College Entrance Examination Results
During the time when Wen Yan was traveling, Wen Zhili did not receive any news about Wen Yan, nor did she know whether she was having fun outside. After Wen Zhili left home, Wen Yan closed her circle of friends to her, and after a while, she even closed Shen Guangxi's circle of friends to her.
So Wen Zhili seemed to have returned to the state he was in when he left home, and he could not receive any news about his sister.
More than a week later, Wen Yan came back.
Wen Zhili sent her a message, asking when her return flight would land and whether she needed to pick her up himself. Wen Yan just replied, "No thanks."
So at 11 o'clock in the evening, when Wen Yan appeared in the living room carrying a suitcase, the two looked at each other in shock.
Wen Zhili sat at the dining table again, typing on the computer.
Wen Yan wanted to ask her why she was still coding here after get off work since today wasn't a workday.
And why is she sitting here at the table again?
Waiting for me again?
But after a moment of silence, she finally didn't ask anything, just called out "Sister" lightly, and dragged her suitcase back to the room.
Wen Zhili didn't keep her either.
After that, neither of them spoke to each other for several days.
Wen Yan was still asleep before Wen Zhili went to work, and when he came back from get off work, Wen Yan had already washed up and was nestled in his room.
Wen Zhili also listened to her and stopped preparing food for her.
The relationship between the two had almost become the most strained state in their lives - of course, not counting those three years.
This went on for an unknown number of afternoons until Wen Zhili received a call from Lu Wanqing at the company. "Xiaoli, do you know Yanyan's grades? When your dad and I come back, we have to celebrate. Jiangda should be fine, right?"
Wen Zhili paused as he scrolled down the mouse.
"Yanyan's college entrance examination results are out?"
"Yeah, you didn't know yet? That's strange, I thought Yanyan would tell you first."
"Oh...oh, she sent me a WeChat message, but I was at work and didn't see it."
In fact, there is no movement on WeChat.
"I told you, Yanyan was the closest to you before."
"Xiao Li, my parents are on a business trip and won't be back for over a week. You have experience before, so are you free these days to help Yanyan with her college application? If not, we can find a teacher to help her with it."
Wen Zhili pursed his lips.
"Of course I have time. No work is more important than Yanyan."
Lu Wanqing laughed on the other end of the phone.
"Oh, you see, your dad and I didn't have any academic expectations for you two. We just wanted you to be happy. But you both turned out to be so hardworking."
"Yanyan is so lucky to have such a good sister like you."
…
At 10 o'clock in the evening, Wen Zhili returned home from get off work.
She walked to the door of Wen Yan's room and found light coming through the crack in the door, so she raised her hand and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Wen Zhili pushed open the door and saw Wen Yan half-lying on the head of the bed, looking at him quietly.
She forced a smile.
"Congratulations, your college entrance exam results are very good."
Wen Yan also smiled, a smile that she rarely showed to herself before, a strange and polite smile.
A bit eye-catching.
"Not as good as my sister was back then."
“…”
"I've already taken leave. Tomorrow we'll study the volunteer application process at home."
"No."
Wen Zhili was stunned.
“No thanks” again.
Wen Yan explained, "Jiang Zhu's score was only one point lower than mine. Her family found her a teacher to help her fill out the application form. She asked me to go to her house tomorrow to study with her."
Hearing this, Wen Zhili had nothing more to say. After all, she couldn't be more experienced than the professionals.
She said, "Okay," and left the room, inevitably looking a little lonely.
The next morning, Wen Yan casually put on a T-shirt and jeans and set off for Jiang Zhu's home.
Open the door and walk past the dining table - Wen Zhili is there again.
But this time she wasn't working, she was having breakfast.
When he saw his sister, Wen Zhili seemed a little surprised, as if he didn't expect her to get up so early.
She pointed to the oatmeal porridge she was eating and said, "There's porridge in the pot. It's still hot. Can I get you a bowl?"
