Chapter 6: Class Representative Lin Ruo Yi (Big Chapter, Seeking Reviews and Collections)

"Hey, beautiful class rep." Mu Fei stood at the classroom door and called out exaggeratedly when he saw Lin Ruo Yi come out. Everyone in the corridor looked over, making Lin Ruo Yi's face turn bright red.

In her heart, Lin Ruo Yi cursed Mu Fei a thousand times. How could this guy be so improper, saying things without thinking? But... he called me beautiful? Does that mean he thinks I'm pretty too? Thinking about this, Lin Ruo Yi felt a bit smug.

Mu Fei handed the stationery Lin Ruo Yi had passed him in the morning back to her. Their fingers accidentally touched, and Lin Ruo Yi pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted. Mu Fei, however, didn't seem to mind, "Class rep, thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have failed this monthly exam."

The redness on Lin Ruo Yi's face hadn't faded. Before she could speak, a girl beside her beat her to it, "No need to thank her, no need to thank her. Our Ruo Yi is so kind and gentle; she would naturally help someone in trouble. You don't need to offer yourself in return; just buy us some drinks."

The girl who spoke was Li Ling, Lin Ruo Yi's best friend. Li Ling was also quite pretty, with a slender figure and a beautiful face, often wearing a ponytail, making her a very lively girl. The problem was that her friend, Lin Ruo Yi, was just too beautiful, which made her seem a bit ordinary in comparison.

"Alright, it's only right to treat you. Let's go." Mu Fei said, walking out with the two beauties. Behind them, Qi Ying looked at their backs thoughtfully, frowning slightly.

...

"Boss, I want a large pineapple juice, and Ruo Yi, you still want a papaya milk tea, right?" Li Ling held the menu of KFC cold drinks and turned to Lin Ruo Yi.

On the way, Lin Ruo Yi hadn't said a word, her face still flushed, her mind full of the words "beautiful girl." Hearing Li Ling's words, she finally snapped back to reality, "Ah, yes, with pearls."

"Papaya? Isn't that for breast enhancement?" Mu Fei thought, his eyes inadvertently sweeping over Lin Ruo Yi's chest. She was wearing a loose T-shirt, but her chest seemed to hide two large bunnies, big, really big, truly a magnificent sight.

They had been classmates for three years, but Mu Fei and Lin Ruo Yi rarely interacted, so he had never paid much attention to this class beauty. He had only thought she was pretty, but today he realized she had a great figure too.

"Hey, hey, hey, Mu Fei, what are you doing, always staring at our Ruo Yi?" Li Ling's slightly annoyed words reminded Mu Fei.

Mu Fei chuckled and snapped his fingers, shouting to the counter, "Boss, I want a large pineapple juice, a large papaya milk tea with pearls, and a large iced coffee."

The boss smiled and responded, and soon brought up three large cold drinks.

"Twenty-seven yuan in total, please give me some change."

"I'll do it, I'll do it." Mu Fei grabbed Lin Ruo Yi's hand reaching for her wallet and dug into his own pocket. But when he put his hand in, he was stunned. He had a hundred yuan in his pocket yesterday, but it was gone. After searching all his pockets, he found only a few coins and bills, totaling less than ten yuan.

"Hehe... hehe..." Mu Fei scratched his head and laughed awkwardly, whispering to the KFC boss, "I forgot my money today, can I owe you and pay tomorrow? I come here often, you know me, right?"

The KFC boss smiled at Mu Fei, and Mu Fei thought he had it. But then the boss said, "Hehe, I don't know you."

Damn, if you don't know me, why are you smiling? I thought you were going to agree.

Mu Fei cursed in his heart. Just as he was at a loss, Li Ling's voice came, "Hmph, Mu Fei, it looks like you don't have any sincerity."

As she spoke, she took out a red wallet, but when she opened it, there was only a twenty-yuan note and two bank cards, not enough cash.

"Here, use mine." At that moment, a white, delicate hand handed over a hundred-yuan note. Mu Fei turned to see Lin Ruo Yi, who had been quiet all along.

"Hehe, sorry, I woke up late and forgot my money when I changed clothes." Mu Fei scratched his head awkwardly.

"Tsk, your clothes are dirty, it's obvious you've worn them for more than a day. Who changes into dirty clothes? Stop making excuses." Li Ling sucked on her drink, speaking indistinctly.

Mu Fei's face turned red from her words, thinking it would have been better to tell the truth, "Haha, actually, I woke up late and put on the first clothes I found. I didn't even check if they were clean."

Li Ling waved her hand, not caring, "Forget it, forget it. Since you helped me today, I'll forgive you this time. But this time Ruo Yi is treating us, and you have to buy us cold drinks twice more."

"Alright, not twice, twenty times is fine. But... what do you mean by 'helping you'?" Mu Fei asked, puzzled.

Hearing Mu Fei's words, Li Ling perked up, "Haha, it's about you scolding Old Witch Wang today. She always looks down on us with poor grades, but no one dares to say anything. Today, you not only shut her up but also scolded her back. Even though we couldn't see it, we can imagine her face. It was so satisfying. You're truly brave, I admire you." She was talking about the argument between Mu Fei and the Chinese teacher, Wang Chunlan, and even made a gesture like in a martial arts movie.

