Having been given a second chance at life, who would still want to pursue her?

"The teacher will be a bit busy this week, so you and the vice class monitor will keep the class discipline in check."

"However, there is good news for your year. The college entrance examination will be held at our school. You have the advantage of location, and you will take the exam in your usual classroom. You should not be too nervous."

"Oh, by the way, if you have time these next few days, could you organize a cleaning of the classroom before Friday? Make sure every seat is clean. They tend to listen to you, so I trust you to lead by example."

......

As Huang Ting flipped through the documents, she kept giving instructions.

But the more she talked, the more she seemed to realize that something was wrong.

Chen Jianji was usually active and talkative, and he always tried to get something in return when asked to do any work.

I've been talking for so long, but this guy hasn't uttered a single word.

"What's wrong with you?"

Huang Ting couldn't help but look up.

But Chen Jianji's eyes were lowered, and he stood there like a statue.

Huang Ting froze before she could speak, and instinctively asked...

"What's wrong?"

"Are you feeling unwell?"

Upon hearing this...

Chen Jianji then came to his senses.

His eyes flickered, and a smile gradually appeared on his somewhat stiff face.

"Maybe I caught a cold because I got caught in the rain today."

"Is that so? How could you be so careless?"

Huang Ting frowned, reached out, and used the back of her hand to feel the temperature of Chen Jianji's forehead.

"Thankfully, there's no fever."

As she spoke, she withdrew her hand, picked up two packets of cold medicine, and handed them over.

"I have some cold medicine here. Take it home, dissolve it in hot water, and drink it to get rid of the cold."

"You should rest well this week. Don't worry about anything else. I'll have someone else handle it. Go back and call Jiaqi over."

"Okay, thank you, teacher."

Chen Jianji reached out, took the cold medicine, thanked him, and slowly left the office.

Huang Ting watched his retreating figure and sighed softly.

"Sigh, these kids have grown up now, and they're all such a handful."

...

Chen Jianji walked in the corridor.

The dim light cast an indistinct shadow on his face.

One step... two steps...

Until we reached the classroom door of Senior Three (3) Class.

Chen Jianji's eyes unconsciously drifted towards that person's seat.

Good, it's not here.

If I were there.

Chen Jianji felt he had a hard time controlling himself from questioning.

But then I thought about it again.

Lin Qingxue hasn't done those things to deceive herself yet.

The two have already settled their differences.

Did she get a guaranteed admission? Did she receive the bonus? Or what was the bonus for?

None of it concerns me.

Chen Jianji gripped the cold tea in his hand, tightening and loosening his grip repeatedly.

It took him a long time to calm down before he finally walked towards the classroom.

When passing by Wang Jiaqi's seat.

Chen Jianji tapped her table lightly.

"Your teacher is looking for you."

"oh..."

Wang Jiaqi gave a perfunctory reply without even looking up.

Chen Jianji glanced at her.

The other person was watering the succulents with freshly collected water, muttering to themselves.

"Sorry, sorry, this time it's cold water, plenty of it. Make up for the ones you drank the wrong ones before..."

Chen Jianji stared at the two plates of succulents that had turned somewhat yellow.

And then there's the dry, cracked water in the flowerpot below, almost overflowing.

He looked away.

"Watering too much will cause the roots to become waterlogged."

"Huh? What will happen then?"

"I will die."

Clang!

......

Until Chan Kin-kei returned to his seat.

Zhang Xinyi was about to casually pick up the practice questions and teach him.

But then they noticed that his expression was a little off.

Chen Jianji smiled slightly.

"How about we take a break tonight and skip practice?"

Upon hearing this...

Zhang Xinyi noticed the cold medicine he was holding in his hand.

"You have a cold?"

Chen Jianji was about to say something.

I felt the two bags of medicine in my hand being taken away.

"I'll go get you some hot water to rinse off."

As soon as Zhang Xinyi finished speaking, she picked up the thermos she had placed on the table and stood up.

She took small, quick steps and ran slowly out the back door.

Chen Jianji turned around and looked at her back.

His previously gloomy eyes suddenly cleared.

He gradually withdrew his gaze and looked at the figure squatting beside the trash can in front of him, frantically lifting and tilting the flowerpot to pour water.

On one side of the classroom, Zhao Yong and Wang Shuxian sat side by side.

Seemingly sensing his gaze, the two turned around and nodded at him.

And there's someone sitting right across the aisle from me...

Zhang Ziliang, who was already asleep and snoring softly...

Chen Jianji kept his head down.

His youth was also marked by these friends.

There's no need to generate any more emotions for people who are unrelated to you.

Even anger is superfluous.

This time, he and she are even.

Everything that followed was yet to come.

Whether it's anger, hatred, or anything else.

It's good that it ends here.

"Hey, if you get caught in the rain, go back and get some sleep after you finish your drink. Consider tonight a rest day."

"What a nuisance! Exams are coming up soon, and to catch a cold at this time shows how weak my health is!"

Just then, Zhang Xinyi came running back.

Bang!

The thermos was placed heavily on the table.

"I need to be well-rested tomorrow and catch up on my studies twice as much!"

Chen Jianji looked at her disgusted expression and asked with amusement.

"Weren't you going to force me to apologize to that fat girl Liu Yun?"

"She hasn't arrived yet. I'm going back. What are you going to do then?"

Upon hearing this...

Zhang Xinyi pursed her lips.

"She probably won't come even though evening self-study is almost over."

"If they really come, I'll just say you ran away. Anyway, they told me that this isn't the first or second time you've done this kind of thing."

"Yeah?"

Chen Jianji smiled. He did indeed often do some shameless things in high school.

Zhang Xinyi glanced at him out of the corner of her eye.

"but..."

"Shu Qi and Jiaqi have both said recently that you don't seem as happy as before."

Chen Jianji's smile faltered for a moment before he shrugged.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. The college entrance exam is getting closer and closer, and I'm worried too."

"If it weren't for the sudden arrival of this beautiful and kind-hearted young lady, I wouldn't even be able to maintain my current state."

Snapped!

Zhang Xinyi patted him on the shoulder with the book in her hand.

"Stop being cheeky! Go back to your dorm! Don't get in my way."

"Okay, okay, I'll be going now."

As Chen Jianji spoke, he picked up his schoolbag and stepped out of the classroom.

Until his figure gradually disappeared around the corner.

Zhang Xinyi turned around and glanced at the doorway.

Then her gaze slowly shifted to the direction Chen Jianji had looked in several times after returning from his office.

That was Lin Qingxue's seat.

She is the same as Liu Yun.

He didn't come to the self-study class all night.

......