Shao Bei's online notes about pursuing someone, the "Eighteen Techniques of Pursuit", the first technique ended in a disastrous failure. The second technique involves giving gifts based on the other person's preferences. Shao Bei stared at the words "preferences" and fell into deep silence.

Yao Zhou: "What does Ana like?"

Zou Liang scratched his head and said, "It seems like there's nothing particularly special. It feels like he'd be happy with whatever we give him."

Shaobei looked at Yushenglang, who had been silent all along.

Yu Shenglang has always been gentle and considerate. He often shows his care for his friends in small ways, such as knowing that Zou Liang never carries water and making sure to bring an extra bottle for him. He also knows that Yao Zhou is slightly obsessive about cleanliness, so he always carries a lot of tissue with him.

For someone as absent-minded as Zou Liang, Yu Shenglang is basically equivalent to Doraemon.

And this time, Yu Shenglang innocently blinked his eyes in their gaze.

On Friday afternoon, during the last period of the class teacher's lesson, after once again reminding them "You will soon be in the third year of high school," he announced that there would be a small test next week.

Class Advisor: "It's been almost a month since school started. Have you all settled down?"

However, whether it's a small test or a big test, as long as it's a test, it always makes people wail in agony.

Zou Liang suffered the most among them.

Zou Liang entered the classroom, following the line of the intensive review class given by Shen Nan just before the exam. He was second to last in his class, always at the risk of being dropped. The fear of the exam had already formed in his mind, and it exploded upon hearing it.

Shen Nan was howling with a headache. He quickly flipped through his notebook and threw it at Zou Liang, successfully shutting him up.

The four of them separated at the school gate. Yu Shenglang had a driver waiting to pick him up at home, while Yao Zhou and Zou Liang rode their bicycles back. Shen Nan simply took the nearby bus.

As he bid farewell to Yu Shenglang and the others with a wave, he caught a glimpse of Shao Bei standing next to Ning Shulan and Gong Xiao, saying goodbye.

When he arrived at the bus station, in the corner of his eye, Shao Bei was still there.

Shen Nan: "..."

Shen Nan was getting a little impatient. He walked to the right side of the station and Shao Bei followed. Suddenly, Shen Nan stopped in his tracks, turned around, and directly questioned, "Why are you following me?"

Shao Bei: "......"

Shao Bei remained calm and composed, saying, "I'm headed back home, but I still need to take a ride from here."

Shen Nan: "......"

Shao Bei subtly hooked the corner of his lips: "Later, I will be on the same car as you, returning to the residential area together, entering the same building, taking the same elevator, and stopping on the same floor."

An elderly woman who had just walked over without knowing the previous context only heard the portion of conversation involving Shao Bei. With a strange gaze, her eyes stared directly at Shao Bei. The woman casually inserted herself between Shao Bei and Shen Nan, and quietly said to Shen Nan, "Darling, were you threatened and followed? Do you want me to help you call the police?"

I heard clearly what Shao Bei said: "......"

Just as luck would have it, a bus approached, and Shen Nan, pitifully, said, "Auntie, could you please help me flag it down?"

So, Shao Bei watched helplessly as Shen Nan got on the car. Auntie stayed at the door pretending to twist her ankle, blocking Shao Bei from going up. After she slowly moved aside, the bus drove away directly.

Shen Nan sat by the window, smirking provocatively at Shao Bei.

Shao Bei: "..."

Shen Nan returned home with light and brisk steps. Shen's mother was already cooking in the kitchen, while Shen's father sat on the sofa, reading the newspaper.

Shen Nan puts down his backpack and says, "Mom, Dad, I'm back!"

Shen's mother stuck her head out of the kitchen and asked, "You're back?". She took a look and asked, "Why are you the only one? What about Beibei?"

Shen Nan just shook off the joyous mood of Shao Bei, feeling like he was plummeting straight down three thousand feet into the abyss. He was disgruntled, saying, "How would I know?"

Mr. Shen snapped his newspaper shut and exclaimed, "What's with your attitude!"

Shen Nan pouted his lips.

Shen's mother came out of the kitchen and said, "Weren't you two always together? Why, haven't you resolved the fight from last time? It's our turn to host the meal this week, so go quickly and call your Uncle Shao and Aunt Luo."

Shen Nan was taken aback: "What?"

At this moment, the doorbell rang.