Chapter 106

As soon as they left the exam room after the math exam, Li Heng discovered that most people had red eyes and looked extremely dejected.

There were even a few individual boys and girls who had completely broken down and were crying, squatting there and sobbing muffledly.

The scene was particularly distressing to watch.

However, no one went to comfort them, because the math exam was too difficult. Most people hadn't done well and hadn't met their psychological expectations; they all needed comfort themselves, so who had the heart to guide others?

Going down to the second floor, Mai Sui was still waiting at the entrance of the corridor.

Li Heng observed her and saw that her complexion was still decent—at least compared to the people around her, it was much better: "Let's go, let's find Liu Li, let's go eat."

"Okay." Mai Sui gave a soft, charming smile and followed him downstairs.

When they met up with Liu Li at the rockery, Liu Li's first words were: "Sigh! This year's math was difficult to an extreme. But since I felt it was difficult, others must have felt it was difficult too. Calculating it this way, it's actually not a loss; it's just that the average score will be very low."

Mai Sui felt the same way.

Therefore, her mindset remained quite good. Of course, she felt she had performed okay.

As usual, after eating, the three of them found a shady spot under a tree and flipped through their politics textbooks for a while, even though "sharpening the spear at the last minute" generally wasn't of much use.

But for the three of them, what they were looking at at this time wasn't the book, but a way to stabilize their mindset and let themselves enter the exam state as quickly as possible.

The afternoon politics exam was about the same as expected—standard and steady. It couldn't be said to be particularly brilliant, but it displayed his usual level, and Li Heng was already very satisfied.

Liu Yejiang didn't come to take the politics exam, and he didn't return to Dorm 215 to stay that night. Instead, his parents came to the dormitory once and moved all his things away without saying a word.

The next day, a piece of news spread like wildfire throughout the school: it was said that a boy had suffered a mental breakdown while taking the math exam yesterday morning and had gone crazy! He only improved after being sent to the hospital, but because he got a 0 in both math and politics, he had no chance at all in this exam.

Many people were whispering and discussing the truth of this news, but more people were concentrating their energy on today's exam preparation.

The morning of the last day was the history exam. The feeling after taking it was the same as geography and politics—it was okay.

The afternoon was the final exam: English.

Because he had run an overseas training agency with Yang Yingwen in his previous life, his English had improved greatly. Going through it all the way, it wouldn't be said to be a huge score-puller, but at least it preserved his baseline.

After finishing it in one go, adhering to the spirit of being serious and responsible for the exam, he first checked the test paper from beginning to end, and then focused on tackling the questions he was slightly less confident about.

After such a flurry of activity, when he looked up again, he discovered there were only 10 minutes left.

Phew!

Li Heng let out a breath, verified his name, admission ticket number, and other personal information again, then organized his exam tools like his pen and eraser, and subsequently sat up straight, welcoming the end-of-exam bell with an attitude full of ritual.

He didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, more than half a year had passed since his rebirth, and he had participated in the college entrance exam he often dreamed of in his dreams again.

"Ding ding ding ding... ding ding ding ding"

With a hint of emotion, the final bell rang. The college entrance exam was over!

The college entrance exam was over!

Li Heng, having regained his senses, picked up his personal belongings used for the exam and left the exam room with the noisy crowd.

At this time, it started to rain heavily outside.

Heavy rain in this season is also called "long-legged rain" in the south. Like extreme cold and heat, the dampness and waterlogging also make people feel foolish.

Arriving at the second floor, Li Heng asked Mai Sui, "It's over. Finally, I can ask about your grades. How did you do?"

Mai Sui smiled and said, "It's okay."

Li Heng asked, "Are you confident about getting into Peking University?"

These words made the crowd of students passing by surprised. Mai Sui was born beautiful, and coupled with Li Heng's words, many gazes were immediately cast toward her.

Mai Sui pondered for a while and said seriously, "I can't be sure either. But my intuition tells me that if I'm lucky, I should be able to reach the Peking University cutoff line.

If I'm unlucky, it might be off by a few points."

Li Heng gave a thumbs up: "No matter what, this is already a very good result. Let's go! Let's go to the classroom to wait for Song Yu and the others. We must have a good gathering today."

Mai Sui happily followed him downstairs.

It was just that when they reached the first floor, she was in a dilemma. Facing Li Heng's expectant gaze, she said embarrassedly, "I didn't bring an umbrella today."

Li Heng sighed, "With such heavy rain, what should we do?"

Mai Sui said playfully, "How about you wait for me here, and I'll run back to the dormitory to get an umbrella for you?"

Li Heng was speechless, "Didn't you get soaked enough a few days ago? I heard you caught a cold and had to take medicine. Do you want to repeat that?"

Seeing him complain, Mai Sui gave a soft, charming smile, hid behind him, and stopped talking, waiting for the rain to stop with him.

After a long while, she looked at his back and suddenly asked, "What about you? You should have no problem getting into Peking University this time, right?"

Li Heng thought for a while and said, "I don't know. I feel the same as you. It's possible to get in, and it's possible to miss it."

After hearing this, Mai Sui pondered for a moment and asked again, "If you really go to Peking University, what will you do about Song Yu and Chen Zijin? Who will you choose?"

Li Heng said in his heart, I won't choose either; I want them all.

But he said out loud: "With Song Yu's temperament, I can only take it one step at a time."

Just as the two were chatting, an unexpected figure walked over from the end of the small path.

Song Yu appeared.

She was holding an umbrella herself, and she was holding another one in her hand.

Upon meeting, Li Heng asked happily, "Did you come to pick me up?"

Song Yu glanced at him with a faint smile in her eyes, and then handed the umbrella in her hand to him, "I came to pick up Mai Sui."

