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Chapter 231 Rainy days and final exams go perfectly together!
1 month 21 day.

Before dawn, the winter morning was soaked in thick, dark ink.

Fine rain fell silently, tapping on the windowpane and spreading out a blurry wet patch.

The gray sky outside the window pressed down heavily, and damp, chilly air seeped into the room through the window cracks.

Shen Yuan stood by his bedroom window, staring blankly at the drizzling rain outside. Water droplets slid down the glass like cold tear tracks.

"Damn it!" he suddenly cursed under his breath, rolling his eyes at the rain outside the window. "That jinx, Ah Jie, really did it!"

Ah Jie's heartbroken wails in the classroom still seemed to echo in my ears.

The scene flashed back to when Ah-Jie clutched his chest and made his prediction, along with his own stubborn statement, "I think it's probably impossible to download."

Shen Yuan became increasingly frustrated, scratching the back of his head in annoyance.

Shen Yuan didn't like rainy days, especially winter rain.

It's wet and cold!
I dislike rain during finals even more.

Is this awful weather deliberately making the exams harder?

Shen Yuan sighed and picked up his phone, his fingertips lingering slightly in the early morning as he tapped the pinned chat window.

Shen Yuan quickly sent a message to Li Zhi, reminding her to wear more clothes in the morning because it was raining outside, and to remember to bring an umbrella and hand warmers.

Shortly after the message was sent, my phone rang.

A three-second voice message lay quietly in the chat box.

The moment Shen Yuan clicked on it, Li Zhi's sweet voice entered his ears.

"Okay, brother!"

The sound of rain outside the window seemed to have subsided a bit.

Shen Yuan held his phone, the sweet, drawn-out "brother" still seeming to linger in his ears, like a honey-coated hook, tickling his heart.

This enchanting anticipation shattered the damp, oppressive feeling brought by the rainy day.

He rubbed his face vigorously, trying to dispel the images that were uncontrollably flashing through his mind.

After Li Zhi sent him a message to go out, Shen Yuan grabbed his umbrella and left home.

A gust of air carrying icy moisture rushed in instantly.

After pressing the elevator button, he took a few steps to the front of Li Zhi's house across the street.

The next second, the security door clicked shut.

The door opened, and Li Zhiqiao stood there.

"Dang Dang!"

The beautiful girl's face was adorned with a smile, like a flower bud suddenly blooming in the chill of winter, carrying the lazy warmth of early morning.

His clear eyes reflected a slight surprise, which then spread into a gentle and bright smile.

That silent smile instantly dispelled the gloom of the cold wind and rain outside the door, making the heavy morning bright and lively.

"Morning."

Shen Yuan looked at the beautiful girl.

Today, Li Zhi was still wearing a soft, milky apricot-colored long down jacket. The fabric had a delicate sheen, indicating that it was made of waterproof material.

The stand-up collar of the down jacket neatly protected the neck, and the edge of a beige cashmere turtleneck sweater was faintly visible inside.

The lower body consists of soft and warm fleece leggings, over which is a pair of light gray fleece-lined wide-leg casual pants. This combination ensures warmth while also providing ample leggings to accommodate the thick leggings.

On her feet were a pair of white suede snow boots with thick, non-slip soles and slightly high uppers to firmly protect her ankles.

She even wore a soft hat to cover her hair.

The girl, carrying her schoolbag, reached for an umbrella and gave Shen Yuan her orders.

"set off!"

Two umbrellas were opened downstairs at the apartment building. Shen Yuan habitually let Li Zhi walk on the inside of the road to shield her from more of the rain that was swept by the wind.

Fine raindrops pattered on the umbrella, making a clear, pattering sound that was especially distinct in the stillness of the early morning.

A gust of cold wind swept by, carrying damp, cold raindrops. Li Zhi subconsciously shrank his neck and slightly hunched his shoulders.

"Hiss... It's really cold today."

She muttered something under her breath.

Shen Yuan immediately turned his head to look at her, slightly raising the brim of the umbrella: "Did you bring any hand warmers?"

He sounded a little nervous; he had specifically sent a message to remind him that morning.

"I brought it, don't worry, don't worry, do you think I'm like you?"

Li Zhi glanced at him sideways, his tone light and cheerful.

With her free hand, she gently patted her abdomen through her fluffy down jacket, making a muffled rubbing sound.

