Chapter 154 "Open Your Mouth".
Perhaps the pen of a genius really does possess some kind of halo of protection.
Shi Miao sat down in the exam room and found that answering the questions was quite easy.
Occasionally, when her thoughts got stuck, she would slowly twirl the pen between her fingers, glance at the dark black pen shaft, and after a few seconds of contemplation, she would actually come up with a solution.
Shi Miao was very self-aware.
Schools in Beijing, near Tsinghua University, are not easy to get into, and the major she wants to apply for is not the kind that every school offers.
How could a cat that has only studied for a year possibly outperform a human who has studied diligently for more than ten years and repeatedly learned and practiced knowledge?
Cats aren't some kind of ordinary, academically gifted genius.
Shi Miao will work hard to solve problems, but when it comes to the crucial moment, she will not hesitate to use the Xiaotong Assistant.
She painstakingly finished the questions, then had the system scan them, estimate her score, and calculate the difference based on the average admission score of the school she wanted to attend.
The system will then mark several questions she answered incorrectly on the screen, allowing her to correct them.
Exams, and the time spent waiting for them, always seem to pass very quickly.
As they walked out of the last exam room, most of the students looked at each other, their faces showing a sense of bewilderment and disorientation after being overly focused.
Is the college entrance exam over just like that?
It felt no different from any other midterm or final exam or school-wide joint exam in the past.
Same classroom, same proctor, same answer sheet.
It was uneventful, not as thrilling as I had imagined.
Some cheered excitedly, while others covered their faces and wept.
But most people silently followed the flow of people into their classrooms, and as they crossed the connecting corridor step by step, feeling the slightly hot wind blowing from the side, relaxed smiles gradually appeared on their faces.
Shi Miao had only attended school for a year, so she didn't feel the same sense of relief as them. She walked back to the classroom with light steps, carrying a kind of excited anticipation, and took out her phone from her desk.
Sure enough, there was a new message.
Jiang Yingxu: I'm home.
Shi Miao stared at those three words for several seconds, then suddenly stood up and buried her head in stuffing the important things from the desk into her bag.
That ballpoint pen.
The box containing the little things Jiang Yingxu gave her.
Some things I bought while hanging out with friends.
They tossed them into the bag with a clatter.
Little Fatty was swaying along, doing a dance he'd picked up from somewhere, humming a tune. He passed Shi Miao with a relieved smile and excitedly said, "Shi Miao, we're planning to go for hot pot tonight, you want to come..."
"No, I have something to do!"
Shi Miao tossed aside the pile of test papers and textbooks on the table, picked up her schoolbag, and looked up with a bright smile, "Have fun, everyone!"
After saying that, he couldn't wait to run towards the door, and his figure quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Little Fatty was left standing there, scratching his head and muttering to himself in confusion.
"She seemed so calm before, but it turns out it was all an act. She was incredibly excited as soon as the exam was over."
The exam papers were scattered on the table; they were too lazy to even pick up their books.
All I wanted to do was look forward to the long summer vacation after liberation.
"—Fatty!" Xia Hui called out to him from afar, "What are you looking at over there? Come over and see, how many hours have we booked for the karaoke?"
Little Fatty responded, turned around, and casually recounted what had just happened.
Looking down and then up again, I saw that Xia Hui and the others all had meaningful smiles on their faces.
Hehe, hehehehehe.
"Jiang Yingxu and I took the exam in the same room, and he left very quickly after the exam."
"Yeah, I understand, that's just how weird couples are."
"I have to say, I was really scared that they hadn't seen each other for the past two days. Luckily it was just a false alarm."
"That's normal. The college entrance exam is very important. It's only a two-day break. After that, you can talk and kiss whenever you want for the next three months."
Fatty: "?"
Fatty: "!!"
Little Fatty was shocked: "What? They're dating?!"
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"That's not how you date!"
Shi Miao saw Jiang Yingxu standing and waiting next to the stone lion at the school gate and immediately rushed over.
She puffed out her cheeks and muttered a complaint under her breath.
"They all went to the exam together and encouraged each other before the exam."
"You're something else."
