Chapter 58 [Transfer of 51999.955]

Ji Tong was worried that she had misread the page, so she refreshed it.

It's still 145.5, and the ranking is still [1].

Ji Tong closed her eyes, trying to hold back, but couldn't. She turned around, grabbed a cushion from the sofa, and pressed it directly against Gu Lin's face, pushing him back.

"You still say you didn't do well on the test! You're faking it! You're lying to me!"

The two of them fell onto the sofa together, Gu Lin's arm still around Ji Tong's waist, his face buried in the cushions, letting out muffled chuckles.

Ji Tong moved the cushion aside. Gu Lin's hair was messy, and he had a slightly slovenly smile on his lips.

Auntie is right.

Gu Lin is a bit of a rascal!

Gu Lin leaned back against the edge of the sofa cushion, his back dangling in the air, with Ji Tong sitting on top of him. It wasn't an comfortable position, but Gu Lin seemed quite relaxed.

He raised his hands, rested his elbows on the sofa, and casually made a surrender gesture, still smiling: "Did I say I didn't do well on the test?"

Ji Tong choked.

Indeed, it wasn't said.

Not only did he not say anything, he didn't even utter a sound.

"You think you're right, huh? You dare to argue?"

“I didn’t say it was reasonable.” Gu Lin turned his head and tapped his cheek twice.

"what?"

"I'll kiss you back."

Ji Tong then buried her head in the pillow again.

Two beeping sounds rang out, and the screens of the two phones on the coffee table lit up simultaneously.

[The music continues (5)]

[A Yuan: @JT, Tongtong, how did Lin Ge do on the exam? The rankings seem to be out. I heard from Chao Zhuang from Computer Science 5 that the results will be released, but only the top 12 will be shown.]

[A Yuan: Is Lin Ge showing up?]

[A-Yuan: Time for vulnerability has come, let's pray together.jpg]

[Ah Tian: Nervous.jpg]

[JT: Not displayed.]

[JT: Score 45.5.]

JT: You're such an idiot.

The dormitory area remained silent for a full two minutes.

[A Yuan: Tears at twenty will dry, but the resilience you learn at twenty will take you further. Even a thoroughbred horse can stumble. Truly successful people are not those who have never fallen, but those who, after falling, run even further with their wounds. @Lin Ge]

[A-Yuan: Brother Lin, it's okay. My GPA in Discrete Mathematics is only 3.3, haha.]

[A Yuan: wry smile.jpg]

[A Yuan: Yingzi's in big trouble! Did you see the message Tongtong posted in the group chat? I know the second round of selection exams is difficult and competitive, but isn't Lin Ge's score of 45.5 a bit outrageous? I took a test myself a couple of days ago out of boredom and got around 127 or 18.]

[“Li Li Yuan Shang Cao” retracted a message]

Mingying: ...

Ah Tian: [Hug]

Ji Tong looked at the inspirational quotes and the urgent retraction message that Li Yuan had somehow managed to scrape together.

…If you ignore your conscience, lying can actually be quite enjoyable.

But Ji Tong is not someone else, and cannot be ignored.

[JT: Screenshot of score.jpg]

[JT: 145.5, first place.]

[JT: Voluntarily standing as punishment.jpg]

[Li Yuan: ???]

[Ah Tian: Brother Lin is awesome.]

[Mingying: I knew it.]

[Ah Yuan: Whose nose fell here? Oh, it's mine.jpg]

[Ah Yuan: The clown is only myself.]

[A Yuan: Brother Lin is awesome!!!]

[A Yuan: Also, please ignore the 3.3 GPA requirement for Discrete Mathematics.]

[JT: It's okay, the tears of twenty will dry, but the resilience you learn at twenty will take you further. Even a thoroughbred horse can stumble. Truly successful people are not those who have never stumbled, but those who run further with their wounds after each stumble. @LiLiYuanshangcao]

[Ah Tian: It's okay, the tears of twenty will dry, but the resilience you learn at twenty will take you further. Even a thoroughbred horse can stumble. Truly successful people are not those who have never stumbled, but those who run further with their wounds after each stumble. @LiLiYuanshangcao]

[Mingying: It's okay, the tears of twenty will dry, but the resilience you learn at twenty will take you further. Even a thoroughbred horse can stumble. Truly successful people are not those who have never fallen, but those who run further with their wounds after falling. @LiLiYuanshangcao]

[A-Yuan: Slowly typed out a row of "???"]