"Here, I've pasted one up."

Then, she lowered her head and gestured with her ankles towards her snow boots.

"They even added pads to the soles of the shoes, they're warm!"

Shen Yuan smiled and nodded: "Did you bring a spare?"

"Yes," Li Zhi said, reaching into the pocket of her down jacket and pulling out a individually packaged heat pack, which she then pinched and shook.

"Hey, what's wrong? You want some too? Are you feeling cold too?"

Li Zhi thought he was cold and subconsciously wanted to offer him that little bit of warmth.

Shen Yuan didn't take the hand warmer, but instead decisively reached out and accurately grasped Li Zhi's hand that was holding the umbrella.

The sudden warmth, carrying the boy's vigorous energy, was like a piece of burning charcoal.

"You still don't know my temperature?"

Shen Yuan's voice was low and had a mischievous magnetism.

Li Zhi rolled her eyes at him: "You've taken my kindness for granted, ptooey!"

The pretty girl took two quick steps forward, and Shen Yuan immediately lost his temper.

"Hey, wait for me!"

"Watch out for puddles."

Shen Yuan looked down and gave a quick reminder, then grabbed Li Zhi's wrist and gently pulled her away from the small puddle on the edge of the sidewalk.

Li Zhi looked up at him, and the two smiled at each other.

Despite the chilly air, the space under the umbrella felt exceptionally warm.

You can't walk fast in the rain, but you'll get there eventually if you walk a little longer.

The gray-white outline of the laboratory building appeared somewhat hazy in the drizzle.

On the way to the entrance of the laboratory building, senior high school students held umbrellas and hurried along.

The colorful umbrella surfaces merge into a moving patch of color.

The area downstairs from the lab building was filled with students putting away their umbrellas, but they didn't linger for long before heading towards their respective classrooms.

The air was instantly filled with the dampness of rain and the tension unique to exams.

Shen Yuan and Li Zhi arrived at classroom 305 in the experimental building. After placing their umbrellas at the door, the two went into the classroom.

At 6:12, less than two hours before the final exam.

The lamplight illuminated the few sparse empty tables and chairs. Shen Yuan placed his schoolbag next to the table leg where his seat was, while Li Zhi walked to the seat by the window.

Neither of them sat down immediately, their eyes scanning the slightly crowded classroom.

Time ticked by. Footsteps and hushed conversations began to echo in the corridor, growing louder as students from Class 15 silently poured into classroom 305.

Everyone's expression was more or less solemn. There were always a few talkative and cheerful souls in the classroom on weekdays, but at this moment they seemed to have been muted.

No one was chasing or playing around, no one was talking loudly, only the slight rustling of chairs being pulled out, the rustling of pages turning, and the soft sound of a pencil case zipper sliding open and closed.

Ah Jie swaggered in with a bulging backpack on his back. He quickly glanced at Shen Yuan and Li Zhi's positions, and his lips moved as if he wanted to yell something.

But when his gaze fell upon the figure of his classmate silently opening his error notebook, he swallowed his words back.

He simply rolled his eyes at Shen Yuan, then slumped his shoulders, silently walked to his seat, and took out his Chinese textbook.

The contents tumbled and tumbled, the sound particularly jarring in the excessively quiet air.

Yang Ze and Chen Mingyu entered one after the other, exchanged a sigh with each other, and silently took their seats.

The air in the classroom seemed to solidify into an invisible pane of glass, pressing heavily on everyone's shoulders.

The rain suddenly intensified, relentlessly pounding against the windowpane, adding to the oppressive atmosphere.

The gloomy light outside the window and the stark white light inside created a huge pressure field.

In the vast classroom, only the increasingly frequent rustling of pages and the increasingly strained breathing could be heard.

The invisible mountain of the final exams loomed over us in the cold rain and under the pale lights.

The joint exam of the city's best high schools will definitely be more difficult than the midterm exam.

If you can't even do well on this exam, then there's no need to mention the upcoming joint exam for top-tier high schools across the province.

Coincidentally, Jiyang Middle School is one of them.

It's so...inspiring.

The sound of reading aloud during the morning reading session did not come from the laboratory building; everyone was quietly looking at the books in their hands.

The classroom door was silently pushed open a crack. The figure of Chinese language teacher Zhou Ruolan appeared in the doorway.

Sister Lan's gaze swept calmly and concernedly over the figures sprinting away in the classroom.

