Chapter 197 Cancellation of Tuition
"I…"
Su Qiaoyu lowered her head. After a few seconds, she raised her head and gave Zhan Chongshan a faint smile. However, her smile appeared extremely forced. "Principal, thank you for your kindness. There are still two more joint exams and the college entrance examination ahead. Ye Fan's energy is limited, and I was being presumptuous."
Zhan Chongshan frowned slightly, glaring at Ye Fan with displeasure. He changed the subject: "That's right. This joint exam is just the beginning. You've achieved a good start, but don't get complacent. Manage your review schedule well in the upcoming time. If there's anything you need, you can come to me, and I'll do my best to accommodate you. I hope you can deliver a satisfactory answer for yourselves, your parents, and the school."
Favoritism?
There's no such thing as absolute fairness in this world!
For students like Ye Fan and the other two, who have the potential to make it onto the Genius Ranking, they would receive preferential treatment no matter which school they were in.
That's inevitable.
Moreover, Zhenhua High School has three such excellent prospects. If they could produce three students who make it onto the Genius Ranking, it would absolutely stun everyone.
Three geniuses from one school?!
Tsk tsk...
Zhan Chongshan harbored ambitious aspirations, and all his dreams of revenge rested on Ye Fan and the other two.
Therefore, as long as it didn't violate any principles, he would open the green light for any request from these three.
"Thank you, Principal."
"Thank you, Principal."
Zhan Chongshan picked up the teapot, refilled their cups, and laughed: "Come, come, try my special stash of tea."
…
Back in the classroom, all eyes were on Ye Fan and Ning Xi. Everyone was curious about why the two had been called out and even more curious about their results in the joint exam.
However, Zhan Chongshan had instructed them to keep the joint exam results as confidential as possible.
So neither Ye Fan nor Ning Xi revealed anything about their scores.
At lunch, Su Ke and Luo Yumeng dragged Ning Xi aside, bombarding her with questions that revolved around the joint exam results.
Every time Ning Xi couldn't resist speaking, Ye Fan would interrupt her.
In the end, the two girls stared at him angrily.
Unfortunately, Ye Fan was unfazed. He leisurely continued eating and occasionally transferred meat from his tray to Ning Xi's, making the two girls so frustrated they almost spat blood.
They eventually lost their appetite and left in a huff.
Ning Xi kicked Ye Fan under the table, complaining: "Why didn't you let me tell them?"
"The principal said not to spread the news too much. But Yumeng and Keke are my close friends. Telling them shouldn't matter…"
"Do you think it's necessary to tell them?"
Ye Fan put down his chopsticks and said: "It'll only make them feel pressured. Think about it—if someone close to you suddenly decided to do something extraordinary, wouldn't you feel stressed too?"
"Sometimes, pressure can be turned into motivation. But knowing Su Ke's personality, it's more likely to backfire."
"As for Luo Yumeng, you know her nature well. The moment you tell her, the whole class will know about it by the next moment. You can test it if you don't believe me."
"…"
After hearing Ye Fan's explanation, Ning Xi was momentarily stunned.
When she thought about it carefully, it did seem to make sense.
"Fine, hurry up and eat."
"Got it."
…
After school in the afternoon.
Walking through the alley, Ye Fan and Ning Xi strolled side by side.
Suddenly, Ning Xi stopped, her face slightly flushed as if she'd thought of something.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Fan turned back and walked to her. Looking at the petite girl, who barely reached his chin, he couldn't help but reach out to rub her head. Smiling, he asked: "Tomorrow's your day off. Have you decided what to study during tutoring?"
Recently, with Ning Xi making rapid progress on all her weak points, the tutoring content kept changing.
In the end, Ye Fan simply gave Ning Xi the freedom to decide what to study.
After all, no one knows oneself better than oneself.
"Tomorrow…"
Ning Xi bit her lip, her expression carrying a trace of hesitation.
Ye Fan looked puzzled and asked: "Xiao Xi, what's wrong? Is there something you feel uncomfortable telling me?"
Ning Xi took a deep breath, mustered her courage, and softly said: "Ye Fan, can we cancel tomorrow's tutoring session?"
"Cancel tutoring?"
Ye Fan was even more puzzled. He cautiously asked: "Xiao Xi, do you have something planned for tomorrow?"
"…Mm, I have something."
Ning Xi lowered her head, her eyes flickering with a hint of shyness.
Unfortunately, Ye Fan didn't notice this subtle detail. Upon hearing that Ning Xi had something planned, he slowly nodded and said: "Since you have plans for tomorrow, then we won't have tutoring. You've been working hard lately, so take a good rest."
"…Mm."
Ning Xi nodded slightly. Her eyes, shining like stars filled with galaxies, sparkled brilliantly.
After seeing Ning Xi off, Ye Fan returned to his apartment complex.
Originally, he wanted to invite Ning Xi to hang out at his place, but she seemed distracted and preoccupied.
What exactly was this girl planning to do tomorrow?
This question echoed in Ye Fan's mind repeatedly, but he couldn't figure it out. In the end, he could only shake his head and sigh.
Since there would be no tutoring tomorrow, he decided to grind some experience tonight.
He figured he'd take it easy tomorrow and relax for a change.
Ever since his rebirth, aside from spending time with Ning Xi, his days were filled with nothing but reading—only reading.
It was time to unwind a little. Balance between work and rest is key to success.
"Beep—"
"Beep—"
The alarm clock's sound broke the silence.
Ye Fan casually turned it off and continued reading the book in his hands. Each word seemed to come alive, quickly embedding itself in his mind, arranging itself in his consciousness to form chapter after chapter.
In his mind, countless chapters like these had been recorded, as numerous as the stars in the sky.
"Finished reading. Experience points +35."
At 2:45 a.m., when the system notification rang in his mind, Ye Fan finally ended his experience-grinding session with satisfaction. Stretching, his joints crackled audibly.
Ever since his physical stats reached level four, he'd noticed his physique steadily improving.
For things that benefitted him, Ye Fan never bothered to overanalyze.
Why worry about good fortune?
Coming to his bed, Ye Fan leaned against the headboard and opened his stats panel.
[Host]: Ye Fan
[Knowledge]: Level 4 (196/10000)
[Intelligence]: Level 4 (23/10000)
[Physical Strength]: Level 4 (43/10000)
[Medical Skills]: Level 3 (0/2000)
[Virtue Points]: 80
[Experience Points]: 3609
[Skill]: Boundless Creativity
Although Ye Fan already had a rough idea of his stats, he still reviewed the panel before bed every day. He also checked the refreshes in the Virtue Shop.
Even if he couldn't afford anything, it was nice to window-shop.