70: Chapter 70 People fear becoming famous, just as pigs fear growing fat.

Wang Shuo looked at the takeout he'd ordered, feeling no appetite.

However, Zheng Jun, sitting opposite him, was eating in such a gentle and attentive manner, occasionally adding food to the girl's plate beside him and tenderly calling her "Baby."

Good heavens, is this still that rugged guy from Northeast China? Is this still that tough guy who could run ten kilometers in one go?

Why does it feel like the script was swapped?

Wang Shuo turned his head away, secretly gritting his teeth and swearing that he would never eat with someone who had escaped the "single dog" life again. All this public display of affection was so overwhelming he was full without even eating.

"Second Brother, what's wrong? Eat." Zheng Jun finally noticed the "single dog" beside him, politely pushed the food container in front of him, and said very gently, "This is Mengru's favorite stir-fried yam and oilseed rape; I find it very much to my taste."

Wang Shuo rolled his eyes. A table full of vegetables, and it's to your taste? Heh, is this something a guy who can eat two pounds of meat in one sitting would say?

As expected, love makes people lose their heads.

Wang Shuo decided to stay silent and silently picked up a piece of yam to show his protest.

Meanwhile, Lin Mengru, sitting beside Zheng Jun, smiled slightly: "Classmate Wang Shuo, don't listen to his nonsense. I don't actually like eating these dishes; it's just easier to keep in shape this way."

Glancing at Lin Mengru's reasonably well-proportioned figure, Wang Shuo nodded in understanding, but added: "Science research shows that controlling diet and fasting cannot achieve weight loss goals; it's easy to rebound."

"I know that." Lin Mengru laughed softly and said, "Girls are always a bit troublesome. Also, those slimming teas on the market and such are all scams. A girl in our dorm drinks slimming tea every day, but her weight has increased instead of decreasing. It made her so angry that she had a fight with the seller of the slimming tea, haha."

"Slimming teas and such..." Wang Shuo shook his head speechlessly: "Very few are effective; most are scams. Even the few that work have side effects if consumed long-term, so you should advise your roommate to stop drinking them."

"Mm-hmm." Lin Mengru waved her fist: "Healthy weight loss starts with me. Baby, how about I go running with you from now on?"

Zheng Jun grinned widely, his eyes crinkling into slits, and gently hugged Lin Mengru who was snuggling up to him, patting her as he said: "No problem, Baby. With me here, I guarantee that losing ten kilograms a month is not a dream."

At the same time, he secretly gave Wang Shuo a thumbs up.

Wang Shuo curled his lip.

"Ten kilograms?" Lin Mengru let out a cry of surprise: "That won't do, just losing a little is fine. Losing ten kilograms would make me look like a dried-up stick."

"Haha, no it won't. No matter how thin Baby gets, you're still Baby, and I'll love you."

"Ahem." Wang Shuo really couldn't stand these two anymore and spoke up at the right moment: "Actually, Classmate Mengru, I just thought of something. There seems to be a brand of slimming tea that is very effective and has absolutely no side effects. Do you want your roommate to try it?"

"Really?" Lin Mengru responded immediately.

"Of course it's true." Wang Shuo said with a straight face: "A relative of mine used it personally. A 120-kilogram fatty, after using it for a week, slimmed down like a bolt of lightning, going straight to 80 kilograms, and there has been no rebound to this day."

"What brand is it?" Lin Mengru's eyes lit up.

"I forgot the brand. It seems to be produced by a small domestic factory. I need to contact someone for the specifics. How about this, give me half a month. When the stuff comes... when it arrives, I'll have Zheng Jun bring it to you."

"Okay, okay." Lin Mengru nodded repeatedly.

...

A meal that should have been finished in half an hour was dragged out by Zheng Jun and Lin Mengru for nearly two hours. By the time the lights were about to go out, Zheng Jun finally reluctantly walked Lin Mengru back to her dormitory and gazed deeply at her in front of the building.

Well... I couldn't tell that the boss was such a romantic soul; his skills in picking up girls are quite something.

Wang Shuo secretly complained.

On the way back, Zheng Jun still smiled from time to time.

"Boss, wake up, we're at the dormitory building! Do you still need to buy anything?"

"Oh, we're here?" Zheng Jun came back to his senses, patted Wang Shuo on the shoulder, and laughed out loud: "Second Brother, having dinner with you today was truly a wise choice. Mengru actually let me hug her! Hahaha! We've known each other for seven days! We could only hold hands, and today we finally hugged!"

Wang Shuo: "..."

So you've been doing that poorly? And yet you were calling her "Baby" so intimately, making me think you guys had already done something!

It seems the title of "love guru" shouldn't be handed out so easily.

"By the way, Second Brother, that slimming tea you mentioned... is it real?" Zheng Jun looked expectant: "If it's real, you need to hurry. My happiness as your boss depends on you!"

"Of course it's real." Wang Shuo said helplessly: "I can get it done in ten days at most, and then you can use it to curry favor."

