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Chapter 196 Math Olympiad

And so, the days went by. At first, they felt that every class was a torment, but gradually, they actually began to get used to this state of listening to the lectures and no longer felt sleepy.

Before we knew it, quite a long time had passed.

Surprisingly, as their attention became more focused, their absorption of knowledge became smoother.

The courses taught by the teachers are no longer as obscure and difficult to understand as before. The knowledge points that once troubled them for a long time can now be gradually understood and mastered.

Among them, Jiang Li and Xiao Baihua made the most significant progress. Having explained difficult problems to Cai Yi and others many times, they had become thoroughly familiar with the contents of the textbook and even felt that they could recite the entire book backwards.

For a moment, this situation truly left them both amused and exasperated, because what they truly hoped for was that the financial aspect of the project could improve, rather than just the financial aspect itself.

Finally, Saturday and Sunday arrived, bringing with them a holiday. Cai Yi managed to find an excuse to avoid Jiang Li and Xiao Baihua, allowing her to rest.

As for Li Xue and Wei Ke, when the bell rang for the end of the last class on Friday, they couldn't wait to grab their schoolbags and rush home like arrows.

At this moment, Cai Yi and Xu Qingming were leisurely strolling along the lakeside of the school.

Caiyi held a bag of potato chips in his hand, and the crisp "crunch crunch" sound of chewing could be heard from time to time.

Then, she glanced at Xu Qingming beside her and asked, "Would you like to try some?"

Xu Qingming smiled slightly and politely declined.

Upon hearing the refusal, Caiyi put the potato chips away and turned his gaze to the surrounding trees and lake.

However, what was strange was that not only were there no girls, but there wasn't even a single person in sight.

She carefully recalled the plot, which stated that during this period, Xu Qingming had rescued someone she had personally pushed into the lake.

Cai Yi originally intended to just push someone into the water to complete the plot.

But right now, let alone the characters in the story, she can't even see a single other student besides the two of them.

I reckon that since it's Saturday and Sunday, most students have either gone home to reunite with their families or gone out to have fun.

Just as she was frowning and racking her brains trying to figure out which part had gone wrong, a familiar figure suddenly appeared at the end of her line of sight—Jiang Li.

She didn't even have time to think; she instinctively turned and ran.

However, she had only run a few steps when a figure suddenly appeared in front of her, causing her to stop abruptly. A chill ran through her heart—it was Xiao Baihua!

At that moment, she felt a chill run down her spine and froze on the spot.

This is truly a situation where we are surrounded by wolves in front and tigers behind!

Sure enough, before she could react, the two men pounced on her like hungry tigers and easily grabbed her.

She twisted and turned desperately, trying to break free of her restraints, but all her efforts were in vain.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

The once solid lakeside embankment suddenly became soft and collapsed. The three unsuspecting people instantly lost their balance and fell into the icy lake water with screams.

After falling into the water, the three of them were initially entangled together.

When they fell into the water and started to move their hands and feet, they were unable to surface smoothly for a while due to panic and the collision of their hands and feet.

Xu Qingming, who was standing on the shore, was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene, but then quickly reacted.

Fortunately, the three people were not too far from the lake, and were just thrashing around haphazardly on the shore.

Xu Qingming stretched out his hands, grabbed one person's arm with each hand, and pulled them up with force, easily pulling both of them out of the water without any of the heaviness of being dragged down by the water.

Then, he reached out to Caiyi, who was a little further away, grabbed her arm, and pulled her ashore as well.

Once ashore, Caiyi lay on the wet grass in a disheveled state, like a fish out of water.

She gasped for breath, spitting out the bitter lake water from her mouth, and tilted her head to look at the two people beside her who were also soaked to the bone, like two drowned rats.

Surprisingly, at this moment, the thought that flashed through her mind was not her own safety, but rather a secret relief that this plot point had finally been completed.

She turned to look at Xu Qingming and saw that his sleeves were soaked with lake water. Caiyi thought that this could barely be considered as having been in the water.

After all, there was no clear rule that he had to jump his whole body into the water for it to count!

In any case, this plot point has been completed, because Caiyi didn't think the dam would collapse so coincidentally.

Since it collapsed, it must have been due to the plot.

At this moment, Jiang Li and Xiao Baihua looked at the soaking wet Cai Yi and felt a little uneasy, because they really hadn't expected that Cai Yi would fall into the water because of them.

The two men sat up quickly, looking at Caiyi with concern, and asked in unison, "Are you alright? Is anything bothering you?"

Caiyi was about to answer that she was fine, but then she seemed to suddenly remember something. She coughed a few times, her voice sounding slightly weak: "I don't feel well, cough cough... I might have caught a cold."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li couldn't help but mutter to herself.

This cold came on way too quickly, didn't it?

You just fell into the water, how could you catch a cold so quickly?

Although she had doubts, she didn't say much.

Xiao Baihua, who was standing to the side, quickly saw through Caiyi's thoughts. She smiled slightly and gently comforted him, "Caiyi, don't worry!"

"The math Olympiad is still a while away, so you'll definitely be able to get your health back in the meantime."

"After we get back, we'll register you first, and then you can rest and recover."

Caiyi: "..."

She was speechless for a moment, secretly lamenting her misfortune.

Today, she deliberately used her boyfriend Xu Qingming as an excuse to run away, just to avoid participating in that math competition!

Who knew things would turn out this way, we actually followed the same route as this morning.

She was very self-aware; the International Mathematical Olympiad was beyond her capabilities.

It wasn't that she looked down on herself, but the math olympiad was indeed full of experts, including international experts. Was it something someone like her, who hadn't even passed the written exams, should participate in?

But now she was caught in a dilemma, unable to escape. She pursed her lips, looking utterly dejected.

Xu Qingming even added insult to injury: "I have experience participating in math Olympiads, I'll help you tutor Caiyi."

Jiang Li and Xiao Baihua immediately agreed.

Caiyi: "..."