After the first mock exam, the class seats were rearranged, and Zhen Tian and Ye Qingyan were moved to the fourth row by the window.
Zhen Tian sat on the inside, next to a window that was about to be opened. A gentle breeze came in through the crack in the window and ruffled the hair at her temples. The warm sunlight of a little past ten o'clock shone on Zhen Tian's face.
Ye Qingyan sat next to her, propping her head up with her hand, lost in thought. This was the seventeenth day that Zhen Tian had been like this.
"Sweetie..." She changed her posture, but before she could even put her hand on her head, Zhen Tian shushed her.
She listlessly shut her mouth.
Yes.
From the day Zhen Tian said she was going to give it her all, she started doing practice tests during the morning self-study session. She did two sets of tests a day, one for science, one for math, one for Chinese, and one for English. After finishing, she would start correcting the mistakes. Whenever she tried to talk to Zhen Tian, she would be shushed.
Ye Qingyan tugged at her school uniform collar; not being able to speak was making her uncomfortable.
With less than three months until the college entrance examination, Lao Yang has started acting crazy since the 100-day countdown rally, giving everyone pep talks at random times every day.
"If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll be farming when you're old!"
"A thousand miles cannot express our feelings; two points in the exam are the key to victory."
"The girl you like ignores you today, but who will she be if she gets into a prestigious university the day after tomorrow?"
"Keep trying, keep trying, keep going, keep going, keep going!"
Ye Qingyan stared blankly as Zhen Tian beside her followed Lao Yang, shouting slogans and making idiotic gestures. She covered her forehead.
Despite the abnormal behavior of Zhen Tian and Lao Yang, Ye Qingyan endured the hellish ordeal until the second mock exam.
Just like when they mocked the school's crazy practices in their first year of high school, they got what they deserved this year.
Ye Qingyan fell into despair as she listened to the sports meet slogans outside the window, which sounded like demonic chants.
What should I do if I can't concentrate on reading a single word of the exam paper?
She glanced at Zhen Tian, who was unexpectedly assigned to the same exam room as her.
The way she was writing so diligently gave her the illusion that Zhen Tian had gotten a perfect score on her exam.
She calmed herself and looked at the exam paper again, as if her wandering spirit had returned somewhat.
With only two days until the exam, Zhen Tian packed her things and prepared to leave the exam hall.
"Want to go out and have some fun tonight? I've made plans with a cute guy." Ye Qingyan bounced up to her, waving her phone.
"Which handsome guy did you meet up with this time?" Zhen Tian asked helplessly.
She had tried to stop Ye Qingyan countless times, but the truth was clear: it was all in vain.
But seeing that she didn't seem to be serious, Zhen Tian let her be.
"She's from the affiliated high school. I met her when I was buying milk tea. She's beautiful and has a great figure." Ye Qingyan playfully clicked her tongue at Zhen Tian.
"No, I'm going back to do my science exam."
"No way, my little darling, you've already finished your exams and you're still doing practice tests?" Ye Qingyan wailed, "You haven't played with me in ages."
"There aren't many questions I didn't know on today's exam, I need to go back and look for the answers. I'll keep you company from now on."
Zhen Tian left her behind and went straight home by car.
"You heartless brat!" Ye Qingyan yelled behind her, then turned around and dialed a number: "Where are you, big brother? I just finished my exams."
Her voice was unbelievably sweet.
Zhen Tian had been working on her test paper, and before she knew it, it was past midnight. She stopped writing, sent a goodnight message to Ji Yuzhi, and then went to take a shower.
It was an hour later when I came out after washing.
She glanced at her phone.
The message that usually gets a reply almost instantly hasn't arrived yet.
She stopped drying her hair and flipped the page upwards.
These past two days, not only has he not replied to her goodnight messages to Zhizhi, but he hasn't even replied to her good morning messages, let alone sent her any.
Realizing this, Zhen Tian felt that something was wrong.
Because of exams, she hadn't spoken to Zhizhi on the phone for a few days, so she dialed the number directly.
The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.
She had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
"Sweetie, it's time to sleep, it's too late."
Lu Ti's voice called to her from outside. In order not to make her parents stay up late with her, she secretly turned off the lights before continuing to study.
But today was after the exam, so she decided to relax. She turned off the lights and lay in bed. When Lu Ti called her, the strange feeling she had was completely gone.
She closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep.
At midnight, she suddenly woke up. She couldn't help but recall what that strange feeling she had earlier was.
Even in her dreams, she saw that Zhizhi was very sick.
Her last bit of sleepiness vanished.
Zhen Tian jumped off the bed and went to the dressing room to put on some clothes. She made quite a commotion.
Zhen Lei woke up groggily to go to the bathroom and heard noises coming from his daughter's room.
"Sweetie? Why are you awake? Did you have a nightmare?"
He knocked on Zhen Tian's door, but to his surprise, his daughter, dressed neatly, came out.
"you……"
"Dad, I want to go find Zhizhi."
In the middle of the night, Zhen Tian and her husband sat in the brightly lit living room. Lu Ti and Zhen Lei were wearing pajamas, and Zhen Tian looked like she was about to leave at any moment.
"Mom and Dad, Zhizhi has never failed to reply to my messages before, but this time he hasn't replied to my good morning or good night messages for three days now," Zhen Tian said anxiously. "And he won't answer my calls either. I dreamt that he was very sick!"
“Sweetie, you’re overthinking it. It’s normal that Yuzhi is busy and doesn’t answer your calls,” Lu Ti tried to reason with her.
"This is not normal; Zhizhi has never done this before."
"Sweetie, have you been studying too hard lately? That's why you had that nightmare," Zhen Lei said gently. "Go back and rest. Where can you go in the middle of the night?"
“I can take the train; I checked and there are tickets available.”
"Nonsense, how long will it take for the train to get there? It's not safe for you to go alone." Zhen Lei frowned.
"No, I have to go. He's all alone and no one can take care of him." Zhen Tian's attitude was also very firm.
Lu Ti stopped her husband from saying anything more and coaxed her daughter, saying, "You can go, but wait until dawn tomorrow. Your parents are worried about you being alone at night."
"But……"
“No buts. The time difference between taking the train now and flying tomorrow morning is not much. Go back to your room and sleep now,” Lu Ti said.
Zhen Tian pursed her lips: "Okay."
She went back to her room; it was almost four in the morning.
Around 6 o'clock, Zhen Tian came out of her room again, but she didn't expect that her parents were still in the living room.
"I knew you couldn't stay still and would sneak away." Lu Ti glanced at the newly bright sky outside and rolled her eyes at Zhen Tian.
Zhen Tian chuckled twice and said, "Mom, I bought a plane ticket. The earliest one is usually too late. I'm off!"
"Why are you leaving? Let your dad take you." Lu Ti yawned. Having watched over this troublesome child, she was about to go back to sleep. "When you get there, send a message to your dad and me. If Bie Yuzhi can't find you, you're gone again."
"Okay, let's go, let's go, Daddy."
...
"Is the eldest still not awake? It's been several days."
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