Chapter 67 Graduation Ceremony "Are you planning to do something big?"...

"It starts at nine, but you have to go early. Hurry up and get yourself ready. Look in the mirror and see your messy hair. A hen could lay a nest of eggs on your head."

Yu Xiang covered his head with the air conditioner blanket, pretending he didn't hear anything.

As the saying goes, there must be an antidote within three steps. Ms. Chen Xiaomie was obviously well aware of this truth, so she raised the feather duster in her hand and hit a certain direction lightly.

The effect was immediate. Yu Xiang immediately threw off the quilt and sat up straight, protesting with his messy hair: "Mom! I'm an adult! You can't spank me anymore!"

"Wow, even if you're an adult, it doesn't change the fact that you're my son." Chen Xiaomei nodded smugly. "I don't care whether my son is an adult or not when I beat him up."

Yu Xiang was speechless: "..."

Chen Xiaomei: "Are you going to get up or not? If not, I will—"

"Hey, hey, hey—don't! I'll get up! I'll get up now!" Yu Xiang was afraid that his mother would hit him with the feather duster again, so he hurriedly got out of bed, opened the wardrobe under Chen Xiaomie's gaze, and picked out the clothes he would wear later.

"Why did I give birth to a son as lazy as you? Ever since the college entrance exam, all he's done is sleep and eat. He never changes his clothes at home all day, just hanging around in his pajamas," Chen Xiaomei grumbled as she supervised Yu Xiang finding his clothes. "Look at Jiang Ci next door. Is he like you? He's good-looking, a good student, self-disciplined, and polite. He signed up for his driver's license test as soon as the holiday came. Your Aunt Fang doesn't have to worry about him at all..."

Yu Xiang had heard this kind of talk many times before, and he had already learned to let it go in one ear and out the other. If it were before, he would have just pretended to be deaf, but today he chose not to play by the rules.

He listened patiently to Chen Xiaomei's ramblings, then turned around and raised an eyebrow and asked her, "So you like him very much?"

Chen Xiaomei was stunned. She obviously didn't expect Yu Xiang to do something so out of character: "?"

Based on her understanding of her son, she knew there must be something wrong with this unusual behavior.

But Yu Xiang seemed to be just bluffing: "Nothing, I just wanted to say I like it too."

Chen Xiaomei subconsciously asked, "What do you mean you like it too... What do you like?"

"It's the one you mentioned." Yu Xiang evaded the question vaguely, grabbed his clothes and headed for the bathroom. "I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I'm going to take a shower first."

He said that without giving her a chance to react and quickly closed the door.

Yu Xiang spent more than an hour tidying himself up from head to toe, and he looked refreshed and full of energy.

He admired himself in the mirror for a while, and when he felt very satisfied, he packed up his things, went downstairs, and walked straight towards the door.

"Yu Xiang, where are you going? Don't you want to have breakfast?" Chen Xiaomei heard the noise and ran out and shouted.

Yu Xiang was squatting at the entrance changing his shoes. Upon hearing this, he turned his head and replied, "No, I'm going to be late—"

He said, tying his shoe neatly, standing up and opening the door: "Let's eat at noon."

"Be careful on the road!" Chen Xiaomei watched Yu Xiang leave and shook her head helplessly. "I told you to get up early, but you just don't believe in evil."

"I know, Mom—" Yu Xiang's voice became increasingly distant.

The graduation ceremony was held in the school's auditorium, which was only used a few times a year. In a sense, it was quite grand.

Yu Xiang walked out of the alley and saw from afar the large banner hanging above the school gate, as well as Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu waving at him frantically.

"Brother Yu, you look very handsome today." Seeing Yu Xiang approaching, Zhang Miao couldn't help but move closer to him. He lowered his voice and asked with a smirk, "Are you planning something big?"

Fang Chengyu also came over and winked, "Like confessing your love or something?"

Yu Xiang: “…”

The two hammers sandwiched Yu Xiang on the left and right, and their eyes became more and more eager as they looked at him.

Finally, Yu Xiang couldn't stand it anymore and pushed the two guys to the sides: "Don't get so close to me, it's very hot, you know."

"Brother Yu, don't be shy."

"Stop talking nonsense and shut your mouth, okay?"

"Aftersound——" A familiar female voice came from far away.

The three of them looked in the direction of the sound and saw a pink-haired girl carrying a bag rushing towards them. After a while, she arrived in front of them.

From the voice, we can tell that this person is Wang Sitian, but...

Zhang Miao's eyes widened as he looked up and down at the girl in front of him, who was wearing delicate makeup and had pink hair. He couldn't connect her with the image of the top student who was too lazy to even tie her hair into a high ponytail. Disbelief was written all over his face. "Who are you? Do we know each other?"

Wang Sitian gave him a faint smile, but her tone was sinister: "Sanshui, I'll give you one more chance to organize your words."

Zhang Miao was so frightened that he hid behind Yu Xiang: "Brother Yu, save me!"

"You deserve it. Who told you to be so rude?" Yu Xiang said mercilessly.

"I'm being unfairly accused. I was just lamenting how much she's changed and I couldn't recognize her." Zhang Miao poked his head out to defend himself, desperately trying to survive. "A schoolgirl has transformed into a stunning beauty."

After hearing this answer, Wang Sitian nodded in satisfaction: "You'd better really think so."

"Guaranteed, no cheating, if I tell you I'll wash your hair standing upside down!"

Fang Chengyu looked at him in shock: "It's none of my business. Swear to sacrifice me again and try?"