"Really? But weren't you all taking the exam inside? How did you know?"

"Haha, you two were so loud, everyone in the classroom heard you clearly. I even have a recording. Want to listen again?"

Mu Fei smiled bitterly, "Ling Ling, beautiful girl, please don't mess with me. Wang Chunlan already kicked me out and won't let me attend Chinese class. I'm already in trouble, I don't have the mood to listen to that."

Lin Ruo Yi, who had been quiet, suddenly stood up, looking at Mu Fei and asking loudly, "Ah? How can this be? It's already our senior year, every class is important. You can't afford to miss any. What should we do?"

Her sudden action startled the two, and her chest bounced slightly when she stood up. Mu Fei's eyes widened, but he quickly looked away, waving his hand, "It's fine, it's fine. Teacher Liu has already pleaded for me, and I can return to class. But... I might face some trouble in the future."

Hearing Mu Fei's words, Lin Ruo Yi felt relieved. She seemed to realize her actions were a bit too big, and her face, which had just turned red, became even redder. She quickly sat down and focused on drinking her milk tea.

For the rest of the time, most of the conversation was between Mu Fei and Li Ling. Lin Ruo Yi, being quiet, just sipped her drink in small sips. But the two chatting didn't notice that Lin Ruo Yi's hand was clenching and unclenching, as if she was struggling with something.

Unconsciously, a dark cloud slowly drifted across the sky, blocking the afternoon sun.

"Ah, it's getting cloudy. The weather forecast said there would be a thunderstorm today. Ruo Yi, let's hurry back." Li Ling pinched her empty drink bottle.

Lin Ruo Yi seemed to have made a decision and stood up, "Mu Fei..."

Her voice was so loud that Mu Fei and Li Ling were startled again, and everyone in the room looked at Lin Ruo Yi.

Lin Ruo Yi seemed to realize her actions were too big, quickly sat down, and drew circles on the table, trying to look ladylike.

"Class rep, what's wrong?" Mu Fei asked, puzzled.

Lin Ruo Yi was struggling in her heart. She wanted to ask Mu Fei why he had given up on studying after a breakup, but she remembered that asking directly would touch on his sore spot. He hadn't recovered from the breakup, and her question might make him sad again.

Li Ling also noticed something was off with Lin Ruo Yi, looking at her without speaking, her face full of questioning.

"Actually... I wanted to ask... why..." Lin Ruo Yi's face turned red, and her hands were sweating, but she finally managed to ask.

"Mu Fei, why are you giving up?"

"Wha?" Hearing her words, Mu Fei was stunned. He looked at Li Ling, then at Lin Ruo Yi, whose face was red, "Me? Giving up?"

"Yes, you. Why aren't you taking exams seriously? You were late for Chinese, and after being taken away by Teacher Liu for math, you never came back. For the afternoon physics and chemistry exams, you submitted your answers in less than fifteen minutes. Why? Why aren't you studying hard? Why are you deceiving yourself?"

As Lin Ruo Yi spoke, it seemed like she was feeling a great injustice, tears welling up in her eyes. Mu Fei looked at her, and it was as if a beautiful, young wife was looking at her cheating husband.

Hearing her words, Mu Fei was first stunned, then burst into laughter, "Class rep, what joke are you playing? How could I be giving up? I didn't catch up with Chinese, but I finished the other three subjects and answered all the questions."

Hearing Mu Fei's words, Lin Ruo Yi felt a bit relieved, but then remembered something and raised her eyebrows, "No, you usually take about an hour for math, and forty-five minutes for physics and chemistry. Today's questions were harder, how could you answer so quickly... even I..."

Lin Ruo Yi had a baby face, and when she was angry, she looked like a cute little sister, very adorable. Mu Fei's heart skipped a beat, but then he thought of the equally cute little girl from this morning. She should be home by now, and he should feel relieved, but why did he feel a bit regretful?

But then he thought, how does this beautiful class rep know my answering speed and habits? Does she usually pay attention to me? Ah, that makes sense, she's the class rep, and it's her duty to care about her classmates' studies. Thinking this, Mu Fei felt at ease.

"You want to say even you couldn't answer that fast, right? Actually, I don't know what happened. I usually take about an hour, but today, all the questions seemed easy, like I suddenly understood everything." Mu Fei explained.

Hearing Mu Fei's words, Lin Ruo Yi still seemed skeptical. She took out a pen and paper from her bag, wrote something quickly, and pushed it to him.

Mu Fei looked down and saw the hardest permutation and combination problem. What did this mean?

"You said you answered all the questions, so you must know this one, right?" Lin Ruo Yi pushed the pen into Mu Fei's hand, quickly pulling back as if her action was too intimate, and lowered her head.

So, she wants to test me. I'm not afraid of this.

