Chapter 40 The entangled baby is so cute.
The final stage of senior year is like pages of paper scattered by the wind, each page flying by quickly. The scent of spring vanishes faster than ever before, lingering only briefly in our breath before the first notes of summer arrive.
In his last class, Old Qin placed his water cup on the podium as usual and began his lecture. Halfway through, he choked up and could only pretend that he had choked on the water. He turned around and went to write on the blackboard, but suddenly stopped.
"Teacher Qin, quickly pull the other half of the blackboard over here!"
A classmate reminded him with a smile.
As Lao Qin pulled the blackboard open to both sides, the electronic screen in the middle appeared, and the countdown on the screen jumped to the last ten seconds.
10, 9, 8, 7...
At some point, the other teachers from various subjects who had been waiting outside the classroom also came over. The countdown began, followed by cheers. Colorful ribbons flew out from all directions of the classroom. The outlet for the suppressed learning life of the whole year burst forth in this instant, and was once again painted with rich colors.
"Wishing all teachers a lifetime of 18 years!"
The most sincere and enthusiastic blessings from the young boys and girls echoed in the bright classroom. Tan Xinxin was already sobbing uncontrollably, leaning on Fan Zhen. Even the usually stern chemistry teacher, Mr. Yang, silently took off his glasses and took out a tissue from his pocket to wipe his tears.
In contrast, Lao Qin seemed to be the calmest one, probably because he was closest to the students. His head was covered with the most ribbons, making him look like he had a punk hairstyle at first glance, which looked particularly funny with his serious face.
Just when his classmates thought that the long-prepared surprise had not startled Lao Qin, the middle-aged teacher wiped his face, carefully put the flamboyant ribbon on his head into his pocket, and his glasses were fogged up with tears.
"You are the class I've taught..." He started to speak, but his voice became a little hoarse. He coughed lightly to cover it up, "The best class ever."
He couldn't help but add a sentence after he finished speaking.
"Don't tell the previous year."
A burst of soft laughter erupted in the classroom, but no one actually laughed for long. The bitterness and reluctance that had been weighing on their hearts for so long quickly took over.
It turns out that the dividing line of youth can really be felt so vividly in a certain moment.
On the last evening of self-study before the college entrance examination, a student pulled the power switch, plunging the classroom into darkness. A few seconds later, several temporary lights on the playground were turned on, and the interlacing lights illuminated the four characters "Victory in the College Entrance Examination" in the center of the playground.
In the darkness, even the usually boisterous students fell silent. Ning Jiu leaned against the window, the moonlight reflecting in her light eyes. Lost in thought, she suddenly felt a tender kiss on her cheek.
The boy's clean and passionate breath filled her nostrils, and her earlobes were warmed by his lips and teeth. Qiao Bolin's voice was tinged with hopeful laughter.
"Sweet Wine, good luck tomorrow!"
The final chapter of youth, the prologue of life.
Inside the examination room, the scratching of pens and paper sounded like the roar of a thousand troops marching through the air.
The moment the last doorbell rang, the classroom door opened, sunlight streamed in, and the June breeze swept through, as if the entire height of summer made way for them.
"I suddenly remembered a sentence that Qiao Xueshen said in his speech in the second year of high school." Gao Hexin walked out of the examination room, feeling not only happy to be completely liberated, but also a little lost. "President Xia has arrived as scheduled. In June, we will welcome the monsoon that resonates with us."
"At the time, I thought it was quite artistic and didn't understand it. Now, all I can say is, 'At first hearing, I didn't understand the meaning of the song; upon hearing it again, my tears are already flowing...'"
"Ber, is this really true?" Li Mingyuan questioned from the side, "You just finished your Chinese exam and you've already forgotten everything you learned?"
"If you've already paid it back, then you've paid it back!"
Gao Hexin completely let loose. Seeing Ning Jiu walking out of the examination room from a short distance away, he grabbed Li Mingyuan and rushed over.
"From this day forward, we are the freest people in the world!!!!"
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During the period between the end of the college entrance examination and the release of the results, Gao Hexin, Ning Jiu, and Li Mingyuan finally got to go to the amusement park in Shanghai as they had wished.
Gao Hexin insisted on riding the giant swing roller coaster. Li Mingyuan said it was childish, but he was the one who screamed the loudest. When he got off, his legs were so weak that he needed Gao Hexin's help to figure out which way to go.
Ning Jiu didn't really like those thrilling activities, so she stood aside and watched them swoop down from dozens of meters high. The last photos she took were actually quite good; Gao Hexin's hair was blown around by the wind, and Li Mingyuan's face looked pale and still shaken.
“I think this one is good,” Gao Hexin commented while eating ice cream. “It could be used as a criminal record for Li Mingyuan.”
