On the day of the college entrance examination, Wan Qiu got up early and stayed by Chu Yigui's side the whole time.
Yang didn't go to work; he came to work as a driver.
Wan Qiu and Yang Ze watched Chu Yigui enter the examination hall together.
They waited at the door for the exam to end.
Yang was working on his laptop in the car, while Wan Qiu, despite having brought books, found it impossible to concentrate.
Today's weather is more unbearable than usual; it's stuffy inside the car, and it's very hot when you get out.
Wanqiu wasn't the only one waiting for the exam; there were also many parents waiting by the roadside, and the school's security guards were constantly patrolling.
Wan Qiu and several other parents who were discussing their children's studies gathered together.
The parents seemed to be deliberately speaking in hushed tones because it was an exam room, and the whole scene looked like they were whispering to each other.
“My son is in the top ten of his class. His teacher said that as long as he performs normally, he can get into a good university.”
"My requirement for my daughter is that she must get into XX school; if she doesn't, she can repeat a year."
“My son suddenly had a breakthrough in his senior year of high school, and his ranking improved by several hundred places. He should be able to do well on the exam.”
Wanqiu listened from the side, using this method to distract herself from her anxiety.
Someone noticed Wan Qiu and turned to look at him: "Who are you waiting for? Your brothers or sisters?"
"Wait for me..." Wan Qiu suddenly realized that he didn't know how to introduce Chu Yigui, "Wait for me to have a very, very important friend who is like family to me."
"Your friend came to accompany you to the exam?" Everyone was a little surprised. "We never expected you to be nervous about this. With you so worried, he's sure to do very well!"
Wan Qiu nodded.
Yang went to the supermarket and bought ice cream for Wanqiu and the people around Wanqiu to cool them down.
The sweet taste spread in her mouth, and Wanqiu felt that her mood had improved a lot because of the sweetness.
When students came out of the examination hall, Chu Yigui was among the first batch of examinees to leave the school.
Wan Qiu quickly stepped forward and looked up to see Chu Yigui's calm expression, which was unchanged from usual.
As if possessed, I handed over the chocolate in my hand.
Chu Yigui took it and ate it, but unfortunately it was too hot and the chocolate melted. Chu Yigui didn't seem to mind and put the melted chocolate off the wrapper in her mouth.
Wan Qiu didn't ask Chu Yigui how the exam went, and Chu Yigui didn't say anything either.
Wan Qiu also saw Zhou Peiyu.
Zhou Peiyu grumbled and complained to Wan Qiu that a student who kept coughing in the examination room was constantly distracting her, and she was going crazy.
After three consecutive days of exams, Chu Jianshu and Yang Xiaoyu arrived during the last exam, waiting together for Chu Yigui to leave the exam room.
Yang Xiaoyu kept teasing Wan Qiu, and because of Yang Xiaoyu, Wan Qiu's mood was not so uneasy.
After the exam, Chu Yigui was still among the first to leave.
He did not compare answers with his classmates.
There was no intention to meet and chat with classmates.
Yang Xiaoyu gave Chu Yigui a very beautiful, fresh, and blessed bouquet of flowers.
Chu Yigui, holding the flowers, tilted her head slightly and smiled, "Thank you, Aunt Yang."
"How did the exam go?" Yang Xiaoyu asked.
"I'm confident," Chu Yigui said.
Wan Qiu also secretly asked Chu Yigui the same question again in private.
Is Chu Yigui capable of becoming the top scorer in the college entrance examination?
This was a little agreement between them, and they didn't let anyone else know about it.
Chu Yigui said, "Perhaps there are heavens beyond heavens, but I will not be inferior to anyone."
Wanqiu watched longingly.
Chu Yigui's every word was calm, as always.
But beneath this calm, Wanqiu saw confidence.
Wan Qiu suddenly hugged Chu Yigui.
The fragrance of the bouquet lingered on Chu Yigui, and mixed with her own scent, Wan Qiu found it extremely pleasant.
Chu Yigui's results came out.
"Unbelievable." Yang Xiaoyu checked the score repeatedly and was surprised to see that it wasn't her imagination. "Although I knew Yi Gui was very smart, isn't this level of intelligence a bit excessive?"
