Chapter 15 Chapter 15
In the taxi that day, the two of them didn't talk much. Wen Shuo didn't say anything, and Ren Li never took the initiative to speak. Because Ren Li's home was closer, Wen Shuo went to take her home first.
The driver drove the car to the downstairs of the residential complex and parked. Ren Li got out of the car, and Wen Shuo helped her take the cardboard box out of the trunk and put it in her hand. Seeing that she was struggling, he couldn't help but ask, "Let me take you upstairs."
Ren Li subconsciously glanced at the room upstairs where the light was still on: "No need, my mother is waiting for me at home now."
Since she didn't want anyone to send her things off, Wen Shuo tactfully didn't ask any more questions and just helped her move the things to the elevator on the first floor.
The elevator arrived, and Ren Li turned around and went upstairs. He also turned back. The driver turned the steering wheel again, turned around and asked, "Young man, your girlfriend is back home, let's go too."
Wen Shuo subconsciously wanted to correct him, but he also seemed to think that there was no point in explaining so much, so he nodded. The driver turned the car around and drove out of the community.
Later, when the car drove onto the elevated road, Wen Shuo received a transfer message from Ren Li.
Pear [Today's taxi fare]
The bright light from the street lamp shone through the glass window, flickering. Wen Shuo looked at it for a long time, and finally clicked "Collect Payment".
Ren Li didn't reply, and Wen Shuo didn't send any more messages. The car was silent, with only the sound of the announcement coming from the car radio. Wen Shuo sat in the back seat of the taxi, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long time, he finally put away his phone.
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Monday morning was a bit chilly, probably due to the continuous rain over the weekend. Autumn was beginning to show, and the leaves of the ginkgo trees on campus were turning yellow. The cycle of the seasons had begun anew.
Ren Li, umbrella in hand, stood on tiptoe at the school bus stop for nearly ten minutes. Today was the first day of the monthly exams, and before going to bed yesterday, she had set her alarm ten minutes early to prevent herself from being late. However, waking up early proved to be of little use.
"Ah--" A gust of cold wind blew by, and she suddenly sneezed. She quickly rubbed her sore nose and wrapped her school uniform tightly around her body.
I must not catch a cold today, Ren Li thought, and stood on tiptoe to look in the direction of the school bus.
Today's school bus was two minutes late. After the driver stopped the bus, Ren Li put away her umbrella, thanked him as usual, and got on the bus.
Perhaps it was the rain, but the train was a bit empty today. Perhaps it was the encounter with Wen Shuo on the school bus the week before that had made her act subconsciously, and her gaze unconsciously turned towards the seat where Wen Shuo usually sat.
As expected, I found that familiar figure.
As if they had telepathy, Wen Shuo also raised his eyes, and the two looked at each other. Then Ren Li saw Wen Shuo stretch out his hand, with his index finger pointing down, pointing at his seat.
Ren Li: ...
She knew very well that Wen Shuo had a good memory and would definitely not forget to give her a seat, so who knew what she was expecting just now.
Ren Li pinched the strap of her schoolbag and slowly walked to the back of the car. The two of them cooperated very well during the entire seat-changing process. Although they didn't say a word the whole time, Ren Li quickly sat down in Wen Shuo's seat.
The surroundings were unusually quiet, and one could hear the sound of raindrops hitting the glass. Ren Li sat there, her throat a little tight, but she still said softly, "Thank you."
Sure enough, after hearing these words, Wen Shuo snorted softly from his nose at the right time.
Ren Li whispered to herself, "This is the last time I'll tell you this. You won't be able to hear it again even if you want to."
She knew when to quit, after all, she had made a profit. She hadn't realized before when she was standing that "riding" the school bus really had to be sitting.
The two of them didn't chat much in the car. Ren Li put on her headphones, immersed in the world of ABC. Soon, the school bus arrived at the terminal. Wen Shuo didn't get off the bus first as usual, but waited for Ren Li, who was a little behind.
There were still some drizzles outside. Ren Li got out of the car with an umbrella. She glanced at Wen Shuo standing in the rain with nothing on him, so she unconsciously tilted the umbrella towards him, trying to shield him from the rain.
——Then he successfully poked Wen Shuo’s head.
Ren Li hurriedly apologized to Wen Shuo. Only then did she realize that there was indeed a big difference in their heights.
Wen Shuo was startled by her poking. He turned around and saw Ren Li's apologetic look. For a moment, he had no other thoughts.
Ren Li no longer tried to force herself to hold the umbrella together, and Wen Shuo didn't care. They walked side by side for a while, and then it was time to say goodbye.
Ren Li stopped walking, and the two of them stood in the corridor of the senior high school teaching building. Wen Shuo watched Ren Li put away her umbrella and pointed to the left: "I'm going this way."
Wen Shuo stood still with his hands in his pockets, showing no intention of leaving. He asked, "Why are you going here?"
Ren Li couldn't respond to this.
If she said that she was assigned to Class 20 for the exam, would Wen Shuo laugh at her?
Perhaps no one in the key class had ever taken the exam in Class 20. Ren Li felt that at this moment, in Wen Shuo's eyes, she must have been classified as a "bad student."
So she decided to take the exam seriously today so that Wen Shuo would be impressed by her.
