OBS Chapter 46 Interpersonal Skills
Chapter 46 Interpersonal Skills
"What did you say?"
Li Xian's expression changed, and he flew into a rage.
Hearing the commotion, the students around them who were engrossed in their meals all stopped eating and turned to look, quietly observing with amusement.
Lu Yuan smiled faintly and said slowly again, "I'm asking you, does your mother know how foul your breath is?"
"She doesn't know." Li Xian blurted out the rebuttal almost subconsciously, but as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly came to his senses, his mind went blank, and he hurriedly corrected himself, "No, she knows... no, that's not it either!"
In just two short sentences, he became increasingly incoherent, his mind completely blank, and he froze on the spot, at a loss for what to do.
The students watching could no longer hold back and covered their mouths to chuckle. Even the students next to Li Xian were trying hard to suppress their laughter, their shoulders trembling slightly.
The reason Li Xian was slow to react was because he was extremely concerned about his image and always took meticulous care of his oral hygiene. In his mind, he could never have bad breath.
So when Lu Yuan said those words in public, his first reaction was to deny them, but he didn't expect that he was too hasty and fell straight into the verbal trap set by Lu Yuan.
The next second, Li Xian's chaotic train of thought finally came back to normal. He clenched his fists and roared angrily, "My mouth doesn't stink at all!"
"Then why are you talking so rudely? Did you get so hungry last night that you secretly went to the toilet to find something to eat?" Lu Yuan's tone was calm, but his words hit the nail on the head.
"Pfft!"
Wang Qingyu, who was standing to the side, was the first to lose her temper. She almost spat out the porridge she hadn't swallowed and covered her mouth to laugh out loud.
Ye Yixian also lowered his head slightly, hiding the involuntary upward curve of his lips, and secretly laughed.
The surrounding students burst into laughter, and the originally noisy cafeteria was now completely filled with joyful laughter, instantly creating a lively atmosphere.
Seeing this, Gao Zhe immediately stepped forward to add insult to injury, jokingly saying, "Li Xian, our dorm is right next to yours, and we've stocked up on a lot of snacks. If you're really hungry tonight, just let us know. We're classmates, after all, how can we let you go hungry? There's really no need to go to the toilet to find something to eat; that stuff... it's so hard on your throat."
"Hahaha!"
These words caused even more laughter in the cafeteria, with many people laughing so hard they couldn't stand up straight and could barely hold their chopsticks.
Li Xian blushed with embarrassment and anger as everyone laughed at him. He paced back and forth frantically, desperately trying to explain that he had never done those absurd things.
But he was clearly unprepared, and the more he explained, the more flustered he became, appearing even more embarrassed.
Zheng Jiarui, unable to bear it any longer, stepped forward, her brows furrowed, and angrily rebuked Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe:
"Aren't you two disgusting? Using such foul language in the cafeteria first thing in the morning, you have absolutely no manners!"
"Exactly, that's so rude!"
"What you're doing is going too far!"
The two girls who were with Zheng Jiarui immediately chimed in, frowning and criticizing Lu Yuan and his companion.
Li Xian, as if grasping at a straw, quickly chimed in, "That's right! Lu Yuan, you can't stop talking about this filthy stuff; you have absolutely no manners!"
"Oh? Manners?"
Lu Yuan shook his head slightly, chuckled, put his hands on his hips, and said with a hint of helplessness and sarcasm, "I was just asking casually if you went to the restroom to find something to eat. Is that considered rude?"
"Of course it counts! This is malicious slander and a personal attack!"
Zheng Jiarui straightened his chest, his face full of righteous indignation, and put on a dignified and awe-inspiring appearance, as if he were standing on the moral high ground.
Lu Yuan's eyes turned slightly cold as he slowly retorted, "Then what kind of high-quality behavior is it to openly mock your classmates' grades, even arbitrarily belittle their character based on their grades, and gain a sense of superiority by putting others down?"
"I……"
Zheng Jiarui was speechless for a moment, his righteous expression froze, and he couldn't say a word.
They were already top students in their grade, and their names were always prominently displayed at the top of the exam results, making them a focus of attention at school.
In everyone's mind, a student with good grades, even if not academically excellent, should at least be decent in terms of behavior and manners.
However, relying on their excellent grades, they openly discriminate against students with poor grades, forcibly linking grades with character and morality. This behavior is far more uncivilized and despicable than a few jokes.
Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, the students who were watching nearby began to whisper among themselves.
He looked at Li Xian, Zheng Jiarui, and the others with more dissatisfaction, and pointed at them from time to time.
Li Xian and the others felt their cheeks burning with shame under his gaze. They stood there helplessly, wishing they could disappear into the ground, completely at a loss for words.
Looking at their embarrassed expressions, Lu Yuan smiled faintly and slowly said to Li Xian:
"I was just joking, you don't need to look so serious. Maybe you're used to casually mocking classmates who don't do well in school, but I want to say that this kind of behavior is not cool at all, it's really degrading."
"you……"
Li Xian was so angry that he gritted his teeth, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was filled with rage but could not find an outlet for it. In the end, he could only hold back and not be able to say a word.
