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The snow beneath the snow is what brought forth these two words.
Luo Chen quickly sorted out his thoughts and said, "You haven't forgotten that you have an exam tomorrow, have you?"
"Does Luo Chen-kun think I'm a fool?" Yukino Yukinoshita's tone was somewhat displeased, feeling as if she had been silently belittled once again.
"That's not the case. I mentioned this simply to express that this exam is extraordinary, and if we're not careful, many classmates might be eliminated," Luo Chen said.
Yukino asked, "So?"
Luo Chen smiled and said, "Yukino-san must really not want to see that day, right? Our classmates in Class F are so united and friendly with each other."
Yukino Yukinoshita said, "I'm sorry, I'm not too concerned about that, because I don't have any friends in Class F."
Luo Chen's lips twitched; he had almost forgotten Yukino Yukinoshita's special status.
Fortunately, it was nothing serious.
He has another way to stimulate Yukino Yukinoshita.
Even so, we must do our best to keep everyone here, even if it's just for the honor of our class, right?
"Imagine if, after tomorrow's mock exam, Class F in the second year suddenly loses half its students, wouldn't Class F become the laughingstock of other classes?"
"Would Yukino-san want this to happen?"
Luo Chen asked calmly.
Yukino Yukinoshita said quietly, "Perhaps it will make people uncomfortable, but if a person cares too much about how others look at them, perhaps they will be like that for the rest of their life..."
"Yukino Yukinoshita!"
Luo Chen abruptly interrupted, his tone solemn and extremely sincere, "I am now making a request to you, the head of the Service Club, in the name of an ordinary second-year student in Class F!"
"Huh?" Yukino Yukinoshita seemed to be taken aback for a moment.
Luo Chen said, "I hope you can accurately score the students in tomorrow's exam to ensure that no student in our Class F will be expelled after the exam!"
There was silence on the phone for a long time.
Luo Chen felt that this time it must have been at least a minute and a half. He thought the call had ended, and then wondered if he had really misjudged Yukino Yukinoshita's temper.
"Hmm... so they use top students to suppress their grades, creating the illusion of a lower class average, in order to protect the other struggling students in Class F?"
"Luo Chenjun, it seems you've really come up with a very good idea."
Yukino Yukinoshita's soft voice finally rang out on the other end of the phone.
Luo Chen narrowed his eyes, and then heard Yukino Yukinoshita continue, "However, please forgive me for refusing, I cannot agree."
Luo Chen rolled his eyes.
This Hirano is really hard to persuade!
But Yukino Yukinoshita continued, "If it is Luo Chenjun who made the application to the Service Club, please make sure to go to the Service Club in person and make the application properly, instead of being so hasty as to notify us over the phone. So, I will not agree to it now."
So, in the end, it was just a little bit of arrogance?
Luo Chen chuckled and nodded in agreement: "Okay, then I'll go to the Service Club first thing tomorrow morning, and I'll even write the application for President Yukinoshita. Is that alright?"
Yukino Yukinoshita said unhappily, "Luo Chen-kun, please stop with your very perfunctory attitude, otherwise I have the right to reconsider whether to refuse you tomorrow."
Luo Chen: "..."
"I was wrong," Luo Chen said sincerely.
Yukino Yukinoshita nodded gently: "Yes, I forgive you, but Luo Chen-kun, even if I agreed to help lower the score, and you're included, can you really guarantee that you'll pass the next exam without any problems?"
"Of course not."
Luo Chen smiled and said, "Every high score that ranks at the top will be a devastating blow to the underachieving students in Class F. Therefore, in order to successfully retain everyone, I need to persuade all the top students in Class F."
“It’s already ten o’clock,” Yukino Yukinoshita said, implying, “It’s so late, are you sure you can still do it?”
"Just wait and see. As long as Yukino doesn't forget to wait for me at the Service Club first thing tomorrow morning."
Luo Chen chuckled.
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
at the same time.
Opening the phone book, the next call was to Kaguya Shinomiya.
Chapter 290 Kaguya-san, so, can you be sick tomorrow?
"Huh? Does the president mean we shouldn't perform to our full potential in tomorrow's mock exam, but rather suppress our scores so that everyone in Class F can keep their scores?"
After receiving Luo Chen's call and listening to his detailed explanation, Kaguya Shinomiya voiced a question.
"Yes."
Luo Chen nodded slightly.
