Chapter 8: The Contest of Tranquil Mind and Gentle Breath

  "Oh? What should I call you?" Zheng Yuanda remained seated, showing no intention of standing up.

  "Chu Tian Feng!"

  "Haha, so you're Chu Tianfeng!" Zheng Yuanda's mouth curled up into a faintly mocking smile upon hearing this.

  Chu Tianfeng, he had heard of this name long ago, but only by reputation and not in person. It was said that when this kid was in the first year of high school, his father went to prison, his mother left home, and his academic performance plummeted all the way down, becoming the "bottom student" of the whole class and even the whole grade. How could such a poor student sit at the same table as Lin Yajing? What was Zhao Kaishun thinking?

  Chu Tianfeng detected the disdain in the other person's tone and calmly said: "This is my seat, please let me have it!"

  "What's the hurry? I still have a question to ask Lin Yajing!" Zheng Yuanda felt that Chu Tianfeng was no match for him at all. Whether it was family background or academic performance, Chu Tianfeng was far inferior to him, worlds apart!

  So he also became overbearing in his tone, implying: "We good students are discussing the issue together, aren't you a bad student coming to make a fool of yourself?"

  "What questions do you have, I can answer them for you, would you mind leaving my spot first?" Chu Tianfeng said indifferently.

  At this time, the eyes of all the students in the classroom were focused on Chu Tianfeng and Zheng Yuanda. It seemed that these two men had reached a stalemate. Although everyone's impression of Chu Tianfeng was also general, after all, he was his own classmate, while Zheng Yuanda, the class president of Class 1 of Grade 3, openly pursued the class flower of Class 2 of Grade 2 during lunch break. From a psychological point of view, everyone still stood on Chu Tianfeng's side.

  "Can you solve it?" Zheng Yuanda's face was even more sarcastic, and he smiled blandly: "Great, if you can solve this problem, I'll leave immediately!"

  "Bring it here and let me see!" Chu Tianfeng's eyes became firm.

  "Take this question!" Zheng Yuanda didn't mince words and casually picked up a college entrance examination test paper, pointing to a geometry problem on it.

  On the surface, both of them seemed calm and peaceful, with no hint of tension in the air. To an outsider, it looked like they were just classmates discussing a problem.

  Chu Tian's eyes immediately fell on the topic, to be honest, his math was the worst he had learned, and just last night, he had reviewed all the formulas he had studied in high school.

  I'd say this geometry problem is of medium to high difficulty. Since it's already been systematically reviewed in the third year of high school, this kind of problem should be easy to solve.

  But today Zheng Yuanda just had to ask Lin Yajing about this kind of question, what's the meaning of this? Playing pig eating tiger?

  Chu Tian's mouth curled up in a slight, disdainful smile as he stared at the geometry problem, his brain spinning rapidly. In less than a minute, he had come up with five different methods to solve it.

  He was delighted in his heart, and now his brain power is really not ordinary!

  "Zeng Yuanda, I think there are five ways to solve this problem." Chu Tianfeng pulled out a sheet of rough paper from his desk and began to explain with a pen.

  Zheng Yuanda originally had a proud and complacent expression, thinking that this question would definitely be difficult for Chu Tianfeng to answer because he knew that Chu Tianfeng was the last in his grade and his math scores were the worst. He thought that any random question would be enough to stump him.

  But something unexpected happened.

  Chu Tianfeng fired off five methods of solving the problem in rapid succession, like a string of firecrackers, leaving Zheng Yuanda and even Lin Yajing stunned!

  They themselves only grasp two or three methods at most.

  Zheng Yuanda's face changed, and he secretly wondered: "Has this kid read this book before? How can there be so many ways to solve the problem? It doesn't make sense! The answer only wrote one method, it's really weird!"

  "How about it? Can you let me through now?" Chu Tianfeng stared at Zheng Yuanda, smiling faintly. In his opinion, the best way to deal with someone who looked down on him was to use their own strength against them.

  "Alright! Thank you!" Zheng Yuanda stood up, took another look at Chu Tianfeng a few times, and his expression became more gentle, putting away the arrogance from earlier.

  Chu Tianfeng smiled slightly and sat down in his own seat, taking out the textbook from his backpack and began to study seriously.

  Zheng Yuanda walked away uninterestingly.

  As soon as he left, the classroom was abuzz with discussions like a boiling pot.

  "Chu Tianfeng's performance over the past two days has been truly astonishing!"

  "Yes, but today I'm on his side. Zheng Yuanda relies on his family's power, doesn't he? Too arrogant!"

  "What's the point of a third-year student coming to our second year to show off?"

  "Chu Tianfeng really gave our class 22 boys a big face, haha!"

  Faintly hearing these discussions, Chu Tianfeng secretly smiled to himself in his heart. Today was truly a rare occasion, with so many classmates standing on the same line as him. However, that kid Zheng Yuanda really had some depth to him; on the surface he didn't make a sound, but who knows if he's already formed a grudge in his heart, and will need to be dealt with carefully in the future.

