Chapter 74: BREAKING! Two top students from the liberal arts and science departments are together?! ...
After the new year.
As soon as school started, countdown boards were posted everywhere, downstairs in the senior high school building and in the classrooms.
The numbers on it dwindled rapidly day by day, and with them came the first, second, third, and other mock exams. And in every class, teachers in each subject spoke faster, with more key questions, and were afraid that students would forget to memorize the required knowledge points.
Time is running out.
It makes people have no time to take care of anything else except studying.
Yan Ning's grades were very stable, and she performed well in several major exams. According to the estimated city ranking, there was basically no problem for her to get into her first target, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Yan Ning also kept a stable mentality. He continued to study hard and seriously every day, and regarded every exam as a tool to find out the gaps and fill them.
Just on the way to and from school.
Yan Ning would occasionally stop his hurried steps, close the notebook he had read countless times, and take a look at the flowers and trees that were sprouting new buds, turning green with leaves, and blooming flowers.
Her mind flashed through every detail of her high school life, including her good friends whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Xin Jing, Shi Caimeng...
There is one more.
Lu Chen.
After taking a deep breath and a brief moment of relaxation, Yan Ning will put his mind at ease and continue moving forward.
There are only 4 days left on the countdown.
The classrooms were cleared, the examination rooms were set up, and the senior high school students were allowed to choose to go home to review or study in the multimedia or laboratory classrooms provided by the school.
Yan Ning chose a school.
Lin Xinci hasn't been to the store these days. No matter how late Yan Ning studies at night, as soon as he goes out, the light in Lin Xinci's room is always on. As soon as she hears the door open, she rushes around to heat milk for Yan Ning and get him midnight snacks.
For the college entrance examination.
Yan Ning was a little nervous, but the degree of nervousness was not much different from that in normal exams.
This was probably because she had already done everything she could, and everything was ready except for the final battle.
But my mother was even more nervous than her.
One night, Lin Xinci tentatively asked, "During the two days of the exam, do you need mom to do anything?"
Yan Ning was drinking from the milk cup and subconsciously wanted to shake his head and say "No".
However, when he looked up, he saw Lin Xinci looking somewhat expectant and slightly nervous, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
Yan Ning suddenly understood——
Mom, I am worried about her and urgently need to do something to alleviate this worry.
After drinking the glass of milk, Yan Ning handed the glass to his mother and said:
“Not during the exam.”
Lin Xinci's eyes seemed to darken a little, but she concealed it well. She took the empty cup and said, "Okay..."
"After the exam, you and dad come pick me up!"
Lin Xinci paused, then looked up to see her daughter's blossoming smile. Her heart was moved, and she nodded quickly, "Okay!"
June 7th.
The weather is fine.
The first day of the college entrance examination.
There are several examination sites in Wancheng. Yan Ning is one of the lucky ones. He was assigned to take the examination in his own school, and the examination room is in the senior high school teaching building.
Early in the morning.
Yan Ning went to school as usual. When the alarm clock rang, he got up, washed, had breakfast, and got ready to leave on time.
The only difference.
That is, she didn't carry a school bag, but only a bag of test supplies, and said to Lin Xinci who looked at her eagerly, "Mom, I'm going to school."
In addition to the on-site inspection, it is more stringent.
The college entrance examination seems to be no different from ordinary examinations.
Yan Ning carefully reviewed the questions, answered them, and checked his answers. When the bell rang on time, he handed in his paper. After the exam, he went home to eat and sleep.
Time flies.
The last one is the English test.
Yan Ning wrote the questions quite smoothly this time. With 20 minutes left before the end of the exam, she had answered all the questions at her usual pace and had also carefully checked them three times.
It seems that there is no need to stay any longer.
Yan Ning packed up his things and finally chose to hand in the paper early.
The moment I came out of the examination room, the sun was shining brightly outside and the air was fresh.
Yan Ning took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, feeling an incomparable sense of comfort and relaxation.
Just came down from the teaching building and arrived at Wutong Avenue.
There was a slight breeze.
Yan Ning just sorted out the bag in his hand and raised his eyes. It was only halfway through.
My heart suddenly started beating incredibly fast.
because--
Under the notice board not far ahead.
There was an all too familiar tall figure, wearing a blue and white school uniform, standing in the mottled sunlight, just stopping there.
The gaze is fixed and focused.
Yan Ning couldn't help but whispered:
"Lu Chen!"
He responded, nodded, and looked at her with a faint smile in his eyes.
