If life is a dream, Lin Huowang truly doesn't want to wake up.
The National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) has been reinstated.
In his past life, this was his lifelong regret. In this life, it's merely a passing phase as he tries to make up for that regret.
However, when he entered the examination room and found his seat according to his admission ticket number, he was slightly taken aback.
He was surprised to find that the figure sitting diagonally in front of him was so familiar.
Just then, the figure seemed to notice his gaze and turned around in confusion.
Their eyes met.
Qian Shujuan!
Lin Huowang was also surprised that it would be such a coincidence that he was in the same examination room as her and so close to her.
When Qian Shujuan saw Lin Huowang's familiar yet unfamiliar face, her bright eyes widened instantly.
The expression on her face changed in just a few seconds, from disbelief and shock to joy at the long-awaited reunion, and finally, it all turned into a strong sense of reproach. After snorting, she glared fiercely at Lin Huowang.
His eyes seemed to say, "You bad guy, you disappeared for half a year, and you finally know how to come back! You made me worry about you for so long."
"Ring ring—"
The exam bell interrupted their eye contact.
The invigilators began distributing the exam papers, and the tense exam officially began.
Qian Shujuan quickly turned around, patted her slightly flushed cheeks, and began to force herself into exam mode, but she couldn't help but glance back from the corner of her eye from time to time.
Lin Huowang smiled helplessly and calmly. Qian Shujuan was Qian Shuzhen's cousin, so how could he not feel the girl's budding romantic feelings?
However, he simply didn't want to provoke them again.
With a smile and a shake of his head, Lin Huowang composed himself and picked up his pen to begin answering the questions.
...
The bell rang, signaling the end of the first exam.
After handing in his paper, Lin Huowang leisurely walked out of the examination room, intending to find a place to rest.
"Lin Huowang! You stop right there!"
A clear, slightly hurried voice came from behind.
As soon as Lin Huowang turned around, Qian Shujuan rushed in front of him like a butterfly. Her face was flushed from running so fast, and she was standing with her hands on her hips, puffing out her cheeks and glaring at him.
"Where...where did you go?"
Seeing her playful expression, Lin Huowang smiled and explained, "I didn't go anywhere, I just went to take care of some personal matters."
"Private matters? What private matters are so important? You're not a woman giving birth, and it takes half a year to deal with this? There's not even a word from you!" Qian Shujuan muttered in dissatisfaction.
But soon, she couldn't hold back anymore, and like a chattering little bird, she started asking Lin Huowang all sorts of questions with curiosity:
"Hey, what have you been up to all this time? Why are you suddenly back to taking the college entrance exam again?"
"How are your preparations going? You've only been studying for a few days, can...can you get into university?"
Before Lin Huowang could answer, she continued, "Oh, it's okay if it doesn't work out! My dad said this year's college entrance exam was too rushed, there will definitely be another one next year. Apparently, the college entrance exam will be held in June or July every year from now on, so there are only half a year left, you still have one more chance!"
Seeing her earnest expression that said, "I won't laugh at you even if you don't pass the exam," Lin Huowang felt a warmth in his heart. He smiled, shook his head, and said confidently:
"Don't worry, we will all pass the exam."
Lin Huowang felt he did very well on the next few exams.
After all, with his exceptional memory, combined with his knowledge from his previous life, and the additional time he had spent reviewing, dealing with the college entrance examination in this era was incredibly easy for him.
Even if you don't get the top score or an exceptionally high score, you'll at least be more than qualified to get into Tsinghua or Peking University.
However, just as he himself thought, whether or not he went to university no longer meant much to him; it was merely a way to make up for the regret in his heart.
...
The last exam of the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) has ended.
Lin Huowang declined Qian Shujuan's invitation for a private "answer session and heart-to-heart talk" and returned to his dormitory at Changchun Film Studio alone.
He hasn't been back to this dormitory for more than half a year since he left.
As he walked through the snow to the door of his familiar dormitory, his steps suddenly faltered.
He discovered a petite figure huddled at the entrance of his dormitory.
The person, wearing a thin cotton coat and a woolen hat, was leaning against the door frame. He seemed to have been waiting for too long and had actually fallen asleep in the cold corridor.
"Gong Xue?"
Lin Huowang's heart clenched. He rushed forward and gently patted her shoulder: "Gong Xue! Wake up! Why are you sleeping here?"
Gong Xue woke up groggily, and when she looked up and saw the face she had been longing for day and night, she froze.
The next second, her eyes, which were red from the cold, instantly filled with tears, and she burst into tears with a loud "waaaah".
"Comrade Lin... Lin Huowang! I... I've finally waited for you!"
Gong Xue cried and stammered, "You...you left so suddenly before. I asked Director Su, but they didn't know where you went either...I thought...I thought you had done something wrong..."
"However... however, seeing that the filming of movies and TV series adapted from your novels is going smoothly, I... I'm not so worried anymore..."
“When I came back today, I noticed that the lock on your door looked like it had been opened, so I guessed you might have come back in the last couple of days… I… I was afraid you would suddenly leave again, so I’ve been waiting here…”
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