"I'm wrong, Lao Fang, oh my god, please stop pulling my ears. I really know I was wrong—"

Yu Xiang ignored the two people who were already in a mess. He raised his eyes and met Wang Sitian's gaze. He asked, "So, what did you call me for just now?"

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot about the important thing. It's all Sanshui's fault." Wang Sitian suddenly came back to her senses and became inexplicably nervous. "I, I wanted to go into the school gate with you. You don't know how long I've been standing at the door before I finally ran into my classmates."

"Sure." Yu Xiang answered without hesitation, "But actually, Sanshui and the others have been standing at the door for a while. Didn't you see them?"

"I didn't recognize them because they had their backs to me," Wang Sitian replied.

"So that's how it is." Yu Xiang suddenly realized.

As the time for the graduation ceremony drew closer, the few of them decided not to linger at the school gate any longer and went in together.

"Well, Sister Tian, ​​could you please stop hiding behind us like a thief?" Zhang Miao said tearfully, "The security guards are looking at us with strange eyes."

Wang Sitian lowered the brim of her hat and whispered back, "Do you think I want to? The main reason is that my hair is too conspicuous, and Lei Gong is standing at the door. I'm afraid of what he will say."

Fang Chengyu turned around and asked doubtfully, "Then why don't you just wait until after the graduation ceremony?"

"I was so happy after the college entrance exam that I didn't think too much about it..." Wang Sitian was also helpless. "I've been holding it in for three years. How could I have even thought about the graduation ceremony? What do you do after the exam? Why haven't you changed at all?"

Zhang Miao thought about it carefully and replied, "I was busy choosing a phone and a computer, playing games... Then on the third day, my mom took me to driving school."

Fang Chengyu: "I'm the same as him. We go to the same driving school."

"That's quite a life." Wang Sitian looked at them sympathetically, then turned her gaze to Yu Xiang, "Yu Xiang, what about you?"

"I...sleep at home."

"Ah? Brother Yu, you really slept the whole time when you said you were going to sleep? Aren't you going to buy a new phone or something?" Zhang Miao said in shock.

"It's not like my phone is broken, and there's no rush for the computer," Yu Xiang said calmly. "To be honest, I haven't gotten enough sleep yet."

"This is a real sleep god... Do you plan to take the driving test?" Wang Sitian sighed.

"Well, let's look at it later. I'm too lazy now."

As they were chatting, they came to the door of the auditorium, where there was a huge signature board with many people's names on it.

"Hiss, I miscalculated. Why didn't you tell me earlier that there was a signature wall? I came so late and all the good spots were taken. I can only sign in the corners." Fang Chengyu said with a toothache as he looked at the densely packed signatures on the board.

"It doesn't matter. As long as there's a place to sign, it's fine." Zhang Miao accepted this well and handed a marker to Yu Xiang. "By the way, has Brother Jiang signed? Do you want us to sign for him?"

"It's hard to say, he might have gone straight to the backstage." Yu Xiang took it and glanced casually at the signature board. When he saw a place, he was suddenly stunned.

In the center of the signature board, his name and Jiang Ci's name were right next to each other.

"Huh? What's wrong, Brother Yu?" Zhang Miao noticed Yu Xiang suddenly stopped moving. Curiously, he followed Yu Xiang's gaze and was also confused. "Fuck, Brother Jiang actually signed? And he signed your name as well? Did he know you'd be late and wouldn't get a good spot? And why are there so many hearts around here? Did he draw those too?"

"You ask me, who should I ask?" Yu Xiang returned the marker to Zhang Miao, who seemed to have a million questions. He felt secretly happy, but he also had to try hard to maintain a normal expression and tone. "Hurry up and sign. After that, it's time to go in."

"I'm so jealous... Lao Fang, which one are you going to sign? I want to sign with you—"

"Then write nicely. I don't want a dog lying next to me."

"? What do you think of my handsome handwriting?!"

"Please don't use adjectives indiscriminately, thank you."

After signing, they entered the venue and took some effort to find their class's seat.

As soon as Yu Xiang sat down, he felt the phone in his pocket vibrate. He took it out and saw that it was indeed a message from Jiang Ci.

Jiang Ci: Have you arrived?

Yu Xianghui: We’re here, where are you?

Jiang Ci: First row

Yu Xiang: Isn’t the first row where the leaders sit?

Jiang Ci: One side is reserved for people waiting to sit.

Yu Xiang: Oh

Jiang Ci: Wait for me at the door after it’s over.

Yu Xiang: Good

As we were talking about this, the host, dressed in a fancy dress, also came on stage.

Just as expected, the first thing that happened was lengthy speeches from various leaders. Everyone was used to this, so they listened politely for a few minutes and then secretly played with their phones.

It was not until the female host said, "Now, please welcome the outstanding graduate representative, Jiang Ci from Class 3-4 of Senior High School, to the stage," that it attracted everyone's attention, followed by warm applause.

Jiang Ci walked onto the stage amidst the applause. Although he was only wearing the simplest white shirt and black trousers, he still looked so dazzling.

After he came on stage, he first glanced in the direction of Yu Xiang, then quickly looked away and began his speech.

Jiang Ci never drags his words out, and the same goes for his speeches. Compared with the leaders before him who spoke for at least ten minutes, he seemed to finish very quickly, so quickly that the audience was still not satisfied.

After Jiang Ci finished speaking, there were some singing and dancing performances. The performance was quite exciting, but Yu Xiang just couldn't concentrate on it. He was always thinking about other things.

In fact, what Zhang Miao and the others said just now was correct. He really intended to take this opportunity today to explain his thoughts to Jiang Ci.