Chapter 33: Iron and Copper

During the meal, Li Ge tried several times to talk to Qi Ze, but Qi Ze didn’t respond.

She then turned to talk to Jiang Mingyue, interrupting Jiang Mingyue’s eating multiple times. Although she looked cute and spoke in a sweet tone, Jiang Mingyue still felt a bit annoyed.

Jiang Mingyue picked up a big piece of braised pork. Surprisingly, it was all lean meat with only a little fat. She liked fatty braised pork—fatty meat with a bit of sauce was perfect for mixing with rice.

She looked at the piece of braised pork in her hand, then looked at Qi Ze. “Qi Ze, do you like lean meat or fatty meat?”

Qi Ze glanced at her without saying anything and simply extended his bowl toward Jiang Mingyue. The meaning was very clear.

Jiang Mingyue laughed and placed the braised pork into his bowl, once again sighing: “The perfect meal Companion.”

After speaking, she picked up another piece of fatty braised pork and started eating.

“Wow, you’re amazing at eating meat. You’ve almost finished all the fatty braised pork. I can’t do it, I can’t eat anything too greasy.” Li Ge looked at the braised pork in Jiang Mingyue’s bowl and complained.

Jiang Mingyue said: “…Then you really can’t handle much. But I think this is the time to grow, so it’s better to have a balanced diet. Eating too light isn’t good either. Why don’t you try this braised pork of mine? You might fall in love with it.”

“No thanks.” Li Ge shook her head with a slightly disgusted expression.

“Alright then, let’s eat quietly.”

After saying that, Jiang Mingyue stopped paying attention to her and focused on eating. In the end, not only did she finish all the braised pork, but also cleared all the dishes.

She felt extremely satisfied from the meal.

In the end, she left with Qi Ze under Li Ge’s somewhat complicated gaze.

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At night.

After finishing her homework, Jiang Mingyue lay on the bed, just about to play a game when a WeChat message popped up.

She tapped to open it. It was a message from Li Ge.

Shanghai Sweetheart: Are you there?

Jiang Mingyue didn’t really want to reply. If she did, and Li Ge sent more messages, the chat wouldn’t end anytime soon. She might not even get to play her game before going to sleep.

But she was also a bit curious—why was Li Ge messaging her at this time?

Jiang Mingyue had a hunch it had something to do with Qi Ze.

Li Ge’s intentions had been obvious today. She had constantly tried to get close to Qi Ze. Most likely, she had taken a liking to him.

Jiang Mingyue hesitated for a moment but still replied to her message.

Where Moonlight Wanes and Weather Shifts: I’m here, what’s up?

Li Ge replied quickly.

Shanghai Sweetheart: Can you share Qi Ze’s WeChat with me?

Just as expected.

Jiang Mingyue hesitated a little. She didn’t really want to give it out. As for why she didn’t want to—she didn’t have time to figure that out right now.

But refusing outright would make her seem petty. In the end, she thought of a solution—she would ask Qi Ze.

After all, it was Qi Ze’s WeChat. Whether to share it or not should depend on his own preference.

So she replied to Li Ge first.

Where Moonlight Wanes and Weather Shifts: Hold on a sec, I’ll ask Qi Ze. If he agrees, I’ll send it to you.

Then she opened the chat with Qi Ze.

Where Moonlight Wanes and Weather Shifts: beep beep beep

Qi Ze: What is it?

Where Moonlight Wanes and Weather Shifts: Li Ge asked me for your WeChat. Should I give it to her?

Jiang Mingyue stared at the phone screen, watching the “typing…” message, and felt a bit nervous.

She sat up and kept her eyes fixed on the chat box without blinking.

Jiang Mingyue felt like she waited a long time before the message finally came through.

As soon as she saw Qi Ze’s reply, Jiang Mingyue collapsed back onto the bed like a deflated balloon.

Qi Ze: If you want to give it, then give it. If you don’t want to, then don’t.

