After being kissed, Sheng Yan felt a little embarrassed, lowered his head, and whispered, "That's enough."
Qin Zigui looked at his reddened ears and added with a smile, "I've saved all my good luck for you, and I haven't let anyone else touch it."
"?" As for the "others" Qin Zigui was referring to, Zhu Peng and Gou You immediately objected, "No, Dad! How could you do this! Double standards shouldn't be this blatant!"
Their father remained calm and self-assured: "Otherwise?"
Zhu Peng and Gou You: "??"
Sheng Yan, who was initially a little embarrassed, raised an eyebrow to support her boyfriend: "Exactly, what else? If you're so capable, why don't you find a boyfriend too?"
Zhu Peng and Gou You: "???"
Why do I have to be fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection) even when I'm taking the college entrance exam?!
However, those around them showed no sympathy whatsoever.
The bus arrived at the station just then. Yu Chen passed by them and patted them on the shoulder: "If I were you, I wouldn't say anything. These two are so lovey-dovey. Does anyone in the entire senior year not know about it?"
After saying that, she turned around and gave Sheng Yan a thumbs-up: "Handsome guy, please keep going! Don't let my idol be alone in Beijing. Please bravely rush towards your Zhonggong University."
Then Huang Shuliang, who was in the car with them, gave each of the five of them a tap on the back of the head: "Alright, what time is it? Why aren't you serious! Focus on the college entrance exam. Twelve years of hard study have led to this day. Show some spirit and cheer up!"
"Yes, sir!"
Everyone on the bus was intimidated by Huang Shuliang's aura, and one by one they quickly ran off the bus.
In the end, only Qin Zigui and Sheng Yan remained.
Huang Shuliang glanced at the two men, wanting to say something encouraging or comforting, but his personality prevented him from speaking. In the end, he only said, "If one of you doesn't get the top score in the exam and the other doesn't get into Zhonggong University, don't come back to see me!"
After saying that, he hurriedly got out of the car with his hands behind his back.
Qin Zigui turned her head to look at Sheng Yan: "Are you still nervous?"
Sheng Yan lowered his eyes: "A little."
Qin Zigui said in a low voice, "Then make a wish?"
Sheng Yan raised his eyelids: "Hmm?"
Qin Zigui waved his phone: "Wish Fulfillment App, lifetime service, satisfaction guaranteed, omnipotent."
In fact, ever since he learned the truth about the "Wish Come True" app, Sheng Yan has rarely used it to make a proper wish. Most of the time, he uses it as a little tool to make demands of Qin Zigui, and then Qin Zigui takes advantage of him in return.
However outrageous, capricious, or awkward the request may be, as long as Qin Zigui approves it, it will definitely be fulfilled.
Sheng Yan did not believe in metaphysics, but he knew he could always trust Qin Zigui.
So when the "Wish Come True" app sent him the message, "[Suggests host make a wish: May everything go smoothly in the college entrance examination. Task: Give Qin Zigui a cheering kiss]", he clicked "agree" without hesitation.
Then she tilted her head and kissed Qin Zigui's lips, her eyes crinkling into a smile: "Boyfriend, good luck."
Sheng Xiaoyan's wish garden is now full of roses, and they will surely walk together toward a better future.
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Perhaps the aura of a genius is truly effective, perhaps Qin Zigui is truly omnipotent, or perhaps the "Wish Fulfillment" app truly possesses some kind of magical power.
In short, Sheng Yan felt as if he had divine assistance during those two days. He was in excellent condition and answered every subject smoothly. After finishing, he carefully checked everything from beginning to end according to Qin Zigui's method.
However, this did not affect Sheng Yan's anxiety and tension during the two weeks of waiting for the results.
Almost every morning, the first thing Sheng Yan does upon waking is to sit up abruptly in bed, kick Qin Zigui off the bed, and angrily say, "Qin Zigui! I dreamt again that you got 723 on the exam, and I got 327! Then my mom sent me to England all by myself! All those blond, blue-eyed handsome guys wanted to seduce me!"
Every time Qin Zigui was kicked off the bed like that, he wanted to remind Sheng Yan that he was the one who should be angry about having such a dream.
However, since her boyfriend was going through a special period, Qin Zigui would patiently and gently coax him each time, "It's okay, don't be afraid, dreams are always the opposite of reality."
Then what awaited him was Sheng Yan kicking him off the bed for the second time: "The opposite won't work either! I got 723, you got 327, so you'll be the one getting gay by that blond, blue-eyed handsome guy, do you want to die!"
