As soon as the sports meet was over, the atmosphere in the second year of high school became extremely tense, because the final examination in June was approaching. The importance of the final examination was second only to the college entrance examination. If you failed, you would not be able to graduate smoothly. Therefore, although the requirement of the final examination was just to pass, the students still treated it as a formidable enemy, and everyone was studying hard with a final examination manual.

Lin Sitian is a science student. In addition to Chinese, math and English, she also has to pass history, geography, politics and information technology. Why did she choose science? Because the teacher said that the admission rate of science majors in the college entrance examination is higher than that of liberal arts majors, and the score requirements are also lower than those of liberal arts majors. In previous years, the ratio of liberal arts to science admissions in the college entrance examination was close to 1:3. Therefore, Lin Sitian is different from Zhou Sheng. Although she has no enthusiasm for science, she still chose to study science realistically.

May passed quickly, and Zhou Sheng fulfilled her promise to the teacher with the results. Lin Sitian's academic performance improved steadily in the subsequent mock exams, so the teacher turned a blind eye to their relationship. He just reminded them not to behave too much in school and warned Zhou Sheng "not to break the rules" - this warning was not without effect. At least after the sports meet, Zhou Sheng had been behaving herself. Every time she made a small move, Zhou Sheng would immediately bring up the agreement of "we can only do it after the final exam."

...God knows when she made this agreement with him.

There was a small episode in the middle, where Fang Changmin took the initiative to reveal his cards.

During the self-study class that day, Fang Changmin walked to Zhou Sheng's desk and told Zhou Sheng that his answer to the extra credit question on the math test that had just been handed out in the morning was wrong. After he confidently analyzed his solution to the problem from beginning to end, Zhou Sheng just calmly pointed to a number on the question stem and said that the idea was correct, but your function value was written wrong from the beginning and your question was not clear.

Fang Changmin collapsed.

It's not a metaphor, he really broke down in front of Zhou Sheng.

No one knew what Fang Changmin had been through, but that day Fang Changmin suddenly burst into tears in front of Zhou Sheng, and scolded Zhou Sheng for being arrogant and even the teacher protecting him. He even shouted in front of the whole class that as the class monitor, he could not play a positive leading role by having a relationship with his deskmate.

Lin Sitian felt extremely panicked at the time. She thought, this is bad, the whole class knows about it, and the teacher probably can’t cover it up anymore. What should she do?

Zhou Sheng just frowned, stood up and held Fang Changmin's arm, "If you have any opinions about me, we can talk outside."

Fang Changmin shook off Zhou Sheng's hand. "What do you mean by go out? You did something bad and you don't dare to admit it, right? If you have the guts, tell the whole class that you didn't have a premature love affair with Lin Sitian?!"

The head teacher had to go out for something during this self-study class, so there were only a group of students in the classroom. Zhou Sheng was originally in charge of discipline, but now no matter how he managed Fang Zhangmin, it seemed like he was abusing his power for personal gain. Zhou Sheng clenched his fist and took a deep breath.

Just when he was about to say something, someone in the back row suddenly spoke.

"What's wrong with the squad leader and Lin Sitian dating?"

The person who spoke was Wang Yue.

"Does it make you jealous or does it bother you? Do you like the class monitor or Lin Sitian? Do you really just hate to see others do well?"

"Yes," the person who took over the conversation was Yuan Xiao, "The monitor's early love score is also the first in the grade, and he also helped Lin Sitian with tutoring. Isn't this the best role model?"

Lin Sitian turned around in disbelief and listened to the classmates speaking from all over the class.

"You thought it was some big news? We already knew about it, right? It's been so long, and you still want the class monitor to acknowledge something that the whole class has tacitly acknowledged..." The person who spoke this time was a male classmate who he did not interact with on a daily basis but had a good relationship with.

"That's right, what are you crazy about, Fang Changmin? When did Zhou Sheng think he was so great? He never refuses when I ask him to help me with a problem. Do you have his patience—"

One girl after another stood up and said, "Lin Sitian is studying hard and helping with class activities. What about you? Besides, even if they are in a relationship, what does it have to do with you?"

Classmates popped up one after another like mushrooms after a rain. Not to mention Fang Changmin, even Lin Sitian and Zhou Sheng were stunned where they were, finding it unbelievable.

She originally thought that her relationship with Zhou Sheng was a secret.

At least in everyone's eyes, they are just classmates with whom they have an ambiguous relationship.

But she didn't expect that the whole class had already tacitly regarded them as a couple, but everyone knew it. Even Wang Yue and Li Hailiang had never deliberately publicized this matter in front of her.

If it weren't for Fang Changmin, she would never know that so many people had secretly kept this secret for her and Zhou Sheng.

At this age, some things are really complicated and simple. At this moment, Lin Sitian clearly realized that she might never meet such a simple and lovely group of people again in her life.

Zhou Sheng loosened his clenched fists, lowered his head, and laughed barely perceptibly.

Fang Changmin looked around the classroom blankly, unable to utter a word, and then he suddenly ran out.

Zhou Sheng hurriedly chased after him, and immediately two other classmates followed him.

The classroom suddenly became chaotic, and the deputy monitor and the study committee member hurried out to manage class discipline.

Lin Sitian stared outside the classroom door. Although she wanted to help, she finally chose to wait in the classroom for this farce to end.

"Too much pressure?"

After school on Wednesday, Zhou Sheng sent Lin Sitian home, and the two talked about what happened to Fang Changmin two days ago.

After that, Zhou Sheng and his classmates worked together to bring Fang Changmin back. The school called his parents to take him home. Fang Changmin didn't come to school for the next two days.

Because this matter was also related to Zhou Sheng, Zhou Sheng specifically asked the class teacher for the news.

