Reborn to prepare for the college entrance exam, you're letting me retire and make a comeback?

As the spring sunlight slanted in, the cicadas' chirping seemed to be stretched out infinitely at that moment.

In the play of light and shadow at the classroom door, Shen Xinyi and Zhang Qian stood gracefully like two lilies blooming in early summer.

Shen Xinyi was wearing a light pink shirt with a light blue school uniform skirt. Her long hair was draped smoothly over her shoulders. Today, she had an extra delicate pink butterfly hair clip in her hair. As she tilted her head slightly, the wings fluttered gently, as if she might take flight at any moment.

She has a gentle and graceful temperament, and clear eyes.

Zhang Qian, as always, was full of energy. Her simple school uniform white T-shirt was tucked into her denim shorts, revealing her long, straight legs. Her long, straight black hair looked neat and tidy, and her smile was as bright as the sunshine outside the window.

At this moment, the girl was waving at Lu Qian in a generous manner, a playful smile on her lips, silently mouthing "hello".

Four eyes, no, it's six eyes facing each other.

Lu Qian immediately understood why so many people would say that the sunlight shone on a young girl that day when describing her.

Because just one glance at a girl like that can instantly lift your spirits.

"Holy crap! Shen Xinyi and Zhang Qian? Aren't they the two best friends and class beauties from Class 3? Who are they looking for?"

"Judging by the direction...it's Lu Qian?!"

"Seriously?! Isn't Lin Shuyue enough trouble for him?"

"I'm so jealous! Ugh, damn it, I'm totally envious!"

"..."

Upon seeing this, a chorus of gasps and exclamations erupted in the classroom, with many boys' eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

This guy is really something else – like a cow flying in an airplane!

Su Yuwei, sitting in the front row, almost crushed her pen when she saw the two beautiful women standing outside waiting for Lu Qian.

"No, what gives him the right?!"

The closer these pretty girls got to Lu Qian, the more it proved how short-sighted she was.

Lu Qian is practically slapping her in the face right now!

On Lu Qian's side, Zhang Liu Buling immediately sat up, nudged Lu Qian with his elbow, and wailed in a low voice, "Qianzi, Brother Qian, my Qian, when did you hook up with the class beauty from another class again?"

"Isn't one school beauty, Lin Shuyue, enough for you to mess with? Please, have some decency and give me one too..."

As the school beauty's childhood friend, Lu Qian is already the only close male friend of Lin Shuyue, which is already enviable.

Zhang Liu never expected that his deskmate was actually hiding something, having a love interest in another class as well.

"No, who's going to take him to the South China Sea?"

"He deserved to drown in the sea!!"

Hearing his deskmate's incessant chatter, Lu Qian glanced at him helplessly, too lazy to pay attention to the guy's antics.

He stood up and walked towards the door under countless admiring or envious gazes.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that these two beauties looked even better up close, and there was even a milky fragrance wafting from them.

"Hello, Lu Qian!"

Zhang Qian spoke first, her voice clear and crisp: "Didn't expect us to come looking for you again, did you?"

This sweet girl is very outgoing. Just because they went out to sing karaoke together last night, their way of addressing each other changed from "Lu Qian classmate" to "Lu Qian".

They've entered a period of ambiguity.

"I really didn't expect that." Lu Qian nodded.

His gaze naturally fell on the butterfly in Shen Xinyi's hair, and he casually complimented, "Shen, your hair clip looks really nice today. It's so pink and tender, and it matches your school uniform perfectly. It makes you look even younger."

He carefully considered his choice of words, deciding against using "cute" and feeling that "young" better suited Shen Xinyi's temperament.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xinyi was slightly taken aback, and then a thin blush quickly spread across her fair cheeks.

She subconsciously raised her hand and gently touched the hair clip, her eyes filled with undisguised surprise and shyness.

Many people have praised her for being beautiful, but she is the first person to have her painted so meticulously as Lu Qian.

This feeling of being genuinely "seen" made her feel as if a feather had gently brushed against her heart, both ticklish and warm.

"Thank you..." Her voice was soft and cheerful, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

Zhang Qian, standing next to her, was not having it. She put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and deliberately made a dissatisfied face.

Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes glared at Lu Qian: "Lu Qian, you're being unfair! We're both standing here, but you only praise Xinyi and not me at all? What, do you think I'm not pretty today?"

She even deliberately leaned forward a little.

As she spoke, Lu Qian's gaze unconsciously swept over her protruding chest.

Hmm... youthful and energetic, with a shapely figure.

Lu Qian smiled knowingly and replied very naturally, "Yeah, you've gotten bigger again today."

Speaking nonsense with a straight face.

"puff--!"

Zhang Qian almost choked on her own saliva.

Although she has an outgoing personality, she still couldn't quite handle being commented on so bluntly by a boy.

The girl never expected Lu Qian to be so bold, and for a moment she forgot to refute him.

But Zhang Qian is Zhang Qian after all. After a brief moment of embarrassment, she took a deep breath and, instead of backing down, clenched her small fists.

With a tilt of her chin, a hint of arrogance and provocation in her eyes, she playfully retorted, "Hmph, of course! I'm naturally beautiful, and I'm developing every day. You're so envious!"

With her lips pouting and her voice sweet and adorable, she's absolutely irresistible.

Lu Qian was amused by her reaction, thinking to himself that his sweet best friend was indeed an interesting character.

