Chapter 31

“Still, Muwan is clever; she should really teach Jiang Zhiyu a lesson for being so good at seducing people.”

In the class, Ye Muwan sat surrounded by many boys and girls, all eagerly waiting to see Jiang Zhiyu “get bullied.”

They looked like naive fools, staring at Ye Muwan’s phone screen with rapt attention.

What shocked them was that there was no scene of bloodshed, but rather, a scene where Xiao Zhang was giving Jiang Zhiyu a shoulder massage and back rub, calling her “Sister Yu” repeatedly, as if she were the boss.

Ye Muwan’s face turned pale, and it was clear she was on the verge of smashing her phone.

The students exchanged glances, each too afraid to speak to her. Since even the infamous Xiao Zhang was behaving this way, who would dare to trouble Jiang Zhiyu?

They were even afraid that if they disrespected the “Sister Yu” in the video, Xiao Zhang might turn his attention to them. They certainly didn’t want to get on his bad side.

They subtly distanced themselves, not daring to get close to Ye Muwan. Even the girl who usually followed her had succumbed to Xiao Zhang’s domineering presence, sheepishly backing away from her.

As evening self-study time approached, Xiao Zhang obediently followed Jiang Zhiyu back to the classroom, marking his first evening self-study session of the semester.

As they entered, classmates who passed by and noticed Xiao Zhang greeted him with enthusiasm, saying things like “Zhang, Sister Yu, hello.”

Since Jiang Zhiyu came to this school, she had never been so revered. She couldn’t help but wonder what Ye Muwan must be feeling at this moment—she was probably so furious she couldn’t even speak.

When they arrived in the classroom, the fluorescent lights were blindingly bright, just like the feeling of fortune coming from misfortune.

The bell rang, signaling the start of class, and all the students had arrived. Lin Yeci was the last to enter, and there appeared to be some dirt and possibly blood stains on his sleeve.

Could it be that the person who helped her today was him?

Just as she was about to investigate, the math teacher, who had never come to the classroom before, ordered the female student from the adjacent class to carry a thick stack of exercise books into the room.

These exercises were ones they had never seen before. The math teacher, dressed in a loose black dress with her hands on her hips, said, “Everyone, look here. This stack of senior high school exercise books is specially selected for you by me. Each one costs 54 yuan, and I suggest everyone get one.”

Before anyone could agree, the teacher instructed the students to distribute the books.

The exercise book was thin, only about 10 pages long, yet it sold for 54 yuan—each page costing over 5 yuan. It felt like the students’ money was so easy to earn.

Jiang Zhiyu frowned as she flipped through the exercise book. These questions wouldn’t help her at all; even a student with average grades wouldn’t improve from them.

“Teacher, I think these exercises are unnecessary,” Lin Yeci, the class leader, was the first to raise his hand and speak.

The math teacher glared at Lin Yeci, clearly displeased. She rolled her eyes and said, “You might be a good student, but don’t forget that some of the other students might still need to cheat for the answers.” She subtly referenced the incident where Jiang Zhiyu had allegedly cheated before, mocking her.

Jiang Zhiyu shook her head and stood up, slamming her hand on the desk.

Even the math teacher was startled and stuttered, “You… you… what are you doing? I warn you, if you do anything, I’ll take my ruler and beat you…”

Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhang, ever the loyal one, slammed his hand on the desk too, stood up, and gave a domineering smile. “Go ahead, try it.”

Was that Xiao Zhang?

The notorious troublemaker, who, if not for his family connections, would have already been expelled? What a shock to see him back in class after so long, and apparently now with Jiang Zhiyu?

The math teacher, seeing the situation, reluctantly softened her tone. “Zhiyu, if you don’t want to buy the exercise book, that’s fine. But remember, Lin Yeci is an exceptional student, and you can improve by doing this book. Don’t you agree?”

Jiang Zhiyu shook her head. “Then teacher, if I think this exercise book is too simple and not worth the price, can I not buy it?”

By now, the classmates had already changed their perception of Jiang Zhiyu.

Firstly, because they saw the forum, and even if the forum was fake, it was hard to deny Xiao Zhang escorting her to class. Secondly, none of them wanted to be taken advantage of by the math teacher and buy this overpriced, ten-page exercise book.

“Hmph, are you trying to be funny?” The math teacher was extremely annoyed by Jiang Zhiyu. “Do you even know all the questions in this book? What kind of nonsense are you spouting?”

The students had already lost hope. They were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, unable to escape the math teacher’s grip.

The teacher had already planned to use Jiang Zhiyu as an example. If she refused, the teacher would make her solve the questions. Only if she answered everything correctly would she be allowed to leave.

But with her current level, she couldn’t even score 50 points. Even if the exercise was simple, there was no way she would get everything right. They had all given up.

To everyone’s surprise, Jiang Zhiyu took the initiative and stood tall. “Test me as much as you want.”

Could this really be Jiang Zhiyu speaking?

In this class, aside from Lin Yeci, who else would dare say “test me” to the teacher?

“Alright, just so you know, if you miss a single question, I have another set of questions costing 60 yuan, and I’ll make the entire class buy them. At that point, you’ll have dragged everyone down with you,” the math teacher said, smugly shaking her leg on the podium.

Jiang Zhiyu suddenly felt like she had some bargaining power, because the teacher likely never expected her to be a hidden genius.

She walked up to the board, casually picked up a piece of chalk, and confidently smiled. “Bring it on.”

The math teacher didn’t expect this, but Jiang Zhiyu truly had the confidence.

The teacher opened the exercise book and pointed to the first question on page 8.

The question was simple, and the teacher intended to use this easy question to crush her confidence.

The students held their breath, even though they already knew the outcome, they were still nervous, secretly hoping for a miracle.

Without even thinking, Jiang Zhiyu wrote the answer on the board.

The math teacher swallowed nervously. This test had no answer key, and Jiang Zhiyu must have simply answered because the question was so easy—even a troublemaker like her could do it.

“Not bad,” the teacher said insincerely. “Looks like you’ve been listening in class.” Then, with a smirk, she added, “That was just an appetizer. The real test starts now!”