Drama Queen Reborn as a Top Student!-Chapter 912 - 431: The Older, the Wiser (Part 2)

Chen Shucheng proactively walked over: "Can I help with anything?"

The man, freshly showered, was wearing soft loungewear. Under the light, he looked fresh and gentle, a few degrees more like the boy-next-door than the aloof celebrity he was during the day.

Rong Xianning discreetly furrowed his brows. Since getting off the plane, Chen Shucheng had been obviously trying to get close to Shen You’an, and at this moment, his gaze was clearly fixated on Shen You’an; even a fool could see his intentions.

Shen You’an lifted her eyes to look at him, her brows slightly raised.

The girl sitting quietly under the lamp had features as finely drawn as a painting, her eyes flowing with a beauty that truly made the heart itch.

"Can you help me calculate this account?"

Shen You’an pushed the ledger in front of him.

It’s just accounting, isn’t it? Chen Shucheng was at least a college graduate from a prestigious 211 university before he debuted, and he was eager to show his skills in front of Shen You’an.

But when he saw the ledger, he was a bit dumbfounded.

The girl’s handwriting was flamboyant and impressive, and the method she used to compile the accounts was something he couldn’t understand. He was racking his brains trying to look more cultured.

But at this moment, he distinctly appeared more like a clown.

Rong Xianning took the ledger from his hands and quickly began calculating. In less than two minutes, he’d finished and handed it over for Shen You’an to see.

Shen You’an nodded with a smile: "Well learned, you’ve graduated now. You can calculate all the accounts in the future."

The boy pursed his lips and smiled shyly.

Chen Shucheng cleared his throat, looking expectantly at Shen You’an: "Can you teach me too? I’d really like to learn."

Shen You’an curled her lips, her gaze passing over his shoulder, landing on the green plant behind him.

Shen You’an picked up the water cup beside her and placed it in front of Chen Shucheng, who was utterly confused about what she was doing.

Shen You’an pointed behind him, and Chen Shucheng instinctively turned his head, seeing a snail slowly crawling on the green palm leaf.

Chen Shucheng was pretty afraid of these wriggling little creatures, but he couldn’t lose face in front of Shen You’an. Realizing that Shen You’an might want him to catch the snail, he took a tissue, covered his hand, and grabbed the snail.

Shen You’an pointed at the empty transparent cup, indicating for Chen Shucheng to put the snail in it.

Chen Shucheng couldn’t understand what she wanted to do, but he did as told.

Shen You’an lightly flicked the cup, producing a crisp sound.

The snail at the bottom of the cup retracted into its shell, cautiously extending its antennae once the danger had passed. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Suppose this cup is a water well that is ten meters deep, and this snail climbs up from the bottom."

Chen Shucheng realized that Shen You’an was presenting him with a problem, and instinctively grew nervous.

The snail obediently began crawling up the cup wall.

Shen You’an’s voice carried a lazy tone, "During the day, it climbs up by three meters, and at night, it slips down by two. How many days will it take for the snail to climb out of the well?"

Shen You’an smiled at Chen Shucheng: "Answer it, and I’ll teach you."

Chen Shucheng was sweating on his forehead from anxiety. He was regretting his impulsiveness earlier; Shen You’an loved to flaunt her intelligence by teaching others. If he couldn’t solve it, wouldn’t he lose face?

After calming down, he began to think hard and suddenly realized the problem was not difficult. He thought Shen You’an was still giving him some face.

He confidently replied: "10 days."

During the day, climbing three meters, subtracting two at night, climbing one meter a day, climbing out of a ten-meter well in ten days. It’s such a simple math problem.

But he suddenly realized something wasn’t right. Would Shen You’an pose such a simple arithmetic problem? Could there be a trap hidden?

Shen You’an smiled graciously: "Wrong."

Chen Shucheng frowned, "Isn’t it correct?"

Shen You’an yawned, "It’s late, I need to wash up and go to sleep."

With that, she started tidying up the sofa.

Chen Shucheng couldn’t stay in the living room any longer and got up, ready to leave.

Rong Xianning tidied up the coffee table and stood, making his way to the bedroom.

When Chen Shucheng reached Rong Xianning’s side, he asked, "If it’s not ten days, then how many days? Could it be eleven days?"

Rong Xianning returned to the bedroom, where cameras were installed in every corner, capturing their every move clearly.

Rong Xianning crouched down, opened the suitcase, took out toiletries, and without lifting his head said: "Eight days."

Chen Shucheng’s brows furrowed even more, "Why eight days?"

"On the eighth day, the snail directly climbs from seven meters to ten meters, climbing out of the well, while others’ inertial thinking assumes the snail will continue to slip down two meters. An’an set this question specifically to test your critical point analysis and avoid inertia thinking."