  Chu Tianfeng didn't want to confront Zheng Yuanda, a young master from a wealthy and influential family, prematurely. After rebirth, many things have changed, including the path ahead, which will undoubtedly be filled with challenges.

  "Thank you, deskmate." Lin Yajing gave Chu Tianfeng a sweet smile, her soft and gentle voice filled with gratitude.

  "What's there to thank me for?" Chu Tianfeng asked with a feigned ignorance and a smile.

  "Thanks for getting rid of Zheng Yuanda, to be honest, I just want to study quietly." Lin Yajing's pretty face floated with a bright crimson color, and her tone revealed a hint of helplessness.

  "Don't be polite, this is my spot, no one can take it away without my consent!" Chu Tianfeng's expression was firm, but in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, no wonder in this society, the higher the education level, the more ugly women there are. Those girls who were born as beautiful as flowers, how many of them can study with peace of mind? Even if they have a strong will to learn well, it's hard to resist the 'bees, butterflies, and flies' that swarm around them."

  Chu Tian took a deep breath, and Lin Yajing's body emitted that enchanting sweet fragrance, which seeped into his heart. He turned to look at her gentle and quiet demeanor while reading, and suddenly a surge of chivalry rose up in his heart. Silently, he made a decision: "Such a good girl deserves an obligation from him to provide a quiet studying environment, and when the opportunity arises, he will also give her happiness..."

  Lin Yajing caught Chu Tianfeng staring at her out of the corner of her eye, and a blush rose to her delicate face.

  After more than a day of contact, Chu Tianfeng gave her the feeling of being steady, calm, not noisy, not showy, plain and natural, yet always giving her a sense of inexplicable security.

  Compared to Zheng Yuanda, he has a good family background and is handsome, but there's no sense of security with him. Especially the arrogant expression that occasionally flashes in his eyes makes her feel very uncomfortable.

  So Lin Yajing felt a little proud in her heart, and it was right for her to choose to sit at the same table as Chu Tianfeng from the beginning.

  There were still ten minutes before class, and many students were walking into the classroom, but two people were doing the opposite, hurrying out of the classroom. They almost collided with Zheng Yuanda, who had just stepped out. One was Wang Xiaoyan, and the other was Tong Liang.

  This unusual behavior caught Chu Tianfeng's attention. Were Wang Xiaoyan and Tong Liang called out by Zheng Yuanda?

  On the second floor corridor, Zheng Yuanda leaned against the handrail of the stairs, his back to Wang Xiaoyan and Tong Liang, and asked in a serious tone: "When was Chu Tianfeng sitting at the same table as Lin Yajing?"

  "It was just yesterday." Tong Liang replied in a low voice. He and Wang Xiaoyan's parents all worked at the Jindeng Group founded by Zheng Yuanda's father, and the family's economic source was controlled by the Zheng family. Therefore, at school, the two naturally had to please this young master Zheng in many ways.

  Status is determined by identity, and being in a different stratum can only choose to obey.

  "What? They were paired together yesterday? Is Zhao Kaishun crazy?" Zheng Yuanda sneered, "Only he could come up with the brilliant idea of pairing the worst student in the class with the best one."

  "It was Chu Tianfeng who insisted." Wang Xiaoyan briefly introduced what happened in yesterday's math class. She hoped that Zheng Yuanda could use his power to adjust the seats of Chu Tianfeng and herself again, because she didn't want to sit in the last row either, especially with her deskmate Gao Dalie, who was not only poor at studying but also had many bad habits, and being with him at the same table was really annoying.

  "So, Chu Tianfeng has a crush on Lin Yajing?" Zheng Yuanda listened to Wang Xiaoyan's words and raised an arc of ridicule at the corner of his mouth, saying coldly: "I think he is overestimating himself, a toad wanting to eat swan meat!"

  "Who am I to say? Not even taking a piss and looking at what kind of goods you are, also thinking of pursuing Lin Yajing, go dream!" Tong Liang quickly followed the wind and laughed.

  Zheng Yuanda nodded, his eyes flashing with a sharp cold light, and sneered: "But I really want to see how Chu Tianfeng and Zhao Kaishun will say they are pigs in front of everyone after losing the bet, heh heh..."

  Tong Liang smiled slyly and said, "I'm just sitting behind him, Zheng Ge, don't worry, Lin Yajing will be yours sooner or later. Chu Tianfeng won't be able to hold that position for long. I'll think of a way to deal with him!"

  Zheng Yuanda's face sank, staring at Tong Liang with a serious expression: "You little devil don't do anything stupid! I have a way to get him and Lin Yajing away."

  "Don't worry, I have a measure!" Tong Liang chuckled and said with a dry smile.

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