He Chao couldn't run anymore and had to stop to take a few hits from them.

They crowded around the staircase. Luo Wenqiang had lost his slipper and had to hop down on one leg to retrieve it.

Leaning against the railing, while they were not paying attention, He Chao made a gesture to his boyfriend, mouthing two words: 'Save me'.

"Done fooling around?" Xie Yu asked with a smile, checking the time. "Are we going back to class?"

Old Tang told them to tidy up quickly and come back to the classroom in the afternoon for a meeting. It was probably about either a new book or the final exams.

Hearing this, Liu Cunhao let go of his grip and glanced at his watch. "Damn, it's already this late."

He Chao walked down the stairs in a few steps and leaned close to Xie Yu's neck, whispering, "Do you have a conscience...I was chased by them for half a day, and you just stood there watching the show."

Xie Yu looked at him and also leaned towards his ear without any hesitation, "Be content, actually I also want to beat you up."

"..."

A group of people walked out of the dormitory building, and the road was surrounded by greenery, but it didn't provide much shade.

The hot wind blew on their faces.

Only the third year had a holiday remedial plan, and the other teaching buildings were empty, quiet enough to make people feel a little uncomfortable.

Before even reaching the classroom door, Old Tang had already begun his speech, his voice drifting out through the window: "We won't be rearranging seats, so sit where you were before. It's hot out, but let's persevere. Let's aim to finish the first round of reviews early so we can give you a few extra days off."

Half of the students in Class 3 were cleaning the classroom when Xie Yu arrived at the door.

He glanced inside and saw the classroom number: Year 3, Class 3.

The cleaning duties had more or less been completed by the time Xie Yu entered, and there wasn't much left for him to do. In the end, he and He Chao split the blackboard in half. "This half is mine, go over there," Xie Yu said.

Even with clear division of labor, Xie Yu returned from washing the rags to find that He Chao had taken over his half of the blackboard.

"Steal my territory?"

He Chao said, "This is a world where the strong prey on the weak."

Xie Yu's hand was still wet, and he almost wanted to greet this person's head with the rag.

The boys were tall. They pushed and shoved in front of the blackboard. Xie Yu reached out to grab the rag from He Chao's hand, but He Chao turned sideways and looked down at him, saying, "Alright, I won't play with you."

Old Tang had already said everything he needed to say and was standing on the side drinking water. He found it amusing to watch these two and shook his head, then looked out the window.

Although Xu Qingqing was wiping the windows, she was clearly absent-minded.

She kept wiping the same spot repeatedly and only snapped out of it after a while.

"I know you're all interested in the final exam results. The rankings have been sorted out, and our class did pretty well this time, better than expected. Everyone should have confidence in themselves."

Old Tang took the report card from his office and prepared to review the exam papers for the students. Before he began, he couldn't help but bring up another matter.

"All of you should know that our school has taken two spots in the top five of the city this time," Old Tang said slowly, and the entire Class 3 fell silent.

"..."

Even though their two classmates had performed exceptionally well in the inter-school exam, it was still only four schools, and there was still a long way to go before they could compete with the top schools.

Now that they heard this news of achieving the top five within the city, everyone was stunned and speechless.

It wasn't just Class 3.

On the day Old Tang finished recording the grades, the office phone rang non-stop in the afternoon. Not only did the school leaders come to inquire, but other top schools were also surprised by the sudden rise of these two students and wondered what kind of trick they had up their sleeves.

Liu Cunhao was the first to snap out of it. He fumbled around in his pocket for a while before finally pulling out a five yuan bill and slapping it onto the desk. "I bet that Brother Yu was first."

"Wan Da: "I...I also bet on Brother Yu. Brother Chao is too elusive, he's not a man I can catch."

Lu Wenqiang: "I'm betting my dignity on it today. I choose Boss Xie!"

Xie Yu didn't really care about this ranking, and casually flipped through a couple of pages of the new textbook. He found it a bit funny that these guys had already started gambling, and the situation was completely one-sided. "What's there to bet on?"

Perhaps these guys just wanted to pursue a sense of ceremony.

He Chao waited for a while, but no one bet on him. He couldn't sit still any longer. "Are you guys still human? Even if it's just superficial brotherhood, you should show some respect. You guys don't understand anything."

Liu Cunhao: "Sorry, we don't want to be superficial."

"..."

He Chao stood up and walked to the front row, intending to bet on himself. But after searching for a while, he couldn't find any change. He leaned over towards Wan Da's table and knocked on it, "Um, can I borrow some change?"

Before Wan Da could refuse, He Chao continued, "This is your chance to get rich. Think it over carefully. You only have one chance. If you lend me ten yuan today, I-"

Wan Da: "I won't! I refuse!"

Xie Yu leaned back and laughed.

However, to everyone's surprise, the low-quality stock that was known for his "showmanship and the two-point deduction for his mischief" that no one was willing to bet on actually came in first.