"What hammer are you pretending?" Jiang Nian was speechless, "Come on, let me treat you to grilled sausages, stop yapping."

He couldn't be bothered to explain, just wanted some peace and quiet.

"Alright."

"That works."

Amidst the sounds of studies in the teaching building, a few people squatted by the basketball hoop eating grilled sausages, pretending they were also in PE class.

White clouds drifted overhead, a rare leisure moment.

"Looking at this weather, it doesn't seem like it's going to rain." Li Hua looked up at the floating clouds.

The sky was high and the clouds thin, a scene of clear and boundless skies.

Jiang Nian laughed, holding a few grilled sausages, casually said, "Wait for it, there's an eighty to ninety percent chance of a heavy downpour."

"Why?"

"Don't you look at the weather forecast on your phone, just use it to look at the dirty stuff?"

"Chi Shi!!"

"Heavy to torrential rain." Tao Ran said while eating a grilled sausage, "If we take a car, it won't affect us much."

"Class rep, which exam room are you in?"

"71."

"Chi Shi!" Li Hua said with regret, "So close, if only you were in the same exam room as me."

"Same class but different exam rooms is common." Tao Ran knew of the famous "Li Hua line", "And your English now is..."

"Ninety to a hundred, I guess." Li Hua sighed, "That's my limit, Furui bro."

"One hundred and eighty?" Jiang Nian was surprised.

"Eat crap! You disgusting crammer!" Li Hua was frustrated, but no one else was to blame.

He would only show a bit of sweetness in front of good buddies.

"Just do your best." Jiang Nian stood up, patted Li Hua's shoulder, "We'll just aim for a junior college."

"You damn..."

In the afternoon after school, Jiang Nian found out that Xu Qianqian was in exam room 34, Xiao Song in 67.

Quite far apart, not sure if it's in the same building.

He packed up and went downstairs with Zhang Ningzhi. After leaving the West Gate, they entered a small bowl restaurant.

As they lined up to get food, Jiang Nian asked.

"What are you having?"

"I don't know, I'll take a look first." Zhang Ningzhi looked around, picked a vegetable dish and soup.

"Going so vegetarian?" he asked.

"That's how girls are." She pursed her lips, "Ah, don't worry about it, pick yours."

"Alright, next time on a survival outing you're coming with me." Jiang Nian mumbled, "Surviving on northwest wind."

Just as he finished, he was immediately punched.

"I can hear you!"

Jiang Nian got his food and lined up with Zhang Ningzhi. At the cashier, the girl pulled up the payment code.

Beep!!

Treat successful.

"Let's go find a seat."

"Okay."

The two of them, one in front of the other, found a corner seat. After sitting down, Zhang Ningzhi looked around again.

"Why didn't you get crockpot soup?" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Oh, I don't like it."

"You don't have a drink, let me get one for you." She said, standing up and leaving with little hops.

In fact, Jiang Nian wanted to say, just drink some of Zhizhi's leftovers.

But, having a drink is fine too.

When Zhang Ningzhi came back, she had a bottle of Sprite, happily handing it to him, "Here you go."

"Uh... thanks."

Jiang Nian suspected she had something to say, so he tentatively asked, "Why are you so happy today?"

"Because it'll be over in two days." Zhang Ningzhi smiled with her lips closed, "Good luck on the college entrance exam."

"We've been deskmates for a year." Jiang Nian laughed, "Good luck is easy to give."

"Hmph!" Zhang Ningzhi rolled her eyes at him, "Can't you think of anything else?"

"Then it'll be empty."

Zhang Ningzhi: "...."

She didn't bother arguing with Jiang Nian, after finishing their meal they went to the courier station and picked up two transparent exam bags.

"Here, here's one for you!"

"Thanks." Jiang Nian accepted and glanced at it, the fully transparent exam bag had a nice design.

He casually asked, "How much did this cost?"

"Fifteen."