She didn't speak, but walked in quietly, like a silent shadow, slowly moving through the gaps between the rows of desks.

She could clearly feel the anxiety permeating the air and the determination to fight with all their might.

Not long after Sister Lan walked out to the next classroom, the familiar figure of the homeroom teacher, Lao Zhou, also appeared at the front door.

Unlike Zhou Ruolan, he did not walk into the depths of the corridor. Instead, he quietly leaned against the door frame, his sharp eyes, etched with the marks of time, habitually scanning the entire room.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his shoulders ramrod straight, like a general inspecting his soldiers before battle.

Old Zhou didn't make a sound; he just stood there quietly, adding weight to the solemn atmosphere before the exam with his presence.

The air in the classroom seemed to grow even heavier due to the silent patrol of the two teachers.

As the hands silently slid toward 8 o'clock, a sharp and familiar electronic bell suddenly rang throughout the entire school.

The sound abruptly broke into the stagnant air, like an invisible hammer striking the back of every figure rushing forward with their head down.

Many people were almost instinctively jolted, jolted up from their textbooks and error notebooks, their bewilderment mixed with a hint of panic from being urged.

The subtle commotion spread out like ripples.

Just as the echo of the bell was still reverberating in the corridor, the figure standing at the front door moved.

Old Zhou didn't enter the classroom; he simply raised his voice slightly, his gaze sweeping quickly across each face—whether terrified or trying to remain calm—like a scanner.

"The class monitor is here to hand out the admission tickets."

Class monitor Xu Ziqiong quickly took the admission tickets and began distributing them.

Li Zhi was naturally the first to go up and get his admission ticket.

Xu Ziqiong watched her approach and pulled out an admission ticket from the bottom of the stack of admission tickets.

Shen Yuan's.

Although Shen Yuan's grades are now very good, his student ID number has not changed.

"Take them all."

Li Zhi pinched two thin pieces of paper between her fingers, turned around and walked off the podium. The two small cards swayed gently between her fingers.

She walked up to Shen Yuan in a few steps, the ends of her hair falling over her shoulders creating a slight arc with her movements.

"Well,"

She reached out and gently pressed the edge of the admission ticket with Shen Yuan's name on it with the tip of her index finger.

With a natural intimacy, and even a hint of smugness, a faint smile naturally spread across her lips.

“I’ll take it this time. Next time,” she said, her voice rising slightly at the end, with a hint of playfulness and a touch of command, “you go get it.”

Shen Yuan accepted the examination admission ticket handed to him, and this sudden "order" made him seem a little out of touch with reality.

He should have gone up and taken it when the girl's name was announced, right?

Shen Yuan smiled and nodded: "I understand, I'll go get it from now on."

"Hmph!" Li Zhi snorted lightly, seemingly dissatisfied with Shen Yuan's late awakening.

Shen Yuan watched as the girl beside him turned her face slightly away, seemingly maintaining that habitual expression as she began to organize her stationery.

But in the hazy light filtering in from the window, her fair earlobes seemed to have a faint, almost imperceptible halo spreading out.

Two people, no, three people, were in one exam room.

Just as Shen Yuan and Li Zhi were walking hand in hand toward the 211 examination room, a dejected and resentful figure followed behind them with slumped shoulders and dragging his feet.

"hehe……"

Ah-Jie let out a series of mournful groans, deliberately lowered but loud enough for the two people in front to hear.

He carried his pencil case, his back bent as if weighed down by the dog food, and deliberately lingered behind Shen Yuan and Li Zhi.

"A sin..."

"My poor, innocent heart... sob sob..."

"The first Chinese exam hasn't even started yet, but I feel like my essay writing has already begun..."

Ah Jie kept muttering behind Shen Yuan, making Shen Yuan look helpless.

Unable to bear it any longer, Shen Yuan turned to look at A-Jie.

"If you keep nagging, I'll tell Zhuo Peipei about you writing 'Silent Reading'!"

Ah Jie looked at Shen Yuan, his neck stiffening: "Go ahead and talk! Go ahead and talk! I, Zhou Shaojie, am no match for death!"

"You are real..."

Shen Yuan sighed and decided to let it go.

However, at this moment, Li Zhi's voice floated lightly into their ears.

"Everyone, be quiet."

The two immediately shrank back.

Ah Jie looked at Shen Yuan and silently expressed his opinion.