"Lu Yuan, why are you taking this so seriously? It was just a joke, why are you making such a fuss about it?"
Seeing this, Zheng Jiarui quickly changed the subject, trying to defuse the awkward situation.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, they absolutely did not want to be branded as "bullies of students with poor grades".
After all, top students are a minority in schools, and once they are labeled as academically discriminatory, they will inevitably become the public enemy of all students.
Even if no one can openly do anything to them, they will be ostracized and alienated by everyone. This is the last thing they want to see, as they have always cherished their reputation and are extremely concerned about their perfect image.
"Oh? So you were just joking?" Lu Yuan asked with a smile, feigning surprise.
"What's wrong with classmates exchanging a few jokes?" Zheng Jiarui asked, his face pale, though he had lost all the confidence he had before.
"Of course." Lu Yuan nodded frankly, with a slight smile. "So I was just joking with you guys earlier."
"hehe……"
Zheng Jiarui forced a smile, unable to stay any longer. She glared at Lu Yuan and then turned and left with Li Xian and the others in a sorry state.
Watching their retreating figures, Lu Yuan, Gao Zhe, and the others exchanged smiles, unable to hide their relief and joy after the victory.
Ye Yixian smiled as she looked at Lu Yuan beside her, a different light gradually appearing in her eyes. She suddenly realized that Lu Yuan possessed a composure and intelligence that others did not have.
Arguing with Li Xian and his group of unreasonable people will only make you look bad.
However, Lu Yuan was able to set a trap with his words, making the other party lose face without making a sound, completely depriving them of the confidence to cause trouble, and easily resolving the conflict.
Ye Yixian secretly rejoiced that he hadn't acted impulsively, otherwise things would have gotten out of control and it would have been difficult to salvage the situation.
After breakfast, it was time for the regular Monday school assembly.
The principal, who rarely makes an appearance, will personally attend and give a speech, while the dean of students will announce the list of students who seriously violated discipline last week.
In serious cases, they will be called up on stage in public to receive criticism, which is what students call "public execution".
Fortunately, Ye Yixian performed well last week, so he naturally didn't have to face such an embarrassing situation.
After the school-wide assembly, classes resumed and students began their regular college entrance exam preparation.
Lu Yuan received Ye Yixian's essay notes and Jiang Yiqing's meticulous class notes, and buried himself in studying them carefully, not letting any knowledge point slip by.
Gao Zhe also followed Lu Yuan's advice, put away his past impetuousness, and spent his days desperately memorizing classical Chinese texts from his textbooks.
Starting this week, senior high school students have fully entered a tedious and intense review phase.
In each class, the teacher will focus on explaining one core knowledge point, followed by a large amount of classroom exercises and practice questions to consolidate the knowledge.
Reviewing Chinese and English is relatively easy, but for subjects like math, which have obscure logic and complex knowledge points, if the basic knowledge is not solid, class will be like listening to gibberish, and you will not be able to keep up with the teacher's pace at all.
Lu Yuan found math lessons incredibly difficult, let alone Gao Zhe, whose foundation was already weak.
Fortunately, Jiang Yiqing's math notes were exceptionally complete and detailed, covering everything from basic formulas to problem-solving strategies. Even though Lu Yuan couldn't understand some of the more difficult parts for the time being, he was still able to gradually understand and master the core foundational content.
And his mobile phone also became a good helper for Lu Yuan's review.
When he encounters a knowledge point he doesn't understand, he immediately goes online to look it up and watches the corresponding teaching videos repeatedly. If he doesn't understand it the first time, he watches it two or three times until he completely understands it before he stops.
After this period of review, Lu Yuan also clearly recognized his weaknesses. Mathematics was his worst subject, and his foundation in physics and chemistry was also very weak.
There is still a long way to go if you want to improve your grades.
And so, time slipped away quietly amidst the monotonous daily review.
Lu Yuan would occasionally take some time to visit Ye Yixian, bringing her some snacks. During breaks, he would also take the initiative to ask Ye Yixian to explain the key and difficult points of Chinese language to him.
At first, Ye Yixian didn't have much motivation to study, but in order to explain the knowledge points to Lu Yuan, she had to reorganize her Chinese knowledge and slowly calm down to review.
Now that she had started reviewing Chinese, she decided to pick up the other subjects one by one as well.
This week, many students have often seen Lu Yuan and Ye Yixian holding textbooks and talking to each other in the corridor.
However, no one thought much of it as a discussion about studies; instead, they all assumed that the two were using the guise of studying to secretly date.
Xu Lingjing witnessed all of this, and jealousy and resentment grew wildly in her heart, overflowing from her words.
The look in his eyes as he looked at Ye Yixian gradually filled with disgust and hostility.
Since Lu Yuan completely ignored her, Xu Lingjing has been restless all day long, while Li Xian felt that this was a good opportunity to get closer to Xu Lingjing.
He always took the initiative to invite her under the pretext of studying together, but every time, Xu Lingjing ignored him coldly, leaving him standing alone in the same spot, feeling extremely awkward.