moonlight
Tan Zhao had just finished taking a shower and opened a set of test papers and started doing the questions.
I don’t know if it was because he was distracted or because he didn’t do it properly, but Tan Zhao had no feel for it and kept calculating on one question.
Tan Li brought him milk as usual and looked at his paper.
“You were just doing this problem.”
Tan Zhao pinched his pen and said, "This question is a bit difficult."
Tan Li put the milk on the table and nodded slightly.
"I have to go to the next room for a meeting."
As they were leaving, Tan Li said to him, "I'm sorry if what I said this afternoon made you nervous. As my child, you must excel, but I want to tell you that you have more options than just competitions. If you don't win, I'll send you abroad next year. I've looked at several good universities abroad."
Tan Zhao was stunned. It was the first time he heard his mother mention the idea of going abroad. But he knew that Ms. Tan Li would keep her word and really send him abroad for four years.
Am I going to be thrown away again?
Tan Zhao hung his head in disappointment.
At this moment, the cell phone in the backpack started to ring.
It’s Chen Xiyu.
Chen Xiyu sent him several photos of the dinner party, and one of them had a photo of Tan Zhao from the sports meet photoshopped onto it.
Chen Xiyu: "For the photos taken during the dinner, the students from Class 3 must be neat and tidy!"
And threw a few emoticons.
Tan Zhao clicked on the photo, zoomed in and saw himself.
Tan Zhao replied: The photo-editing technique is poor.
He didn't even realize it, but his frown relaxed and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.
Chen Xiyu quickly replied: "Damn it."
"Have you been to Keio?"
"Um."
Chen Xiyu sent a voice message: "It's such a pity that you didn't come today. We had three tables for the dinner and booked a super large private room. I don't know how Lao Yao found such a big place. I suspect he had a lot of gatherings when he was in school."
Tan Zhao clicked on the voice chat and heard a familiar voice. He looked at the densely packed test paper in front of him and realized that it was futile to do the questions without a sense of touch.
Chen Xiyu sent another voice message: "Are you free there? Today's dinner party was really interesting. I can reluctantly tell you about it."
The girl's cute and arrogant voice, Chen Xiyu's note read "The other party is talking..."
Tan Zhao clicked on the call button and made a call.
The call was connected quickly.
"Why did you call suddenly?"
"Don't you want to tell me some interesting things?"
"Oh, okay. I was just about to send you a voice message."
"You talk." Tan Zhao walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, opened it for ventilation, and the cold wind blowing through made him much more sober.
On the other end of the phone, Chen Xiyu was telling him what happened tonight.
Tan Zhao looked at the lit Qingying Tower outside the window and listened to the girl's mumbling on the phone.
"Xie Yanzhi and a few boys in the class started getting Lao Yao to drink. Lao Yao originally said he didn't drink, but Xie Yanzhi and Li Zexian started it. I didn't expect Lao Yao, who is usually so polite, to be such a drinker."
"I don't know if Lao Yao was drunk, but he started telling me about his embarrassing school days... We were all chatting about all sorts of things. Lao Yao said that after the college entrance exam, he went to take the driver's license test, but he was too nervous during the second part of the test and couldn't get through with his ID card. Guess what? He got up too early, mixed up his bank card and ID card in the bag, and went to take the test with his dad's bank card..."
"When we were leaving, you know what? We actually saw Teacher Yao's wife, Lao Yao's wife. She's a super beautiful sister with great temperament. Teacher Yao's wife came to pick him up. We complained about Lao Yao having a dinner party, but in the end, he even let us eat some dog food."
Tan Zhao felt much calmer as he listened to her chattering about this and that.
"I'm the only one talking, how are you doing?"
"Not very good, Chen Xiyu. To be honest, I'm a little nervous. I don't know if it's because I encountered a very difficult problem that I couldn't solve and it stumped me, or because my mother has such high expectations of me. I'm very nervous. I'm not afraid of failing the test. In fact, I have confidence, but I'm afraid of disappointing my mother's expectations."
Chen Xiyu was stunned for two seconds, then encouraged him firmly: "Tan Zhao, I believe you will definitely perform at your best. Although I can't do much for you now and can only give you verbal encouragement, I really admire you. Not only for your good academic performance, but also for your persistence and perseverance."
"Ever since you transferred to Qingying, I've felt that you're very hardworking. Not only are you talented, you're also constantly practicing problems. At first, I couldn't understand why you were always practicing competition problems, until I found out you were planning on becoming a competition student. Every time after class, I always go out with Xie Yanzhi and the others to play badminton, walk around the campus, or go to the convenience store to eat. But you're different. I think your activities, besides playing basketball in physical education class, are just practicing problems. Even when I talk to you, you're still working on your competition papers. When you go out, it's either to go to the bathroom or to discuss problems with Meng Qianfan or the physics teacher."
"Even though you're very busy, you're still willing to help. You don't mind my simple questions, nor do you mind Wang Chu's stubborn questions. You always explain things to him multiple times. Sometimes I get tired of listening, but Wang Chu still hasn't gotten the point. Actually, there was a time in my freshman year when I didn't dare ask the top students math and physics questions because I was afraid they would think my questions were a waste of time."
"I met your mother today. I think she's very beautiful. You and your mother look a lot like each other. I'll tell you the truth, I think your mother has a very strong aura. She's usually very strict with you, which is why her son is so outstanding."
"But outstanding people often have high aspirations. You said you were afraid of disappointing your mother because she has too high expectations of you. But your previous efforts have convinced me that if you keep a calm mind, you will definitely achieve satisfactory results. Your hard work over the past few months, combined with your inherent talent, will not be in vain. What's the saying, 'The stars will not disappoint those who travel on the road.' I know what I said may sound like clichés, but as your friend, this is truly what I have felt from you."
"Keep going, Tan Zhao! To borrow a line from a TV commercial, 'Not all milk is Deluxe, and not everyone's son is as smart and hardworking as Tan Zhao.'"
Tan Zhao listened to her words carefully, and the floor-to-ceiling windows reflected his gentle eyes and eyebrows.
He curled his eyes and said, "You are really full of energy and have a rich imagination."
Finally, he said to her, "Thank you for your encouragement, Chen Xiyu. I don't think your words are just toxic chicken soup. Just like you said, I truly feel the strength from your encouragement. To be honest, I feel much more at ease and calm now."
"Then you have to treat me to a big meal when you come back."
Tan Zhao smiled and responded, "You can choose."
Chen Xiyu: "Okay, but unfortunately, you probably won't be able to make it to my birthday."
"When is your birthday?"
"It's January 10th. You should be in winter camp training at that time."
Tan Zhao seemed to be thinking about something. "I really can't catch up. Is there anything you want?"
"Oh, how can you just ask for someone's birthday gift?" Chen Xiyu complained, but she quickly changed the subject. "But there's one person I really want right now."
"Oh? What?" Tan Zhao took note of it carefully, thinking that he would buy it for her and give it to her when the time comes. Express delivery should be very convenient.
As a result, he heard the girl say every word seriously: "I want to wish Tan Zhaoxin everything goes well and everything you want comes true in the new year."
Every word hit Tan Zhao's heart clearly.
Tongcheng, Chen Xiyu's home.
Chen Xiyu, wearing strawberry pajamas, climbed out of bed, holding the phone she had just hung up.
He got out of bed and walked to the study table, opened the window, looked at the moonlight outside, and said devoutly: Moonlight, please let Tan Zhao pass this exam smoothly and get what he wants.
Please bless this unfortunate young man, so that he can have smooth sailing and get what he wants in life.
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