"Tight wife control!"

Shen Yuan gave A-Jie a gesture of international goodwill.

The silent "confrontation" between the two ended in the cold air of the corridor, but their footsteps led them to the second-floor corridor where the 211 examination room was located.

The east corridor on the second floor, where exam room 211 is located, has now become a small pre-exam gathering place.

There was still some time before the official start of the event, but the spacious corridor was even more crowded than usual during break time.

A slightly anxious energy permeated the air.

Near the classroom door, several students were frantically flipping through portable booklets of ancient poems, their lips moving silently as they tried to cram in as much knowledge as possible at the last minute.

A little further away, some relatively calm candidates leaned against windows or walls, chatting quietly in small groups.

The discussion was not loud, but it blended clearly into the background noise.

"I hope the modern Chinese reading comprehension section won't be too obscure..."

"Classical Chinese is my Achilles' heel!"

"...Tsk, this rain is so annoying."

Some tried to ease the tension by talking about lighter topics, but their voices still betrayed their underlying nervousness.

"Hey, do you think the proctoring will be strict? It was like that during the last midterm exam."

"Stop thinking about that, just calm down. Did you run the water? Don't need to go to the bathroom halfway through..."

"Do you still have any hand warmers? This weather is so cold..."

Shen Yuan and his two companions stood on one side of the corridor. If Li Zhi hadn't been so good-looking, he wouldn't have attracted any attention at all.

"Holy crap? There are girls this pretty at our school?"

"Hey girl! You're taking the joint exam and you're still looking at girls! You'll be in the same exam room later, so you can just look at the girls instead of the exam paper!"

"Hey! It's not the college entrance exam!"

"Hold……"

Shen Yuan's gaze fell on the few people who walked by, but he didn't say anything.

Just then, my arm was gently poked by a slender fingertip.

Shen Yuan turned his head subconsciously.

Li Zhi, who was standing next to him, turned slightly to the side, her clear eyes looking at him.

The rain pattered outside the window, while in the corridor came hushed, chaotic chatter and the rustling of pages.

Amidst the tense and uneasy background noise, Li Zhi's concerned voice reached Shen Yuan's ears.

"Hey, you idiot, are you nervous?"

She blinked, her gaze sweeping across his face in an inquisitive manner, as if trying to catch a trace of anxiety beneath his feigned calm.

Shen Yuan was stunned for a moment.

Looking at Li Zhi's face illuminated by the cold white light of the corridor, the gloomy tension brought on by the rainy night and the examination room environment suddenly relaxed by most of it.

A smile quickly spread across his lips, and almost without thinking, he raised his chin: "Not bad!"

His tone conveyed a sense of composure and confidence honed through intense practice problems.

Li Zhi stared at his confident expression for two seconds, then let out a soft snort.

"Heh...that sounds nice. Just don't fail the test!"

The boy leaned forward slightly, his breath brushing against Li Zhi's ear: "Don't worry, Li Bao! Just wait to be kissed by me!"

The warmth in that voice instantly dispelled the damp chill of the corridor and all the tension and noise of the previous moment.

When that warm breath brushed past her ear, Li Zhi shrank her neck.

The beautiful girl looked into his incredibly bright eyes and heard the promise that rang out again. The corners of her lips couldn't help but curve upwards into a tiny arc, which she quickly pursed and turned her head away.

"Hmph! That was for the best."

"Hey Hey hey!"

Ah Jie, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't hold back anymore.

He clutched his chest, gasped dramatically, and spoke in a low voice, but it was still filled with deep sorrow and indignation.

"Big brother, big sister! My ancestors! I'm still here! Alive! Breathing!!"

"This...this is freezing cold, right before a big exam, can you two please have some mercy? Just a little bit! Just a little bit!"

"Please spare this weak, pitiful, and helpless single dog for a moment?! My heart can't take it! I'm about to collapse before I even enter the exam hall! Waaaaah..."

Ah Jie's face was all scrunched up like a bitter gourd.

Shen Yuan and Li Zhi exchanged a glance, then both burst out laughing.

Ah Jie completely broke down.

The atmosphere became even more tense after the invigilator entered the examination room.

As the rain subsided, the rustling of pages turning and the whispers in the corridor gradually quieted down, and a sense of anticipation, even more tense than silence, began to permeate the air.