Chu Jianshu, who had never taken these minor tests seriously, could not hide his shock.
Even if your college entrance exam scores aren't good, as long as you have money, you don't need to consider which schools you can choose.
Chu Jianshu's expectations for Chu Yigui's college entrance examination results were entirely due to being influenced by Wan Qiu.
"What an unexpected child," Chu Jianshu remarked.
When the media tried to interview him, they found that they could not find Chu Yigui anywhere.
The school leaders were very satisfied because Chu Yigui's achievements had brought honor to the school.
However, when the school leaders learned which school Chu Yigui wanted to apply to, their happy expressions turned into something subtle.
"What are you thinking? Do you know how hard it was to get these grades? With grades like yours, you could easily get into any university in China, right? You kept turning down interviews and offers from other schools, and I thought you had bigger goals, but you... you..."
"Is it about money? With your grades, getting a scholarship is definitely not a problem, Chu Yigui. You should know that you've been consistently ranked first in your grade since the beginning of school. Do you know how painful it is to be second place over you?"
The schools in their city are good, but still can't compare to well-known schools.
In terms of gold content, it is slightly inferior.
No matter how much the school leaders tried to dissuade her or how many times they called Chu Yigui, they didn't budge.
Chu Yigui remained as polite as ever, humbly accepting all instruction, but showed no intention of choosing another school.
The matter was settled only after Chu Yigui finished filling out the form.
"I really don't know what Chu Yigui is thinking. Is she arrogant because of her talent? She got such high scores just to get into a school in the city?"
Hearing the teachers in the office discussing Chu Yigui, Wan Qiu's homeroom teacher also pricked up her ears to listen.
"Wei Ming, isn't Chu Wanqiu from your class close to Chu Yigui? What's he thinking? Aren't you going to try to persuade him?" another teacher asked Wanqiu's homeroom teacher.
The homeroom teacher shook his head: "If it's a choice made by the students themselves, there's no point in us saying anything."
The other teachers simply said, "It's such a pity."
"Perhaps for Chu Yigui, it would be a pity to go to other schools. He is a very thoughtful and intelligent student, and he must have his own reasons for doing this."
Others might not know, but the homeroom teacher would not make a mistake.
He also knew very well why Chu Yigui wanted to stay in the city.
only……
Does Chu Wanqiu know about this?
The final exams will be held some time after the college entrance examination, and then it will be summer vacation.
In the second semester of the first year of high school, Wanqiu had already chosen to be placed in a different class and chose science.
However, Wei Ming will be the homeroom teacher of the liberal arts class next.
Wanqiu will no longer be his student.
Even Wanqiu's English teacher was no longer him.
It was as if fate was deliberately severing his connection with Wanqiu.
so……
That's fine.
Even the homeroom teacher didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
His last real interaction with Wan Qiu was probably this final time proctoring the exam.
Looking at Wan Qiu diligently working on her problems below the stage, the homeroom teacher vaguely felt that Wan Qiu was really beautiful.
He is an excellent and attention-grabbing student.
Wanqiu always takes a long time to finish his test papers; he will procrastinate until the very last minute.
He had only completed part of the work while others were inspecting it.
Finally, at the end of collecting the papers, the homeroom teacher called Wan Qiu's name.
The beautiful and refined student looked at the homeroom teacher with the same gaze as any other student.
"Chu Wanqiu," the homeroom teacher said, "has Chu Yigui received her acceptance letter yet?"
"Mm." Wan Qiu nodded.
Don't you think it's a pity?
"feel."
The homeroom teacher was somewhat surprised: "Then why did you let him make that choice?"
"I support Yi Gui's choice."
Wan Qiu's gaze was very calm. The homeroom teacher opened his mouth, hesitated, and asked, "Do you know why he made this choice?"
"Because you want to stay by my side."
The homeroom teacher was startled. Wan Qiu's words were so matter-of-fact that they made him feel somewhat dazed.
"Chu Wanqiu..." the homeroom teacher murmured, his voice barely audible in the now sparsely populated corridor, only to the two of them. "Do you know what he really means by doing this?"