Fang Changmin's family has a strong culture of hard work. His father was originally a math teacher and had very strict requirements on his studies. However, no matter how hard Fang Changmin tried, he could not meet his father's expectations. Mathematics, the only subject he was best at and the one his father valued the most, was always surpassed by Zhou Sheng.

Fang Changmin was sick of studying math, but Zhou Sheng was getting more and more interested in it. It seemed that the two of them were not on the same starting line from the beginning. Even the position of math representative came to him because Zhou Sheng had too much to do as the class monitor. Fang Changmin's father believed that Zhou Sheng could be excellent in all subjects, and Fang Changmin should at least beat Zhou Sheng in math, so he kept a closer eye on him.

It may be that Fang Changmin took out his hatred for his father on Zhou Sheng. He was jealous that Zhou Sheng not only had good grades, but also had good relationships, so he made an anonymous report to the class teacher.

In fact, the head teacher already knew it was him when he saw the handwriting - of course, this is all later. In order to protect the students, the head teacher did not tell Zhou Sheng about the snitching. This conclusion was inferred by Zhou Sheng based on the clues told to him by the head teacher.

On the math paper that day, Fang Changmin finally got full marks, but Zhou Sheng got the extra credit question right, so his total score was still higher than his in the end.

This became the fuse of the farce.

If Zhou Sheng hadn't stopped him, he might have really wanted to jump off the teaching building that day. Even though he was only in the second year of high school, Fang Changmin was under too much mental pressure. The school suggested that he take some time to rest and adjust his mentality. From another perspective, the school didn't want to get into trouble.

Fortunately, after that, Fang Changmin was heartbroken, but never mentioned Zhou Sheng’s “premature love” again.

"I used to think he was a villain, but now I think he is quite pitiful."

On the tree-lined path back home, Lin Sitian walked side by side with Zhou Sheng. After listening to Zhou Sheng's explanation, she couldn't help but sigh, "If I were him, I don't know what I would do. After all, I have done everything I should do, but the 'Zhou Sheng' in front of me is like a big devil. A hero of insufficient level will never be able to defeat him."

"Nothing is impossible. Didn't he get full marks on the test that day? If he got the extra credit questions right, he would be tied with me for first place." Zhou Sheng said calmly.

"You are so inhumane." Lin Sitian rolled her eyes at him and muttered unhappily, "You are indeed the devil."

"I'm telling the truth. He's not bad at math. He just lost points because of carelessness."

The evening sunlight shines through the shade of the trees, covering the ground with golden foil. The summer wind also blows the leaves in a rustling sound.

"If you knew about Fang Changmin's situation at the beginning, would you give him some points? After all, no one will punish you if you don't do well in the exam." She raised her finger and touched her cheek with her fingertips. On the surface, she continued to pretend that nothing had happened and talked about the previous topic.

Zhou Sheng also pretended to be calm, but subconsciously tightened her hand, "No."

"You can't even do this?"

"An exam is an exam, and he doesn't need me to give in once or twice - it's his father who really needs to make concessions, not me."

Lin Sitian thought about it and agreed.

"Will you give him tutoring?" she suddenly asked anxiously.

Zhou Sheng was helpless, "If he comes to me to ask questions, I will definitely help him."

"I mean tutor him like you did to me."

Zhou Sheng raised his eyebrows and said, "He doesn't need tutoring."

"I'm just assuming! What if he wants to get tutoring from you?"

"Hypothesis is a very dangerous proposition. I almost fell into it during the May Day holiday." Zhou Sheng is still frightened.

Lin Sitian pulled him and said, "Don't avoid the topic——"

"Won't."

Before she finished speaking, Zhou Sheng had already given the answer.

No? Lin Sitian found it very interesting. In her eyes, Zhou Sheng was very stubborn in his studies and more passionate than most people. How could he refuse a like-minded person who came to him for help?

"Why not?"

While the two were talking, they had already turned to the downstairs of Lin Sitian's house. Lin Sitian turned around to face him and held his other hand.

A couple in love will stay together for a long time even if they are separated for a short time. Even a serious person like Zhou Sheng cannot escape the law of true fragrance.

The two hands rubbed each other's fingers for a long time, and the setting sun fell on Zhou Sheng's profile.

"If he can catch up with me through tutoring, he doesn't need me to tutor him; if he can't catch up with me, then all this is useless to him."

"And..." This time he was silent for a long time before whispering -

"I had selfish motives when I tutored you."

Zhou Sheng is a rational person, but that doesn’t mean he has no feelings.

Not everyone is willing to put in so much effort.

The orange light of sunset made the ends of Zhou Sheng's hair soft and gentle, and Lin Sitian couldn't help but stare at him in a trance.

My heart was beating without any reason because of him, and at that moment I seemed to have entered midsummer ahead of time, with the irresistible heat and the chirping of cicadas lingering in my ears, as well as a layer of boredom and stuffiness. Before the thunderstorm, I felt at a loss as to what to do, yet full of hope, eager for a hearty experience.

"Thank you for your selfishness."

After that, she nervously stepped onto the stairs and waved at him, "Let's go."

Zhou Sheng curled up the corners of his mouth.

"See you tomorrow."

She also smiled and responded: "See you tomorrow!"

Zhou Sheng watched her go upstairs and disappear around the corner of the stairs. He was used to this scene. By now he could clearly guess which floor and which door she should be on at the moment.

We should be home now.

Zhou Sheng turned around and prepared to leave. He had to complete two competition simulation papers when he returned home tonight.

However, before they had taken a long step, they heard Lin Sitian's cry from above.

"Zhou Sheng-Zhou Sheng!!!"

“My grandmother—”