Chapter 10
He was nothing like himself; he was a reborn person!
If he were a reborn person, he would have gone bankrupt in his dreams, ending up with nothing but a moldy fried dough stick, dying miserably on the street.
With his temper, he would have come to settle the score long ago.
How could he remain so calm upon seeing himself?
Moreover, although his current body was 18 years old, his soul was 28. He could tell that Long Aotian's glance at him just now was completely devoid of any pretense.
He truly didn’t recognize him!
“Just wait, the me who possesses memories from my dreams is no longer someone you can bully at will!”
“In this life, you can only look up to me!”
This was the confidence and assurance that rebirth had brought to Ye Liangchen.
Right now, he was indeed no match for Long Aotian, but thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west—don’t underestimate the young and poor!
Ye Liangchen closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “Yuying, just hold on for a while. In this life, I will definitely protect you!”
With a firm resolve in his heart, he returned to the dining table.
Meanwhile, Hu Yuying had long forgotten about Ye Liangchen, happily following Long Aotian out of the restaurant.
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**Chapter 12: Long Ge, Can You Not Hit Me?**
Glancing back at Hu Yuying, Long Aotian felt an inexplicable urge to laugh. It was as if he had a little tail following him.
Once they returned to the classroom, Hu Yuying began rummaging through her backpack.
Soon, she pulled out several worn notebooks.
These notebooks contained the key points she had meticulously recorded from her classes.
Hu Yuying’s good grades were largely thanks to these notebooks.
Now, she placed them all on Long Aotian’s desk.
“This one covers the knowledge points from freshman year, and this one is from sophomore year…” Hu Yuying organized the notebooks for Long Aotian’s convenience.
Looking at the stack of notebooks, Long Aotian couldn’t help but break into a sweat. “Isn’t this a bit over the top?”
“Not at all! These are all important points,” Hu Yuying replied, unfazed. If it weren’t for the constant bullying, she could have written even more.
“Alright, I’ll take a look.” Long Aotian had dropped out of high school and spent years struggling in society. With the rise of smartphones, it had been ages since he had written anything by hand.
As he looked at the neatly written notes, he couldn’t help but pick up a pen and start doodling in the notebook.
Seeing Long Aotian’s notes, Hu Yuying quickly gauged his academic situation.
“Long Ge, how about I tutor you?”
This was the only skill Hu Yuying felt she could offer, the only way she could help Long Aotian.
Long Ge protected her, and in return, she could tutor him, proving that she wasn’t completely useless.
“Won’t that take away from your own studies?” Long Aotian asked, clearing his throat.
He knew better than anyone how poor his foundation was.
In the original story, the villainous character Long Aotian had poor grades too, and it was only because his father used connections and money that he ended up in a third-rate vocational college.
Since the plot still needed the villain, that third-rate college was located right across from the university Hu Yuying attended.
Most importantly, the original story didn’t include Hu Yuying tutoring the villain.
With the pressure of senior year, would tutoring him hinder Hu Yuying’s performance and cause her to miss out on her dream university?
If she missed that chance, would she still become a rising star in business? That was a question!
Hu Yuying looked at Long Aotian, her eyes unwittingly glistening.
“What’s wrong?” Seeing the corners of Hu Yuying’s eyes redden, Long Aotian immediately felt uneasy.
“Nothing,” Hu Yuying mumbled softly.
She was just a bit touched.
Those who had long been ignored and bullied felt this way.
As long as someone showed a hint of kindness, it could move her for a long time.
No one had ever cared about whether she would be delayed.
They only ever ordered her around...
But this big brother she had just met not only helped her but also took her under his wing, treated her to lunch, and now even cared about whether tutoring him would affect her studies.
The kindness of a stranger could unexpectedly break down defenses.
“Why are you getting all teary-eyed? Don’t tell me you’re about to cry from being moved by me. Watch out, or I might hit you!”
“I’m already moved, and you want to hit me?” Hu Yuying asked softly.
Long Aotian noticed Hu Yuying looking at him with wide, watery eyes and turned his head away, his voice softening considerably. “Don’t think that just because I’m moved, I won’t hit you.”
If an ordinary person heard that, they would likely throw a tantrum.
But Hu Yuying was different; she was genuinely scared of being bullied. So she glanced at Long Aotian, her voice lacking confidence as she murmured, “Long Ge, can you not hit me?”
Seeing Hu Yuying’s timid demeanor, Long Aotian couldn’t help but chuckle. “You’re such a coward. Don’t go around telling people you’re my follower.”
There weren’t many classes to cover in senior year.
The afternoon was mostly spent doing practice problems.
As Hu Yuying reviewed Long Aotian’s test paper, her heart sank further with each glance. It was simply unbelievable; she couldn’t fathom how Long Aotian had managed to avoid the correct answers on every question.
“How did it go?” Long Aotian frowned, having put a lot of effort into this test. After so many years, it was the first time he had picked up a pen again, so he felt a bit hopeful.
“9.”
“What? Over 90 points?” Long Aotian was stunned. “No way, I’m a genius?”
It would be a lie to say he wasn’t excited.
If he had known he was a genius, he would have tightened his belt and finished high school.
If he had completed high school and gone to college, would his life have changed?
Hu Yuying looked at Long Aotian, who was so excited, and shyly said, “Long Ge, it’s not over 90 points; it’s 9 points.”
“Impossible! Look again. With so many fill-in-the-blank questions, I could step on the paper and still get over twenty points. How could I only score nine?”
Long Aotian would rather doubt Hu Yuying’s eyesight than believe that he had only scored nine points on a test he had worked hard on.
“Long Ge, I’ve looked carefully. You really did score nine points, and two of those were extra for neatness.”
“You mean I only got 7 points?” Long Aotian found it hard to accept.
If he had just scribbled randomly, that would be one thing, but this was something he had genuinely put effort into!
Seeing Long Aotian deep in self-doubt, Hu Yuying softly said, “Long Ge, look at this question; it should be solved this way.”
She began to work through the problem on a piece of scratch paper, quickly deriving a complete formula.
Each step of her solution was broken down clearly.
Long Aotian glanced at it—not that he understood it completely, but he got the gist.
“What about this question? I really struggled to figure this one out.”
“But you misread the question. It asks for this, but you calculated that. Long Ge, take another careful look at the question.”
As Hu Yuying focused on the exercises, her tone and the confidence shining in her eyes transformed her completely.
This aura was entirely different.
Long Aotian couldn’t help but look at her a little longer.
While Hu Yuying was explaining the problem, she didn’t notice Long Aotian’s reaction.
So when she looked up and their eyes met, she instinctively touched her face. “Is there something on my face?”
“No, it’s just that you look really pretty when you smile.”
“You should smile more often.”
Hu Yuying bit her lip, her ears visibly reddening.
“It’s, um, not that great.” After speaking, she nervously shifted slightly, her hands fidgeting as if those small movements could hide her inner embarrassment...
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**Chapter 13: Do You Know How Excellent You Are?**
Seeing Hu Yuying’s shy demeanor, Long Aotian gave her a strange look. “Has no one ever told you that you’re beautiful?”
At this, Hu Yuying didn’t know how to respond, making her even more nervous.
With her head slightly bowed, she looked just like a little white fox from ancient myths, exuding a blend of allure and innocent charm.
Occasionally glancing up, her eyes could effortlessly conquer and captivate anyone’s heart.
“No way?”
“Don’t, don’t say that.” Hu Yuying pretended to pick up the test paper. “This question is really simple; I have it recorded in my notes. Let me find it for you.”
“There are still many knowledge points in these test papers. I’ll write them down for you later, and with regular practice, your grades will definitely improve.”
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