Become a Knight Across the World

Chapter 317

"Brother Yunyi! I still don't quite understand the structure of this long and difficult sentence..." Jiang Feifei asked, pointing to the test paper.

"Ah? Oh, this..." Yun Yi replied, but his mind was wandering, and his eyes kept glancing at Lin Yue.

Jiang Feifei followed his gaze and immediately understood seven or eight parts of the situation. A feeling of grievance and bitterness welled up inside her.

She bit her lower lip, her voice lowering slightly: "Brother Yunyi, are you even listening to me...?"

"I'm listening!" Yun Yi quickly looked away, scratching his head somewhat guiltily. "Go on, what part don't you understand?"

Just then, a gentle voice sounded from the side: "Lin Yue, are you having some trouble?"

The three of them looked up at the same time. They saw Li Yuetian standing by the table at some point, a smile on his face, his gaze fixed on Lin Yue's final question, which only had a few steps written on it.

Lin Yue's body stiffened almost imperceptibly. It was him again.

She instinctively tried to close the paper, but it was too late.

Li Yuetian sat down in the empty seat next to Lin Yue very naturally, as if it were his own special spot. He leaned forward slightly and looked at the question: "This question is indeed a bit difficult. The key point is... it requires a little skill."

Yun Yi's brows furrowed instantly, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

How did this guy reappear!

Jiang Feifei also looked at him curiously, pondering the relationship between this person and Lin Yue.

Li Yuetian seemed completely oblivious to or unconcerned about Yun Yi's wary gaze. He picked up the pencil beside Lin Yue and smoothly wrote down several key transformation formulas on the draft paper.

"Look here, using the theory of its monotonicity and extreme point offset..." His thinking was clear, his speech was steady, and every step he took hit the key point, which indeed showed his extremely high teaching ability.

Lin Yue had to admit that his method was ingenious and efficient, and she forced herself to concentrate and follow his train of thought.

Li Yuetian was standing quite close to her. The faint scholarly air emanating from him mingled with the fresh scent of laundry detergent, creating a unique presence that enveloped her.

"...Therefore, we need to take the second derivative here to determine the sign. Do you understand?" After explaining the crucial step, Li Yuetian looked up at Lin Yue, waiting for her feedback.

Lin Yue's thoughts paused briefly due to the invisible pressure. She stared at the question, her mind a bit chaotic, and she couldn't react immediately.

Li Yuetian's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly. Although a smile remained on his lips, a hint of sternness flashed in his eyes: "Lin Yue, this step is a direct application of the monotonous discussion we did earlier. I think I explained it very clearly just now. Were you daydreaming again?"

His tone remained gentle, even polite, but the phrase "distracted again" was like a fine needle, precisely piercing Lin Yue's sensitive pride.

Her cheeks flushed instantly, a mixture of shame and anger welling up inside her.

"I..." She opened her mouth, wanting to explain, but couldn't find a way to defend herself.

"Tsk." A clear, undisguised click of the tongue broke the delicate stalemate.

It’s Yun Yi.

He shoved aside the English test paper in front of him, leaned back abruptly in his chair, crossed his arms, and glared at Li Yuetian with a cold and aggressive look.

"Hey, if you're going to explain a problem, why are you standing so close? Showing off your nose?" His tone was incredibly aggressive, full of hostility. "And can't you speak properly? 'Distracted again'? If she understood it instantly, would she need you to explain? Trying to show off your abilities, huh?"

These words were extremely impolite, even rude.

Jiang Feifei was startled. She looked nervously at Yun Yi, then at Li Yuetian, whose face had instantly darkened. She didn't dare to breathe.

The smile on Li Yuetian's face finally faded. He slowly turned his head, his gaze meeting Yun Yi's hostile stare. The two boys' eyes clashed in mid-air.

“Yunyi, I was explaining a problem to Lin Yue, and it doesn’t seem to be bothering you.” Li Yuetian’s voice turned cold. “Furthermore, learning requires focus and a serious attitude. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with pointing out problems. If my approach has caused you to misunderstand, I apologize. But please don’t bother us.”

"Misunderstanding? Ha!" Yun Yi sneered, retorting without backing down, even deliberately raising his voice, "You call that pointing out a problem? That's PUA! Showing off your intelligence and belittling others to gain attention, is that it? So what if Sister Lin Yue doesn't understand? I'd be happy even if I explained it ten times and she still didn't understand! Who gives you the right to point fingers and criticize?"

