Ke Xue Lu Ren Wang

Chapter 6 Quick Q&A

Meanwhile, on Blue Star, the video website PiliPili.

When Tetsu Hanyu took the specially ordered mousse cake from the passenger seat of the Porsche, the already boiling online comments briefly reached a consensus.

"Brothers, the battle is over."

"Comparing the two, Kudo is the loser."

"I've learned my lesson; next time I see my girlfriend's friends, I'll buy a cake."

"Hey bro upstairs, this has nothing to do with whether or not you buy a cake."

"???"

"Face, sports car, gifts—can you master this three-pronged attack?"

"I've broken through! This damn oppressive feeling!"

"It's a good thing that Toru Hanyu and Sonoko are a couple. If Toru Hanyu's target was Ran, wouldn't Shinichi Kudo have lost his home?"

"Wait a minute, aren't Yuzuru and Sonoko just pretending to be a couple??"

"What's the big deal? Can't we just make it real?"

"Hanyu is my husband! No one is allowed to take him away!"

"Get out of here, you infatuated girl..."

The comments section was flooded with messages. Female viewers, watching Sonoko Suzuki's blushing face in the video, imagined themselves being pampered by a handsome man.

Male viewers, on the other hand, silently identified with Toru Hanyu.

……

Led by the waiter, Yuzuru and his party quickly entered a karaoke room.

Without any unnecessary small talk, they naturally formed pairs and found seats in four groups of eight.

The private room wasn't particularly large, but it was more than enough to seat eight people, and the coffee table in the middle was filled with snacks and drinks.

As soon as Shimizu Chizuru sat down, she picked up the karaoke machine on the table and quickly swiped her fingers across the screen, dimming the lights in the private room to a low twilight, leaving only a few beams of colored light spinning around her.

In the dim, ambiguous light, everyone's silhouette became blurred.

"Please request a song."

Chizuru Shimizu handed the karaoke machine to Tatsuya Ueda next to her, then leaned back on the sofa and picked up a glass of juice.

Before the music started, the private room fell silent, and everyone's voices could be heard clearly.

"Feed, feed, feed~ Test, test~"

Just then, Tomomi Matsuzaka suddenly stood up, walked a few steps to the karaoke machine in front of the private room, picked up two microphones, tapped them skillfully, and adjusted the volume.

Judging from her practiced moves, she's clearly a regular at karaoke bars.

"As is customary, this is a class reunion, so it's usually just for casual singing. But today, with Sonoko and her boyfriend, along with her best friend Ran, we have a lot of questions to ask you. Are you ready?"

Although Tomomi Matsuzaka kept saying "you guys," her big, bright eyes never left Tetsu Hanyu.

It's obvious without even thinking that nine out of ten of the questions coming up will be directed at him.

Yuzuru was fully aware of this, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Come on, Yuzuru-kun, listen to the question!"

Tomomi Matsuzaka smiled and handed one of the microphones to Toru Hanyu through the air, and Toru Hanyu reached out and took it.

She cleared her throat, picked up another microphone, and asked seriously, "My first question is, I heard you and Sonoko have been dating for almost a year! So, how did you two meet?"

This is a very common problem, with almost no difficulty.

Without even thinking, Yuu Toru replied, "At school."

"Teitan High School?" Tomomi Matsuzaka pressed.

"Um."

"Strange, how come I've never heard of anyone like you at Teitan?" Matsuzaka Tomomi tilted her head, looking at Shimizu Chizuru beside her with a puzzled expression.

Chizuru Shimizu shook her head, indicating that she was unaware of the matter.

"Indeed," she echoed, "Although we don't study at Teitan University, we know quite a few people there. How come we've never seen you before?"

Before Yuzuru could speak, Sonoko Suzuki, who was sitting next to him, couldn't sit still and blurted out, "Um... Yuzuru is in Class A!"

"Class A?" Tomomi Matsuzaka blinked. "What's the difference?"

She was clearly unfamiliar with Teitan High School's class division system, and others cast curious glances at her.

Sonoko Suzuki straightened her back, a sense of pride welling up within her.

"Class A is considered the elite class at Teitan... Only the top students, who rank around the top 30 in the entire grade, can get in... So Yuzuru is usually very busy, after all, he has to balance his studies."

As she spoke, she secretly observed Yuzuru's reaction. Seeing that he did not refute her, she became even more certain.

The moment those words were spoken, the air in the private room seemed to freeze.

"Really?" Tomomi Matsuzaka was stunned by the information.

Chizuru Shimizu and her boyfriend Ryuya Ueda also stopped what they were doing.

Straight A student?

Or is he a top student who ranks in the top 30 at Teitan High School?

