Several days later, Yaoyuan handed in the direct admission form, and immediately began slacking off in class. Most people doing direct admission didn’t want to study anymore, only Tan Ruikang still did the worksheets along with the class each day. The first couple of days Qi Huiyu didn’t ask Yaoyuan about it, and Yaoyuan didn’t tell him either. Yaoyuan slept on his desk during class, while Qi Huiyu studied like his life depended on it, not talking much. Yaoyuan felt more and more like he’d let him down, but he found himself unable to speak up about it. Qi Huiyu acted like usual on the surface, buying water for Yaoyuan and going out to eat together, but it was as if he had put up a wall emotionally. Spring had arrived. The springs of the south were always very short, and when the yulan magnolia trees shook out their buds onto the ground, a sentiment began stirring in the bottom of each person’s heart. Most youths wouldn’t understand what this meant, and neither did they hav...
Throughout New Year’s, Yaoyuan continuously thought about this matter. But up until school started, Zhao Guogang never called that number again at home. Everyday he would look through Zhao Guogang’s bag while he was in the shower, checking his cell phone and other various things. There were no abnormalities, and Yaoyuan began gradually relaxing. But then one day, he got caught red-handed by Tan Ruikang right after he finished looking through Zhao Guogang’s stuff. Tan Ruikang: “Xiao Yuan, you…” Yaoyuan: “.........” Tan Ruikang furrowed his brows and said: “What were you doing?” Yaoyuan thought, oh no, what if Tan Ruikang thought that he was stealing from Zhao Guogang, would that lead to unnecessary trouble? He couldn’t hide something like this from him, he needed to explain it clearly, maybe he’d even gain an ally. He immediately pulled Tan Ruikang along, and said: “Listen to me, come.” Yaoyuan dragged him into Tan Ruikang’s room, randomly chose two practic...