Just like back then.
The same way she did when she first met him.
My heart is beating like a drum.
Yan Ning ran over, but after holding his breath for a long time, he only said one sentence:
"What a coincidence."
Lu Chen laughed again, "Yeah, what a coincidence."
But the look on his face clearly said that, unfortunately, he was waiting for her.
Of course, there was no appointment for this meeting.
I don't know if he just happened to see her coming down from the teaching building, or if he really had telepathy and asked him to wait here...
No matter which one.
It makes people feel so good.
At that moment when they looked at each other quietly, neither of them had any intention of suppressing the corners of their lips.
Yan Ning had just run too fast and was about to say that they wanted to go together, but two white bands appeared below her vision, temporarily stopping her from speaking.
She looked down and found that her shoelaces had been stepped on and had come undone.
Lu Chen followed her gaze and asked, "Do you need my help?"
Yan Ning was still holding the exam bag and was planning to find a place to put it. He nodded and said, "Okay."
However, the next second.
Before Yan Ning could even raise his hand, he handed the bag over.
Then I saw——
Lu Chen naturally leaned over, squatted down, and with a flick of his slender fingers, he began to help her tie her untied shoelaces.
Yan Ning was stunned for a moment, then heat welled up in his chest. When he thought that this was on campus, he immediately wanted to pull his right foot back, but was afraid of accidentally hurting Lu Chen.
She looked around frantically, luckily no one was around.
But she still didn't know what to say.
“Eh…”
Where is she.
Let him help with this!!
Just at this moment, the shoelaces were tied.
Lu Chen raised his eyes, and the two of them stood and squatted, and their eyes met again.
Lu Chen smiled and asked, "Don't you like the way of tying the bow this way? How about I try another one?"
This person is too obvious about his intention.
And he used a negotiating tone.
Yan Ning felt a little embarrassed and annoyed, and unceremoniously withdrew his right foot: "Thank you, no, bother, you!"
But at the same time.
She simply couldn't ignore it.
This moment.
I am hopelessly attracted to the person in front of me.
The two walked together along Wutong Avenue towards the campus gate.
This feeling at the moment is wonderful.
Not only because it was the first time in such a long time that Yan Ning was completely free of pressure and walked around the campus without any burdens.
She just felt it.
The breeze blows, and the sunlight shines through the lush branches and leaves, sprinkling on the head, face, and arms. It is such a relaxing and pleasant thing.
Also because.
Yan Ning's gaze turned quietly, and she secretly glanced at the person next to her.
This is also the first time.
Two people, walking side by side on campus.
Very good, this glance was just caught by Lu Chen.
Yan Ning was just about to try to pretend nothing happened.
Lu Chen spoke first and asked:
"The holiday is long. Have you decided where to go?"
Fortunately, I'm not looking for her to blame.
Yan Ning shook his head and said truthfully:
"No, but my cousin said she wanted to take me to Fangcheng for a tour. Xin Jing said she wanted to join a tour group to see the sea, and some classmates also said..."
Yan Ning counted on his fingers the agreements he had made with others before the exam. After counting, he did not forget to ask:
"And you?"
The person next to him sighed softly.
"Me, I don't have any. I'm still waiting to see if there's any room in a classmate's schedule so I can fit mine into it."
Lu Chen lowered his eyes, his tone full of resentment.
Yan Ning was startled, then said with a bit of amusement:
"You're asking about my current plans. We didn't make any previous agreements, so of course I didn't mention you."
and.
In fact, she has a little selfish motive.
This summer, she wanted to have fun with her family and friends, and the reason she didn't take Lu Chen into consideration was because -
She has made up her mind.
I have to go to a university close to Lu Chen, so that when I go to college and have more free time, I can meet you often.
However, Yan Ning still finds it difficult to say this out loud.
"It was my fault,"
Lu Chen pretended to shake his head and said, "I'll go back tonight and make a detailed schedule and send it to classmate Ningning."
Yan Ning, who was named, nodded seriously:
"Okay, Ningning, make sure you plan carefully and make every effort to use all the items on the schedule."
Lu Chen was obviously in a much better mood, with a smile spreading across his face, and he was very satisfied:
"You said it, don't go back on your word."
Yan Ning also smiled, "Okay, I will never regret it."
The school gate is not far away.
Outside the iron fence gate, a large number of waiting parents can be seen.
Among them are Yan Ning’s parents.
Yan Ning glanced outside the door and hesitated for a moment about whether to introduce Lu Chen to her parents.
