Chapter 76 Kiss [VIP]

Chapter Summary: Shall we take a walk after evening self-study? (Cross out "walk" and change it to "kiss".)

Gu Linzhao's speech caused a sensation throughout the school.

After saying his last words, he bowed, took the folder, and walked off the stage.

The applause from the audience lasted for a long time.

It wasn't a sparse, listless clapping, nor was it the perfunctory applause given to the teacher.

It came from the bottom of my heart; I was inspired.

Fu Xianyin felt the gazes from those around her, but she seemed oblivious and joined in the applause.

In fact, everyone knew who Gu Linzhao was talking about.

Although no names were mentioned, or even the class was revealed, the phrase "She's smarter than me, and she does better in her studies" made it clear to everyone.

After all, out of so many people in the whole school, there's only one person whose grades are better than Gu Linzhao's.

If Gu Linzhao is a legendary figure at Beichuan No. 1 Middle School, then Fu Xianyin is a different kind of legend.

Unlike Gu Linzhao, who is standard and stable, she is the kind of person who is a bit unconventional, more unorthodox, and yet more extraordinary – a true legend.

The incident involving Chen Huimei during the midterm exams was known throughout the school, and Fu Xianyin subsequently took a two-month leave of absence.

Under these circumstances, it's already a miracle that she could still get a high score of 667 on the final exam.

In reality, for most people, there is a significant gap between top students and ordinary students.

Even if top students say they work very hard and diligently, people who consistently achieve consistently high grades won't really feel the reality of their claims about "hard work and diligence."

But Fu Xianyin is different.

Her life has its ups and downs; there's no upper limit, but her lower limit is something many people can see with effort.

Maintaining and climbing produce different effects.

Fu Xianyin clapped until the very last moment, only putting her hands down when the host came on stage to move the pace forward.

Gu Linzhao led the oath-taking ceremony. He raised his right fist, held the folder, and read the oath aloud.

I wonder if Gu Linzhao's speech just now had an effect.

Fu Xianyin considered herself to be someone with little sense of collective honor, but at this moment, following Gu Linzhao's words, she actually felt that she was sincerely reciting these oaths.

She suddenly realized that perhaps this was the purpose of the 100-day countdown rally.

It was not just a boring conference, nor was it just an event that was no different from any other.

It is to give them strength and hope, to place a small lamp in their seemingly ethereal and confused future, and to tell them: Go, keep moving forward, there will always be light ahead.

After the oath-taking ceremony, the 100-day countdown rally was basically coming to an end.

After listening to the host and school leaders' concluding remarks, everyone picked up their stools and gradually walked into the teaching building.

Fu Xianyin didn't rush to leave. She finished the last question before starting to pack her things.

When she looked up again, she saw Gu Linzhao walking towards her against the flow of people.

The crowd returning to the teaching building was like a receding tide, sweeping everyone on the playground back with them.

Only Gu Linzhao came in the opposite direction, as if he had broken free from the waves, or as if he had forged a path.

Fu Xianyin looked at him with a smile and said, "Help me move a stool."

Gu Linzhao chuckled and gently tugged at her earlobe: "Are you just waiting for me to be your laborer?"

"No way." Fu Xianyin smiled and shook her head, taking the folder and water glass from his hand.

When her gaze fell on the pink bear face on the black water glass, Fu Xianyin suddenly felt a little thirsty.

It's so strange. She wasn't the one who said all that, so why is she making such a fuss?

She stuck out the tip of her tongue and gently moistened her slightly dry lips, but her throat became even drier. Her gaze moved from the water glass upwards to Gu Linzhao's pale pink lips.

We're doomed.

I really want to act like a hooligan.

Before the crowd had completely dispersed, Fu Xianyin bit her lip hard and made only one request that wasn't too unreasonable.

She said, "I want a drink of water, I'm so thirsty."

Gu Linzhao lowered his gaze and said succinctly, "Drink."

Fu Xianyin unscrewed the lid of her cup and took a big gulp of water from Gu Linzhao's cup.

With her parched throat soothed by the warm water, Fu Xianyin drank a few more sips and screwed the lid on the cup.

Gu Linzhao was carrying her stool and was about to go into the crowd when Fu Xianyin suddenly grabbed his sleeve.