"..."
At that moment, Qin Zigui understood a truth: no matter how unreasonable her boyfriend was, he was still the cutest little fool in the world.
So, in order to divert Sheng Yan's attention and alleviate his tension and anxiety, Qin Zigui took Sheng Yan to Beijing.
As soon as he got off the plane, smelling the not-so-fresh air in the capital, Sheng Yan collapsed into Qin Zigui's arms and said listlessly, "Qin Zigui, the air in the capital is so noble, I feel I don't deserve it."
Qin Zigui couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said to her listless boyfriend, "I'll take you somewhere."
Sheng Yan closed his eyes, slumped his head, and followed Qin Zigui in death.
When he opened his eyes again, he found that Qin Zigui had taken him to an unknown neighborhood, and then led him upstairs and opened the door. The whole process was exactly the same as when Qin Zigui had taken him to see the rented house opposite the school.
This time, the house is larger and more spacious, but the basic furniture is already taking shape.
Sheng Yan was stunned: "Qin Zigui, when did you get another house?"
“When we came to Beijing for training last time, we spent a long time choosing a place, and we think this is the house you should like the most. The living room is big, you can play games on the projector, and there's a big sofa. The master bedroom is also big. We'll order a new bathtub later. There's also a big balcony here. Open it and take a look.” Qin Zigui stood at the door, looking at him with a smile in his eyes, as if he had some good ideas up his sleeve.
Sheng Yan walked over suspiciously, pulled back the thick curtains in the bedroom, and then stopped what he was doing.
Outside the window, he could see the large characters for "People's Public Security University of China" in the distance.
He turned to look at Qin Zigui.
Qin Zigui explained in a low voice, "Your school usually requires students to live on campus, and the rules are strict. So I thought I'd rent a house near your school so I can come see you every weekend. I can cook whatever you want to eat, and I can play whatever you want to do with you. You won't have to travel back and forth so much, and you can see me every week."
But at that time, I couldn't even get into a top-tier university.
Sheng Yan clutched the curtains, his eyelashes drooping with a hint of disappointment: "It's not even our school yet, you'd better be careful you don't end up renting the place for nothing."
Qin Zigui stepped forward and brushed a strand of hair from his forehead: "It's your school. Ayan, you can definitely get in."
No one knows better than him how serious and hard-working Sheng Yan has been over the past year.
It is precisely because I understand this that I can comprehend Sheng Yan's tension and anxiety.
Because they value it too much and care too much, they are filled with anxiety and fear of loss, and cannot even bear the slightest risk of losing or separating from it.
Just like how he once chose to distance himself from Sheng Yan because he liked him so much.
So-called love and care mean going forward without hesitation, yet also being timid and uneasy.
"Ayan, no matter what, you've done so well, no one can do better than you, so don't be afraid, we'll definitely get better and better." Qin Zigui gently hugged Sheng Yan and softly spoke the words he was most certain of.
It's probably true that if someone believes in something enough, it will definitely come true.
Sheng Yan hugged him back: "Yes, I also think things will get better and better for us."
Even if their journey is not smooth sailing, he will always steadfastly walk towards Qin Zigui.
Because he wanted to become a better person for the people he loved.
On the day the results were released, all the people he loved crowded into Qin Ru's newly bought villa.
This year, Nanwu's scores were released at 4 PM, and Shishi Foreign Language School's graduation dinner was on the same day at 6 PM, so that everyone could vent their emotions without restraint after the scores were released.
Before that, it was a long period of torment.
From the moment the family got up in the morning, everyone burned incense, took baths, and prayed anxiously. Even their four-month-old son, Zijing, was forced to contribute a bubble of milk.
As soon as lunch was over, everyone crowded into the living room.
In the center of the large living room was a coffee table with two laptops on it. Sheng Yan and Qin Zigui were sitting in front of the laptops.
Behind the laptop, Little Yuanxiao was lying in a baby cradle, blowing little bubbles.
After the Lantern Festival, Qin Ru nervously gripped the edge of the cradle. Jiang Ping wanted to smoke but couldn't; the dignified CEO could only spin around with a lollipop in his mouth.
Behind Sheng Yan and Qin Zigui, the maternal grandparents and Xu Qingrong were desperately talking in their hearts to Sheng Yan's father, who had died young, trying to get him to bless their lovely and handsome son.
Sheng Yan held Qin Zigui's hand tightly under the coffee table, as if only by holding this hand he had held since childhood could he draw some reassuring strength.
