From Slacking Off To Becoming A Top Student - Chapter 10 - Chapter 10 – There’s Something Wrong With This Book!

Yan Xiaoxi had already suspected there was something going on, but she never expected it to be a blatant exchange of benefits!

“Actually…”

“You helped him get his phone back because you didn’t want him to report you to the school, right?” Yan Xiaoxi rolled her eyes and said flatly, “No wonder you’re so eager to chat with the chemistry teacher, running over there with a smile—turns out it’s all for yourself.”

Chen Xiaoxin shrugged and spoke with a tone as if imparting wisdom, “I’m helping myself, but I’m also helping him. You think I’m afraid of him reporting me?”

Yan Xiaoxi pursed her lips and replied lazily, “Not necessarily. You’re taking money from your classmates. If the homeroom teacher finds out, she’ll definitely investigate. Even if you hide it well, it won’t matter in the end.”

“No, I’m telling you, Yan Xiaoxi, you still don’t understand why.” Chen Xiaoxin smiled and said, “It’s because they need something from me.”

Yan Xiaoxi was stunned for a moment, as if something clicked in her mind. She bit her lip and silently returned to her seat. When she sat down and thought it over, it seemed that even if the class monitor found out and stopped him, and even if the classmates refused to go along with it, he could still use his advantage as a day student to get away with whatever he wanted.

Speechless.
Is he here to study, or is he just here to play around?

While Yan Xiaoxi was lost in thought, Chen Xiaoxin returned to his seat, opened a piece of chocolate, and sat there in a daze.

[Name: Chen Xiaoxin]

[Intelligence: 94 (Average)]
[Stamina: 61 (Disabled Level)]
[Agility: 82 (Average)]
[Top Student Skill: Classical Chinese (Lv1, improves classical literature proficiency)]
[Support Skills: Neural Perception (Lv1, enhances environmental awareness), Kirin Arm (Lv2, improves hand speed)]
[Slacking Points: 200]

Not enough! It’s completely not enough!

At this rate, it would take at least another year to gather all the basic top student skills, but time is running out!

Chen Xiaoxin felt helpless and anxious. He only accumulated 200 points all afternoon, and those were from the toughest subjects—English and Physics. It seemed like a part-time job was becoming urgent, and it needed to be one where “slacking off” would get him in trouble.

Hungry… Never mind.
One step at a time.

The college entrance exam is definitely not an issue. The exam content is limited, and not all the skills are necessary.

As Chen Xiaoxin pondered this, the last chemistry class began. He silently took out his phone and casually picked a web novel to read.

Huh?
My Wife is a Top Female Student?

This book seems pretty good. Who wrote it? Taibai Cat? Must be a handsome guy!

By the time night study ended, it was almost 8 PM.

Chen Xiaoxin grabbed the twenty or so power banks from the class and leisurely left the classroom. Yan Xiaoxi followed behind, keeping a safe distance to avoid drawing any misunderstanding. She watched him struggle to carry a heavy backpack, and the elite student felt a little smug: Serve you right for carrying so many!

Just then, Yan Xiaoxi’s phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and immediately answered.

“Mom. I’ve finished class. Are you waiting for me at the door?”

“Mm-mm.”

After hanging up the phone, Yan Xiaoxi suddenly noticed that her desk mate, Chen Xiaoxin, had disappeared.

Huh?
Where did he go?

Yan Xiaoxi didn’t think much of it. When she walked out of the school gate, she saw a black Mercedes-Benz parked nearby and walked toward it.

“Mom.”

Yan Xiaoxi sat in the passenger seat and glanced at the middle-aged woman beside her, greeting her weakly.

“What’s wrong?”

“Not used to the study environment?” Yan Xiaoxi’s mother asked curiously.

The main issue is I’m not used to that lazy desk mate. Yan Xiaoxi shook her head, then quietly responded, “It’s fine, just a bit boring. I don’t know what to do.”

“Find something fun to do.” Yan Xiaoxi’s mother smiled kindly. “And make some more friends.”

“Mm.”

Yan Xiaoxi responded, then turned her head to zone out.

Suddenly!

A speeding electric bike zipped past her. Yan Xiaoxi saw who it was.

The biggest corrupted student in the class, the capitalist who eats people without spitting out the bones—her lazy desk mate Chen Xiaoxin!

Riding that fast!

Doesn’t he fear a crash?

Yan Xiaoxi silently complained in her mind.

And sure enough, at the next traffic light, Yan Xiaoxi saw Chen Xiaoxin get pulled over by a traffic cop.

He wasn’t wearing a helmet.
Serve him right!

Yan Xiaoxi pursed her lips, feeling secretly pleased.

The next morning.

Yan Xiaoxi arrived at class and saw her lazy desk mate handing out breakfast. It was mostly Jiangnan-style rice rolls, a local delicacy. In the past, they would wrap a fried dough stick inside, but now, with changing tastes, they wrap all sorts of things.

After distributing the rice rolls, he started handing out power banks, one by one, pulling them out of his backpack.

Yan Xiaoxi watched silently, thinking, He’s really busy!

“Sigh.”

“Did the traffic cop catch you yesterday when you were on your way home? Because you weren’t wearing a helmet?” After returning to her seat, Yan Xiaoxi whispered to him.

“How do you know?” Chen Xiaoxin looked at her suspiciously. “Are you stalking me?”

“Get lost!”

“I just saw it,” Yan Xiaoxi muttered, rolling her eyes. “By the way, don’t you fear crashing while riding so fast?”

“No time.”

“I have to rush back to play a dungeon raid. I’m the main healer of the guild,” Chen Xiaoxin sighed, helplessly explaining.

Hmph!
I think you’re just slacking off.

Yan Xiaoxi knew what game her deskmate was playing as soon as she heard it. She happened to play the same game and had been playing it for quite a while.

“Alright, enough talking.”

“I’m going to lead the morning reading now.”

Chen Xiaoxin picked up a book, stood up, and walked to the front of the classroom.

Yan Xiaoxi sat below, watching as he grabbed a piece of chalk and wrote “努力! 努力! 努力!” (Effort! Effort! Effort!) on the blackboard. Her head started aching again.

“Alright!”

“Everyone quiet down, it’s time for morning reading!”

Chen Xiaoxin sat at the front of the class, seriously addressing the students.

The next second, some students were memorizing vocabulary, others were reciting ancient poetry, some were copying homework, some were sneaking bites of breakfast—everyone was busy with their own thing.

As for Chen Xiaoxin, he sat upright at the front and opened a book, looking like he was doing something important, but he hadn’t flipped a page from start to finish.

But his sharp eyes were definitely fixed on something… something quite interesting.

Weird!

So strange!

After a moment of thought and careful analysis, Yan Xiaoxi came to a bold conclusion: This book definitely has something wrong with it!

When he gets back, I have to check it out.

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