Graduation

Wang Bingyan ran back to the classroom, sat back in her seat, and put her hands on her chest, trying to calm her excitement.

After seeing this, Nong Chan walked over and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong?" He saw Wang Bingyan's slightly red cheeks and had a feeling that things must have been successful.

But she saw the gift box in Wang Bingyan's hand again.

"The gift wasn't given out?"

Wang Bingyan shook her head and nodded.

“So it worked?”

She nodded and shook her head.

Nong Chan couldn't understand this operation, so she chased her to ask for the result.

"I, I'll tell you what I saw. I was so excited..." Wang Bingyan grabbed Nong Chan's hand, and when she saw that her classmates were all looking at her, she realized that she was too excited, so she pulled Nong Chan out of the classroom.

"You know what I saw?"

Nongchan shook her head.

Wang Bingyan took Nong Chan to the door of Class 17 and motioned her to peek inside secretly, but Nong Chan shook her head after looking inside and said, "I saw Zou Weichen lecturing to Shan Yun."

"No, I just saw an incredible scene and I suspect there is something wrong with them." Wang Bingyan said with certainty.

"Ask...a question!" Nong Chan widened her eyes, turned around and secretly looked into Class 17's classroom, trying to find some clues.

"I decided to sneak into their team. This way I can actually fight with them face to face. It's so exciting just thinking about it." Wang Bingyan couldn't help shaking her clenched fists.

"Then you have a crush on Shan Yun, don't you?"

"You can always pick your own men, but if you miss out on a good match, you'll really regret it. Look at these two, they're both good-looking, one a transfer student, the other a repeater, it's so cute just to think about it."

“Yes, yes.”

After Zou Weichen finished explaining the topic to Shan Yun, Shan Yun readily promised to treat him to a meal tonight and asked him to wait at the window sill.

On the surface, he said that he wanted to repay Zou Weichen for helping him with the topic, but in reality, he wanted to use something to shut Zou Weichen up and prevent him from telling others what happened today.

After the evening self-study class was over, Shan Yun was holding a big bag of barbecue and standing at the window, calling Zou Weichen's name.

Seeing that the other person was wearing pajamas, holding a towel, and wiping her hair while walking towards him, Shan Yun climbed onto the table and sat with his legs outside the window.

He grabbed two bags of barbecue from the bag and handed them to Zou Weichen, "Please have some barbecue, thank you for helping me explain the topic today."

"Thank you." Zou Weichen took the barbecue.

"It turns out that finishing your study tasks before eating is the happiest thing in life." Shan Yun finished the barbecue in his hand in two bites, which was in sharp contrast to Zou Weichen who ate in small bites.

"Why don't you eat? Eat quickly, I'll be done soon."

Zou Weichen couldn't imagine that two boys would actually have a barbecue on the rooftop so late at night on a day like this.

"You invited me to have a barbecue, it shouldn't be a thank you for talking about the topic, right?"

"Well...some things, seeing is not necessarily believing." Shan Yun thought about the wording for the whole night.

He thought that Zou Weichen, who was always serious and always believed in him without reservation, actually did not believe what he said today and even teased him. He was really worried that Zou Weichen would really say it out loud.

Zou Weichen raised his eyes and raised his eyebrows.

"Some of the things you see are not what you imagined, so there is no need to publicize them."

"Are you referring to the female classmate who came to see you today?"

Shan Yun discovered that after getting to know Zou Weichen well, he realized that this person was very scheming. There were some questions that could be answered briefly, but he insisted on probing deeper, a typical saboteur.

"Finally, don't mention this matter."

"So why do you need to explain to me? Didn't you say that she didn't come to you, but found Jiang Zhe through you and wanted to give the gift to Jiang Zhe?"

Shan Yun gave him a resentful look.

He really wanted to snatch back the barbecue he had just given away, and complained crazily in his heart: Aren't you the only one who saw that scene today? Why didn't you explain it clearly and shut your mouth? Why did I treat you to barbecue so late at night?

