Seeing her like this, Cheng Cheng couldn't help but tease her, "What's wrong? Are you so moved that you're crying?"

"No, it's not that. I was thinking about what I would share with my juniors if I were standing on this stage next year. Just seeing this scene makes me feel socially anxious..." Gu Luoqi said nervously.

Cheng Cheng: "..." It's clear that this guy has a lot of ideas.

"But you're worrying too soon."

"No, it's not early at all. I'll familiarize myself with it first," Gu Luoqi said with a bitter face.

Cheng Cheng sighed inwardly that this guy was really overthinking things. Besides, even if outstanding graduates were to come and share their experiences, they might not necessarily invite her.

Wait a minute... it seems quite possible.

After all, this guy is a student who turned his academic failure into a success story. Aren't school teachers most fond of arranging for students like this to give speeches?

"I suddenly realize that what you just said makes sense," she said.

In fact, Gu Luoxi was worried about more than just this issue; it only accounted for a small part of her concerns. What she was most worried about was the system's assessment of her today.

Three months ago, she passed the system's assessment again, and even skipped two levels. If she succeeds in this assessment, she will officially join the ranks of top students.

Just thinking about it is exciting; this is a top student!

So she's feeling both nervous and excited, and a little eager to try it out.

She suddenly realized that this mindset must be a sign that she had become a top student.

If it were my past self, I definitely wouldn't have liked something so challenging.

In short, the 100-day countdown rally put her in a great mood, and she even ate an extra bowl of white rice, which resulted in her stuffing herself.

To avoid affecting her performance evaluation by the system that evening, she decided to go to the playground to digest her food.

Li Mingya and Cheng Cheng also lamented that it had been a long time since they had strolled around the playground, so they decided to go with her right then and there.

Gu Luoqi was so touched that she almost hugged the two men's legs, but they both expressed their disdain.

It's been a long time since I strolled around the playground, and I must say, it's quite a unique experience.

Then Gu Luoqi spotted a familiar figure and decided to avoid them, planning to take a detour while they weren't looking.

Unexpectedly, her wishful thinking fell through, and Cheng Cheng also noticed him, "Isn't that Qi Sheng?"

Although Gu Luoxi was inwardly weeping, she maintained a very calm demeanor on the surface. "It really is true, I didn't even notice."

That's right. During this time, she has been trying to turn strange thoughts into motivation for studying. She even feels that her rapid improvement in grades is largely due to this influence.

She consistently avoided spending time with him and downplayed her feelings.

She finally understood why Qi Sheng had been avoiding her for a while; it was probably because he felt the same way she did right now.

However, having been through it myself, I have no idea how conflicted Qi Sheng was about this matter back then.

Damn it, why did she subconsciously think from his perspective? That's not a good habit.

She had also stopped to think about these things carefully. Qi Sheng was still young, and it was normal for a young man to have a momentary impulse. She had been in this situation before, but she had lived many years longer than him, so she couldn't do that.

It's largely her responsibility that she didn't pay attention to Qi Sheng's thoughts about her all the time.

However, she also decided not to play the hot-and-cold game anymore, as it would be unfair to someone who had offered their sincere heart to her.

"I hope my brother isn't dating too early," Cheng Cheng said, watching the two chatting and laughing.

The girl was wearing a blue and white school uniform, her long hair tied in a high ponytail, looking youthful and beautiful. At this moment, it was unclear what she was saying to Qi Sheng.

Qi Sheng nodded in agreement from time to time, and occasionally said a few words.

"No way," Gu Luoxi said. To her, it seemed like they were just interacting normally as classmates. She couldn't understand how Xiao Chengzi could see the signs of puppy love.

Seeing Qi Sheng looking at them, she remained calm and waved to him in greeting.

As they drew closer, she exclaimed, "What a coincidence!"

"Mm." Qi Sheng greeted her naturally, but his gaze lingered on her for a little longer.

Because Gu Luoqi has been so busy lately, they have hardly seen each other.

Gu Luoqi could tell they seemed to have something to discuss, so she said first, "You two go ahead with your work."

"Okay." Qi Sheng smiled, as if he became much gentler in her presence.

After they had walked a little further away, the girl next to him, out of curiosity, asked, "Was that your friend just now?"

Of course, she was testing him; after all, judging from his reaction, their relationship was more than just friendship.

Qi Sheng was silent for a moment, then softly replied, "Mm."

For some reason, he always resisted mentioning their sibling relationship in front of others.

Previously, it might have seemed that Gu Luoqi was unwilling, but now it's his own unwillingness.

The girl keenly noticed his unusual behavior. "Is he your crush?"

Qi Sheng remained silent. The girl thought that, given his personality, even if he did, he wouldn't admit it outright; at most, he would just tacitly agree. So she didn't expect him to answer the question.

But just when she thought he wouldn't answer, his serious voice came from beside her, "Yes."

...

After returning to her dormitory, Gu Luoxi was already feeling nervous. The system had told her that the assessment would officially start at nine o'clock, and she still had two or three hours.

Fortunately, today is the 100-day countdown to the college entrance exam, so the school gave them a half-day off, and there was no evening self-study session. Otherwise, she might really not have had enough time.

However, she already had experience with the system's assessments, and no amount of preparation would help, because she could never predict what kind of questions the system would ask.

So the only preparation she could make was mental preparation.

Unexpectedly, she received a message from Qi Sheng at this moment.

"I was just discussing the knowledge dissemination with the class monitor, so I didn't notice you. Sorry."

What are you doing on the playground?

It also included a cute emoji that showed a slightly puzzled expression.

Ever since she started sending him cute emojis, he seems to have picked up this habit too.

But I have to say, she's quite cute.

Upon seeing this, Gu Luoxi's lips curled up, her eyes filled with a smile. He was telling her about what had happened before; she remembered that he was the class's academic representative.

She just didn't understand why he had to report these things to her; she wasn't blind.

“I know, I’m too full, I need to digest,” she replied.

Qi Sheng sent a "Just as I expected" emoji.

After chatting with him for a while, she felt much better and was less nervous about the system's assessment.

So after she finished washing up, she lay down on the bed and signaled to the system that she was ready.

The system started the assessment on time, and her breathing quickly became much more steady as she focused entirely on the simulated test questions.

This assessment lasted longer than the previous ones.

Gu Luoqi spent a full two hours going through the entire process.