Seeing that Ren Li didn't say anything, Wen Shuo raised his eyebrows:?
Time was almost up. Ren Li glanced at the mechanical watch on her hand and decided to discuss these details later. She turned and walked to the other side: "The first exam is about to start. I won't say anything more. Goodbye. Good luck on your exam."
Without waiting for Wen Shuo to answer, she disappeared like a whirlwind in the blink of an eye. Wen Shuo stood there, looking at the direction Ren Li left. After a long while, he said, "Well, you too, good luck on the exam."
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After the exam bell rang, the entire campus became quiet and only the sound of the falling autumn rain could be heard.
The first exam was Chinese—Ren Li's strongest subject. She sat down in the exam room, carefully placing her supplies on the table. After the test paper was handed out, she began to answer the questions with undivided attention. Time always flew by during exams, and when she looked up from her desk again, only half an hour remained.
By this time, Ren Li had already reached the final step of the essay, following her usual rhythm. She carefully examined the question, deliberated, and then began writing. Although she dreaded exams, every time she sat in the exam room, all the distracting thoughts in her mind instantly vanished.
Perhaps because of this good mentality, the words "poor performance" have never appeared in Ren Li's life dictionary.
The bell rang to signal the end of the exam, the invigilator collected the test papers, everyone took a short break for ten minutes, and then started for the next one.
In order to save everyone's time, the monthly exams at No. 4 Middle School will take up the evening self-study period on weekdays, and will last for two consecutive days from morning to night.
Because her exam room was different from Zhang Xintong's, Ren Li only saw Zhang Xintong briefly during lunch. It was also the first time she experienced the intense learning atmosphere in the key classes compared to regular classes.
Senior 3 (20) class is indeed the last examination room according to the ranking of grades. Most of the students who come here to take the exam are not really sitting here for the "exam".
Perhaps Ren Li, who diligently answered the questions during the exam, was the true "outlier." Looking around the entire exam room, everyone was bored, their heads propped up, staring blankly at the blank papers or the wall clock. During the afternoon math exam, the invigilator even caught a student cheating on their phone.
Fortunately, Ren Li's mentality was not greatly affected. After dinner, she had an exam that would last until almost nine o'clock, and the school bus left before nine o'clock, which meant that she would have to find a different way to go home today.
Ren Li didn't want Lin Yuan to rush out of the company to pick her up, and he still had some confidence in himself. After thinking about it, she decided to do something big - hand in the paper twenty minutes early and catch the school bus.
While the idea was good, Ren Li was still a little unsure whether she had the same skills as Wen Shuo. After the test was handed out, starting with the first question, Ren Li tried her best to rush through the remaining questions. The last few long questions were also the type that would take up a lot of time, especially since she had to take the physics test tonight, which was Ren Li's weakest subject.
Fortunately, she finally finished all the questions before nine o'clock.
Although most of the students who came to Grade 3 (20) to take the exam were poor students, what surprised Ren Li was that among so many people, there was no one who handed in the paper early. Perhaps "handing in the paper early" was an untouchable thing in No. 4 Middle School.
But Ren Li came from the Affiliated Middle School and didn't know the rules of No. 4 Middle School, so she put away the things on the table and walked to the podium amidst everyone's surprised or admiring gazes.
She placed the test paper neatly on the desk. The invigilator was very impressed by the girl who answered the questions seriously in the exam room today. He didn't say much, but just nodded to her.
Ren Li thanked him softly, went to the podium to get her backpack, walked out of the Senior 3 (20) classroom quickly, closed the door quietly, and then hurried to the small square where the school bus was parked.
The rain outside had stopped, and the air was fresh after the rain. There was no moon in the sky, and the puddles on the road shone brightly under the streetlights. Ren Li walked quickly, trying to catch up, and finally got on the school bus a minute before it left.
There were many empty seats on the school bus tonight, as the seniors were all taking exams, so about a third of the people were missing. After boarding the bus, Ren Li easily found a seat.
There were two girls from the lower grades sitting in the front, chatting. Ren Li heard one of them ask the other, "Why are there so few people on the school bus today?"
"The senior year has their monthly exam today. You know, the bell has been ringing all day. They probably haven't finished yet at this point."
The girl unconsciously turned around to look at Ren Li, lowered her voice, and continued, "Hey, but that girl who just came up is a senior in high school, right?"
"Huh? That's not right. Today is indeed the senior high school monthly exam."
Ren Li, at the center of the conversation, listened silently. Since they weren't familiar with each other, there was no need to clarify anything. She even felt a little good about herself. After all, she'd finished the same problem in twenty minutes less than everyone else. Was that considered "excellence"?
Later, she heard a voice from the front again, "Oh, it's the monthly exam. I checked my friends circle and they just finished the exam."
"Right, but I just saw Wen Shuo. He must have handed in his paper early."
"Tsk tsk, our school hunk Wen is still as handsome as ever."
…
At the same time, the mobile phone screen lit up. Ren Li lowered her head and saw the message from Wen Shuo.
She pursed her lips. Sure enough, there must be more than one "excellent" high school senior on the school bus. She should have thought of this earlier.
The message on the phone screen was as straightforward and brief as ever:
W【Come and sit, there are seats at the back】
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