Jiang Mingyue pounded the bed in frustration. How did he just kick the ball back to her again? She rolled around on the bed and finally sat back up to reply to Qi Ze.

Where Moonlight Wanes and Weather Shifts: This is your WeChat. Shouldn’t I respect your opinion? Hurry up and give me a definite answer—yes or no?

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This time, Qi Ze replied quickly.

Qi Ze: No.

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Where Moonlight Wanes and Weather Shifts: Sigh, alright then. Since you don’t want to, I’ll help you reject her.

Then Jiang Mingyue immediately replied to Li Ge and conveyed this disappointing news.

Where Moonlight Wanes and Weather Shifts: Sorry, Qi Ze doesn’t really want to give his WeChat to someone he’s not familiar with.

Shanghai Sweetheart: Alright then.

Where Moonlight Wanes and Weather Shifts: Mmhm. Good night, then.

Jiang Mingyue ended the chat with her right away, then launched her game and pulled Qi Ze into it as well.

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After school that day, Jiang Mingyue was reviewing the quiz paper.

It was a 150-point chemistry quiz, and she had only scored 60. Even though the teacher had already gone over it once, she still didn’t understand some of the problems.

Qi Ze packed his bag and walked over to her desk.

“Not leaving yet?”

“I want to stay a bit longer and finish reviewing this paper. You can go ahead.” Jiang Mingyue looked up at him and said.

Looking at Qi Ze like this, she realized how tall he was. His legs were long and straight.

The owner of those long legs didn’t leave first. He sat down in the seat in front of Jiang Mingyue. “I’ll wait for you here.”

“Mmhm, then I’ll look through it quickly.” Jiang Mingyue nodded happily.

But she hadn’t been looking for long before she suddenly closed the paper.

“Finished reading?”

Qi Ze, who had been watching her the whole time, asked.

“No, I didn’t finish reading it. I just saw through it.”

Jiang Mingyue looked dejected, her brows drooped. She pressed her face to the desk and murmured,

“I’m so dumb… The teacher already explained it once, but I still can’t figure out some of the problems…”

Qi Ze patted her head and tugged at the test paper that was trapped under her cheek. “Get up. The parts you don’t understand—let me see.”

Jiang Mingyue lifted her face, letting him pull the paper away.

She pointed at a multiple-choice question. “This one. I can’t quite figure it out.”

“So how did you approach this question?” Qi Ze asked.

Jiang Mingyue said: “Iron and copper can both react with the acidic substance in this solution, so the solution should end up containing both iron compounds and copper compounds. That’s why I picked B at first, but the teacher said it wouldn’t react with copper. Why?”

Qi Ze immediately understood where the issue in her thinking lay. “Give me your pen.”

Jiang Mingyue quickly handed him her pen and even pushed her notebook toward him.

As he wrote on the scratch paper, Qi Ze explained,

“You’re not wrong—iron and copper can both react with it. But there’s an order to it. And in this question, mass is also a factor. So…”

Qi Ze explained thoroughly, and in a way that was easy to understand.

His voice was like a spring bubbling up from deep underground—gentle, cool, and calming.

It made people unconsciously sink into it.

“…So the key to this question is really understanding the valence of iron and copper. Got it now?”

“Oh~” Jiang Mingyue suddenly saw the light and gave him a thumbs-up. “Got~ it~! You explained it even better than the teacher. How are you so smart?”

Qi Ze couldn’t help but laugh at her exaggerated praise. He tapped her head with the pen.

“You’re not dumb either. You just don’t have a solid foundation. Spend more time on the basics.”

Jiang Mingyue rubbed the spot where he had tapped her. “Got it.”

Qi Ze said: “Any other questions you don’t understand? I’ll explain them too.”

“There’s still more…”

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Lucia: After translating 70s type of novels, this type of genre is really refreshing, it makes you kick your feet, giggle and look like a fool from smiling ear to ear. I really like this novel!

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