Chapter 95
In fact, during these few days of the college entrance examination, Xu Qingzhou and Chi Jun never mentioned any specific matters, but it seemed that they had already reached a tacit agreement that he would definitely be there.
So she was somewhat surprised when Chi Jun brought this up.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
Chi Jun frowned and smiled, looking somewhat helpless.
"It's all work-related stuff. A last-minute job came up, and the client needs me to fill in. It looks like if I don't go, his career is over."
Is it that serious?
Chi Jun nodded.
Although it's not necessary for him to accompany her to the exam, the college entrance exam is still a big deal for Xu Qingzhou, and it would be better if Chi Jun were by her side.
But since it concerns someone else's career...
Xu Qingzhou thought for a moment.
Go ahead, I can manage on my own.
Chi Jun looked at her.
"I'll have Li Rui come over and help you cook."
Xu Qingzhou quickly waved his hand.
No need, I can do it myself.
"Isn't this a special period, requiring special treatment?"
Xu Qingzhou: [Seriously, my lunch break is enough time for me to cook and rest.]
Chi Jun pulled her hand and led her to him, looking up at her and smiling.
"We'll talk about it later."
Xu Qingzhou nodded.
In the quiet little house, the two looked at each other and laughed for a while. Xu Qingzhou suddenly remembered something and took out paper and pen.
How long will that take?
"Three days."
Chi Jun looked down and played with her fingers: "I might be too busy to call or text you then."
After a pause, Chi Jun looked up at her and smiled:
Focus on your exam and don't think about me too much.
Xu Qingzhou gently pushed his forehead with his index finger.
Unrequited love
Chi Jun smiled and tilted his head back, then reached out and put his arm around her waist.
Even if I'm just imagining things, I'll still miss Zhouzhou.
Xu Qingzhou looked away.
Who needs you to miss me?
"Whether you want it or not, I want it."
Under the light, he revealed that roguish expression again, yet his eyes, when looking at her, were calm and bright.
Xu Qingzhou couldn't understand why they were being so affectionate after only three days apart.
She was a little embarrassed.
I'm going to wash the dishes.
She picked up her bowl and chopsticks again and went outside.
Chi Jun lightly patted her bottom.
"Go."
Xu Qingzhou turned and glared at him.
Chi Jun looked completely innocent.
"What's wrong?"
Knowing he would only get more and more excited as he talked, Xu Qingzhou deliberately rolled her eyes at him and ignored him.
*
At 10 p.m., Xu Qingzhou closed the exam paper, went outside to wash his hands as usual, and prepared to go back to sleep.
As she crawled into bed, she instinctively rolled next to Chi Jun, gently placing her fingers on his clothes.
This makes her feel very safe.
Chi Jun closed the book and gently stroked her head.
"Are you going to sleep?"
Xu Qingzhou yawned slightly and nodded.
"I'll turn off the lights."
Chi Jun placed the book on the windowsill and snapped his fingers with his left hand.
The small rented room was plunged into darkness in an instant.
In the darkness, Xu Qingzhou was quickly overcome with sleepiness.
She heard a brief rustling sound, and Chi Jun lay down, turned to his side, and gently embraced her.
Xu Qingzhou took the opportunity to snuggle closer to him.
Accompanied by the ticking of the needle, the soft breathing in her arms became even and long.
The night breeze gently lifted the curtains through the cracks in the window.
Using the moonlight filtering in from outside, Chi Jun lowered his head and carefully examined the girl sleeping in his arms, his fingers tracing her features very lightly, inch by inch.
A voice inside me eagerly anticipates, hoping that this night will simply stand still forever.
*
June 7th marks the start of the national college entrance examination.
On the way to the exam venue, traffic police could be seen everywhere maintaining order, and red banners with slogans such as "No Honking" were posted on the roadside from time to time.
Chi Jun didn't sleep a wink all night.
He desperately wished the road could be longer, much longer.
But this road leading to the school eventually came to an end.
