Chen Feng had actually just been trying to scare Qin Jiao. He'd never hit a girl in his life. He was incredibly agitated because of his mother's situation, so he had just given a few half-hearted replies.
Sensing his dismissiveness, Lin Nian's expression darkened.
A little while later, the two of them returned to the classroom. They both instinctively looked over at Qin Jiao, only to find her discussing a math problem with a complex solution with Shen Yi.
Shen Yi: "This is so complicated. It probably won't be on the exam."
Qin Jiao: "We can't get complacent. But let's see if we can find a simpler way to solve it."
Their heads were almost touching, but there was no romantic tension between them at all. They were genuinely focused on studying.
When Chen Feng and Lin Nian saw this, the knot in their chests tightened.
It wasn't long before the teacher arrived. Everyone pushed aside their personal distractions and dove into the intensity of their studies.