Time ticked by, and it got closer and closer to 4 PM.
Everyone grew increasingly tense, their hearts pounding faster and faster. The air pressure in the entire space was so high that it felt as if the slightest misstep could cause it to collapse completely, and no one dared to utter a single word.
Then suddenly a cell phone rang, breaking the tense atmosphere.
Under everyone's gaze, Qin Zigui answered the phone and responded casually, "Okay, I understand. Thank you, teacher. I'll let you know later."
Then I hung up the phone.
Sheng Yan asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"
Qin Zigui calmly put away his phone: "Nothing much, just a teacher from the Peking University admissions office called me and said that I scored 726 this time, which is the highest score in science in Nanwu. They asked if I was interested in learning about their majors."
"..."
A brief silence.
"Holy crap! Qin Zigui! You really got the top score in the exam!"
The previously tense and anxious Sheng Yan suddenly broke into his most genuine and radiant smile, then hugged Qin Zigui's neck tightly and excitedly shouted, "I knew my boyfriend was the best! The most amazing! The coolest!!! Qin Zigui is the most awesome!!!"
At that moment, Qin Ru, who had been tightly gripping the edge of the cradle, lowered her head with tears in her eyes.
Jiang Ping quickly hugged her: "Sweetie, why are you crying? Zigui got the top score in the imperial examination, that's a good thing, why are you crying?"
“I didn’t cry.” Qin Ru said, wiping her eyes and choking back tears. “I just felt that we didn’t take care of him much when he was little. He finally made it to his senior year of high school and was bullied by your mother, but he still did so well on the exam. I just felt that he had gone through so much and he must have suffered a lot without us knowing.”
Jiang Ping quickly hugged her and comforted her, "It's okay, it's okay. Didn't I ask my mom to take Jiang Fei back to our hometown? No one will bully Zi Gui anymore."
“That’s right. With our little tyrant around, who would dare to bully your Qin Zigui? Have you forgotten what happened last time when Jiang Fei was beaten up in the toilet by Sheng Yan?” Xu Qingrong’s intention was to comfort Qin Ru.
As soon as he finished speaking, Sheng Yan, who was happily rolling around in Qin Zigui's arms, stopped in his tracks.
Qin Zigui looked at him and asked slowly, "When did this happen? How come I didn't know?"
"..."
Sheng Yan never expected to be caught like this.
After a brief moment of stiffness, he quickly came up with a plan, dejectedly lowered his head, and rested his head on Qin Zigui's shoulder: "You've already become the top scorer, and I still don't know my score. What if I didn't do well?"
Attempting to get away with it by being cute.
But this statement is actually 30% acting and 70% truth.
Qin Zigui is so outstanding, what if he still can't keep up even if he tries his best?
As the words fell, the jubilant atmosphere in the living room subsided slightly.
Qin Zigui patted his head: "No, it won't happen."
Just then, Jiang Ping's phone rang.
When Jiang Ping saw the caller ID, he looked as if he were facing a formidable enemy. He took a deep breath and solemnly answered the phone. Throughout the conversation, his expression was extremely somber.
When he hung up the phone, he looked at Sheng Yan and said in a heavy tone, "Yan, it was an old classmate of mine who called. He works at the Education Bureau and he checked your score in advance for you."
Sheng Yan felt a pang of unease upon seeing Qin Zigui's expression, and his fingers instinctively tightened around Qin Zigui, revealing his inner anxiety.
Jiang Ping's next words were indeed: "Your score is probably not ideal compared to Zigui's."
Sheng Yan lowered his eyelids in disappointment.
Sure enough, he knew that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't keep up with Qin Zigui.
He slumped into Qin Zigui's arms like a deflated balloon.
Jiang Ping sighed: "Only 627 points."
"Hmm." Sheng Yan replied listlessly.
Even with only 627 points, he had already done his best...
etc.
627 points.
627 points?!
Sheng Yan's eyes widened instantly, and he lifted his head from Qin Zigui's embrace.
Jiang Ping looked at him and smiled, "627 points, that's a full 20 points higher than your third mock exam, and 64 points higher than the first-tier university admission line!"
"Holy crap! Qin Zigui! I passed the exam! I got into a top-tier university! I can go to Zhonggong University! I can go to Beijing! I can become a policeman! I can be with you forever!!!"
At that moment, Sheng Yan was like the happiest child in the world, holding Qin Zigui and excitedly spinning around in circles, his eyes filled with the purest and simplest joy.
