【Cat is Unhappy: Isn’t this a bit too audacious???】 【Fading Memories: What is it? I’m curious.】
“How about I read from a philosophy textbook for everyone?” Wen Shike asked.
The livestream chat was instantly flooded with question marks.
【Want to Buy a New Keyboard: ???】 【Did You Eat Breakfast: You’re definitely the only one who could pull that off, but… let’s not.】 【How to Get Rich: You’re killing me. The Eldest Miss is still the Eldest Miss. If it were midnight, I’d love for you to read it, it’d be perfect for insomnia.】
【Did My Bestie Study Today: Skip the philosophy, I have a physics problem I can’t solve. I can’t find the answer online either. Help me solve it, please!】
“You have a problem you can’t solve? Sure, send it to me. Just don’t give me competition-level problems,” Wen Shike said. “I haven’t done physics in a long time, so I’m not sure if my brain is rusty. Let’s pick five students to solve problems for Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.”
【Kitten Running Everywhere: ???】 【Disobedient Stars: A path I never expected.】 【Ruthless Person Writing 200k Words a Day: Aren’t you afraid of failing?】
“My college entrance exam scores weren’t fake, so how could I fail?” Wen Shike’s expression was calm and confident. She went to find some scratch paper. Eventually, a technician came over and gave her a tablet, adjusting the livestream layout. The screen now showed Wen Shike’s face, the problem, and the answering area on the tablet.
【Wind Blowing Past Ears: Did I accidentally wander into an online tutoring session? Isn’t this an idol livestream?】
There were five problems: two high school senior math problems involving sequences and functions, two physics problems related to magnetic fields, and one chemistry problem.
Wen Shike took a quick glance. Hmm, not bad. These problems were typically found in the last three sections of a test paper and were quite tedious. The math problems, in particular, looked like they required heavy calculations.
“It’s already April, and the college entrance exams are right around the corner. To these five students: study hard. For those who haven’t finished your homework, you can take it out and write with me.”
Qiu Yu was originally at a dinner banquet and wanted to take a quick peek at Wen Shike’s livestream. To her shock, as soon as she opened Weibo, she saw a name trending at the top of the Hot Search list:
“Wen Shike Solving Problems.”
Qiu Yu: “…” Qiu Yu: “???”
In truth, Wen Shike didn’t love solving problems that much, but it was the only way she could think of to keep talking without breaking her “persona.” If she weren’t allowed to speak, she’d suffocate.
The audience originally thought she was just doing it for show, but who knew she would actually start solving and explaining the problems? After watching for a while, many people actually pulled out their own homework.
Watching her stare at paper wasn’t that interesting, so they figured they might as well get some work done. Looking up to see Wen Shike’s serious expression gave them a strange surge of motivation. In the future, they could say they studied with Wen Shike. How many people could say they solved math problems with their favorite idol?
Parents who burst into their children’s rooms were shocked to see them actually studying. “Is the sun rising from the west? You’re actually doing homework on a Saturday night?”
Many parents across the country shared that same doubt tonight.
Wen Shike finished the four problems in an hour. Some in the comments said she was too slow, but she ignored them.
“Alright, let’s look at the first problem. I used three different methods,” Wen Shike said.
【Cry Cry: I haven’t even finished Method One, and you’ve used three? Are you even human?】 【No School Today: How many did you get right? Let’s check answers!】
Wen Shike’s livestream was supposed to end at 9:00 PM, but it ended up stretching until 11:00 PM. The viewer count stayed steady at around one million, mostly curious passers-by who clicked in from the Hot Search.
Occasionally, groups of students from the same school would appear in the comments. Wen Shike guessed they were all working on the same test paper.
At the very end, she sang a song after all. Since she had “padded” so much time with schoolwork, she felt a bit bad for her fans.
“Goodbye everyone, study hard. I hope you all become my classmates at A University,” Wen Shike paused. “B University is fine too.”
【Infinite Scenery: Lmao, why did she sound so disgusted when she mentioned B University?】
“I’m not disgusted, but of course, my own school is better,” Wen Shike said as she scrolled through the comments.
【9:29: Fine, starting tomorrow I’ll learn how to be reincarnated [as a genius]!】
【How Can You Lie: You think too highly of me, sob sob sob.】
“We’ve gone way overtime. Thank you everyone, but there’s no need to send gifts. Keep the money to buy exercise books,” Wen Shike said, watching the gift notifications pop up in the corner. “Goodbye everyone. If I livestream again, we can solve problems together.”