"How much?" Jiang Nian was stunned, looking at the exam bag again, "This thing costs fifteen?"

"Yen?"

"What are you thinking, of course it's RMB." Zhang Ningzhi huffed, "As long as it's useful."

"Okay."

As expected of the young lady of Nanjiang Bay, a rich girl indeed.

Jiang Nian cheekily accepted it, "I'll give you a Baoke pen refill in return, how about that?"

"Just give it."

"Alright."

Hearing this, Zhang Ningzhi thought of something. She moved a bit closer to Jiang Nian and tugged on his clothes.

"By the way, I wanted to discuss something with you."

"What?"

"After the college entrance exam, can you sneak out and play with me?" Zhang Ningzhi whispered invitingly.

"Whatever you want, I can give it to you."

Jiang Nian: "...."

This isn't right, shouldn't it be him saying that? How did it turn into Zhizhi saying it.

Still too poor, being good-looking is the original sin.

"No way." Jiang Nian shook his head, "My mom said boys can't stay out overnight."

"Hmph! Did your mom say not to touch girls without permission?"

"That's a separate matter." Jiang Nian said seriously, "I'm not a blindly filial person."

Zhang Ningzhi: "...."

This guy, always rebellious at the slightest naughtiness. But she was used to it, knowing he was joking.

"I don't care, if you don't come I'll cry."

Jiang Nian: "Cry?"

"Yes, cry from day till night." Zhang Ningzhi clenched her fists, waving them in front of him.

Threatening, "I'll keep crying until you agree!"

Jiang Nian: "...."

No, isn't he the only one who can throw tantrums? This doesn't add up, need to find out who planned this.

"Alright, I agree." He coughed, "But, I have to take a trip with my mom first."

"Not sure when, we'll discuss it after the exam, okay?"

Mom?

In any case, mother is like milk to a baby.

"Oh, okay then." Zhang Ningzhi agreed too, "Then you have to say good things about me to your mom."

"Uh, like what?"

No, you can't say that.

"Just say... you have a very pretty deskmate, an excellent all-round student, kind-hearted and easy-going."

"There's no room for that many people next to me." Jiang Nian said.

"Hmph!"

....

Evening, before night study class.

The fourth-floor corridor was brightly lit like a market, with a crowd waiting expectantly.

"Wasn't there supposed to be someone tearing up books?"

"Word was, but maybe it's not time yet."

"It's almost time for study, isn't it time yet? Waiting for the stars to align before starting?"

Here it comes!!

A torn-up test paper fluttered down from the fifth floor. Cheers erupted both upstairs and downstairs.

Then, the second, the third.

The fourth...

That's it.

"What the... just that?" Li Hua couldn't hold it in, "Really Chi Shi, why isn't anyone following up?"

Jiang Nian leaned against a column, "They're throwing down blank papers, how to follow up with that?"

"Truly Chi Shi!"

"Whistle!!" A whistle blew, Ji Ming downstairs looked up, "Which class is throwing trash?"

The voice was deafening, full of rage.

Jiang Nian and Li Hua stepped back simultaneously, sheltering the crowd, "Tsk, Ji Ming is angry."

"Of course."

After a while, it was time for night study. Lin Dong came over, quietly handing Jiang Nian and Li Hua a note.

"Check this out."

"What?"

The two opened the note, it read, "Today is a feint, the real time is tomorrow night....."

Jiang Nian: "???"

Byd, these guys are using military tactics.

"Who organized this?" Li Hua asked.

"Who knows, it's deeply hidden." Lin Dong said, "I only got the note this afternoon."

Li Hua hesitated, "Do you think this might be fake news again?"

"It shouldn't be."

Jiang Nian listened to their conversation, seemingly indifferent. With this time, might as well do something exciting.

Just as he thought this, his phone pinged with a new message.

"Do you have time after night study?"

The sender was Tingzi.

Jiang Nian leaned back strategically, thinking this wasn't the excitement he meant.