Chapter 6. A tingling, itchy sensation rose within me. ...

When Ning Yao and Ning Yiwen returned home, it was already getting dark.

Ning Yao tugged at Ning Yiwen's sleeve, a hopeful expression on her face.

He brazenly declared, "Brother Ning, give me the test paper. I want to get a perfect score!"

Ning Yiwen looked at her confident expression and said, "Okay."

He led Ning Yao into his room and pulled out a piece of white paper covered with black writing from the table.

"You do it."

This test paper was compiled by him a few days ago based on Ning Yao's recent study progress.

I never expected Ning Yao to be so proactive today.

To her surprise, Ning Yao stared at the dense black text and was stunned: "Why isn't it the same one as last time?"

She remembered that Ning-ge had said last time that as long as the test was passed, she could be transferred to another class.

She even secretly copied the test paper, and besides the homework assigned by Ning Yiwen, she memorized the answers to the test paper.

I thought it would be a piece of cake, but when I looked at it, I was dumbfounded.

"Brother Ning, when did you release the new exam paper?"

Ning Yiwen smiled slyly, "I'm waiting for your perfect score. Do your best."

Ning Yao immediately let out a wail; Ning Ge had beaten her to it again.

She glanced at the questions on the test paper; they were some of the material she had been learning recently.

There were also several parts that she skipped over because she hadn't fully grasped them.

sigh.

Ning Yiwen smiled and went out the door, waiting to come back after dinner to check her papers.

Unexpectedly, just as she lifted the curtain and stepped out of the room, there was a knock on the door.

Ning Yao heard it too, and ran to the curtain, quietly pulled it open, revealing only a pair of big, bright eyes.

Ning Yiwen stepped forward and opened the door.

But strangely enough, the moment Ning Yao saw Ning Yiwen open the door and see who was coming from outside, she shifted her body slightly, seemingly blocking the person from entering.

It was getting dark, so Ning Yao couldn't see very clearly.

The evening breeze carried away Ning Yiwen's conversation with the person outside the door, and no matter how hard Ning Yao tried to concentrate, she could barely hear anything.

It could only be vaguely discerned that the person was a man.

Ning Yao was curious, but she held back her curiosity.

Finally, unable to hold back any longer, he called out, "Brother Ning, who is it?"

Ning Yiwen quickly turned around and called out, "Go do your test. I'll check it later."

It was a very obvious way of dismissing someone.

Ning Yao understood.

But the obedient Ning Yao could only puff out her cheeks and angrily go back to write her test paper.

After a long while, the sound of the door creaking shut was heard.

Ning Yao bit her pen, still wondering in her mind who this person was.

I had no intention of answering the questions.

By the time Ning Yiwen finished cooking, Ning Yao hadn't even done a few questions on her test paper.

While eating, Ning Yao would glance at Ning Yiwen every time she took a bite of rice.

And so it goes.

But even after she finished eating, Ning Yiwen didn't give her a single glance.

Ning Yao: "..."

She must be out of her mind to compete with Brother Ning in terms of patience.

So, while Ning Yiwen was washing the dishes, Ning Yao squatted down beside him.

He called out obsequiously, "Brother Ning."

Ning Yiwen glanced at her indifferently: "What, have you finished the test?"

Ning Yao shook her head, her eyes filled with curiosity: "Who just came?"

Ning Yiwen lowered his eyes and said in a flat voice, "A classmate from school."

classmate?

Ning Yao instinctively raised a suspicion, "Then why not invite them in for a sit-down?"

Ning Yiwen: "He just came to ask a few questions; dinner is waiting for him at home."

Explained.

Ning Yao suddenly bit her lower lip unconsciously.

Is Ning lying to her?

In all these years, when did she ever hear Ning Ge explain anything?

If you're going to read, then read.

An exam paper is an exam paper.

Ning never explains what he does.

She didn't speak at first today because she was afraid that Brother Ning wouldn't speak to her.

But to my surprise, Brother Ning not only told her, but also explained it to her.

Ning Yiwen worked quickly and finished washing the dishes. He looked at Ning Yao, who was still squatting to the side in a daze.

"What? Is there another problem?"

Ning Yao shook her head and forced a smile. "That's all."

But my heart was more bitter than a bitter gourd.

Ning has his own little secret.

And judging from the situation, he doesn't seem to intend to tell her.

"Let's go then. Let's see how many papers you've done."

Ning Yao then truly realized her biggest problem at the moment.

She quickly stepped forward to stop Ning Yiwen, "I haven't finished yet. Brother Ning, you go ahead and do your thing, I'll be quick, very quick."

As she spoke, she ran into Ning Yiwen's room, pulled out the test paper, and held it behind her back.

He dashed back to his room in a flash.

Unbeknownst to her, after she returned to her room, Ning Yiwen, who was still standing there, pulled out a small red slip of paper from his person.

"An invitation, huh."

The sound was as faint as a mosquito's buzz, almost inaudible.

It quickly dissipated in the wind.

*

The next day, Ning Yao sat upright in the classroom and listened to the lesson with great enthusiasm.

After all, the monthly exam is in three days.

Yesterday, she still did terribly on Ning Ge's test paper, but Ning Ge had already told her that with her current level, passing the monthly exam at the elementary school would be no problem at all.

Ning Ge said she believed him.

Ning Yao thought that since there were only three days left, she should listen carefully to the lessons taught by the teachers in this elementary school.

Be a good student, after all, you might not see this kind of student again.