The sky outside the window seemed to have brightened a little, but the clouds remained thick and gloomy.

"Ring ring ring—!!!"

A clear, urgent ringing of the doorbell instantly drowned out all the rain and whispers, piercing the stagnant air in the corridor.

The electric bell rang like an invisible starting gun, striking heavily on the hearts of every candidate waiting for the exam.

The corridor, which had been trying to remain calm, suddenly became chaotic!

The students who had been gathered at the classroom door were drawn together as if by a magnet, and quickly formed a not-quite-straight line in front of the 211 examination room.

The sound of turning pages completely disappeared, leaving only the increasingly hurried sounds of packing stationery bags and deliberately hushed urging.

The sudden urgency made A-Jie shudder and instinctively grip the pencil case in his hand.

He glanced quickly at Shen Yuan and Li Zhi, who were standing almost side by side with him.

The lighthearted banter from their faces vanished. Shen Yuan took a deep breath of the damp, cold air, his chest heaving.

His gaze fell on Li Zhi's face, and then on A Jie's face.

"Come on!"

"I know, I know!"

After Ah Jie finished speaking, he strode forward and took the lead in queuing up.

Shen Yuan looked at A-Jie, his smile deepening.

He quickly turned his head, his gaze landing on Li Zhi's face.

The girl was looking at him quietly, her clear eyes filled with trust and peace that could dispel all gloom.

Their eyes met, and no words were needed.

"go!"

The next second, he reached out his warm hand and firmly grasped Li Zhi's hand, and then they came to the back of the line together.

That is, behind A-Jie.

Their shoulders unconsciously drew closer, creating a closely intertwined scene.

Looking at the two "beasts" beside him, who were about to enter the examination room with their hands clasped tightly, Ah Jie felt as if all his previous wails and accusations had vanished in that one handshake.

He suddenly straightened his back, and the grief and indignation on his face completely transformed into a desperate determination.

"Damn it! I'm going to do really well on the exam and kill you, Shen Yuan, you dog!"

Although A-Jie knew it was impossible, Shen Yuan's grades had already surpassed his.

But anyone can make a statement!
The three followed the flow of people into the 211 examination room, and then found their respective seats according to their seat numbers.

Li Zhi was seated in the middle section by the window, Shen Yuan was the first one diagonally in front of her, while A Jie was cleverly placed in a corner near the back door by fate, far away from the two of them.

After a brief moment of finding his seat, Shen Yuan subconsciously looked up to search for it.

His gaze immediately caught sight of that familiar figure behind him.

Li Zhi was already sitting comfortably in his seat, tidying up the stationery in his pencil case.

As if sensing that gaze, she paused slightly and looked up.

There were no words spoken, not even a noticeable change in expression.

But Shen Yuan clearly saw a faint yet incredibly firm smile spreading across those calm eyes.

A warm feeling welled up in Shen Yuan's heart, and he immediately responded with a barely perceptible upturn of the corners of his mouth.

Almost simultaneously, both of them heard a deliberate cough coming from the corner of the back door.

At the same time, turning his gaze, he saw Zhou Shaojie standing next to his seat with a resentful expression.

He pressed one hand to his chest, pointed at the two of them with the other, his eyes scanning Shen Yuan and Li Zhi's faces precisely, his mouth opening and closing silently, accompanied by his constantly rolling eyes.

Shen Yuan quickly looked away, afraid that if he looked for even a second longer, he would burst out laughing.

He pulled out a chair, sat down, and arranged the stationery one by one.

Although their seats were no longer right next to each other, the brief exchange of glances and the presence of that lively character in the corner acted as invisible anchors, allowing them to immediately find their place in this unfamiliar examination room.

A strange sense of peace spread through me.

The subtle airflow in the examination room was quietly altered as more candidates took their seats.

The whispers outside the door completely disappeared, leaving the entire space in a gelatinous silence.

As time passed, the proctors began to take out the exam papers and distribute them one by one.

Then came the answer sheet and scratch paper.

Shen Yuan looked at the Chinese exam paper in front of him, straightened his posture, and neatly placed the last pen on the corner of the table.

Li Zhiye lowered his eyelids and ran his fingertips along the edge of the admission ticket.

The relaxed smile from moments before vanished, replaced by a focused calm.

"bell--!!!"

The second doorbell rang without warning!
"The exam has begun. You may now begin answering the questions."

