Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 331 Obedient and Clingy Younger Brother (42)

"I don't usually see you being very active, why are you so diligent lately?"

As the preparatory bell rang, Wen Bei, carrying a basketball, put his arm around Jin Shuhe's shoulder, and the two walked towards the classroom together.

Now that the weather is warming up, you'll sweat after exercising. Jin Shuhe is a bit of a germaphobe and doesn't like the feeling of being sweaty.

So I got into the habit of bringing an extra set of clothes from home to change into after exercising.

"Hey! We're all the same, why do you look down on me but not him!"

As Wen Bei passed by Zhao Jingyi, he was met with an undisguised glare from her.

Grabbing Jin Shuhe in a loud and boisterous manner, he asked Zhao Jingyi the question.

"How can you be the same! You're covered in sweat, while Jin Shuhe is all clean and tidy. How dare you compare yourself to her!" Zhao Jingyi was telling the truth.

There are more boys than girls in science classes. After physical education class, especially when it's hot, going into the classroom is a real ordeal for the nose.

Their chemistry teacher was a very refined woman. Once, her class was right after PE class, and she coughed as soon as she entered the classroom.

"While studying is important, you should also pay attention to personal hygiene! You're not young anymore!"

Wen Bei didn't notice at first, but after observing Jin Shuhe a few times, she started bringing an extra set of clothes from home to change into.

When asked by others, he proudly replied, "Brother... Brother, this is a sign of maturity!"

"Xiao He, go to bed early."

Lu Liruan knocked on the door; she had hardly seen the child these past few days.

Besides the breakfast prepared on the table every morning and the house that is always tidy, his presence is also evident.

"Sister Liruan, I'll read for a while longer." Hearing Lu Liruan yawning and speaking indistinctly, Jin Shuhe looked up from the scroll and said softly.

"I'll take care of the housework from now on. You can focus on your studies and not get distracted by anything else."

Lu Liruan felt that Jin Shuhe had become a tireless machine since the beginning of this semester. She felt tired just looking at him, but he could still maintain a very stable mindset.

Lu Liruan didn't really remember what she was thinking at each stage of her senior year of high school, but she did remember that she cried a few times because of the pressure. At that time, her mother even gave her two days off and took her out to relax.

Therefore, Lu Liruan did her homework very carefully in advance, searching on various platforms for information on how to take care of high school seniors and how to ensure their physical and mental health.

But it turned out to be completely useless...

Lu Liruan even felt that if Jin Shuhe continued to study like this, she might be the first one to be unable to bear it psychologically.

"It's okay, Sister Li Ruan. I just did it on the spur of the moment. It won't take much time."

Jin Shuhe thought Lu Liruan wanted him to use the time he would spend cleaning for studying.

"No... what I mean is, besides studying, you should relax a bit. You don't need to worry about these things. I'm an adult, I can definitely handle it!" Lu Liruan raised her hand to assure them.

Little did they know, her demeanor didn't resemble that of a responsible adult.

“Sister Li Ruan, when I clean, I also try to change my mood. Seeing that everything is clean makes me feel less stressed…” Jin Shuhe explained to her earnestly.

Lu Liruan: ...

Are you implying that the mess I made in the living room is actually affecting your mood?

Jin Shuhe can now accurately read the expressions on Li Ruan's face.

His sister, Li Ruan, is so perceptive that she practically wears her thoughts on her sleeve.

Lu Liruan was immersed in reflecting on whether she should pay more attention and work harder to provide a better and more comfortable environment for her child.

Hearing Jin Shuhe sigh softly, the boy put down his pen and straightened his back to face Lu Liruan.

"Sister Li Ruan... relax a little, don't be so careful. I'm fine. If you keep being so nervous, I'll have to worry about you!" he said earnestly with a slight smile.

Lu Liruan raised her hand to rub her temples: "Why am I so nervous!"

Lu Liruan felt that this was like a conservation law. At this point, someone in the family had to be nervous. Since Jin Shuhe wasn't nervous, the nervousness fell on her.

After he had been making all sorts of wild and cautious calculations, Jin Shuhe's words woke him up: What am I doing?!

"Forget it, I can't handle any pressure. Just tell me what you want me to do or how you want me to act!"

