44: Chapter 44 You are also its owner; come back to see it often in the future.

Mimi is very affectionate.

Perhaps because it had been a stray for so long, having finally found a two-legged beast to secure a stable life with, it had to act well-behaved.

It lay in its little bed for two seconds, then stood up and ran straight to Shen Weiyue's feet, circling him twice before going to circle around Liang Yuting's feet.

Its raised little tail brushed against her ankles, creating a tingly, itchy sensation.

"Oh my, Mimi, stop rubbing against me, it's ticklish!"

Liang Yuting squatted down with a maternal air and affectionately petted the cat; Shen Weiyue nearly had a nosebleed.

"Uh, do you have any spare bowls at home?"

"In the kitchen, you can have a look. I only use a few, and I only added new bowls and chopsticks after you arrived."

Liang Yuting did not realize how lethal her squatting posture was, as she was too busy happily playing with the kitten.

Shen Weiyue suppressed his racing heart, went to the kitchen to find a small metal bowl, placed it in front of the cat bed, put some raw meat inside, and called Mimi over to eat.

Mimi ran over happily. He stroked the cat's head, glanced at Liang Yuting, and said:

"Mimi, you're settling down here from now on. See that beautiful woman? Her name is Xiaomei, and she will be your mistress from now on..."

Liang Yuting rolled her eyes at him playfully; this guy always liked to spout strange, bizarre terms.

She also leaned in closer to watch the kitten gobbling up the meat, then asked: "I'm called Xiaomei, what are you called?"

"Obviously, I'm called Xiaoshuai!"

"Hahaha, narcissist."

Liang Yuting stroked the cat and, imitating his tone, said: "Mimi, see that man? His name is Xiaoshuai, and he will be your master from now on..."

After saying it, she felt something was off; it felt strange in her heart.

Shen Weiyue didn't mind and argued: "Just to emphasize, I'm still a boy!"

"And I'm still a girl too!" Liang Yuting followed suit.

"Yes, yes, yes, my pure and innocent Liang Muzi, when I go to college later, Mimi will be in your care, so please treat it well."

"Let me ask a question, what is the lifespan of a cat?"

"Ten to twenty years, I suppose. Why?"

"That's good. Human lifespans are too long; I'm worried Mimi won't be able to accompany me for long enough."

Liang Yuting said softly, sighing inwardly: The same goes for people.

If this is the case for cats, how can people bear it?

Shen Weiyue felt she was particularly sentimental tonight, so he smiled and comforted her: "Don't worry, by the time Mimi dies of old age, you'll already be married with children and have other emotional attachments."

"Getting married and having children in a small county town? I always feel like I wouldn't be satisfied with that." Liang Yuting paused, "I haven't thought about these things for now."

The kitten finished the meat, satisfied, went to lie down in its bed, and started purring shortly after.

The two looked at each other and smiled, feeling that this scene was very beautiful.

Shen Weiyue checked the time and saw it was getting late, so he stood up to leave: "I'm heading back now. You don't need to feed the cat meat every meal; rice is fine too."

"I don't know how. You still have some time, so come over after school to feed it. Besides, you are also its owner; you should come back to see it often."

"Oh?" Shen Weiyue was taken aback, then subconsciously nodded and said, "Alright, I'll try."

He turned and left. Liang Yuting heard the sound of the door closing and sighed softly.

Sometimes, relying too much on someone is not a good thing.

Neither physically nor mentally is it good.

She realized that she had actually developed a psychological dependence.

This Shen Weiyue was only eighteen, yet his behavioral logic and way of speaking gave the impression that he was much older than her; it was truly strange.

...

After the third mock exam, grades were basically set in stone.

Except for a small number of people like Shen Weiyue who still had potential to be tapped, the vast majority of students were basically hovering around this result.

Consequently, the remaining twenty or so days of class were almost entirely self-study.

The teachers were very relaxed; all classes were self-study, and they were all in the main office. If you had questions you didn't understand, you had to go to the office to ask.

Of course, Han Changming still came to the classroom from time to time to check on discipline.

Some monkeys in the class couldn't change their nature; as soon as no one was watching, they would slack off, especially those at the bottom of the rankings who had basically given up on themselves.

In such an environment, the three-person group led by Zhao Qingyan, with Ning Xi and Shen Weiyue, made others particularly envious.

Shen Weiyue was uniquely advantaged; when he encountered problems, he didn't have to look far, as they were basically solved on the spot.

Zhao Qingyan was a "hexagonal warrior"—all-rounded with no blind spots—and could solve any difficult problem.

Ning Xi was best at biology and chemistry, and even Shen Weiyue could hold his own in Chinese; such a trio was truly perfect.

Of course, as the study committee member, Ning Xi wouldn't refuse when other classmates came to ask questions.

But at this point, what others asked were basically problems she couldn't teach, and Zhao Qingyan, who could teach others, happened to dislike teaching.

Several times, it was only because Shen Weiyue put in a good word that Zhao the Fox reluctantly offered a few pointers.

Just this behavior was already extremely surprising to people.

Sect Leader Yue is awesome!

He had reached the point where he could command the School Beauty, yet Zhao Qingyan wouldn't hit or scold him, and was even willing to listen to him.

They could even vaguely feel that the core of the trio was Shen Weiyue, and even Ning Xi deferred to his opinions.

This was pretty damn crazy.

Awesome!

Truly fucking awesome!

Moreover, those who observed carefully would notice that that bastard Shen Weiyue was enjoying himself immensely; in the morning, Ning Xi brought him milk and even had to insert the straw for him.

At noon, the School Beauty cooked special meals for him, and when sleeping, the School Beauty would pretend to fan herself, but was actually fanning Shen Weiyue to keep him cool.

Even Teacher Liang Yuting, who rarely stayed after class, would take the initiative to ask about Shen Weiyue's academic progress.

This was already beyond standard treatment; everyone didn't understand how this guy had suddenly become the center of attention.

From March until now, Shen Weiyue had grown plump and glowing, visibly living quite a comfortable life.

This is unscientific.

So when Ye Lingtao asked about this, Shen Weiyue smiled and replied: "Maybe it's because I'm handsome."

Ye Lingtao turned around and shoved all the grilled sausages into his own mouth, walking away while cursing: "Shen Weiyue, you can eat my ass."

The ship of friendship capsized just like that.

When this sentence spread through the class the next day, a bunch of the guys were unable to refute it.

What could they say?

The guy surnamed Shen's grades were skyrocketing like a rocket, and his "pretty boy" aura was gradually emerging; they really couldn't refute it.

Time slipped away bit by bit in such helplessness.

Slipping away until only three days remained.

Looking at the big '3' on the blackboard, Shen Weiyue could clearly feel everyone's restlessness.

After evening self-study ended that day, some people had already started shouting in the hallway; a force that had been suppressed for many years was about to burst forth.

Shen Weiyue was packing his schoolbag when he heard Ning Xi ask him: "Shen Weiyue, have you bought a classmate yearbook yet?"

"No, why waste money on that? We all have QQ anyway, and there's the class group."

"What about you, Qingyan, have you prepared one?"

"No."

"I think it's worth preparing one. Treasuring emotions in writing and looking back at them years later will give you a different feeling; it's not something the internet can replace."

"Oh."

Zhao the Fox replied indifferently, glanced at Shen Weiyue, and left the classroom proudly.