Mu Fei chuckled, lowered his head, and wrote quickly. In less than a minute, he solved the hardest permutation and combination problem from the college entrance exam, without even thinking, as if the steps were imprinted in his brain.

Lin Ruo Yi's beautiful, cute baby face was full of surprise, her mouth opening involuntarily. She thought, "I spent fifteen minutes on this problem! Mu Fei is usually bad at permutations and combinations, how could he solve it so quickly?"

She also wondered, if she tried this problem again now, could she solve it as fast as Mu Fei? The answer was no. Even after solving it once, it would take her at least five minutes to solve it again.

"Maybe he just got lucky with this problem. I need to test him again." Lin Ruo Yi thought, and wrote down three more difficult problems from her workbook, placing them in front of Mu Fei. But the result was the same. Mu Fei solved them as if he had done them a thousand times, writing the answers step by step, each one clear and precise.

This time, Lin Ruo Yi truly believed Mu Fei. With his current ability, he could indeed finish all the questions in half an hour. But why did she feel a bit disappointed while being happy?

"Mu Fei, I believe you. With your current speed, you can easily finish the exam, but I remember you weren't this good a few days ago. How did you suddenly improve so much? Can you tell me your study secret?"

Lin Ruo Yi looked at Mu Fei expectantly, but Mu Fei was at a loss. Study secret? What secret could he have? He had been dating Qi Ying and playing truant. Since he started dating her, he had barely studied, let alone have any secrets.

"To be honest, I don't know what happened. The questions just seemed easier... like... like my reaction time suddenly improved. Yes, that's how it feels."

Mu Fei pointed to his messy head, and Lin Ruo Yi and Li Ling looked disappointed, clearly unsatisfied with his answer.

"I'm telling the truth, why do you look so unsatisfied?" Mu Fei said, feeling wronged.

"Mu Fei, I... I believe you." Lin Ruo Yi's face was red, looking at Mu Fei sincerely, "Please don't give up hope. Although... although you broke up, I believe there will be someone more suitable for you in the future."

Lin Ruo Yi's face was like a peach blossom, so beautiful it seemed to drip with honey. Mu Fei finally understood the phrase "charming and captivating."

"Oh~~~" Li Ling looked at Lin Ruo Yi in surprise, "Ruo Yi, why are you acting so strange today? Are you running a fever?"

Li Ling deliberately mispronounced the word "fever," making it sound like "heat." She even reached out to touch Lin Ruo Yi's forehead.

"Ah, so hot, so hot, you're definitely 'heating up'..."

Lin Ruo Yi realized her words could be misunderstood and hurriedly explained, "Ah, Mu Fei is having trouble with his studies, and as the class rep, I should help him. Yes, that's it."

As Lin Ruo Yi's best friend, Li Ling knew her well. This lame excuse didn't convince her. After a moment's thought, Li Ling snapped her fingers, looking enlightened, "Ah, Ruo Yi, you mentioned before that a boy stood up for you when you were bullied, and he got beaten up. Could that boy be Mu Fei?"

"Ah? No, no, no. That was when I was in elementary school, I've long forgotten who it was." Lin Ruo Yi defended, but her face turned even redder.

"You're acting like you're trying to hide something. It seems our pure and innocent Lin beauty is also at the age of 'heating up,' hahaha." Li Ling teased, looking at Lin Ruo Yi's pretty face.

Lin Ruo Yi, flustered and unable to argue, stomped her foot and pouted, "Ling Ling, if you say one more word, I won't talk to you."

She stopped talking and walked ahead, but Li Ling's laughter echoed behind her.

...

The three chatted for over an hour. As more and more students finished their classes, the cold drink shop became noisy, and the three naturally gave up their table.

"Mu Fei, we're leaving. Don't be late again tomorrow." Li Ling held Lin Ruo Yi's hand and shouted, waving goodbye to Mu Fei, who gave them a thumbs-up and winked.

Then Li Ling turned to Lin Ruo Yi, looking at her curiously, "Ruo Yi, you seem off. You usually keep boys at a distance, but today you're so concerned about Mu Fei, lending him things and caring about his studies."

Lin Ruo Yi's face turned red, and she flailed her hands, "Ah, Mu Fei is having trouble with his studies, and as the class rep, I should help him. Yes, that's it."

Li Ling, who knew Lin Ruo Yi well, wasn't convinced by this lame excuse. After a moment's thought, she snapped her fingers, looking enlightened, "Ah, Ruo Yi, you mentioned before that a boy stood up for you when you were bullied, and he got beaten up. Could that boy be Mu Fei?"

"Ah? No, no, no. That was when I was in elementary school, I've long forgotten who it was." Lin Ruo Yi defended, but her face turned even redder.

"You're acting like you're trying to hide something. It seems our pure and innocent Lin beauty is also at the age of 'heating up,' hahaha." Li Ling teased, looking at Lin Ruo Yi's pretty face.

Lin Ruo Yi, flustered and unable to argue, stomped her foot and pouted, "Ling Ling, if you say one more word, I won't talk to you."

She stopped talking and walked ahead, but Li Ling's laughter echoed behind her.