[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me-":3,"chapter-i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-26":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm Focused on Science, But You Want to Trick Me Into Love?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2333162,4563,"Chapter 26: Time Flies, the Gaokao Approaches","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>The tail end of high school passed day by day in the scorching summer heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On June 1st, the senior class took their graduation photos, and Liu Ying returned all the phones she had confiscated over the past three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the class group photo, everyone began to move about freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beautiful girls like Song Yao and Zhang Yuxin naturally became walking landmarks for photo-taking; in college, they could boast about their high school-era beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingzhou took group photos with his teachers and familiar classmates, then sat with Guo Ziyang in the playground, soaking up the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After graduation, some people gradually faded out of the circle; this group photo might be the one with the most people present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first year of university, forty classmates showed up for the reunion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“University sometimes opens doors that high school kept tightly shut—storms and winds will inevitably blow onto you. I have no advice to give you; my era is not yours, and my experience may not apply to you. I only want to say: be strong. Nothing is insurmountable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read! {\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, that’s it, Xu Qingzhou—you’re taking a group photo, not going to your death. Can you look a little more natural?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>June 5th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, Xu Qingzhou saw someone waving—it was Ding Jiahui, beside her stood the gorgeous Song Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Liu Ying still didn’t forget to emphasize exam matters: “Don’t deliberately change your eating or sleeping habits during the exam. Don’t think, ‘Tomorrow’s the exam, I must sleep early tonight,’ then toss and turn until you check the time—it’s three a.m.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao were lucky—they were assigned to their own school, but the exam halls were miles apart: Song Yao in Hall 3, Xu Qingzhou in Hall 21.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the photo, Ding Jiahui glanced between Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao and said, “Xu Qingzhou, you two haven’t taken a photo yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at the familiar faces in the classroom, Liu Ying’s usually stern expression softened with sadness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After complaining, Ding Jiahui dropped the topic, pulled out her phone, and kicked Guo Ziyang with her foot. “Get up, stop sitting around—we four haven’t taken a photo yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she approached, Ding Jiahui began to grumble: “You two really are something—searched everywhere and couldn’t find you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the four of them snapped another dozen or so photos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ziyang felt jealous, regretting he hadn’t found a girlfriend in high school; he’d spent every break at the internet cafe too—why could Zhouzi have a steady girlfriend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There were too many people—you couldn’t even get in,” Guo Ziyang said, sounding innocent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking photos, the four sat on the flower bed chatting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the exam hall didn’t really matter—for seniors, as soon as they picked up their pens, the feeling came naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Ziyang complained: “You’re lucky—you’re at No. 2 High. I have to go to the affiliated school—it takes half an hour just to get there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Qingzhou~” Xu Qingzhou didn’t want to move—he just wanted them to take the photo as he was, no fancy poses—but Ding Jiahui refused, yanking him up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After high school graduation, few people will keep trying to cram knowledge and life experience into your head like this every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Classmates, your three years of high school are about to end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the classroom, Liu Ying held their final class meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yao Yao, look toward Xu Qingzhou’s direction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In university, your homeroom teacher becomes a ‘counselor.’ He won’t show up at your dorm at 11:30 p.m. checking if anyone sneaks out to surf the internet, nor will he stand beside you during morning runs telling you to exercise more—because university doesn’t have morning runs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven years have passed; life paths have already taken shape. Most classmates are ordinary people—once-grand dreams and ambitions have slowly worn away in reality, fading into mediocrity. Several have even become parents and no longer want to attend reunions just to play the role of a cheering NPC.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many girls in the class were crying uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The school held a send-off ceremony; the playground flew colorful banners, and signs reading “May You Be Listed on the Golden Roll, May You Triumph in the Gaokao” stood out prominently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced around and began directing: “Xu Qingzhou, go up on that staircase. Yao Yao, stand below.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two lounged for about ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingzhou stood on the stage, gripping the railing of the bleachers; Song Yao leaned against the base below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Liu Ying had already repeated the exam guidelines countless times—but at the end, she still unconsciously went over everything again, her voice thickening with emotion: “Alright, that’s all I’ll say. I wish all of you in this class a place on the Golden Roll!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The high school train has reached its station. You’re about to chase new dreams and begin a new chapter of life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingzhou lay casually on the artificial grass, gazing at the clear blue sky, feeling dazed. Without realizing it, his small circle had grown by two more people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, Ding Jiahui, the otaku obsessed with anime romance, really knew how to arrange things—this setup looked just like a promotional poster for a modern campus love movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, I have to go take the exam at No. 2 High,” Ding Jiahui complained after sitting for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finish one subject, forget it. Absolutely no discussing answers after the exam. Those who want to compare answers can wait until after the Gaokao to do it themselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhouzi, time flies so fast~” Guo Ziyang sighed. Ding Jiahui shrugged: “All four of us are applying to schools in Beijing—we’ll be able to meet up often.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next year, thirty-five showed up. By the time of the reunion three years after university graduation, organized by Zhang Yuquan, only five people attended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After class, the girls went to say goodbye to Liu Ying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingzhou and Guo Ziyang were packing up their books—there wasn’t much left; most had been gradually moved home over this period. After clearing their desks, they prepared the exam hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone covered every written surface in the classroom with A4 paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the corridors, once piled high with textbooks for exams, now held only desks and chairs, many finally realized—this exam was truly different from all the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1056,"2026-06-20T21:06:39.533Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e2152d67a7a8fd7093668a2c86830c306b0c57f082631dfedf678495bd4a3527","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-27","i-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--chapter-25",790,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-focused-on-science-but-you-want-to-trick-me--cover.jpg"]