Another summer has arrived, and the cicadas seem to be chirping earlier than ever before. Outside the classroom, the branches and leaves are growing wildly, but they can't block out the bright sun, even though it's only the beginning of June.
As one gets a year older, one should be more composed. The closer the college entrance exam gets, the more relaxed one becomes. Ye Jiu often finds herself in a state of flux, feeling like she hasn't reviewed anything well, yet also feeling like she has reviewed everything.
I'm both anxious and want to give up.
Tian Tian had given up struggling. She threw away all the books on the table that needed to be thrown away, leaving only her test papers of all sizes, her notebook of wrong answers, and a basic practice book.
At this point, there's no need to tackle difficult problems anymore. Just focus on the basic questions and work through them. The most important thing is to boost your confidence and maintain a positive mindset for the college entrance examination.
Countdown to the National College Entrance Examination: 2 days
The countdown on the blackboard, marked with x days, has been erased and re-erased, leaving a halo of white chalk marks around it. It feels like just yesterday that the countdown reached 300-plus days, but in the blink of an eye, only single digits remain, steadily approaching zero.
"Ye Jiu, are you nervous?" Tian Tian asked her, leaning on the table.
Ye Jiu shook her head. She had no ambition to go to a good university. Her biggest dream was to squander her family's money. Her ideal scenario was that after the mission was completed, she and Su Qingyue would go their separate ways. She would live her carefree life, and he would be spared the fate of becoming a villain and shine in his own field.
Or perhaps the mission ends when the college entrance exam is over, and the system, which she's barely met, takes her away, and she can simply move on to the next world and live a carefree life.
In short, she can accept whatever the exam results are.
“That’s right, why are you so nervous? With your grades, you can easily choose any 211 university.” Tian Tian sighed. Although her grades had improved in a year, they were only enough to get into a first-tier university, and getting into a 211 university was unlikely.
Ye Jiu is much more impressive. From just barely making the cutoff score for a second-tier university, she has made great strides and is now consistently ranked in the top 30 in the entire school. As long as she performs normally, she can get into a 211 university.
Ye Jiu smiled and didn't explain to her, "Maintaining a good mindset is the most important thing, don't think too much."
Ye Jiu had been studying on his own since the beginning of June, and the final sprint depended entirely on himself, but he had a human cheat code—Su Qingyue.
For the past year, everyone at school has assumed they are a couple, but they just haven't made it public. Xia Banmeng's incident was such a shock that no one dares to speak ill of her even after a year.
As soon as the school bell rang in the afternoon, Su Qingyue tidied up her desk and stood up to wait for Ye Jiu.
Ye Jiu didn't have anything to take home, so she stuffed the books on the table into the cabinet and walked to Su Qingyue's side to walk with him.
"Aunt Wang went back to her hometown today. Her daughter-in-law is about to give birth, so she went back to take care of her," Ye Jiu said dejectedly to Su Qingyue.
"Although I knew I was leaving several days ago, it's really hard to leave today. These past few days, it seems like I've only been able to eat takeout."
Su Qingyue chuckled. He thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be such a trivial matter. "Do you remember I said I would cook for you? You didn't think I was just joking about being able to cook, did you?"
Ye Jiu tilted her head slightly to look at him. "I really thought you were just saying it casually. You actually know it?"
"Of course, I've lived alone for a long time after all." Su Qingyue said helplessly, "Don't think of me as so useless, as if I'm strange at everything except studying."
Ye Jiu laughed and said, "Okay, I apologize. It's just that I feel... well... I haven't seen it before, so I don't quite believe it, haha."
"Shall we go to the supermarket first? I'll try your cooking tonight." Ye Jiu changed her destination to the supermarket.
"Is there anything you'd like to eat? I can make all the usual home-style dishes, and I can learn to make anything you don't know."
Ye Jiu stroked his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "Boiled shrimp and spicy potato slices, please."
Su Qingyue nodded and said, "The finished product will definitely not disappoint you."
"Then I'll be waiting to taste it!"
Ye Jiu pushed the shopping cart at the supermarket entrance and followed behind Su Qingyue, saying, "You just take care of buying groceries, I'll push the cart and follow you."
As soon as Ye Jiu entered the supermarket, she habitually headed towards the snack section. Su Qingyue stopped her from walking over there, saying, "This way, let's go to the vegetable section first, and then buy snacks after we buy the vegetables, but we can't buy too many."
“Yes, sir!” Ye Jiu turned around.
It was obvious that Su Qingyue was very skilled at buying groceries. The way he picked out potatoes was exactly the same as the old lady picking out tomatoes in front of him. Ye Jiu looked at the old lady and then at him, and burst out laughing.
"Su Qingyue, this really seems to be your comfort zone, haha, you're so skilled at it."
Su Qingyue didn't know why she was laughing, but seeing her so happy, the corners of his mouth also turned up involuntarily. "Because I've bought it so many times, and I've gotten used to it after doing it so many times."
Ye Jiu watched him buy shrimp and vegetables while pushing the shopping cart. Finally, when they reached the snack section, he skillfully put several bags of Ye Jiu's favorite snacks into the cart. Before she noticed, the shopping cart was already full of what she wanted.
Su Qingyue knew her preferences perfectly well, and Ye Jiu knew Su Qingyue very well as well. So Ye Jiu also took two bags of his favorite potato chips from the shelf.
When paying the bill, Su Qingyue noticed the extra potato chips and gently tapped her forehead. "When did you secretly put them there?"
Ye Jiu said with a grin, "Just now."
These unexpected little surprises always made Su Qingyue's heart flutter. It meant that it wasn't just his wishful thinking; she also remembered his favorite flavors and his likes and dislikes.
A shimmering gold glow hung overhead, the distant mountains were draped in a golden veil, everything was golden yellow, and patches of fiery clouds gradually faded from west to east.
Ye Jiu was surprised to realize that the sun was about to set. She took out her phone to record this beautiful scene, unaware that Su Qingyue, who had fallen behind her, continued to walk forward and entered the camera's viewfinder. With a "click," the sunset and Su Qingyue were captured together.
Ye Jiu quickly caught up with Su Qingyue, "Is the bag heavy? Do you want me to help you carry some of it?"
"It's not heavy, it only weighs a few pounds."
"Let's go back quickly, I'm hungry."
"good."
They were like a newlywed couple, shopping for groceries together and discussing what to eat that night and what interesting things happened that day as the sun set.
Su Qingyue looked down at Ye Jiu, who seemed to be draped in a golden veil by the sunset. She was in a good mood, humming a tuneless little tune. Noticing him looking at her, she smiled and turned to meet his gaze. "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Su Qingyue, as if possessed, raised his hand to touch the corner of her lips, then lowered it after a few seconds, all his desire turning into a sigh, "Never mind."
"What do you mean, let it go? Why did you let it go?" Ye Jiu pressed him for an answer.
"It's nothing. The light just made you look so beautiful that I wanted to take a picture, but I felt that my phone couldn't capture the beauty that the naked eye could see, so I decided against it."
Ye Jiu sighed regretfully, "That's a pity, but it's not a loss since you saw it. It's good that someone saw that beautiful moment."
"And since I'm always with you, there will always be another time this good, hehe." Ye Jiu took two big strides to stand in front of him, making him look at her face again. "Am I pretty?"
Su Qingyue smiled and nodded, "Yes, it looks good."
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