She was originally hesitant about whether to cook Wen Yan's portion, but after thinking about it, she realized that since she had already taken the leave and both of them were at home today, she had to cook anyway, so she cooked two portions.
Wen Yan raised the toast that had been waiting for a long time in her hand and said softly: "No, I'll just eat this. Jiang Zhu is still waiting for me."
Then he walked out the door without looking back.
…
It was almost lunchtime, and Wen Zhili sent her a message asking if she would come back for lunch.
Wen Yan replied: "No."
It was almost dinner time, and Wen Zhili sent her a message asking if she would come back for dinner.
Wen Yan replied: "No."
That day, Wen Yan only said three words to her, all of which were "no".
Wen Zhili felt a little anxious.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, Wen Yan called her.
"Sister, I'll stay at Jiang Zhu's house these nights. You don't have to wait for me at night, and you don't have to ask for leave for me these days."
Wen Zhili's anxiety instantly rose.
She took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice calm. "Yanyan, why don't you go home tomorrow? Mom asked me to help you fill out your application."
Wen Yan was silent for a long time before she said, "I've talked to my parents, and they agree that Jiang Zhu and I can fill out the application together. After all, she hired a teacher. And after I fill out the application form, I will send it to my parents in the family group to review before submitting it."
After saying that, he added pointedly, "So you don't have to worry about your parents."
Now it was Wen Zhili's turn to remain silent for a long time.
She wondered when her sister had learned her skill of speaking in such a way that it was impossible to tell her emotions.
Wen Yan seemed to sense her sister's displeasure, and finally said dryly: "Sister."
"Jiang Zhu and I thought it would be best if we could go to the same university."
…
After hanging up the phone, Wen Zhili still asked for leave from the company.
It takes a total of 5 days from the release of the college entrance examination results to the end of filling out the application form.
Wen Zhili applied for five days off. Her boss, seeing how hardworking she was, and knowing she was going home to help her sister with her college entrance exam application, approved her leave without hesitation.
On the first day, Wen Yan went to Jiang Zhu's house.
The next afternoon, Wen Yan went home to get some clean clothes. Wen Zhili said that he had still taken a five-day leave. Wen Yan left without saying much.
That night, Wen Yan initiated a video call in the family group, probably to discuss the volunteer form, but Wen Zhili did not click to participate.
Wen Yan didn't go home on the third day, nor on the fourth day.
At 11 a.m. on the fifth day, Wen Yan posted her application form in the family group chat. Her parents replied that it was no problem. Wen Zhili took a look and saw that the first few choices were all Jiangnan University.
At 5 pm, the online application channel was closed and the college entrance examination application process was completely completed.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Wen Yan still hadn't returned home.
Wen Zhili sat at the dining table, repeating the error message on the laptop screen over and over again.
Suddenly, she closed the computer with a "click", raised her right hand and rubbed her eyebrows, the pulsation of the blood vessels in her temples seemed to be throbbing.
She should talk to her sister, Wen Zhili thought, it doesn’t matter what she says, she should talk to her sister.
Then she first asked Shen Guangxi for Jiang Zhu's WeChat, and then asked Jiang Zhu for her home address.
On the way from home to the car, she clicked on Jiang Zhu's circle of friends, and finally got a glimpse of Wen Yan's experience during her trip a few days ago.
Wen Zhili clicked on a photo of the tavern. It was a photo of the four of them. All four of them were smiling happily, and Jiang Zhu was hugging Wen Yan's waist.
Swipe right, Jiang Zhu pinched Wen Yan's face.
Swiping right again, Jiang Zhu made a heart shape with his hands on half of Wen Yan's cheek.
Wen Zhili suddenly remembered that Shen Guangxi said that Jiang Zhu and Wen Yan would live in the same room.
She looked at her sister smiling brightly in the photo, and her hand holding the phone tightened again and again.
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