Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

A full day and a half.

Bai Li quietly arranged everything from picking people up and dropping them off to ordering food and providing psychological counseling.

During this time, he never mentioned the difficulty of the exam, nor did he ask about the answers.

Even when Jiang Ruyue occasionally wanted to complain about the math problems, he shut her down with the phrase, "Forget about each exam after you finish it."

Big exams are all about mindset.

Bai Li knew very well what kind of emotional value she should provide.

at this time.

There are three hours left until the last English exam begins.

Jiang Ruyue lay sprawled on the soft bed, her two pale legs crossing back and forth in mid-air.

A vocabulary book was spread out in front of him, and he was quietly reciting it.

"Click".

The rattling of the door lock interrupted her rhythm.

Jiang Ruyue raised her head.

Jiang's parents pushed open the door and walked in. Both of them looked somewhat unnatural, and their steps were hurried.

"Dad, Mom?"

Jiang Ruyue stopped turning the pages of her book and sat up in bed:

"Didn't you say you wouldn't disturb my studying? Why did you suddenly come over?"

Jiang's mother stepped forward, sat down on the edge of the bed, and took her daughter's hand.

"Kisaragi..."

Jiang's mother sighed, her face unable to conceal her shame:

"Your dad's workplace suddenly has an urgent meeting, and they've specifically asked him to speak. My project partner is also pressing me hard, so I have to go there for a meeting right away."

This is a dilemma.

The parents are absent from the most important stage of their daughter's life.

Jiang's father stood to the side, rubbing his hands together:

"Honey, I'm sorry. At this crucial moment, your mom and dad really can't be there for you to finish this last exam."

The two elders exchanged a glance, already prepared to face their daughter's disappointment and even complaints.

Although this girl is usually well-behaved, she inevitably feels resentful when her parents abandon her at crucial moments.

Who would have thought?

After hearing these words, Jiang Ruyue...

Her previously languid and innocent face suddenly lit up:

"fine!"

She answered decisively, her voice even carrying an barely suppressed joy:

"I completely understand!"

This unusual reaction left Jiang's parents somewhat bewildered.

"No..." Jiang's mother hesitated, scrutinizing her daughter's expression. "Why do I get the feeling you're happy?"

My mother saw through the secret in a single sentence.

Jiang Ruyue inwardly cried out in alarm; her habit of showing her joy so easily had almost ruined everything.

She reacted very quickly, her eyes darting around.

Her originally raised eyebrows drooped, her small mouth pursed, and her voice took on a mournful tone.

"I feel so awful!"

Jiang Ruyue exaggeratedly clutched her chest, leaned back, and half-rested on the pillow, forcing out two tears of grievance.

"Really?" Jiang's father stared at his daughter with a mixture of belief and doubt.

"oops!"

Jiang Ruyue knew when to stop. She jumped out of bed and pushed her parents toward the door.

"Why would I lie to you?" she muttered as she pushed.

"Hurry up and go, don't hold you back from making big money! I'm not unfamiliar with the way to the exam hall!"

Even after being pushed out of the room, Jiang's father and mother were still looking at each other in disbelief.

"This child..."

Standing in the corridor, Jiang's mother recalled her daughter's sensible demeanor just now, her eyes slightly red:

"She's really grown up; she's become so sensible."

Jiang's father nodded with satisfaction:

"Yes, it's ripe. Let's not waste any more time, let's get down to business!"

The two elderly people hurriedly went downstairs and left.

The elevator doors at the end of the corridor had just closed.

Jiang Ruyue, who had been forcing a smile, immediately locked the door and jumped back onto the bed with a cheer.

She pulled out her phone from under her pillow and her fingers flew across the screen.

[Hurry up! My parents have left!]

The next room.

Bai Li was leaning back on the sofa, resting with her eyes closed.

My phone vibrated.

He picked it up and looked at the message on the screen, which made him laugh.

This girl started causing trouble the moment her parents left.

However, just to be on the safe side, anti-counterfeiting authentication is still necessary.

After all, what if it was Jiang's mother checking up on him and testing him? If he went there rashly, wouldn't he be throwing his life away?

Bai Li typed with one hand and replied slowly and deliberately.

I'll form the head.

Less than two seconds.

The reply from the other side popped up immediately.

I'll form a body!

Safety confirmed.

Bai Li got up, grabbed the room key, and opened the door.

He had just walked next door, and before his hand even touched the doorknob, the door was pulled open from the inside.

A fragrant breeze wafted over.

Jiang Ruyue flew directly into his arms like a fledgling swallow.

"Well……"

She buried her face in Bai Li's chest, took a deep breath of his alluring, seductive scent, and let out a satisfied sigh:

"This is still the most comfortable way."

Bai Li closed the door behind him, supporting her back with his left hand.

"The person is right next door."

Jiang Ruyue lifted her pure and invincible face from his embrace, her large eyes filled with accusation:

"But I can't toy with you. It's driving me crazy!"

Bai Li raised his hand and gently rubbed her slightly messy soft hair.

