carefully prepared that he did better. For a person as stupid as him, no matter what school it is, no one can teach him, so it's the same everywhere.
But he had some very good friends at Chengde High School. Although none of them were positive, they were very nice to him and he was reluctant to leave.
"What the hell can you do? Just don't go! Didn't you resist quite well just now?" Qi Muyang asked angrily.
Chen Xiu shook her head bitterly: "It's useless. He didn't want me to stay in Chengde in the first place, and I was caught for skipping school. He is probably determined to make me transfer schools now. There is no room for negotiation."
"So why did you suddenly skip school with us for no reason?!" Qi Muyang felt annoyed and regretted running away yesterday for the first time.
Chen Xiu's eyes turned redder when she heard this: "I, I didn't expect to be caught the first time I ran away. I just thought that if I had to transfer to another school, I would definitely not have the chance to be with you guys in the future, so I wanted to keep some more memories before leaving. I didn't expect..."
"Okay, okay, calm down first. There are so many of us, we can think of a solution together." Chu Qing hurriedly comforted him.
Qi Muyang immediately said: "Yes, that's right, let's find a solution together."
"It's useless, he won't listen." Chen Xiu rubbed his eyes.
Qi Muyang frowned, then thought of something and immediately pulled Qi Weichen's arm. When he looked at him, he asked carefully and expectantly, "You are the best. Can you help Chen Xiu think of a solution?"
Chu Qing and Chen Xiu immediately turned their eyes to Qi Weichen, with a hint of nervousness in their eyes. Under the gazes of the three, Qi Weichen was silent for a moment before speaking: "When middle-aged people become stubborn, usually ten cows can't pull them back."
The hope in Chen Xiu's eyes disappeared.
"But if you prescribe the right medicine for the disease, maybe you can give it a try." Before he completely despaired, Qi Weichen added slowly.
Qi Muyang asked hurriedly: "How to prescribe the right medicine?"
"What is Chen Xiu's father's purpose in wanting him to transfer schools?" Qi Weichen asked.
Qi Muyang thought for a moment: "Let him change his environment and study well?"
"Changing the environment is just a process. What he really wants is for Chen Xiu's grades to improve." Qi Weichen looked at Qi Muyang, "If Chen Xiu can do this in Chengde, then there is no need to transfer schools."
"Even if I transfer to another school, I'm afraid I won't be able to study well." Chen Xiu said sadly.
The frown on Qi Muyang's brows deepened, and after a while he suddenly thought, "Not necessarily. I used to think I wasn't good at studying, but I've only been studying for a month and I've made rapid progress. Why don't I let my dad... Qi Weichen help you develop a study plan? That way you'll definitely make rapid progress like me."
This time, just as he finished speaking, before Chen Xiu could rekindle her hope, she heard Qi Weichen say calmly, "I refuse."
Qi Muyang was stunned for a moment: "Why?"
"No energy." Qi Weichen only had four words.
Qi Muyang was anxious: "Why don't you have the energy? I'm just helping you. You helped me and her make study plans every day, so you could go to bed before 11pm, right?"
"Qi Muyang," Qi Weichen's voice was slightly lowered, "Don't push your luck."
His unhappiness almost overflowed, Qi Muyang was stunned, and there was no sound for a while. Chen Xiu came out to smooth things over at this time, and forced a smile and said: "Don't worry about me, it's okay to change schools. At worst, we can contact each other through video calls, and we can have fun together after graduation."
Qi Muyang glanced at him, then looked at Qi Weichen, and turned away without saying a word. Chen Xiu looked at Qi Weichen apologetically: "I'm sorry, because I caused you to quarrel."
Qi Weichen said nothing, but Chu Qing next to him came out to smooth things over: "It's nothing, they quarrel often, Qi Muyang doesn't have a temper, so they make up quickly."
Chen Xiu sighed, not knowing what to say.
