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Chapter 299 If you can't get into Zhejiang University, you'll be in for a world of hurt.

During the last period of evening self-study, Teacher Zhou handed out the admission tickets and repeatedly reminded everyone not to lose them.

There's no way I can keep quiet about it.

There are just too many people who forget to bring their admission ticket and ID card to the exam every year.

The long, drawn-out bell signaling the end of evening self-study broke the tranquility of the campus, announcing the end of the last day on campus before the college entrance examination.

As the lights gradually dimmed, a stream of people emerged from the school building, heading home.

In the darkness, the streetlights cast dappled shadows on the familiar tree-lined path, outlining the figures of a young boy and girl walking side by side.

Shen Yuan and Li Zhi walked through the crowd, gradually leaving the noise behind them.

The surrounding air still seemed to carry the lingering excitement and tension from the classroom.

Li Zhi took out his phone, the screen still showing the overwhelming flood of information from the evening self-study session.

Her slender fingers swiped the TikTok icon, and the familiar video immediately popped up—their own last post that went viral with the word "Go for it!"

The comment section continues to update at a visible pace, with countless unfamiliar avatars arriving with heartfelt blessings.

As Li Zhi watched, she couldn't help but chuckle. She nudged Shen Yuan beside her with her elbow, shoved the phone screen in his face, and a mischievous glint flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"Look at what Sister Shui did! It's way better than yours!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yuan glanced at him from the side.

There was no surprise in his eyes, only a clear roll of the eye.

He let out a soft, defiant snort from his nose.

Immediately, Shen Yuan casually put his arm around Li Zhi's shoulder and gently squeezed her shoulder with his fingertips.

The boy's deep voice echoed along the tree-lined path at night, carrying a sense of self-righteousness and a hint of slight dissatisfaction at being compared to others.

"Nonsense! Sister Shui has been editing for so long, and I've only been editing for a short time. How can they be the same?"

"..."

Li Zhi was taken aback by his confident rebuttal, and then glared back at him without any politeness.

However, the suppressed laughter quietly leaked out in the end of the soft hum.

Under the warm glow of the streetlights, the two figures drew closer together. Shen Yuan's hand, which was resting on her shoulder, didn't move away; instead, it tightened.

Their shadows overlapped tightly on the ground, stepping on the dappled sunlight, as they walked towards their homes, gradually merging into the quiet night.

As they walked, Li Zhi looked at the long shadows cast by the streetlights on the ground, and his pace unconsciously slowed down.

She exhaled softly, her voice slightly unsteady: "The college entrance exam is really tomorrow."

She turned her head to look at him, her eyes appearing somewhat soft in the dim light.

"It feels like time just flew by, it's almost unreal."

Shen Yuan gently squeezed her shoulder again, as if trying to convey some strength.

His deep voice echoed, tinged with the same sentiment: "Yeah, it's going by pretty fast. It feels like just yesterday we were filming the 100-day countdown, and now it's already time for the college entrance exam."

Shen Yuan's gaze fell on the road ahead.

It took me three years to walk this road.

Every morning and evening's footprints are etched in the dappled light and shadow of the streetlights.

A nameless emotion welled up in the boy's heart, as if this winding path had become a road that carried time, and three years seemed to have quietly flowed away with the evening breeze in the night.

He took a breath of the slightly cool air, letting this inexplicable feeling ripple through his heart.

Li Zhi turned to face Shen Yuan, a slight smile playing on her lips, her voice clear and gentle: "What are you worried about?"

She poked Shen Yuan with her fingertip: "It's not like you're not leaving anymore."

Shen Yuan was slightly taken aback, and the hand on her shoulder unconsciously tightened slightly.

He looked down at the two shadows on the ground, elongated by the light and almost merging into one, and his Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

"We have to go, but the person walking this road in the future will no longer be Shen Yuan, a high school student."

As the words fell, it was as if the weight of three years had been gently condensed into that one sentence.

Li Zhi looked up, the dim light outlining her smiling eyes and brows, a mischievous glint dancing in her eyes like fallen stars.

She tiptoed, almost touching Shen Yuan's chin, her voice light and cheerful as if she were about to fly: "But what about me?"

Shen Yuan looked down at her bright smile, and the emotion in his eyes was replaced by a warm smile.

He tilted his head slightly, his nose almost brushing against her temple, his warm breath brushing against her ear, carrying a hint of mischief and satisfaction.

"Tsk, Li Bao... you really are good at sweet-talking people."

Two red clouds instantly rose on Li Zhi's cheeks, feeling extremely embarrassed by his undisguised mischievousness.

She clenched her little fist and playfully punched Shen Yuan's strong arm, scolding, "Stop talking nonsense! I was just being serious... You're just being coy!"

The night gently enveloped the boy and girl, their shadows stretched longer by the lamplight, and tiny specks of light danced beneath their feet.