I can't hide it, and I don't want to hide it.
It will only make everyone who sees it as happy as he is.
The tense and oppressive atmosphere in the living room finally dissipated, and the grandparents breathed a sigh of relief. Xu Qingrong hugged the two children tightly, her eyes secretly reddening, and rubbed their heads, saying, "It hasn't been easy, it hasn't been easy for anyone, Zigui and Ayan, you've both worked so hard."
Even the little girl in the cradle made a "pop" sound and spit out the biggest milk bubble she had ever spit out since she was born.
By the time they arrived at the graduation banquet, their grades had already spread throughout the entire grade through Huang Shuliang.
As soon as the two appeared at the door, a group of people who had been there for a long time rushed over.
"Wow, Mr. Qin, you're awesome! You're the top scholar! Come on, let's have a drink!" Chen Yubai was closest to Qin Zigui, so he grabbed a can and tossed it to Qin Zigui.
Qin Zigui casually took the paper and said in a flat tone, "Isn't it standard procedure for me to become the top scholar in the imperial examination?"
"…Damn! Guys, someone's showing off here, get him drunk!"
Zhu Peng and Gou You still remembered the double standards they had faced before the college entrance examination, and immediately pounced on them like wolves.
Qin Zigui smiled and drank them one by one.
He used to be a person with few friends, and Zhu Peng and Gou You were people he might never have become close to in his entire life.
However, he always remembered that day when his father came to the school, making a scene and demanding that he be transferred. It was Zhu Peng and Gou You who, holding brooms, blocked his father's way outside the school and said, "You're dreaming! Qin Zigui is one of Brother Yan's people! Nobody is taking him away without Brother Yan's permission!"
While Fu Yun and his friends were making sarcastic remarks, Zhu Peng and Gou You stepped forward and said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, so what? Our Brother Yan is rich, and our Brother Qin is good at academics. They are two handsome guys, childhood sweethearts, a match made in heaven. Who are you, a despicable person, to object?"
It was only then, when Qin Zigui was standing alone in Huang Shuliang's office facing the questioning of parents, teachers, and school leaders, that he realized he was not alone and helpless.
These quirky yet adorable friends, regardless of whether we'll cross paths again in the future, are people he'll remember for a lifetime.
Qin Zigui drank with gusto, but Sheng Yan wouldn't stand for it, blocking Qin Zigui's way: "What do you mean by this? You dare to force anyone's boyfriend to drink... Holy crap! Zhu Peng and Gou You! Do you guys want to die?!"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Peng and Gou You, emboldened by alcohol, grabbed Sheng Yan on either side and shouted, "Chen Yubai! Quick! There's another slacker here who's secretly betrayed us, come and get him drunk!"
"Here they come! Everyone else who's always eating dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection) should also step forward!" As the most popular person in the entire grade, Chen Yubai received an immediate and overwhelming response.
All the people who suffered at the hands of Qin Zigui and Sheng Yan's dog food finally rose up in rebellion on the last day of their high school careers, fueled by alcohol.
"Quick! Brothers, charge!!! Today is the day for us single dogs to get our revenge!"
"It's also time for us underachievers to get our revenge!"
"No, Chen Yubai, why are you getting involved? Aren't you going to Tsinghua University with Lin Qian to live happily ever after?"
"Who's with him? A man who only scored 703 on the college entrance exam doesn't deserve to be with me. I don't want revenge. I just want to drink the wedding wine. May Qin Zigui and Sheng Yan live happily ever after!"
"Hey honey, don't do that! Didn't you say you'd agree if I got into Tsinghua University?"
"Let's talk about it after you get your Tsinghua University admission letter. Don't block my way from shipping couples."
"Holy crap! Are you guys having a wedding banquet for Qin Zigui and Sheng Yan? Me too! Me too! May Brother Qin and Brother Yan have a long and happy marriage, give me a red envelope!"
"That's right, that's right! Passing the imperial examination means a happy wedding night. Wait here, don't move. I'll go steal some dates and longans for you!"
"Are you stupid! Dates and longans are for having children early, but Yan-ge can't have any. What use are those things to you if you steal them!"
"Oh right, then it's alright. I wish Brother Yan a speedy rise to become an outstanding public servant, serving the people!"
"Hey, hey, hey, have you finished the wedding banquet? I just went to get the wedding gift. Here, it's a hand-embroidered 'May you have a long and happy marriage' souvenir, my god. You can keep it as a memento."