Lu Liruan shrugged: "I'm fully cooperating now. I'll do whatever you ask me to do, and I probably wouldn't think of anything you didn't tell me to do, so... just do it at your own pace!"

"it is good."

Jin Shuhe had experienced this tension more than once, from his teachers, his classmates, or, as his classmates had told him, from their parents.

"My dad hasn't watched TV for a month, saying he doesn't want to disturb my quiet study environment!"

"My mom is even more outrageous! She's been cooking for me every day according to some kind of...nutritional meal plan, saying it's good for my brain! I'm already eighteen, no matter how much she supplements me, it won't help!"

Wen Bei touched his head, feeling very unsure about his improved intelligence.

“My mom is the same… She’s usually very busy with work, but she still takes such good care of me. I feel like I’ll let her down if I don’t do well on the college entrance exam…” Zhao Jingyi also felt a lot of pressure.

Jin Shuhe did not feel uncomfortable. He had too many things to worry about and too much pressure in his previous life.

This kind of life, where he can focus solely on his studies without distractions, has goals and can give it his all, may feel tiring, but it brings him inner peace.

"Just don't bother Xiaohe for a day, cook some of his favorite dishes, and don't say anything too much. Just do what you need to do, and that's all you're doing for him!"

When Lu Liruan called her mother, this was the answer she received.

“In the days leading up to your college entrance exam, when your dad tried to encourage you, you cried and said that your dad was putting pressure on you!”

"Am I... am I like that?"

"You bet that's right. Your dad was so scared that his hands and feet were always cold at night. He kept nagging me, afraid that he would hold you back! If you ask me, your inability to handle things is exactly like your dad's! You two are cut from the same mold!"

Ms. Qin's signature act has been reenacted across two generations.

"Alright, alright, I'm going to buy groceries!" Lu Liruan swiftly interrupted the spellcasting before Ms. Qin's next attack could arrive.

Jin Shuhe was greeted with a delicious meal and a smiling Sister Li Ruan that evening.

It definitely made him feel better.

Lu Liruan's anxiety completely disappeared after the results of the second mock exam came out.

Jin Shuhe barely made it into the top 20 of her grade in the last mock exam.

This time, things stabilized as well.

Lu Liruan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the report card.

She wasn't the type to be extremely diligent and ambitious, always striving for first, second, or third place. Instead, she was somewhat easygoing and her only requirement for herself was: just passable, that's enough.

Now that he realized that no matter what, Jin Shuhe was just as promising, he immediately felt relieved.

After the second mock exam, the school will hold another parent-teacher meeting.

This time, Lu Liruan was more experienced than before, and she went into the classroom and sat in Jin Shuhe's seat.

The last time she came, she didn't know anyone. Perhaps it was because she was too young. The parents around her were chatting in twos and threes, but no one spoke to her.

I originally thought this time would be the same.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she sat down, the parent in front of her turned around and spoke to her.

"Hello, you must be Jin Shuhe's older sister?" a very elegant-looking woman asked her with a smile.

"You are...who are you?"

“I am Zhao Jingyi’s mother. My daughter and Jin Shuhe are classmates who sit in front of and behind each other and are also good friends.”

“Oh, oh, oh! I know Jingyi!” Lu Liruan also smiled and spoke to her.

"Jingyi told me that she understood the math and physics you explained to her very well, and she kept calling you afterward and sometimes even went to your house to bother you. I'm so sorry."

"It's nothing, it's too kind. I'm a freelancer and I usually stay at home, so it's no trouble at all. I'm happy to be able to help Jingyi. Didn't you say that she and Xiaohe are good friends?"

Wenbei's mother, who was behind them, heard them talking and came over.

Lu Liruan didn't know how Wen Bei praised her at home, but this time his mother's enthusiasm was so overwhelming that Lu Liruan was almost overwhelmed.

"After the college entrance exams are over, have both kids come to my place, and I'll take them out to play!" Wenbei's mother said to the two of them.

As Lu Liruan listened to their conversation, she realized... that she seemed to be the most relaxed among these parents.

After the parent-teacher meeting, Ms. He spoke specifically with Lu Liruan.

"Sister Shuhe, have you talked to him about applying to universities later?"

