You're my wife, don't doubt it!

"Or we could go to Datangshan to soak in the hot springs."

"Soaking in a hot spring in the middle of summer? I think you've got your brain in the hot spring."

"Tropical Storm Water Park?"

Are any of you lacking the element of water in your Five Elements?

"If you don't play in the water in the summer, are you going to go ice skating?"

"Ice skating would be fine too!"

"Isn't ice still water?!"

"A water park?" Xiao Yao suddenly remembered the obstacle course challenge at Gongqing Forest Park that day, and immediately perked up: "Where is the water park you're talking about? Is it big?"

"Songjiang Mansion?"

"No, it's in Zinc Village."

"It's in Shanghai?" Xiao Yao said, "Then I'd like to go and see it."

After a lively discussion that failed to reach a consensus, the afternoon exams began after a short rest.

The first session in the afternoon was political, which was not a problem for Xiao Yao.

As always, Xiao Yao habitually wrote "Based on a certain ideology" before the answer to each question.

After finishing the second biology exam, Xiao Yao slumped into a chair, utterly exhausted.

The thought that this kind of life will continue for two more days makes me feel a little uncomfortable.

If it were like before, with not much knowledge, it would be easy. But now, he has to rack his brains to draw on Yu Luying's knowledge reserves, which is truly a major battle.

So, what is Shen Jie doing today? And where is Tianyun baby?

Thinking this to myself, I lazily tidied up my stationery.

He felt a faint shadow fall on the table, and subconsciously looked up to see Yu Luying with a furrowed brow.

"Shall we go?" Yu Luying shook her head slightly, looking completely matter-of-fact.

Xiao Yao subconsciously observed his surroundings and saw that half of the students in the examination room had left, and the remaining half were all doing their own things. Only a handful of people turned their heads and noticed this side.

"Okay, let's go." Xiao Yao stood up and quickly left the classroom.

Yu Luying followed closely behind Xiao Yao. The two of them mingled in the not-too-dense crowd, walked through the long corridor, and went down the escalator.

"Foreigners call that Peking Opera 'Beijing Opera,' and they've never seen those colorful face paints before, yet they still insist on painting them on their faces!"

The loudspeakers on campus were blasting those boring songs again, but Xiao Yao walked quickly, leaving the music behind.

As soon as I stepped out of the school gate, I saw Brother Bo standing at the church entrance, chatting and laughing with Zhang Jialong. When they saw Xiao Yao come out, they both waved to him generously.

Xiao Yao and Yu Luying looked at the vehicles coming and going on both sides and walked towards Yu Bo and Zhang Jialong.

Suddenly, the guy with the "airplane head" from yesterday came out of the side door of the church, smiled broadly, said a few words to Yu Bo, and then went back inside with a broom.

"Brother Bo." "Uncle." The two greeted Yu Bo.

"Brother Bo, why is that kid here again...?" Xiao Yao glanced into the church: "He came to see me this morning, asking me to plead with Zhang Zhengkai and hope his father would let them go. Isn't that ridiculous?"

"Was it you who fought with him yesterday?" Yu Luying asked, turning her head.

“You don’t need to worry about this,” Zhang Jialong said. “Xu Wuchen and his group have already talked to Brother Bo. Under Brother Bo’s supervision, they will participate in community service for a period of time, and Zhang Zhengkai will no longer pursue the matter.”

"Xu Wuchen?" Xiao Yao asked, puzzled.

"It's that airplane head."

"Huh?" Xiao Yao was a little confused: "Brother Bo, you can even handle Zhang Zhengkai's dad?"

“After all, the security in this area has improved a lot since Brother Bo was transferred here,” Zhang Jialong said with a smile. “We still have that much face to save.”

"A vigilante, is that what you call a vigilante?" Xiao Yao wondered.

"Alright," Yu Bo slapped Zhang Jialong's shoulder with his heavy hand, "You talk too much. You guys should all go back now, don't you have exams tomorrow?"

Xiao Yao asked several more questions before he could roughly understand—it seemed that in just one day, Brother Bo had reached a deal with multiple parties to save "Xu Wuchen" and his friends from the wrath of their superiors, and instead have Brother Bo subject them to "community service labor reform."

