Chapter 84 is because of you
During the long break that morning, Zhou Chong came to Lao Fan's office with a blank recommendation form.
"Are you really sure about this?" Old Fan took the blank recommendation form handed to him and asked with a pained expression, "Have you discussed it with your parents? Do you think your parents will just let you do this?"
Compared to Lao Fan, Zhou Chong was much calmer.
He stood there expressionless, with a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips, and simply replied with a "hmm".
My father is abroad, and there's a time difference, so it's neither convenient nor easy to discuss such trivial matters with him.
My mother was still on duty at the hospital last night and didn't go home until she finished her shift this morning.
Zhou Chong left for school early in the morning and didn't run into her, so he sent her a message saying, "There are restrictions on the majors you can apply for through independent enrollment, so I still plan to take the exam myself." Feng Qing agreed.
His parents have always had this attitude towards his studies. It's not that they don't care, but rather that they trust him and know that he has his own plans and doesn't need their interference.
After all, Zhou Chong has always acted this way since he was a child, and his parents don't need to worry about him.
Therefore, in Zhou Chong's view, this constitutes effective communication with the parents, and it can certainly be considered valid.
"Sigh—" Old Fan sighed deeply, "I can't control you guys anymore. None of you care about your future."
Zhou Chong opened his mouth, wanting to deny it, wanting to say that he valued his future, and also wanting to debate with Lao Fan about the meaning of the word "future".
The definition of future prospects is not so narrow. In a broader sense, future prospects are not determined by the gains or losses of the college entrance examination at this moment. There are many more important choices and efforts, and he has a clear plan for his future.
But after thinking about it, I decided against it.
After all, in Lao Fan's eyes, he was just an eighteen-year-old kid, and any extra words he said would be considered arguing, a sign of adolescent rebellion and arrogance.
So he chose to remain silent.
Although he didn't know who else was the "one or two" that Lao Fan was talking about besides himself.
But that doesn't matter. Let Lao Fan categorize him as one of them, if that will stop Lao Fan from insisting on persuading him.
Old Fan sighed for a long time, but seeing that Zhou Chong remained silent and had nothing else to say, he knew that he really couldn't persuade him, so he could only wave his hand and give up.
He took out the overall ranking list again and looked at it from the top of the list.
The fourth place is Shi Leyao.
Since Zhou Chong gave up his spot in Tsinghua University's independent admission program, it's Shi Leyao's turn in the queue.
“Zhou Chong, it was your own decision to give up.” Old Fan confirmed with him one last time. “Then please call Shi Leyao over for me. Oh, and Jiang Shengming too. Have them come over during their lunch break.”
After saying that, he muttered to himself, "If the first person gives up, then the next person in line can't just take their recommendation form. We still have to see if the people ahead of us want to re-select. Sigh, this is really giving me trouble."
Zhou Chong lowered his head apologetically, "Okay, Teacher Fan, I'll go back to the classroom now."
"Go back, go back." Old Fan waved his hand, then looked up and said something useless, "Since you plan to take the college entrance exam directly, you need to study even harder. You need to make the most of your time when you get back."
Zhou Chong smiled and said, "Teacher, I will."
Watching him turn and walk out of the office with such composure, Lao Fan suddenly realized that he had just said something pointless.
They told the top student in the grade to make the most of their time and review thoroughly, so what?
When Zhou Chong returned to the classroom, he intended to call Shi Leyao directly, but unexpectedly found her sitting in his seat with Jiang Wan sitting next to her.
Just as she was hesitating whether or not to bring this up in front of Jiang Wan, she heard Chen Yuewei's furious mockery.
He even pointed his finger at Jiang Wan's nose with an arrogant and haughty attitude.
How could his little princess be pointed at like that by others?
Without thinking, I used the pen in my hand to knock away the hand that was in the way.
After dealing with the aftermath, when Jiang Wan mentioned that Shi Leyao had stood up for her, Zhou Chong realized that the self-enrollment recommendation spot he had given up would go to Shi Leyao, and he felt that fate was a cycle.
People never know what kind of impact their unintentional actions at this moment will have in the future.
The well-known butterfly effect.
Zhou Chong had never felt this so deeply as at this moment.
Perhaps, ever since God sent him back here, the trajectory of his fate has begun to subtly change.
Whether he took the initiative or not, the course of events has already changed.
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Jiang Wan stared blankly at Zhou Chong, her mouth agape.
"I gave up the recommendation spot from Tsinghua University and plan to take the college entrance examination on my own."
The echo of those words still seemed to linger in her ears. Jiang Wan felt it was unreal; perhaps she had misheard, or perhaps Zhou Chong had misspoke.
But after Zhou Chong finished speaking, he just looked at her quietly, with a faint smile in his eyes.
He neither corrected his own words nor offered any further explanation.
After a long silence, Jiang Wan blinked and came to her senses, confirming that she hadn't misheard and that Zhou Chong hadn't misspoke.
That's the truth.
"Why did you give up?" she asked softly, her tone becoming calm. "It would be such a waste to give up such a good opportunity."
Jiang Wan found it difficult to articulate her current feelings.
Knowing that Zhou Chong didn't miss the written exam because he didn't do well, nor because of any accident that day, she breathed a sigh of relief.
It was Zhou Chong's own choice, and she knew he wouldn't be sad or regret it.
But... why choose to give up?
Jiang Wan had a vague premonition, but she wasn't sure and didn't dare to think about it too much.
“There’s nothing to regret. I could have gotten in on my own.” Zhou Chong lowered his eyes, subtly avoiding a direct answer. “I can get into Tsinghua University without extra points, and there are no restrictions on my major.”
"Don't avoid me." Jiang Wan didn't know where she got the courage, but she raised her hand and cupped Zhou Chong's face, forcefully forcing him to look her in the eye.
"Although I am not qualified to participate in this independent admissions, I am very clear about the admissions policy. Tsinghua University's independent admissions program has a comprehensive range of majors, and they are all strong disciplines."
Jiang Wan spoke clearly, word by word, "This is not your real reason."
Zhou Chong stared at her intently, seemingly lost in thought, and after a moment, he smiled softly.
All the arguments used against others are ineffective against her.
This is his little princess.
There was no reason why he would willingly surrender.
"The real reason..." Zhou Chong moved his lips, as if to say something, but then chuckled softly, a sound that seemed both self-deprecating and embarrassed.
What if I said it was because of you?
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