Although he ate almost all the barbecue by himself.

Before leaving, Zou Weichen stood straight and looked at Shan Yun, "Thank you for the barbecue tonight, so finally I wish you a happy day."

"What? Just happy today? Can't you just be happy every day?"

Zou Weichen did not refute him, but waved his hand, motioning Shan Yun to come closer.

Shan Yun stretched his neck over in confusion, and Zou Weichen hung a rope around his neck. Shan Yun looked down at the pendant necklace hanging on his neck. It was a necklace with two circles buckled together, tied with a black rope.

"What is this? Why did you suddenly give it to me?"

"My sister took me to pray for blessings, and I bought this in the temple. I fell in love with this one at first sight. It has been blessed by a Feng Shui master, and I guarantee you will pass the college entrance examination."

"Really?" Shan Yun touched the necklace, raised his head and grinned, "Things blessed by the top scholar must be effective. I must take it with me to ensure that I pass the college entrance examination."

The young man on the terrace had his chest heaving slightly as he looked at the young man in the opposite window who was smiling at him.

On the calm surface of the lake, he longed for someone to throw a stone to create ripples. He also hoped that this young man from outside could add a little excitement to his peaceful youth.

Early the next morning, Jiang Zhe ran to the window of Class 17 holding a box to show off.

Shan Yun felt that the box looked familiar no matter how he looked at it, and asked, "Did Wang Bingyan give it to you?"

Jiang Zhe's smile never dropped. He opened it carefully, took out a pill and threw it to Jixiang, and took out another one to throw to Shan Yun.

Shan Yun waved his hands and said, "I don't like sweets, especially those with a chocolate flavor." Just as he finished speaking, Zou Weichen came in from the back door, so he said loudly:

"Wang Bingyan came here yesterday to ask me where you were in order to give you this. Wei Chen was there at the time. Wei Chen, look, Jiang Zhe came here to show off the gift after getting it."

Zou Weichen glanced at the box in Jiang Zhe's hand and responded with a meaningful "hmm".

"Really? But when I met Wang Bingyan yesterday, she asked me where you were." Jixiang pointed at Shan Yun and said.

"No, that's not it." Shan Yun quickly covered Jixiang's hand, "She was too embarrassed to deliver it in person, so she wanted me to pass it on. I persuaded her to deliver it in person."

Jiang Zhe twitched the corner of his mouth.

He would never say that Wang Bingyan was blocking him outside the classroom door when school was over last night, and as soon as they met, she said she wanted to join their small team. Jiang Zhe even teased her and asked if she wanted to pursue Shan Yun.

Wang Bingyan said she had changed her focus, but wanted to join a small team.

Jiang Zhe stared at the chocolate in Wang Bingyan's hand and swallowed his saliva. He pointed at the box and said, "If you give it to me, I will agree to your request."

Wang Bingyan gave him a whole box without hesitation, and even put her arm around Jiang Zhe's neck and said, "As long as you take us with you when you go out to play, and tell me your stories, especially those about Shan Yun and Zou Weichen, I can treat you to milk tea often."

Faced with the temptation of milk tea, Jiang Zhe agreed without hesitation, and also pulled Wang Bingyan and Nong Chan into the group chat.

Jiang Zhe's original intention this morning was to show off the box to his friends, but he was ruthlessly exposed and found an excuse to go back to the classroom.

"Jiang Zhe, wait a moment."

Before Jiang Zhe walked back to the classroom, he heard Zou Weichen calling him. He turned around with resentment, "Top Scholar, I'm embarrassed enough, please stop teasing me."

"I didn't come to you for this matter. I wanted to ask you why Wang Bingyan joined our group?

"Why are you all asking about this? Master Yun also asked me about this early in the morning, but I didn't tell him everything. I only said that Wang Bingyan wanted to play with us. Master Yun couldn't just move her out."

