Ye Jiu rolled her eyes in annoyance. "That's enough. I didn't even tell you to hurry up and win over Guan Qinghuai. Besides, it's the college entrance exam. Put something important on your mind."

Tian Tian scoffed and told Guan Qinghuai, "Let's go, let's go, we're not talking to her anymore."

Watching the two figures walk away into the distance, Ye Jiu looked up at Su Qingyue and said, "You pretty boy, you're not angry, are you? I was just joking."

Su Qingyue was more than happy for him to tell everyone, so she wasn't angry at all. But she still pretended to be hurt and shook her head, "What you said is the truth, why would I be angry?"

The advantage of Ye Jiu wearing high heels is that Su Qingyue can lean on her shoulder with just a slight tilt of his head, looking pitiful and in dire need of comfort.

"Okay, okay, really, I won't say it again. I won't call you a gigolo, okay?" Ye Jiu raised her hand and patted his back. "Alright, alright, let's hurry up and go."

Su Qingyue was a little reluctant to get up, but nodded obediently, "Let's go, let's go eat soufflé."

Seeing Su Qingyue get up, she breathed a sigh of relief. If she had really hurt the stubborn self-esteem of the high school boy, that would have been a real sin.

Su Qingyue casually took her hand. Ye Jiu glanced at the hand she was holding but didn't say anything.

Fine, I'll just go along with him for now. We're going to dance and hold hands later anyway, so it doesn't matter if it's sooner or later.

Su Qingyue gripped her hand tightly, wishing time could pass faster, until she came of age, until she understood, until they could finally break through that barrier.

He had imagined many future possibilities for them, all of which included her.

18-year-old Su Qingyue thought that his suffering had finally come to an end.

The banquet hall lights shone on the center of the dance floor, where an orchestra sat on the steps beside it. At 8:15, the conductor stepped onto the podium, raised his baton, and began to play.

At this point, everyone is free to choose whether or not to enter the dance floor. The traditional opening piece for the dance floor is Johann Strauss II's "Spring Waltz," a light, elegant, and energetic piece that perfectly suits the youthful energy of the audience.

Most people had already prepared their opening song, and this was the busiest time of day. Logically, going on stage now wouldn't be a good opportunity to showcase oneself and wouldn't help in winning the title of Star of the Prom. However, Ye Jiu was only there for the fun of the prom and didn't care about the title at all. Besides, they had only practiced this one song.

Ye Jiu took Su Qingyue's hand and strode into the dance floor. They chose a spot to stand face to face, held hands, and began to dance gracefully to the music.

With so many people around, Su Qingyue could only see Ye Jiu, raising her hand, turning around, moving forward, and moving backward.

Sometimes she was embraced by him, and sometimes she drifted away from him. She was like a free butterfly, not staying for anyone, but flying as she pleased.

She looked at him with a smile in her eyes and said, "Be serious."

In that instant, a butterfly landed on him, and he couldn't help but murmur, "Please stay by my side forever..."

"Hmm, what did you say?" Ye Jiu used the movement to get close to his mouth to listen, but she didn't control the pressure and her ear brushed against Su Qingyue's lips.

Su Qingyue stood there stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just complimented you on how beautiful you look today."

"That's good. I doubt you'd dare say anything bad about me." Ye Jiu raised her chin slightly with pride, her smile full of confidence.

Vitality and vitality were two words that Su Qingyue could never reach before, but now, she is showing off her vibrancy by his side.

People often say that a person lives only for a single moment. In that moment, he felt alive, and he will remember Ye Jiu's smile when he is twenty-eight, thirty-eight, or even sixty-eight years old.

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Last night's extravagance felt like a dream. On Friday, they changed back into their school uniforms and walked into the campus. The red carpets, colorful lights, and other decorations along the way were all gone, making last night seem like a mirage.

The results were announced in class today, making last night seem like a mirage in comparison.

"Now we're handing out report cards. After class, each subject representative should go to the teacher to get the answer sheets and distribute them. Then mark your scores for each question." The homeroom teacher stood on the podium and took out a stack of printed report cards, which detailed how many points you got for each question.

The first thing to do when you get your report card is to check your total score and ranking. Tian Tian covered her eyes and couldn't bear to look. "Ah, Ye Jiu, let me see it. I'm so scared. If I'm in the top 20 in the class, tap me once. If I'm outside the top 20, tap me twice."

But there are only 30 people in a class...

After listening to Tian Tian's words, Ye Jiu looked for Tian Tian first, starting from the back and working her way forward. Finally, she found Tian Tian's name at number 19. Ye Jiu quickly patted her on the shoulder and exclaimed, "In the top 20! Your allowance is saved!"

Tian Tian immediately checked her report card. Her ranking of 19th was excellent. "Great! It seems the tutoring was effective. Thank goodness. If I had fallen behind, that tutor would have nagged me for ages." Tian Tian clasped her hands together and said, "Thank you, thank you."

Ye Jiu continued searching for her name and finally found it in ninth place. Overjoyed, Ye Jiu rested her chin on her hand and looked at her scores for each subject one by one. This monthly exam was mostly due to luck; most of the things Su Qingyue had helped her review before the exam were on her test scores. Going to the exam hall felt as comfortable as going home, and she didn't feel as much pressure as before.

This at least proves that her efforts have paid off! Ye Jiu hugged Tian Tian and cheered, "Yay! You've improved so much!! If I keep working hard, I might just get into a 985 university!"

Tian Tian was also happy for her, "That's great! You didn't waste your time learning!"

Unsurprisingly, Su Qingyue was first on the report card. Ye Jiu studied his scores in each subject and found that only his Chinese score was slightly lower than the others, but it was still 140. It was simply impossible to compare.

The homeroom teacher clapped her hands twice. "Quiet down. First of all, Su Qingyue is still number one, and also number one in the whole school. Everyone should learn from him. Then, some students in our class have made great progress, such as Ye Jiu, who scored 100 points more than last time. Finally, it pains me to see some students regress. Learning is like rowing against the current; if you don't move forward, you fall behind. I hope everyone can continue to work hard."

After the results were announced, everyone took out their papers to analyze where they went wrong, and organized the incorrect questions. The classroom fell silent.