The invigilator's voice followed closely behind, like a verdict, clearly nailed to the hearts of every examinee.

Almost the instant the proctor spoke, the entire examination room seemed to be switched on by an invisible force.

Thirty pen tips shattered the tranquility of the answer sheet almost simultaneously!
The varying rhythms of writing, like the sound of rain outside the window, suddenly filled the entire space.

Shen Yuan's gaze quickly swept across the exam paper before he became focused.

The raindrops outside the window continued to persistently tap against the glass, making a fine and rhythmic sound, as if trying to penetrate this battlefield isolated from the wind and rain.

Inside the classroom, only the ceaseless rustling of pens and paper could be heard, a microcosm of countless thoughts racing against time, all working together to combat the somber winter rain outside the window.

Time, like ink flowing away, began its silent, frantic march.

Li Zhi occasionally looked up from the sea of ​​questions he was immersed in, his gaze involuntarily passing over rows of drooping heads and landing precisely on that familiar figure in front of him.

Shen Yuan was hunched over, his head bowed, his gaze fixed on the scroll.

His fingers gripped the pen steadily and powerfully.

Even from a distance, Li Zhi could clearly feel that extreme focus that isolated him from all the surrounding noise.

The sound of the pen nib gliding across the paper seemed clearer and more consistent to her ears than to others.

A warm feeling welled up silently in my heart.

Seeing Shen Yuan's completely absorbed state, Li Zhi's earlier restlessness caused by the difficulty of the exam and the weather was instantly soothed.

It was as if just seeing his focused posture gave me a sense of power.

A sense of security in pursuing a commitment.

She took a deep breath, a faint smile curving her lips, lowered her head, gripped her pen tightly again, and refocused her gaze on the question before her.

That power filled her fingertips, making her thoughts clearer and more resolute.

……

The rain outside the window continued to patter against the glass with a fine, persistent sound, like tireless drumbeats.

Time slipped away quietly amidst the rustling of writing and the turning of pages, like rainwater flowing through fingers, leaving no trace.

Two hours and thirty minutes.

For someone focused on the paper, it feels like a strange sensation of being compressed and stretched.

Shen Yuan's gaze fell on the scroll.

With focused concentration, Shen Yuan finished the test paper early on, and even checked it twice.

"bell--!!!!"

The piercing final exam bell abruptly shattered the tense silence in the exam room!
The proctor's authoritative voice rang out: "Time's up! Put down your pens!"

As soon as the words were spoken, thirty hands released their pens almost simultaneously, or jerked them up as if they had been burned.

A rustling sound filled the examination room, along with the crisp metallic clang of a pencil case being hastily pulled shut.

Shen Yuan slowly leaned back in his chair and let out a soft sigh.

The fatigue brought on by focus surged up quickly. The highly concentrated brain was like a string suddenly released, bringing a slight dizziness, which was quickly replaced by a feeling of exhaustion.

However, the feeling of fatigue was quickly reduced by the boost of energy.

At this moment, behind Shen Yuan, Li Zhi did not feel tired at all.

For her, Chinese language was alright; it wasn't too tiring.

The proctors began to collect the papers row by row, their steady footsteps resonating in everyone's hearts.

Ah-Jie slumped back in his chair in the back corner of the classroom, letting out a barely audible sigh.

I've finally finished one exam.

Outside the window, the winter rain continued to drizzle, and the curtain of the Chinese language joint examination fell heavily in the damp, cold rain.

As soon as the exam room door opened, the corridor erupted in chaos.

"'The greatest use is the uselessness'? Did the teacher who set this question just finish reading a philosophy book?!"

"Stop talking, I made up three examples, and I almost didn't reach the word count for the last paragraph..."

The sound of rain mingled with the rising and falling complaints, and Shen Yuan and Li Zhi looked at each other and laughed.

Ah Jie rubbed his hair and sighed, but his mindset was still pretty good.

After all, math is his strong suit in the afternoon, so he's not worried at all!

He can even use math time to memorize words.

That's how confident I am!
Thinking of this, A-Jie suddenly nudged Shen Yuan with his elbow in a sly manner: "Yuan, do you think the math this afternoon will be too difficult? The Chinese is even..."

Distracted from his train of thought, Shen Yuan frowned and uttered three words without turning his head: "Get lost."

Ah Jie exaggeratedly clutched his chest and took a step back: "Holy crap! My defenses are broken!"