Ji Tong laughed and fell onto Gu Lin.

Li Yuan couldn't keep a secret, and immediately sent a screenshot of Gu Lin's grades to the Class 1 Computer Science group.

The screenshot was posted at 10:09:23. Gu Lin was added to the class group at 10:09:37. The message "Warmly welcome the new classmate" was posted at 10:10. Ji Tong and Gu Lin sent red envelopes at 10:11. The class group was then flooded with messages of "The boss is generous".

After finishing the first volume of the curriculum, it was time for the ninth volume. With Li Yuan around, they didn't even spare the high school class group chat.

Their phones rang almost nonstop all morning.

Ji Tong sent out red envelopes round after round, and her WeChat Wallet emptied out, but the largest one was sent to her boyfriend.

[JT: [Transfer 51999.955]]

JT: [Transfer Note: Exam Preparation Fee]

[JT: I only scored 145.5 this time, which is 4.5 points short of a perfect score, so the transfer was also 4.5 points short. Please pay attention next time.]

[Guardian: [Payment Received]]

[Guardian: [Transfer 101010.10]]

[Ward: [Transfer Note: Protection Fee]]

[JT: ?]

[JT: What protection money?]

[The ward: Protection fee for entering the new class.]

[The person under guardianship: a newcomer]

[The ward: Please take better care of them]

Ji Tong laughed for almost half a minute before accepting the money.

JT: [Payment received]

JT: Okay.

JT: I'll take the protection money. I'll protect you from now on.

[The ward: The boss is generous.]

[JT: The cat looks smug.jpg]

-

The cat was smug for two days, but it couldn't be smug any longer.

My uncle sent an ultimatum.

[Uncle: Ji Tong, before New Year's Day, Ms. Song Jiahe asked you about your school's winter break plans, and you said you had no plans and would come back after the exams. After the exams, I asked you when you would come back, and you said you would come back after the results came out. Two days ago, the results came out, and I asked you when you would come back, and you said in two more days. Now two more days have passed. You're not going to tell me you'll come back for the New Year, are you?]

[Uncle: Either I'll pick you up this afternoon, or I'll pick you up tomorrow afternoon. Choose one.]

Fifteen minutes later, Ji Tong replied to the message.

[JT: I'm going back tomorrow, I'm going back tomorrow. Uncle, are you coming to pick me up?]

[JT: My best friend and I are the best in the world.jpg]

[JT: My uncle is the most reliable.jpg]

【JT: Sticky】

They were fairly obedient, Song Zhenshu thought, barely satisfied with the two emojis.

[Uncle: I'll pick you up, around 2 or 3 pm.]

[JT: Uncle, can we meet up earlier? I miss you and want to have lunch with you.]

Song Zhenshu was quite pleased with himself.

[Uncle: I'll pick you up in the morning, and we'll have lunch at Haiyuan.]

[JT: We're not eating at Haiyuan, we're eating at the apartment.]

Song Zhenshu felt that something was wrong.

Just as he was about to ask why they didn't go back to Haiyuan to eat—

[JT: After we finish eating, could you give Gu Lin a ride to the airport?]

[JT: His flight is at 1:37 PM.]

[JT: My little uncle and I are the best of the best.jpg]

[JT: My uncle is the most reliable.jpg]

Song Zhenshu: "…………"

No wonder he's so well-behaved; he said he'd come back tomorrow, and he did.

So it turns out her boyfriend is going back to Germany.

She also said, "I miss you," and "I want to have lunch with you."

And you're also going to the airport?

[Uncle: You think you can use your uncle like a mule?]

[Uncle: Which route from the apartment to Haiyuan passes by the airport?]