The family of three's walk was suddenly interrupted by Chen's father and son. After a while, it was time for class, so they went back to the classroom together. However, this time, not only was Chen Xiu awkward with the others, but even the atmosphere between Qi Weichen and his son became subtle.
The father and son didn't say a word to each other for the whole day, and they didn't even eat lunch together. This situation continued until dinner time. Qi Muyang wanted to go alone again, and Chu Qing hurriedly said to Qi Weichen, "He has no money on his card, so I'll go with him."
"What about me?" Qi Weichen looked at her.
For some reason, Qi Weichen's eyes seemed to reveal some subtle grievance, which made her feel distressed for a moment, but then she thought she was wrong. He just asked him to have a meal alone, and it had happened before. How could he feel aggrieved
She smiled and said, "You eat first. He's going to go far away. I'll go find him." Then she ran to chase Qi Muyang. When she was about to catch up with him, she suddenly looked back and saw Qi Weichen still standing there looking at her, with the grievance in his eyes seeming to be even greater.
She was stunned for a moment and subconsciously wanted to turn around and go back, but she had already arrived in front of Qi Muyang, and Qi Muyang seemed to be waiting for her. After hesitating for a while, she decided to follow Qi Muyang.
When the mother and son were having dinner together, Chu Qing's mind was full of Qi Weichen's eyes, and she was a little absent-minded while eating.
"Do you think I'm right?!" Qi Muyang knocked on her bowl.
Chu Qing snapped back to her senses and frowned at him: "Only beggars knock on the bowl."
"Where do you hear all this nonsense?" Qi Muyang said indifferently, and put down his chopsticks obediently, and brought the topic back to the topic, "You haven't judged the truth for me yet, my dad can help Chen Xiu, isn't it a piece of cake?"
"The term 'a piece of cake' can only be used by the person who helps. Others are not qualified to use it," Chu Qing squinted at him, "Also, what you are doing now is called 'moral kidnapping'."
Qi Muyang was stunned for a moment and said dissatisfiedly: "You only know how to help him."
"You asked me to judge, and now you think I'm being rude?" Chu Qing rolled her eyes at him, fully expressing her disdain for him. "Qi Muyang, I find that you're very nice when you're nice, but when you start to act like a fool, even eight people can't stop you."
"How did I do something stupid?" Qi Muyang was unconvinced.
Chu Qing sneered: "Chen Xiu was here at the time, and I didn't want to make it too clear, for fear of embarrassing Chen Xiu and you. Let me ask you, why did you let Qi Weichen help Chen Xiu?"
"Chen Xiu is my friend!" Qi Muyang glared.
Chu Qing raised the corners of her lips: "You also know that he is your friend, not Qi Weichen's friend?"
"They were desk mates before! And they usually have a good relationship, right?" Qi Muyang was still not convinced.
Chu Qing sneered: "Do I need to remind you what kind of person Qi Weichen is?"
Qi Muyang was stunned.
"He has a cold and aloof personality and never associates with others. I've been classmates with him for such a long time, but I've never seen him make a friend, and he never bothers to make friends. Under normal circumstances, let alone being a deskmate, even if he is related to you by blood, he may not even glance at you. But such a person is willing to get along with your friends. Don't you really know why?" Chu Qing looked at this ungrateful bastard and just wanted to beat him up.
Qi Muyang already had a vague feeling in his heart, but he still subconsciously asked: "Why?"
"Of course it's because of you! He has always disliked socializing, but he endured it for you," Chu Qing said angrily, "It's fine if you're not grateful, but you're expecting him to help your friend with a study plan. Is that a casual favor? What obligation does he have to help your friend? You only care about your friend, but have you ever felt sorry for your father? You're an ungrateful bastard!"
Qi Muyang was stunned by her scolding, and suddenly came to his senses after a long while. He was not a child who did not listen to advice, and he was not stubborn at ordinary times. Sometimes he would get stuck in a dead end, but he would correct it quickly. Now after listening to Chu Qing's words, he suddenly realized his mistake and began to feel uneasy.