This is completely different from the script they imagined! In their circle of people who don't like reading, those who are good at studying are practically another species.

"Really." Yuzuru finally spoke, enjoying everyone's reaction. It was worth all the hard work and dedication he had put in since childhood. This kind of respect earned through his own efforts gave him a greater sense of accomplishment than the mere stunness brought by his good looks.

[Ding! Attention count +320]

The system notification sounded in my mind, and another small wave of popularity was added to my account.

"So, you're a top student?" Tomomi Matsuzaka's voice changed.

Yuzuru waved his hand modestly: "I'm just not a top student at Teitan University."

"That's still amazing!" Tomomi Matsuzaka shook her head dramatically. "For a slacker like me, being in the top 30, no, the top 100 in school is already considered a top student! The top 30, those are the best of the best!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze towards Yuzuru Tatsumi completely changed.

If before I was amazed by his appearance and thoughtfulness, now, that amazement is mixed with a sense of awe for his high intelligence.

He's handsome, considerate, and a top student!

Isn't this person a little too perfect?

"Sonoko, you're something else!" Chizuru Shimizu forced a smile and said sourly, "I didn't know your boyfriend was such a hidden academic genius. I should have asked him for help before the last final exam."

"Yeah, yeah! Me too. I bombed my last exam and got a real dressing down from my parents when I got home," Tomomi Matsuzaka nodded in agreement.

Listening to her friends' envious and slightly sour comments, Sonoko Suzuki felt like she was floating on air, and she felt incredibly happy.

That two million was absolutely worth it! It was the wisest investment she'd ever made in her life!

"Alright, alright, it's time for the second question." Tomomi Matsuzaka handed the microphone to Chizuru Shimizu. "Chizuru, you ask the question."

Chizuru Shimizu took the microphone and hesitated for a moment.

The first question not only failed to embarrass Yuzuru, but also allowed him to put on a show once again.

The second problem is that she must get her revenge.

"Hmm... let me think," she said slowly, her gaze sweeping over Yuzuru with a scrutinizing look. "My second question is, besides going to school and spending time with Sonoko, what else do you do?"

This question is clearly a test of Toru Hanyu's financial resources and social circle.

"Because I'm usually quite busy with my studies, I don't have much free time," Yuzuru Tetsu's answer was as impeccable as ever. "I occasionally tutor, or when I don't have much to do, I go out and relax."

"Private tutor? How much does it cost?" Chizuru Shimizu suddenly sped up her speech, trying to catch him off guard.

"Thirty thousand," Yuzuru blurted out almost without thinking.

"How much?" Shimizu Chizuru thought she had misheard and subconsciously repeated it.

Tomomi Matsuzaka and the others were also stunned.

"Thirty thousand," Yuzuru repeated.

The private room fell silent once again.

30,000 yen?

Are you kidding me?! How could a tutor's hourly wage be that high?

Chizuru Shimizu and Tomomi Matsuzaka were both a little stunned. She had intended to use a rapid-fire question-and-answer format to get Toru Hanyu into a rhythm and force him to say some thoughtless truths, but instead she heard such an outrageous answer.

"Normally, private tutors don't earn this much," Yuzuru Tetsu explained, noticing their confusion. "However, it's probably because I teach more diligently, and my students improve their grades better, so my salary is higher."

This explanation... sounds reasonable.

"Is...is that so?" Tomomi Matsuzaka asked with some doubt, while secretly taking out her phone and typing "Toru Hanyu" into a well-known tutoring app.

She just wanted to verify it, but unexpectedly, she actually found it!

On the phone screen, a name called "Yuzuru Tetsu" was prominently displayed, along with a half-body photo.

The photo was taken very formally, like a professional ID photo, but the people in the photo and the monotonous background didn't seem to be on the same layer at all.

That face, just one glance through the screen is enough to draw your attention away, making it impossible to look away.

Below the photo, there are numerous comments from students and parents praising Mr. Yuzuru's teaching level as exceptionally high and his unique and effective problem-solving approaches. These comments also include a brief biography of Yuzuru, highlighting his achievements such as first place in the Beika Town Junior High School Entrance Examination and tenth place nationwide.

At the very bottom of the personal profile, in the hourly wage section, it is clearly stated that—

30,000 yen.

Compared to other tutors on the list who earn several thousand or tens of thousands of dollars per hour, Yuzuru Hanyu's looks and price stand out so much, so glaringly.

Tomomi Matsuzaka instantly understood why his hourly wage was several times higher than others.

Just based on this photo, let alone 30,000, even 50,000 would probably be enough for a lot of rich female parents to place an order!