Upon hearing this, Lin Dong and several others cursed, "Of course we remember, Jiang Nian is so damn annoying!"

"Just thinking about it makes me angry."

"Indeed, only bringing water to this byd thing."

Li Hua chuckled, "But Little Bailin hasn't been bothering him lately, probably gave up since graduation is near."

"Gave up on whom?" Yang Qiming, who looked fair and chubby, but was quite tall, seemed sturdy.

"Who else?"

"Oh~~!"

Jiang Nian: "....."

"Isn't it normal for girls to bring your dad water? Just because I'm popular, don't be jealous for no reason."

"Chi Shi then!"

"Actually, it's normal." Lin Dong sat under the basketball hoop and tightened his shoelaces, "Maybe they see things differently before exams."

"Recently, Ah Cheng is the same, like he's a different person."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qiming didn't think much of it.

"He's just sour because he can't have the grapes. Once he's in college, he'll probably suck up again."

"Say less." Lin Dong waved him off.

"Time to eat, time to eat!!"

"Let's go, let's go."

Summer days are long and nights are short, it's already six in the afternoon. The sky remains bright, a hazy gray with a hint of blue.

Bam bam!!

Li Hua, with a school uniform hanging from his shoulder, patted the basketball. A group of boys walked leisurely towards the canteen.

"By the way, are we having the free late-night snacks tonight?"

"Why not eat if it's free?"

"Chi Shi!"

The conversation dwindled as the voices faded away.

....

"Watching a movie, yay!!"

During the evening self-study session, many from Class Three put down their papers and looked at the movie screen, laughing.

Zhou Yuting watched for a while, then suddenly remembered. She shook her head and continued her questions.

"Two papers."

She murmured to herself, today's plan was to complete two papers, but she wasn't sure what the point was.

Will it improve my scores?

Most likely not, time is too short. Unless..... she instinctively looked in a certain direction.

Group Six.

Jiang Nian was leaning on his hand, writing a paper; he wasn't too interested in weekly news, and couldn't accumulate much material.

Suddenly, a feeling came over him.

He turned his head, only to see someone bowing their head, the feeling of focused attention vanished instantly.

Hmm?

What is Tingzi doing in the market?

He shook his head, not paying much attention. Just a few more days to push through, next Friday he'd happily tackle the final exams.

Thinking this, he sighed.

"Should I ask my mom to go to the temple and pray for a peace charm for the exams?"

Forget it, she'd surely ask all sorts of questions.

Evening study session dismissed.

Jiang Nian greeted Li Qingrong and was about to leave when Li Qingrong called him back.

"Are you under a lot of pressure?"

His words left Jiang Nian dumbfounded for a few seconds.

"Huh?"

"It's nothing, just asking." Li Qingrong looked down, "I noticed you weren't watching the movie during self-study."

"You were doing papers constantly, thought you...."

"Sigh." Jiang Nian sighed, this moment his emotional intelligence overshadowed his IQ, taking control of his brain.

"I do like watching them, just afraid if I don't try a question, it might pop up during the exams?"

This was pure nonsense.

"Oh~" Li Qingrong glanced at him and calmly left, "My mistake."

"Wasn't it?"

Jiang Nian froze for a few seconds, how did she see through this, "It wasn't a mistake, wait for me."

He chased after her, but Li Qingrong ignored him. "No, Qingqing, how did you notice?"

Li Qingrong glanced at him, "Next time you lie, stop staring at my...chest."

Jiang Nian: "...."

Careless.

But understandable, after all, it's a human instinct. If he's not looking at the chest, should he be looking at the feet?

Though contentment brings happiness, he has no interest in feet.

Friday came, and it was still raining. Without the morning exercises and class tasks, the class suddenly felt relieved.

Liu Yang went home, took two days off.

Zeng You was still playing on his phone, Li Hua was noisy, asking around about shout-out activities.

Saturday, June 1st, Children's Day.

Coincidentally clear weather, the school organized a big stress relief event, a balloon-stomping competition with students and teachers.

Qianbao liked to join in the fun, pulling a few girls from the class to play.

"Where's Jiang Nian, hiding somewhere?"

"He asked for leave."

"Stop pretending!! Need more people."

"Teacher! He's here!!" Although Li Hua desired older woman, he was just all talk.

Always a giant in words, but a dwarf in action. Once given a real chance, he retreats at the speed of light.

Jiang Nian was speechless, he was hiding talking to Chen Yunyun.

What's this old woman up to.

"Come on, it's for class honor." Qianbao actually liked this group from Class Three.

After all, she spent every day with these kids.

"Alright, alright, I'm coming." Jiang Nian was reluctant, Qianbao slapped him lightly, making him comply.

The school was considerate, giving each class a prize.

In the last few days, it was mostly self-study. Teachers in class said most techniques.

For example, don't do the math paper backwards. Skip questions you can't do, if time is short, make wild guesses.

Things like positive and negative square root of two, two-thirds square root of two, three-thirds square root of three, positive and negative 1/e, etc.

Or substitution method, put the answer in.

Every subject had technique classes, from English intuition for answering questions, to Chinese text reasoning.

Teachers used all their means, throwing out their bottom-line Burning Technique, just for students to earn a few extra points.

A tiny miss can lead to a huge difference.

Every point matters.

Teacher Liu was more than busy, besides regular classes, he had to talk to students individually.

"Relax, it's just a regular exam. After the exams, looking back at senior year...."

"You'd only think it was not a big deal, just a relatively tough and fulfilling experience..."

Qingbao met with Jiang Nian twice, mostly chit-chatting.

"The leadership asked me to meet you."

She felt awkward, not used to having a task in talks, "If you face any difficulty before the exams, you can reach out to Teacher Liu."

"Or.....you can contact me."

Jiang Nian nodded, found it somewhat amusing.

"Alright."

"Don't get nervous during the exams." Qingbao said, "The difficulty of the exam questions is limited."

"If biology is too hard, the other two subjects would be easier, you can skip it first. Don't stress about the scores of a single subject."

"No matter what, you've been the best student I've taught."

Unnoticed, it was already June 4th.

At this moment, the red countdown hanging in front of the classroom had changed from 5 days to 2 days.

Just looking at it brings a sense of oppression.

Even someone as strong as Huang Fang occasionally zoned out staring at a spot. Once snapped back to reality, immediately re-engaged in question practices.

"Nervous?" Jiang Nian inquired.

Zhang Ningzhi shook her head, looking puzzled, "Of course not nervous, just two more days and we'll...."

"Hey!!"

Jiang Nian interrupted her, "Don't say unlucky things, after the exams nothing is forbidden."

Zhang Ningzhi: "???"

"Where's Yao Beibei, haven't seen her?" Jiang Nian looked around, but didn't spot Huang Beibei.

"Oh, the homeroom teacher called her to the office." Zhang Ningzhi explained, "Probably for a chat."

Because of the upcoming exams, science students would switch campuses for the tests. So, Old Liu worried the class might not adapt to the environment.

Thus, these days, he frequently reached out for heart-to-heart talks.

Whenever free, he'd call people based on a list, explain a bit or offer comfort.

"Not really needed, Yao Beibei's grades are very stable."

"Of course it's needed!" Zhang Ningzhi glanced at him, "Hmph, you just talk easily without understanding."

"Why, do you have an issue with scoring seven hundred?"

"You!!!"

As they bantered, class monitor Tao Ran walked into the classroom. Holding a stack of papers, he called for silence.

"The admission tickets are printed, hand them out now. Verify the information, then submit collectively."

"Whoa!!"

"Admission tickets are out!!" Li Huaxing was overly excited, "Heaven please, let me meet a classmate!"