Shen Yuan smiled silently, his chest trembling slightly. The sorrow of parting that had been blown away completely dissipated, leaving only joy and warmth in his heart and eyes.

He tightened his arms around the beautiful girl in his arms, who was shy but always soothed his heart with her words and smiles. Stepping on the shadows cast by the ground, he continued walking home.

"Ding!"

The elevator started as usual, and Shen Yuan and Li Zhi stepped out of the car.

The two walked side by side to the familiar fork in the road. The motion-activated lights in the stairwell turned on with their steps, casting their shadows clearly on the ground.

Shen Yuan's hand finally slipped off Li Zhi's shoulder, and the two stood at their respective doorways.

Li Zhi fumbled for the key, his fingertips trembling slightly.

She raised her head, her clear eyes looking at Shen Yuan in front of the door across the street, glistening slightly in the lamplight.

"Hey, Shen Yuan," her voice was softer than usual, with a hint of hesitant inquiry, "The exam is tomorrow, are you... still nervous?"

Shen Yuanzheng looked at her, and raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.

He looked at Li Zhi's slightly reddened ears and a knowing smile quietly appeared on his lips.

"It would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous..." He deliberately dragged out the last syllable, his gaze fixed intently on her face, half-lit and half-shadowed by the lamplight.

"However, Li Bao seems even more nervous than I am."

When Li Zhi was exposed, her cheeks burned even hotter, and her fingers gripping the keys tightened unconsciously.

She subconsciously bit her lower lip: "Just a little bit."

"Tsk..." Shen Yuan let out a low chuckle, as if he had expected the answer.

He straightened up slightly, casually taking two steps across the already close space, completely closing the distance between them.

He leaned slightly forward, his warm breath brushing against her sensitive nose and eyelashes. His deliberately lowered breaths, audible only to the two of them, carried a hint of mischievousness and an obvious, ambiguous invitation:
"Then...would you like to come here?"

He paused, as if weighing his words, or perhaps giving her room to think, but the glint in his deep eyes already revealed his scheme.

Li Zhi's heart skipped a beat.

The beautiful girl's watery eyes widened suddenly, and Shen Yuan's expectant smile was clearly reflected in her clear eyes.

"you……"

Her lips parted slightly, and the sound of her embarrassed and annoyed barely escaped its confines before abruptly stopping.

The girl took a soft breath.

"Shen Yuan."

"Ok?"

Li Zhi's voice was even softer, tinged with caution and a touch of stubborn insistence: "Then let's agree on this first: you can only... you can only rest. You can't... do bad things."

Her cheeks flushed slightly. Shen Yuan looked at her earnest little face and knew why she had suddenly said that.

"I know." His voice was low, slow and clear, conveying solemnity and promise. "Don't worry, it's just a matter of sleeping to recharge. Tomorrow is the college entrance exam."

He said with unwavering conviction, in a sarcastic tone, "I know my limits."

The hesitation in Li Zhi's eyes finally replaced the hesitation.

She loosened her grip on the keys and gestured with her delicate chin toward her own door: "Wait for me a moment."

The girl turned around and gently pushed open the door to room 1902, the dim yellow light from the motion-sensor light in the entryway spilling onto the floor.

Shen Yuan didn't know how Li Zhi had convinced his father-in-law and mother-in-law, but when Li Zhi came out of the house, the beautiful girl was blushing.

"What are you looking at! Let's go!"

……

A few sparse rays of morning light pierced through the gaps in the curtains, and dust particles floated and sank in the beams of light.

Driven by his biological clock, Shen Yuan woke up first and looked down to see the scene in his arms.

Li Zhi curled up in his arms, her soft hair brushing against his chin, her warm, steady breath brushing against his collarbone.

The girl's sleeping face exuded an unguarded tranquility. When her eyelashes drooped, her usual arrogance vanished, leaving only her lips slightly pouting unconsciously, like a pink and white camellia waiting to be picked.

He tightened his grip on her arm, his palms smoothing against the curve of her lower back through her thin nightgown.

Li Zhi seemed startled by the slight movement, her brows furrowing slightly as she nuzzled against his chest, letting out a soft, dreamlike moan: "Annoying."

"Wake you up?"

Shen Yuan chuckled, causing his chest to tremble slightly, and his Adam's apple brushed against her forehead, causing a slight shiver.

Li Zhi suddenly opened her eyes, her clear gaze meeting his deep pupils, which were bathed in the lazy, gentle light of the morning sun, and the memories of last night instantly returned.

The girl's ears lit up with a blush, and she gripped his shirt tightly: "Take your hands off me!"

Her feet, however, honestly shrank into his arms, her toes unintentionally brushing against his calves, like a bluffing kitten.

Shen Yuan tightened his grip on her arm, resting his chin against the top of her head as he mumbled a pleading voice: "Just five more minutes of charging, okay?"

Li Zhi's ears tingled from the heat of his breath, and she kicked him in the back of the knee, embarrassed and annoyed: "Stop being so cheeky!"