"Good brother!" Zheng Jun put his arm around Wang Shuo's shoulder, full of high spirits: "As the saying goes, it's better to please the girl's best friend than to please the girl herself. When everyone in Mengru's dorm starts speaking well of me, will Mengru still be far from me? Hahaha."

This goal... is very ambitious!

Wang Shuo expressed his admiration.

"But Second Brother, did you come back to school today because you have class tomorrow?" Zheng Jun seemed to remember something.

"If not for class tomorrow, why would I come back?" Wang Shuo widened his eyes, puzzled by Zheng Jun's thought process.

"Then you're really in for it..." Zheng Jun spread his hands and said quite normally: "There's a quiz tomorrow. The teachers have already set the scope, and... it's tied to course credits."

"F—k." Wang Shuo let out a curse, his composure instantly collapsing: "Which subjects? When was this announced?"

"It was just announced this morning in the class group chat." Zheng Jun glanced at Wang Shuo and said calmly: "It seems you aren't in the class group chat."

Wang Shuo: "..."

Because of his month-long coma and then being busy asking for leave, he had actually overlooked such a serious matter.

"As for which subjects..." Zheng Jun counted on his fingers: "Let me calculate... Modern Mathematics, Advanced Computer Architecture, Advanced Operating Systems, Computer Applied Mathematics, Programming Methodology, Computer Graphics Processing Technology, hmm... a total of..."

"Six subjects." Wang Shuo also counted on his fingers, and finally, looking at his hand which wasn't enough to count them all, he was a bit stunned.

What's going on? Suddenly announcing a quiz, and testing six subjects at once?

"Yeah, six subjects." Zheng Jun said nonchalantly: "Anyway, I haven't studied. I'll just go up and wing it; at least I attended a few classes, so the content sounds familiar. But Second Brother... you haven't listened to a single class before. What are you going to do?"

What else can he do? Wang Shuo wanted to cry but had no tears. Study, obviously!

...

As a good youth of the new era, burning the midnight oil is the most normal thing ever.

Wang Shuo buried his head under the quilt, held the small desk lamp he borrowed from Li Li, opened a brand-new textbook, and began to work hard.

This was a book titled "Principles of Computer Organization," which was also one of the subjects to be tested tomorrow.

But why did this content look so familiar? And it seemed a bit too simple, not explaining computer organization thoroughly enough.

After reading for a long while, Wang Shuo put the book aside and took out a book on "Computer Operating Systems."

"It's explained in quite some detail... but..." Wang Shuo shook his head, turning from a learner into a critic, nitpicking the content of the book, then set the book aside and picked up another one.

This time it was a book called "Primary Generations."

...

Early the next morning, Wang Shuo, full of energy, arrived at the lecture hall with Zheng Jun and Li Li.

Because it was a centralized quiz, Teacher Ding Runan specially applied to the school for a lecture hall as the exam venue, even strictly requiring seat spacing to ensure the difficulty of cheating as much as possible.

There were already students who had arrived early in the classroom. Seeing him enter, they all raised their heads in surprise.

Wang Shuo took one look... he didn't recognize a single one.

Whispers reached Wang Shuo's ears. Since his brain was enhanced, Wang Shuo had discovered that his hearing had significantly improved, allowing him to clearly distinguish sounds and directions in such a noisy environment.

"Wang Shuo actually came too."

"Yeah, I thought he would ask for leave. After all, this is a joint exam for six subjects. I heard from other seniors that they haven't encountered this once in three years."

"Maybe there's some activity this time? Usually, they only do this kind of thing when there's an activity."

"Wang Shuo hasn't listened to a single class; he's probably going to bomb the test."

"It's the participation that counts... haha, being able to come is already pretty good. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't come and embarrass myself."

"He's already the worst of the worst students. See Zheng Jun next to him? They're both from 403, and he's a bad student too."

Wang Shuo tilted his head to look at Zheng Jun beside him. Zheng Jun was seriously looking for the best seat. Seeing Wang Shuo looking at him, he curled his lip and introduced them: "That's Zhou Peng, that's Li Yao, that's Du Juan, and the one far away is called Wang Lei..."

Wang Shuo looked up. The one who had just called him a bad student was exactly this Zhou Peng.

"Li Yao is our class's famous top student, deeply favored by the Old Witch. The substitute professors and teachers for each subject also praise him endlessly. Oh right, he's also a member of our class committee."

"That Du Juan is our class monitor. I don't know what the Old Witch was thinking, choosing such a young girl as the class monitor."

"Alright, Second Brother, let's go over there!"

Zheng Jun found a good spot, dragged Wang Shuo over, and finally chose a corner seat to sit down.

Li Yao looked at Wang Shuo sitting in the corner and curled his lip in disdain. Zhou Peng next to him nudged him with his arm: "I bet Wang Shuo will be at the bottom this time. Do you dare to bet with me?"

"No bet." Li Yao shook his head: "I need to do well on the exam and strive to surpass Du Juan and get first place."

"I say, Li Yao, is the gossip you heard accurate? Is this exam really for..."

Li Yao nodded seriously: "Of course it's accurate. This is an opportunity, and I absolutely cannot miss it."