【Why Haven’t You Come: She’s found the ultimate trick to kill time during a stream.】 【Old Friend Not Seen: Hope I get picked next time. I’m only in middle school, I don’t understand high school problems!!!】
Wen Shike waved goodbye. The moment the stream shut off, she leaned back in her chair and rubbed her neck. The staff immediately began packing up the equipment.
“Is it over?” Lu Jingwei opened a bottle of milk and handed it to Wen Shike.
“Yeah, so exhausting.” Wen Shike nodded, took a few large gulps of milk, and then went to the vending machine to buy a bottle of water. “I feel like I fell behind on our schedule today.”
“It’s fine, not by much,” Lu Jingwei said. “And if it’s you, catching up shouldn’t be difficult.”
“You really have faith in me.”
Wen Shike was grouped with Lu Jingwei again. This time, teams were formed by choosing songs based on their rankings. Being in the same group was pure fate. While waiting for the members, Wen Shike’s heart was pounding, terrified that An Ya would show up in her classroom again.
Fortunately, her luck held out this time. The unlucky one wasn’t her, it was Zhou Yueran. After the teams were finalized, Zhou Yueran’s face was as dark as charcoal.
However, Wen Shike wasn’t entirely lucky. There were six people in their group, and three of them clearly didn’t like her. But since they were adults, they kept up appearances for now, though their words were laced with thorns whenever there was a disagreement.
Wen Shike wasn’t surprised by this. She wasn’t a hundred dollar bill, it was impossible for everyone to like her.
The Center (C-position) this time was Lu Jingwei. Wen Shike didn’t compete for the Center or the Leader position; she was just a regular member this time.
When she went to the practice room to grab her jacket, the others hadn’t left yet and were still practicing the dance.
“You’re not practicing anymore?”
“It’s almost midnight.” Wen Shike glanced at the time. “I’ll continue tomorrow. I already know the song.”
“The other groups are staying until one or two in the morning…” a girl said hesitantly. “Is it really okay for us to leave this early?”
Wen Shike went silent for two seconds. “If you’re too tired, your mental state suffers and it affects the rest of your training. It’s better to go back early and come in early. There’s no need to engage in an endurance war.”
“Then you go back. We’ll practice a bit longer.”
“Alright.”
“I hope you can keep up tomorrow,” a girl in the corner spoke up.
Wen Shike glanced at her. “Of course.”
She picked up her jacket, gave it a shake, and walked out with Lu Jingwei. The people inside were seemingly so impatient that they started whispering before she had even fully closed the door.
“Look at her, acting all high and mighty.” “She had the longest livestream… solving problems? She just wants to show off how smart she is.” “She is an ‘Eldest Miss,’ after all. Heh.”
“I don’t think Wen Shike is as bad as you guys say. Her personality makes it hard for her to do the same stuff as everyone else on stream… Can you imagine Wen Shike acting cute and pouting? It’d be terrifying. Besides, you can’t just stop halfway through explaining a problem.”
“I think you’re just jealous. If you could explain math problems, you’d do it too. I bet the program crew wouldn’t let you end the stream halfway through a solution either.”
“She clearly broke the rules, okay? You guys are suck-ups. It’s not like Wen Shike gives you any benefits.”
“What does me being unable to stand your gossiping have to do with benefits? What, do you only make friends for personal gain? That’s scary. Also, I don’t like Wen Shike either, so don’t try to label me. She might be unlikable, but it’s still better than talking behind someone’s back.”
“She doesn’t talk behind backs, she just bullies people to their faces.” “Oh really? Did you see it with your own eyes?”
Wen Shike: “…”
“Stop listening, let’s go,” Wen Shike whispered.
“I thought you were going to push the door open and go back in,” Lu Jingwei looked at her.
Wen Shike shook her head, then slammed the door shut with force.
After doing that, she grabbed Lu Jingwei’s wrist and hurried away. Inside, the four arguing girls fell silent simultaneously, staring at the door.
“Was someone at the door just now?” “Maybe the wind…” “The windows aren’t open. Where would wind come from?” “You don’t think Wen Shike never left, do you?” “What are you afraid of? There are cameras everywhere. Even if it doesn’t make the final cut, she was bound to find out eventually.”
Only after reaching the corner did Wen Shike slow down. She let go of Lu Jingwei’s wrist and looked back at her, a playful, teasing smile in her eyes. “It seems you’ve already adapted.”
Lu Jingwei: “…”
“Humans are indeed creatures with strong adaptability,” Lu Jingwei said. “Since you like grabbing my wrist so much, I really should get used to it sooner.”