Chapter 58 Epilogue and Prelude "I don't remember having a son like you. ...

When Yu Xiang said that nonsense, Jiang Ci's face darkened, and he couldn't stand it anymore. "Are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?"

Yu Xiang was horrified: "Why are you scolding me all of a sudden?"

"Forget it, I was too impatient. It's okay, just pretend I didn't say anything." Jiang Ci finally convinced himself and said with a sigh.

"Are you done? Then I'll start." Yu Xiang folded his arms across his chest and looked at him leisurely.

This maneuver successfully turned the tables on Jiang Ci, but he still said politely, "You go ahead."

"You've been inexplicably ignoring me since I woke up this morning, playing dumb the entire time. Now you've dragged me here and said a bunch of incomprehensible things. Most importantly, you called me stupid and brushed it off with, 'Just pretend I didn't say anything.'" Yu Xiang recounted Jiang Ci's crimes one by one. "What's going on? Are you trying to rebel?"

"I...ignored you?" Jiang Ci asked hesitantly.

Yu Xiang raised an eyebrow: "Ask yourself, isn't it true?"

"No." Jiang Ci answered firmly.

Yu Xiang: "? Then what were you doing along the way? Cosplaying the air conditioner?"

"I'm...reflecting." Jiang Ci's eyes seemed to evade for a moment as he spoke. "I think I've inadvertently done something unkind to someone else, so I'm reflecting on it. I didn't give you the cold shoulder."

Yu Xiang subconsciously asked, "What's the matter?"

"I can't say that."

"Hmm..." Yu Xiang fell into deep thought.

"What's wrong with you?" Jiang Ci raised his eyes and looked at him with a little confusion.

"It's nothing. It's just that now that you mentioned it, I remembered that I did something... oh no, two bad things to someone else," Yu Xiang said, his teeth aching. "But you're seriously reflecting on it, and I'm pretending nothing happened. Isn't that a little... immoral?"

"Who are you referring to when you say others?"

"I can't say. He's someone we're all very familiar with," Yu Xiang said agonizingly. "It's because he's someone we're familiar with that—ah, I don't know what to do. I really can't think of what to do."

"Then forget it."

"??? Isn't that irresponsible?"

"Then do you want to take responsibility?" Jiang Ci asked him back.

“I—” Yu Xiang was speechless for a moment, “I don’t know either, but I think I have some thoughts about it…”

"Then follow your heart."

Yu Xiang kept thinking about this sentence on the rest of the journey.

"God damn it, there are heathers here too. They stink—"

"Old Fang, tell me, what does the heather flower mean?"

"Yue——"

"That's right! It's just—ugh, it stinks!"

The smell was too strong and interrupted his train of thought. The indescribable smell rushed straight to his head, forcing Yu Xiang to cover his mouth and nose with his hands to block out the smell.

However, the air around him had already been marinated with this smell, and covering it with his hands had little effect, so he quickly put into practice what Jiang Ci had told him: "Follow your heart."

He turned around and "stuck" to Jiang Ci who was walking next to him, using the fragrance on Jiang Ci's body as an air freshener.

Fang Chengyu saw this and thought this method was very clever. He was about to follow suit, but he hesitated when he saw his classmate's sweat glands were already soaked. "Sanshui, why are you so disappointing?"

Zhang Miao turned around, looking bewildered. "What do you mean by 'unmotivated'? What are you plotting against me behind my back?"

"It's nothing, just keep going..." Fang Chengyu covered his nose and answered in a muffled voice.

Zhang Miao: “?”

They moved their base that night - they no longer had to squeeze into tents and stayed in a hotel instead.

That evening, a bonfire party was held in the large square near the hotel. All the classes sat in several circles around the huge bonfire and played the game of passing the flower. Whoever passed the flower to the next class had to go up and perform an impromptu performance.

Because the circle was very large, the organizers prepared two small props, one passed clockwise and the other passed counterclockwise. After the music stopped, the two people in whose hands the props were would go up to perform.

Many people in Class 4 were still thinking about the chorus that Yu Xiang and Jiang Ci sang in the car on the first day. A group of people instigated it privately and successfully got the two "flower" black boxes into their hands.

"If there wasn't a black box, my name would be written backwards." Yu Xiang and Jiang Ci looked at each other with a wooden face.

"It's hard to refuse such a kind offer. Go ahead." Compared to the resentful Yu Xiang, Jiang Ci seemed to accept the result well. He even stood up first and extended a hand towards Yu Xiang.

Even though he was tricked, he still had to respect the rules of the game. Yu Xiang had no choice but to hold the hand Jiang Ci extended to him and use the force to stand up.

When the students from other classes saw that it was them who stood up, they also started screaming - most of them were girls.

"Damn, I'm not seeing things, it's those two handsome guys from Class 4!"

"What's true or false? I can't see clearly without my glasses—"

"That's them! I used to drag my deskmate to their classroom door every day to peek at them..."

“…”

Yu Xiang and Jiang Ci walked over to the host and discussed their decision with her.

