contradiction
In December, the winter in Qingying is always a little warm and unwilling to get completely cold.
Tan Zhao stood under the camphor tree, holding a folder filled with things, waiting quietly, while Tan Li was wearing a beige slim windbreaker with an exquisite pearl brooch on the collar, and chestnut waves falling on her shoulders. Her fingertips were slightly cool and her eyes were calm.
Not far away, several parents were chattering around their children. The sound of their down jackets rubbing against each other mixed with their instructions drifted over, making their place seem particularly quiet.
If she hadn't repeatedly checked at the hotel entrance whether his 2B pencil, eraser, and admission ticket were complete, Tan Zhao might have thought that his mother didn't care about his exam.
"Look carefully at the classroom on your admission ticket and answer the questions carefully. I'll be waiting for you here." There was no emotion in Tan Li's words, but they made people feel more at ease than the warmth in the wind.
Tan Zhao squeezed the folder tightly and said, "Got it."
He turned and walked back to the school where the exam was being held. The wind picked up again, and the leaves of the camphor trees rustled, as if someone was quietly counting the time. As Tan Zhao entered the gate, he glanced back. His mother was still standing there, the hem of her windbreaker slightly bulging in the wind. The sunlight fell on Tan Li's long hair, casting a light golden hue on it.
In the examination room, the invigilator distributed the test papers, and the exam began. This physics exam officially began.
Tan Zhao did not start doing the test immediately. He took a quick look at the content of the test paper and found that it was not much different from what he had expected. The last two big questions were not much different from the advanced simulation questions he had done.
Tan Zhao wrote as if possessed by a god, calmly starting from the first multiple-choice question.
Outside the house, the sound of wind blowing through the camphor tree.
Inside the room, there were the sounds of candidates doing their homework and flipping through their test papers.
When the examiner reminded him that there were still fifteen minutes left, Tan Zhao calculated the answer on a piece of scratch paper and wrote it on the answer sheet. He finished.
He flipped through the paper and began checking it again, recalculating some of the questions that required arithmetic. When he finished checking everything, he looked up at the clock. There were still five minutes left, so he put out the charcoal pencil.
——
In Wutong Coffee Shop, Tongcheng City.
Chen Xiyu sat at the bar, chatting with Rumo. Xie Yanzhi was playing billiards in Han Xu's billiard parlor on the second floor. Xie Yanzhi had dragged Chen Xiyu out to play early in the morning. Young Master Xie, for some reason, was in a bad mood, especially when Chen Xiyu said, "Why don't you let Xiaoxue accompany you?" Young Master Xie's glare was piercing. Helplessly, Chen Xiyu really didn't like playing billiards, so she asked Jiang Xi, who was a good player, and Fiona Sit, who was just making up the numbers, to come over. Jiang Hui, who had returned to her hometown with her parents, escaped the disaster, but the rest of the group were dragged out of bed by Xie Yanzhi. Chen Xiyu then went to the coffee shop downstairs owned by a beautiful sister to find some peace and quiet.
Chen Xiyu stirred her coffee and opened her phone to check the time.
"It's ten o'clock, Brother Han Xu, Tan Zhao should be coming in and just starting to do the questions." Chen Xiyu asked Han Xu while sitting near the bar.
Han Xu sat at a table near the bar, next to Tan Rumo who was reading a newspaper.
"Hiss, time flies. Half an hour has already gone by in the blink of an eye. Don't worry, Xiao Zhao is just like me. He has a sharp mind. He will definitely write like a god and do every word well."
Tan Rumo, who was reading the newspaper, couldn't help but smile. As she flipped through the paper, she said, "It's not the time for you to fail your final exam."
Chen Xiyu smelled the scent of gossip and turned her chair sideways toward the bar. "Sister, were you and Brother Han Xu classmates in college?"
Tan Rumo gathered her long chestnut hair behind her and said, "No, I'm from Henan Agricultural University, and he's from Henan University of Technology."
Tan Rumo asked Xiaoyu, who was in charge of taking orders at the bar, to make a cappuccino and "also a Caramel Evening Breeze for this little girl's table."
Chen Xiyu was flattered and quickly waved her hand and said, "No need, sister."
Tan Rumo: "This is a new product from the coffee shop. I'm giving it to you to try. Girls of your age will probably like it."
Chen Xiyu felt that the sister in front of her was becoming more and more beautiful. She was intelligent and generous, spoke gently, and was pretty. The more she looked at her, the more she thought of her as a goddess.
