Chapter 24: Life Is Truly Hard for You—Every Day Someone Competes With You for Last Place Life is truly hard for you—every single day, someone is there vying with you for last place.

Yan Baba immediately felt balanced in his heart and grinned again, sidling up to Qiao Qingyang with a mischievous smile. “Looks like you can’t possibly come in last this time. The new transfer student is even more impressive than you. People have already nicknamed her ‘Egg Queen.’ I’m sure she’ll snatch last place from you.”

Qiao Qingyang’s head shot up from his slumber, his gaze landing on Ye Luo, full of grievance.

Ye Luo: “…”

Ye Wuqi burst into laughter. “You really have it tough, Beauty. Every day, there’s someone competing with you for last place. Hahaha… Egg Queen, do us a favor—just score a couple of points in each subject, or let us copy your answers if you must, but whatever you do, don’t get a zero and steal Beauty’s spot at the bottom.”

Ye Luo: “…”

Even Lei Xingxing chimed in, “Beauty is really dedicated to being last. He never comes to class, but every exam, he shows up just to make sure he’s at the bottom.”

Ye Luo: “…”

“If I... don’t get a zero, if I’m not last, could you all just stop calling me... Egg Queen?” She stumbled awkwardly over the words “zero” and “Egg Queen,” her discomfort palpable.

Who would have thought that one day, she’d be equated with those two words.

Yan Baba snorted, “Isn’t that obvious? If you don’t get a zero, you’re not Egg Queen.”

Qiao Qingyang declared, “If you’re not last and someone still calls you Egg Queen, let me know—I’ll fight them for you.”

In other words, don’t you dare steal last place from me, or I’ll fight you for it!

Ye Luo: “…”

“Pfft—hahaha… cough, cough…” Ye Wuqi, Yan Baba, and Lei Xingxing all burst into fits of laughter.

Yet Ye Luo nodded. “Alright.”

She’d use this opportunity to get rid of the nickname once and for all.

But she hadn’t come to this school to draw attention—she was here to protect the ancestor. So when the time came, she wouldn’t score too high; a few dozen points per subject would do. As long as she didn’t get zeros and wasn’t dead last, that was enough.

Seeing Ye Luo nod, the four boys all chimed in unison, “Then starting today, study hard—don’t come in last!”

Ye Luo said nothing and didn’t pay attention in class, either.

Qiao Qingyang lay sprawled on his desk, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, sneaking glances her way now and then.

Ye Luo: “…”

After a moment’s hesitation, Ye Luo poked Ye Wuqi, who, for once, wasn’t napping during class, and asked, “He keeps looking at me—does he need something?”

Ye Wuqi exploded with laughter. “Of course he does! You’re not studying at all! He’s worried you’ll still get a zero and steal his last place. Look at him—he’s so anxious he can’t sleep!”

Ye Luo: “…”

Saying nothing more, Ye Luo quietly opened her textbook and began to read.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that Qiao Qingyang finally relaxed and fell asleep, no longer tossing and turning or glancing her way...

Ye Luo: “…”

How bizarre.

Qiao Qingyang only slept in the classroom for the morning, then left. In the afternoon, Ye Luo was again “not studying,” but her gaze unconsciously drifted to the seat of the school bully, Qin Zhaoyu.

That glance was caught by Ye Wuqi.

Ye Wuqi grinned. “Thinking of getting to know him? Too bad—you won’t get the chance for now. I heard last night that he and his brother went abroad to visit their parents. It’ll be ten days or half a month before he’s back.”

Only the school bully would dare bully the ancestor, but with him overseas for now, the ancestor wouldn’t be in danger. Ye Luo relaxed and decided to skip class.

After the first class of the afternoon, she left school.