Chapter 68 - 067: Assistance ( - 1)
Ye Ling frowned as she put down the book in her hand and gave Zhao Guodong a glance. Then she pulled her chair back and sat down properly. Zhao Guodong’s face flashed with a trace of embarrassment, but he didn’t dare to lower his head and admit defeat.
He tried to explain himself, "Bumpkin, you’re just too light; I didn’t even use any force."
As soon as the word "bumpkin" came out of Zhao Guodong’s mouth, it drew glances from the surrounding classmates. Wang Ping, who sat in the last row, couldn’t help but snicker, his laughter the loudest. As for Zhang Linong, he lazily leaned against the chair, holding a book. He didn’t look towards Zhao Guodong, but there was a smile at the corner of his mouth, clearly having heard Zhao Guodong’s words.
Ye Ling took a deep breath, "Zhao Guodong, if you call me bumpkin again, believe it or not, I’ll tell the teacher."
"You’re not a kid, still using this trick?" Zhao Guodong wasn’t afraid at all. However, seeing Ye Ling talking to him made him happy. He pulled his chair closer to Ye Ling, "I call you bumpkin because you let Song Mei and the others bully you without fighting back. Don’t feel aggrieved. If you keep standing up for yourself like today, I’ll stop calling you bumpkin."
Zhao Guodong felt quite good about this justification, proudly lifting his chin. Ye Ling sighed inwardly at his smug expression. In her previous life, she only knew that Zhao Guodong was a troublemaker. She never got close to him or really understood him. Now, after two encounters, she actually found him quite interesting. On the surface, he seemed like a ruffian, but inside, he was someone who stood up for justice, which was admirable.
Although she didn’t know how he performed academically in her previous life, based on his sudden decision to study hard after hearing just one sentence from her, Ye Ling thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to help him. Besides, as he said, when Song Mei was causing trouble back in the day, he often helped her out.
"Do you really mean it when you say you want to study hard?" Ye Ling had an idea and finally spoke unhurriedly, "I can help you study, but I have a few conditions."
"What conditions?" Zhao Guodong became interested.
Even Wang Ping, who was watching the show, became energized, dragging his chair closer to Zhao Guodong. His desk mate Zhang Linong didn’t move, but he put down his book and watched Ye Ling with interest, seemingly sizing her up.