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After the final exams, summer vacation will arrive.

This summer vacation will be much shorter, and the school requires students to return to school early.

After all, they'll be in their final year of high school when school starts.

After this summer vacation, Jiang Huali will no longer tutor He An.

He An was still a little reluctant to part with her.

"Will you still come to visit me in the future?"

He asked.

"If you want to hang out with me, you can send me a message on your phone, and we can find some free time to play together."

Jiang Huali waved her phone in her hand and said.

"Oh well."

He An was indeed reluctant to part with Jiang Huali, but he was also secretly pleased that he no longer had to take extra classes.

"An'an has made a lot of progress in math this semester, and we have a lot to thank for that," He Shuyuan said with a smile.

The two chatted for a while longer, then Jiang Huali checked the time and said to He Shuyuan, "I have to go."

He Shuyuan nodded and said knowingly, "Okay, I've already transferred the remaining tutoring fee to you. Please check your account."

"Okay, thank you."

When Jiang Huali came out of the residential area, she saw He Yuqing standing by the car. She walked over and asked, "How long have you been here?"

"Not long after." He Yuqing shook his head, turned around, opened the car door, and took out a pot of flowers.

It is an endless summer.

The flowers are in full bloom, clusters of pink and purple blossoms huddled together, creating a beautiful sight.

Jiang Huali was pleasantly surprised: "It's blooming?"

"Mm." He Yuqing nodded.

Jiang Huali tapped the petals with her finger and said, "I knew you were coming to see me today for no reason."

"..." He Yuqing held the flowerpot. "Do you like it?"

"I like it," Jiang Huali nodded.

"Would you like to take this potted plant home and care for it?"

Jiang Huali paused for a moment, then refused, "Give it to me? But you've taken such good care of it. What if I try to raise it and it dies?"

He Yuqing pursed his lips and said, "I thought you wanted to raise it."

"Huh?" Jiang Huali suddenly realized, "You bought this flower because you thought I wanted to grow it?"

"Mm." He Yuqing nodded, somewhat avoiding her gaze.

She seemed somewhat interested in the flower at the time, but said she couldn't grow it well, so He Yuqing bought it and, when it bloomed, wanted to give it to her.

If she needs it, he can also exchange flower-growing tips with her.

Jiang Huali smiled and said, "I heard that the flowering period of the Endless Summer can last for the entire summer."

"Bring it to me again next summer."

She said.

-

When the senior year of high school started, Jiang Huali and He Yuqing were assigned to the same class.

Coincidentally, he was still sitting at the table behind her.

Entering the senior year of high school, the learning atmosphere changed drastically. Countless exams and piles of test papers inevitably made people feel tired.

The classroom is no longer a place where two students sit together; instead, each student sits at their own desk.

The school explained that reducing interference among students would allow each student to learn better.

The table was piled high with books, workbooks, and test papers.

The calendar pages turned one after another.

A countdown was also written on one corner of the blackboard.

Jiang Huali quit her job at the milk tea shop, and her life suddenly became incredibly monotonous. Every day she went back and forth between two points, and her life was filled with studying.

Jiang Huali was extremely sleepy when she went to evening study that day.

Starting in her senior year of high school, students arrived at school earlier each day and finished their evening self-study sessions later. Jiang Huali experienced firsthand the feeling of chronic sleep deprivation.

She stayed up late these past two days to do several practice tests after returning home, which is why her head is now spinning.

After the bell rang, Jiang Huali haphazardly stuffed her things into her schoolbag, zipped it up, slung it over her shoulder, and walked out of the classroom yawning.

Seeing this, He Yuqing followed her out of the classroom.

The two walked and chatted.

He Yuqing glanced at the dark circles under Jiang Huali's eyes and asked, "Are you very sleepy? Have you been sleeping late these past few days?"

Jiang Huali rubbed her eyes and said, "It's a bit late. I did some test papers before going to bed last night, and I dreamed about endless test papers."

She shuddered and exclaimed, "That was terrifying."

He Yuqing chuckled: "Then don't do any more tests tonight, just get a good night's sleep."

Jiang Huali looked at him and asked in confusion, "I don't think I've ever seen you sleepy. Hmm... you seem very energetic every day."

"Really? I'm not as amazing as you make me out to be." He Yuqing raised an eyebrow. "Maybe you just haven't noticed."

Jiang Huali probably didn't know that whenever he felt tired, he would look at what she was doing, and that would make his fatigue disappear.

He added, "Your strength is very stable, there's no need to put so much pressure on yourself."

Jiang Huali shook her head and thought for a moment: "The time before last, I wasn't number one."

“But you’re always number one, aren’t you?” He Yuqing said.

Jiang Huali suddenly smiled, put her finger to her lips, and made a "shh" gesture.

She said, "This is my secret. I want to get my best score in the college entrance exam."

"Why is it a secret?" He Yuqing asked.

It's no secret that many people want to perform exceptionally well in the college entrance examination.

Because this was the original owner's wish.

Jiang Huali is a very trustworthy person. The original owner of this body should have had a bright future. Since she came to this world and received her wishes, she should do her best.

Jiang Huali yawned and did not answer He Yuqing.

-

Time passes day by day, and the college entrance examination draws ever closer.