Ji Tong remained silent, only sending "Uncle is the most reliable" emojis.

From one "most" to ten "mosts".

[Uncle: Okay, pack your bags and wait for me.]

Ji Tong finally sent a brand new set of emojis.

It's a picture of a kitten lying on my arm, with the caption: "You know, I've been inseparable from my uncle since I was born."

Song Zhenshu sneered.

I can't leave home, so I don't go home during holidays and just stay in the apartment.

After scoffing, long press and save.

-

The next day, Song Zhenshu rang the apartment doorbell with a numb face.

The doorbell rang only once before it was opened, revealing a smiling face.

"Is Uncle tired from driving?" Ji Tong stepped forward to help him take off his coat.

Song Zhenshu gave a forced smile: "Not tired, how can a mule get tired?"

Ji Tong: "..."

Ji Tong turned the tables: "My final grades came out three days ago, and you only asked me when I was going home, without even asking me how I did on the exams."

Song Zhenshu: "How did the exam go?"

Ji Tong: "Perfect score."

Song Zhenshu: "That doesn't change the fact that you're using your uncle like a mule."

“No,” Ji Tong took his scarf again. “If it’s just to go to the airport, I can just call Uncle Kang. He called me a couple of days ago and said he could come pick me up anytime.”

"I'm telling you this because I really want to have dinner with you. It's Gu Lin's last meal in Anjing this year, and I want to have it with you."

Ji Tong has a knack for making even his attempts at being adorable seem genuine.

"The dishes were also ordered from Brother Xu's Club, including your favorite hawthorn foie gras jelly and Shaoxing wine-drunken prawns."

Gu Lin stood behind Ji Tong, nodded to Song Zhenshu, and called out, "Uncle."

Song Zhenshu gave a soft "hmm," but his mood clearly improved.

"Show me a screenshot of your transcript."

Ji Tong immediately sent the screenshot.

"The one on top is mine."

"The one below is Gu Lin's."

The three chatted as they finished their lunch.

"Let's go to the airport early, it'll be crowded right now," Song Zhenshu said.

Ji Tong nodded.

Gu Lin didn't even bring a suitcase, just a bag.

Seeing Ji Tong checking Gu Lin's documents, Song Zhenshu leaned against the entrance and said lazily, "Are you willing to return his passport and ID card to him?"

Song Zhenshu thought his nephew would feel embarrassed by being teased like that, but he didn't.

Not only did they not do it, they did it openly and generously.

“Yes,” Ji Tong put the documents in Gu Lin’s coat pocket, “Things are different now.”

Song Zhenshu: "How is it different?"

Ji Tong made sure the documents were stuffed in deep enough before speaking: "They used to run away."

"Not anymore."

"He's my boyfriend now."

"My aunt said she would keep an eye on him for me while she's in Germany."

"Auntie?" Song Zhenshu asked, puzzled.

Ms. Song Jiahe has only two brothers and no sisters, so where did this aunt come from? Is she still in Germany?

“Yes,” Ji Tong said, “Aunt Yang Yin, Gu Lin’s mother.”

Song Zhenshu: "…………"

-

Song Zhenshu still thought that Ji Tong could really let Gu Lin return to Germany with peace of mind, just as he said.

There was no result at all.

Gu Lin only brought one bag when he went to Germany, but Ji Tong brought a huge suitcase back to Haiyuan, containing blankets, pajamas, aromatherapy products, and more.

Before leaving the apartment, Ji Tong sat on the sofa and switched the monitoring app to "home watch" mode. Any noise in the apartment, even the rattling of the glass caused by thunder outside, would trigger a real-time alert.

On the way to the airport, Ji Tong kept playing with Gu Lin's fingers. Her expression didn't change much, and her tone of voice was no different from usual, but her usual "energetic" energy was gone.

Song Zhenshu figured it out.

Gu Lin naturally noticed it as well.

“I have a camera in my bag, it’s the same brand as the apartment, and it can be remotely connected,” Gu Lin said.

"I'll put it in my bedroom when I get back."