He turned around and saw Fu Xianyin lick her rosy lips and blink.

She pointed in another direction and said, "There are so many people here. Let's go around to the back gate from the small garden."

Her cat-like eyes were full of cunning, and Gu Linzhao could tell at a glance that she was up to no good again.

He was happy to indulge her.

So he said, "Okay, then let's go through the back door."

From the playground to the small garden, and then back to the back gate, the extra route is quite long.

Therefore, most people would rather squeeze through the front door than carry a chair and go through such a long detour.

When the two walked in another direction, there were almost no people on the road.

Gu Linzhao carried the chair, glancing at Fu Xianyin out of the corner of his eye, and a smile played on his lips.

He was quite curious about what kind of mischief Fu Xianyin could come up with.

Fu Xianyin stopped when they reached a secluded spot.

She beckoned to Gu Linzhao mysteriously, and Gu Linzhao bent down and moved closer.

All I heard her ask was, "You were asked to give a speech as a student representative, so why are you secretly trying to bring in your own agenda?"

Gu Linzhao said, "What personal agenda did I smuggle in?"

Fu Xianyin smiled and said, "You're praising me, and in front of so many people, isn't that a bit like having your own agenda?"

After saying that, she asked curiously, "You didn't revise your script right before going on stage, did you? Didn't Sister Gao and the others scold you?"

Gu Linzhao said, "It wasn't changed on the spot; I wanted to write it this way from the very beginning."

"Since I'm speaking as a student representative, I still want to say something meaningful."

Fu Xianyin naturally misinterpreted his meaning: "Oh, so it's a subtle way of praising me, that's something meaningful. And you said you didn't have any ulterior motives."

I thought Gu Linzhao would laugh and say, "Fu Xianyin, have you no shame?"

Unexpectedly, Gu Linzhao nodded and replied matter-of-factly, "Of course."

Fu Xianyin felt a burning sensation in her ear.

She heard Gu Linzhao say, "I want to say something meaningful, I want this 100-day countdown rally to really have some effect, and not just be a formality. I also want to..."

He paused, then began to speak:

"I also want to slip in some personal agenda. I want everyone to know that Fu Xianyin is amazing."

His voice was very soft, but it almost drilled into Fu Xianyin's ears.

But these words carried great weight, causing Fu Xianyin's heart to tremble.

Almost no one ever told her that she was amazing, that she was good, that she would have, and deserved, a bright future.

At that very moment, Fu Xianyin suddenly felt like crying.

She was still clutching the manuscript paper and folder in her hand, and before she could put them down, she suddenly reached out and wrapped her arms around Gu Linzhao's neck, pulled him down forcefully, and then pressed her lips to his, giving him a light peck.

Gu Linzhao was startled by the sudden kiss.

By the time she came to her senses, Fu Xianyin had already ended the brief kiss.

He smiled helplessly and said, "Fu Xianyin, why are your relatives always so sudden, without even a draft?"

Fu Xianyin blinked, tilted her head, and said, "Who said I didn't prepare a draft? I clearly planned this for a long time, okay?"

"Planned for a long time?" Gu Linzhao chuckled softly and asked, "When did you start planning this?"

Fu Xianyin said, "From the moment you stood on the podium and spoke, I wanted to kiss you."

Gu Linzhao nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "It's not easy for you to have endured this long."

“Right?” Fu Xianyin smiled. She beckoned Gu Linzhao closer with her finger, then gently kissed him on the cheek and said, “Then let me kiss you a couple more times to make it up to you.”

"You little rascal."

"What kind of little hooligan are you? We've already confirmed our relationship, so it's only natural for me to kiss you."

...

"Why are you hiding?"

"Didn't you say it's only natural for me to kiss you? Don't dodge."

"Fu Xianyin, kiss me, don't pull away."

After the 100-day countdown rally, the atmosphere surrounding the college entrance examination has become even more intense.

The numbers on the bulletin board keep getting smaller, the weather gradually warms up after the start of spring, the melting snow, and the sprouting new branches all gradually indicate the passage of time.

At first, Fu Xianyin felt nervous as the numbers shrank every day.

Now, she can remain as calm as possible when faced with dates that she can count on her fingers.

