Chapter 5

Carlisle stopped with his deep gaze fixed on Sarah, who lowered her head shyly.

“What does it have to do with me?” Carlisle shrugged indifferently, baffled by her. Then, he whistled

while he pushed his bike through the school gate.

Sarah froze in place. Sienna frowned and asked, “Sarah, don’t you think Carlisle seems to have

changed completely?”

Sarah scoffed disdainfully and continued, “He’s just playing hard to get. He’ll come crawling back to me

begging for attention if I ignore him for a day!”

Sarah was confident in her looks. Yet she couldn’t fathom Carlisle suddenly giving up on pursuing her.

“I knew it! Sarah, you’re stunning, so how could he possibly give up so easily? Turns out he’s just

changing tactics!” Sienna said affectionately, while linking her arm with Sarah’s and giggling.

Carlisle entered the classroom and immediately noticed Wanda revising diligently. If even those who

outperformed him were hardworking, he had no excuse not to work hard.

He returned to his seat and began memorizing vocabulary while the other students trickled into the

classroom.

Sarah glanced at Carlisle, who was studying hard, and smiled faintly. He was working hard to get into

Riverland University.

Her words had caused such a drastic change in him. How could he possibly give up pursuing her?

Too bad that he couldn’t get admitted into Riverland University even if he worked hard. The teacher

would surely mock him when it came time to fill out the college application later.

As the bell rang for class to begin, Lucy entered the classroom with a mug in her hand. The classroom

fell

silent.

“The next month is crucial. I plan to rearrange the seating to ensure that everyone can study with

peace of mind!” Lucy informed the class of her intention to rearrange the students‘ seating plan like

other

classes.

Students who were lacking shouldn’t be paired together as they would distract each other from

studying. So, she planned to seat those with poor grades with those who performed well.

Sean immediately bent down as he feared Lucy noticing him. He had even planned to catch up on

sleep

during the day!

“Sean, switch seats with Herman!” Lucy said with a stern look at Sean.

Damn! Worrying about things that might never happen only increased their chances of happening!

Sean looked at Herman Townsend, who sat in the third row from the center. His deskmate was Abigail

Stephenson, the class representative for languages.

Yet, Carlisle was impressed. This was a targeted solution as Sean wasn’t doing well in languages,

especially with reading comprehension. She probably wanted Abigail to tutor him.

But what puzzled him was that there wasn’t a scene like thin where sents were rearranged in his past

life. It must be because of his rebirth that shifted the trajectory.

“Ms. Turner, I don’t want to sit with Carlisle!” Herman protested.

He finally managed to improve his language results after so long. If he sat with Carlisle, all the hard

work would go to waste within a month!

Lucy’s expression turned cold. “Then do you want to sit next to the podium?”

Herman immediately backed down. He pursed his lips and silently organized his textbooks.

Sean scowled miserably. “It’s over. My joyful times are over!”

Carlisle glanced at Sean and said, “It’s the last month now. Study hard. With Abigail here, if you put in a

little more effort, your grades will definitely improve!”

Lucy continued rearranging the seating and said, “Sienna, switch seats with Quentin!”

“I don’t..” Sienna rejected without hesitation. Her grades weren’t too good as well, and all she had to do

was to rely on Sarah for help.

Quentin Blake sat in the third–to–last row. His deskmate was Timmy Leen. Not only was he

unattractive,

but he also lagged in academics compared to Carlisle.

Although Carlisle’s grades were poor, and was a foolish boy, at least he looked decent! Otherwise, why

would Sarah keep giving him false hope?

Lucy explained, “Sienna, your other subjects are fine except for physics. Meanwhile, Quentin’s physics.

grades are passable. You can help one other!”

She had carefully considered the seating arrangement. After all, the two other classes had shown

improved results after switching seats. She had to find ways to improve her class‘ college admission

rate.

Sarah glanced at the burly Quentin, and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes. ‘Ms. Turner, I don’t want

to sit next to a guy!” she protested

Quentin came from the countryside and had arms thicker than her thighs. He liked playing basketball,

and he always smelled sweaty. She wouldn’t sit with such a country bumpkin.

However, Lucy’s decision was not something a student like her could change. Quentin still ended up

sitting next to Sarah. Sarah felt aggrieved, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Quentin had never been close to such a pretty girl before. He scratched his head, blushing. Then, he

said awkwardly, “Sa… Sarah, I’ll talk to Ms. Turner after class if you don’t want to sit with me!”

Sarah turned her head away as she didn’t even want to respond to him. As long as she ignored him,

the new seating arrangement would be ineffective. Then, Quentin would be repositioned eventually.

The whole class period was spent rearranging seats. Many students had started revising together with

their new deskmates,

Lucy smiled satisfactorily, pleased with the results of the seating rearrangement. Why didn’t she think

of

this earlier on?

“Ms. Turner.” Carlisle suddenly raised his hand.

Lucy cast a disdainful glance at Carlisle and asked, “What is it?”

“I would like to switch seats too,” Carlisle said earnestly.

“Your grades are lagging in all subjects. It won’t make a difference where you sit…” Lucy mercilessly

crushed his hopes.

Most of his classmates burst into laughter.

Carlisle sighed. Was Ms. Turner really this disappointed in him?

But it was indeed his fault. He had never focused on studying as he had been addicted to the internet

and dating previously. Even if he worked hard now, Ms. Turner would think he was merely cramming at

the

last minute.

Lucy looked at his disappointed expression and didn’t have the heart to bring him down any further.

She explained reluctantly, “It’s not that I don’t want to change your seat but look around the class. Who

would be willing to sit with you now aside from Sean?”

“Ms. Turner, I’m willing to do so!” A voice responded softly.

Lucy was taken aback as she looked at Wanda in astonishment. Not only Lucy but the other students

were also stunned.

The class monitor was willing to sit next to Carlisle? A top student and a low achiever. Was this a joke?

Lucy shook her head and refused, “No, you’re the only one in our class with a chance to enter a

prestigious university. I can’t allow him to drag you down!”

Wanda’s cheeks flushed red as she whispered, “Carlisle had been studying hard recently. Why not give

him a chance, Ms. Turner?”

“Studying hard? Studying hard to write love letters to Sarah?” Lucy brought up the matter furiously.

Several students laughed mockingly, Lucy then shook her head helplessly. She pondered for a moment

before saying, “Alright, I’ll move him here for three days first.

“I’ll let him stay in this seat if he’s doing well for these three days. If there are any signs of him holding

you back, I’ll immediately move him away!”

Wanda nodded gently and felt her heart beat a little faster. After all, she had never been a deskmate

with a boy in high school before.

Carlisle tidied up his textbooks excitingly and switched seats with Lily Green, who had been sitting next

to

Wanda.

She glared at Carlisle with a face full of resentment and said, “Just three days, we’ll switch back seats

after three days!”

Carlisle smiled faintly and replied, “Let’s talk about it after three days!”

With the seat rearrangement complete, Carlisle moved from the last row to the first row.

While seated by the window, Sarah felt puzzled when she saw Carlisle’s smile. Why didn’t he request

to be her deskmate when he had such a good opportunity? She had even planned on how to politely

refuse him.

Soon, the first class ended, but Lucy didn’t dismiss the class. Instead, she went to the office and

brought back a stack of college application forms.

In this era, students filled out their college preferences before taking the SATS. However, in some area

they started implementing a system where students took the exams first before filling out their

preferences.

Then, Lucy informed the class by saying, “E