Chapter 23 Fantasy Dream "Tao Shuran, your dream has come true."...
June 17, 2018
So, this summer ends.
I walked to your side.
——Excerpt from Tao Shuran’s Diary
*
After finishing the last exam, I felt much calmer than I had imagined when I walked out of the school gate.
It seems that youth has ended so unconsciously, ending in this midsummer with the incessant chirping of cicadas.
Tao Shuran walked out slowly with her schoolbag on her back. Before she reached the school gate, she was startled by the group of enthusiastic parents surrounding her.
Zhao Zhengnian had already been standing outside the door accepting interviews.
As the first student to rush out of the examination room, major media outlets naturally surrounded him with cameras.
He was not at all stage-frightened and answered every question with a smile.
"Was the test difficult? It's not that bad. I can't do the hard ones either."
"I was the first to come out not because I'm good, but because I really don't know how to do it."
"It's just the college entrance exam, that's all. It's nothing."
…
Tao Shuran couldn't help but burst out laughing and walked past him quietly.
Outside the examination room, Tao Hongfeng was standing at the door waiting for her with a bunch of sunflowers.
Seeing her come out, he quickly stuffed the flowers into her arms.
It's hard for her socially anxious father to hold a bouquet of flowers for such a long time.
On the way home, Tao Shuran asked, "Dad, why did you think of buying me flowers?"
Tao Hongfeng casually replied, "I saw other parents buying them on the street. The imagery of winning at one stroke is great. Although Daddy is powerless to make you wear a cheongsam and win the first prize, it's no problem for me to give you a bouquet of sunflowers."
Tao Shuran looked down at the bouquet of flowers, sighed slightly, and put her face close to Tao Hongfeng's back, and asked with a little regret:
"Dad, do you think my wish can come true?"
Tao Hongfeng thought she was talking about the college entrance exam.
Without thinking, he replied, "It will definitely come true. Ranran in our family works hard at everything, and everything he does will definitely come true."
But liking someone is not something you can achieve just by working hard.
Tao Shuran stopped talking.
She sat silently on the back seat of the electric car, feeling the last gust of summer wind blowing in from the corners of her clothes, making her heart swell and filled with a bitter feeling of loss.
*
The day the college entrance examination results were released happened to be Tao Shuran’s birthday.
When this day finally comes, there will be a sense of nervousness spreading no matter what.
Fang Qingyi called early in the morning and talked a lot, saying that the questions this time were very difficult and she felt she didn't know any of them.
Tao Shuran said softly: "It's okay, I made several mistakes in the English cloze test this time."
"What!" Fang Qingyi said sternly, "Student Tao Shuran, you actually betrayed our No Answer Alliance."
Tao Shuran whispered "I'm sorry".
After the college entrance examination, the answers to the real test papers were flying all over the world. Determined not to affect their mood these days, Fang Qingyi suggested that none of the five of them should check the answers or discuss the test papers.
Zhao Zhengnian waved his hand: "Don't worry, I'll forget all the answers after leaving the exam room."
Fang Qingyi followed up with another comment: "It's okay. Your answer is not very valuable."
“I feel like I won’t be able to get into Qingda University.”
Tao Shuran sighed slightly: "Math is harder than I thought, and I haven't done my best in English yet."
"It doesn't matter if it's not Qing University. There are many universities in Fuqing. As long as you stay in Fuqing, you will have the opportunity to meet him."
Fang Qingyi comforted her: "You've worked hard enough, Ranran. Don't think too much. Let's go out and play tonight!"
"Aren't we supposed to check the scores at 8 o'clock tonight?"
"I don't dare to check it alone." Fang Qingyi said coquettishly, "You come with me. Today is your birthday, so good luck will be with you!"
Tao Shuran said "OK".
Fang Qingyi said cheerfully, "Then I'll call Fu Changpei and the others out to play together. I haven't seen him for many days."
Tao Shuran joked, "It turns out that wanting to check scores with me was fake, and wanting to meet someone was real."
"I'm not doing this for your own good," Fang Qingyi muttered. "Liang Yuanjing just came back from the United States yesterday. Don't you want to see him?"
Of course I do.
Tao Shuran was a little embarrassed: "Xiaoyi, what clothes do you think I should wear?"
"Leave it to me."
Fang Qingyi made a direct promise: "Come to my house and I'll amaze everyone."
…
"Ok, it's done."
Fang Qingyi compacted the concealer under her eyes with a powder puff, and finally swept the remaining powder on the brush across her cheeks. She looked at the results of her afternoon's work with great satisfaction.
"Oh my god, Ranran, you don't even know how good you look when you dress up."
Tao Shuran blinked and looked at himself in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
She was so beautiful that she couldn't even recognize herself.
She gently pressed her cheek with her fingers, and her mind suddenly emerged with what Fang Qingyi had told her two days ago about the rumors about Liang Yuanjing's ideal type.
Bright and outspoken, with a personality that challenges everything, he admires courage and fearlessness the most.
This was completely contrary to her.
Thinking of this, her excited eyes drooped and began to dim, and even her anticipation diminished a little.
After arriving at the restaurant, she didn't have much appetite and put her chopsticks down after lifting them a few times.
In such an anxious state, time finally approached eight o'clock.
With half an hour left, everyone in the box was nervously holding their phones.
Zhao Zhengnian was waving his cell phone around. Fang Qingyi was annoyed by the sound of his footsteps and kicked him.
"Could you please stop wandering around?"
"I'm not trying to find a place with the best signal."
Zhao Zhengnian asked bluntly, "Have you estimated your scores? Which school do you plan to apply to?"
"No estimate, I don't know."
Fang Qingyi said weakly, "Didn't the school choose me because of my grades?"
