Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 58 - 52: What If We Win?

Shen Qiushan sighed silently.

Thinking to himself, a relationship with card buddies should not get too close; otherwise, a purely physical relationship can easily get complicated.

See!

Even Teacher Chen is getting jealous!

It must be because the tutoring sessions have been too frequent lately.

It seems that the saying "feelings grow over time" really holds some truth.

Emotional dependence often starts with physical dependence.

Entering the gymnasium.

Shen Qiushan was startled by the scene in front of him. The nets between the badminton and volleyball courts had been removed, and the entire area was filled with individual tables and chairs.

Facing the audience seating, there were more than a dozen whiteboards lined up in a row.

As expected, these whiteboards were the "battlefield" for Shen Qiushan and the sports students.

And those individual tables and chairs were prepared for students who registered to participate at the last minute.

This gym had seating on only one side, with about five or six hundred seats, and they were almost filled, with more students still entering.

This turnout was much larger than Shen Qiushan had anticipated; he had no idea the students would be this enthusiastic about the competition.

"That’s Old Shen!"

"Yeah, yeah, that’s him!"

"Old Shen doesn’t look that old!"

"38 isn’t old, he’s almost as old as my dad!"

"..."

Once Shen Qiushan appeared in the gym, the students in the audience started pointing and talking about him.

The high attention on this English vocabulary competition was mainly because of the participation of Shen Qiushan, an older accompanying student.

You could say that right now, Shen Qiushan is the star of Sanjiang High School.

All those school beauties and famous campus figures had to step aside.

Because Shen Qiushan’s identity is too special, he is both a 38-year-old accompanying student and the father of senior students Shen Yanran and Shen Yixiao!

He holds the dual identity of both student and parent.

Moreover, there was the gimmick of a father-son competition in this English vocabulary contest, making it hard not to attract attention.

At this moment, Shen Yixiao, Gao Bin, and other sports students were gathered under the basketball hoop. Perhaps to highlight their identity as sports students, they even wore uniforms.

They all wore jerseys with "Sanjiang City High School" printed on them, which were issued for the Sanjiang City High School Sports Meet.

"Qiushan, in a moment, you and those sports students will write answers on the individual blackboards."

Chen Xiangyu wasn’t genuinely angry; in fact, she felt a bit regretful for her earlier outburst.

She and Shen Qiushan had already agreed when they got together.

No marriage, no romance, no feelings!

Chen Xiangyu had been hurt by her ex-husband and had completely lost faith in men. Moreover, she was financially independent, with a stable job, and didn’t need to rely on any man.

So, Chen Xiangyu maintained a card-playing relationship with Shen Qiushan, purely to fulfill physiological needs.

To put it bluntly, at first, Shen Qiushan was just a human stress-relief tool for her.

The reason she chose Shen Qiushan was, one, their past friendship, and two, he met her standards in terms of appearance.

And also, Shen Qiushan indeed had a good physique!

Because of this, even when he was a delivery man before, Chen Xiangyu didn’t mind.

Because she had no financial demands from Shen Qiushan.

However, as time passed.

The more they were together, the more familiar they became, and Shen Qiushan did help her solve issues commonly faced by single women living alone.

Like changing light bulbs, fixing pipes, and moving heavy objects.

Over time, Chen Xiangyu’s initial intentions started to change.

The last time she lent him money proactively, she had already reflected on herself, realizing she shouldn’t break the rules.

Yet, today she actually showed jealousy!

Realizing she was getting too involved, Chen Xiangyu repeatedly told herself in her heart.

You can’t trust men! 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

You can’t trust men...

Just then.

There was a commotion again inside the gymnasium.

It was Lin Xiamo who had arrived.

In this age of appearances.

Since making her appearance at the morning flag-raising ceremony, Lin Xiamo, this beautiful principal, had been the focus of student discussions all day.

Every time class was over, students would bring up: Vice Principal Lin this, Vice Principal Lin that...

Now, next to Lin Xiamo was a middle-aged man in black-framed glasses. He was Zhao Jinpeng, the head of the senior English teaching and research group, and the person in charge of this English vocabulary competition.

"Vice Principal Lin is here."

Chen Xiangyu whispered a reminder.

"Xiangyu, actually, I think you and Vice Principal Lin each have your own merits."

"You both have your own charm!"

Shen Qiushan didn’t know that his old flame had already reflected on herself and took the opportunity to offer a compliment.

Women love to hear sweet talk, even when they know it’s fake.

Chen Xiangyu was no exception. She quietly muttered that Shen Qiushan was shameless for lying, but inside, she delighted.

And at that moment, Lin Xiamo happened to glance over toward Shen Qiushan and Chen Xiangyu.

She noticed the change in Chen Xiangyu’s expression and couldn’t help but think back to how she looked at Shen Qiushan this morning.

There really seemed to be something going on!

Lin Xiamo had thought that a charming teacher like Chen Xiangyu would never be interested in her unreliable brother-in-law.

But then she thought again.

Her sister was even more remarkable than Chen Xiangyu back then!

And what happened?

She still got whisked away by Shen Qiushan, the "yellow-haired" man!

Indeed, even if the yellow-haired man ages, he’s still a yellow-haired man!

Some men are just born to live a parasitic life!

Lin Xiamo silently mocked in her heart.

At that moment, Zhao Jinpeng handed her a microphone: "Principal Lin, the sound system is all set up."

"Please give it a try."

Lin Xiamo nodded slightly, took the microphone and said directly: "Students, please quiet down."

"I am the person in charge of this school-wide English vocabulary competition."

"Some of you might not know that this competition has been upgraded from a small group competition of a dozen people to a school-wide event!"

"Besides the original participants, we have added 100 slots."

"Earlier, there were 75 students who signed up at the registration desk at the entrance, which means there are still 25 slots available!"

"If there’s anyone here who still wants to register, please raise your hand; senior students have priority!"

"And, by the way, this school-wide English vocabulary competition will have scholarships as prizes. The first prize scholarship is 2000 yuan, the second prize is 1000 yuan, and the third prize is 500 yuan."

"In case of a tie, the scholarship will be split equally..."

The scholarships were something Lin Xiamo specifically requested from Wang Guangqing.

This was the first event organized by Lin Xiamo since becoming the vice principal.

Wang Guangqing was very supportive, generous with money and resources.

After Lin Xiamo’s introduction, the audience erupted.

They saw the additional registration desk at the entrance but didn’t know there were scholarships up for grabs.

"I’m signing up!"

"Me too!"

"Me, me, me!"

"Principal Lin, I’m in my senior year!"

"..."

Most people came with the mindset of watching the fun; even when they saw the registration desk at the entrance, they weren’t interested.

A rare break time, who wants to be tested on English vocabulary!

But now it’s different; if you end up placing, there’s money to be won.

Take a gamble, and you might win big!

What if you win!