The night the college entrance exam ended.
There were only two people eating.
Ying Qian appeared calm on the surface, but inside she was panicking.
Whether the yellow roses in the vase were a coincidence or a deliberate design is no longer important.
Shen Chang wore a simple white T-shirt and had a gentle smile.
He said, "Ying Qian, it seems like we've never really known each other. What do you think?"
Ying Qian was speechless at the question.
The Western restaurant plays soothing English songs and has a distinctly British retro style.
None of these are things Ying Qian likes.
Who is being watched by those calm, dark eyes that seem to be watching without any emotion?
It's hard to say. As he himself said, they never really knew each other, and he admitted that he always treated her as a substitute for Xi Yin.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was a little awkward. Adhering to the principle of "not talking while eating or sleeping," the two of them kept quiet at the same time.
As night falls, the nightlife is just beginning, and the heat spreads throughout the body.
"Let me take you back. You must have had a hard time at the auditorium these past two days," he said gently.
Ying Qian smoothed her messy hair and looked directly into his smiling eyes. "It's not hard work. I hope you have a bright future."
He paused for a moment, and then suddenly saw Xi Yin's shadow again. Back in his first year of high school, she had stood at the entrance of this Western restaurant and said the same thing.
"Yes, we will all have it."
Ying Qian noticed the subtle change in his expression and guessed that she had said something wrong. Was there a problem with wishing him a good future?
Just as they were about to go back together, Chen Wenzhi rushed over, still wearing his school uniform jacket. He looked aloof and handsome, and the slight upturn of his lips made him seem even more genuine.
He casually put his arm around Ying Qian's shoulder, then said to Chen Chang, "We have other things to do tonight, so we'll be going now. We'll get together again at your graduation banquet!"
Chen Chang smiled and immediately agreed, "Sure!"
As she finished speaking, her eyes reflected the backs of the young man and woman walking side by side.
Ying Qian turned around and smiled, a smile as radiant as when Xi Yin and he met for the last time.
In the end, neither of them truly understood what the other was thinking.
Ying Qian wondered, when he left, was that relieved smile given to her, or to the senior she had never met?
“It doesn’t matter who it is,” Chen Wenzhi suddenly said. “Whether it’s given to your senior or to you, the best outcome is that he let go in the end.”
Fortunately, the result was good.
Looking at the twinkling stars in the night sky, she silently clasped her hands together.
I pray that things will go smoothly for him and me this time next year.
Chen Wenzhi looked at her with a slight smile. Although he didn't know what she wanted, he hoped that all her wishes could be fulfilled.
The college entrance examination came to an end, and at the end of July, Chen Chang received an admission letter from University A.
The graduation banquet was scheduled for mid-August, just when the second-year high school students had only a few days of vacation.
During the final exam period, the school posted the college entrance examination score list, and Chen Chang's name appeared prominently in the top three.
"Wow, no wonder he was the man who rejected multiple school admissions programs back then!" Xu Tiantian couldn't help but exclaim.
Ying Qian crossed her arms and nodded in approval. "Yeah, pretty impressive. It was probably within his expectations."
"Who expected this?" Xu Tiantian asked curiously.
"How melancholy."
Xu Tiantian pouted, "Academic superstars like you must be very confident about the college entrance exam, right?"
Ying Qian grinned, her gaze falling on the boy looking at the rankings not far away. "You should ask Chen Wenzhi about that. He's an all-rounder. As for me, I just happen to have a few subjects that I'm good at."
Xu Tiantian was surprised that he would join in the fun, then scoffed and said, "Anyway, you two will be family in the future."
"I hope so..."
After saying that, the two figures gracefully departed.
Chen Wenzhi happened to turn around, his eyes darkening, and after adjusting his glasses, he also prepared to leave.
"Did you hear their conversation?" Ren Yi turned around, but the two girls were long gone.
Chen Wenzhi stopped, his face expressionless, his lips moving as he said, "I heard you."
Ren Yi caught up with him in a few quick steps, patting him on the back. "I didn't say anything bad about you, so why are you acting like this?"
"Seeing you makes me unable to smile," he replied indifferently.
Amidst the clamor of voices, the two boys also left the school's bulletin board.
No high school sophomore is afraid of the upcoming senior year.
Because they know that the glory of the coming year will be written by them! Three years of hard work and toil are finally about to bear fruit.
After the final exams, the school broadcasted its outstanding achievements in this year's college entrance examination, and the person broadcasting it was Chen Chang, which can be considered a fitting end to the event.
During dinner time, when the group passed a fork in the road, Chen Chang took Ying Qian away from the group of Class 1 of the Arts Department.
Hundreds of eyes around saw it, but only a few paid attention.
Before the classmates could even begin to discuss it, Xu Tiantian bluntly said, "Anyone who dares to say a word, I curse them to mess up their English answer sheet this morning."
Faced with the curse about grades, even the most skeptical people became cautious and shut their gossipy mouths.
Chen Chang was still wearing his senior year school uniform, looking as gentle as ever, with a slightly smaller senior year school uniform in his arms.
Ying Qian shifted her attention from the school uniform, a smile spreading across her face: "Congratulations, senior! You've been accepted into University A!"
"Thank you." Chen Chang smiled faintly. "Your grades next year might be much better than mine."
"What's the matter that you asked me to come here, senior?" She got straight to the point, since the holidays were coming soon and the class had arranged a big cleaning.
After hesitating for a moment, she handed her senior year school uniform to the boy who had followed her.
The boy was also clean-cut, with a DSLR camera slung around his neck.
"Fine, just wear your own school uniform for the photos..." Chen said sadly.
Ying Qian nodded in agreement and then stood next to Shen Chang as requested.
"Three, two, one! Cheese!"
After taking a few photos, it was still light outside, and the setting sun remained on the horizon like flames.
"Don't worry, I've already spoken to your homeroom teacher. You can come eat dinner with me."
"No need! Senior, I really need to go back right away!"
Before he could stop her, Ying Qian fled in panic, the plane trees rustling along the roadside.
The boy who had been fiddling with the camera took a picture of her from behind and couldn't help but exclaim, "Her expression really looks like Xi Yin's. No wonder you wanted to take a picture with her."
"Is that so?" Chen Chang smiled wryly. "But the real Xi Yin is long gone. This girl is just a friend I know, nothing more."
The boy finally smiled and patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction. "You're right. In a couple of days, let's buy some flowers and go see Xi Yin."
"good."
"Then the arduous task of buying flowers is entrusted to you. Remember, they must be yellow roses!"
"Of course I remember..."
Xi Yin's favorite flower was the yellow rose. At that time, he thought it was a coincidence that Shen Yun had told him that Ying Qian's favorite flower was also the yellow rose.
He didn't know that Ying Qian had never actually liked yellow roses...
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