Lu Liruan shook her head.

"Although it may be a bit early now, I think Shuhe seems to have a target school for him to apply to in the future. He has been exercising and running whenever he has time recently, and he even asked me about the application requirements for military and police schools once."

Seeing Lu Liruan's somewhat surprised expression.

She added, "If your child is aiming for this, they should learn some information in advance. This is my first time teaching senior high school students, and I'm not entirely clear on the application process for these special schools, so I'm letting you know anyway."

Lu Liruan was indeed surprised for a moment; Jin Shuhe had never mentioned this to her before.

Lu Liruan thought he would wait until after the college entrance examination to consider these things, but she didn't expect that he had already started preparing quietly.

Immediately, Lu Liruan felt her heart leap into her throat, even though she never thought she could fundamentally change Jin Shuhe's life trajectory.

Given Jin Shuhe's past experiences and his growth trajectory, it was almost inevitable that he would embark on this path.

“Okay, I’ll go back and ask him.” Lu Liruan nodded, and on the way back, she slowly calmed down.

Jin Shuhe was dragged along by Wen Bei to play ball today.

"I finally don't have class this afternoon, come on, play with me for a while!"

When he got home, the aroma of food wafted out as soon as he opened the door.

But Sister Li Ruan looked a little strange today, as if she had something on her mind.

"Sister Li Ruan, what's wrong?"

When Lu Liruan reached into the plate with her chopsticks for the third time and missed, Jin Shuhe helped her put the food in her bowl and asked softly.

"Xiao He, I saw your grades. You're in the twenties, which is pretty good. Have you thought about where you want to go to university?" Lu Liruan decided to ask directly, without bothering to beat around the bush.

"Actually, being in the twenties at this school... isn't considered a very good result," Jin Shuhe said frankly.

The student body at their school is so poor that, in terms of college entrance exams, the later exam venues are not worth considering at all. The better options are probably concentrated in the first three exam venues.

But it's not one of those well-known top schools; getting into a first-tier university here is considered a good achievement.

“Looking at your grades, they’re actually good enough.” Lu Liruan also checked the cutoff scores for the past few years. Based on Jin Shuhe’s mock exam scores, getting into a top-tier university should be a sure thing.

“I want to… apply to a police academy in this city.” Jin Shuhe put down his chopsticks and looked at Lu Liruan seriously.

"I didn't tell Sister Li Ruan about the first mock exam because I was worried that my grades would be unstable. Now that the results of the second mock exam are out, I think I can give it a try. I originally planned to tell Sister Li Ruan about it this weekend."

Looking into his firm and clear eyes, Lu Liruan choked up for a moment.

Jin Shuhe had no idea where his fate would lead or what his end would be, but he was full of hope and fighting spirit, radiating youthful energy.

“You can choose another school if your score is high enough. If you want to study in this city…” Lu Liruan interjected.

“Sister Li Ruan… I hope I can do something, whether for myself or for others, although it might sound arrogant for someone my age to say this.” Jin Shuhe pursed her lips.

“My wish since I was a child has always been that the murderer who killed my mother can be caught, that my mother can rest in peace, and that no one else can be hurt by him.”

"There has been no progress for so many years. If one day I can be of some help," Jin Shuhe said in a low voice.

Lu Liruan remained silent, listening attentively to what he had to say.

“Even if I can’t do this, there are always things I can do. That time when I got into a fight, I actually thought about… becoming someone like Sister Li Ruan, someone who doesn’t hesitate to help others. If I had stood by and done nothing at that time, I would have felt terrible.” He confessed his feelings and suddenly felt a little embarrassed as he looked at Lu Li Ruan.

Lu Liruan was taken aback, not expecting that the child would be influenced by her.

"Well... that's good." Lu Liruan pursed her lips, sighed, and said with relief.

Jin Shuhe was never a cold or closed-off child. Although he was insecure and sensitive, he was fundamentally a person with a sense of justice and decisiveness.

Lu Liruan couldn't think of any reason to stop him.

"Now that you've made your decision, work hard. When I was your age, I didn't know what I wanted to do or what I wanted in the future. You're much more mature than I was back then."

Lu Liruan raised an eyebrow: "That's why I support you!"