"Dream on."

Jiang Nian wasn't so fixated on the exam venue. Rather, he hoped not to run into familiar faces, which would make it easier for him to act freely.

It's like a lonely island, but instead... a lonely exam.

The admission ticket was handed over.

Zhenan Middle School branch, exam room 96, he guessed it would be at the old building, which was considered lucky.

After all, the last mock exam was also held in the old building.

"Which exam room are you in?" Jiang Nian turned and looked at his best desk mate's admission ticket first.

"Hmm... exam room 53, that's the best."

"What!?" Zhang Ningzhi puffed up, gave him a light punch, "Hmph, it's not good at all."

Jiang Nian naturally held his ground, "Why not? Do you know how far the exam rooms at the back are?"

"Oh, okay."

"Hua, which exam room are you in?"

"Sigh, 75." Li Hua looked slightly disappointed, glancing around, "I'll ask around."

Saying this, he dashed to the classroom door. Seemingly wanting to ask everyone in hopes of finding someone in the same exam room.

Though the probability was small, it was possible.

But the problem was, even in the same room, with thirty seats scattered far apart, it wouldn't be much use.

"Fangfang, which exam room are you in?" Zhang Ningzhi, uninterested in someone, asked cutely.

"Room 22." Huang Fang replied.

"And what about the class monitor?"

Jiang Nian didn't need to ask; Nie Qiqi was already pacing around, "How come the class monitor is in room 37 while I'm in 89!"

"Hmm?" Jiang Nian glanced back at Nie Qiqi, "Why's your exam room number so high?"

"Mind your own business!" Nie Qiqi looked annoyed, recalling the last mock exam when they were in the same building.

This person was a pure jerk, but his methods were insidious.

Forget it, better not provoke him.

Jiang Nian couldn't be bothered with Nie Qiqi, thinking this guy might be a nuisance, but they probably wouldn't run into each other on the big exam day.

The class was buzzing with energy, everyone checking each other's exam rooms.

Jiang Nian joined the crowd, casually checking the exam rooms of Chen Yunyun and Wang Yuhe.

Goodness, one in room 45 and the other in 16.

In class, there were two students in the same room, a quiet boy and Ma Guojun.

Li Hua was utterly disappointed, "Darn it, why can't I run into someone good at English in the exam room!"

Jiang Nian couldn't even be bothered to retort, choosing to verify his admission ticket.

"Name, ID number..."

Tao Ran was already urging them to turn in the admission tickets, and after verification, the tickets would be distributed on the exam day.

Finish the exam and immediately hand it over.

This cycle repeated until the afternoon of June 8th. After the English exam ended, they wouldn't collect the tickets anymore.

"Hurry up, hurry up." Lin Dong urged as he gathered the group's admission tickets, "Ah Cheng, you're in room 72?"

"Yeah." Sun Zhicheng nodded, feeling no "exam mood" in the last few days, but seeing the admission ticket brought that urgency right up.

Before long, the class bell rang. The third period was English, and Qianbao walked into the classroom with a USB drive.

"Hi!"

"Received your admission tickets, huh?"

"Yeah, teacher, which exam room will you supervise?"

"Teachers of senior year can't supervise exams." Qianbao covered her mouth and giggled, "Alright, let me teach you some more techniques today."

"So when you enter the exam in a few days, you'd have some tricks up your sleeves."

These words were well-received.

"Qianbao is the best, so beautiful and gentle." Li Hua was daydreaming with pink bubbles, "I really don't want to graduate."

Jiang Nian: "... You've gone nuts?"

"Darn it!!"

Li Hua muttered, "What do you know, a well-fed person doesn't know the hunger of a starving man, damn it, you dog."

"Teacher, Li Hua he..."

"Fuck!!" Li Hua was suddenly shocked, only to hear Jiang Nian say, "He needs to go to the bathroom."

Li Hua: "...."

Qianbao was interrupted, looking a bit speechless, "Go ahead, you're a grown-up, needing someone else's permission to go to the bathroom."

The whole class burst into laughter, Li Hua cursed under his breath, then got up and walked out of the classroom.

"Jiang Nian, stand at the back!" Qianbao said.

Jiang Nian: "Huh?"

Li Hua had just reached the door and saw this satisfying scene, couldn't help but cheer, then leisurely strolled downstairs.

......

The morning quickly passed, and after school...

Yang Qiming turned to his desk mate Ding Qiulan, "It's a pity, if only we were in the same exam room."

Ding Qiulan didn't find it a pity at all.

"Right."

"Sigh, if heaven has friendship..." Yang Qiming immediately started reciting, making the latter feel awkward.

"Alright, alright, go have lunch." Ding Qiulan was used to his occasionally odd behavior.

"Alright, you're really nice," Yang Qiming was actually hungry too, so he took the easy way out and left.

"Let's go, Cailang!"

"Sure, bro." Huang Caicai chuckled, as the most pressure-inducing moment was the canteen delaying meal time.

The relationships in high school begin with binding. Starting from enforced class splits during enrollment, to the bound classmates after subject selection.

Without any vested interest, the connections flourish at departure.

Meal buddies, bathroom buddies, commuting friends, roommates, late-night wall climbers, overnight cybercafe hangouts, all kinds of past antics.

There will always be one or two friends whose bond remains unchanged.

Before the lunch break.

Jiang Nian walked out of the canteen after finishing his meal, wandered around, and impulsively went up to the small dorm above the canteen.

Beep, the air conditioner turned on.

Ah, relief.

Suddenly, the sound of flushing came from the bathroom.

"Huh?" He stood there dumbfounded, his brain nearly short-circuited, "Wait, someone's here in the dorm?"

The bathroom door opened, outside was a semi-open balcony. Xu Shuang walked out, looking a bit embarrassed.

Why did they always run into each other at bathroom breaks?

"Are you resting?" She tried to act calm, smoothing her hair, "I was passing by and borrowed the bathroom."

"Drank too much water, so..."

Hearing this, Jiang Nian suddenly understood.

"Oh, oh, where's the priestess?"

"She went back to where she lives, not much happening now, she's having meals with her roommate since it's almost graduation."