99. Finals
“English is so difficult~”
“That’s it, I might have to retake it next semester…”
Ning Chu shuffled out of the exam room with a face full of despair, sighing as she glanced back at Wen Yang, sulking, “Wen Yang… we still have advanced calculus this afternoon, what do we do~”
Unbeknownst to her, she hadn’t really studied much, but the first day of exam week had already come to an end.
With the cold wave that blew in yesterday, the sky began to sprinkle snow, and it was the first time in Ning Chu’s life she had seen snow, yet all she felt was sadness.
As a time traveler, not asking to be the world’s richest or a tech pioneer… at least she should pass her university finals!
But judging by her performance earlier, passing was looking like a distant dream.
“You couldn’t even memorize the vocabulary…” Wen Yang scratched his head with a bittersweet smile, “I can’t help you with that.”
Ning Chu shot him a glare, her legs tapping restlessly in place as she shoved her hands into the pockets of her coat, “So cold~ I’ve never seen snow before.”
“We’re on a mountain; snow is normal here.”
Her cheeks were a rosy red, and her nose was thoroughly frozen, hands and feet itching and warming up—definitely frostbite was kicking in…
Her once delicate fingers had turned into little carrots, swollen and itchy.
It must be the frostbite affecting her performance!
“So cold~” She moved closer to Wen Yang, lifting his coat from below and snuggling in, “So warm~”
“Told you to wear gloves, but you didn’t. Now you’ve got frostbite, huh?” Wen Yang casually wrapped an arm around her, suggesting, “I heard if you have frostbite, you should soak it in cold water at night to counteract it.”
“I’ve never heard of that! Are you trying to get me killed?”
“Ouch~ Can’t look at this~”
Yan Xinya just walked out of the exam room, paused, and her eyes lit up, gazing intently at the couple wrapped around each other, “Public displays of affection~ So sweet~”
“I’m just keeping warm!”
“Right right right~”
“How did you do?” Ning Chu turned to the Wolf Girl, inquiring hopefully, “Did you fail?”
“Impossible! I’ll definitely pass!”
Can this brainless Husky who only thinks about shipping pairs really pass!?
Ning Chu pursed her lips, her face resting on Wen Yang’s chest, feeling totally hopeless, “What if I’m the only one who has to retake the exam?”
“Hey~ Did Shao Qing catch up over there?” Yan Xinya leaned in, curious, “It’s been half a month, there can’t be no progress at all, right?”
“None at all.”
That guy Zhang Shaoqing wouldn’t know how to chase a girl if his life depended on it! Plus with the age and identity gap, that rich kid was just maintaining a pretty good student-teacher relationship with Qian Qian the Catgirl.
Ning Chu had seen their chat records; it was all Zhang Shaoqing asking questions, and Qian Qian answering—nothing juicy at all.
That thick-skinned dude didn’t even dare suggest a date! At least ask Qian Qian out to hang out once!
What happened to that shameless vigor? He’s really gone and picked his face back up while pursuing a girl! It’s giving people anxiety!
After waiting a moment by the classroom door, Zhang Shaoqing walked out casually, only to find everyone in the hallway staring at him.
“What are you staring at me for?”
He suddenly felt a bit guilty and averted his gaze.
“Dude, you’re too pathetic! I’ve been doing all this intel work for you!” Yan Xinya put her hands on her hips, indignant, “And you haven’t made any progress at all!”
“I’m taking it slow, you know? Love can’t be rushed.”
“Do you not like her anymore?”
Zhang Shaoqing scratched his head and muttered, “Doesn’t she already like someone…?”
“Digging a wall! Just because she likes someone doesn’t mean they’re dating yet!” Yan Xinya was only responsible for shipping pairs—beyond that, she didn’t care much, “Aren’t you a rich, handsome guy? Are you scared you’ll lose out?”
“There’s no rush, right?”
“No rush? Did you forget how your childhood friend ended up with someone else?”
Zhang Shaoqing panicked immediately, exclaiming, “It’s different! How is that the same!”
Ning Chu disentangled herself from Wen Yang’s embrace.
Even though Zhang Shaoqing already knew about her relationship with Wen Yang, being so cozy with another roommate still made him feel flushed and awkward.
But her focus wasn’t on Zhang Shaoqing’s love life: “How did you do?”
Those pretty peach blossom eyes were full of expectation, hoping Zhang Shaoqing would also fail, so if she had to retake it, at least she’d have a familiar face in the struggle.
“Me? That bit of English was too easy, okay? I’ve taken the IELTS before!”
“Geez…”
Wait, so everyone is slacking off and I’m the only scrub here~
“Exams don’t weigh much; you attend class regularly, so your participation scores are definitely full. Don’t worry about it,” Wen Yang said, noticing her somber mood, comforting her, “If you really do fail, I’ll help you study more during winter break.”
“Studying this long has done nothing…” Ning Chu grumbled.
Although English wasn’t her main focus, she had no clue why she always forgot as many words as she memorized.
“Where is Lily and Wang Jie? Why haven’t they come out yet?”
As soon as Lily was mentioned, the Succubus walked out with a deadpan expression.
“You’re so slow~” Yan Xinya bounced over, linking her arm with Lily’s, “Let’s go eat together!”
“I checked everything.”
“Let’s go.” Zhang Shaoqing wore a face of worry, looking all gloomy, “Should I try asking Qian Qian out tonight? It feels like she’ll definitely come out. When we chat online, we only discuss studies, and she goes silent if I bring up anything else.”
Yan Xinya giggled, fanning the flames, “Why not give it a shot? You won’t lose a pound!”
“Exactly! You’re normally so shameless, but when it comes to chasing girls, you’re all shy and timid.”
Ning Chu shot Zhang Shaoqing a look, “Hurry up, or you’ll be the one going to the hotel to find her.”
“Ah! Can you stop bringing that up?!”
She huffed, leaning closer to Wen Yang, quietly complaining, “Wen Yang, my face is so itchy…”
“The air is too dry; I told you to moisturize this morning, but you refused.” Wen Yang looked down at her frozen, red face, with a few bloodshot patches from dryness, “You’ve bought so many moisturizing products, yet you’re too lazy to use them.”
“Well, there wasn’t enough time!”
Wen Yang reached into the massive pocket of his coat and pulled out a bottle of moisturizer: “Here, let me put some on you.”
“You brought it~”
Ning Chu happily squeezed some moisturizer into her palms, rubbed it together, and began applying it to her face. But her motions gradually became hesitant: “Why does it feel like I’m missing something?”
“I’m hungry! Stop worrying about that!” Yan Xinya turned and urged, “Hurry up! After eating, we’ll review calculus together!”
“Oh, okay.”
The group chattered and laughed as they left the teaching building, heading toward the cafeteria.
Wang Jie, sporting dark circles under his eyes, yawned as he stumbled out of the exam room, paused in the empty hallway, and looked around in confusion.
“Where is everyone?”
They were just out here before he turned in his paper, right?!
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