The Beautiful Cannon Fodder Only Wants to Chase the Cold and Aloof Academic God Chapters 17, 18, and 19

 Chapter 17: Gathering Courage

It was another ordinary and busy day.

After the morning self-study, they had their morning exercise, followed by a morning of classes, and finally, it was lunchtime.

Shen Mu felt that he couldn’t continue like this. He couldn’t just sit and wait. He needed to take the initiative to approach Jin Yixiu.

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“It’s nothing. I’m just in a good mood today. Hehe.”

In the cafeteria, Shen Mu didn’t see Jin Yixiu. He asked Fei Xinglan next to him and learned that Jin Yixiu didn’t often eat, and his family seemed to be relatively poor. Someone mentioned that when he went to the teacher’s office to submit his homework, he overheard the A-class homeroom teacher talking to Jin Yixiu about financial aid for needy students.

Shen Mu frowned. How could he not eat regularly? As for his family being poor, it made Shen Mu feel even more distressed for Jin Yixiu. Shen Mu used to be an orphan and understood the feeling of having no money. The money for his education was painstakingly saved by his grandfather, the orphanage dean, and later, Shen Mu took on part-time jobs to ease his grandfather’s burden. He had to work hard while studying to earn scholarships. After getting into university, the scholarships were enough, and he could finally relax a bit, but now he found himself in a novel.

Shen Mu took out his phone and sent some messages to the family group. Soon, there were replies and words of concern. Shen Mu felt warmed by it. He used to be an orphan, but now he had parents and could finally experience the feeling of family affection.

Shen Mu quickly finished his meal, told Fei Xinglan that he needed to take care of something first, and if things went well, he would let him know the good news.

“Huh?” Fei Xinglan looked bewildered as he watched Shen Mu hurriedly leave.

On Shen Mu’s side, after leaving the cafeteria, he went to a convenience store and bought a rice ball and a bottle of milk. After paying, he ran to the entrance of Class A and peeked inside. Sure enough, Jin Yixiu was there.

At this time, besides Jin Yixiu, there was no one else in Class A. Everyone had gone to have lunch or returned to their dormitories.

Shen Mu looked at the things on his phone, took a deep breath, and then exhaled. He clenched his fist, encouraged himself, and said, “Be brave, Shen Mu. This is your first time pursuing someone.”

Shen Mu knocked on the door and entered Class A.

Jin Yixiu heard the sound and looked up, seeing Shen Mu walking straight towards him.

Jin Yixiu raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at the rice ball and yogurt in Shen Mu’s hand, and probably guessed what he was up to.

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Chapter 18: The Story of Two Boys Begins Again

Shen Mu walked up to Jin Yixiu with a smile on his face and said, “Jin Yixiu, don’t mind those things I said before. It was just a joke with my friends. Take these as an apology.” He placed the warm rice ball and milk on Jin Yixiu’s desk.

Jin Yixiu furrowed his brow. A joke? Saying he wanted to pursue him was a joke?

Seeing Jin Yixiu’s puzzled expression, Shen Mu thought he didn’t believe him. In fact, Shen Mu didn’t believe it himself, but trust needed to be established. “I’m serious!” he said.

Jin Yixiu’s expression became even more subdued upon hearing this, but he still said, “It’s okay, thank you.” He picked up the rice ball.

Shen Mu felt that everything should be fine after seeing Jin Yixiu’s reaction, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

“Um, Jin Yixiu, there’s something else I wanted to ask you about while I’m here.”

Jin Yixiu tilted his head slightly and asked, “What is it?”

“I want to improve my grades, and since you have good grades, I was wondering if I could hire you as my tutor. I know everyone is busy at this stage, but I’m available during weekdays and weekends. Can I come to you with questions? You can set the fee.” Shen Mu asked nervously. He had already asked his parents, and when they heard that Shen Mu wanted to study and requested the top student in their grade to tutor him, they immediately agreed.

Jin Yixiu was slightly surprised, but he quickly agreed, “I can teach you, and you can come to me with any questions. As for the fee, there’s no need.”