"Yun Yi!" Lin Yue couldn't help but call out to stop him, her brows furrowed. She didn't like Li Yuetian's methods, but Yun Yi's loud outburst made her feel even worse. She thought they could get along peacefully... right?

Li Yuetian stood up and looked down slightly at Yun Yi, who was still sitting.

“Yunyi, your words are naive and baseless. I am simply fulfilling my duty as a classmate and friend to help Lin Yue. If you have a more efficient method, please feel free to share it. If not, please don't make trouble and disrupt other people's studies.” His words remained restrained.

"I'm being unreasonable? You..."

"Alright, alright, you two."

Lin Yue stood up; it seemed she was going to play peacemaker. Her voice wasn't loud, but both of them looked over.

She took a deep breath and looked at Li Yuetian first: "Thank you, Li Yuetian. I think I understand this question now. I'll figure out the rest myself. I'm sorry for taking up your time."

Then, she turned to Yun Yi, who looked indignant and wanted to say something: "Yun Yi, that's enough. Pack your things, let's go home."

After saying that, she looked away from everyone, quickly and even hastily swept all the papers and stationery on the table into her schoolbag, zipped it up, and turned to walk towards the stairwell. Her back was straight, but it conveyed a resolute desire to escape the scene immediately.

"Sister Lin Yue!" Yun Yi exclaimed anxiously, glaring at Li Yuetian before grabbing his own schoolbag and Jiang Feifei's. He hurriedly said, "Feifei, I'm leaving now!" and quickly chased after her.

Jiang Feifei quickly stood up, hurriedly said "Goodbye, senior" to Li Yuetian, whose face didn't look too good, and jogged after him. Li Yuetian was left standing there alone, looking at their hurried departing figures with a blank expression.

Stepping out of the coffee shop, Lin Yue slowed her pace slightly as the cool evening breeze brushed against her face.

"Sister Lin Yue! Wait for me!" Yun Yi caught up with her and stood beside her, his tone still tinged with anger. "Why are you stopping me? Look at the way he's acting! Like he's the only one in the world who knows anything! He's clearly up to no good!"

Jiang Feifei followed and whispered, "Brother Yunyi, don't be angry... Senior Li might just be a little too direct in his speech..."

“That’s what you call direct? That’s what you call…” Yun Yi wanted to retort.

"Yunyi." Lin Yue stopped and turned to look at him, her eyes filled with unprecedented exhaustion and a hint of irritation. "What you were doing just now was too noisy and disturbed the other guests."

Yun Yi choked, as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water. The anger on his face froze instantly, turning into astonishment and grievance: "I...I was standing up for you! That's what he said about you!"

“I’m touched that you’re defending me, but you shouldn’t stick your neck out like this.” Lin Yue’s voice was calm, but it hit Yun Yi’s heart like a stone. “Studying is my own business, and if I don’t understand, it’s my own problem. I’ll feel very awkward if you two start arguing like this.”

She paused, her gaze sweeping over Yun Yi's aggrieved face and Jiang Feifei's helpless expression, her mind becoming even more confused.

"I'm going home now, you guys have fun." After saying that, she didn't give them any more chance to speak and turned to walk in another direction.

Yun Yi stood there, staring in the direction Lin Yue had disappeared, feeling both frustrated and distressed, along with a vague sense of panic.

Did he... mess up again?

Seeing his dejected appearance, Jiang Feifei sighed softly and whispered, "Brother Yunyi, Senior Sister is probably just in a bad mood... Shall we... Shall we go back first?"

Yun Yi gave a muffled "hmm" and lowered his head. Meanwhile, at the window on the second floor of the coffee shop, Li Yuetian was still standing there. He watched the three figures gradually disappear into the distance and go their separate ways on the street below, his gaze finally settling on Lin Yue's retreating figure.

He looked somewhat disappointed. He took out his phone, hovered his fingertip over the screen for a moment, and finally dialed a number.

The call was quickly answered, and Li Yuejiao's lazy, laughing voice came from the other end: "Hello? My darling little brother, why are you calling your sister at this hour? Missing me?"

Li Yuetian was silent for a few seconds, his voice devoid of emotion: "Sister, I feel... I've upset her again."

Li Yuejiao chuckled on the other end of the phone, seemingly understanding something: "I know, I know~ Looks like someone upset my little emperor? Alright, I know what I'm doing. By the way, I'm going home for dinner this weekend, Mom seems to be nagging me."

"Okay." Li Yuetian hung up the phone and looked out the window again.

The more Lin Yue avoids the topic, the more it proves that his learning methods are effective... right?