Chapter 146: The Joint Exam Is Approaching

Jiang Nian brushed past Yang Qiming and almost laughed out loud.

What kind of Gotham dormitory is this.

In the afternoon, Lin Dong had forwarded Yang Qiming’s social media post to Jiang Nian; everyone in that dorm was quite the character, and Huang Cailang was truly hard to comment on.

Blocking and deleting—is it because the girl is afraid of not being able to control her own emotional vortex?

However, Jiang Nian wasn’t close with them and just watched for the fun of it. Strictly speaking, he was just a bystander, while the real troublemaker was Lin Dong.

He would provide live updates whenever he had free time, having a blast.

Going downstairs, he walked with Xu Qianqian.

In the crowded flow of people heading downstairs, Xu Qianqian couldn’t help but yawn.

“I’m so sleepy, going home to sleep.”

After thinking about it, Jiang Nian told her about his cleaning duty tomorrow. He also mentioned that they might need to set up the exam hall, so he might be late.

“You don’t have to wait for me, go home and rest early.”

Xu Qianqian didn’t speak and took out her phone.

Jiang Nian didn’t get an answer and glanced at her.

“Why aren’t you talking? Do you feel inferior walking with me?”

Xu Qianqian put down her phone and said.

“I’m deaf, I’m a descendant of the deaf.”

Jiang Nian raised an eyebrow. “Then can I scold you now?”

Xu Qianqian thought about it and shook her head.

“No, I’m only deaf, not disabled. If you scold me now, I’ll pick out a nice-looking stick and break your dog legs.”

“Tsk tsk, Xu Qianqian, with such a fierce temper, will you be able to get married?” Jiang Nian slowly merged into the crowd and walked out of the school gate.

Under the streetlights, their shadows stretched long.

Xu Qianqian said, “I’m going to wait for you tomorrow.”

“Why?”

“Because if you tell me to go back and I just go back, it will make me look like I have no Face.” Xu Qianqian said earnestly, “I actually care a lot about Face.”

Jiang Nian laughed. “Fine, then you can wait in my classroom, 403.”

“Your classroom?” Xu Qianqian’s breath hitched slightly, thinking that she would run into his classmates. “No, I’d better wait for you on the third floor.”

“Why? Is it embarrassing to go up to the fourth floor?”

“No, I just don’t want to go up.” She stammered, “What if you have enemies among your classmates and they pin you down in the classroom to beat you up? It would be very awkward if I were outside watching.”

“My popularity isn’t that bad, and besides, couldn’t you just call the police?” Jiang Nian didn’t know what she was afraid of, or was Xu Qianqian… nervous?

Shy? That wouldn’t explain such severe social anxiety.

“I can’t call the police, because.” Xu Qianqian’s voice dropped lower and lower, but he still heard her, “Actually, I also want to stomp on you, I might join in.”

“So, I can’t call the police to arrest myself.”

Jiang Nian glanced at her and said nothing. Xu Qianqian’s mouth was so sharp, he wondered what it would feel like to kiss her. Come to think of it, has his libido been a bit high lately?

Seeing that he didn’t speak, Xu Qianqian couldn’t help but turn her head and steal a glance.

The person was wearing a thin school uniform, revealing the slim figure unique to a high school boy. Under the dim streetlights, a shadow fell across his Face, and his eyes were as bright as torches.

Perhaps she had been looking for too long, as Jiang Nian lowered his eyes and met her gaze sideways.

Xu Qianqian saw the undisguised desire in his eyes, pressing down like flames at the bottom of his pupils. She couldn’t help but choke, her breathing slowing down.

When she looked again the next second, Jiang Nian only had a look of confusion left.

“Why are you looking at me?”

Xu Qianqian’s heartbeat hadn’t yet returned to normal, and her ears felt hot. A metallic taste began to spread from the tip of her tongue; this happened whenever she was nervous.

“Sorry, I just thought of your math grades, wanted to laugh but felt it would be impolite.”

“Xu Qianqian, you—” Jiang Nian was so angry he laughed.

He habitually reached out to grab Xu Qianqian; logically, she should have dodged. He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Jiang Nian saw hesitation in her eyes.

He reached out, but grabbed nothing.

Xu Qianqian had already run off with her backpack on her back, her shadow chasing behind her.

The next day.

Jiang Nian climbed out of bed and habitually checked his phone.

After getting home last night, he had asked Xu Qianqian a math problem. Xu Qianqian solved it in ten minutes, took a photo, and sent it to him, along with a mocking emoji.

He scrolled up, but there were no fun messages from Lin Dong.

The last day before the Joint Exam was also the most important day for those looking to move up a class.

Those who failed to move up last time wanted to challenge the position, while those who had moved up needed to defend it.

Logically, the defending side had the advantage. Those who had successfully moved up only needed to maintain their scores, ensuring their rankings didn’t drop too much.

Suppose there were twenty people who moved up to the Science Olympiad class last time, and their scores didn’t change much. Then no one would be demoted, and no one would be promoted.

If some of those twenty people dropped the ball and their scores regressed significantly in this Joint Exam, then for every person who dropped out, a spot would open up for someone else to move up.

Just as he arrived at the classroom, Jiang Nian saw Ji Jiayu coming out of the classroom door from far away in the corridor.

The person in front was Lin Dong, and he greeted Ji Jiayu.

Ji Jiayu seemed a bit surprised and hurriedly responded with a “Mm.”

Jiang Nian walked towards her and also greeted her.

“Morning.”

Ji Jiayu was completely stunned, but adjusted immediately after a second and gave a sweet smile.

“Morning.”

The Sports Representative Liu Yang came up from the stairwell and happened to see Jiang Nian and Ji Jiayu greeting each other, so he followed suit.

“Hi.”

Ji Jiayu pursed her lips and smiled, “Hi.”

The gloom from arguing with her boyfriend on QQ last night instantly vanished. She really didn’t know what was going on in Yuan Zhengchuan’s head; he was chasing shadows all day long.

She hadn’t been flirting with any boy at all; even if he wanted to argue, he should have a reason.

Talking about attitude problems—what attitude? She hadn’t had excessive contact with any boys. It was just greeting them, and everyone was very friendly.

What on earth did he want to be satisfied!

Ji Jiayu walked from the restroom towards the classroom, meeting Li Hua and Ma Guojun along the way. Both were carrying bags and chatted with her as they walked the same path, which made her secretly happy.

This feeling of being the group’s favorite was truly addictive.

Until she entered the classroom and bumped into her boyfriend Yuan Zhengchuan’s icy gaze. Ji Jiayu’s heart involuntarily turned cold, and a feeling of grievance spread through her chest.

What exactly had she done wrong?

In the morning, there were two consecutive Chinese classes, one for doing a test paper and one for reviewing it. The Physics teacher coordinated to swap for two consecutive classes, and the whole class was exhausted.

Ring, ring, ring. After school at noon.

Li Hua slumped on the desk, “Three exams a week, I’m going to be tested into stupidity.”

“It’s for the Joint Exam, right? This afternoon should be for reviewing the Biology and Chemistry papers.” Jiang Nian stepped over Li Hua, busy rushing to the Cafeteria for lunch.

Walking to the door, he turned his head as if possessed.

A third of the class hadn’t left and were still correcting their Physics papers. The pressure of the Joint Exam was visibly spreading within Class Three.

During lunch break, Chen Yunyun and Wang Yuhe were not there; they had most likely gone back to the dormitory to wash their hair.

The number of people choosing to take a nap in the classroom had also increased by more than half.

Jiang Nian returned to his seat, stared at his desk for a while, took a deep breath, and continued doing test papers as usual.

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