Due to a lack of competition, Nie Qingzhou and Xia Yi effortlessly became the class monitor and deputy class monitor of Class 1.
Head Dong Jia, Class 1's class teacher, looked at these two top-scoring students in her class with genuine concern. If someone said they weren't a couple, well, they were practically inseparable; but if someone said they were dating, no one had ever seen them show any intimate behavior. They always moved in a group of five at school - why would they need so many third wheels?
She called Xia Yi's grandmother, who, upon hearing Nie Qingzhou's name, told the teacher there must be a misunderstanding. Nie Qingzhou was her adopted grandson, which explained why he was close to Xia Yi.