"Or we can all stay in Fuqing."
Zhao Zhengnian glanced at her and coughed uncomfortably, giving a very high-sounding excuse.
"Our mutual aid group cannot be separated."
"I will definitely stay in Fuqing, you should worry about yourself."
As Fang Qingyi was chatting, she noticed the seat next to her was empty and asked in confusion, "Where's Ranran?"
Liang Yuanjing had been sitting next to him playing with his cell phone. He was lazily curled up on the sofa and only responded when he heard this.
"Out."
"Is Tao Shuran okay?" Fu Changpei asked a little worriedly, "I can see that she's not in a good state today."
"She's too nervous. Don't you see how much pressure she's put on herself this year? She's studying like crazy."
Fang Qingyi said in an exaggerated tone, "I was covering her dark circles while she was putting on makeup this afternoon."
Fu Changpei said with emotion: "She is very resilient."
A kind of tenacity that never gives up.
Ten minutes before eight o'clock, Liang Yuanjing walked out.
Zhao Zhengnian asked casually, "Why are you going to Ajing?"
Liang Yuanjing said calmly: "Wash your hands."
"That's awesome! He's worthy of being our captain. He has a great mental state and isn't nervous even when his scores are about to be checked."
Zhao Zhengnian put his arm around his shoulder and said, "Let's go together."
"No."
Liang Yuanjing held his clothes and said, "Stay here."
*
It was almost eight o'clock, and Tao Shuran felt like her heart was about to jump out of her throat.
The food she ate didn't make her feel good. Later, she couldn't help but vomit for a while, then she leaned against the wall, holding her waist and gasping for breath.
In the peripheral vision, a figure appeared.
Tao Shuran knew who it was.
Her fingers subconsciously pinched into her palms, and she turned her face away, intending to block his gaze with her long hair.
Liang Yuanjing stretched out his hand: "Paper."
Tao Shuran immediately reached out to take it and whispered "thank you".
Liang Yuanjing was considerate enough to bring a small package of wet wipes. Tao Shuran took one and wiped her face; the slightly minty scent dispelled the blockage in her throat.
She turned around and adjusted her clothes without leaving any trace.
When she looked up again, Liang Yuanjing had disappeared from her sight. He was like a gust of wind, always staying in her life for a moment.
But even if it was only for a moment, it was enough to warm her whole world.
When Tao Shuran walked out, Liang Yuanjing was standing in the corridor outside the box peeling candy wrappers.
He moved very slowly, as if he was killing time, his eyes lowered and he couldn't tell much emotion from them.
Tao Shuran didn't expect that he would still be outside.
She was startled and walked slowly towards him with light steps.
"Why don't you go in?"
Liang Yuanjing raised his chin: "Too noisy."
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, a burst of screams broke out in the box. First, Zhao Zhengnian shouted that he had checked his results, and then Fang Qingyi screamed that her network was stuck.
At this critical moment, Tao Shuran suddenly didn't have the courage to check his score.
"Do you really want to get into Qing University?"
He asked the question out of the blue, and Tao Shuran was startled. He hummed softly, rubbing the sweat on his palms with his fingers.
Liang Yuanjing glanced at her.
Suddenly asked her: "Why?"
Why was he suddenly curious about her?
Perhaps her obsession with getting into Qingda University was really overestimating her own abilities.
Tao Shuran laughed at himself: "Because only if I get into Qing University can I stand shoulder to shoulder with him."
"Do you like him that much?"
Liang Yuanjing had a candy in his mouth and was peeling one in his hand. He was just about to hand it to her, but when he heard this, he frowned slightly and withdrew his hand.
"Just because you like him doesn't mean you have to be inferior to him."
"But the person I like is very outstanding, especially outstanding."
Tao Shuran looked into his eyes and whispered, "He has dreams and dares to pursue them. His grades are also among the best. I want to follow him and keep up with his footsteps."
Is there such a person in the flight class?
Liang Yuanjing chuckled and said casually, "Love is really a great thing."
It can make the eyes of this quiet little girl in front of you shine and make her work hard regardless of everything.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tao Shuran quietly asked him, "What about you?"
"What?"
Tao Shuran suppressed her pounding heart and asked him, "What would it be like if you liked someone?"
Liang Yuanjing thought for a moment and said seriously, "I can bend down and lower my head. I like her. She is unparalleled in the world."
very nice.
How happy the girl would be if she was liked by him.
Tao Shuran took a deep breath and took out the cell phone from his pocket.
The lit screen illuminated her uneasy face. With her pounding heart, she couldn't tell whether she was moved by Liang Yuanjing's approach or nervous about finding out everything.
"Please help me check."
Tao Shuran bit her lower lip and said, "I heard you're very lucky. Please let me borrow your light. That's my birthday wish today."
"I'm so scared."
Liang Yuanjing sneered, took it, and glanced at her face casually. Without refusing, he opened the score checking website and handed it to her for her to enter her account and password.
Tao Shuran's fingertips were trembling as she entered the password.
After losing, she immediately turned around, as if she was escaping, or as if she was finally showing cowardice.
After a long time, there was no movement.
Tao Shuran calmed his nervous heart, secretly lifted his eyelids to take a look, and asked softly, "What's going on?"
"Are my scores high enough to get into Qing University?"
"Well..."
The tone of voice was drawn out, with a cynical smile. Tao Shuran did not open her eyes, and could not see the mischief on the boy's face. She only felt her heart in her throat.
She couldn't help but urge him, "It's okay, I can handle even a bad grade."
A low laugh sounded, and Liang Yuanjing's voice was like that of a broadcaster, with clear and loud pronunciation, lingering in her ears.
"Tao Shuran, your dream has come true."
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