Brother Bo always seems to have this kind of personal charisma that unites people around him. First it was Zhang Jialong and Daiyu, then it was himself and Shen Jie, and now it's...

After saying goodbye to Yu Bo, Xiao Yao walked for a while with Zhang Jialong and Yu Luying.

Zhang Jialong soon met up with Chen Lu to eat skewers, leaving Xiao Yao and Yu Luying alone again.

As Xiao Yao walked, he looked around. Although the possibility was small, he was still a little worried that Zhang Zhengkai might be secretly following him.

"What are you looking at so intently?" Yu Luying asked, puzzled.

"Isn't it because I'm afraid Shen Jie's fiancé will follow me home and arrest her?" Xiao Yao thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

"Oh," Yu Luying replied casually.

The two of them remained silent for a while after that.

Once upon a time, Yu Luying and I were like that, naturally going home together after school every day.

"You went through all this trouble, wasn't it unnecessary?" Yu Luying pursed her lips: "I checked, no one is following us."

"Are you sure?" Xiao Yao was still uneasy.

"Sure!"

The two were passing by a small road they didn't usually travel on, with few pedestrians and vehicles. It had just rained that afternoon, and the ground was covered with puddles of varying sizes and depths, occasionally reflecting the old buildings on both sides and the gray sky.

It wasn't dark yet. Xiao Yao and Yu Luying walked along, skipping and jumping through the puddles.

"By the way, your house should be turning that way, right? Are you still coming with me?" Xiao Yao stopped and pointed to the other side of the road.

Actually, normally, going back to Xiao Yao's house would definitely involve passing by Yu Luying's house, but because it's a longer route, there are two different directions.

“Mmm~” Yu Luying shook her head, making a denial sound through her nose: “I’m going to your house today.”

"?"

"Go see Shen Jie."

"Oh, what's wrong? Just like that..." Xiao Yao continued walking towards his home.

"I'm going to tell Shen Jie about our symbiotic relationship."

Yu Luying's tone was particularly indifferent, as if she were saying, "I'm going to your house for a drink of water."

Xiao Yao slammed on the brakes and came to a stop, breaking out in a cold sweat: "Why did you tell her?!"

"Why didn't you tell her?" Yu Luying tilted her chin up.

"……I have no idea."

“I don’t want you to get beaten by your little savage girlfriend every day,” Yu Luying said.

"Just for this?"

“Just for—this.” Yu Luying emphasized the word “just for.”

“No, I’ve already told her about this several times,” Xiao Yao waved his hands repeatedly, “What happened yesterday was because…”

"What are you afraid of?" Yu Luying took a half-step forward aggressively: "Why are you afraid to let Shen Jie know?"

"I..." Xiao Yao was speechless for a moment.

Yes, why did I subconsciously not want Shen Jie to know?

Xiao Yao fell into deep thought.

At first, it was because I subconsciously felt that such a secret should be kept and not let anyone know.

During the time he spent with Shen Jie, Xiao Yao did consider telling her about his supernatural connection with Yu Luying.

However, in the end, this wasn't just Xiao Yao's secret...

But why did I never even discuss it with Yu Luying?

Perhaps, he was simply afraid that Shen Jie would be jealous?

Imagine if Shen Jie and Zhang Zhengkai had this inexplicable symbiotic relationship; you would be furious.

It's even inevitable that the thought, "Why don't you just go and be with him?" will arise.

If I, who like Shen Jie so much, can have such thoughts, what about Shen Jie herself...?

Xiao Yao had a pretty good idea of ​​how deep her feelings for him were.

but.

Xiao Yao also understood that this was not a long-term solution.

If Shen Jie accidentally discovers this secret one day, they will inevitably have a big fight, so it's better to take the initiative to confess and be lenient.

not to mention.

Although Xiao Yao was unwilling to admit it to himself, he knew very well that there was another selfish and base motive behind his refusal to be honest with Shen Jie about their symbiotic relationship.

It's somewhat despicable, but he has to face his true self.

He was afraid that if Shen Jie found out about their symbiosis, she would use that as a reason to refuse any further physical contact with him.

After all, any contact between the two of them would affect Yu Luying. It would be fine if this matter wasn't brought up, but as long as they thought about it, it would become more and more awkward.