Top Student at Their Peak

Until they got off the car, returned home, and sat down on the sofa, did Qiao Yu suddenly slap his thigh and remembered. He blamed himself, saying, "Oh no, how could I forget such an important thing?"

After speaking, he immediately took out his phone.

Beside him, Qiao Xi looked at Qiao Yu bewilderedly, "What did you forget?"

"Forgot to ask Zhang Xiao what she thinks about Senior Brother Chen, whether there's any hope. If Zhang Xiao doesn't have any feelings for Senior Brother Chen, I should quickly suggest Senior Brother Chen to change his target."

Qiao Yu casually explained.

Qiao Xi frowned and said, "But, what's it to you if Senior Brother Chen likes Zhang Xiao?"

"Now, Senior Brother Chen and Zhang Xiao are my right and left arms. If their tasks aren't completed and Senior Brother Chen gets heartbroken, it would affect his mindset towards research, and that's not good."

Qiao Xi shook her head, not bothering to argue with Qiao Yu. This guy's thought process has always been peculiar, and you get used to it over time.

Qiao Yu didn't care what Qiao Xi thought, as he believed his mom was very lazy and didn't understand the hardships of research.

Well, the main thing is that he couldn't boss Qiao Xi around, but he could rely on Chen Zhuoyang, whom he trusted the most at the moment.

Not to mention, Senior Brother Chen is very hardworking and uncomplaining; he's a good person.

Qiao Yu opened the chat with Zhang Xiao on WeChat, thought for a moment, and then went straight to the point.

"Got a question for you, Zhang Xiao. Do you think humorous Professor Chen is your ideal life partner?"

The response was quick, but it was just one word with punctuation: "Huh?"

Qiao Yu was about to simply tell Zhang Xiao that Chen Zhuoyang liked her, but then another reply came.

"Little teacher, are you referring to Chen Zhuoyang as Professor Chen?"

Qiao Yu quickly deleted a line he just typed and replied, "Yes, do you know any other Professor Chen?"

"You scared me! There's a Professor Chen right next to my boss's office, he's in his fifties, and also quite humorous..."

Thinking a mathematics professor could be humorous, Qiao Yu figured this Zhang Xiao must have a low threshold for humor.

"So, Chen Zhuoyang told me he thinks you're pretty great, so I thought I'd ask you what you think."

"Really? No wonder he's been talking so weirdly on WeChat lately. But are you sure Senior Brother Chen meant it like that?"

"Absolutely sure!"

"Oh, then little teacher, don't you think that if we become a couple, it might affect your project?"

"Why would it affect the project? I'm also dating, and it doesn't affect anything!"

"Then I suppose we could try dating! Senior Brother Chen is quite humorous and gentlemanly. But whether he's the ideal life partner, I can't say now; it would require getting to know him first."

Honestly, seeing Zhang Xiao's response, Qiao Yu was very surprised that Senior Brother Chen actually had a chance.

So Qiao Yu couldn't resist teasing a bit.

"Uh... just one more thing, you don't mind Senior Brother Chen's bald spot, do you? I think it looks awful!"

"His hairstyle does bother me a bit. I think he should just shave it all off; it would look more imposing, handsome, easier to manage, and definitely much better.

Actually, I think Senior Brother Chen's appearance is okay, at least a five or six out of ten, similar to mine. I mean, I can't expect to find a boyfriend who's eight or nine if I'm just a five, right?

And since Senior Brother Chen is already an associate professor, honestly, if he really wanted to get a girlfriend, he wouldn't be lacking, right?"

Hmm, what a unique aesthetic, fitting for a math student, very logical.

But Qiao Yu thought to himself that Senior Brother Chen might indeed look alright bald or in a wig.

"I'll just tell Senior Brother Chen that for you!"

"Don't you do that, little teacher! That won't do. If you tell him this, then who's pursuing whom? If he really likes me, he needs to tell me himself.

This is a serious matter! Otherwise, if we argue in the future, I won't win the argument! It's like in my family; because my mom pursued my dad, she always loses when they argue."

That statement made Qiao Yu feel a sudden sense of admiration...

Seems Zhang Xiao's dad is pretty great, being able to make his wife lose arguments. It reminded him of Old Xia, who wouldn't even dare smoke at home, let alone argue.

"Okay, then I'll tell Senior Brother Chen to confess quickly if he wants to pursue a girl, and stop being so indecisive, or I'll kick him out of the project group. Is that alright?"

"That sounds like a good idea, thanks, little teacher."

...

Soon, the chat interface reached Chen Zhuoyang, and Qiao Yu wasn't as patient with Senior Brother Chen.

"Senior Brother Chen, the year is almost over. Have you confessed to Zhang Xiao yet?"

"No, little junior, you don't understand since you haven't chased a girl before. Chasing a girl needs to be done slowly. A sudden confession might scare her, what then?"

Qiao Yu sneered, confirming his hunch that losers have many excuses.

Slowly he says, yet it's been so long, and Zhang Xiao hasn't even felt pursued...

This reminded Qiao Yu of a scene his classmate Zhou Shuang once recounted— a boy from another class confessed to Xia Keke in front of a large crowd at the school gate.

Though it was a bit silly, the courage was commendable!

"Do you know how Xia Keke pursued me?! I wasn't even ready, and she went straight down on one knee in front of me, begging me to be her boyfriend! Why are you so fearful?

Enough, here's the deal. If you don't confess and provide a result today, I've decided to kick you out of the project group! Don't blame me, Senior Brother Chen; it's mainly because yesterday, while out shopping with Xia Keke, we encountered a fortune-teller.