"Alright."

He picked up the clingy kitten, walked to the bedside, and settled her on the bed.

"Go back to reviewing your vocabulary. You'll be going into battle in less than three hours."

Jiang Ruyue wasn't buying it at all.

Like an inseparable pendant, she snuggled directly into Bai Li's arms and found the most comfortable position to curl up in.

"No!" She hugged Bai Li's waist and began to whine.

"I want to study in your arms. That should make me much more efficient."

Bai Li nodded helplessly at her shameless appearance.

After all, this girl is about to face her final major exam.

At this critical juncture, let alone reviewing such a harmless little request in one's own arms.

Even if she wanted to pick stars right now, Bai Li would carry her up without saying a word.

Let her be.

Anyway, there are only a few hours left, just get through it.

The room fell silent.

Jiang Ruyue leaned against Bai Li's chest, holding the vocabulary book in her hands.

Ten minutes passed.

The person in my arms suddenly stirred.

Jiang Ruyue raised her head, her clear gaze fixed on Bai Li, and uttered a sentence:

"Take it off yourself."

"Are you crazy?" Bai Li lowered his voice:

"Didn't I tell you you had to finish the exam first? There's only one afternoon left, and you can't even hold back?"

I originally thought Jiang Ruyue would stop there.

To everyone's surprise, she straightened her back and retorted confidently.

"I know."

"I'm not asking to go all the way to the end right now."

She paused:

"I'm just conducting a scientific experiment."

Jiang Ruyue extended her fair index finger and gently poked Bai Li's chest:

"Look, just by being in your arms, my study efficiency is already this high."

"If I eat while I'm studying..."

"Do you think I might get a perfect score?"

What kind of nonsensical logic is this?

Bai Li laughed and tapped her smooth forehead with his hand.

"Where did this crooked and unorthodox method come from?" He was both annoyed and amused.

"Am I really that amazing? Do I even have the ability to boost intelligence?"

Jiang Ruyue rubbed her forehead, which had been throbbing from the knock, and began to feign pitifulness:

"Waaah..."

"You know, English is my weakest subject."

She looked up at Bai Li with a pitiful expression.

"Can you really bear to see me fail my English exam because of my inefficient studying?"

She has mastered the art of moral blackmail.

Bai Li opened his mouth, wanting to say something to dispel her absurd idea.

"oops!"

Jiang Ruyue didn't give him a chance to lecture her, instead drawing out the last syllable of her voice in a coquettish tone:

"Hurry up~ Just one try, just once, okay?"

Her soft, gentle voice, combined with her innocent, youthful face, perfectly complemented her sweet, innocent expression.

Who can stand this?

Bai Li raised his hands, choosing to surrender.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

He held down the restless little hand and sighed:

"Okay. But let's agree on this: no more chaos afterward. That's all we can do. Absolutely no further; we have to wait until you finish your exam. Understand?"

"Yay!"

Jiang Ruyue cheered and clapped her hands happily.

If her parents saw what happened next, they would probably faint on the spot.

Jiang Ruyue lay there obediently.

She opened her small mouth.

"Well……"

Upon first contact, she wrinkled her delicate nose and mumbled a comment:

"It smells bad..."

But this did not stop her from enthusiastically starting her "perfect review method".

She spread the vocabulary book out on the edge of the bed, her eyes fixed intently on the pages.

"ABANDON, give up..."

"Absolutely, absolutely..."

Bai Li leaned against the headboard, the back of her head resting against the soft cushion.

"hiss……"

Suddenly, he gasped.

"You're just like Mengmeng," Bai Li couldn't help but tease, "You both have little tiger teeth!"

Hearing the complaint, Jiang Ruyue raised her eyelids and glanced at him.

She protested twice, her words mumbled, as if to say that she had been very careful.

"Alright, alright, stop talking."

Bai Li raised his hand and soothingly stroked her hair downwards:

"Focus on your book and keep memorizing vocabulary."

Time passed by, second by second.

Listening to her mumbling as she memorized vocabulary, Bai Li had a mischievous idea pop into her head.

His long, slender fingers ran through Jiang Ruyue's hair, his voice soft and low:

"Oh, right, I'll teach you a secret."

Bai Li stared at the ceiling and spoke nonsense with a straight face:

"When you get to the exam room, answer the multiple-choice questions you know. Don't panic if you encounter questions you really don't know."

He paused for a moment, then revealed the core tactic.

"Just wait until the English listening exercise starts playing, then cough like crazy."

Suppressing a laugh, he continued:

"As long as your competitors can't hear you either, then everyone is back to the same starting line."

"You adults play dirty games."

Jiang Ruyue muttered this comment.

Then.

She closed her vocabulary book and clenched her two small, white fists.

Those big eyes gleamed with an unprecedented fighting spirit.

"but."

She raised her chin and announced loudly:

"I will definitely work hard!"

Whether it's an exam or not.

Or something else.

Jiang Ruyue would never admit defeat.

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