The entire hotel lobby was noisy and chaotic. Sheng Yan laughed and cursed a few times, but in the end, he did not refuse any well-intentioned cheers.
He thought he might never meet such a group of people again, silly yet adorable, noisy yet tolerant, playful yet hardworking, and who wholeheartedly wished them well.
Because that's what teenagers are like—carefree, innocent, and adorable.
This was the best part of his childhood.
Huang Shuliang looked at this group of absurd and outrageous teenagers, just laughed and cursed a few times, and then let them go.
It wasn't until the scheduled time for an outstanding student representative to speak that everyone was ushered back to their seats.
Holding the microphone, Huang Shuliang looked down at the students he had cared for year after year as they grew up, feeling a surge of emotions: "Today is a day for you kids to make your own way, so I won't say much. I'll just say one thing: Remember your youthful ambitions, your vows to be the best in the world. I hope that no matter how many years pass, you will remember your feelings, your ambitions, and your aspirations at this moment. Be the best you can be. Don't be afraid of controversy, don't be afraid of failure, don't be afraid of confusion, because you are young people, you have a future that we can never have again. So go forward boldly! We are the generation that will eventually be eliminated, and everything you have persisted in is the true hope for the future! Your teacher will always be proud of you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted.
Sheng Yan, already slightly tipsy, leaned back in his seat and said, "Actually, Huang Shuliang is quite good too."
Although he had a bad temper, was direct, spoke hurtfully, and was somewhat biased, possessing almost all the bad habits of male chauvinism of that era, he always had the best interests of his students.
Qin Zigui said calmly, "Yes, he is indeed a very good teacher."
Sheng Yan turned his head to look at him, and he smiled and rubbed Sheng Yan's head: "I'm going up to speak first, you'll probably be next, so you'd better get ready."
After saying that, he slowly got up and walked onto the stage.
The tall and slender young man, under the watchful eyes of everyone, walked onto the stage carrying the highest honor of his student days. Under the lights, he was striking yet poised, proud yet composed.
Someone in the crowd started it all, screaming, "Qin Zigui is so handsome!!!"
Immediately afterwards, screams, jeers, and cheers erupted one after another.
"Qin Zigui! Awesome!!!"
"Qin Zigui! Talented and handsome! Virtuous and talented! A true male god! Well deserved!"
"Qin Zigui! You are truly remarkable!"
One girl even chimed in, shouting, "Qin Zigui! I've had a crush on you for so long! But I think Sheng Yan and you are a good match too! So you two must stay together!!!"
Sheng Yan couldn't help but smile slightly. His boyfriend was the most handsome man in the world.
Chen Yubai, standing beside him, sighed softly: "To be honest, Sheng Yan, with Qin's qualifications, if he didn't like you, he would definitely be the one being praised to the skies. So you have to treat him well."
Sheng Yan looked at Qin Zigui on the stage and said without thinking, "What nonsense are you spouting?"
Chen Yubai sighed again: "I'm not talking nonsense. There are many things Qin Zigui definitely didn't tell you. Do you know why Qin Zigui's father insisted on making him go back?"
Sheng Yan turned around.
Chen Yubai said, "I also overheard it outside Huang Shuliang's office. Qin Zigui's father asked him to come back so that he could donate bone marrow to his father's youngest son who has leukemia."
Sheng Yan tightened his grip on his fingers instantly.
Chen Yubai's tone was full of emotion: "His father said that if Qin Zigui didn't agree to do the matching test, he would make a big scene about the two of you, make a scene every day, until you couldn't go to school, couldn't take exams, and couldn't hold your heads up in public. It went so far that Huang Shuliang actually got into a physical fight with his father in the office. But you know Qin Zigui's personality, he doesn't care about these things at all. But he didn't want you to be affected, so he agreed to his father's request to do the matching test. If it's a match, he will donate, on the condition that he never appears in front of you again and disturbs your life."
Sheng Yan's fingertips were already embedded in his palm.
Chen Yubai continued, "Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that there was a training camp right after the incident, and that the training camp lasted for two months? But it seems that they didn't get a match, and in the end, nothing happened. I didn't ask for the specifics, but Sheng Yan, Qin Zigui was willing to donate bone marrow to his father's youngest son for you. Just that sentiment alone is already remarkable. But just take it as me talking nonsense when I was drunk, and don't tell Qin Zigui that you know. He just hopes that you can live a carefree life. You've fulfilled his wish."
Qin Zigui must have hated his father who abandoned him.
He must have been jealous of his youngest son, who was pampered and cherished by his father.
