Midnight, thinking of home.

  The large bedroom was filled with a sense of cold desolation, only the bedside lamp was on, casting an orange-yellow glow that slightly dispelled some of the chill.

  Gu Zichen flipped through a high school math textbook with ease, the content was ridiculously simple for him. After glancing at a few example questions, he tossed the book onto his bedside cabinet.

  There were several textbooks scattered on top. Upon closer inspection, they were all high school sophomore textbooks. There were also some supplementary teaching materials and mock exam papers.

  Gu Zi Chen felt a bit self-deprecating, when did he ever seem like someone who would proactively offer to tutor others?

  But he was also worried that Su Nian's grades were always at the bottom of the class, so he had prepared these things without her knowing.

  He tossed and turned, got out of bed, turned off the light, went back to sleep, and drove Su Nian's three words out of his mind.

  According to his personality, he naturally wouldn't take the initiative to look for Su Year-year. Let's see if that pig will deliver itself to his doorstep...

  ——

  The next day.

  Early in the morning, Su Nian knocked on the door of the Gu family with a mix of tension and excitement, while Chen Yuan stood in his own yard to cheer her on.

  Opening the door, Gu Zichen was wearing sportswear and lazily looked at Su Nianian, asking: "Money-making pig, what's up?"

  Su Year said stutteringly: "T-that, Gu Zichen, c-can you h-help me with my homework...?"

  Gu Zichen raised an eyebrow. It seemed that this little girl was quite on the right track, but he certainly couldn't agree so easily and planned to make things a bit difficult for Su Nianian.

  "Suanian, do you know what time it is now?"

  Su Nian took out her phone and glanced at the time, replying: "It's 7:10... what's wrong?"

  "On a weekend, at 7:30, with such good weather, do you think a normal person would be up at this hour?" Gu Zi Chen gritted his teeth, but in fact he had a habit of morning exercise and had gotten up long ago."

  Su Nian's face turned sour, and she let out a guilty "ah" sound. Thinking about it, if she hadn't been worried about making up for lost time in school, she would still be sleeping in.

  "Sorry... then... never mind, goodbye, go home and sleep some more."

  After finishing speaking, he turned around and went home with a pitiful look, leaving Gu Zichen standing on the spot in distress.

  He just wanted Su Nian to think that he was very motivated to get up early and give her extra lessons, shouldn't she be more grateful and sincere in asking him?

  Why did this pig just turn around and leave?! Come back here!

  The proud and spoiled little capable person Gu classmate is silently calling in her heart, but Su Year has already gone back dejectedly.

  Chen Yuan felt something was off and hastily asked: "How did you come back so quickly? Did he agree?"

  Su Nian said dejectedly: "I think it's better not to bother him... Hmm, I'll go upstairs and do my homework."

  After all, Su Niannian still felt uncomfortable with Gu Zichen, and there was a small emotion in her heart that she couldn't explain.

  Chen Yuan was even more anxious and directly went to the Gu's house to confront them.

  As soon as he entered the door, Chen Yuan stopped Gu Zichen who was about to go out for exercise and asked: "Achen, why didn't you give Nian Nian extra lessons?"

  Gu Zi Chen gave him a glance, ah, so soon there's a team of relatives and friends coming to help.

  But he didn't even refuse! It was the pig itself that went back home!

  Gu Zi Chen expressionlessly said: "You should ask your sister about this, I'm going for a morning run, bye, remember to lock the door of my house."

  Watching him leave, Chen Yuan's hair was blown into a mess by the wind. What on earth is going on?!

  Can't you be a tsundere and a lolicon separately? As the brother in between, I'm having a hard time!

  (End of chapter)