During this time, the students in Class 4 were discussing their performances.

"So they're going to continue the chorus?"

"Of course, I saw that beautiful host nodded."

"Get your phone ready to record!"

"It's guaranteed! The recording has already started!"

"? Not really, right?"

Just when they were expecting Jiang Ci and Yu Xiang to perform a chorus again, they found that neither of them had a microphone in their hands.

But the music played normally.

Full of questions, everyone's eyes were focused on the two young men in the center.

Their figures appeared more upright under the dancing flames, and their entire bodies seemed to be glowing.

The next second, both of them moved at the same time, and their movements were uniform, clean and neat.

"F*ck, it's hip-hop!!!"

"Wow--"

"Help me, what am I seeing?! So handsome!!!"

“So handsome, damn!!!”

"The people in the front row, please just keep your heads down and consider the lives of the people in the back row!"

There is no doubt that the duo's unexpected performance ignited the entire audience, and the cheers and applause were more enthusiastic than any performance just now or afterwards.

After the complete song ended, the audience burst into applause.

A thin layer of sweat formed on Yu Xiang's forehead, gleaming in the firelight. He panted slightly, his eyes squinting at Jiang Ci. "It seems you haven't forgotten everything yet."

Jiang Ci gave him a faint smile in return: "Same to you."

That night, their coordinated street dance refreshed everyone present's perception of them.

Especially for Jiang Ci - as the oldest person who has always been at the top of the list, the stereotype he leaves on people is that he can do nothing but study.

Therefore, this study tour is still a topic that will inevitably be brought up at class reunions many years later.

After the study tour, they will be greeted by a short summer vacation.

——It was really short, so short that Yu Xiang felt like school started after he had only taken a few naps.

In such a big school, only the senior grade is in class. How miserable it can be.

In order to encourage them to study, the school specially customized a writing board and hung it on the wall at the back of the classroom, asking them to write down their target scores and universities on it, and gave them a month to slowly think about their goals.

However, a large number of students in the class already had clear goals, and they started writing on the board three days after it was hung on the wall.

Zhang Miao took a pen and solemnly wrote the word "bachelor's degree" on it. He turned to look at what Fang Chengyu had written and said, "Old Fang, let's work hard together. Brother Yu is definitely going to make it, so we have to catch up with him."

"It's difficult. His scores are already firmly on the second-tier line, and he almost passed the math test two days ago." Fang Chengyu said with a bitter face, "while the two of us are still struggling in our forties and fifties."

"Let me correct you. You're struggling in your forties and fifties, and I'm struggling in my thirties and forties." Zhang Miao sighed. "Back then, he and I were in the same boat... How did he learn it?"

"Do you want to know?" Yu Xiang's voice suddenly came from behind the two of them.

"Ugh!" Zhang Miao shuddered, patting his chest with lingering fear. "Brother Yu, why are you walking so quietly? I was so scared."

"I've been standing behind you for a long time, you just didn't notice." Yu Xiang spread his hands innocently.

"So how did you learn it? Please give me some advice." Fang Chengyu looked at him eagerly, his eyes full of desire for knowledge.

"Play less games and do more exercises. Ask Teacher Jiang if you don't understand something." Yu Xiang looked at Fang Chengyu and Zhang Miao amiably and said, "Do you know how I spent my entire summer vacation?"

Zhang Miao's breath hitched: "How did you get here?"

Yu Xiang looked around and made sure Jiang Ci was not nearby before continuing, "Every time I open my eyes, Jiang Ci is sitting next to my bed, holding a book and waiting for me to wake up."

"That's not all. It's like he has eyes on his forehead. As soon as I opened my eyes, he immediately put down his book, looked at me and said—" He paused here, recalled it, and then imitated Jiang Ci's usual expression and tone, "Are you awake? It's time to get up and study."

"Oh my god." Zhang Miao suddenly opened his eyes wide and exclaimed.

Yu Xiang was still unaware: "Yeah, very scary."

Zhang Miao raised his hand and pointed tremblingly behind Yu Xiang: "No, no, no, I, I, I mean..."

"I don't remember having a son like you." Jiang Ci's indifferent voice came from behind Yu Xiang.

Fang Chengyu looked at Yu Xiang with sympathy: "Brother Yu, something even more terrifying is about to happen."

Yu Xiang was numb: "I know, no need to remind me."

"You've learned it quite well." Jiang Ci commented calmly.

Yu Xiang forced himself to smile: "Really? Thanks for the compliment."

"I hope you can also learn from me in other areas," Jiang Ci said calmly, "such as mathematics and physics."

"I'll try my best, hahahaha..."

"By the way, why haven't you written down your target university yet?" Fang Chengyu noticed that the fields after Jiang Ci and Yu Xiang's names were still blank, and finally asked the question in his mind.

But after he asked, he found that Jiang Ci and Yu Xiang were silent.

Fang Chengyu: “?” Shouldn’t I ask?

"I haven't thought about it yet." Yu Xiang held it in for a long time before finally uttering these words.