Although now is an opportunity, she hasn't figured out how to explain Lu Chen's identity.
She thought about it and decided to ask Lu Chen for his opinion.
But when she looked away, before Yan Ning could say anything, Lu Chen understood what she was thinking.
"Are your family members here to pick you up? Then I'll accompany you here first."
Yan Ning nodded, "My parents will be here. What about you?"
She asked him a question in return.
After asking, she felt a little nervous. She stared at his face carefully, afraid to miss the slightest micro-expression. She probably knew that his parents were divorced, Grandma Cen had passed away, and Grandpa Zhao was away traveling...
She never wanted him to be alone.
if.
If he were alone——
If so, she would take him to meet her parents!
Yan Ning had just made up her mind when she heard Lu Chen say, "Next time there's a chance, I'll take you to visit them."
Yan Ning: &#￥@#￥#&@%
The focus of my vision suddenly drifted away for a moment.
That’s not what she meant!!
What happened!
It’s like meeting the parents! !
I thought this person was deliberately teasing me again.
Yan Ning was both embarrassed and annoyed. He turned his gaze back and was about to harshly criticize and accuse him of his bad behavior -
But see.
Those dark eyes were looking at her with great concentration and seriousness, without a trace of joking.
Yan Ning was speechless.
The summer sun is dazzling, and the cicadas are chirping.
She heard Lu Chen's gentle expression and continued:
"No rush, I'll wait for everything until you're truly ready."
At the school gate.
As soon as Lu Chen walked out of the school gate, he was surrounded by many reporters and media waiting on the side. It was estimated that there were people who had interviewed him before, so they asked directly:
"Student Lu Chen, how did you do on the test today?"
"It's okay, I performed normally."
"Then is there any hope to become the top scorer this year?" the male reporter asked.
"Yes." Lu Chen answered frankly.
"What are the odds?"
This question was so crucial that a bunch of microphones were hurriedly handed forward.
“50%—”
Lu Chen still answered calmly.
Before the reporter could raise any more questions about his probability, he immediately gave his own explanation:
"Yes, or no."
The young man has clear features and is so ambitious.
There are no candidates coming out yet.
Although Lu Chen, who was walking in front, helped to divert most of the fire, Yan Ning was still surrounded by two media outlets. She had just finished expressing her blessings to the candidates of this year when another sister holding a camera asked:
"Classmate, let's do a comparison."
Yan Ning subconsciously did as he was told.
At the same time, not far away, Lu Chen's words floated into her ears without missing a word.
Yan Ning couldn't help but chuckle.
This is his answer.
Really.
There is nothing wrong with it.
The camera just happened to record the girl's sweet smile.
After taking the photo and getting away from the media, Yan Ning took a few steps forward and looked around. He was fixed with a pair of expectant eyes. The waiting parents, seeing that it was not their children, would make room for the parents behind them and also posted the following information:
"There's a girl coming out!"
"Whose daughter is this? Come and see her!"
Without even shouting twice, Yan Ning found his parents who were hurriedly coming from the shade of the nearby trees.
The couple changed their usual simple attire. Lin Xinci wore a cheongsam today, and Yan Xiangrong also changed into a suit, but probably because the weather was too hot, he took off his suit jacket and put it on his arm.
The two men came in a hurry, obviously not expecting their daughter to come out of the examination room early.
Lin Xinci patted Yan Xiangrong's shoulder and took the pencil case from Yan Ning's hand.
Yan Xiangrong originally wanted to explain, but then he remembered to hand over the bouquet of sunflowers in his arms first.
"Ningning, thank you for your hard work on the exam."
Yan Ning took the flowers.
Then, her eyes couldn't help but fall on her parents in front of her.
Time has left some traces on their faces, but Yan Ning still remembers the one-year-old photo of her in the family album. Her mother was wearing a cheongsam and her father was wearing a suit. In the photo studio, they were holding her, who couldn't speak yet and was just sucking her fingers. There were bunches of blooming sunflowers next to them.
However, since he could remember, Yan Ning had basically never seen his mother wearing a cheongsam, because it was inconvenient for doing housework, driving, and going to the store.
My father works in the office and usually wears work clothes. If he changes into a suit, it usually means he is going to a meeting outside.
Think of their hard work.
Thinking of what they have done for her over the years.
Yan Ning was overwhelmed with emotion at the moment. She picked out the two largest sunflowers from the bouquet, one for her mother and one for her father.