In the morning light, our eyes met, and our breaths mingled.

"Give me a kiss to recharge?"

The boy laughed and said, "Just kidding. Good luck on the college entrance exam, Li Bao."

"You're kidding me!"

The girl's body moved faster than her words.

Suddenly, Li Zhi braced himself with his arms and abruptly lifted himself up from the warm embrace.

Li Zhi's tightly pursed lips swiftly and fiercely pressed against Shen Yuan's still teasing smile!
Her soft lips, carrying the cool moisture of the morning and the unique fragrance of a young girl, and with an unrestrained yet incredibly genuine impulse, abruptly shattered Shen Yuan's smile that he hadn't yet managed to suppress.

The boy's breath seemed to stop abruptly at that moment. He could clearly feel her soft, crushing touch, and the slight tremor that made her instantly close yet instantly want to pull away.

The kiss came so unexpectedly and swiftly, like the impetuous intimacy of a small animal, lasting only a fleeting moment.

The beautiful girl, who had fallen back into Shen Yuan's arms, glared at him: "Get up! Use this last bit of time to read a book!"

The slight numbness from her lips hitting Shen Yuan's throat and the sweet scent still lingered.

"Yes, Teacher Li."

The two of them sat up almost simultaneously from the bed that had been warm all night.

The room was quiet, with only the rustling of clothes.

Li Zhifei quickly retrieved his school uniform, which he had folded the night before, from beside the bed.

With her back to Shen Yuan, her movements carried an indescribable air of efficiency mixed with a subtle panic, and a trace of lingering pink seemed to remain on the back of her fair neck.

Shen Yuan's gaze never left her back, and his eyes darkened.

He was quick, picked up his school uniform, shook it out, and put it on cleanly and neatly.

The oversized school uniform draped over his tall and upright figure, adding a touch of youthful freshness.

There were no extra words, only an unspoken understanding and a slight tension as the exam approached, all flowing in the air.

The two ate breakfast at home.

The school won't open until 8 o'clock today, so there's no point in going early.

After spending almost enough time at home, Shen Yuan and Li Zhi prepared to go out.

Declining their parents' offer to accompany them, Shen Yuan and Li Zhi chose to go to school as usual.

Before leaving, Ms. Zhang Yuyan and Ms. Xu Chan repeatedly checked that the two children had not forgotten anything.

Old Li looked at Shen Yuan with a complicated expression.

On such an important day as the eve of the college entrance examination, my daughter actually went to this brat's house!
They even spent the night there!
Old Li's gaze lingered on Shen Yuan's face for a long time before looking at Li Zhi's energetic smiling face, and finally he slowly exhaled.

"Boy."

Shen Yuanhu's body trembled. He saw that Old Li had his arms crossed, his gaze still sharp, but his tone carried a seriousness that could not be ignored.

"...Do your best on the exam."

Old Li paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping over Li Zhi beside him before returning to Shen Yuan's face. He lowered his voice, his tone carrying both a warning and an elder's expectation.

"If you can't get into Zhejiang University, you'll be in big trouble."

Shen Yuan looked at Old Li's meaningful gaze, and for a moment he inexplicably tensed up. He then took a deep breath, nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Understood, Uncle Li. Just you wait!"

Ding--

The elevator's crisp announcement cut through the air at that moment.

"gone!"

Li Zhi's clear voice rang out at just the right moment.

Shen Yuan understood immediately and followed suit.

The gazes of the two sets of parents were fixed on the two people's backs as if they were physical objects, mixed with a thousand words of advice and unspeakable expectations.

"Do your best on the exam!"

"Be careful, don't panic!"

Zhang Yuyan and Xu Chan spoke almost simultaneously, their voices strained to suppress the excitement and worry that were about to burst forth.

Shen Yuan and Li Zhi turned around at the same time. Shen Yuan pursed his lips and nodded solemnly, "Mm!"

Li Zhize gave a bright but slightly tense smile: "I know! Don't worry!"

The two figures quickly moved into the slowly opening elevator car. The bright car lights instantly enveloped them.

Four pairs of eyes peered through the disappearing gap and locked onto the boy and girl inside the sedan chair.

There were no superfluous words, only a silent gaze, which carried heavy blessings and concerns, as well as the hopes of two families for the future.

The elevator doors closed completely, separating the inside and outside of the elevator into two different worlds.

Shen Yuan and Li Zhi leaned slightly against the smooth inner wall of the elevator car. The composure they had just forced seemed to have been drained of a lot of strength. The slight hum of the elevator was particularly clear in the silence.

Li Zhi let out a soft sigh, her small nostrils twitching slightly.

Shen Yuan turned his head to look at her, the light from the elevator ceiling light falling on her slightly lowered eyelashes, casting a small shadow.

He could clearly feel the strange atmosphere between them, which was suddenly heavy yet filled with infinite possibilities—the day of the college entrance examination had truly arrived.

(End of this chapter)