Chapter 49
When he saw the schoolbag on the seat next to him, He Xintong clenched the pen in his hand, not sure whether he was more surprised or had other mixed feelings.
The distance between them seemed to be getting farther and farther, and the kite had flown so far that he could hardly see it.
He watched the color of the thread in his hand fade, but he could do nothing.
Just like before he saw her schoolbag, he didn't even know whether she would come today.
As long as she wants, she can leave like the wind, but people cannot catch the wind.
What would he have to do to keep her?
Or, did he have anything that could keep her?
"What's wrong? You look so depressed?"
Lin Mian came back from outside with a bunch of candies in his hands, and saw He Xintong standing there with an expressionless and angry face.
The way he looks when he's angry is very different from before.
In the past, He Xinyi was always angry and curled his lips, as if the whole world owed him something.
Now He Xintong is angry, but he is silent and forbearing, like a volcano about to erupt, but outsiders only think he is indifferent and cannot feel his anger.
But Lin Mian was very familiar with He Xintong. She knew everything about He Xintong's expression and what he was thinking without him saying anything, and she also knew his emotions.
In front of Lin Mian, He Xintong never hides his emotions, he doesn't want Lin Mian to guess him.
He just needs to guess and speculate what Lin Mian is thinking.
Because he wanted to be the type of person she liked, but Lin Mian didn't need to work hard to become the type of person he liked. He already liked Lin Mian enough.
"Can you finish all this? You received so much."
He Xintong naturally knew that Lin Mian was popular, especially among girls.
Even girls who had never seen her would always stand outside the window cautiously and ask people around them who Lin Mian was.
"Oh, you want to eat this? No, these are all gifts from the girls, I have to cherish them. But I still have some chocolate, do you want some? I brought it from Japan."
Lin Mian put the things in his hand on the table, took out a box of chocolates that were very popular in Kyoto from his schoolbag, and handed it to He Xintong.
Looking at the beautifully wrapped chocolate in his hand, He Xintong felt better because he thought it couldn't be the comforting chocolate that Lin Mian had described.
She brought it back specially for him.
"Thank you, Xiao Mian. I will cherish it very much."
Lin Mian looked at He Xintong and asked her cautiously, as if remembering something, "How long will Xiao Mian stay in school?"
"I'll be staying for quite a while this time. After all, my teacher asked me to participate in the competition. I didn't have time during my freshman year. If I use this excuse, I think my teacher will want to visit my home."
It would be so pitiful if he went home and found that the only person who could talk to him was the nanny.
After the subject division, because Lin Mian chose science, she remained in Class 1, which is now a key class for science.
Her original physics teacher still stayed in the same class to teach her.
"I see."
He Xintong gently turned the pen, and small flowers bloomed around him.
That’s great. If Lin Mian stays in school longer, doesn’t that mean she will stay with him longer?
"Are you still liking chocolate lately? I can make chocolate mousse and donuts now. Can you skip breakfast tomorrow and I bring it to you? Would you like to try my cooking skills?"
"That's amazing! I'm really looking forward to it."
During the summer vacation, He Xintong spent all his free time in the kitchen to improve his cooking skills.
In this world, people always have an outlet for their desires, and in addition to Lin Mian's ambition to climb up the social ladder, he also has an excessive focus on food.
He wanted her stomach to remember his cooking skills. As long as he made food that she would only want to eat, and nothing else would catch her eye, he would have a chance to keep her for a short while.
To achieve this goal, He Xintong fattened up the housekeeper, driver and nanny at home.
He himself didn't eat much of the food he made, as he didn't want to ruin the results of his exercise.
I heard that athletes care a lot about their body shape, and he needs to have a good body shape to keep her eyes on him.
When Lin Mian arrived at school the next day, her eyelids jumped when she saw the desk piled with boxes.
Can this be eaten without breakfast?
Do I need to take insulin after eating?
"I originally only wanted to make a chocolate mousse, but I couldn't control myself and made something else. I don't know if it tastes good or not, so I can only ask Xiao Mian to do it for me."
Liar, he wanted to do so much from the beginning, even waking up at three in the morning for this.
Since he couldn't capture Lin Mian's stomach with just one thing, he had to rely on quantity to win.
There must be something she would like slightly, right?
As long as there is one thing she likes to eat, it will be considered a success.
Facing those dark eyes that said "expectation", I couldn't say no.
