Qingteng's Mind - Middle School Era

Chapter 1416 Unfamiliar
"It's true! It's true! Anan replied!"

Ling Mengchu rushed into the classroom like a gust of wind, holding a light blue envelope in her hand, which she waved in the air with a rustling sound.

Her face flushed with excitement, her eyes shining like stars, as she rushed to He Shiling's table.

"Little Lingzi, Little Lingzi! Look! Anan has replied!"

Before He Shiling could react, Ling Mengchu grabbed her arm and shook it repeatedly.

"He replied! He really replied!"

The excitement was like winning a five million dollar lottery.

Geng Xinyu looked over here, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

A reply? Ke Mengnan replied again? So quickly?

She smiled immediately, her gaze lingering on He Shiling's calm face, turning around and around again.

He Shiling's expression was very calm, as if she were looking at something that had nothing to do with her.

A thought suddenly popped into Geng Xinyu's mind: Could it be that she was wrong? Was the owner of that book of Song lyrics not Anan, but someone else?
Otherwise, why would Xiao Lingzi be so calm?
"Open the letter! Open the letter!" Wang Xinyi turned around and urged impatiently, "Quickly, see what's written in the letter!"

Guo Wenwen also turned around, looking at Ling Mengchu with anticipation and curiosity in her eyes.

Wang Xiaoxiao leaned over from behind, her head almost touching Ling Mengchu's face: "Yes, yes, yes! Quick, open the letter! See what it says!"

Surrounded by a group of people, Ling Mengchu's excitement grew even stronger.

She looked around and finally fixed her gaze on He Shiling.

"Then should I take it apart?"

He Shiling looked at her and nodded slightly.

tear.

The sound of the envelope being torn open was especially clear as the group held their breath and stared intently.

Ling Mengchu pulled out the letter and unfolded it. Several heads immediately crowded around.

The letter was short, but the handwriting was neat, and every stroke showed care.

The letter began with the familiar polite greeting: "Dear Ling Mengchu and He Shiling, your letter has been received. Thank you for your concern."

Wang Xinyi frowned and read on:

"Time flies, and it's already May. I was a little surprised to receive your letter again, and I'm happy that you can maintain your enthusiasm for life amidst your busy studies."

High school is indeed a crucial period. I hope you will continue to prioritize your studies and work diligently…

She couldn't continue reading and looked up at Ling Mengchu: "What... what's the difference between this and last time?"

Ling Mengchu smiled awkwardly and continued reading.

The rest was the same old, formal advice: Final exams are approaching, time is precious, don't get distracted, cherish every day...

Guo Wenwen looked on in astonishment. This... this is the legendary reply? It's like a teacher writing a final summary.

Wang Xiaoxiao stared wide-eyed, remaining silent for a long time.

She had expected to see something earth-shattering this time, but this was all?
Wang Xinyi simply left her seat, ran to Ling Mengchu's side, and leaned on her arm to stare at the letter, afraid of missing any important information.

He Shiling glanced at the beginning and then leaned against the wall.

This person is both polite and cunning.

The same politeness, the same advice, and the same "prioritize your studies" as last time.

In that case, he could have simply not replied. But he did anyway.

She looked out the window, her gaze distant.

Is this his way of being polite? Or is it because... his name is on it, so he has to reply?

The thought surprised even herself.

What is she thinking? From beginning to end, this matter has nothing to do with her.

The letter was written by Ling Mengchu, the letter was received by Ling Mengchu, and the person who was excited was also Ling Mengchu. She was merely an observer, a "supporting character" whose name was incidentally added. But why did she feel a little strange inside?
Geng Xinyu, who had been leaning forward, stepped back and sat back down after seeing He Shiling turn to look out the window.

She stared at He Shiling's retreating figure, lost in thought.

Xiao Lingzi's reaction...something's not right.

"Hey!" Wang Xinyi suddenly exclaimed, "The last part! You guys watch the last part!"

Several people immediately leaned their heads closer.

Wang Xinyi pointed to the end of the letter and read it aloud, word by word: "My ideal university is N University. I hope you can also take this as your goal, study hard, and perhaps become alumni of N University in the future."

She looked up, her eyes wide: "He said he got into N University? Are his grades that good?"

The group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.

N University? That's one of the top universities in the country!

Ling Mengchu smiled awkwardly: "I...I don't know either. I'm not familiar with him."

Unfamiliar?

The way the others looked at her became subtle.

You've already exchanged two letters, and you're still not familiar with each other?

Wang Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly, her face showing an expression of "that's right, that's right".

Ling Mengchu scratched her head, somewhat embarrassed: "We really only met twice and exchanged two letters. You've all seen the contents of the letters... I'm really not familiar with him."

She paused, then suddenly seemed to remember something, and turned to look at He Shiling: "Little Lingzi, are you familiar with her?"

He Shiling was slightly taken aback.

Several gazes fell on her at the same time.

Geng Xinyu's gaze was particularly focused, as if trying to discern something from her face.

Why would Ling Mengchu suddenly ask this question? Is there some secret between them that she doesn't know?

He Shiling smiled slightly and said calmly, "We're not familiar with each other."

She turned her gaze from the window to the letter in front of Ling Mengchu: "Let me see the letter."

"Oh," Ling Mengchu responded, her eyes darkening slightly as she pushed the letter over. "Look, it's about the same as last time."

He Shiling took the letter and quickly scanned it.

The preceding content was indeed exactly the same as last time, until the last two lines:
"My dream university is N University. I hope you can also take this as your goal, study hard, and perhaps become alumni of N University in the future."

Her hand paused slightly.

N University.

He had mentioned it to her before...

Back in February, he said he wanted to get to know himself again, and that he wanted to apply to N University.

She just listened quietly, without thinking much about it.

Now, what does it mean that he wrote this in the letter?
Tell her that he really is going to take the entrance exam for N University.

Or... is it confirmed that she's also going to take the N University entrance exam?
He Shiling pushed the letter back to Ling Mengchu, her face showing no emotion, but in her heart she was thinking of someone else.

Zheng Yifan once said he wanted to apply to N University. Could it be that the two of them made an agreement a long time ago?
She had already heard that Zheng Yifan had given up his guaranteed admission spot in B and given it to Xu Ji from Class 1 of Senior Three.

Does N University really have that much influence?
Should they both go at the same time?

"Huh? N University?" Wang Xinyi suddenly exclaimed again, turning to Geng Xinyu, "Didn't Zheng Yifan say before that he also wanted to apply to N University? Xiaoyu, did he write to you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned to look at Geng Xinyu.

Geng Xinyu rolled her eyes: Why am I looking at him? Why did he write to me? It's so inexplicable, why bring up that person again?
"No." She lowered her head, her voice indifferent. "His affairs have nothing to do with me. I'm not familiar with him at all."

Not familiar yet?
The way the group looked at Geng Xinyu now held a hint of mockery.

The whole school knows about it now, and the title of "rumored girlfriend" is spreading like wildfire. She even came back for extra lessons—is that what you call not being close to her?
So how do you know when something is cooked?