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Chapter 23: Sign-In Reward! Elegant Residence!

“Teachers, it’s about time for lunch. Let’s eat first and continue grading the papers afterward,” Li Meng said before leaving the office. She intended to have a word with Su Bai.

As Li Meng entered the classroom, she noticed most of the students in Class Three, Grade Twelve, engrossed in their books. With a mathematics exam scheduled for the afternoon, everyone was eager to perform well.

But when her gaze landed on Su Bai, she saw he wasn’t studying—he was on his phone.

Although he wasn’t the only one using a phone, Su Bai was different in Li Meng’s eyes. Fang Yifan and Ji Yangyang, destined for the foundation class, clearly didn’t care much.

Su Bai, however, was someone Li Meng saw as a rising star. Initially, she had believed he was underperforming and had even created a tutoring plan for him. But now, with his recent performance, such measures were unnecessary.

“Su Bai, come with me,” she said firmly.

Hearing Li Meng’s voice, Su Bai looked up from his phone.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

“Hurry up, come along.”

“Alright,” Su Bai replied, putting his phone away as he followed her out.

As soon as they left, Huang Zitao turned to Qiao Yingzi.

“Yingzi, did Su Bai do something again to get called out?”

“I have no idea. He hasn’t done anything unusual today,” Qiao Yingzi replied honestly.

“You might not know, but I do,” Fang Yifan interjected, never one to miss a chance to show off.

“Oh really? Then tell us,” Huang Zitao prompted.

“Obviously, it’s about the exam. I saw Su Bai stop writing after just 45 minutes. Iron-Rod Teacher must think he wasn’t taking it seriously and called him out to criticize him.”

[Iron-Rod Teacher (铁棍老师, Tiěgùn Lǎoshī): A humorous nickname for a strict teacher.]

“Looks like I’m still a decent student. In my two years at Chunfeng High, I’ve never been summoned as often as Su Bai.”

Huang Zitao rolled her eyes at him and said bluntly, “Instead of talking about Su Bai, why don’t you focus on studying? If your grades in this exam are as bad as last term, your mum will be furious.”

She and Qiao Yingzi, both top students aiming for the advanced class, didn’t waste any more time entertaining Fang Yifan.

“Teacher Li, I believe you’ve seen my test paper. I took this exam very seriously,” Su Bai said after they reached the office.

“I know you’ve been diligent, but I want to remind you not to slack off in the upcoming exams. Keep pushing yourself.”

“Understood, Teacher Li. I’ll do my best,” Su Bai replied earnestly.

Recognizing her concern, he resolved to give his all in this series of tests.

“Alright, go back and have lunch. Prepare well for the afternoon exam.”

Before leaving, Su Bai hesitated.

“Teacher Li, since you’re so concerned about me, how about I treat you to lunch?”

“There’s no need. I’ve brought my own lunch. Besides, how could a teacher let her student treat her?”

The office was now empty except for the two of them, as the other teachers had gone to eat. Li Meng had already taken out her lunchbox.

Seeing her determination, Su Bai smiled and grabbed her hand lightly, pulling her up.

“Teacher, if you refuse, I’ll be so disappointed that it might affect my performance this afternoon.”

Surprised by the gesture, Li Meng quickly withdrew her hand.

“Su Bai, are you pressuring me?”

“If that’s how you see it, then so be it. So, will you grant me the honour?”

After a brief hesitation, Li Meng relented.

“Fine, but on one condition—I’m treating.”

“Perfect. Sharing a meal with you is good enough for me.”

“Let’s go, then,” she said decisively, leading the way out.

As they left, Teacher Pan Shuai, holding a freshly heated lunchbox, caught a glimpse of their departing figures.

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Sign-in feature has been updated. Would the host like to sign in now?

“Sign in!” Su Bai responded.

“Ding!

Congratulations, host, on receiving an Elegant Residence.”

The system’s voice echoed in his mind, followed by a detailed image of the residence. Coincidentally, it was located in the same building where Song Qian lived. Ownership documents materialized beside him.

To Su Bai, such developments had long become routine.

He pulled out his phone to check the stock market results from the previous day.

It was Wednesday. The day before, Su Bai had received 1 million yuan as a sign-in reward, bringing his total stock investment to 4.1 million yuan.

When he opened the app, he saw his portfolio had gained about 10%—a profit of approximately 400,000 yuan.

Though his capital wasn’t enormous, he was satisfied. During this time, he had honed his trading skills and believed he could excel in the market with further effort.

Still, Su Bai wasn’t particularly attached to money. With the system providing daily rewards, wealth didn’t hold much importance to him.

After reflecting on this, Su Bai returned to preparing for the next exam.