But there are standards for daily sugar intake. Lin Mian will continue to participate in the karting race in the Netherlands in October. She wants to qualify for next year's CES International Karting Race.
"Can I take a spoonful of each and share the rest with my classmates? I also want to eat everything Xiao He makes, but my body won't be able to handle so much sweetness, right?"
This is the result of He Xintong's labor, so even if you want to share it, you have to ask him first before making a decision.
"Of course, these are all yours, you can do whatever you want with them."
In He Xintong's opinion, since he gave it to Lin Mian, it was her right even if Lin Mian threw it all away.
Lin Mian took the spoon and scooped a spoonful of each onto the plate, and shared the rest with the students around him.
There were so many, and everyone wanted to try everything. Fortunately, He Xintong brought enough spoons. He was quite particular, and he brought so many so that Lin Mian would not mix the flavors when eating.
The first bite is smooth, followed by a slight bitterness. It does not have the usual sweetness that you would find in a chocolate cake.
It’s the dark chocolate flavor that Lin Mian likes.
“It’s delicious!”
This compliment was enough to offset He Xintong's tiredness from getting up early.
"That's great. I'll bring it to you tomorrow."
The teeth that were biting the cake almost bit my lower lip.
Do you want to bring it tomorrow too?
Lin Mian's pupils constricted, and his fingers subconsciously gripped the spoon.
"I won't make so much tomorrow. How about corn and pork rib noodles?"
He Xintong, who had been staring at Lin Mian, did not miss her reaction and immediately changed his words.
"It's hard, right? You must be exhausted after doing so much today. I'm very grateful that you brought me such delicious desserts, but Xiao He, I don't want to see you work so hard even more than I want to eat these. It's not easy to make these."
I like cooking as much as any other hobby.
But Lin Mian couldn't bear to ask his friend to sacrifice his time for his own appetite.
If He Xintong likes to cook, Lin Mian would like him to share it with her whenever he wants to, rather than getting up early every day to cook for her.
"But...I just really want you to eat what I made."
He just wanted Lin Mian to care about him a little more. He knew that Lin Mian would cherish his efforts, so he wanted to give a little more to hold her close. Is that not okay?
"I know you're sincere, but you're my friend, and I'll feel bad for you."
What, what, what...
She said she would feel sorry for him...
For a moment, He Xintong didn't know whether he was standing in the classroom or in heaven, which made him so happy.
Looking at the red spreading across his knuckles, He Xintong turned his head away and said, "Don't refuse me the chocolate chip cookies I make from now on. I won't make them every day. I just want you to see my progress."
"That's great! Thank you, Xiao He."
Lin Mian also noticed the redness on He Xintong's ears. She laughed in her heart. It turned out that He Xintong still hadn't grown up. He was still the same as before, and was particularly shy and awkward.
Her friends are always very shy.
Lin Mian leaned on his arms and looked out the window. The patches of red were so beautiful.
But when Lin Mian entered the physics competition classroom, he could no longer see the red color.
The location of this classroom is very bad, Lin Mian thought while holding his pen.
The sound of the electric fan turning is a bit harsh.
But if I turn it off, I'll die, right?
Lin Mian was thinking carelessly, and even though she was sitting, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.
In this physics competition class where most people already know each other, Lin Mian is not alone.
She was so famous in Experimental 15 that she would be surrounded by people wherever she sat.
When one person tentatively asked Lin Mian a question, and she took a pen and simply wrote down her thoughts in a draft book, the rest of the people no longer hesitated and came forward with the questions.
Apart from teacher Chen Chunlai, the busiest person in this class is Lin Mian.
She didn't know why these people had so many questions to ask. Logically speaking, even if Experimental No. 15 Middle School was not that famous, it was still quite strong. These students couldn't be stupid, right?
Can't you even answer such a simple question?
After writing the last stroke on his classmate's draft book, Lin Mian sighed silently in his heart.
"Because of you being like this, everyone wants to ask you questions more."
Qin Chuyue held the popsicle against Lin Mian's face, causing him to hiss.
She is a new friend that Lin Mian met in the competition class. She just transferred here this semester, so she was not in the same class, but she was in the class next to Lin Mian.
"But it's such a simple question," Lin Mian complained, pointing at the test paper. "If you can't even solve it, there's no point in continuing to participate. Students who come to the competition class all want to win prizes, right?"
"That's true," Qin Chuyue touched her chin, "but maybe the person knows this question just because he wants to talk to you more."