"Then, then I did something wrong?" Qi Muyang asked anxiously.
Chu Qing sneered, "I just don't have the experience of raising you. After all, I am very different from the 41-year-old me. If I had gone through the hard work of raising a child for 18 years, and then saw you getting angry with your father because of your friends, I would have to beat you up."
“…Did I really do something wrong? What should I do now?” Qi Muyang finally panicked when he saw Chu Qing speaking so impolitely.
Chu Qing sneered, "What can I do? Apologize to your father until he forgives you. As for Chen Xiu's matter, we can work together to find a solution, but you can't just rely on your mouth to shift the blame to others and make yourself feel at ease. If I really can't help, there's nothing I can do. It's just a transfer, not a battlefield. There's nothing to say."
Qi Muyang responded hesitantly, his heart felt like a bottle of seasoning had been overturned, with all sorts of sour, astringent, and bitter flavors.
After a distracted meal, when the two returned to the classroom, Qi Muyang changed his attitude, but Qi Weichen remained indifferent, treating him as air no matter what he did. Qi Muyang was really panicked this time, lowering his head and sending a message to Chu Qing for help. After thinking for a moment, Chu Qing asked him to apologize after returning to the dormitory, and she would have a good chat with Qi Weichen after school.
Qi Muyang agreed, and when school was over in the evening, the obedient person left first. Chu Qing quickly packed up her things and walked towards the dormitory with Qi Weichen. When Qi Weichen was silent on the way, the whole world became much quieter.
Chu Qing then realized that Qi Weichen was actually the one who found topics to chat every time on the way back to the dormitory. Now that he was not in the mood to talk, she actually felt empty as well.
When they were almost in front of the dormitory gate, Chu Qing took a deep breath and reached out to stop him: "Do you mind chatting?"
"If you want to persuade me to help Chen Xiu, there's no need to waste your words," Qi Weichen's eyes turned colder, "I know you and Qi Muyang are both full of enthusiasm, and I understand and support you, but you can't force me to do something I don't want to do."
Before Chu Qing could say anything, she saw him building a defensive wall. She couldn't help but find it a little funny. After thinking for a while, she said, "I didn't mean to persuade you."
Qi Weichen looked at her and said coldly: "You had dinner with Qi Muyang tonight."
"Huh?" Chu Qing looked at him puzzled.
Qi Weichen turned his face away: "You eat with him because you think he is right."
Chu Qing understood and couldn't help laughing: "No way, you're really feeling wronged? Blame me for not telling you clearly. I went to have dinner with him to teach him a lesson. What he did today was wrong and it has nothing to do with you."
Qi Weichen paused: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you?" Chu Qing vowed.
The repulsive aura around Qi Weichen faded a little: "Then what do you want to say?"
Chu Qing was silent for a while, then asked in a low voice: "It must be tiring to tutor Qi Muyang and me, right?"
Qi Weichen paused, lowered his eyes and looked at her: "If I say I'm not tired, do you want me to help Chen Xiu?"
“… Why are you so sensitive? I’m really just asking you.” Chu Qing was speechless.
Qi Weichen then said calmly: "I'm not tired, just a little bothered occasionally."
After all, he was tailoring different review plans for two people at the same time. Their weaknesses were very different. It was not difficult to make a plan, but the difficult part was to take into account their digestion abilities. The daily tasks should not be too many or too few, so it would occasionally be a bit stressful for him.
Chu Qing felt distressed when she heard him say that: "No matter what you do, you never said you were bothered. You must be exhausted now, right? You can actually help us make a weekly plan. You don't have to do it every day, which will make it difficult for you to rest."
"It's what I should do." Qi Weichen's expression softened a little.
Chu Qing sighed: "But I will feel guilty."
"If you study hard, it will be worth it for me." Qi Weichen lowered his eyes and reached out to hold her hand.
Chu Qing responded, and after holding his hand for a long time, she suddenly said, "I've already told Qi Muyang today that he knows he's wrong and won't make unreasonable requests again. When you go back, he'll definitely apologize to you. If you're still angry, just beat him up and don't hold it in your heart, okay?"