"I'm going to find Zhuo Peipei right now!"

"Brother! I was wrong! I was wrong! Let me tell you a joke! Please come up with an idiom that includes four stages of youth: toddler, youth, middle-aged, and old."

Ah-Jie muttered to himself, "Hey! It's the entire family being executed! Didn't expect that, did you!"

Shen Yuan rolled his eyes at A-Jie: "What if he's an orphan?"

"Hiss—" A-Jie gasped.

Li Zhi chuckled softly and tugged at Shen Yuan's sleeve.

The three of them blended into the gloomy winter day, where the rain had not yet stopped, along with the noisy crowd.

Soon, Shen Yuan wanted to gag A-Jie.

Inside classroom 211, although the rain outside had stopped, a silent oppressive atmosphere replaced the noise.

The students frowned, each one looking as if facing a formidable enemy.

Shen Yuan's fingers tapped unconsciously on the pen, his eyes fixed on the math problem, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Ah Jie, that idiot, was right!

This math exam felt even harder than the midterm exam!

Fortunately, Shen Yuan is no longer the same Shen Yuan he used to be. After a semester of review and practice problems, his math skills have improved significantly.

Although math was difficult, Shen Yuan wasn't as helpless as he had been during the midterm exam.

Compared to Shen Yuan, Li Zhi behind him looked much more relaxed.

Aside from the final math problem that made the pretty girl frown slightly, Li Zhi had a clear understanding of the solutions to the other problems.

As for A-Jie, needless to say.

The proctor even suspected that this guy had given up on himself, but when he went over, he saw that A-Jie had already finished.

It's very exaggerated.

As the bell rang to signal the end of the exam, the first day of exams came to a close.

As soon as A-Jie stepped out of the classroom, Shen Yuan grabbed him by the neck.

"Apple Y! I can't breathe! Give me some air!"

"You can't even give me a little bit, you bastard!"

Shen Yuan dragged A-Jie all the way to the classroom.

"Smash him!"

Upon entering the classroom, Shen Yuan immediately relayed Zhou Shaojie's request to everyone present.

The students of Class 15 naturally welcomed Shen Yuan's request with great enthusiasm.

"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor! I will give you the answer!"

Before Ah Jie could finish speaking, he felt himself being lifted up and then led towards the back door of the classroom.

"I am not wrong! I am speaking with the authority of Heaven! This is what I, as the mathematical emperor... Ah!"

"Scream! If you keep yelling, you'll be obliterated from the path of mathematics!"

Ah Jie suddenly felt a chill in his groin.

In the end, the group didn't treat Ah Jie too badly.

After all, there's an exam tomorrow.

Ah Jie, who had been let off the hook, looked at everyone with a grin: "Hey, what are your thoughts on dinner? How about the hot pot place near the CBD?"

A steaming bowl of casserole in the dead of winter is warm and comforting, perfect for warding off the chill of a whole day of exams!

But when he thought about the weather, Shen Yuan shook his head.

"Brother Jie, it's raining! Are you going out in the rain?"

Ah Jie opened his mouth, but ultimately gave up.

"Alright, let's head to the cafeteria!"

On the first floor of the cafeteria, several people got hot meals and a bowl of free hot soup.

As soon as I sat down, I heard Yang Ze speak.

"I want to say, exchanging math answers is prohibited!"

“Then I’ll say it again,” A-Jie looked up, “DBBCA, AACCB.”

"Die!" Yang Ze grabbed A-Jie by the neck.

"I feel like A-Jie is the real Ai Mu, always deliberately acting like a jerk and asking for a beating." Chen Mingyu seriously scrutinized A-Jie, who had already started rolling his eyes.

Amid the noise of the cafeteria, Li Zhi turned to Shen Yuan, a questioning look in his eyes.

Shen Yuan met her gaze, a familiar, confident smile curving his lips.

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem, much better than the midterm exam."

The girl nodded slightly, and then felt relieved.

He Zhiyu's gaze lingered on Shen Yuan and Li Zhi, as if these two guys were hiding some secret.

But she didn't want to delve too deeply into it; it was so annoying.

……

The winter rain continued to drizzle, and in classroom 211, the bell for the final English exam pierced the silence with a sharp sound.

Shen Yuan closed the pen cap, let out a long sigh, and his tense nerves suddenly relaxed.

