Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 21 Why flirt with him online instead of in person?

The boy had just taken a shower and changed into a pure black silk nightgown. He was haphazardly drying his hair with a towel in his hand. After a couple of rubs, he irritably covered his head with the towel.

It's already 11 o'clock, and he's already taken a shower. What's wrong with my deskmate? I asked for his WeChat, why isn't he sending me a message?

Aren't you pursuing him? Why don't you flirt with him online instead?

Shouldn't someone who is quiet and shy at school be very enthusiastic and contrasting online?

Chi Yan had been staring at his phone for an hour. After taking a shower, he continued to stare at his phone, but remained silent, the WeChat interface lifeless.

The last chat page still showed his transfer information, and above that was their relationship regarding receiving red envelopes.

Chi Yan threw his phone onto the bed, then, realizing it wasn't a good idea, covered it with another pillow, trying to find peace of mind by not seeing it.

She thought about it again and realized that if her deskmate needed to contact him and he didn't reply, she would be very anxious and might not be able to sleep all night.

So Chi Yan took his phone out from under his pillow again, and suddenly, the phone vibrated.

He was so excited that he didn't hold the phone properly, and it flew out of his hand and fell off the bed. He quickly bent down to pick it up and lay back down to see what the message was.

He thought that if his deskmate didn't text him tonight, he was doomed, and he decided not to talk to her at all tomorrow.

Over here, Jiang's father and Chen Rong exchanged pleasantries for another half hour before Shi Sui finally returned from the Gu family. She brushed past Jiang's mother and went back to her room without saying a word.

Jiang's mother stared at her retreating figure for a moment, then muttered, "She's really impossible to tame."

Shi Sui returned to her room and, thinking about Gu Chenyi's strange behavior earlier, could only explain it as him being threatened.

Who could threaten the male lead? It's obvious without even thinking, it's Chi Yan, who just beat him up yesterday.

Shi Sui increasingly felt that the male protagonist in the novel was a complete waste of space, and yet the novel described her as being attracted to his charisma despite his worthlessness? This world has truly gone mad.

Without thinking twice, Shi Sui opened WeChat and sent a message: [Classmate, I just went to Gu's house.]

Chi Yan, who saw the message immediately: What! Is the Gu family going to force her to apologize again?

Chi Yan was furious and was about to call Yan Ze to ask if he had properly comforted Gu Chenyi.

Shi Sui sent another message: [Gu Chenyi apologized to me.]

The flame in Chi Yan's heart was instantly extinguished. After thinking for a moment, he wondered whether he should reply to the message.

No, no, he's aloof. My deskmate is pursuing him relentlessly, so I can't agree so quickly.

Shi Sui didn't expect Chi Yan to reply, and continued sending: [I know he was threatened by you, thank you for helping me.]

Chi Yan held his phone, thinking and thinking, should he reply with a cool "hmm"?

No, no, he's aloof. He'll only reply after my deskmate sends a few more messages.

He waited and waited, his eyes grew dry, but Shi Sui never sent the fourth message.

That's it? Just those three messages to get rid of him? Is he being aloof, or is she just pretending? Didn't she adore him? Shouldn't she be bombarding him with love messages?

Shi Sui had already sent the fourth message, but the chat page displayed a different person's profile picture.

The profile picture was a casually taken landscape photo, and the username was 'Xu Chaomu', saving Shi Sui time in changing the nickname.

Shi Sui couldn't solve the last big problem in her math homework today. Even after finding the answer online, she still didn't quite understand it. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to ask the math genius for help.

She asked first, "Are you there?"

Soon I received a message: [In.] Then it just kept showing "typing in progress".

Shi Sui took a picture of the problem and sent it over: [I don't understand the answer to this proof problem. How do I prove that this set cannot be partitioned into 'interesting' quadruple subsets?]

She had already written down the answers to the first two sub-questions, and was only halfway through the last one when her train of thought seemed to have entered a dead end, and she couldn't find a way out no matter how she tried.

When I went to the Gu family's house just now, I was thinking about the problem, but I still haven't figured it out.

Shi Sui held a pen in one hand and her phone in the other, thinking about the question while waiting for a reply.

Less than two minutes later, she received a message: [Can we talk on voice? It might be hard to explain clearly in words.]

Shi Sui didn't hesitate and decisively dialed the voice call. It was answered almost instantly, and the boy's clear voice came through: "Hello?"

His voice is very pleasant; even though there was some audibility during the call, it was still very pleasant to listen to.

"Yes, I can hear you." Shi Sui told him about the parts she didn't understand.

Soon, with Xu Chaomu's step-by-step guidance, Shi Sui sorted out her thoughts and the key points came to her attention. She immediately understood: "Oh, I see. The assumption that we can divide the data into several 'interesting' quaternion subsets is related to the second sub-question. I see."

No wonder he's a system-certified genius; not only is he smart himself, but he's also such a good teacher.

"Yes, you're very smart," Xu Chaomu praised her with a slight smile.

"Thank you." Shi Sui glanced at the time; it was almost 11:30. She asked, "Will this disturb your rest?"

"I don't go to bed that early. You can come to me if you don't know anything."

A faint cough came from the other end of the phone. Shi Sui was stunned for a moment. She remembered what the system had said about the beautiful moonlight who died young. Suddenly, for some reason, she felt a little sad and bitter.

She pursed her lips and said, "Then remember to get some rest. Goodnight."

The girl's soft voice came, as if whispering in his ear.

In the dimly lit room, Xu Chaomu pulled two napkins from the table, coughed lightly twice, rubbed his throbbing temples, and chuckled softly.

He didn't put down his phone until the chat screen automatically turned off, and then continued working on his problems.

Shi Sui put down her phone and tapped the system: [System. Um... does Xu Chaomu have some kind of illness?]

The system didn't reply to her for the first time.

Shi Sui knew it was playing dead.