Thousand Paper Cranes

"Holy crap? Not only did they take our clock, but they didn't even clean the table! Do these student union members have any manners?"

"that is!"

"You're so arrogant! You're just a student union member, but you think you're such a big shot!"

There were many girls in the class, and there was a lot of hair on the ground, which was blown all over the place by the fan. Gao Liyang led a group to sweep the hair, and the broom was covered with hair. After they finally stepped on it, the hair that was in the broom had to run out again.

Gao Liyang was so annoyed that he dropped his broom and turned off all the fans.

There was no pure white paper in the classroom, so he used the gray paper that was thrown in a corner and had a problem printing the test paper. There was tape, but he couldn't find scissors, so Zhou Xi just bit it with his mouth. After a while, his lips and teeth were numb. He couldn't help but sigh that he was just patching up the east wall and the west wall.

Zhou Xi suddenly looked back and couldn't help laughing. Gao Liyang, a tall man, was bending over and struggling with a pile of hair. His jaw was tense and it was obvious that he was very annoyed, like a big cat entangled in a ball of wool, scratching around with its claws.

"Exchange with you?"

Gao Liyang looked up and met Zhou Xi's smiling, curved eyes. Through these wet eyes, he could see himself in her eyes. He clearly heard a crisp crack in his neck: "Ah?"

A piece of tape was stuffed into my hand, and the instant-on-touch warmth brushed across my palm, making me feel itchy and wanting to hold the thing in my hand tightly.

"Oh, okay."

"Hey, Lu Zisheng! Why are you sitting in our class? You're not working. If you want to sit, go sit outside and don't get in the way!"

Lu Zisheng and Chen Yu came here quite often, and everyone in the class knew them. At least Chen Yu helped out, but Lu Zisheng just sat at the door of the classroom with his legs crossed, playing games like a big shot, which made people angry.

"So many people aren't enough! How am I in the way? I'm sitting by the door. You have to bear with me even if you see me being upset. I'm not in your class!"

"Wow, Lu Zisheng, you've made it!" Gao Liyang applauded Lu Sheng. "That's great! Is it hot? Do you want to come in and enjoy the air conditioning?"

Everyone in the classroom was stunned. They didn't expect Gao Liyang to be like this. They laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt.

"Hahaha!"

"I'm dying of laughter! Gao Liyang, sure!"

“Not bad, not bad!”

"Hey! Stop flattering me!" Lu Zisheng got goosebumps because of Gao Liyang's disgusting tone.

"Lu Zisheng, if you keep being so mean, you're not allowed to come to our class anymore. You're coming to see those three every day and you're corrupting the good students in our class!"

"Well, Chen Yu can come more often. I like academic masters, especially science masters."

"Oh my god! You bring such a person with you. You should punish me based on my grades! You can't discriminate against people like this!" Lu Zisheng threw away his phone and moved closer to the other person.

"Come! Take out the trash with me!"

"I……"

"You're a grown man and you don't want to go, but you're going to watch girls go. Do you have any shame?"

Lu Zisheng was speechless for a moment. He felt several pairs of eyes falling on him. They were so scary and cold.

"Okay, okay! Let's go!"

Gao Yuanyuan was checking the marks on each table with an eraser, and taking out the garbage left in the table.

“I’m so tired!”

"I want to drink milk tea!"

"I want to drink too, Gao Yuanyuan. Let's go drink together after we finish cleaning up and treat ourselves!"

"good!"

By the time the teacher finished checking, there were not many people left in the school. A group of people walked out in a hurry carrying large and small bags without caring about their image.

The layout of the college entrance examination venue has begun to take shape, and the rest is left to professionals. Zhou Xi looked back at the senior high school building. The red banners that were previously hung on each floor have all been removed. It makes people feel uncomfortable and feel that something is missing.

"What are you looking at?"

Her hair was pulled.

"Don't pull my hair."

Zhou Xi couldn't remember when Gao Liyang started to like pulling her hair. He only pulled the ends of her hair a little bit, which didn't hurt or itchy, but just enough to attract attention.

"I'm just bragging, bragging a little, to get some good grades from the top student!"

"Be careful not to bring about my bad luck. If that happens, no one will be able to help you."

Zhou Xi had noticed Gao Liyang's grades a long time ago. They were very unique, but the subjects where he was slightly weaker were also good. Sure enough, as soon as he got one point, he immediately rose to the top and was behind her.

Gao Liyang was a fist's length behind Zhou Xi. "Hey, you can't say that. Even if it involves your bad luck, I'm not afraid. If you help me, I can easily resolve it."

Gao Liyang knew that Zhou Xi would not get angry, so he teased him and then glared at him, but he looked quite fierce.

There were not many people in the milk tea shop, and the air conditioning was comfortable. A few people ordered milk tea and sat down by the window, from which they could see the school gate.

"Oh, the college entrance examination is coming soon, why am I so nervous?" Lu Zisheng had never been so close to the college entrance examination before, but now he seems to have some understanding of it. Everything must be strictly required to meet certain standards, and there can be no deviation.

"Of course, after twelve years of hard study, success or failure depends on a light answer sheet."