But all these emotions were insignificant compared to protecting Sheng Yan.
Sheng Yan looked at Qin Zigui, who had already stepped down from the podium and was walking towards him, and figured that the alcohol must have taken effect, otherwise why would his eyes be sore?
Qin Zigui stopped in front of him, gently wiping the corner of his eye with her fingertip, and said softly, "Are you drunk again?"
"Yeah, I'm drunk." Sheng Yan felt that the reason humans invented alcohol was to find a legitimate reason for some absurd nonsense, so he said, "Qin Zigui, can you run fast?"
Qin Zigui raised his eyebrows slightly.
Sheng Yan smiled at him: "Remember to run fast later, or you might get beaten up."
Then, amidst Director Huang's announcement, "Next, let's welcome the winner of the Most Improved Student Award, Sheng Yan, to the stage to speak," I walked onto the podium.
Looking at the kind smiles below, listening to the exaggerated and pretentious jeering, and looking at Qin Zigui, who stood out the most in the crowd, he curled up a fearless smile that belonged only to the school bully of Shishi Foreign Language School: "As everyone knows, I used to be the worst student in the whole grade, so bad that it was outrageous, to the point that I was yelled at by Director Huang every day."
A burst of laughter erupted from below.
"However," Sheng Yan changed the subject, "I still managed to score over fifty points above the first-tier university cutoff. Do you all know why?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a jeer erupted: "Because of Qin Zigui!"
Sheng Yan chuckled softly: "Yes, because of Qin Zigui."
A roar erupted from the crowd.
Director Huang stood at the back of the crowd, his eyes wide with anger, gesturing wildly at Sheng Yan.
Sheng Yan simply walked through the long crowd, looked intently into Qin Zigui's eyes, and said, "As everyone knows, my boyfriend, Qin Zigui, is a famous top student, a genius, and a study fanatic at Shishi Foreign Language School. He is also very handsome, and many people pursue him. But I am very fortunate to have the advantage of knowing Qin Zigui since I was three years old, and I have managed to beat 50% of the girls at Shishi Foreign Language School and successfully win him over."
"But as everyone knows, the fine tradition of the Chinese nation from ancient times to the present is that any love that is worth singing and crying will definitely be tested by reality. The reality between him and me was that he scored 723 and I scored 327. My family was also very rich, so if I didn't study hard, I would be exiled abroad and separated from Qin Zigui by the east and west."
"So to avoid such a tragedy from happening, I have to study hard, get up early and work late, and keep up with my excellent boyfriend. Fortunately, my boyfriend has grown up with me since childhood and has more than ten years of experience in managing me. He has me firmly under his control in every way. It is with his help that I have achieved the excellent results I have today. To this, I just want to say, Qin Zigui, Shengyan is amazing because of you."
At this point, the entire audience erupted in cheers, almost lifting the roof off.
Huang Shuliang gritted his teeth, rolled up his sleeves, and staggered toward the podium, intending to give this arrogant brat a good beating.
Sheng Yan, still holding the microphone, looked in Qin Zigui's direction with a smile in his eyes: "If I had to say one more thing, it would be this: while you're young, be bold and love, become a better person for the person you love, and then walk towards a better future together. So Qin Zigui, I love you, are you ready to run with me?"
Looking at the unrestrained and flamboyant young man on the stage, Qin Zigui's eyes held the most indulgent smile. He said, "I'm ready."
"Alright, one, two, three, run!"
Sheng Yan leaped down from the podium, grabbed Qin Zigui's hand, and with the most unrestrained smile, ran into the humid and stifling summer night in Nanwu.
As the hot wind, carrying the scent of southern city life, swept past his face, he left behind the noisy, carefree days of his youth.
His eyes were only on the distant place he and Qin Zigui were heading towards together.
That wasn't youthful impulsiveness, nor was it love arising from nowhere; it was a foreshadowing, accumulated over many years.
The cicadas chirped tirelessly among the leaves of the sycamore trees in summer, and the rose bushes climbing the courtyard wall were as bright as they had been many years ago.
All things in the world love one another.
Just like the two children who met among the roses many years ago.
And they will eventually move towards a better future.
—End of text—
Author's Note: The main story is finished! Extra chapters will be updated daily! Tomorrow night at 9 PM, Big Eyes will be reading the safety education manual!
This book was poorly prepared, and I was also in a bad state due to some family issues earlier, so there are many regrets. Updates were also very irregular. Thank you for your understanding. I'll be giving away 500 red envelopes in the comments!
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