Luo Chao really didn't know whether it was right or wrong to call this guy out. Was he stabbing himself in the back or comforting himself?

Li Dacheng also felt he had misspoken and quickly tried to remedy it: "Hey, hey, that's not what I meant. My point is that time reveals a person's true heart, and distance tests a horse's strength."

Luo Chao's gaze dimmed further. Anxious, Li Dacheng just wanted to smack his own mouth—how could he blurt out something about testing horses when Luo Chao wasn't one!

"Alright, I don't blame you. I know you're well-intentioned. It's just that this school is so strange: when you don't do well, they look down on you; when you excel, they don't believe you. But what's that got to do with me? I'm not here for school!"

Luo Chao said lightly, but he also revealed a bit of his own secret, which Li Dacheng interpreted differently.

"With the boss's abilities, naturally, you wouldn't need school, but you're here for Jiang Yuanyuan, right? Are you coming all this way for love?"

Luo Chao rolled his eyes at Li Dacheng but didn't explain further, letting him interpret it as he wished. It might make handling things at school more convenient.

Seeing Luo Chao's expression, Li Dacheng assumed Luo Chao was tacitly admitting it and mentally applauded Luo Chao's romantic devotion.

"By the way, I called you out today to ask you something. Do you know anything about the city next to Linjiang City?" Luo Chao asked tentatively.

Li Dacheng froze—he actually came from a neighboring city but had settled here. So he asked, "There are quite a few cities neighboring Linjiang City. Which one do you want to know about?"

"Haiyang City," Luo Chao said.

"Oh, my hometown. What's up? Tell me, let's see if I can help," Li Dacheng said, feeling a sense of pride just at the mention of Haiyang City.

It's a natural human reaction; mentioning one's hometown always evokes some warmth.

When Luo Chao heard Li Dacheng's words, he countered, "Aren't you from Linjiang City? Since when are you from Haiyang City?"

"You don't know? I transferred here in middle school; I used to live in Haiyang City," Li Dacheng explained.

Luo Chao nodded, then shifted the topic again: "Do you know where we can get some medicinal herbs in our city?"

"Medicinal herbs?" Li Dacheng found it hard to follow Luo Chao's train of thought; how did medicinal herbs relate to Haiyang City?

"Yes, medicinal herbs, Chinese herbs," Luo Chao replied.

Li Dacheng scratched his head and said, "If you want to buy medicine, you should go to a pharmacy."

Luo Chao suddenly realized he was right. He used to gather herbs from the mountains himself, and his family had a reserve, so he never needed to go to a pharmacy. Li Dacheng's reminder enlightened him.

"Oh..." Luo Chao thought meaningfully. The medicine he needed was quite common; a regular pharmacy should have it.

Li Dacheng stood there, not knowing what Luo Chao was thinking, and asked, "Luo Chao, are you buying medicine?"

Luo Chao nodded thoughtfully and said, "Yes."

"Why do you want to buy medicine? If you're sick, go see a doctor." Li Dacheng looked at Luo Chao with some concern, thinking maybe Luo Chao was unwell and wanted to buy medicine himself. Nowadays, medicine works quickly, so Western medicine is better; if not, you can just get an injection at the hospital unless it's something really serious.

Luo Chao shook his head and said, "I'm fine, just asking for a friend. Okay, I'm good now, let's head back."

What... that was baffling.

"Didn't you just ask me about Haiyang City? If you have anything to deal with, I can help you, just tell me," Li Dacheng volunteered, referencing their earlier conversation.

Luo Chao thought for a moment, then asked, "Do you know about a medical family in Haiyang City, probably with the surname Mao?"

"Mao Zhonghua?" Li Dacheng immediately thought of the name Mao Zhonghua when Luo Chao mentioned a medical family, and hearing the surname confirmed it.

Luo Chao was surprised. It seemed the Mao Family was indeed well-known in Haiyang City since Li Dacheng knew of them so readily.

"Yes, Mao Zhonghua. Do you know him?" Luo Chao asked.

Li Dacheng shook his head and said, "Mao Zhonghua is a titan in the medical world. How could I know him? I've just heard of him."

Luo Chao rolled his eyes at Li Dacheng, thinking this was all just hot air.

"So do you know if Mao Zhonghua has any quirks?" Luo Chao pondered for a moment before asking, "Like maybe he has a thing for handsome guys?"

"Handsome guys?" Li Dacheng burst into loud laughter, slapping his thigh as he laughed, and said, "Of course, he likes handsome guys."

Don't all women like handsome men?

Luo Chao frowned slightly. It seemed the old man wasn't lying—this Mao Zhonghua indeed liked men. Luo Chao then nodded and said, "I see."

With that, he was ready to head back, and naturally, Li Dacheng followed him.

"What's really going on, Luo Chao? First it's herbs, and then asking about Mao Zhonghua—do you have some kind of unspeakable secret?" At this point in his rambling, Li Dacheng glanced below Luo Chao's belt. Luo Chao immediately caught on and kicked Li Dacheng's leg, cursing, "You're the one with an unspeakable secret!"

Finished speaking, he strode back toward the teaching building.

"Luo Chao!"

A female voice called from behind, sounding somewhat familiar. Luo Chao turned his head to see Zhong Yu waving at him from outside the teaching building.

Li Dacheng played the part of seeing nothing and quickly ran into the teaching building.

Luo Chao didn't care about the fool and walked toward Zhong Yu.

"Are you looking for me about something?" Luo Chao asked in an official tone, all because Li Dacheng had really ticked him off today, leaving him in a foul mood.

Does he have an unspeakable secret? Once, when a female spy tried to seduce him, didn't she claim she could leave all men unsatisfied, yet ended up ecstatic?

Zhong Yu didn't know what was going on with Luo Chao. She had seen his name high up in the rankings at school and was thrilled, which was why she had rushed out to find him. But Luo Chao's apparent bad mood left her a bit deflated.

"Oh, it's nothing. I just wanted to congratulate you. You did well, and it seems my worries were unnecessary," Zhong Yu said shyly.

It was only now that Luo Chao remembered the math notes Zhong Yu had given him, probably because she was worried he wouldn't perform well.

"I haven't thanked you yet. Thank you for the notes. I barely managed to do well in math because of them," Luo Chao said modestly, though in reality, his math score was only a few points lower than Zhong Yu's.

Upon hearing Luo Chao's sincere gratitude, Zhong Yu genuinely smiled, revealing two adorable little tiger teeth, and shook her head at Luo Chao, saying, "It's nothing. I just felt I couldn't repay your life-saving kindness from that day, so I hastily put together some notes for you."

Luo Chao was stunned to realize that the notes were something Zhong Yu had compiled in just one day. Considering that everyone else questioned his results, only Zhong Yu was genuinely happy for him, he felt warm inside and smiled more warmly as he said, "The notes are very precious. Thank you, and I didn't save your life. Your gift is too valuable."

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