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment: "I thought you would advise me the same as he did."
"I won't," Chu Qing denied without even thinking. After she finished speaking, she noticed Qi Weichen's thoughtful look, and after a moment of silence, she whispered, "You prepare study materials for us every day, and add a lot of annotations to each knowledge point. I know it takes a lot of patience and energy to complete these things, and I... I will feel bad too."
Qi Weichen's eyes moved slightly, and a glimmer of light appeared in his usually cold eyes.
Chu Qing felt a little embarrassed after she finished speaking, but she still mustered up the courage to whisper: "No one else is as important as you, so I don't want you to work hard to help others."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Weichen kissed her on the forehead. Chu Qing opened her eyes wide and looked around nervously. After making sure that no one was around, she said angrily, "Are you crazy? Aren't you afraid of being seen?!"
"Don't be afraid." Qi Weichen said in a gentle voice.
Chu Qing glared at him and ran away. Qi Weichen did not chase her. He quietly watched her disappear before turning around and walking towards the boys' dormitory.
When he went upstairs, he heard the roar of failing, he paused and ignored it, and went straight to his dormitory. When he opened the door, he didn't expect Chen Xiu, the little fat man and the treacherous minister to be there. At this moment, he was holding Qi Muyang, whose eyes were red and hair was slightly messy. When they saw Qi Weichen coming back, they were all stunned.
Qi Weichen looked at the embarrassed people and asked out of responsibility as an elder, "What's wrong?"
"Don't mention it, that grandson who failed!" The little fat boy began to explain angrily.
Qi Weichen listened for a while and finally understood. It turned out that they had been discussing going online in class, and when Bufeng heard it, he reported it to the dean.
Originally, no one knew about this except for the fact that he failed the exam. However, he was careless and told it proudly to his roommate. He didn't even close the door when he said it. Qi Muyang who was passing by heard it and beat him up. The fat man and others had to work very hard to pull him back.
"If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have to run to the dormitory in the middle of the night, and Chen Xiu wouldn't have been scolded by his father. It's all because of him!" The treacherous minister was also very angry, but he held Qi Muyang's hand and refused to let go. "Now that the boss has beaten him, he will definitely go to the class teacher to complain tomorrow, and then the boss will be criticized again."
Chen Xiu sulked and said, "Failing the test is such a jerk. Is there no way to control him?"
When he asked this question, several people were speechless. They had been with the failing student for so long and had beaten him more than once. If he could change, he would have changed long ago. He would not be like he is now, always grimacing and looking for trouble.
Qi Weichen glanced at them and said, "There is a way."
The treacherous ministers and others immediately looked at him. Even Qi Muyang was slow to come out of his anger and stared at Qi Weichen closely.
Under the gazes of the four people, Qi Weichen said calmly: "Whatever he cares about most, just take it away. There is no need to do anything else. As long as you score better than him, you can destroy him."
Upon hearing him say that, the little fat guy immediately got embarrassed: "Qi Shen, you are kidding, not everyone is as awesome as you, he was the top student for many years before you came, how could the likes of us possibly beat him in the exams."
"How do you know if you don't try?"
The fat man, Chen Xiu and the treacherous minister were all stunned at the same time, because this sentence was not said by Qi Weichen, but by Qi Muyang.
Qi Weichen looked over calmly, and Qi Muyang looked at him seriously: "My English score was only ten points lower than his this time. He practiced questions every day, but I only studied for a month. The cost is different, but the results are similar. I think I can do it."
“Boss…” The treacherous ministers were dumbfounded, not knowing whether to praise his courage or advise him not to overestimate his own abilities.
Qi Weichen was silent for a long time, then said calmly: "If you can, you can personally help Chen Xiu make a study plan. You can help him by yourself without relying on anyone else."
Qi Muyang was stunned for a moment, and gradually felt that he had an idea.
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