We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

Faced with beautiful scenery, people are always captivated and linger, reluctant to leave. When Li Mubai checked the time again, he realized that it was already late.

"Class monitor, it's 1:46." His tone was somewhat hurried.

"Okay, let's go back to the classroom."

Xie Shu, however, seemed relaxed. She quickened her pace slightly, as the people around her were eager to get back to the classroom.

Having a large campus is both an advantage and a disadvantage. The advantage is that more facilities can be built to provide services for students, while the disadvantage is that travel time is also lengthened.

There is reason to suspect that if the joint entrance exam for the three schools were changed to a marathon, the students from No. 1 Middle School might come out on top.

Fortunately, Li Mubai and Xie Shu arrived at the classroom two minutes before class started.

As punishment for being late, countless eyes immediately turned towards him in the classroom.

Some strangers made mocking expressions and joked with those around them: "This is another couple who almost missed their stop while strolling around campus."

People who know them either have an "I knew it" look on their faces or are deep in thought.

After everyone was seated, the class bell rang shortly afterward, and the once noisy classroom instantly fell silent.

"Yang Kun is asking you, where did you go just now?" Wang Rui nudged Li Mubai with his elbow and asked.

Li Mubai peeked out, and Yang Kun, who was four seats away from him, gave him a cryptic, silly grin.

He arrived in such a hurry and hadn't expected to become the "center of attention," so he hadn't come up with a reasonable excuse yet.

"Did you wander deeper into the campus while exploring and get lost? Then you ran into the class monitor, who was also lost, and it took you ages to get back together?"

While Li Mubai was still pondering, Wang Rui spoke directly.

"Yes."

Li Mubai nodded. Although the reason was far-fetched, it was still better than saying that he and Xie Shu had gone to see the apricot blossom path and lost track of time.

Wang Rui repeated what he had just said to Jiao Yong, who then repeated it to Feng Wanli... until it reached Yang Kun's ears.

It's unclear whether there were any embellishments or exaggerations, but judging from Yang Kun's disbelieving expression, it seems he didn't spread rumors.

Li Mubai didn't care what others thought; he wanted to concentrate on the lecture.

During the twenty-minute break between the two lectures, the students began to whisper among themselves, and many even lay down to catch up on sleep.

Amid the noise, Chen Qiuhe took the opportunity to turn around and smile, with a "you've succeeded" expression, while Li Mubai pretended to know nothing.

It ended promptly at 4:30 PM.

Mei Yulu was also sitting by the aisle, her head down, seemingly lost in thought. Li Mubai walked past her, but she didn't react at all, like a lifeless fish.

As they lined up to board the school bus, Li Mubai was still the last student to get on. He walked past Wu Changguo and Zhong Jianjun, the former giving him a deep look.

He sat in the same spot on the school bus, next to Xie Shu.

The school bus started and slowly drove away from Pingyang No.1 Middle School.

Looking at the magnificent school gate, Li Mubai was lost in thought. Although No. 1 Middle School was very good, he preferred the No. 6 Middle School that he was already familiar with.

Not long after the bus started moving, it gradually quieted down. For students who had been listening to lectures all day, who could resist sleeping on a bus with its own air conditioning?

Thinking back to the students who were full of energy when they left school in the morning, but became lifeless when they returned to school in the afternoon, this is the most accurate portrayal of high school students.

Xie Shu also fell into a light sleep. This time, she didn't lean back; she just rested against the chair.

It was a very tiring day, and Li Mubai gradually closed his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, I was already at No. 6 Middle School.

"We're here," the person next to him nudged him and whispered.

"Okay." Li Mubai got up and got out of the car.

A few students with suitcases were scattered around the back gate of the school, waiting for their parents. It seemed that school had already let out at 5:30.

There was a familiar Bentley parked by the roadside. Thanks to his chance encounter with Xie Shu on the bus last semester, Li Mubai went back and looked up information about the car.

After counting the number of students one last time and confirming that no one had fallen behind, Wu Changguo then dismissed the students and sent them home.

"Goodbye, class monitor," Li Mubai said, avoiding the others.

"Okay, see you tonight."

……

"Tell me! Tell me where you went with our class monitor at noon?" As soon as he returned to the dormitory, Yang Kun immediately questioned him.

"Yes, confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely."

In the entire boys' dormitory, apart from Feng Wanli and Wang Rui who were still packing their luggage, the other three boys were setting up a three-way interrogation.

"Didn't I say? I got lost at No. 1 High School and happened to run into the class monitor." Li Mubai said, rubbing his forehead in feigned helplessness.

"Do you believe Zhao Feng?" Yang Kun asked, looking at Zhao Feng.

"I don't believe it."

"Brother Yong, do you believe me?" Yang Kun then turned to Jiao Yong and asked.

"I don't believe it either."

"Look at this, Lao Bai. It's not that we don't believe you, it's just that this reason is too far-fetched. How could a scenario that only exists in remote corners of Muli appear in reality?"

The three people's gazes returned to Li Mubai.

"If you don't believe it, then don't. Anyway, that's the truth. Reality is always more illogical than any random nonsense."

Li Mubai decided to give up and go home, no matter what he thought.

"Is that really true?" Jiao Yong was the first to waver.

"Um."

Jiao Yong looked at Yang Kun and Zhao Feng, and the three of them exchanged bewildered glances.

"Alright, I'll believe you this once. I almost thought you were really dating XS." Yang Kun finally admitted it.

"666, you're the typical type who's afraid his brothers will suffer, but also afraid they'll drive a Land Rover. I'm different. I firmly believe in Lao Bai. Right, Lao Bai?" Zhao Feng said.

"Um."

Li Mubai nodded, seemingly unconcerned about what they thought, but in reality, everything was within his expectations.

"You're still so adamant? Who was it that just shouted 'leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist'?"

……

Ignoring Yang Kun and Zhao Feng's bickering, Li Mubai packed his luggage and left the dormitory for the station. He didn't bring a suitcase, only a handbag to carry his clothes, which was more convenient.

"Li Mubai, I never expected that even though we didn't make an appointment, it would be such a coincidence."

While waiting for the bus, Chen Qiuhe's voice came from the side.

"Unfortunately, it's just that the No. 76 bus takes a long time to arrive." Li Mubai wasn't surprised by Chen Qiuhe's appearance.

"Check your phone to see how many minutes until we arrive?"

Li Mubai took out his phone and opened the ride-hailing app.

"Three minutes."

"That's a really good coincidence. If we had come any later, we would have had to wait for the next one." Chen Qiuhe smiled.

The next bus is the hardest to catch.

After boarding the bus, I was in the same spot as before. Since most of the students from No. 6 Middle School had left, the bus was suddenly quite empty.

Apart from a few passengers, the rest were university students. The third stop of this bus from its starting station was the University Town, and the fifth stop was between Pingyang No. 6 Middle School and Confucius Temple.

"Li Mu Bai, you're amazing! I haven't even given you a chance to help, and you've already won her over."

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