Osmanthus fragrans
After exiting the subway and walking for another ten minutes, Youth Square comes into view.
As soon as she entered the waiting room, Shen Anyan saw Gu Cijiang in the crowd. She said to the people around her, "I'll be away for a moment," and ran over to talk to him excitedly.
Shen Anyan didn't really have anything to say to Gu Cijiang; she just wanted to get closer and spend some time with him. Gu Cijiang was wearing headphones and didn't notice anything around him until someone tapped his shoulder and he realized there was someone beside him.
Shen Anyan smiled and asked, "What are you listening to?"
Gu Cijiang took off his headphones and replied, "Piano music."
Shen Anyan said: "Oh, I want to listen too."
Before Gu Cijiang could react, the other person put his ear close to him and tilted his head to gesture to the other person's hand holding the earphones: "Please let me put them on?"
Since the other party had already taken the initiative to say so, Gu Cijiang naturally couldn't refuse. So one end of the earphones was with Gu Cijiang, and the other end was gently put on Shen Anyan's ear.
A soft and beautiful song rang in her ears. Shen Anyan had never heard of this music, but that didn't stop her from liking it. After all, Gu Cijiang always had good taste.
It was still early and there were many people around, so the two of them were connected by the headphones and were very close to each other.
Chen Anyan held the other person's wrist, found a seat in a corner, and sat down, quietly enjoying the music playing in the headphones together.
On the other side, when Shen Anyan left, Lin Yue rolled his eyes: "Look at her useless look..."
She was halfway through her words when He Qingtian stepped on her foot, forcing her to swallow back the words she was about to say.
Lin Yue asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
He Qingtian cleared his throat and tilted his head slightly to indicate.
Lin Yue followed the other person's gaze and found that Lu Zhou, who was traveling with them, was looking in the direction of Shen Anyan. His expression looked... definitely not happy.
Lin Yue: ...I understand.
The exam was approaching, but Chen Anyan was still as quiet as ever. If Lu Zhou wasn't there, they would probably just leave and not disturb the two of them.
But since Lu Zhou was there, and Jiang Xiaosong was so heartless, he just yelled, "Hey, do you want to go call Xiaoyan?"
He Qingtian took the lead and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go ask her."
It wasn't really a question, after all, He Qingtian knew her deskmate's personality very well, so after she arrived and greeted Gu Cijiang, she directly informed Shen Anyan: "So we'll just leave when the exam starts?"
Shen Anyan nodded: "Okay, no need to wait for me."
Of course, when He Qingtian returned to the team, Lu Zhou was even more unhappy when he heard the news.
Fortunately, the strange atmosphere didn't last long, and the competition exam soon began. Everyone entered the exam room one after another and found their seats.
The competition topic was still quite standard for Shen Anyan, except that her thinking required some leaps and bounds. However, the advantage was that there were no loopholes or traps in word games, so she didn't need to spend time on details.
Shen Anyan answered the questions smoothly. After finishing them in one go, she checked again to make sure there were no typos or other errors. Since there was not much time left, she stood up and prepared to hand in the paper.
As a result, when I was halfway there, I heard the sound of tables and chairs being moved behind me, and someone had handed in their paper early.
After Shen Anyan placed the paper on the podium, she turned around and saw that the person who handed in the paper with her was actually Lu Zhou.
When the other person saw her looking at him, he smiled and blinked.
The invigilator collected the papers and signaled the two to leave quickly and not to disrupt the order in the examination room.
Shen Anyan murmured "Okay", and Lu Zhou said "Bye, Teacher" with a smile, then hooked his arm around Shen Anyan's neck and left.
These were the first two people to leave the competition examination room. Most of the students couldn't resist their curiosity and looked up a few times.
Gu Cijiang had no intention of looking up, but when he recognized Shen Anyan's voice, he couldn't help but look up and forward, and happened to see Lu Zhou pulling Shen Anyan away.
He suddenly paused and then silently quickened his writing speed.
"You answer questions so quickly?" Shen Anyan asked.
After leaving the competition examination room, the two walked all the way to the gate of Youth Square before speaking loudly.