Xiaoyu brought up the Caramel Evening Breeze, which looked very good. In a small glass dish was a caramel tart, with the edges of the crispy bottom slightly burnt, and a piece of creamy caramel pudding on it, and an amber chestnut sauce drizzled on the surface.
Chen Xiyu couldn't help but snap a photo, "It looks so good."
Tan Rumo: "Come and try it, it's a new product we recently developed, and it's selling very well this week."
Chen Xiyu dug out a small piece, and the delicious taste immediately hit her taste buds: "It's delicious!"
"I will crown this Caramel Evening Breeze my new favorite, surpassing even Tiramisu in my heart."
Tan Rumo smiled, and Chen Xiyu caught her smile.
Chen Xiyu thought in her heart: Ahhhh, the goddess is so beautiful when she smiles, the goddess is so gentle and down-to-earth!
In comparison, Han Xu with his yellow hair is not worthy of his goddess sister. Although Han Xu looks very handsome, his slicked-back yellow hair makes him look a bit "Shamatte" no matter how you look at it.
Han Xu had been typing on the computer keyboard all morning. When he finished typing the last key, he pushed the computer away and touched his aching neck.
"Oh my! I'm finally almost done with this disgusting report. My neck is so sore."
Chen Xiyu: "Brother Han Xu, do you have any other job? Is the billiard hall your side job?"
Han Xu: "It's my aunt who has been trying to arrange for me to join the company. Recently, she has been asking me to intern there. I originally thought I would just accept it and go out for a few days to have fun, but I didn't expect my aunt to be serious. She has arranged an internship for me, and I still have to work during the New Year's Day holiday. Just now, our team leader asked me to make an urgent report. I worked on it for two or three hours and my head is really hurting."
Chen Xiyu took a sip of milk tea and said, "Workers are so miserable."
Chen Xiyu is a chatterbox who can chat anywhere. As they chatted, Chen Xiyu became familiar with Tan Rumo and Han Xu. Her outgoing personality was very similar to Han Xu's. Tan Rumo, who was quiet and introverted, looked at the two people who were talking nonchalantly and felt that if they were placed in a primitive tribe where they didn't speak the language and were unfamiliar with the place, they would probably both become small chiefs.
"Then can you tell me how you and Brother Han Xu met? Are there only beautiful girls like you and handsome boys like Brother Han Xu in the university?" Chen Xiyu spoke sweetly, and her words made both Han Xu and Tan Rumo happy.
Tan Rumo smiled faintly and looked at Han Xu, "You tell me?"
——
In Keio City, in the physics field of the National High School Science Competition Examination, a group of candidates are working hard on their questions.
When the examiner reminded him that there were fifteen minutes left, Tan Zhao calculated the answer on a piece of scratch paper and wrote it on the answer sheet. He was done.
He flipped through the paper and began checking it again, recalculating some of the questions that required arithmetic. When he finished checking everything, he looked up at the clock. There were still five minutes left, so he put out the charcoal pencil.
It’s done. After a year and a half of hard work, it’s time to have a result.
From his first monthly exam in high school, he could sense his passion for physics. Even though his liberal arts grades were mediocre, he simply couldn't spare the energy to practice them. That's when he began to understand the concept of a competition student. From doing physics homework and exercises, he progressed to the national college entrance exam physics papers and various physics competitions. Starting with your passion, the path forward is always easier.
The bell for handing in papers rang, and Tan Zhao waited for the invigilator to collect the papers and leave the examination room.
The air is fresh and a few birds are flying in the sky, chirping.
He thought of Chen Xiyu's hilarious words of encouragement last night: "Not all milk is Deluxe, and not everyone's son is as smart and hardworking as Tan Zhao."
He went outside to find Tan Li, who gave him his cell phone and asked him a few simple questions.
"How was it? Was it difficult? I heard that in the past they would test on content they hadn't learned in high school."
"It's not difficult. I've seen all the types there."
"How's it going?"
“Yes, I can do most of it.”
The first thing Tan Zhao did after opening his phone was to open WeChat and send a message to Chen Xiyu: "I'm done with the exam. It wasn't difficult."
No one responded.
Tan Zhao frowned, then opened Han Xu's WeChat. Han Xu bombarded him yesterday and sent him a bunch of apology emojis, explaining that it was Tan Zhao's mother, Han Xu's aunt, who arranged for him to join the company and said that she would go back to see Tan Zhao off.
Han Xu also posted a lot of lucky pig emojis this morning, with the last sentence being "Keep going, Zhao. Brother believes you are the best."