"Don't worry, we're not far away." Chen Yu opened the milk tea and said, "It's greasy."

"Oh, I don't want to take the college entrance examination!"

"I don't want to either."

Gao Liyang's hands were stained with water droplets from the cup wall. He wiped them off with a piece of paper and suddenly nudged the person across from him with his toes. "Hey, what are your plans for the next few days before the college entrance examination?"

"I'm doing my homework." Zhou Xi saw that the cup of milk tea in Gao Liyang's hand was almost empty, and thought to himself, is it really that delicious?

"Do you want to go out to the bookstore and write?"

"What? What are you two plotting?"

Before Zhou Xi could say anything, Lu Zisheng interrupted him.

Gao Liyang cursed Lu Zisheng in his heart and tilted his head: "Study, are you coming?"

"I'll do it! I'm home alone and I definitely don't feel like doing homework!"

Yang Wen and Zhang Lixia were afraid that Zhou Xi would only have two or three days of monthly vacation and would be tired from going back to his hometown, so they basically let him stay with them during the monthly vacation.

Zhou Xi thought about how Yang Wen was busy with the college entrance examination, Yang Jinyang came home very late, and Zhang Lixia lived in the research institute. The family could not get together all day long, and she was the only one in the house during the day, so he nodded and agreed.

Gao Liyang sighed and looked at Chen Yu: "What about you?"

"I can't. It's too far."

"No, you guys love studying so much! It's vacation time, my dears, please stop studying, okay?"

"We just love to study, what's wrong with that?" Gao Liyang smiled and said, "What's wrong with studying?"

"Okay! Let's go, but you can't leave me behind!" Lu Zisheng took out his cell phone.

"Wait, I can't play games, right? Don't even think about playing hot pot, I'll drag him over too!"

"Chen Yu, you really aren't coming! Your brothers are all going, but you're not! Don't hide and play secretly by yourself!"

Chen Yu lowered his head and stirred the small ingredients at the bottom of the cup: "He, agreed?"

Lu Zisheng smiled evilly: "Promised! Hahahaha! As expected! I knew it!"

"Sheng'er, you are so mean." Gao Liyang felt that Lu Zisheng's smug look was really eye-catching.

"How did you convince him?" Chen Yu did not answer, but asked him instead.

"Secret! How about it, Chen Yu, are you coming?"

"My home is too far away, forget it." Chen Yu thought, since Le Cheng is going, he should not get in the way.

"That's easy. Just stay at my house for a few days! Let me tell you, my mom especially welcomes our top students to visit us."

Lu Zisheng thought about how his mother used to dislike him for playing games and making friends with bad people. Now he brought Chen Yu, a good student, back home. He looked like a good student, was handsome, and his grades were impeccable. It would be funny if his mother would worship him like an ancestor.

"Really? I want to sleep a little longer."

"Ah! You really aren't coming. Tsk, what a pity!" Lu Zisheng knew that Chen Yu was a man of his word, and his home was indeed far away.

"Oh well!"

During the three days before the college entrance examination, several people spent time in the bookstore studying.

Gao Yuanyuan also experienced the terrifying self-discipline of the academic master. Even if she saw many novels that she wanted to read in the bookstore, she held back when she saw Zhou Xi and Gao Liyang discussing their studies. Her learning efficiency increased a lot, of course, ignoring Lu Zisheng's occasional disruptions.

On the afternoon after the college entrance examination, the school sent a notice to return to school after evening self-study. They resumed their high-intensity study, and even the teachers had to make up for all the knowledge they had missed that week.

As the seniors left, the school felt much emptier. Day by day, it was almost time for their final exams. I received a notice that there would be a province-wide exam for the first year of high school, and those exam rooms in the senior year building that had been left over from the college entrance exam came in handy.

When Zhou Xi stepped into the senior high school building again, the feeling was completely changed. The tense and oppressive atmosphere disappeared, and the whole building was empty, completely empty, without a trace left.

This year's senior year has truly come to an end, and a new batch is about to arrive.

"Classmate, how did you do on the exam? Do you have the confidence to return to the top spot?"

All the draft papers and test papers for the unified examination were collected. Gao Liyang felt it was a pity, otherwise he could have admired Zhou Xi's test paper.

"It's okay, you can look forward to it. How did you do on the exam?"

Gao Liyang smiled and imitated Zhou Xi's speech, saying, "Not bad. You can also look forward to it."

"Yeah?"

Zhou Xi tore a rectangular piece of white paper into a square, and with his fingers turning it flexibly, a small paper crane took shape in a short while.

But Zhou Xi didn't use the pen to touch his eyes, he just held it in his hand and looked at it.

"Will you still help with the soy milk next semester?"

The small paper crane was placed on Gao Liyang's desk. Gao Liyang put his thumb and index finger together, and the small paper crane remained in his palm.

"Is this a bribe to me?"

"If you think it counts, then so be it."

Gao Liyang turned his head to look at the dense treetops outside the window. The sunlight was just right.

"Okay, I'll help you drink it."

This time, it was Yang Jinyang who came to pick up Zhou Xi to move his things back. Xia had fewer things. Apart from the books, there was still a lot of space left in the suitcase. After packing up the things, the dormitory door was locked again.