At this moment, a large open space was fenced off at the school gate, and parents stood crowded outside, looking even more nervous than the students. One mother was wearing a bright red cheongsam and kept fanning herself with a fan while giving her son instructions about the exam.
"Don't be nervous. Just do the same thing you do in regular exams."
"I understand, Mom."
"Write down what you can write, skip what you can't write, and if you can't, write down a solution."
"I know……"
"Have you brought your exam admission ticket and stationery? Um, did you forget the 2C pencil that I specially bought yesterday?"
"...Mom, that's 2B."
"..."
Hearing this conversation, many people around laughed.
Xu Qingzhou also slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
She turned to look at Chi Jun.
I'm going in.
Chi Jun nodded.
"good."
Seeing a group of parents watching their children go inside, but not wanting to leave, each one seemingly determined to stand guard at the school gate until the very end, Xu Qingzhou said again:
It's quite hot and humid outside. Don't stand here for too long, you'll get heatstroke.
Chi Jun: "I know."
Xu Qingzhou glanced back at the candidates filing into the school gate through the turnstile.
Then I'm leaving.
Chi Jun pursed his lips.
"Um."
Xu Qingzhou had noticed that Chi Jun hadn't smiled much this morning, but she assumed he was just too nervous. Thinking this, she wrote down some words of comfort on the paper:
Don't be nervous, trust your girlfriend.
Upon seeing this, Chi Jun finally smiled.
He nodded with utmost seriousness.
I believe you.
Xu Qingzhou grinned, waved at him, and turned to walk briskly toward the turnstile.
Just as I was about to reach the turnstile, my wrist was suddenly grabbed.
Just as Xu Qingzhou was about to turn his head, he bumped into Chi Jun's arms. Chi Jun's scent lingered in his nostrils, which felt very comfortable.
However, there was a chorus of exclamations from those around them, clearly indicating that they had noticed what was happening.
Xu Qingzhou was a little embarrassed.
She gently broke free from Chi Jun and raised her head.
Under a dark cloud in the sky, Chi Jun looked down at her and smiled, gently stroking her hair.
I wish you good luck again.
For some reason, seeing how serious he was, Xu Qingzhou's shyness about hugging him in public suddenly disappeared.
She tilted her head and looked at Chi Junxiao, gave him a thumbs-up, and then bent it twice very solemnly—thank you.
"Hey, we need to be careful about the impact of doing this in broad daylight."
The speaker was a security guard at the school gate, probably happy for the high school graduates who would be free in three days; he had a mocking smile on his face as he spoke.
"After the exams, you can flaunt your love as much as you want, but there's still a large group of single people whose feelings need to be taken care of."
As he spoke, he pointed to the candidates entering the room beside him.
Amidst the laughter, Xu Qingzhou blushed.
She took two steps back and waved at Chi Jun.
Chi Jun waved and watched Xu Qingzhou walk through the turnstile and merge into the crowd of examinees.
Beneath the overwhelming dark clouds, the girl's clothes clung gently to her body, outlining her slender figure.
Chi Jun stood still, quietly watching the pale yellow ribbon on her ponytail flutter in the wind, like a butterfly taking flight.
Shaking, swaying.
I'm getting further and further away from him.
It's getting increasingly blurry.
*
Perhaps because this exam is crucial in one's entire life, the atmosphere in the classroom waiting to begin is solemn and quiet.
All the candidates sat in their seats without saying a word. Some were observing their surroundings, some were completely lost in thought, and some were moving their lips, clearly still trying to recall the knowledge points.
Xu Qingzhou sat in the first row, near the lectern.
In the silence, she focused intently on recalling the knowledge points in her mind, trying to excite her brain.
Suddenly, a gust of wind rushed in.
The classroom erupted in gasps of surprise.
The gust of wind came suddenly and fiercely. Some students screamed and covered their stationery, while others were knocked to the ground and could only chase after it for a few steps to pick it up.
