Looking at the blank physics problem on the test paper, Li Yu fell into deep thought.
Why do they have to come up with this kind of problem to make things difficult for him? It is so hard.
Li Yu tried solving a few problems, but after checking the answer key, his energy deflated completely. His problem-solving approach was wrong again, and the entire answer he wrote was incorrect.
Li Yu sighed, raised his head to look at the clock hanging on the wall. It was already half past twelve. He hadn’t realized school had been out for so long. Was he really getting so obsessed with solving problems that he had lost himself in it?
Packing up the things on his desk, he prepared to leave. When he turned his head back, he found Zhou Lu still sitting straight in his chair, keeping his gaze fixed directly on him.
Li Yu asked with some confusion, “Lu-ge? I thought you had already left.”
“No, I was waiting for you. I wanted to leave the school together with you.”
Watching Zhou Lu answer with a completely serious expression, Li Yu couldn’t help but smile. “Then why didn’t you call out to me?”
“Seeing you writing problems so earnestly, I didn’t want to disturb you.”
Li Yu looked at Zhou Lu and sighed.
Zhou Lu belonged to the naturally gifted students, while he had to put in several times more effort than others just to learn physics.
“My physics isn’t very good, so whenever I have time, I try to work on physics problems, but I still can’t seem to learn it well.”
“Bring the problems you don’t know to me.” Zhou Lu curved the corners of his lips slightly.
Hearing this, Li Yu was slightly stunned.
Seeing Li Yu’s dazed appearance, Zhou Lu couldn’t help but find it somewhat cute.
“I’ll teach you.” The left corner of Zhou Lu’s mouth hooked up slightly, making him look somewhat carefree and effortless.
For the next several days, Li Yu would practice problems during breaks and even pester Zhou Lu for a long time after school, asking him to teach him how to solve problems.
While Li Yu was working on problems, Zhou Lu would stay right by his side, explaining things to him. Sometimes, he would lazily lean over the desk, gazing at Li Yu’s profile as he watched him meticulously work through the problems.
“Is this problem done this way?” Li Yu tapped the paper lightly with the tip of his pen.
His eyes shone with a bright luster, like a child eagerly awaiting a reward. He gazed at Zhou Lu with a gaze brimming with anticipation, as if stars had taken up residence in Li Yu’s dark, bright pupils.
“Mhm, that’s right. The process is solved this way, and the answer is also correct. Not bad!”
Zhou Lu praised Li Yu. Hearing this, Li Yu felt as if he had eaten honey. It was sweet inside his heart. He raised his head a little proudly. “Mhm, I really am very smart! Lu-ge, as soon as you teach me, I get it!”
“Mhm, our Xiao Yu is very smart!”
Li Yu was slightly startled. Zhou Lu praised him?
“Our Xiao Yu.” Li Yu muttered to himself inwardly, his heart practically bubbling over with pinkish daydreams.
Li Yu, still immersed in this atmosphere, was suddenly snapped back to reality by a voice.
“Lu-ge, you’re still in the classroom? I thought you had already gone home. Since you’re still here, I might as well just hand this directly to you.” Fatty handed an exquisite box to Zhou Lu.
Zhou Lu didn’t take it. He merely lifted his eyelids to glance at the box, then lowered his gaze once more.
“What is this?”
“Uh, I don’t know what’s inside either. Shen Yu gave it to me and told me I had to deliver it into your hands.” Fatty scratched his head as he tried to recall.
Li Yu frowned slightly. This was sent by Shen Yu? Was that the school belle? Or was it just a coincidence that they shared the same name?
Zhou Lu glanced at Li Yu. Seeing him spacing out and not knowing what he was thinking about, Zhou Lu reached out and took the box.
Seeing him take the box, the thoughts on Li Yu’s face completely collapsed. His heart grew somewhat tense and anxious, and his hands had already tightly grabbed his own sleeves, crumpling them into a ball. Yet, he still forced out a relaxed smile. “Lu-ge, open it and see what it is, won’t you?”
Zhou Lu unsealed the box. Upon opening it, he discovered a watch resting quietly inside. The front outer rim of the silver watch case was embedded with a circle of silver borders, and all 12 numbers were engraved on the silver border rather than inside the dial.
The round watch face was covered by a piece of transparent glass, and four sparkling diamonds were embedded into the dial, giving off a priceless, luxurious aura.
Inside the lid of the box, a photo of Zhou Lu and Shen Yu was also printed. Shen Yu was standing right beside Zhou Lu, leaning against his shoulder, smiling with an expression of complete bliss.
Anyone who didn’t know better would think they were already a couple, but only Zhou Lu knew just how fake this photoshopped picture really was!
With a blank expression, Zhou Lu looked at the mushy love confession written on the small card. He merely swept a glance over it, his brow furrowed tightly. Then, he somewhat crudely closed the box back up and tossed it to Fatty. “Return it.”
Fatty was somewhat stunned and uncomprehending. “Ah, but Shen Yu said I definitely had to give it to you.”
Zhou Lu looked at Fatty with a cold gaze, giving Fatty the feeling of being watched by a venomous snake. A chill washed all over his body. Unable to withstand Zhou Lu’s stare, Fatty resignedly nodded repeatedly. “Alright, alright, I’ll definitely return it!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately scurried away.
It was yet another moment of solitude for just two people in the space, and the atmosphere at this moment had perhaps dropped to an ice-cold frost.
Noticing Li Yu’s distracted appearance, Zhou Lu took Li Yu’s hand, shook it a few times, and asked with some concern, “What’s wrong?”
Li Yu felt a warm current flowing through his palm, bringing a sense of warmth.
Li Yu felt as if his heartbeat was about to spill out of his chest, and he wanted to pull his hand away from Zhou Lu’s grasp.
However, the more he struggled, the more firmly Zhou Lu held on.
Gradually, for reasons unknown to Li Yu, the corners of his eyes began to turn slightly red.