Jiang Nian brushed past Yang Qiming, almost bursting into laughter.
What a Gotham dormitory.
Lin Dong forwarded Yang Qiming’s post to Jiang Nian in the afternoon. The people in this dorm are quite lively, but Huang Caicai... it’s really hard to comment.
Blocking and deleting, is the girl afraid she can’t control her emotional whirlpool?
However, Jiang Nian wasn’t familiar with them and just watched for fun. Strictly speaking, he was merely a bystander, the real troublemaker had to be Lin Dong.
He would broadcast live updates to himself, having a blast.
Going downstairs, walking together with Xu Qianqian.
In the crowded group going downstairs, Xu Qianqian couldn’t help but yawn.
"So sleepy, going home to sleep."
After thinking for a bit, Jiang Nian told her about the duty he had to do tomorrow and mentioned that they might have to set up the exam room, so it might go very late.
"You don’t have to wait for me, go home early and rest."
Xu Qianqian didn’t say anything, she pulled out her phone.
Jiang Nian waited for a response, glancing at her.
"Why aren’t you talking, feeling inferior walking with me?"
Xu Qianqian put down her phone and spoke.
"I’m deaf, I’m a descendant of the deaf."
Jiang Nian raised an eyebrow. "Can I curse you now?"
Xu Qianqian thought for a bit, then shook her head.
"No way, I’m just deaf, not crippled. If you curse me now, I’ll find a nice stick and break your leg."
"Tsk tsk, Xu Qianqian, you’re so fierce, can you still get married?" Jiang Nian gradually blended into the crowd, walking out the school gate.
Under the streetlight, their shadows elongated.
Xu Qianqian said, "I’ll wait for you tomorrow."
"Because if you tell me to go back, and I do, it would make me lose face." Xu Qianqian said seriously, "I actually care a lot about face."
Jiang Nian laughed, "Okay, then you can wait in my classroom, room 403."
"Your classroom?" Xu Qianqian’s breath paused slightly, thinking that she’d run into his classmates, "No, I’ll wait on the third floor."
"Why? Is going up to the fourth floor embarrassing?"
"No, I just don’t want to go up." She stammered, "What if you’re having a grudge with your classmates, and they corner you in the classroom, it would be really awkward for me to watch outside."
"I’m not that unpopular, plus can’t you just call the police?" Jiang Nian couldn’t figure out what she was afraid of, or was Xu Qianqian... nervous?
Afraid of strangers? No need to be that socially anxious.
"I can’t call the police because..." Xu Qianqian’s voice got lower and lower, but he still heard it, "I might also want to give you a kick and might join in."
"Therefore, I can’t call the police to catch myself."
Jiang Nian glanced at her, not saying anything. Xu Qianqian’s mouth was so hard, he wondered what it was like to kiss her, as his thoughts wandered warmly.
Xu Qianqian saw him not speaking, couldn’t help but sneak a peek.
The person wore a thin uniform, showing the unique slimness of a high school boy. Under the dim streetlight, a shadow fell on his face, eyes bright as a torch.
Maybe looking a bit too long, Jiang Nian lowered his eyes and met hers sideways.
Xu Qianqian saw his unmasked desire in his eyes, pressing like flames in their depths. She couldn’t help but feel stifled, her breathing slowed.
The next moment she looked, Jiang Nian looked only puzzled.
"Why are you looking at me?"
Xu Qianqian’s heartbeat hadn’t settled, ears feeling hot. A taste of iron startled her tongue, it always happened when she was nervous.
"Sorry, I just thought of your math score, wanted to laugh but felt it was impolite."
"Xu Qianqian, you..." Jiang Nian laughed in exasperation.
He habitually reached for Xu Qianqian, and logically she should dodge. Whether it was an illusion, Jiang Nian saw hesitation in her eyes.
Reaching out, it landed empty.
Xu Qianqian had already run far with her backpack, her shadow chasing behind her.
Jiang Nian got up from bed and instinctively checked his phone.
After going home last night, he asked Xu Qianqian a math question. Xu Qianqian solved it in ten minutes and sent over a picture with a disdainful meme.
He scrolled up but saw no fun updates from Lin Dong.
The last day before the major exam, it was also the most important day for those moving up classes.
Those who failed to move up last time wanted to challenge, while those who moved up needed to defend their position.
Logically, the defenders had the advantage. Those who successfully moved up only needed to maintain their scores from the last time, as long as their rankings didn’t drop too much.
If last time there were twenty people moving up in science and Olympic competitions, if the twenty didn’t have big score changes, then no one would move down, nor anyone would move up.
If among the twenty someone messes up, and their scores fall significantly in this major exam, then for every one who falls, there’s an opening spot to move up.
Upon arriving at the classroom, Jiang Nian saw Ji Jiayu coming out from the classroom door in the distance.
The person in front was Lin Dong, he greeted Ji Jiayu.
Ji Jiayu seemed a bit surprised, hurriedly responding with a "hmm."
Jiang Nian approached, also greeting her.
Ji Jiayu seemed dazed, after a second quickly adjusted with a sweet smile.
Physical class representative Liu Yang came up from the staircase, seeing Jiang Nian and Ji Jiayu greet each other, he followed suit.
Ji Jiayu smiled, "Hi."
The gloom from last night’s QQ argument with her boyfriend instantly vanished, really wondering what Yuan Zhengchuan was thinking, all day chasing shadows.
She wasn’t flirting with any other guys, one should at least find a reasonable excuse for an argument.
Saying something about attitude, where did that come from, she hadn’t excessively interacted with any guys. Just saying hi, and everyone was friendly.
What does it take for him to be satisfied!
Ji Jiayu walked from the toilet back to the classroom, meeting Li Hua and Ma Guojun. They stopped and chatted a bit with her, making her quite happy.
This feeling of being adored by everyone was indeed addictive.
Until entering the classroom, she ran headfirst into her boyfriend Yuan Zhengchuan’s cold gaze. Ji Jiayu couldn’t help but feel a chill, with grievance spreading in her chest.
What did she do wrong after all?
In the morning, two consecutive Chinese classes, one for solving a paper and one for discussing it. The physics teacher coordinated to swap for a double period, wearing the class out.
Ding dong ding dong, after the lunch break.
Li Hua slumped over the desk, "Three exams a week, it’s making us dumb."
"It’s probably for the major exam, the afternoon should be about discussing biology and chemistry papers." Jiang Nian stepped over Li Hua, eager to rush to the canteen after school.
Reaching the door, he inexplicably looked back.
A third of the class hadn’t left, still correcting the physics paper. The pressure of the major exam was visibly spreading within Class Three.
Over lunch break, Chen Yunyun and Wang Yuhe weren’t around, likely went back to the dorm to wash their hair.
More people chose to nap in the classroom too.
Jiang Nian returned to his seat, staring at the desk for a while, took a deep breath, and continued doing his paper as usual.