After playing the most thrilling rides, Li Mingyuan took on the role of photographer for Gao Hexin and Ning Jiu. During the final fireworks display, he barely managed to get a small shot of himself in the lower left corner of the photos. The rest of the pictures showed Gao Hexin and Ning Jiu making funny faces, with the magnificent fireworks display over the castle in the background.
After playing around, the three of them were exhausted, and the only task left was—
Selecting videos, adding captions, and sending them out.
[The first meeting of the escape team after escaping the sea of exam questions!]
After Gao Hexin finished editing and sending the message, he collapsed onto his bus seat, exhausted. Then, as if remembering something, he asked Ning Jiu.
"Sweet wine, Li Mingyuan and I are going to stay here for another two weeks. Are you sure you want to go back early?"
The most enjoyable way is to play until you're completely bored between the end of the college entrance exam and the release of the results. Ning Jiu knew this well, but she still made a decision quickly.
"Well, I might have to go back earlier next week."
After spending a week in Shanghai, Ning Jiu returned to Jiangcheng by high-speed rail in the evening. She didn't tell Yuan Liangjing that she was coming back early. As soon as she got off the train, she saw a familiar car parked at the street corner, attracting the attention of passersby.
As soon as they entered, the familiar scent of sandalwood filled the air. Ning Jiu felt the boy's tight embrace, and after stealing a glance at Uncle Tong who was still driving, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he wasn't looking at them at all.
A muffled laugh came from her neck, and hot breath sprayed onto the side of her neck, making her heart burn.
The heart that had just settled was easily lifted again by Qiao Bolin. He moved closer to her as if no one else was around, his lips burning against her skin, moving upwards, stirring up a tingling tremor, and finally lingering on the corner of her lips, lingering and caressing her with the utmost tenderness.
"Afraid others will see?"
They're not high school students anymore. Ning Jiu knows that.
But once she broke free from the constraints of that identity, she found that she couldn't detach herself as quickly as Qiao Bolin.
Or perhaps, it's his behavior that's abnormal...
Ning Jiu glanced down at Qiao Bolin's slightly narrowed eyes and inexplicably thought of a cat sucking on catnip. She reached out and pressed down on his hair, pushing him away slightly, subtly changing the subject.
"Didn't you say you were going to estimate my score?"
The latter frowned slightly but quickly relaxed, her face naturally leaning towards Ning Jiu. In the end, it didn't seem like Ning Jiu was pushing him away, but rather like she was touching his face and taking advantage of him.
"I looked at the past exam questions you sent, and my score was ideal." He smiled, his handsome under-eye bags standing out, looking quite pleased with himself. "I'll get into the Psychology Department at Peking University."
Ning Jiu remained skeptical of his words: "Are you so sure?"
“I usually estimate my own score, and the results are always very close.” He gently rubbed his high nose against her soft palm, his voice tender. “Your college entrance exam score should be around 712.”
"......"
Ning Jiu had estimated her score after the college entrance examination results came out, but due to her lack of experience, she was always confused when checking the answers to each test paper. Now, when she heard Qiao Bolin say that she had never gotten a high score before, she subconsciously didn't believe it.
But she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she followed his bright eyes and asked softly.
“Joe Berlin, you seem very happy.”
Is it really something for him to be so happy that she got into the same school as him?
The usually calm boy was unusually emotional, and his voice carried an undisguised joy.
"Yes, I'm very happy."
He began to peck at her fingertips, again and again.
"Really, really, I'm so happy."
She would never know what kind of feelings welled up in his heart after estimating her score.
The car sped by and stopped in the familiar neighborhood. Ning Jiu watched as Qiao Bolin entered the password and opened the door. Before she could even change into her slippers, the little black and white creature suddenly pounced on her, making her stumble.
Compared to its thin and small size a year ago, Xiao Bai is now well-cared for by Qiao Bolin. Its fur is shiny and its old injury is almost invisible around its right eye. When it sees Ning Jiu, it rushes to her lap with its favorite little duck toy in its mouth, wagging its tail wildly and blinking its eyes. It is especially cute.
She had been too busy during the final period of her senior year of high school and hadn't come over for a long time. She thought the little guy would be distant from her, but to her surprise, he was still the same adorable little dumpling she remembered. After changing into slippers, Ning Jiu fed Xiao Bai some dog food and goat milk. After feeding him, she sat on the sofa with him in her arms and slowly brushed his fur. The little guy comfortably squinted his eyes, occasionally looking up to rub against her palm, and then lowering his head to snuggle into her arms.
The TV series was showing a popular romance film, which Ning Jiu was watching with great interest, when Qiao Bolin brought out some fruit and placed it on the coffee table.
She didn't want to talk to him, but he took the initiative to pick up a slice of apple with a silver fork and put it to her mouth.
