We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

The audience wasn't welcoming back half of the liberal arts class; they were shocked that they had already accepted her departure, only to see her now wearing her school uniform and walking back into the classroom.

Xie Shu calmly walked through the crowd to her still neat seat. Her appearance in her school uniform made Li Mubai feel slightly dazed; it had been too long since he had seen her in a school uniform.

Ignoring the murmurs around her, she turned to look at Li Mubai:

"I haven't been here for almost three weeks, and the table is still so clean. Did you clean it for me?"

Li Mubai nodded slightly. Logically speaking, Xie Shu's seat should have been removed long ago after he left, but for some reason it was kept and no one mentioned it. He took care of changing seats and cleaning every week.

"Thank you." She smiled faintly.

Perhaps it was just psychological, but he felt the classroom was much brighter.

"Hey, Shubao, you're back?" Chen Qiuhe walked in from outside the classroom with her schoolbag on her back.

"Yes, I'm back."

"Hehe, now you can teach me math again!"

"Li Mubai can teach you," Xie Shu suddenly said.

"That won't do, his math skills are about the same as mine."

Li Mubai, feeling offended, spoke up:

"You scored five points lower than me in math last time."

"It's just a difference of one multiple-choice question," Chen Qiuhe immediately retorted.

"A gap is a gap."

However, Chen Qiuhe's English improved quite quickly. Is it possible that girls have a stronger ability to learn English?

"Xie Shu, you're back," Deng Yi said as she walked over.

"Um."

"Ahem." The geography teacher on the podium coughed a few times to attract everyone's attention. "Everyone, go back to your seats, take out your textbooks, and get ready for class."

The once noisy classroom quickly quieted down. The teacher glanced indifferently at Xie Shu below the stage and began the lesson...

As the bell rang, Xie Shu turned her head to look at the few jasmine blossoms quietly blooming on the windowsill, and sighed softly:

"The flowers are blooming, they look quite beautiful."

Li Mubai nodded subtly.

"We can pick them to make jasmine tea, jasmine tea cake, and jasmine matcha mousse cake," Chen Qiuhe interjected.

Li Mubai glanced sideways and saw her enthusiastically explaining the preparation and flavors of these dishes to Xie Shu.

"Okay, Qiuhe. When it's made, Li Mubai and I will be the first to taste it." Xie Shu nodded slightly.

Suddenly, the group fell silent. Chen Qiuhe looked at Li Mubai, and Wang Rui also looked at him.

"What are you looking at me for? Class is about to start."

The third period is art class. How wonderful it is to have a minor subject class during the intense study life of the second semester of the second year of high school.

"Class, today we're going to learn the art of seal carving. In this lesson, we'll start by briefly introducing the basic history and forms of seal carving. Next lesson, you'll need to prepare your seal carving tools and stones in advance for hands-on practice."

Seal carving, what boy doesn't dream of being an emperor? Next week I can carve the eight characters "Received the Mandate of Heaven, May Your Life Be Long and Prosperous" on the seal stone.

A small note was gently pushed onto the corner of his desk:

"Come to the club activity room after lunch."

Club activity room? He hasn't been there in a long time, except for club classes. And did Han Xiaowei already give the key to the activity room to Xie Shu?

At school, the two of them deliberately restrained themselves, not walking hand in hand to the cafeteria, and everything was the same as usual.

This is also good for Li Mubai. As mentioned before, while living together, it's also important to maintain some personal space.

After finishing his meal, he rushed from the cafeteria to the activity room. The door was already open, and Chen Qiuhe's voice could be heard coming from inside.

Chen Qiuhe is here too?

Okay, not only her, but Deng Yi was there too.

"Heh, speak of the devil. We were just saying, why haven't we seen your work in the school newspaper or club journal? Are you secretly using a pen name?" Chen Qiuhe joked.

Li Mubai glanced at Xie Shu; she should know the reason very well.

"I am not very knowledgeable and have not produced much." He walked to his usual seat and sat down.

"Don't sit so far away, come and sit with us," Chen Qiuhe called out.

Helpless, Li Mubai had no choice but to move a chair and sit down next to them.

"Look at you, you have no sense at all, get up for a second."

He stood up, puzzled, and Chen Qiuhe immediately and deftly moved his chair next to Xie Shu.

"Please sit down, and close the door behind you," Xie Shu said softly.

Li Mubai felt a sudden tightness in his chest, sensing that this scene resembled a trap...

Click!

The door lock clicked softly, completely shutting out the outside noise. Li Mubai marveled at the excellent soundproofing of the activity room and slowly sat down.

The four of them remained silent, each pondering how to begin their first words.

No, to be precise, it was Chen Qiuhe and Deng Yi who were scrutinizing him and Xie Shu.

"So, you guys..." Deng Yi finally broke the awkward silence.

"Yes." Xie Shu directly grasped Li Mubai's hand.

The warm touch made Li Mubai feel a little embarrassed, especially under the watchful eyes of Deng Yi and Chen Qiuhe.

"Wow!" Chen Qiuhe exclaimed on the spot.

Deng Yi was incredulous; although she had somewhat anticipated it, she hadn't expected it to happen so quickly.

"Li Mubai, Shu Bao, I wish you a long and happy marriage," Chen Qiuhe said with a smile.

Li Mubai chuckled a few times. A hundred years is too far away, and besides, that term is for newlyweds.

"Wait, although it might not be appropriate to say this now, I still want to say it." Deng Yi raised her hand to interrupt.

"What's wrong?" Chen Qiuhe glanced at her.

"It's Shubao, are you delaying your trip abroad by a year?"

"Um."

"And what about Li Mubai a year from now?" Deng Yi asked, looking at Li Mubai.

Deng Yi's words were self-evident: she wanted to know if Li Mubai and Xie Shu could still be together a year from now. Naturally, she hoped that the two of them could stay together for a long time, but she also wanted to resolve any potential obstacles that might arise in the future.

"Maybe...maybe..."

Li Mubai was speechless for a moment. Did he want to go abroad? He didn't think much about it, nor was he against it, but his English was already poor, almost like he could only speak English fluently. More realistically, the cost of going abroad was something his family couldn't afford.

Xie Shu felt a sudden tightening in his palm as he subtly increased the pressure, but his face remained calm and composed.

"I will do my best to catch up with Xie Shu."

He gave an answer, though it was rather vague...

Xie Shu turned his head to the side, his eyebrows slightly curved, and nodded gently.

"Oh dear, this topic is too heavy. Let's talk about something more interesting. There are four of us, so how about we play 'Who's the Spy?' The loser has to be punished with a truth or dare game." Chen Qiuhe looked at Xie Shu and Li Mubai excitedly.

He only put down his "tough talk" after playing Truth or Dare, and he wasn't really interested in the game anymore. He also didn't finish his English dictation for the day.

"Let's start with dictation."

Xie Shu released Li Mubai's hand and said softly.

"good!"

Those who know me say I am worried; those who do not know me ask what I seek.