Song Zhenshu's hand on the steering wheel stiffened for a moment.

“I’m driving,” he reminded him.

Please don't say things like that in a serious tone.

Is there a healthier way to date?

Ji Tong neither answered nor responded.

As the car turned onto the elevated road in front of the terminal, Song Zhenshu changed his destination, replacing Terminal 3 with Parking Lot 3.

The car stopped in parking area C, in a passageway near the terminal building.

"Go ahead and see him off. Your uncle is waiting for you here."

"Thank you, Uncle."

"Um."

Area C is located on the B1 level of the parking garage and serves as a temporary pick-up and drop-off area.

The two got out of the car, followed the signs, crossed the jet bridge, and walked towards the terminal.

Gu Lin was wearing a coat today, while Ji Tong was wearing a loose-fitting long down jacket with large sleeves that completely covered their intertwined hands.

But neither of them cared; even without the sleeves, they would still hold hands.

Ji Tong stopped at the security checkpoint at the departure point.

There were many people at the security checkpoint. Next to them were two girls, one with her hair down and the other with her hair in a high ponytail.

The girl with the high ponytail had a large suitcase behind her.

Ji Tong vaguely heard the girl with long hair say something like, "Take good care of yourself when you go to Australia."

Airports are places of parting and reunion.

Ji Tong composed herself and said, "The flight is nine hours long. If you're bored, just go to sleep."

"You should land in Germany around 4 PM. Someone will be picking you up, right?"

"have."

"I saw on the weather forecast that it will be sunny in Germany today, and the temperature will be a little higher than in Anjing, but it will still be quite cold. After you go inside, send a message to your aunt to ask the person picking you up to arrive early. Don't stay outside in the wind."

"Okay, I understand."

"Message me as soon as you land, and message me again when you get home."

"good."

Ji Tong felt a slight soreness in her nose from the wind blowing from the security checkpoint.

"Look up," Gu Lin said.

Ji Tong raised her face.

"This year."

"I'll be with you in Anjing next summer and winter vacation."

Ji Tong's nose stung even more, and she nodded, "Then you can go in."

Gu Lin didn't move. She, who was always a little bit of a germaphobe, simply put her bag on the ground and opened her arms to her boyfriend.

Ji Tong couldn't hold back any longer and took a step forward, burying herself directly in Gu Lin's arms.

This scene was witnessed by the two girls standing next to them.

"Comfort through comparing misery" is always the most direct and effective approach.

The girl with long hair wiped her face: "Alright, look at those two handsome guys next to us."

"I've noticed for a long time that the young man wearing a down jacket had red eyes."

"If you can make a boy's eyes well up with tears, then it's definitely going to be a long separation."

"Maybe it's a childhood friend who's going to settle abroad or something."

"Compared to that, being separated for half a year is nothing. We'll be back next summer vacation, won't we?"

The girl with the high ponytail thought about it and agreed. She hugged her best friend, said "Call me more often," and then pulled her suitcase through the security checkpoint.

The girl with long hair waved to her and watched her figure disappear before turning and walking towards the exit.

Her attention was still on the two handsome guys over there. Feeling the same way, she walked past them, pricked up her ears and eavesdropped. She heard the voice of the guy in the down jacket.

"Go back to Germany and don't argue with Grandpa."

Grandpa, back to Germany.

well.

She took out her phone and sent a message to her best friend.

I overheard the handsome guy in the down jacket telling the handsome guy in the overcoat not to argue with his grandfather when he went back to Germany. I guessed right; it seems he really is going to settle down in Germany, since his family is there.

My best friend replied to my message quickly.

Alas, separation is an eternal theme in life.

The girl with long hair also sighed, typing in the message box as she lamented.

Compared to others, we're already very lucky; we've only been separated for half a year, which is just one semester.

She finished typing and was about to press send when—

Down jacket guy: "Can you come back sooner?"

It wasn't so bad after all; I can come back.

The next second—

The handsome guy in the overcoat: "I'll be back on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year."

The girl with long hair suddenly jerked her fingers off the keyboard: "??????"