Mai Sui didn't expect that she would directly expose her: "You've never picked me up before; instead, it's always been me coming to pick you up every time."

That wasn't all. While she was criticizing Song Yu, she also reached out and snatched the umbrella from Li Heng's hand, saying half-jokingly:

"The long summer vacation is coming soon. Every time you see each other now is one less time. Cherish it well."

After saying that, Mai Sui opened her umbrella and left alone, not dragging her feet at all, and not giving Song Yu any chance to maneuver.

After she walked far away, Li Heng asked curiously, "Weren't you taking the exam at the Second Middle School? How did you come back so quickly?"

Song Yu said quietly, "The English exam was a bit easy, so I handed in my paper early."

Li Heng asked, "How much earlier?"

Song Yu said, "12 minutes."

Their eyes met, and Li Heng gazed steadily at her clean eyes, "I thought you came specifically to pick me up. Turns out it was just because the English exam was too easy, eh."

Hearing him wallow in self-pity, Song Yu smiled beautifully, scanned the people around, and asked, "Are you coming with me, or should I bring another umbrella to pick you up?"

"Is this question even a question for me?" Li Heng immediately hid under her umbrella and moved a step closer to her.

Even though they had shared an umbrella a few days ago, Song Yu still felt a bit unaccustomed to it today.

First, it was broad daylight now.

Second, people were coming and going in the school. Although most were candidates from other schools, it still gave her a great psychological burden.

Seeing her keep walking forward without speaking, Li Heng asked, "How about I just run back to the dormitory in the rain?"

Song Yu said calmly, "Okay."

After saying okay, she really stopped her footsteps, waiting for someone to run by himself.

Li Heng's face twitched a few times, and he lingered without moving, "You really don't give me any face."

Song Yu gave a knowing smile, and her eyes looking at him seemed to be saying: Who doesn't know who? Would you really run?

Li Heng talked about other things to change the subject: "Is Peking University already in the bag?"

Song Yu gave a light "hmm."

Then she asked the same question Mai Sui had asked: "What about you? You should have no problem getting into Peking University this time, right?"

Li Heng answered a different question: "If I get into Peking University, can you seriously consider our relationship?"

What relationship?

Both of them knew it well.

They looked at each other quietly for 30 seconds. Seeing him gazing at her eyes without dodging or avoiding, Song Yu silently shifted her gaze and continued walking forward.

The air suddenly became a bit quiet. It was as if the two were wrapped in a mist, seemingly very intimate but separated into two worlds by a thin layer of fog.

The Moral Education Building was far from the girls' dormitory. They had to pass the faculty canteen and the small shop in the middle, and then take a shortcut across the rockery to get there.

When passing the faculty canteen, the two bumped into Teacher Wang Qi and the English teacher.

There were also two other teachers from other classes.

Colliding suddenly after turning out from the small path, the English teacher seemed somewhat surprised, yet not surprised.

Not surprised because: she had long known about Li Heng's wolfish ambition.

Surprised because: when did Song Yu get so close to this guy Li Heng?

Wang Qi was holding a bag of cream popsicles, the kind that cost 20 cents each. He walked over and circled the two of them without any hesitation, then asked expectantly, "How did you two do on the exam?"

Li Heng felt a bit uncomfortable being stared at, and said with a fawning smile, "Teacher, she should have no problem getting into Peking University."

Teacher Wang Qi asked him, "Then can you be her protector?"

Li Heng said shamelessly, "As for me, I have to let her give me a chance. If she gives me a chance, I can get into Peking University."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qi instantly beamed with joy, almost grinning from ear to ear. He reached out and patted his arm, then tilted his head and said to Song Yu:

"Although this kid's skin is a bit thick, he's still a pretty good person.

Song Yu, why don't you give him a chance for the teacher's sake? If it really doesn't work out, just get him into Peking University first. Consider it helping the teacher out."

Under normal circumstances, a head teacher wouldn't say such tactless things.

But this was an exception, because Old Wang's head was already filled with joy.

And he pondered that since the two were already sharing an umbrella, as someone who had been through it, he naturally knew that even if Song Yu hadn't agreed to Li Heng, at least she didn't dislike him. It could even be said that their relationship had already exceeded the boundary of good friends.

May I ask, for so many years, which boy has been able to get this close to Song Yu?

Therefore, the confident Wang Qi said this.

It was the first time she had been matched by a teacher to her face. Song Yu felt a bit embarrassed, but she remained calm and composed, smiling and looking down at the green stone slabs, not expressing her stance for a while.

After waiting for a while, the head teacher laughed loudly, took out two popsicles from the bag in a great mood, handed them to Li Heng, and asked, "You're not going back tonight, right?"

Li Heng replied, "Not going back. There are no more buses today."

The head teacher said, "You guys go to the classroom and wait for me. I'll get some food and wine. We haven't eaten together in the past few years. Let's have a drink tonight."

At this time, Wang Runwen chimed in: "Why go to the classroom? Nothing is convenient there. Come to my place."

Li Heng asked, "Teacher, can I call a few people?"

Teacher Wang Qi waved his hand and said, "You want to call Liu Li and the others? Go call them quickly. The more people, the more lively it will be."

Teacher Wang Qi and the English teacher went to the canteen to get food. The latter directly handed the house key to Song Yu, "It will take some time for us to get the food. You guys go over first."

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Song Yu said, "I'll send you back to the dormitory first, then I'll go call Mai Sui and Lijun."

"Hmm, okay."

Li Heng almost understood her meaning in a second. She was afraid that he would run into Xiao Han downstairs at the girls' dormitory, which was why she decided to send him away first.

Of course, actually, she didn't really want to face Xiao Han like this either.

No reason why, just inexplicably unable to say the cause.

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