"Talk to me more? Why talk to me more? I'm not Einstein."
He tore open the wrapping paper and put the popsicle into his mouth. Lin Mian shuddered. It was indeed very cold.
"Maybe he's the next Einstein. If you think about it that way, it makes sense."
Lin Mian was stunned, with a bump on his face because of the popsicle. Qin Chuyue poked it curiously.
"Really? Then I understand hehe."
So cute.
Looking at Lin Mian's immodest words, Qin Chuyue's soul wanted to scream.
She is so cute.
"Oh, I'm afraid that someone will sell you out and leave you counting the money. But with He Xin here, this shouldn't be a problem."
"Why did it bring him up? Hey, I say..."
Qin Chuyue tugged at the hem of Lin Mian's T-shirt. "This is really hard to explain. Look who's here."
Seeing the figure standing next to the classroom door, Lin Mian didn't have time to say anything. She picked up her schoolbag, said goodbye to Qin Chuyue, and approached the figure.
What? She actually wanted to walk with Xiaomian too.
But when she thought about the dark gazes that He Xin had cast at her from time to time when they were walking together and talking to Lin Mian, Qin Chuyue couldn't help but shudder.
In this weather, eating a popsicle is enough to cool her down, so she shouldn't bother He Xintong to cool her down with his eyes.
This guy was like an octopus, sticking tightly to Lin Mian's back, with countless tentacles tightly surrounding Lin Mian. Anyone who wanted to get close to Lin Mian would be secretly warned by him.
Fortunately, this kid is not in the competition class, otherwise he would be furious if he saw this situation.
Hey, if he can make someone angry to death, shouldn’t he come?
Qin Chuyue, whose computer was down, fell into deep thought.
"Didn't I tell you not to wait for me? We'll be parting ways at the school gate. It's a waste of time for you to wait for me."
Lin Mian's idea was very direct. Every time He Xintong had to run from the original teaching building to another teaching building to wait for her, it was quite unnecessary. Anyway, they would go back to their homes after arriving at the school gate. The time they spent together was very little, and they would not have something to talk about every day, not to mention that they were deskmates.
But in He Xintong's view, this little time together is also precious and necessary. Lin Mian doesn't spend much time in school, and the time they can talk to each other is even less. He has to grab every minute and every second and not let others take advantage of it.
"But after class, there are always people looking for Xiao Mian. We don't have much time to talk. Am I annoying you?"
Facing those pitiful, wet eyes, Lin Mian would endure any big thing, let alone such a small matter.
"No, I'm just worried that you don't have enough time."
Lin Mian didn't believe what she said, but He Xintong did. He always blindly believed everything she said.
"It's enough, it's enough."
As idiotic as a puppy.
No, it’s completely appropriate to call it a silly little dog.
After thinking about it, Lin Mian couldn't help laughing.
She didn't force herself. In front of He Xintong, she laughed whenever she wanted and did whatever she wanted.
When parting with He Xintong at the school gate, He Xintong would watch Lin Mian get into the car before leaving.
This was a habit he developed after being kidnapped. As long as Lin Mian was in his sight, he would always make sure she was safe before doing anything else.
Looking at the pair of eyes in the rearview mirror, Chen Xiaoqiu couldn't help but joked, "Every time I see those eyes, I always feel like I'm having a nightmare."
"Really? Maybe it was a good dream."
Lin Mian arrived a little late. Most of the students in this competition class started classes during the summer vacation. Lin Mian had only attended classes for half a month and had to participate in the preliminaries.
Chen Chunlai was very worried about Lin Mian. As a teacher of the physics competition class, he had only known Lin Mian for a short time. However, before he met Lin Mian, he had heard this name many times.
Many times when the results were released, he could hear the physics group leader next to him sighing, "This Lin Mian, another perfect score! The additional questions this time still didn't stump her. As long as she takes the exam, no one can score higher than her."
For a while, the physics group even treated this as a challenge, to see who could come up with questions that could prevent Lin Mian from getting full marks, but no one succeeded. As long as Lin Mian took the exam, she never got full marks in physics.
As for Lin Mian's achievements in other areas, Chen Chunlai had heard about them more or less, but he only cared about physics.
When Lin Mian's physics teacher told Chen Chun that Lin Mian was going to join the competition class, Chen Chun paused while drinking water.