What puzzled her was that she could feel a gaze coming from her left.

That gaze was cold and devoid of warmth.

His eyes were full of inquiry as he looked at her.

Ning Yao didn't like it.

As soon as get out of class ended, he turned around and faced Huo Li directly.

"You watched my entire class!"

Huo Li nodded, raised an eyebrow, and his eyes seemed to say one thing—So what?

Ning Yao was the type of person who responded better to gentleness than force. Seeing Huo Li's behavior, she became furious and kicked Huo Li's chair.

"Don't look at me, I'm warning you."

Huo Li's eyebrows twitched again.

The person in front of me had two braids, wore a blue short jacket, and black pants.

He looked like a poor man.

But her fair face always radiated happiness and joy, as if she were living a very smooth life.

Sometimes I think she's very smart, and other times I think she's incredibly stupid.

For example, right now.

He was a little tyrant at home, running wild and not liking to study. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been sixteen years old before coming to this elementary school to waste his time.

But he didn't expect that when he got to school, everyone would treat him like an easy target.

As for that ten-year-old brat Geng Yunrui, forget about it; the Geng family is at least somewhat well-known in the church.

And her?

You dare kick his chair?

Huo Li stared at her intently, then suddenly asked, "Do you want to do well on the monthly exam?"

His voice was still unpleasant; even he frowned when he heard it.

Ning Yao was completely unaware that Ning Yiwen's voice had also been particularly unpleasant for a period of time last year, but it was fine in less than half a year, and she had long since gotten used to it.

There was no hint of disgust on her face, only a puzzled look. "Why? I'll do well on the monthly exam."

There were quite a few people in the classroom at this time, in twos and threes, but very few people were gathered around the two of them.

Huo Li looked around, then simply picked up the pen on the table and wrote something.

After finishing writing, he held the notebook in his hand, opened it, and showed Ning Yao what he had written.

"I have my monthly exam papers."

Ning Yao read it aloud word by word, and then subconsciously covered her mouth after she finished.

He stared wide-eyed at Huo Li, "You have the exam paper?"

Wouldn't that make it easy to get a perfect score and steal first place from her?

Yes, ever since Ning Yao received Ning Yiwen's affirmation, her confidence has soared, and she has long considered the top spot in the monthly exams at the elementary school a sure thing.

Then she'll take the first place and show it off to Brother Ning.

This is also why she decided to start paying attention in class.

When the results come out, the teacher will have more reasons to praise her.

However, all of this is based on the premise that this exam is fair.

Huo Li actually said he had the exam paper?

Ning Yao didn't believe it and questioned, "How is that possible? Where did it come from?"

Huo Li's lips curved into a smile, his eyes filled with allure as he looked at her.

"Want some? I can share it with you."

However, the rough sound, like sand grinding paper, greatly diminished the allure.

Ning Yao pondered for a while, but something still felt off.

"Given away for free?"

They don't seem to know each other that well.

Including today, this actually seems to be the third time they have spoken.

Seeing Ning Yao's expression, Huo Li assumed that the fish had taken the bait and smiled, "Of course not."

“Then I don’t have any money.” Ning Yao immediately changed her expression and straightened her body.

Huo Li's smile froze instantly.

After a long pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "If you come out with me, I'll share it with you."

Ning Yao turned her head after hearing this.

The question was very direct: "I'll play with you? What kind of play?"

This is a typical "don't act until you see the rabbit" question.

Ning Yao's three straightforward sentences infuriated Huo Li, who had originally intended to play a trick on him.

He stopped pretending, his smile faded, and his cold gaze fell directly on her.

"One day, as long as you spend one day playing with me, I will share it with you."

Ning Yao glanced at him, about to retort with "Where do you get the nerve?", when she remembered something.

More than a month ago, when this person first came to the classroom, Brother Ning said something to her.

What was that line again?

Ning Yao pondered for a moment, then recalled, and it seemed to be—

Don't offend him?

While Ning Yao was deep in thought, Huo Li was also watching her.

He observed carefully and found that Ning Yao really didn't dislike his voice at all.

It was as if there was nothing wrong with his voice.

When she heard his voice yesterday, her first reaction wasn't disdain, but indifference.

This only fueled Huo Li's curiosity about her.

"how?"

Thinking means wanting to agree.

This was Huo Li's idea.

But he didn't expect that Ning Yao would shake her head at him in the end.

Ning Yao had indeed made up her mind; she would listen to Ning Ge.

She controlled her cheeks to lift up, her eyes slightly curved, revealing a perfectly timed smile.

"Um, Huo Li. No need. I can pass the exam on my own. Thank you."

This is a skill she learned during her two years as a waitress.

You can't hit someone who's smiling; when you refuse someone, you must do so with a smile.

Even the shopkeeper praised her; her smile left the customers with no reason to criticize her.

After she finished speaking, Ning Yao saw the temperature in Huo Li's eyes drop sharply, and a thin layer of frost gradually formed, making people shrink back from the cold.

He seemed a little unhappy?

Was her method of refusal wrong?

Ning Yao blinked, her smile widening, and thanked her again, "Thank you."

The girl smiled radiantly, like a pink and white flower in spring, with glimpses of spring sunshine peeking through its petals.

This was the first time Huo Li had been so blatantly rejected.

He knew he had reason to be angry.

But the girl in front of him just smiled so softly that he couldn't get angry at all.

It even felt as if a fluffy cat's tail had brushed against my heart, sending up a tingling, itchy sensation.

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