"Because Yi Gui said she wanted to repay her parents for raising her," Wan Qiu said frankly.
The homeroom teacher suddenly fell silent.
This was a completely unexpected answer.
"Chu Wanqiu, do you still remember that Chu Yigui was just an ordinary student with no family background?" The homeroom teacher sighed and asked Wanqiu.
"Mm." Wan Qiu nodded.
"For ordinary people, grades and the college entrance examination are the easiest opportunities to change their lives, but Chu Yigui did this willingly, giving up that opportunity. Do you understand?"
Wan Qiu opened his mouth; he understood.
“If he wants to repay a debt of gratitude, there are many other ways. Even a higher education institution can bring him greater development and would be more conducive to repaying the debt of gratitude.”
The homeroom teacher paused for a moment, waiting for Wan Qiu to understand.
Then the homeroom teacher slowly said, "But if he doesn't do that, there must be other reasons."
Wan Qiu was unable to respond.
"What's the reason?" Wan Qiu asked unconsciously.
"Ordinary people usually change their plans and development for two types of people: first, family members." The homeroom teacher hesitated for a moment, holding the final exam papers in her hand, but finally said, "Second, lovers."
“I am Yi Gui’s family.” Wan Qiu instinctively believed this, but after saying it, she added somewhat guiltily, “Like family…friends.”
"Whether it is or not requires careful judgment."
That's all he can say.
In his eyes, Wan Qiu looked exactly like the typical look of a student who knew nothing about what he was lecturing about – bewildered.
"I understand, teacher. I will make a careful judgment."
However, unlike other students who give up when they have doubts, the students in front of me always listen carefully to what others say and think seriously without being perfunctory.
Who wouldn't love a cute child who listens attentively?
That's probably why he paid so much attention to Wan Qiu.
In the future, at most, he and Wan Qiu will only meet once, and he will hear Wan Qiu respectfully say "Hello, teacher" while he nods and smiles.
"Chu Wanqiu, I hope you have a happy summer vacation," the homeroom teacher said to Wanqiu with a smile.
"I hope the teacher has a happy summer vacation too."
The homeroom teacher turned around and went upstairs to return the test paper.
Wan Qiu went downstairs to go home for the holidays with Chu Yigui, who was waiting at the school gate.
Wan Qiu suddenly stopped and turned around.
The huge staircase leading upwards no longer carries the image of the homeroom teacher.
The only people there were students and other unfamiliar teachers.
Wan Qiu suddenly thought of the class monitor.
The class monitor chose humanities.
Just like him and the class monitor, did he also lose his homeroom teacher?
Wanqiu's feelings were somewhat complicated.
But at least he will remember a very responsible and handsome teacher who helped him a lot.
——
Wan Qiu didn't understand why he had to seriously judge his relationship with Chu Yigui.
He and Chu Yigui are clearly family.
Everyone in the family treated Chu Yigui as family.
But for some reason, Wan Qiu thought about many things again because of what her homeroom teacher said.
But after thinking it over, Wanqiu realized he was no longer sure.
He doesn't seem to be Chu Yigui's family.
Even though he was no longer the younger brother, Wan Qiu didn't feel anything special because his relationship with Chu Yigui hadn't changed at all.
But in reality, Chu Yigui didn't want to be their family anymore because she said it was hard to be a substitute.
Therefore, they are friends.
But what the homeroom teacher said is probably right.
In this crucial decision, Chu Yigui chose the unusual one.
Chu Yigui has always said that he will assist the Chu family.
But what are the reasons that would make one give up better opportunities and insist on staying here...?
First, family members...
Secondly, lovers.
Wanqiu vaguely seemed to have sensed something, but this sense brought him even more confusion and shock.
No matter how seriously Wan Qiu thought about it, he couldn't get a definite answer.
Wan Qiu suddenly realized that no matter what he thought, it was actually Chu Yigui's idea, and there was no use in guessing.
He wasn't Chu Yigui, who could always accurately guess what others were thinking.
If he wanted to know Chu Yigui's thoughts, the best way was to ask her directly.