A week before the exam, the homeroom teacher collected the wishes of all the students in the class and went to the temple to pray for them.

Jiang Huali wrote her wish on a slip of paper, folded it, put it in an envelope, and handed it to the class monitor who came to collect the slips of paper.

Just as she turned her head, He Yuqing put the wish he had written into the envelope.

Sensing her gaze, He Yuqing looked up and smiled at her.

A few days before the college entrance examination was the Dragon Boat Festival. The homeroom teacher and some parents prepared zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) and gave one to every student in the class. They also hung a zongzi at the classroom door and had everyone take turns walking under the door, jumping up and touching the zongzi with their heads.

It symbolizes wish fulfillment and achieving high academic success.

After touching the zongzi, Jiang Huali returned to her seat through the back door of the classroom.

He Yuqing walked behind her and returned to his seat.

Jiang Huali suddenly heard someone call her name.

It's He Yuqing.

She turned her head and asked, "What's wrong?"

He Yuqing said, "Stretch out your hand."

Jiang Huali, puzzled, stretched out her hand, palm facing up.

He Yuqing took out a talisman and gently placed it in her palm.

"What is this?" Jiang Huali looked at the talisman in her palm, which had the four characters "May all your wishes come true" embroidered on it.

“My mother went to the temple to get a talisman a few days ago, and she got one for you too,” He Yuqing said.

Lan Qing did indeed go to the temple to obtain a talisman, but the talisman in Jiang Huali's hand was obtained by He Yuqing.

He hoped that her wishes would always come true.

Jiang Huali paused for a moment, then closed her palms and said, "Thank you."

She smiled and said, "I like it very much."

There were people jumping up and hitting the rice dumplings with their heads at the door. The surroundings were a bit chaotic. He Yuqing turned his head and softly hummed in agreement.

When you like someone, you hope that all her troubles will disappear, that she will always be happy, and that there will always be a smile on her face.

He Yuqing was not a man of many words; all his thoughts were hidden in this small amulet.

-

The night before the college entrance examination, it rained heavily, and streaks of lightning flashed across the sky, accompanied by thunder.

During breaks, many students run into the corridor. The corridor in front of the classroom is quite large, with a large protruding platform in the middle.

Many people stood at a distance, watching the torrential rain and thunderstorm.

Jiang Huali and He Yuqing stood in front of the classroom door, enjoying the coolness brought by the heavy rain.

A teacher came over to organize discipline and told the students in the corridor to quickly return to their classrooms and sit down.

As usual, Jiang Huali and He Yuqing parted ways at the school gate after self-study.

Before turning around, He Yuqing said to her, "Good night, and good luck on your exam."

Good night, you too, good luck on your exam.

Jiang Huali waved her hand.

The college entrance examination lasted three days. During the last biology exam, Jiang Huali and He Yuqing were assigned to the same examination room.

Before entering the examination room, Jiang Huali and He Yuqing bumped fists and said to each other, "Good luck!"

Actually, neither of them was particularly nervous.

It was the last exam, and the dust had settled. Everyone felt a sense of melancholy, but after that melancholy came peace.

The bell rings, time to roll up the scroll.

High school life came to an end at this moment.

As they walked out of the examination hall, some students strolled briskly, excitedly discussing the upcoming summer vacation with their classmates; others walked alone, looking up at the fiery sunset on the horizon.

There will be a graduation dinner in the class that evening.

Inside the hotel's private room, everyone was enthusiastically discussing topics of interest, and some even took the opportunity to express their feelings.

A classmate nearby said, "Actually, I've wanted to say this for a long time. Can some of you please keep your crushes a little more discreet? Sigh, I always end up getting a mouthful of candy from your crushes without even realizing it."

Other classmates chimed in.

The homeroom teacher, who was standing nearby, didn't get annoyed by these topics and just laughed, saying, "You students..."

He Yuqing sat next to Jiang Huali, watching her enthusiastically participate in the gossip.

Before the dinner ended, the homeroom teacher and other subject teachers took turns saying a few words.

The homeroom teacher looked at these familiar students with a smile on her face and said, "No matter where you go in the future, where you go to university, or where you work, I hope you can remember who you are now and remember the original aspirations you had when you first started. Finally, I wish you all a bright future and continued progress!"

"--good!"

Everyone responded in unison.

After the college entrance examination, Jiang Huali had a long vacation. She found a job near her home as a teacher at a tutoring center.

On the day the college entrance exam results were released, she had just finished her work and was having lunch in the cafeteria of the institution.

Someone asked her, "Huali, the college entrance exam results came out today. Have you checked your score yet?"

Jiang Huali shook her head, put the used tableware in the cleaning area, and borrowed a computer from a teacher at the institution.

Several people surrounded her, watching her operate the equipment.

Because there were too many people checking their scores at that moment, the website crashed, and Jiang Huali had to try several times before she could log in.

The moment the interface switched, everyone held their breath—

Her grades were blank; they were hidden.

"My God—that's amazing!"

After a long while, someone let out a sigh.

Jiang Huali's phone suddenly vibrated.

This is an incoming call notification.

Jiang Huali picked up her phone, and when she saw the name on the caller ID, her heart skipped a beat—

It's He Yuqing.