As Gu Linzhao said at the 100-day countdown rally, 100 days is actually a hurdle.

It's not just that "100 days" sounds nice, but more importantly, it affects everyone's mindset.

Reaching 100 or higher seems like a distant dream.

Below one hundred, it's practically within reach.

The mock exam also arrived amidst this tense atmosphere.

Unlike the regular exams at No. 1 High School, where exam rooms are arranged according to scores, the mock exam rooms were completely shuffled to closely resemble and simulate the college entrance exam format as much as possible.

As luck would have it, Fu Xianyin and Gu Linzhao were not only not in the same exam room, but also the two furthest apart.

One is on the far east side of the first floor, and the other is on the far west side of the fifth floor.

The mock exam lasted four days, and for the pure science class, there were exams every day.

Morning reading sessions have also been cancelled; everyone should just go directly to the examination hall to prepare according to the college entrance examination schedule.

Fu Xianyin's hands had been shaking uncontrollably since the night before.

She hesitated whether to skip an evening self-study session to talk to Zhao Chiyuan, but then felt it wasn't worth the long trip.

Fortunately, she had added Zhao Chiyuan on WeChat beforehand, so she secretly took out her phone and typed to Zhao Chiyuan.

Fu Xianyin: [Dr. Zhao, what are some ways to relieve hand tremors caused by nervousness?]

Zhao Chiyuan replied almost instantly.

Zhao Chiyuan: [Take a deep breath, stop what's causing you stress, and relax.]

Fu Xianyin: [I can't stop.]

Zhao Chiyuan almost fainted when he saw those four words.

Just as he was about to say something, he saw that Fu Xianyin had sent another message.

Fu Xianyin: [Tomorrow is the mock exam, and I don't know why, but I suddenly started feeling nervous today. Since our last conversation, I've actually been feeling much better; my study habits and efficiency are gradually improving, and my grades are starting to look better. I felt like I was getting better, but now I suddenly have these symptoms again, and I'm worried it will affect tomorrow's exam. So I wanted to ask if you have any solutions?]

Zhao Chiyuan looked at these lines of text and sighed.

Zhao Chiyuan: [What you think is improving might only be temporary. Your symptoms are already quite severe; without professional treatment, it's very difficult to recover on your own.]

No message came from the other end.

Zhao Chiyuan: [However, although the possibility of self-healing is extremely small, the probability of improvement is not nonexistent. Have you made any changes during this time? Is it related to the 'connection with the world' point I mentioned last time?]

Fu Xianyin: [I guess so.]

Fu Xianyin: [I'm in a relationship.]

Zhao Chiyuan was taken aback.

He hesitated for a moment, carefully choosing his words, before asking, "[Do you think this relationship is what's making things better for you?]"

This time, it was Fu Xianyin who hesitated.

She typed in the chat box: [I feel that way. I feel calmer and happier with him. He can soothe my emotions to some extent, encourage me, praise me, and tell me I'm great...]

She looked at the dense text in the chat box, then suddenly deleted it all, sending only one sentence:

From a medical perspective, am I not ready to be in a relationship right now?

Before Zhao Chiyuan could reply, a hand reached out and covered her phone screen.

Fu Xianyin turned her head and saw Gu Linzhao glancing at her with a half-smile.

A wave of guilt washed over her, and Fu Xianyin quickly turned off her phone and tossed it into the drawer of the desk.

She tore off a piece of scrap paper and wrote in pencil:

I was wrong, I won't do it again.

Gu Linzhao held down the other end of the draft paper, and he followed behind, writing:

Bad mood?

Fu Xianyin was taken aback, and truthfully admitted:

I'm so nervous about the mock exam tomorrow.

The manuscript paper was closer to her, and Gu Linzhao had to tilt his body slightly to write.

Seeing him move closer, Fu Xianyin also moved her stool closer to him, pressing her arm tightly against his.

She watched Gu Linzhao write:

Should we go for a walk on the playground after evening self-study?

Fu Xianyin held the pencil, crossed out the words "walk," and then wrote two small characters below them:

Kiss.

A low, husky laugh reached her ears, and Fu Xianyin saw three words scribbled on the paper in a flamboyant, calligraphic style.

You little rascal.