"It's very sweet."
He looked into her eyes and said this.
Ning Jiu finally looked away from the TV screen, reluctantly opened her mouth and took a bite of an apple slice. A small bump swelled up on her right cheek from chewing, and her pupils dilated slightly.
Mmm, it really is sweet.
Noticing that she liked it, Qiao Bolin patiently waited for her to finish eating, then forked a slice of navel orange and handed it to her.
This was repeated several times until Ning Jiu was almost full, and she didn't notice Qiao Bolin's increasingly close movements.
The TV series was at its climax, with the handsome male lead pinning the female lead against the wall after she got off work. Ning Jiu was engrossed in watching when she suddenly felt her wrist being gently held. Sticky, delicate kisses landed on her inner side, tickling her and causing an indescribable restlessness.
"Is it pretty?"
The boy's clear and pleasant voice came softly from his wrist. Ning Jiu felt a slight numbness in her wrist and couldn't tell whether he was asking if the show was good or something else.
The moonlight outside the window filtered softly through the thin gauze curtains, and Qiao Bolin looked at her with that captivating face, bathed in that light.
Ning Jiu glanced at his thick, prominent eyebrows and couldn't help but glance at the small mole next to his Adam's apple. She wanted to look away before Qiao Bolin noticed, but he gently pulled her, and she lost her balance and leaned towards him.
"Is it pretty?"
He asked again, but Ning Jiu felt that Qiao Bolin was just asking a question he already knew the answer to. No one would believe that his face wasn't good-looking.
"nice."
His image was reflected in her clear, bright eyes; her cherry-pink lips curved slightly, and she leaned forward slowly.
"But whether it's a good kiss, I don't know."
He answered naturally.
"You'll know once you try."
The moment our lips actually touched, the feeling was even more wonderful than I had imagined.
Qiao Bolin's lips were very soft. She had touched them countless times with her fingers and had even tried to lightly kiss the corners of his mouth. But the moment they actually touched, the delicate warmth swept over her nerves like a feather, and it also carried a cool mint flavor, spreading a subtle coolness on her lips.
Ning Jiu then realized that he had been planning this for a long time. His body trembled uncontrollably as he tried to escape, but the boy's hand, which was gripping the back of his neck, restrained his movements.
“Baby,” he said, “this doesn’t count as a close relationship.”
The moment his tongue probed inside, Ning Jiu's breath hitched instinctively. Just as she was about to say something, he took advantage of her, sucking and licking her lower lip slowly. The coolness of the mint and the fruity aroma intertwined, and she could hardly breathe.
Qiao Bolin's gaze suddenly became intense and direct. All the surging desires that had been submerged beneath the calm surface of the lake surfaceed as the two intertwined their lips and teeth, growing ever more intense.
Ning Jiu's senses seemed to be focused on the touch of their lips, and she didn't notice the change in Qiao Bolin's eyes.
She endured the slow yet forceful sucking and biting, her lower lip slightly numb, sensing that he was gradually becoming dissatisfied with the touch of lips to lips and was looking for other outlets.
Suddenly, her tongue was captured and gently bitten. The tingling, slightly painful sensation cleared her mind. Her hazy, light pupils lifted slightly, and her eyes were moist with passion, completely unaware of how alluring her eyes were at that moment.
"Joe Bolin, you're hurting me."
Ning Jiu blurted it out, only belatedly realizing how soft her tone could be.
She needs to stop; something's wrong with her.
Xiao Bai, who had been nestled in Ning Jiu's arms, jumped off the sofa at some point, completely erasing the space between them, so close that they could clearly see the glistening moisture on each other's lips.
She tilted her head slightly, her eyes filled with an unusual bewilderment, like a fox lost in the morning mist of a forest.
Just by meeting such a bewildered gaze, one is plunged into a scorching deep sea enveloped in silence.
"My problem."
Amidst their increasingly heavy breathing, she heard Qiao Bolin's polite and articulate voice, as if she were seeing him giving a speech at an awards ceremony.
"Then let's kiss again."
His once cool and composed face at the awards ceremony was now stained with an unbearable crimson of passion. His lips, which had uttered countless acceptance speeches, now parted slightly, gently but forcefully sucking and teasing the girl's tongue as he pried open her tightly pursed lips.
From cautious awkwardness to highly skilled proficiency, all it took for Joel Berlin to go through a trial period of just one kiss.
Ning Jiu's scalp tingled and her legs went weak from his kisses. Her breathing and consciousness seemed to be controlled by him. Her slender arms involuntarily hooked around his neck, and in her daze, she heard him sigh with satisfaction.
"Baby is so good."
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Author's Note: Next chapter [heart emojis]
I'll try to come up with the next chapter right on time, my dear babies~
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