He chuckled and shook his head, then asked, "Alright, enough joking. Ladies, what brings you here?"

"Oh, of course I'll give this to you."

Shen Xinyi finally recovered from her earlier embarrassment and quickly took out an exquisitely packaged milk tea cup from behind her and handed it to Lu Qian: "Didn't we agree last time that you would teach me to play badminton? Call me whenever you have time, no rush."

"Anything is fine with me, just contact me when the time comes."

"Uh-huh."

Seeing that Lu Qian agreed without hesitation, Shen Xinyi was also quite happy, and casually asked, "So, how did you do on your math test today?"

"Uh, this..."

Lu Qian took the milk tea from her; it felt heavy in his hand.

He thought for a moment about his math test, which he only managed to avoid handing in a blank paper because of Lin Shuyue, and replied without batting an eye, "It should be better than before."

Well, progress through copying is progress too.

He tried to console himself.

The two chatted with Lu Qian for a few more minutes about the specific time for playing ball in the afternoon, then waved goodbye and left with a lingering fragrance.

Lu Qian returned to his seat with the milk tea. Just as he was about to put it in the drawer, he felt countless eyes focused on him... the milk tea in his hand.

"Qianzi, this is... milk tea from Shen Xinyi?!"

Zhang Liu's eyes were practically glued to his milk tea cup: "My god, Brother Qian, teach your brothers how to pick up girls! You're so unfair not to share this good thing with your brothers!"

"..."

As Lu Qian looked at his younger brother, he seemed to hear a series of sounds in his ears.

Ding!

Congratulations on gaining a new little fanboy!

"What are you talking about? What do you mean by picking up girls? I didn't pick them up at all. They came to me on their own."

He carefully placed the milk tea into the drawer, glanced at Zhang Liu, and said slowly, "Liking someone is a skill, being liked by someone is a talent... Understand?"

"???"

Zhang Liu felt as if he had been stabbed in the chest, and that he had been tricked into being stupid.

"God, I hate the modeling monster! No way, you have to make it up to me!"

Zhang Liu snorted, "Brother Qian, since you don't like sweet drinks anyway, let me try your milk tea and experience the taste of your talent."

"Don't even think about it." Lu Qian refused coldly, stood up, and said, "I'm going to the restroom."

He needs to get rid of that wad of troublesome love letters in his pocket.

……

……

After dealing with his "dark history," Lu Qian returned to his seat, took out his English book, and began to read.

The next subject is English, which is a subject he is relatively confident in. After all, he had already familiarized himself with the English words in the book yesterday, and many forgotten memories had come back.

In his previous life as a screenwriter, Lu Qian traveled both domestically and internationally in search of inspiration, especially to English-speaking countries, where on-site research and interviews were commonplace.

He does understand a little bit of everyday spoken language, listening comprehension, and even some slang.

But when I turned to the grammar section, I found things like subjunctive mood, inverted sentences, and non-finite verbs...

"What the hell is this? Are you sure learning this stuff will be useful?" He frowned.

These rules and regulations are used far less frequently in actual communication than they are emphasized in high school textbooks, and even many native speakers may not follow them completely.

In other words, foreigners don't use it.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Only high school textbooks treat these things like treasures; their practical use is basically negligible."

There's nothing we can do; it's all part of the exam-oriented education system now.

Moreover, I will be taking the CET-4 exam in the future.

If anyone is to blame, it's the First Emperor of Heaven for not unifying the Earth back then.

"But with my current level, getting 120 shouldn't be too difficult..." Lu Qian thought to himself.

Let's begin the exam then.

Soon after, the English exam began.

After receiving the exam paper, Lu Qian indeed felt much more relaxed.

The listening section was a piece of cake for him; the speaking speed and content were easy to understand, and he could easily select the answers.

With a strong vocabulary and a good sense of language, one can quickly grasp the main idea and details in reading comprehension.

Although I stumbled a bit on the cloze test and grammar sections, it was much better than completely missing out on the math section.

He finished the test very quickly, well ahead of schedule, and even checked it once.

When the bell rang to signal the end of the exam, Lu Qian felt refreshed and invigorated.

This time, I should be able to turn things around in English; the score will definitely be much better than in math.

He was in a good mood, and his gaze unconsciously fell on the cup of milk tea that Shen Xinyi had given him in the drawer.

The pink packaging, with cute patterns printed on it, is clearly a flavor that girls would like.

However, he himself doesn't really like these sweet drinks; he prefers lighter ones instead.

But since it's a girl's thoughtful gift, it wouldn't be appropriate to just throw it away or give it to another guy.

His gaze naturally drifted to the familiar figure in the front row.

The girl was tidying up her stationery, her ponytail swaying gently with her movements.

"Oh, why think so much? There's a little glutton right here!" Lu Qian suddenly had an idea.

He reached out and gently poked Lin Shuyue's shoulder through her school uniform.

"oops!"

Lin Shuyue was startled and turned around, her lips slightly pouting, saying with a hint of coquettishness, "Lu Qian, could you please stop poking my bra strap? It's so itchy!"

Before she could finish speaking, she saw the milk tea cup that Lu Qian handed to her.

The packaging is a lovely pink color, exactly the same as the brand she usually likes to drink.

"Here, this is your reward." Lu Qian said casually, as if he were just handing over a piece of candy.