Before going to sleep, Wan Qiu still went to Chu Yigui's bedroom in her pajamas.
Chu Yigui was still studying, but no longer using high school textbooks.
Looking at the completely unfamiliar data on Chu Yigui's computer, Wan Qiu asked in confusion, "What are these?"
“It’s the job description of Uncle Chu’s second brother, Yang,” Chu Yigui said.
On the first day after Chu Yigui finished her college entrance examination, she applied to Chu Jianshu to intern at Chu Jianshu's company.
Chu Yigui's choice to choose Chu Jianshu's company instead of Yang Xiaoyu's company caused Zhao Xinghua great distress upon learning of it.
Compared to entertainment companies, Chu Yigui chose Chu Jianshu because he was more inclined towards the technology industry, which has a wider scope.
Chu Yigui followed Yang Ze to his side, starting as Yang Ze's assistant. While Yang Ze was learning, Chu Yigui could also learn from him.
In the evenings, Chu Yigui would usually check Wanqiu's homework and tutor him.
All of Chu Yigui's time was filled up. Wan Qiu hoped that Chu Yigui would rest more, but he did not expect that Chu Yigui would still be studying work content in his private time.
"You've finally finished the college entrance exam, aren't you going to take a break?" Wan Qiu asked.
Wan Qiu remembers that Zhou Peiyu was practically insane right after finishing the college entrance exam.
He was throwing books and tearing up test papers in a completely frenzied state, and even recorded a scene of test papers flying everywhere like snowflakes for Wan Qiu.
The video is filled with Zhou Peiyu screaming: "I never want to study again!!"
However, Chu Yigui started working and studying right after finishing the college entrance examination, and had no real time to play.
There was no difference from usual.
"I'm resting now," Chu Yigui said, turning her head to Wan Qiu.
“But you were studying!” Wan Qiu leaned over Chu Yigui’s desk. “You were studying the whole time during your college entrance exams. I didn’t see you doing anything else.”
"Studying is also a form of rest."
Wan Qiu didn't quite understand: "Shouldn't going out to play, watching TV, and playing games be considered rest?"
“Immersing yourself in something that interests you is what true rest is,” Chu Yigui said, not refuting Wan Qiu. “I’m not always studying either.”
"What are you interested in?" Wan Qiu rarely heard Chu Yigui say these things.
"It's when I'm with you."
Wanqiu's eyes slowly widened.
“Being with you makes me feel like I’m resting. I’m not always studying, lecturing you, or listening to your questions. As long as you’re by my side…” Chu Yigui unconsciously touched Wan Qiu’s fingers, “that’s when I’m resting.”
Wan Qiu opened his mouth.
If that's the case, then his usual desire to let Chu Yigui rest, stay away from Chu Yigui, and give him enough private time has backfired, hasn't it?
Why is being with him considered a form of rest?
Because he's stupid, does being with him mean you don't need to think too much?
Wan Qiu propped himself up from his slumped position on the table, his peripheral vision catching sight of the neatly arranged high school textbooks.
After Chu Yigui has organized the textbooks, he will give them to Wan Qiu. All the notes he has made in the textbooks will be helpful for Wan Qiu's studies.
Wan Qiu vaguely felt that he had never felt rejected by Chu Yigui's side all along.
"Yi Gui, I have a question I really want to ask you." Wan Qiu suddenly sat up straight, took Chu Yi Gui's hand, and earnestly wanted to get straight to the point and have a proper talk.
Chu Yigui's gaze lingered on Wan Qiu's hand that was holding his, before he shut down the computer.
The computer screen went out, and the only noisy sound in Chu Yigui's bedroom disappeared. It seemed that all the silence was waiting for Wan Qiu's voice to arrive.
Wanqiu suddenly realized that he actually wanted to say something very, very serious.
Chu Yigui's gaze and the way she held his fingers showed his absolute seriousness at that moment.
"It's not something very nerve-wracking to ask." For some reason, Wan Qiu felt uneasy about what she was about to ask.
Chu Yigui suggested, "Shall we lie down and relax before we talk about it?"
