Chapter 105: Reaping the Benefits Without Effort

  Zhou Zhanling glanced at Luo Xuanjie beside him, who was now intently writing in his exercise book and didn't even notice him. Zhou Zhanling hesitated for a moment before slowly getting up and walking towards the girl.

  "When school is over, I'll wait for you at the school gate."

  Zhou Zhanling walked in front of the girl and said faintly.

  The girl slowly raised her head, glanced at Zhou Zhanling, and smiled slightly, saying softly: "Okay."

  Zhou Zhanling listened and suddenly felt better.

  After a while, the girl said: "You're particularly cold when you talk to me."

  Zhou Zhanling didn't say a word, he just slightly lowered his head.

  The girl still had a smile on her face, she took out the textbook from her backpack, and then ignored Zhou Zhanling, reading the book by herself.

  Zhou Zhanling didn't know how long he had been standing there, but suddenly he thought of a very long time ago, when Yu Menghan was also as cold to him as he was now. He knew that Yu Menghan was cold to him because she knew he liked her and spoiled her, so she wouldn't worry about him leaving her one day. At that time, Zhou Zhanling didn't feel the feeling of being liked by someone at all, he only knew that he liked that girl and thought for her sake.

  Later, he found out that Fang Shuni liked him, and he finally knew what it felt like to be liked and cared for. He realized that he had been relying on her so much. However, he was also very cold towards Fang Shuni, just like Yu Mohan was towards him, because he didn't have to worry about Fang Shuni leaving him.

  When fondness becomes a habit, it can't be changed. When habits become addiction, they can't be quit. Emotions are sometimes one person's endless giving, while the other is just taking away. As time goes by, people start to keep track of things. And in emotions, there will always be someone who takes advantage of others' kindness.

  Zhou Zhanling did not want anyone in his life who would take without giving. Liking someone was a momentary thing, and once that moment passed, everything returned to zero. He admitted he had liked someone before, but never got anything back, perhaps that wasn't love after all.

  Now Fang Shuni is right in front of her own face, she is willing to do anything for him, but he takes advantage of her liking for him and treats her indifferently.

  Zhou Zhanling glanced at the girl again and didn't dare say anything else, feeling extremely guilty. He could only turn around and slowly walk back to his seat.

  When school was over, Zhou Zhanling watched as Fang Shuni walked past him to his side. He had told her he would wait for her at the school gate, but now she was leaving before him.

  Zhou Zhanling helplessly shook his head, hastily packed up his schoolbag, wanting to catch up with Fang Shuni. But at this moment, Luo Xuanjie pulled him back.

  "A-Zhan, there's a math problem I don't know how to do, can you teach me?" Lu Xuanjie's face was full of pleading.

  Zhou Zhanling looked at Luo Xuanjie for a while, and for some reason, he couldn't refuse him at this moment. For him, the classmates in the animation club were iron-clad good friends, and not one of them could be neglected. In the past few days, Zhou Zhanling also discovered that Luo Xuanjie was extremely hardworking, silently struggling alone for his own life. Zhou Zhanling knew that Luo Xuanjie was serious, he rarely took things so seriously, to the point where it surprised everyone. And this morning, Luo Xuanjie had said that all he hoped for was to be noticed by his parents.

  Zhou Zhanling really didn't want to disappoint his friends. He nodded slightly and asked, "Which one?"

  Luoxuan Jie listened to Zhou Zhanling's question and couldn't help but get excited, hastily picking up his exercise book from his desk, flipping through a few pages, pointing at one of the questions, "Here, this one I don't know how to do, don't know how to substitute."

  Zhou Zhanling took a look at the question, carefully read the topic, and only felt that one question was very easy. He quickly sat down, pointed to the topic, and listed the formula on the draft paper.

  Luoxuan Jie furrowed his brow, confused, and hastily said: "You'd better tell me about it later after listing them out like this."

  "I've listed it out clearly, if you don't understand anywhere just ask me." Zhou Zhanling didn't even lift his head, only continuing to focus on writing the formula.

  Luoxuan Jie couldn't help but roll his eyes, "You're listing formulas for me like this, it's not even better than me looking at the answers myself. I just don't understand what the question means."

  Zhou Zhanling heard Luo Xuanjie say this, and suddenly stopped the pen in his hand. What Luo Xuanjie said was also right, he couldn't learn anything from him by giving him a formula like that. Zhou Zhanling secretly sighed, thinking that Fang Shuni should be waiting for him.

  "Alright, where don't you understand? I'll explain it slowly for you." Zhou Zhanling raised his eyes and looked at Luo Xuanjie.

  Luo Xuanjie let out a soft sigh and said, "You'd better start from the beginning and analyze it for me again."

  Zhou Zhanling took up his pen and easily turned it over before drawing a straight line on the draft, saying: "Alright, actually it's like this..."

  Time passed bit by bit, and it was unknown how long had passed when the classroom was finally left with only Zhou Zhanling and Luo Xuanjie.

  Zhou Zhanling explained seriously, one question after another, as if Luo Xuanjie had left behind not just one problem. Zhou Zhanling was so serious about explaining the questions that he even forgot what he was supposed to do.

  Finally, the last question was calculated, Zhou Zhanling smiled slightly, "OK, you all understand now?"

  "With a good mentor like you, how could I not understand?" Luo Xuanjie asked with a smile.

  Zhou Zhanling raised his head, glanced at the clock on the whiteboard, and was shocked. He hastily grabbed his backpack and said, "I have something to do, I'll leave first!"

  "What's the hurry? I wanted to treat you to a good meal!" Luo Xuanjie shouted in puzzlement from behind.

  Zhou Zhanling didn't forget to turn back and sneer: "This time, I'll make sure you remember it, next time you won't be able to run away alone! See you later!"

  But when Zhou Zhanling ran to the school gate, he didn't see a figure. His eyes kept searching every corner of the school gate, but there was no sign of Fang Shuni.

  She still didn't wait for him, walking away with such determination, just like he was going to abandon her and leave alone.

  "Surge..."

  Just then, a familiar voice called out from behind him. Zhou Zhanling was startled and hastily turned his head around, only to see Yu Mohan with a smiling face.

  Zhou Zhanling would never have thought that Yu Menghuan would appear here. She had never waited for him, not even for a second.

  "How are you still here? Why haven't you gone home?" Zhou Zhanling looked at Yu Menghuan with a puzzled expression.

  Yu Mo Han smiled slightly and walked slowly towards Zhou Zhan, "I've been waiting for you, I waited so long without seeing you come out, I was even worried that I would miss you in the blink of an eye!"