"You even tipped me off through the system, and deliberately avoided me every time you walked by, as if you were afraid of running into me on the stairs, right?"
Her rounded cat eyes widened in a huff, making them appear even clearer and cuter. She muttered to herself and poked his arm with her finger.
Jiang Yingxu remained silent, only staring intently at her.
Then he raised his hand and grabbed her hand that was poking his arm, his long fingers closing up and firmly clenching it in his palm.
"go home."
He only uttered this one sentence in a hoarse voice, then led Shi Miao out, through the bustling crowd.
The road home isn't far.
They have walked side by side countless times.
Cats are creatures that are easily attracted to their surroundings.
Take a few steps and look at the sign at the roadside laundry shop offering free laundry for high school graduates taking the college entrance exam.
Take a couple more steps and look at the tourist attractions recommended by travel agencies for college entrance exam takers in the distance.
She chattered excitedly as she shared with Jiang Yingxu.
Jiang Yingxu simply responded with "uh-huh," "yes," and "okay," his gaze sweeping briefly across the room before his thin lips were pursed slightly.
What's wrong with you?
This cat is not one to compromise its own feelings; it has a rather grumpy temper. It shook the hand it was holding with Jiang Yingxu and said with dissatisfaction, "Are you starting to just brush me off?"
The cat shares with him; the cat is good.
The villain is just giving her the runaround; the villain is wicked!
Jiang Yingxu: "No."
He tightened his grip, looked straight ahead, and said calmly, "I just don't want to kiss you in the street."
"...?"
Shi Miao paused for a moment, then suddenly realized and leaned her face closer.
Sure enough, Jiang Yingxu turned his face to the side and tightened his jawline in a restrained manner.
She pouted, "Oh, you really want to kiss me?"
Jiang Yingxu did not answer; his thick, long eyelashes drooped slightly, casting a pale shadow.
Shi Miao wanted to gloat a few more times.
Jiang Yingxu glanced around casually, and after confirming that no one was around, he turned his head and gave her a short kiss on the lips.
Touch and then leave.
"..."
The cat obediently followed him upstairs.
The key was inserted into the lock and turned with a click.
The door closed softly, yet it made Shi Miao's heart skip a beat, as if she were a pitiful kitten being watched by some predator lurking in the shadows.
She subconsciously looked up at Jiang Yingxu, who was standing beside her.
"you……"
Before he could finish speaking...
The boy calmly turned around, raised his right hand, which he had been resting for a month and could now use with a little force, and gently touched her soft cheek with his fingertips.
The light in the entryway is not bright.
Under the dim light.
His eyelashes were slightly lowered, his eyes were as black as ink, and his thumb pressed against Shi Miao's lower lip, grinding it over it rather lightly.
Jiang Yingxu felt unwell from the very first day he left Shi Miao.
Like a puppy that received warmth and care on a cold winter night, only to be abandoned in the same spot.
Or worse.
Having experienced such warmth and tranquility, the cold and desolate winter nights seem even more unbearable, sharper and more piercing.
Every night during video calls, Shi Miao experiences a beautiful dream she can never reach. The puppy circles the cold screen, whimpering pitifully, getting nothing in return.
The clear image quality captured the figures so vividly.
But when the puppy approached, all it found was emptiness.
I am awakened in the middle of the night by pain and itching that penetrates to the bone marrow.
Jiang Yingxu would sometimes get out of bed to take a cold shower, and sometimes he would just stare at the ceiling silently, counting down the days until they met again.
From the moment I landed in Ningcheng.
That yearning surged up a hundredfold, urging and compelling.
Jiang Yingxu endured it all.
Until this point.
He finally touched Shi Miao intimately, and a satisfied tremor almost came from deep in his spine.
Jiang Yingxu, retaining only a shred of dignity, asked her, "May I kiss you?"
Shi Miao leaned against the door frame, feeling her face flush slightly under his intense, restrained gaze, and gave a soft "hmm".
So, the thumb pressing against the lower lip rubbed against the side.
Jiang Yingxu moved closer, his breathing slightly heavier.
He touched her lips and said in a hoarse voice.
"Baby, open your mouth."
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