“But how can that be?” Shen Mu wanted to insist.

“No need,” Jin Yixiu refused again.

Shen Mu, seeing that Jin Yixiu was adamant, came up with another idea, “Then how about I bring you breakfast every day?” It wouldn’t cost much, just a small gesture of goodwill.

When Jin Yixiu heard this, he couldn’t help but think of something and agreed.

“Thank you for your trouble.”

“Then it’s settled, Jin Yixiu. I look forward to learning from you in the future.” Shen Mu extended his hand.

Jin Yixiu looked at the fair hand and stood up, shaking hands with him.

“Good luck.”

The story of the two boys began once again.

Their hands clasped together, and if you were to ask when their fate started, it was simply love at first sight.

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Chapter 19: Irony

After chatting for a while, Shen Mu felt that he had made some progress in getting closer to Jin Yixiu. It seemed that he had to take the initiative.

They agreed to study together in the dormitory after school and exchanged contact information. Seeing that it was almost time for class, Shen Mu left Classroom A.

As he was leaving, he happened to see Liang Feng walking in their direction alone. Judging by his appearance, he had probably had another argument with Luo Yuan.

Liang Feng was surprised to see Shen Mu coming out of Classroom A. He glanced inside and saw that only Jin Yixiu was there. Were Shen Mu and Jin Yixiu alone just now? What were they talking about? Jealousy welled up in Liang Feng’s heart.

Although Jin Yixiu came from a poor family, he was so good-looking and had excellent grades. Liang Feng wanted to establish a good relationship with him. If he could improve himself in the future, he wouldn’t mind giving up Luo Yuan and relinquishing the position of Luo Family’s Young Madam for Jin Yixiu.

However, Jin Yixiu refused to be swayed no matter how hard Liang Feng tried to win him over. He didn’t appreciate Liang Feng’s gestures of goodwill, and on top of that, Luo Yuan found out and they had another argument. Helpless, Liang Feng had to temporarily put aside his secret thoughts about Jin Yixiu and first appease Luo Yuan. But that didn’t mean he would give up on Jin Yixiu and let him get close to someone else.

“Shen Mu, do you have any business in our Classroom A?” Liang Feng asked in a “polite” tone, emphasizing “our Classroom A” as if mocking Shen Mu.

Shen Mu didn’t fall for his act. “Whether I have something to do or not is my business. Liang Feng, you don’t need to know, do you? Instead of paying attention to these matters, you should think about how to stay in Classroom A for the upcoming monthly exams.”

Liang Feng’s grades were at the bottom of Classroom A. Although Classroom A only accepted the top 30 students, if any student from Classroom A fell out of the top 30, they would be given another month to observe and see their performance in the next monthly exam. If they made it back into the top 30, they could stay; otherwise, they would be transferred to the appropriate class based on their grades.

Liang Feng had once fallen out of the top 30 but managed to stay in Classroom A with the help of the protagonist and stabilized his position in the next exam.

Hearing Shen Mu’s sarcastic remarks, Liang Feng was infuriated. He wanted to lash out at Shen Mu right then and there. However, considering that Jin Yixiu was still inside the classroom, and more classmates were starting to gather around, Liang Feng looked at Shen Mu with a soft and pitiful expression and said, “Shen Mu, I’m just concerned about you. How can you say such things to me?”

He even put on a face that showed he was sad, distressed, and wronged.

At that moment, Luo Yuan came over and saw Liang Feng and Shen Mu in that state. He hurriedly stepped forward to shield Liang Feng, asking, “Shen Mu, what are you trying to do?”

What was Shen Mu trying to do? Shen Mu wasn’t trying to do anything. He just found these two individuals repulsive.

With so many people watching, Shen Mu didn’t want to waste any more time.

“What am I trying to do? Look at what you’re saying. What can I possibly do? Liang Feng was just curious about why I came to Classroom A. I didn’t say anything. I’m also curious about why Liang Feng suddenly acted like this. Is something wrong?”

After saying this, Shen Mu didn’t even look at the reactions of the two behind him. He turned around and walked towards Classroom E.

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