Lu Zhou rested his head on his arm and smiled, "You think too highly of me. I just wrote something and waited for you to hand it in. I'll follow you."
At this point, he raised his eyebrows with a look of pride: "I didn't expect Teacher Xiaoyan to be so amazing. He was the first one to hand in the paper, which made me stand out a bit."
Shen Anyan smiled: "Oh, it's a pity there are no reporters at the door, otherwise we could have made another big splash with the interview."
Although there were no reporters at the gate, there was a small vendor selling osmanthus cakes. Shen Anyan was jealous and went up to buy some cakes.
Lu Zhou was about to follow when his phone suddenly rang in his pocket. He was about to hang up, but when he saw the caller ID, he immediately answered it.
"Hey, Zhou Zhou, are you busy now?" A cheerful female voice with a smile came from the microphone.
Lu Zhou smiled and replied, "I'm not busy, sister, you decide."
Lu Miao said: "I have two pieces of good news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Lu Zhou pretended to think for a moment, then said with a smile, "Then let's hear the good news from number two first."
Lu Miao said: "The good news is that I will be able to return to Haicheng in a few days. Are you happy?"
Lu Zhou's eyes lit up immediately. "You're coming back? I'm so happy! I must be happy!"
Lu Miao smiled and said, "Then I have some good news. I'm choosing gifts at the mall. If you have anything you want, I'll bring it to you."
Lu Zhou said, "I don't want anything. Your early return is the best gift..."
He paused, looked at Shen Anyan who was chatting with the owner of the osmanthus cake, and changed his mind.
"Ahem, sister, can you bring a gift for my friend?"
Lu Miao said: "Of course, what do you want to bring?"
Lu Zhou said, "Wait a moment, I'll ask her."
The osmanthus cake looked delicious, with snow-white glutinous rice, thick syrup, and fragrant osmanthus flowers. Shen Anyan bought more than 30 in one go.
After taking the bag of pastries, she ate while walking towards Lu Zhou. When she got close, she handed the bag to him and asked, "Would you like to try one?"
Lu Zhou took one, but didn't eat it right away. Instead, he asked, "Is there anything you want?"
Shen Anyan was a little surprised: "Huh? Why do you suddenly ask this?"
Lu Zhou said, "I'm on the phone with my sister. She's coming back from Beijing and could bring some local specialties with her. Do you have anything you'd like?"
This question really hit home for Shen Anyan. Haicheng was nice, but the people there tended to prefer sweet food. After a while, Shen Anyan really missed the salty, crispy pancakes and spicy, fragrant hot pot bases of Beijing.
"Is it convenient to bring food? Anything edible will do!" Shen Anyan asked.
Lu Zhou told the person on the other end of the phone what Shen Anyan wanted.
"No problem." Lu Miao replied with a smile.
The two didn't have to wait too long. After more than ten minutes, Lin Yue and the others came out.
Jiang Xiaosong held his chest and sighed, "The important thing is participation."
Lin Yue held his forehead and said, "It's a free competition anyway, so it's not a wasted trip."
When Chen Shan heard the word "white", he smiled bitterly and said, "Why isn't it a waste? The answer sheet is whiter than my face."
Li Xinran comforted him: "Forget it, forget it. It's not the college entrance examination. Even if you don't do well, it's no big deal."
He Qingtian was probably the only one with a good expression among all the people, but seeing how everyone was doing, she considerately kept silent.
Shen Anyan opened the paper bag, and the fragrance of the pastries spread.
"Would you like some dessert? I just bought it, it's still hot."
Everyone perked up now. After being tormented by math problems, dessert was probably the most soothing thing. Everyone had a piece of osmanthus cake in hand. The soft texture and sweet taste quickly soothed everyone's mood.
When Gu Cijiang came out, Shen Anyan came over and shared one with him.
Gu Cijiang hesitated for a moment, took the dessert handed to him, and thanked him again.
Shen Anyan said: "Then I'm leaving. See you at school on Monday?"
Gu Cijiang took a bite of the osmanthus cake, nodded, and swallowed the cake in two or three bites before replying, "Okay, goodbye."
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