After all wealth was wiped out, it became the highest peak in the A-share market.

Chapter 35 The Joy of Fighting with Others

Qin Nuanyang had noticed Li Chao's change long ago.

Li Chao has become much easier to get along with than before; in fact, the amount of conversations they exchange in a single day is equivalent to what they would have said in the past ten years.

It all seems to have started with that confession note.

Did he really believe it?

Didn't I already share that song with him?

How could someone so young have such outrageous thoughts about dating?

Won't this affect my studies?

It doesn't seem to have had much of an impact; I still scored so high on the last exam.

Or should we pretend we don't know? Didn't you hear it?

But does he really like me?

Didn't I always dislike it?

……

"Hey, the clothes are washed, aren't you going to take them out to hang them out to dry for a bit? What are you going to wear later?"

Li Chao's voice interrupted Qin Nuanyang's thoughts.

She quickly went to the washing machine to take the clothes out and hung them to dry on the balcony.

At this temperature, clothes that have been spun dry probably won't last more than an hour before you have to properly drain all the water.

She had just finished getting ready when she discovered that Li Chao was not home.

He quickly took out his phone and sent a message to Li Chao to ask about it. Li Chao replied very soon, saying that he had gone downstairs and was going to buy some more things.

Qin Nuanyang: "Then why didn't you take your clothes downstairs to change? I haven't even taken off the price tag yet."

"Change what? You're dressed perfectly fine."

"I can't wear it out anyway, it's a waste of money... Anyway, the clothes have been washed and I can wear them later, so it's fine to return them."

"They won't give me a refund."

"Why do I have a feeling you did this on purpose?"

"Qin Nuanyang, you think I did this on purpose? If I had told you to take off your clothes so I could change, and your dirty clothes had just been washed, wouldn't you have thought I was going to do something to you in that situation?"

Qin Nuanyang: "..."

It seems that's true.

Wow, this guy is so smart! He'd thought about this problem before.

"Okay, okay, I misunderstood you. I'm sorry."

"Okay, I accept your apology, but an apology alone is not enough. After I buy a mop, you can mop the floor."

"no problem!"

Qin Nuanyang agreed readily, as she often did mopping the floor at home.

……

Li Chao had just entered the supermarket when his phone rang.

The note indicates it belongs to the homeroom teacher.

He thought for a moment, then answered the call.

"Li Chao, why aren't you in class?"

"Teacher, I was busy moving this afternoon and forgot to ask for leave. I'm so sorry."

"Move? When can't we move? There's no evening study session."

"It's mainly because my Uncle Qin insisted on helping me with this. I felt bad troubling him, so I thought I'd help him move things while he wasn't looking. Once I'm done, I'll go to the classroom and try to do as much math as I can on the test."

"OK."

Li Chao hung up the phone with a relaxed expression; such an excuse couldn't be more fitting for him.

Even when the homeroom teacher went to talk to Qin Zhiguo, it seemed perfectly reasonable.

I'm a sensitive and withdrawn teenager, so it's perfectly normal for me not to want to trouble my elders.

I'll just avoid math for now, and think of another way for the combined science exam tomorrow morning.

He didn't find it troublesome at all; on the contrary, he felt very relaxed and happy.

His many years in the stock market have essentially been a battle against other people.

Fighting with others is endlessly enjoyable.

After buying the mop, Li Chao thought that Qin Nuanyang's other clothes were fine, but her underwear might not dry so easily, as it was quite thick.

The one he bought before was too small, but he didn't know exactly how much smaller.

We need to get a bigger one.

"Hello, what's the largest bra size you offer?"

……

Qin Zhiguo was chatting with Zhang Xiangsong, the homeroom teacher of Class 17, at school.

By this time, he already knew that Li Chao hadn't gone to the classroom, but he didn't call to ask, worried that Li Chao would overthink it.

At this moment, he said to Zhang Xiangsong, "Teacher Zhang, Li Chao is just like that. After all, his family had such a big accident, it's normal for him to be a little sensitive. This time, renting a house was my idea, because the place he lived in before was indeed a bit poor."

"Director Qin, it's so far away, it's not very convenient for students to go to and from school."

"So, I'm here to discuss with Teacher Zhang whether we can relax Li Chao's morning reading and evening self-study schedule a bit. With his grades, being able to think more in a quiet environment is actually better than anything else."

Zhang Xiangsong nodded, "That's true, but I'm worried that without morning reading and evening self-study, he'll lose his study habits and sense of urgency."

Early morning reading and evening self-study sessions may not necessarily lead to much improvement for top students.

However, those things serve as an excellent constraint on learning attitude, cultivating learning mindset over the long term and maintaining a sense of urgency.

If there is no morning or evening self-study for a long time, those with slightly weaker self-control will become relaxed, even become distracted, and unable to concentrate.

Even the most capable person will find it difficult to maintain their previous cautious attitude after being in such a relaxed environment, making it easier to underperform in the exam.

Qin Zhiguo was aware of this as well, but he had been misled by Li Chao.

"Teacher Zhang, how about this, let's try it first. Anyway, the second mock exam is coming up soon. If Li Chao's score is affected by the second mock exam, we can correct it immediately. There's still plenty of time before the college entrance exam, so we can correct it in time."

"OK."

Zhang Xiangsong already found it difficult to refuse Qin Zhiguo, the director of the academic affairs office, and now that he has a way out, he will definitely take it immediately.

Essentially, he was unwilling to take any risks; he hoped that Li Chao's current situation would remain unchanged until the college entrance examination.

……

After talking with Zhang Xiangsong, Qin Zhiguo went home.

After getting home, she said helplessly, "Do you know what Li Chao did? To avoid troubling us, he didn't go to the classroom this afternoon. He took Nuanyang and moved all the things. And I reckon Nuanyang insisted on going herself. Given Li Chao's personality, he definitely wouldn't have bothered Nuanyang on his own."

"Sigh, I don't know what to say to him..."

"Let's not talk about it for now..."

At this moment, Qin Nuanyang returned from outside.

She opened the door and immediately went to look at the sofa.

Liu Min and Qin Zhiguo watched her movements until Qin Nuanyang spoke, "Mom, did you see those papers on the sofa?"

Liu Min asked, "I saw it, but I don't know whose it is."

"My study materials! I'm going to study like crazy for the next while I get to score 600 on the college entrance exam!"

Liu Min: "..."

Qin Zhiguo's face was ashen. Whenever Qin Nuanyang said she would get 500 points on a test, he would believe that Qin Nuanyang was serious.

Six hundred points? You're kidding her parents.

He went so far as to ask, "Did Li Chao give you those documents?"

"Uh...right..."

"Do you know how difficult it was to compile that material? Apart from him, there's basically no one else in our school who could put together such a comprehensive review system."

Qin Nuanyang exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Really? Even the teacher can't do it?"

"None of our school's teachers have this level of expertise. If they did, they would have already shared it as review material with everyone."

Upon hearing this, Qin Nuanyang knew there was a big problem and quickly said, "I didn't ask him to do it for me. It has nothing to do with me. I didn't bother him."