Midsummer has arrived and the first year of high school is over.

In the first few days after returning home, everyone was treated like state protected animals by their families. They got whatever they wanted and everything went their way.

However, before the results that were going to kill them came out, they received a notice that was even more deadly than a life-threatening one.

Make up lessons.

Xu Shulan hadn't seen Zhou Xi for a long time. When she saw that she had lost weight when she came back, she wanted to give her some nourishment. However, she found that she had to go back to school after only a few days. She almost lost her temper and stopped her from leaving.

There was unconcealable fatigue in Xu Shulan's eyes. Zhou Xi saw it and pretended not to see it. He just asked Xu Shulan to take medicine on time, rest more, and wait for her at home.

When leaving, the two old people stuffed food into Zhou Xi's suitcase. If it weren't for the hot weather, some of the things would not last long. Zhou Xi felt that the two old children wanted to move their entire home to her.

The summer in July is really hot. People who are hot feel sleepy, and people who are sleepy drool.

A week after their make-up classes, the results of the unified examination finally came out. The moment Zhou Xi saw the results, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After the points were converted, her score ranked third in the grade, with Chen Yu first and Bai Yu second.

The three of them successfully ranked in the top ten in the province, Chen Yu ranked first, Bai Yu ranked sixth, and Zhou Xi ranked tenth. The school was so happy that it increased the scholarships for each student by one thousand.

"Zhou Xi's treat!"

"Chen Yu treats us!"

"Ahhh! Zhou Xi, hello, you're so awesome! How come you're so awesome!" Gao Yuanyuan jumped around Zhou Xi with joy, and the little tuft of hair on her head turned into a big one.

Zhou Xi made an OK gesture: "You pick the place."

"I want to eat at Yujiang Mansion—"

Zhou Xi laughed and said, "Why don't you go and have a free meal? Even if you sell me out, I can't afford that much money."

Lu Zisheng tutted his words: "Just kidding, just kidding, let's eat at the restaurant near the school. It's almost time, Yujiang Mansion——"

"After our college entrance exams are over, I'll treat you guys to a meal!"

Gao Liyang immediately showed his support, clapping loudly: "Brother Sheng is awesome."

Chen Yu gave Lu Zisheng a thumbs up to encourage him.

Lu Zisheng touched his head: "I'm not awesome,——"

"They're both awesome, oh my god, awesome, awesome, they're both really awesome!"

Gao Yuanyuan laughed so hard that her eyes narrowed: "Laughing, I'm laughing to death!"

"Gao Yuanyuan——"

"What, what's wrong?" Gao Yuanyuan didn't dare to look Lu Zisheng in the eye, as she would want to laugh if they did.

"Do you know, do you feel, do you see, there is golden light surrounding us!"

Chen Yu hid next to Gao Liyang. He felt like a starving wolf was about to pounce on him.

"Congratulations!"

The sun made people's faces hot. Gao Liyang looked up at the names scrolling on the screen. Why did they look so beautiful and so cool?

"Thank you. You too, not bad. Top ten in the grade."

"I want to tell Xiao Xiaoyu! You two are awesome!"

Lu Zisheng felt that if Xiao Xiaoyu knew about this, she would definitely fly back clamoring, and then he could show off and help Xiao Xiaoyu successfully break through his defense in a foreign country and use the Lion Roar skill.

"That's enough. Don't provoke her. Be careful that she really comes back one night and knocks on your door." Gao Liyang couldn't stand Xiao Xiaoyu's ghost howling, and she came to harass him every day.

"Don't worry, she won't."

Gao Yuanyuan pulled Zhou Xi to hide in a cool place, remembering that Xiao Xiaoyu had complained in the group a few days ago about the heavy pressure of studying. Her teacher was very strict with her, and she was scolded every day and was at a loss.

"Sister Zhou, I want to ask you something..."

"Well, did Yao Yao look for you?"

Zhou Xi frowned. Something was wrong. Why did he suddenly think of asking her about Yao Yao? "Did she look for you?"

Gao Yuanyuan scratched her nose and stammered, "She, she asked someone to give me a message, saying she wanted to meet me this weekend."

Gao Yuanyuan looked at Zhou Xi. She was not sure why Yao Yao suddenly came to her. She seemed not to have seen Yao Yao since they met last year. She was worried that Yao Yao would come to cause trouble for her, but everything was calm afterwards.

"Do you want to go?"

"I want to go. I'm not afraid of her. Besides, she made the appointment at a milk tea shop, so it shouldn't be a big deal."

There was a lot of crowding and noise around, Gao Liyang and the others hadn't come over yet, and the three of them were gathered together, not knowing what they were talking about.

Zhou Xi thought about it and thought, maybe, if she had the chance, she should talk to Yao Yao: "I'll be waiting for you by the side then, don't worry."

"Okay, thank you."

"It's okay, it's all from the past, don't be afraid."

"Well, I'm not afraid."

"Actually, I have one more thing..." Gao Yuanyuan lowered her head and hesitated, as if it would be a bit of a spoiler to say it out loud at such a happy moment, but she couldn't hold it back.