In fact, if persuading Yukino Yukinoshita was the second biggest challenge in this plan, then the biggest challenge was undoubtedly getting Kaguya Shinomiya to the side!
Admittedly, Kaguya Shinomiya and he had a certain degree of close relationship.
However, the other party's identity was quite extraordinary.
As a member of the Shinomiya family, many things are beyond one's control.
If Kaguya Shinomiya were to deliberately get a particularly bad score on a test, who knows how many unforeseen troubles it would sow the seeds of future problems?
But Luo Chen had no choice but to bite the bullet and press the matter.
In the chaotic environment of Class F, where everyone's abilities are so uneven, a high score can be a devastating blow to everyone.
"President, I..." Kaguya Shinomiya hesitated for a moment before saying, "I agree with your idea, but, but..."
Snapped!
Kaguya Shinomiya's phone seems to have been suddenly stolen.
Immediately afterward, a low, emotionless voice came from the phone: "Idiot, if you really had even a little bit of a crush on the young lady, you shouldn't have put her in this dilemma!"
"Hayasaka~ oh no, Hasaka~!"
The sounds of Kaguya Shinomiya struggling to grab a phone could be heard.
However, it seemed that he hadn't managed to grab one immediately, and the voice that came through was still that of Hayasaka Ai. Luo Chen hadn't seen her before, but he recognized her voice right away.
Hayasaka Ai continued, "In the Shinomiya family, the consequences of getting an extremely low score on an exam are endlessly dire! President Luo Chen, this time, you've been too selfish! Doing something like this will greatly disappoint the young lady!"
"Hasaka~~!!"
Kaguya Shinomiya finally snatched her phone back and apologized to Luo Chen, "Oh, I'm sorry, President, my maid just now..."
"Kaguya-san."
Luo Chen's voice remained calm and unaffected by Hayasaka Ai's demeanor.
In order to keep everyone in Class F alive, and of course, especially Yumiko Miura, he really had to make this call, even if he was in the wrong.
Moreover, he actually made this call not only to try his luck and ask Kaguya Shinomiya if there was any possibility of lowering the score.
There's also a very important idea!
Moreover, this idea is the most suitable for Kaguya Shinomiya... Of course, this requires Kaguya Shinomiya's cooperation and her consent.
"President~?" Kaguya Shinomiya was a little embarrassed, so she could only respond with a reply and then asked back.
“Well, actually, I also know a little about the inside story of the Shinomiya family, so we can handle the betting and stuff, but Kaguya-san, can you help with something else?” Luo Chen asked.
"President, what do you want to say?" Kaguya Shinomiya asked blankly, unsure of how else she could help besides betting on scores.
After all, if he performs normally, some of the worst students in Class F will definitely be eliminated.
Luo Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and asked slowly, "Can you be sick tomorrow?"
"Huh?" Kaguya Shinomiya asked in surprise.
“If she’s sick, then Kaguya will have a perfect excuse not to take the exam. That way, she won’t have to lower her grades, and she won’t have to leave any excuse or foreshadowing of a low score on a future exam,” Luo Chen said.
"This..." Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't figure out if it was okay or not, and subconsciously looked at Ai Hayasaka, wanting to see what she thought.
Hayasaka Ai pondered, "It is indeed countless times better than the idea of lowering the score, but the doctors that the Shinomiya family will invite will be the best doctors. It will be difficult to keep this a secret. Once it is spread that the young lady is pretending to be sick because she is afraid of the mock exam, the impact on her reputation will only be greater."
Kaguya puffed out her cheeks, suddenly feeling utterly useless, completely unable to help Luo Chen and the classmates in Class F in this matter.
On the phone, Luo Chen's voice was tinged with a light laugh as he asked, "Then, Miss Maid, if Kaguya falls ill tomorrow morning, where will the Shinomiya family find the best doctor?"
“First of all, of course, is the principle of proximity, in Adachi Ward…” Hayasaka Ai was speaking when she suddenly stopped, as if she had also thought of Luo Chen’s hint.
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Kaguya Shinomiya, equally astute, asked in surprise, "Does the president have a way to get the best doctor in Adachi Ward to lie for me?"
Luo Chen laughed and said, "As the underground emperor of Adachi Ward, I have this much ability. Besides, that doctor happens to be a long-time friend of one of my father's subordinates."
"Great!"
Kaguya Shinomiya said happily.
Hayasaka Ai pursed her lips slightly, pondered for a long time, and it seemed that there really wasn't much of a problem with this plan.
But, but...