Then, she looked at her parents and said sincerely:
"Dad, Mom, you've worked hard too."
Yan Xiangrong took the flowers, and his eyes suddenly turned red. "Hey, you've all worked hard."
Lin Xinci was also clearly in tears, but she turned sideways, lowered her head to smell the fragrance of the flowers, wiped the corners of her eyes, and patted Yan Xiangrong again:
"What are you talking about? Stop blocking the road. Go and drive the car over here. Ningning is tired after a long day of exams. Let's go to the restaurant early and let her eat something."
Yan Xiangrong responded repeatedly.
Lin Xinci and Yan Ning went to the shade by the road and waited.
Just at this moment, the exam bell rang.
Parents all around began to rush to the school gate nervously and expectantly, making the scene a bit noisy and chaotic.
It is in such an environment.
Through the crowd.
Yan Ning found the familiar lonely figure again.
We are in sync.
Or rather, he guessed that she would turn around and look at him.
Lu Chen had bright eyes and a faint smile, and the shape of his lips before he turned and left was clear.
He said:
"See you tomorrow."
On the evening of the 8th, after consulting Yan Ning, the family of three went out to eat hotpot, and then moved back to the staff quarters of the Institute of Materials.
After two days of tiring preparations for the college entrance examination, Yan Ning was physically and mentally tense. Once he relaxed, he fell asleep early.
When Yan Ning woke up early on the 9th, he received various birthday wishes and gifts from his family.
The family of three had breakfast together after a long time.
Yan Xiangrong went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Lin Xinci called Yan Ning over and said, "Actually, I have another gift. I saw you were too tired yesterday, so I didn't give it to you."
What Lin Xinci took out of her bag was a brand new mobile phone.
"Happy eighteenth birthday, Ningning. Go celebrate with your friends today. You don't have to come back too early in the evening."
A moment.
Yan Ning seemed to be back to his sixteenth birthday.
At the dinner table, cousin Shen Gefei asked, “Aunt, when will you be able to ignore Ningning so strictly?”
Lin Xinci replied, "After she turned eighteen."
Actually, there is another question.
Shen Gefei said half-jokingly again: “Then how much freedom will you give Ningning when the time comes? For example, if Ningning gets a tattoo, will you not ask about it?”
Lin Xinci paused, glanced at Yan Ning who was not far away, with his back facing away but his back had already straightened unconsciously, and then said:
"As long as you feel you can do it, won't regret it later, and can bear the consequences of your actions, I won't ask any questions."
Eighteen years old.
Freedom really came as expected.
Yan Ning was a little bit unconvinced.
But then, overwhelmed by the huge surprise, Yan Ning took the phone and said happily:
“Thank you, Mom!”
Then Yan Ning poked his head out again, not forgetting his father in the kitchen:
"Thank you, too, Dad!"
Yan Ning's parents also bought a new SIM card for her mobile phone. She no longer needed the data package on it, and she couldn't use many apps outside.
After Yan Ning returned to the room, the first thing he did was to turn on his old cell phone.
She got her cell phone when she got home last night, but she was so sleepy that she fell asleep with her head touching the pillow. When she woke up this morning, her parents called her to answer a call from family members. Yan Ning hadn't had time to check the messages yet.
Sure enough, as soon as I logged into QQ.
New news from Xin Jing poured in like a tide.
The first one was posted yesterday evening.
Xin Jing: -[Ah ...
-[Happy Spinning.gif]
-[Happy Dancing.gif]
There were more than a dozen excited speeches like this.
Then, in the evening, around the time after dinner, Xin Jing came to see her again.
Xin Jing: -[Ningning, how do you want to celebrate your birthday tomorrow? The college entrance exam is over, so your uncle and aunt will definitely let you out to play, right?]
-[Shopping malls, movies, arcades, KTV...]
-[These are so hard to decide, how about we all go?]
-[Ningning!]
-[Ningning, please reply to me when you see this!]
-[Ningning~~ I won’t really see you tomorrow, I’m crying]
Then, there was a series of messages starting with "Ningning~", and the one sent at midnight:
-[My image is probably Ningning who is trapped in another dimension~ Happy birthday!!]
She could totally feel Xin Jing's resentment about losing contact with her.
So, at this time, another new message popped up.
-[Ningning!]
Yan Ning immediately typed a sentence as if it were a conditioned reflex:
-[I am here! ]
Xin Jing:-[! ! ! !]
-[I was just bored and howled, and I actually called you out!!! Am I dreaming?]