Wan Qiu was taken aback and shook his head.
In a rather large room with only one desk lamp lit, Wan Qiu and Chu Yigui faced each other.
The darkness seemed to inspire a desire to confide in others, and Wan Qiu slowly asked the question that had been troubling him.
"Yi Gui, are we still family now?"
"..." Chu Yigui lowered his eyes, then raised them again. In that brief moment, he seemed to have finished thinking. "No."
Even though Wanqiu knew this might happen, he still felt somewhat disappointed when he actually found out.
"Does Yi Gui want to become family with us?"
Chu Yigui did not answer the question.
For some inexplicable reason, Wanqiu sensed something subtle.
Wan Qiu and Chu Yigui's fingers were clasped tightly, and they unconsciously used more force.
Chu Yigui quietly let him hold her hand, her fingertips unconsciously opening, yet subtly enveloping Wan Qiu's hand.
Wan Qiu's feelings were somewhat complicated.
Gradually, Wan Qiu loosened his grip.
After releasing her grip, Chu Yigui gently placed her fingers on the back of Wan Qiu's hand, lightly protecting it.
Wan Qiu felt that Chu Yigui's silence might have been due to more complex reasons that he couldn't express.
At least he was always with Chu Yigui, and Chu Yigui never disliked them.
Wanqiu tentatively asked again, "Yigui..."
Wan Qiu originally thought this was an easy question to ask.
But for some reason, words that are usually easy to say suddenly seem to become difficult to say.
"do you like me?"
Chu Yigui answered quickly: "I like it."
If it were Wanqiu, Wanqiu would have given the same answer.
But this time, things were different.
Wan Qiu unconsciously leaned forward to meet Chu Yigui's eyes.
Is it the kind of liking that comes with being in love?
Under Wan Qiu's gaze, Chu Yigui wavered for a brief moment.
Those sparkling eyes were like a beautiful crystal reflecting light deep within them.
"yes."
At that moment, Wanqiu seemed to feel a gentle breeze brushing against his face.
The moment Wan Qiu heard the response, something in his heart seemed to suddenly begin to beat subtly.
On this day, which was no different from any other, Wan Qiu suddenly heard Chu Yigui's confession to his lover.
"Yi Gui is very smart, she would never misinterpret her own feelings, right?" Wan Qiu didn't know why she asked this.
Chu Yigui is clearly incapable of lying or making mistakes, so there's no need for further confirmation.
"Yes, I like you." Chu Yigui's answer was still fluent.
Just like a spring that keeps flowing endlessly, there is no reason for it to stop.
Wanqiu didn't know what love was.
When Wan Qiu learned that Wang Yue had never been in a relationship but spoke eloquently about love, he wondered if Chu Yigui's views on love were merely superficial understanding.
But at this moment, Wan Qiu felt that he didn't understand Chu Yigui enough.
He only ever saw a small part of Chu Yigui.
Chu Yigui is vast, like a rich and diverse world, and he is just a tiny creature living in this endless world, forever unable to see through everything about Chu Yigui with his own eyes.
Wanqiu lowered his head.
I felt somewhat lost.
He doesn't know how to be in a relationship.
He never truly accepted a confession.
At that moment, Wan Qiu had absolutely no idea what to do.
Should we respond to Chu Yigui?
want……
"Want to be in a relationship?" Wan Qiu suddenly asked.
Wan Qiu was nervous when he realized he was speaking his mind.
This tension, though not intense, is like wild grass swaying in the wind; the swaying blades have no fixed shape, appearing messy and helpless.
However, Chu Yigui remained calm in front of Wan Qiu.
When Wan Qiu met Chu Yigui's gaze amidst his nervousness and unease, it was as if he had touched a block of ice, and was suddenly cooled down.
Wanqiu gazed at Chu Yigui.
Those eyes were calm, like the surface of a bottomless lake, without wind or ripples.
Wanqiu couldn't discern any joy in being in love.
It seems that Chu Yigui is waiting for Wanqiu to calm down.
As Wan Qiu's tension gradually subsided and his consciousness returned, he heard Chu Yigui's reply.
"No."
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