Experiment 15 is very ambitious. It can no longer tolerate its mediocrity and wants to strive for the best.
Therefore, we have increased investment in the competition class in the past two years, and Chen Chunlai has changed from a part-time competition teacher to teaching only the competition class.
He also has more time to set questions targeting the weaknesses of different students. His son is getting married next year and needs money, and winning a prize in the competition class means more than just the students getting the prize money.
Chen Chunlai wants the students in the competition class to achieve good results more than anyone else, so that he can solve his professional title and financial problems.
But the special training during the summer vacation made Chen Chunlai realize why this wish was called a wish.
In addition to being incredibly large, North City also has an incredibly large number of talented people.
The students in Experimental No. 15 are good, but what do they count for in North City, where geniuses are constantly emerging?
But at this time, Lin Mian happened to come.
So whenever he had free time, Chen Chunlai would analyze Lin Mian's test papers to see where she needed improvement.
Talent is important, but so is the teacher’s guidance.
But the time was too short.
Chen Chunlai sighed.
If Lin Mian had spent more time in the competition class, he was sure that the other party would at least be able to win the award.
This girl not only has the ability to learn, but also has a talent for understanding physics.
For physics, if you master the study skills, clarify your thoughts, and practice more questions, it is not difficult to cope with the college entrance examination.
However, understanding physics feels very mysterious.
Chen Chunlai knew that there were always students shouting that physics was metaphysics.
He has studied and taught physics for many years, but he has not yet reached the level of understanding physics.
He had seen so many types of questions, so naturally he would break down a question to see what it was testing.
But Lin Mian would not think about these things when doing the questions. In her eyes, they were so clear and distinct, just like the human skeleton.
If his familiarity with the topic came from his experience, what about hers? How did she get her knowledge?
The competition questions are not the same every year. Otherwise, how can we select talents to compete on the international stage?
There were some questions that Chen Chunlai couldn't answer, but Lin Mian could tell exactly how to solve them.
Her eyes can see more scenery than his.
Because of this talent, Chen Chunlai really wants her to continue on this path.
But this girl is different from all the other students. After the preliminaries, she even plans to go abroad to participate in the competition.
Physics is just one of her many choices, but physics occupies the vast majority of her life.
Chen Chunlai was worried that Lin Mian would encounter difficulties in the competition, but he also wanted her to encounter difficulties so that she would know that studying physics is not an easy thing and that she could focus more on physics.
With such complicated thoughts in mind, Chen Chunlai's eyes reflected Lin Mian's back as he walked step by step towards the examination room.
It was still a bit hot in the examination room, but we couldn't turn on the fan to prevent it from affecting the candidates' thinking.
For a moment, the examination room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
But before long, the sound of candidates' pens scratching on the draft paper could be heard, but Lin Mian could not hear these sounds. She was very focused and her whole mind was on the test paper.
But in the eyes of outsiders, they could only see that Lin Mian didn't seem to need to think much at all. He just wrote down the answers on the test paper without even using any draft paper.
Are the physics competition candidates so casual nowadays?
Invigilator Zhang Yong thought this as he turned his attention to Lin Mian. After all, among all the other candidates, Lin Mian was so different because of his calmness and quick writing.
He subconsciously thought that this student was just here for fun. He didn't know which school this student was from, and he actually allowed such a student to participate in the physics competition.
This is not an occasion to be taken lightly!
Zhang Yong shook his head in his heart. He was really speechless about the student Lin Mian and no longer paid attention to her.
Soon, the sound of turning pages could be heard in the examination room.
In an instant, the examination room fell silent. When many people were still concentrating on the first page, someone actually turned the page?
The students who noticed the source of the sound couldn't help but look up at Lin Mian. However, Lin Mian didn't notice the inner struggles of these people at all. She herself was working on the questions very seriously, with only a few strokes on the draft paper.
In fact, the preliminary questions this time were more difficult than in previous years, so many people stopped at the first page.
But Lin Mian didn't have this awareness. She could feel the difficulty of the question, but as long as she could solve it, she would not pay attention to the so-called difficulty.
She doesn't like to set limits for herself.
There was still more than an hour before the end of the exam. Lin Mian had already checked the test paper. Finally, she stood up, submitted the test paper, and walked out of the examination room amid the heartbroken voices of the crowd.
Chen Chunlai was still feeling uneasy when he saw a figure getting closer and closer.
It’s Lin Mian.
ah?
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