Yan Ning hurriedly explained her situation to Xin Jing.
Xin Jing: -[Can you come out and play today?]
Yan Ning: -[Sure, my mom told me not to come home too late at night.]
Xin Jing:-[Great!!!]
Then the two little sisters happily agreed on the time and place to meet.
Yan Ning changed into a white cotton dress, which she had bought when she went shopping with Xin Jing.
At that time in the store, Xin Jing praised Yan Ning in various ways, saying that when Yan Ning wore the dress, she looked like the "first love".
Yan Ning stood in front of the mirror and looked around again.
The skirt fit her well, and her hair, which she had only combed in the morning but not tied up yet, was loose and looked suitable.
Yan Ning took the comb again and tidied up the slightly messy parts of his hair.
He looked at himself in the mirror a few more times.
Finally, with a slight blush on her cheeks, she decided to let her hair down and not tie it up.
Before going out, Yan Ning took his cell phone.
She opened QQ again and turned to the conversation interface with L.
There was no new news on it.
It was just like before. He was too gentle and considerate. Without knowing her situation, he would not rashly send a message to disturb her.
However, Yan Ning lowered his eyes, clicked on "L"'s personal homepage, and changed the note on it to -
"Lu Chen".
Before going out, Yan Ning still reported to her parents that she was going to play with Xin Jing.
Lin Xinci was about to drive to the store, so she first sent Yan Ning to the place where she had agreed to meet Xin Jing.
For the entire morning, the two little sisters, Yan Ning and Xin Jing, watched two movies they wanted to see. At noon, they bought a small cake and celebrated their birthday together in a barbecue restaurant.
In the afternoon, they strolled around the mall and tried catching dolls in the arcade, but their results were disappointing. The other machines weren't particularly exciting, so they wandered the nearby pedestrian street. They walked so much that their backs and legs ached, and they'd eaten so much snacks that they couldn't eat dinner.
It was getting dark.
The two were hesitating about where to go next when Shi Caimeng sent them a message asking if they wanted to go to KTV to sing.
This KTV is located on a commercial street not far away. The people who went there were all girls and they all knew each other. Yan Ning and Xin Jing both agreed.
Soon, we arrived at the destination.
As soon as you enter the private room.
Yan Ning suddenly felt that several pairs of eyes were looking at her at the same time, and there was even a fiery look in their gazes.
However, Xin Jing howled:
"Long time no see, did you miss me, dear friends~~"
It attracted everyone's attention.
After chatting for a few words, Yan Ning put the small cake he had just bought on the coffee table.
"It's my birthday, I'm treating everyone."
Several girls wished Yan Ning happy birthday in unison. Yan Ning didn't think any more about what had just been the focus of attention. He opened the box and distributed the cake to everyone.
Shi Caimeng and her friends also brought a lot of things. The long coffee table was almost full. There were not only barbecue, fried skewers, various snacks, but also a large bucket of Coke and several cans of different brands of wine.
When pouring drinks, most people chose to try something they had never tried before.
It's Yan Ning's turn.
As she was hesitating, she thought of Lin Xinci's words, "As long as you feel you can do it."
Yan Ning finally decided to try a low-alcohol cocktail.
The wine was lemon-flavored, sweet at first, but a little spicy aftertaste. It tasted much better than Yan Ning had imagined, and she drank several sips in a row.
After that, everyone started singing and chatting, and the private room became very lively.
But not for a while.
Yan Ning put the almost empty cup on the coffee table and asked Shi Caimeng beside him:
"Is there something on my face?"
It wasn't a sudden idea on her part.
The truth is, Shi Caimeng had already looked at her several times, with an expression that seemed to be unable to contain her feelings, which was really a bit strange.
“No, no!”
Shi Caimeng waved her hands repeatedly, and then under Yan Ning's puzzled eyes, Shi Caimeng seemed to have made a great decision and spoke again, "Ningning, I just want to ask you something..."
Yan Ning nodded, "You say."
"When did you and Lu Shen get together?"
Even though I have made mental preparations.
But at this time.
Yan Ning also immediately:
People are all stupid!
However, this thunderous question was not the end. After Shi Caimeng finished speaking, she handed over her mobile phone. The page displayed on it was a forum of No. 1 Middle School. The title of the post she clicked on was clearly written -
[Breaking News! Two top students from the liberal arts and science departments are together?!]
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The author has something to say: I have exceeded the word count, and the confession will be in the next chapter. I will definitely update tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Love you [love you]
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