"I really have to go."
Shen Muqing broke free from his embrace and ran out of the room. She reached the door and said, "I'm home, Xie Siyan. See you when school starts."
Then she ran away and disappeared. She didn't dare to stop and ran all the way to the entrance of the residential area, where she opened her car door.
Xie Siyan calmed down and stood by the window, watching Shen Muqing's figure disappear into the night below. Was it still too fast? Qingqing.
The entire winter break passed peacefully, and the final semester of senior year began. With just over three months until the college entrance examination, no one dared to slack off.
Shen Muqing changed his usual lazy attitude and, still wanting to put on an act, started to do his homework himself.
During winter break, she told her parents that her grades weren't great. Surprisingly, her parents didn't care about her grades and said that as long as she was happy, that was all that mattered. She was so touched that she ate several extra bowls of rice that night. They were truly wonderful parents.
A week after the start of the semester, Shen Muqing noticed something: the relationship between Lin Xi and Yi Ci was getting closer and closer, and their relationship was definitely not just that of classmates.
"Qiqi, do you like Yi Ci?"
Shen Muqing asked her, propping her head up as she looked at Lin Xi, who was doing her homework.
"I...I don't know, maybe I like it a little."
"You absolutely can't let this interfere with your exam!" Shen Muqing grabbed her arm and shook it in shock. The female lead had actually fallen for the male lead so easily?
No, it won't.
Lin Xi had studied diligently for over a decade for this exam; how could she possibly give up halfway because of feelings?
"Then I'm relieved."
Shen Muqing's heart has settled down, that's good. Fortunately, the female lead isn't love-struck, there's still hope.
With only one month left until the college entrance examination, high school life is gradually coming to an end. Lin Xi and Yi Ci are only separated by a thin veil, just waiting to be revealed after the exam.
In fact, the same was true for Shen Muqing and Xie Siyan. The closer it got to the college entrance examination, the more strange Xie Siyan's gaze became when looking at Shen Muqing. Every time Shen Muqing met Xie Siyan's eyes, she felt like meat on a chopping board, ready to be torn apart at any moment.
Just then, a shocking piece of news broke at the school: Bai Rui, the school heartthrob Yi Ci's white moonlight, had returned. The eldest daughter of the Bai family, who had gone abroad to study in high school, had now been admitted to a prestigious university and was visiting her family.
Upon hearing this news, Qiao Yumeng snorted coldly and glared at Lin Xi with hostility. She thought, "This pheasant wants to fly up to a branch and become a phoenix, but now the real deal is back, and her daydream is about to shatter."
How could she miss such a good opportunity not to mock Lin Xi?
"Hmph, you haven't heard of Bai Rui, have you? She's Yi Ci's white moonlight. She's even more difficult to talk to than me."
"If she finds out you're clinging to Yi Ci, your good days are over."
Lin Xi sat in her seat with her head down, not saying a word, but her tightly pursed lips betrayed her emotions.
"This is going to be interesting."
After saying that, Qiao Yumeng walked away disdainfully. She could only show off in front of Lin Xi when Yi Ci was not around.
Upon hearing the news, Shen Muqing rushed to Lin Xi's side, "Qi Xi, are you alright?"
She felt like Lin Xi's mother, extremely worried about her condition, afraid that a bad condition would ruin her exam.
"I'm fine, Qingqing."
Are you really alright?
"I'm really fine."
It seems the female lead isn't deeply in love with Yi Ci; if the male lead were to speak up, he wouldn't let her overthink things.
It was time for school to let out, and Yi Ci was waiting for Lin Xi as usual, intending to take her to the hospital to see her mother.
"Yi Ci, you don't need to take me today, I'll go by myself."
Lin Xi rejected him, and her face betrayed no emotion; she simply lacked a smile.
"What's wrong?" Yi Ci asked her, turning his head while carrying his schoolbag. What had happened out of the ordinary?
"It's nothing, I just want to go home by myself today."
"I send you."
Yi Ci snatched her schoolbag, ignored her refusal, and insisted on taking her home.
All the way to the school gate, there was a crowd gathered there for some reason. In the center of the crowd stood a stunningly beautiful woman, wearing a high-end custom dress, looking incredibly wealthy.
When Bai Rui saw Yi Ci come out, she didn't ignore Lin Qi standing next to him, and didn't take her seriously.
"Yi Ci, I'm back."
She spoke to Yi Ci in a haughty, spoiled voice, tilting her chin up.
Yi Ci's eyes showed a hint of surprise before returning to calm. "Oh."
"Oh? Aren't you happy I'm back?"
Bai Rui could clearly sense that Yi Ci had changed. He wouldn't have been like this before, at least not so cold towards her.
"Kaixin, you go home first, we'll talk when I get back."
Yi Ci tried to leave by pulling Lin Xi's hand, but Bai Rui stopped him, saying, "You can't leave. Uncle Yi said you have to have dinner with me tonight."
"Arui, stop fooling around."
"Yi Ci~ It's been so long since we last saw each other, don't you want to have dinner with me?"
Bai Rui deliberately softened her voice and stared at Yi Ci with teary eyes, just like when they were children. As long as she looked at Yi Ci like that, he would not reject her.
"Yi Ci, you go with her. I can get back by myself," Lin Xi said tactfully. She was a bit annoyed by this situation and just wanted to get to the hospital as soon as possible. She had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.
"Lin Xi, are you kicking me out?" Yi Ci's face was very sour. He had always been the one taking the initiative. Did she hate him now?
"No, I can go back by myself, there's no need for you to take me."
"Then so be it."
Yi Ci's face grew colder and colder. Why couldn't Lin Xi like him? Not even a little bit? He was just being pathetic, chasing after her only to be rejected.
"Brother Yi, let's go." Bai Rui took his arm as if asserting her ownership, and Yi Ci didn't shake her off.
Lin Xi glanced at their crossed arms without leaving a trace, then looked away and left.
Lin Xi left without saying a word, and Yi Ci was furious upon realizing this, coldly watching her retreating figure.
Lin Xi had just arrived at the hospital when a nurse urgently pulled her to the operating room. The nurse said anxiously, "Your mother's condition has suddenly worsened, and she is currently undergoing emergency treatment. You need to be prepared."
Lin Xi's mother has cancer, and her condition was originally well controlled, but I don't know why it suddenly worsened today.
"Nurse, which operating room is my mother in?"
"It's on the third floor. I'll take you there."
Lin Xi doesn't have much money left. All the money she had spent before went to her mother. Lin Xi's body is as cold as ice. She prays in her heart that her mother can walk out of the operating room standing up.
The operating room lights stayed on until late at night.
"Doctor, how is my mother?" Lin Xi staggered over to the doctor as he came out.
The doctor just shook his head and didn't say anything. Almost instantly, Lin Xi's eyes filled with tears, and she choked out, "Doctor, please say something. I'll spend any amount of money as long as you can save my mother."
"Sigh, we've done our best. The patient has at most three days left."
"Doctor, there's still hope, right? I have money, please save my mother."
Lin Xi couldn't accept this. It was impossible, absolutely impossible. How could this be?
The doctor strode away, leaving Lin Xi, her mother who was sleeping on a stretcher, and a group of nurses behind.
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