Xu Qingzhou turned his head to look.
Outside the classroom window, a fierce wind swept through, dark clouds rolled rapidly as if fleeing, lightning flashed and thunder roared incessantly in the clouds, and leaves flew wildly through the air. Yet, upon closer inspection, they seemed to be following some direction, chasing after something in the sky...
The sudden thunder and lightning were indeed fierce, and in the roar and darkness, it was as if the end of the world had arrived.
The examination room, which was originally quite bright, suddenly dimmed.
Most students were focused on the exam, and even if they were curious about the weather, they only glanced at it from a distance through the window. However, there were a few who seemed lively and went to the window to peek out.
"Holy crap! Who is this fellow Daoist undergoing tribulation here?!"
"This year's artificial rainmaking is really strong; it's like demons and monsters are fighting."
"Hey hey hey! Look over there, why do I feel like there's a gust of air shooting into the sky?"
"Holy crap, it really is!!!"
The boy screamed and reached into his pocket.
However, after fumbling around for a while, he realized he hadn't brought his phone at all, so he could only smack his lips and continue gazing at the sky: "The scenes from cultivation novels have come to life, wow..."
Xu Qingzhou looked up at the sky.
For some reason, Chi Jun's face suddenly flashed into her mind, looking at her and smiling.
I didn't feel it then, but now, for no apparent reason, I feel an indescribable sadness.
She frowned, her thoughts drifting uncontrollably back to a few days earlier...
Fortunately, at that moment, several proctors appeared at the classroom door.
"Hey, you candidates over there, go back to your seats."
Xu Qingzhou's train of thought was interrupted. He looked up at the proctor who was walking into the classroom, took a deep breath, and brought his wandering thoughts back to the exam...
*
The first exam of the college entrance examination was Chinese, which ended at 11:30.
After the bell rang and the papers were collected, the students got up and left the classroom.
The rain outside had stopped, but the sky remained overcast, with dark clouds rolling northward.
The temperature dropped considerably due to the strong winds and heavy rain, making it much more comfortable.
The ground was wet, covered with fallen leaves.
Xu Qingzhou, carrying an umbrella, avoided the small puddles and walked towards the school gate with a normal gait.
From afar, the area outside the school gate was crowded with anxious parents, each leading their children home to eat and rest.
Xu Qingzhou knew no one was waiting for him, so he didn't even look up after leaving the school gate and prepared to turn right and walk back.
Before they even reached the edge of the greenery, a cheerful male voice suddenly rang out in front of them.
"younger sister!"
"Sister! Over here!"
Xu Qingzhou looked up and saw Li Rui standing by the flower bed, holding an umbrella. The electric scooter that Chi Jun usually rode to pick her up from school was parked in front of her.
Xu Qingzhou's eyes lit up, and he jogged over to Li Rui.
[Brother Li Rui, what are you doing here?]
"I'll pick you up."
As Li Rui spoke, he took Xu Qingzhou's things, put them in the front basket of the electric scooter, and tugged at the T-shirt he was wearing: "Look, I bought this shirt especially for you."
Xu Qingzhou took a look.
The words "Golden List Success" were prominently printed on it.
She smiled helplessly and shook her head.
Did he send you?
This "he" clearly refers to Chi Jun.
"That's natural."
Li Rui hopped on the electric scooter and turned to signal Xu Qingzhou to get on: "Xu Jun said that during the days he's away, you're in full charge of taking care of me. I, your brother, must do my job perfectly."
Xu Qingzhou climbed onto the back seat of the electric scooter.
Actually, I can do it myself.
"Hey, why are you being so polite?"
As Li Rui rode forward at breakneck speed, he said, "When you achieve great success in the imperial examinations, little sister, don't forget to give your brother a hand."
"Oh, I've already prepared the food. I specially made your favorite green pepper chicken strips, stir-fried bok choy, and I also bought roast chicken..."
"When Xu Jun comes back, you'd better brag about me to him a lot..."
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