"As long as you tell me everything, I can promise you one thing, and it will work anytime."

When Jiang Zhe heard this, his eyes lit up and he told him everything.

"It's up to you to tell Young Master Yun that he just wants to play with us."

Zou Weichen turned his back to Jiang Zhe and made an "OK" gesture with satisfaction.

Since then, their small team has had two more girls studying together.

Shan Yun was still afraid that Wang Bingyan was coming for him, but he was overthinking it. After being rejected once, Wang Bingyan realized her mistake quickly and acted as if nothing had happened. Instead, she openly treated Shan Yun as a brother.

However, he found it very strange. Normally, when they were studying together, whenever he talked to Zou Weichen, played with him, or even glanced at him, he could see Wang Bingyan's eyes shining behind him.

*

The college entrance examination is here in a blink of an eye.

This is a test that determines their fate.

Shan Yun didn’t know what the college entrance examination meant before. He only knew that he just had to do what he was supposed to do and try his best.

But after transferring here, he met a group of friends with different personalities, especially Zou Weichen who came into the light.

He admitted that it was Zou Weichen who changed him and made him realize that he should set a goal for himself. Also because of Zou Weichen's company and supervision, he studied very seriously, hard and fulfilled this semester.

Before entering the examination room, he grabbed the pendant necklace around his neck and secretly cheered himself up.

The three days were over quickly.

At the assembly that afternoon, when the principal announced their graduation, the whole audience cheered.

Jiang Zhe didn't care that the teacher and leader were still there, he ran over from Class 2 and hugged his three good brothers.

"I'm finally graduating. My youth was so torturous."

"What are you suffering for? You have already joined the provincial team."

Jiang Zhe has been selected for the provincial team because of his good basketball skills. He will soon win glory for his country and himself as a basketball player.

"You are such good students, so you will all go to famous universities." Jiang Zhe said, feeling more and more sad, "In the future, we will be separated."

“Don’t…”

Just as Shan Yun was about to stop him from being sentimental, Jiang Zhe was dragged away by a crowd of people who swarmed over him.

Zou Weichen, who was standing nearby, raised his hand and pulled Shan Yun to his side to prevent him from being bumped into by the people rushing over.

Shan Yun patted his chest and said, "Wow, this is too enthusiastic."

Zou Weichen responded with an “hmm”. He stared at the back of Shan Yun’s neck, who was wearing his summer school uniform, and gently stroked the back of Shan Yun’s neck with his thumb.

“Happy graduation!”

"Hmm?" Shan Yun raised his head and saw that the other party was looking at him, and the corners of his mouth rose, "Happy graduation!"

Amidst the group of students who were hugging each other, saying goodbye and celebrating, the two just stared at each other.

Shan Yun suddenly felt his heart stirring, his heart suddenly tensed up, and his face felt hot. He always felt that he should do something to leave a good memory for this graduation.

This impulsive thought surged up in his mind like a torrent. It was an impulse that he had been accumulating for a long time, and at this moment he could no longer suppress it and was about to overflow.

Now that you have graduated, you can do whatever you want.

He turned around and hugged Jixiang, then without hesitation, turned around, opened his arms, stood on tiptoes, and hugged Zou Weichen tightly.

He didn't know why he suddenly wanted to do this, wanted to have an intimate contact with the person in his arms.

I don't know when this idea first came to mind, but it has been around for a long time.

This time there is a reason.

His heartbeat was getting stronger and stronger, his face was burning, and he was ready to be pushed away by the other party.

But no.

A pair of hands held him in their arms.

The campus radio was playing Mickey Boy's "Youth Yearbook", and the music teacher gave the graduating students his most sincere blessings in an authentic broadcasting voice.

My classmates, even if the whole world changes, I will not change. For your courageous self, I will give you my heart as a commemoration. With my company, all the hardships will become sweet. With your blessings, we can move forward. Let us inscribe our love in the memory album of our youth.

Happy graduation!