The sky outside the window was gloomy, but a sense of relief had quietly begun to spread inside the classroom.

Regardless, the exams are over.

Whether you did well or poorly on the exam, it's all set in stone now.

Regardless of how I did on the exam, I'm just waiting for the final result.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan felt a sense of relief.

After neatly tidying up his stationery, Shen Yuan turned to look at Li Zhi behind him after the proctor collected the exam papers.

Turning around, Shen Yuan saw Li Zhi's smiling face.

The beautiful girl seemed to have been waiting for him to turn around.

English was not a big deal for Li Zhi, but even Shen Yuan thought that the difficulty of this English test was slightly higher than before.

However, what was a little too high for Shen Yuan and Li Zhi was a different story in A Jie's eyes.

When Shen Yuan's gaze fell on A-Jie, he suddenly realized that A-Jie had slumped in his seat...

It looks like it.

"This is too difficult!"

As soon as Shen Yuan stepped out of the examination room, he heard A-Jie's wailing.

Listening to A-Jie's exaggerated wail of "My English is terrible," Shen Yuan casually patted his shoulder.

"Alright, alright, all the exams are over, it's vacation time, go home and get some rest tonight."

As he spoke, Shen Yuan's gaze had already eagerly turned to Li Zhi beside him.

He quickly took Li Zhiwei's cool hand and said in a low voice, "Let's go, hurry back to the classroom to pack our things and go home."

Before he finished speaking, he had already led Li Zhi, holding an umbrella, and quickly stepped into the drizzling rain, heading towards the teaching building with a clear goal in mind.

As soon as Ah Jie turned his head, he saw that the two people had disappeared.

Her heart, which had just been comforted by Shen Yuan, broke down again.

"Shen Yuan!!"

Shen Yuan was in a hurry to go home because the end of the final exams was the start of the holiday.

Although there will be a few more days of classes for senior high school students, they still need to get some rest.

From the moment the exam ends until the first class tomorrow afternoon, you will have a break.

In order to prepare for the final exams, Shen Yuan has not had a proper time alone with Li Zhi these days.

Now that the exams are over, we finally have some time, so naturally we should spend quality time together!

"I returned……"

Shen Yuangang pushed open the door to his home, and before he could even fully step into the entryway, he froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.

The smile on his face suddenly froze, his pupils contracted, and his gaze was fixed on the sofa in his living room.

Father-in-law?!

Oh no, not yet.

Start over...

Shen Yuan silently closed the door, then opened it again.

Old Li and Aunt Xu were still sitting on the sofa.

Okay, you read that right.

No, are you two just dropping by?

Visiting during mealtime? Oh, coming over for a free meal.

No, then what does Li Zhi eat?

This completely unexpected scene left Shen Yuan's mind blank.

What would it feel like to unexpectedly discover that your future father-in-law and mother-in-law are in your own home?
They've come to propose marriage?

Shen Yuan suddenly shivered and banished the unrealistic idea from his mind.

In that moment of shock, Shen Yuan almost instinctively turned to look at the door across the hall.

The door was slightly ajar, and Li Zhi's delicate face cautiously peeked out from behind it.

The beautiful girl's face was filled with the same confusion and bewilderment as his; her long eyelashes fluttered, and her dark eyes were filled with the question mark of "Am I wild?"

Just as Li Zhi was wondering, Shen Yuan opened his front door and made room for him.

Li Zhi raised an eyebrow.

What do you mean?
Shen Yuan moved his head slightly.

Come and see for yourself!

Li Zhi blinked, then walked out of the house and cautiously peeked into Shen Yuan's house from behind.

When the girl saw her parents on the sofa, her confusion deepened.

"Mom! Lao Li! You came to freeload without inviting me?"

To Shen Yuan and Li Zhi's surprise, Lao Li and Xu Chan also looked puzzled.

Just then, Ms. Zhang Yuyan, who had heard the commotion outside, came out of the kitchen and saw the "young couple" at the door, immediately showing the same puzzled expression.

"Why are you back? Didn't you eat dinner at school?"

Shen Yuan looked at his mother in surprise.

"We've finished our final exams! Time to rest!"

Lao Li, Xu Chan, Lao Shen, Zhang Yuyan: "Huh?"

Clearly, both sets of parents had forgotten that their children were having their final exams these past few days.

(End of this chapter)