Tan Zhao clicked on it and replied to his brother: "I've finished the test, brother. It wasn't difficult."
Still no response.
Tan Zhao, who had already gotten into Tan Li's car, frowned. "Are their phones broken?" He asked, "They were so concerned yesterday and this morning, but now they're done with their work."
Tan Zhao turned off his phone and sat in the passenger seat, sulking silently.
However, Chen Xiyu on the other end of the phone was chatting enthusiastically with Han Xu and Ru Mo, and for a moment, no one looked at their phones.
Only after Xie Yanzhi, Jiang Xi and the others finished playing ball and came downstairs to find Chen Xiyu did Chen Xiyu say goodbye to Han Xu and Ru Mo.
Fiona Sit's mother asked him to go home for dinner, and Jiang Xi also went back, leaving only Chen Xiyu and Xie Yanzhi.
Xie Yanzhi said that his family had opened a new restaurant on Nanhe Road, and the two took a taxi there.
"Uncle Xie's business interests are truly diverse, spanning everything from new energy to the catering industry."
Chen Xiyu glanced at Xie Yanyi, who closed his eyes as soon as he got into the car, and said, "Master Xie, if you don't work hard, go home and inherit the family business."
Xie Yanzhi ignored him, yawned, and said, "What time is it? I'll take a nap."
"What time is it?" Chen Xiyu repeated. The mention of time suddenly reminded her of something and she slapped her thigh. "Oh my god, what time is it?"
Xie Yanzhi, who was sitting next to him resting with his eyes closed, was woken up and frowned, "Chen Yu, are you sick? You scared me and I lost all my sleepiness."
The driver in front kindly reminded us: "It's half past twelve."
Chen Xiyu finally found her phone in her bag. "Tan Zhao must have finished his exams by now."
Xie Yanzhi: "You care about him so much, do you like Tan Zhao?"
Chen Xiyu's phone had somehow been turned off when she put it in her bag. She turned it on while glaring at him, then thought of a retort: "I like Xiao Xue, okay?"
This time it was Xie Yanzhi's turn to glare at her. Xie Yanzhi angrily said, "You you you..."
"What's wrong with me? Are you afraid that I'll be your love rival?"
"Don't mention her to me." Xie Yanzhi looked unhappy.
Chen Xiyu reacted, "Why, did you quarrel with her?"
Chen Xiyu turned on her phone and saw the message Tan Zhao had sent her. She replied, "As expected of my deskmate. Congratulations in advance."
Tan Zhao was eating alone in the hotel restaurant at the time. Seeing Chen Xiyu's message, he smiled slightly, put down his fork, and replied: "Sprinkle some water."
Chen Xiyu received the message, smiled and sent an emoticon, and asked Xie Yanzhi: "Did you bully Xiao Xue?"
Xie Yanzhi felt wronged, "Why isn't she bullying me?"
Chen Xiyu: "You have a precedent, Yanzi. When you were in the first year of high school, you made that little princess Yue Yutong cry. She couldn't find you and pestered me for several days. Have you forgotten?"
Xie Yanzhi responded: "Who is Yue Yutong? I don't know her."
Chen Xiyu helped him recall: "Have you forgotten? In the first year of high school, at the KTV, I forcefully kissed that little girl of yours."
Xie Yanzhi recalled it and frowned, "Ah, hey, be careful with your words, Chen Yu, it's just an attempted crime at best. I remember now."
"But it's different, okay? Xiao Xue is different to me from them..."
The two of them continued bickering as they arrived at Xie Yan's newly opened restaurant.
As soon as he entered the door, the manager recognized Xie Yanzhi and said, "Young Master Xie, your seat is over there, everything has been arranged."
The two were led by the waiter to a seat by the window with a great view.
In a short while, the table was filled with delicious food.
Chen Xiyu glanced at the table full of dishes and said, "This manager is quite capable. We don't even need to order."
Xie Yanzhi had a poor appetite. Looking at his friend who was eating a durian pizza with a good appetite, he couldn't help but say, "Chen Xiyu, you're eating so much, be careful not to get fat."
Chen Xiyu cursed angrily: "I woke up early and didn't have breakfast, so you called me out to play! I wasn't even awake yet."
Chen Xiyu recalled that at 7:30 this morning, Chen Xiyu was still taking advantage of the good holiday to sleep in, and was called out by Master Xie to go out and play together.
"I haven't slept since you haven't woken up yet."
"What happened between you and Xiao Xue?"
Xie Yanzhi used a fork to pick up the small tomatoes on the plate: "I feel like she's playing with me."
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