As they walked, Meng Jing talked about some things about Meng Ming. Meng Ming had never liked playing with girls or talking to them since he was a child. His family used to think it was good that he didn't have a relationship early, which made things easier for them.
However, after graduating, he still hasn't had a girlfriend, which has made his family anxious. They've introduced him to many potential partners, but he's politely declined them all. Now, no one is introducing him to anyone.
Hua Kai couldn't be sure what was going on after hearing all this, but she politely offered Meng Jing a few words of comfort.
When she arrived at the station, a bus came along, so she quickly got on and went back to school.
Back in the classroom, she started staring out the window again, mostly thinking about Ye Yifan. After all, she wasn't familiar with Meng Ming, and Meng Ming had so many people who cared about him, so her existence wasn't that important.
But Ye Yifan is different. He is his best friend, and he often has to shoulder everything alone. After all, his grandfather is not young anymore. He doesn't have many friends. Apart from Gu Xiaoxue, he has only heard of one college classmate with whom he has a decent relationship.
Over the years, how much has he endured all by himself?
In her past life, Hua Kai had endured a lot alone: a stepmother, a half-brother, and a father who only loved his stepmother. She understood the desolation of a home without warmth, so she felt even more sorry for Ye Yifan and decided to show him more care in the future, since she could better understand his feelings.
Hua Kai had originally thought that Ye Yifan would come to find her and Gu Xiaoxue to have dinner together that night, but she was somewhat disappointed when she left the school gate and did not see the familiar person and car.
She ate at the cafeteria and went back to her dormitory, but Zhang Miao didn't come back, so she went back to the classroom alone.
A little while later, Ren Zhichao, who sat in front of Hua Kai, arrived. He brought half a backpack full of snacks, shared half with Hua Kai, and then talked about the brain teasers that Hua Kai had given him before the holiday.
After Hua Kai gave a question, the class monitor, Yu Zhiming, came over, and several other classmates gathered around, begging Hua Kai to give them a few more questions. Hua Kai's attention was diverted, and her mood improved a bit.
As soon as the evening self-study bell rang, Gu Xiaoxue asked the teacher to call Hua Kai out, saying that Ye Yifan had just called him and asked him to tell Hua Kai that Ye Yifan had an urgent mission to the provincial capital and would be back in three days.
Hua Kai hadn't expected the survey team to have any urgent tasks, but since it was urgent, it must be very important. She didn't need to ask any more questions, since she didn't understand this industry.
She thanked Gu Xiaoxue and said she would wait for Ye Yifan to come back so they could have dinner together.
During the first evening self-study session, Hua Kai was constantly distracted.
During the second evening self-study period, we held an impromptu class meeting to discuss the midterm exams, which will be held on Thursday and Friday, and to encourage everyone to start preparing.
Hua Kai was looking at her book. She had originally thought that she would be fine as long as she did well on the exam, since she didn't really want to be an exception. However, she was calculating her age. Seventeen years old was not young, and she didn't have much time left in high school. Moreover, the city's economy was not as good as the provincial capital's. She wanted to go to the provincial capital as soon as possible. So why not shorten her high school time and skip a grade? This was an idea that suddenly flashed into Hua Kai's mind. Wouldn't it be better to skip the second year of high school and go straight to the third year, saving a year?
It's not easy to talk to the teacher about this now, so I'll use this exam to prove myself.
With a photographic memory and years of learning experience from my previous life, I don't need to study English, and I can remember humanities subjects just by reading books. I don't even need to aim for Tsinghua or Peking University. The architecture program at the provincial university is already very good. In my previous life, I majored in environmental art, and in this life, I will major in architectural design. I am confident that I can get into the provincial university.
With this in mind, she started reading. Having a goal gives one motivation. She'll ask Ye Yifan for his opinion when he returns.
The next day, she went to Fuze Community again and confirmed the blueprints with Grandma Fang. Grandma Fang also introduced Huakai to two other residents in the community who were renovating.
To express her gratitude, Huakai reduced Grandma Fang's design fee by a small amount as compensation.
Grandma Fang refused, saying that the renovation would inevitably cause trouble for Huakai.
Hua Kai couldn't refuse, and thought she would help buy some bedding or curtains later, so she remembered this favor.
Then, Hua Kai followed Grandma Fang to the other two places she had been introduced to. They drew floor plans for both places today and arranged to come on Saturday to order samples, since midterms were on Thursday and Friday.
She was in a bit of a rush today and didn't expect to take on two jobs at once. Although both were medium-sized apartments of about 60 square meters, the requirements of the two companies were different, so it took her quite a bit of time.
Fortunately, both families were easy to talk to. Of course, it was also because of Grandma Fang's influence. When they were talking, Hua Kai learned that Grandma Fang's husband used to be a leader, so he still had some influence.
The more she knows these things, the more grateful and pure-hearted she becomes.
In the afternoon, she tried her best to review the exam content, because she wanted to skip a grade and needed to get a decent score this time.
After school that evening, as they were leaving the cafeteria, Guan Rui called out to Hua Kai.
Hua Kai walked up to Guan Rui: "Guan Rui, is there something you need?"
Guan Rui hesitated to meet Hua Kai's gaze: "It's nothing, I just wanted to talk to you. Do you have time?"
Hua Kai, who had nothing else to do, said, "Let's talk as we walk to the classroom."
Guan Rui nodded and followed Hua Kai forward, asking her as they walked, "Hua Kai, is it because of Lu Xue that you don't want to be friends with me anymore?"
"No, although Lu Xue's matter is related to you, it wasn't you who sent her here. I'm not someone who can't distinguish right from wrong."
"Then why haven't you gone to the art studio? Sometimes I come to your class at lunchtime to look for you, but you're not there. Are you avoiding me?"
Hua Kai smiled and looked at Guan Rui: "Why are you so preoccupied? I really have a lot on my plate, I don't have time to think about these things, so don't overthink it either. I said we're friends, and that means we're friends. By the way, how's Zhu Tao?"
Seeing that the flowers were in bloom and Zhu Tao was still concerned, Guan Rui felt much more at ease: "He's already in school, which is great. He said he'll come to see you when he has time."
"It's good that he's better. I'll treat you to a meal once I'm less busy. I'm really too busy right now, and there are some things that can't be explained in just a few words. I'll tell you about them slowly when I have time."
"I'm so sorry you're not angry. Huakai, I'm really sorry, Lu Xue's matter has really caused you trouble."
"Alright, let's not talk about this between friends. How are your preparations for the midterms?"
"I'm fine. How about you? You're so late. Do you need me to get you some more review materials?"
"No need, it'll only be a couple of days. I'll just take a good look at the area the teacher drew."
Guan Rui hesitated several times, wanting to ask Ye Yifan about his relationship with Hua Kai, but he didn't dare, afraid that he would get an answer he didn't want to hear.
Hua Kai followed Guan Rui to the bottom of the teaching building and said, "I have to go back and study. I hope we can both get good grades in the midterm exams."
Guan Rui could only nod: "Okay, then I'll go to the art studio."
"Goodbye." Hua Kai said goodbye to Guan Rui and went back to the classroom.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
