In the afternoon, the sun was partially blocked by the house, and a warm breeze blew across the platform, but without the scorching sun, it didn't feel very hot.

Zhen Tian obediently put down her workbook, picked up the peach beside her, and took a bite.

She asked vaguely, "Zhizhi, what book are you reading?"

"Books I need for work. What's wrong?"

Zhen Tian shook her head: "It's nothing, it's just that I don't know any of them."

Ji Yuzhi placed the book in front of her and pointed to the title, explaining each word: "This is in German, it says, 'Global Interpretation: High-Level Forum Meeting Minutes.' This one is global..."

He pointed to the long string of words that looked like English but weren't, and translated them for her.

Zhen Tian seemed to understand but not quite, and nodded blankly, "Oh."

"Don't understand?" Ji Yuzhi laughed, reaching out to nudge her cheek. "Do you still miss the Capital Foreign Languages ​​Institute?"

"...I want to." Zhen Tian's tone wasn't as firm as before; instead, it sounded somewhat guilty. Ever since Zhizhi started tutoring her, she'd seen him reading countless books, filled not only with text she couldn't understand but also with content she couldn't comprehend. Zhizhi had even flipped through three dictionaries she'd read, one of which was so thick it could kill someone.

Ji Yuzhi didn't expose her: "There are less than 50 days left until the college entrance examination. After that, it's time to relax and prepare for the exam in a relaxed manner. The tense atmosphere at this time will eliminate a group of people."

"I know, I'm not nervous."

"Yes, I'm not nervous, I'm just worrying for no reason." He was amused by her again: "Let's go see what afternoon tea Aunt Lu has prepared for you."

"Okay." Zhen Tian skipped along as he led her into the room, glancing back at the book as she closed the balcony door. She stuck out her tongue where Ji Yuzhi couldn't see.

Languages ​​are really hard to learn.

The month leading up to the college entrance exam passed very quickly.

Zhen Tian felt as if time had flown by in the blink of an eye.

As she sat in the classroom, listening to Mr. Yang explain the exam rules and precautions to them for the eighth time, her mind drifted away.

He looked around the classroom, his gaze sweeping across the faces of each student.

Some students were nervously flipping through their notebooks of wrong answers, while others were listening attentively to Mr. Yang's explanation of the exam rules, and still others were completely inattentive from beginning to end.

She recognized all those faces, but she could actually name very few of them.

Even though they studied together for three years.

"What are you thinking about?" Ye Qingyan nudged Zhen Tian with her elbow.

"Hmm? I'm thinking I haven't been paying enough attention to the people around me. I can't even remember everyone's names." Zhen Tian's eyes revealed her worries.

"What's the big deal?" Ye Qingyan took her arm. "Just remember me. I'm worth eight people."

"Tch." Zhen Tian nudged Ye Qingyan in a mocking manner.

"Why think so much? The college entrance exam is the day after tomorrow. Aren't you excited? I'm so excited! Just thinking about one, two, three..." she counted on her fingers, "Four days. In just four more days we'll be free. I'm getting all excited."

She made a few "ah ah ah" sounds.

"Ye Qingyan, what are you doing!" Old Yang aimed at Ye Qingyan and threw a piece of chalk at her.

"Sorry, sorry." Ye Qingyan bowed her head and apologized, not forgetting to wink at Zhen Tian.

"Sigh, I think I'll miss homeroom teachers like Lao Yang when I get to college. He was really great," Ye Qingyan sighed. "But it seems like there aren't any homeroom teachers in college anymore."

Listening to her rambling on and on, Zhen Tian suddenly asked, "Are you nervous?"

Ye Qingyan stiffened for a moment, then grinned foolishly, "How could I be nervous!"

"oh."

"Okay, I admit, amidst the excitement, I did feel a tiny bit, just a tiny bit, a tiny bit of nervousness." Ye Qingyan grabbed Zhen Tian's hand: "It's mainly because this isn't what everyone says about the most important thing in a lifetime, the first hurdle in life or something. They make it sound so scary and complicated."

"It's okay, your grades are consistently around 350 now, right? You'll definitely have no problem learning piano," Zhen Tian comforted her.

"Oh, I'm fine. I was just nervous before the exam, but I wasn't nervous during the exam." Ye Qingyan waved her hand: "But you, you're only at 500 points now. Even if you perform better in the college entrance exam and get around 550, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll get into Beijing Foreign Studies University."

When Zhen Tian thought about how Zhizhi had been giving her psychological counseling these past few days, she couldn't help but smile: "It's okay, I've already thought it through. The Capital Foreign Languages ​​School is like a dream, it may not come true, but I want to try my best. Anyway, with my grades, I'm sure I can definitely study comic design."

"My goodness, I actually feel like my own child has grown up. Sweetie, how did you say something so philosophical?" Ye Qingyan hugged Zhen Tian tightly and swayed her from side to side.

"Ye Qingyan, I'm just saying a few last words, and you're still causing trouble." Old Yang was furious and threw two or three pieces of chalk at her.

"I'm sorry!" Ye Qingyan stood up straight, gave a funny bow, and then sat down, obediently looking at Old Yang.

Yang Tianqi, how could he have chosen Ye Qingyan, that troublemaker, as class monitor? What a blunder!

"You guys!" Yang Tian and Ye Qingyan stared at each other for a while, then sighed helplessly: "It's your last day at school. Take all your things with you when you leave today, don't forget anything. The next time we'll meet will probably be outside the exam hall, or if you don't see me outside the exam hall, the next time we'll meet will be when you get your results and go back to school to fill out your college applications."

"I don't want to say too many emotional things. Believe in your efforts over the past three years; I've seen your achievements and growth. Go for the exam with confidence and courage. Don't be nervous or timid. Just believe that everything you write down is correct. Skip over the parts you doubt and write down what you know first. Once you've written down what you know, your grades will be fine."

"The school doesn't restrict when you leave today, so you don't need to stay until evening self-study. In a little while, your teachers will come over to give you some instructions. After that, you can decide for yourself when to leave school, whether you want to say goodbye to your friends or whatever. I won't say any more, you're all tired of talking now. The college entrance exam isn't scary, you will all pass through this door."

"Don't worry, Lao Yang, we will definitely live up to your expectations," Ye Qingyan shouted, leading the way.

"Thank you, teacher!"

"Thank you, Lao Yang!"

"Old Yang, you've worked hard!"

Different voices and different levels of shouts came out from the classroom.

Old Yang couldn't help but wipe his eyes as he turned around.

After Yang Tian left, the subject teachers came in one after another to explain to the students the answering methods for the exam and the tricks to get points by cheating.

With the departure of the last teacher, the college entrance examination seems to be truly approaching.