Su Weiyi’s breathing gradually steadied, her black hair scattered on the pink pillow, with her fair little face buried in her hair, bathed in the moonlight outside the window, making her appear even more delicate and fair.

"Click," a soft sound came from the doorway, followed by the room door being pushed open. A slim, tall figure entered from outside, turning around to close the door again.

Sheng Yanxiao stepped barefoot onto the carpet without making a sound, his gaze focused on a small mound on the bed.

His thin lips curled slightly, taking gentle steps forward.

Su Weiyi’s desk still had a lamp on; it was her habit to have a little light in the room while sleeping.

Sheng Yanxiao stood by the desk, his gaze sweeping over the sheets spread out on the desk, his slender fingers picked up a pen and lightly drew an auxiliary line on the last geometry problem.

Then he quietly put it down again and turned towards the bed.

"How many times have you gotten this type of problem wrong? Still can’t solve it? Might as well call you an idiot."

His deep voice sounded almost inaudible in the quiet room.

Sheng Yanxiao sat down on the carpet, one leg stretched straight, one leg bent, resting his hand on his bent knee. He turned his gaze, just level with the sleeping person on the bed.

Su Weiyi had the habit of sleeping with the light on and also of being unable to be woken up after two hours of sleep.

Sheng Yanxiao sat quietly by the bed for a while, then got up, his slender fingers gently tidying the hair on the forehead of the person on the bed.

His fingertips touched the skin of the girl’s forehead, soft and delicate, as if an electric current surged directly into his heart from his fingertips.

Sheng Yanxiao’s gaze moved down her face, stopping at the slightly parted lips, his throat moved distinctly, he leaned forward slightly, and as his thin lips were about to touch hers, he abruptly stopped, taking a deep breath, inhaling the sweet scent from the girl’s dreams.

Sheng Yanxiao felt a wave of heat throughout his body, and his eyes seemed ready to spill out water.

He decisively stood up straight, turned around, and slowly retreated.

Returning to his brightly lit room, Sheng Yanxiao took off his clothes, thinking about the lips he had almost touched. He ruffled his hair and went straight to the bathroom for a cold shower. Each night for the past few days, he found himself taking a cold shower before he could lie in bed and slowly fall asleep.

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On the first day of the college entrance exams, the entire city seemed enveloped in an atmosphere of tension. Su Weiyi woke up early and carefully checked all the things she needed to prepare, especially the admission ticket and pen. Once she confirmed everything was in order, she took out a bright red knee-length dress from the closet to change into. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Su Weiyi’s clothes were mostly white or light in color; she rarely wore such brightly colored dresses.

As she carried her prepared items downstairs, just at the turning of the stairs, she came face to face with the boy standing at the bottom holding a glass of milk.

Su Weiyi froze, and Sheng Yanxiao was equally startled, nearly spitting out the milk in his mouth.

His gaze remained fixed on the person on the stairs, not moving away for a long time.

Su Weiyi felt somewhat uneasy under his gaze, instinctively wanting to go back upstairs, when a voice interrupted, "Xiao Yi? Come down for breakfast."

As Miss Tang’s voice rang out, Sheng Yanxiao had already calmly looked away, and Su Weiyi slowly walked down. As she passed by Sheng Yanxiao, she could distinctly smell the faint, fresh scent of mint on him.