We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

"The college entrance exam is next week, what am I going to do! I haven't even studied anything yet!"

As soon as Yang Kun returned to school and entered his dormitory after the weekend, he slumped into a chair, sighing and his tone was full of anxiety.

"It's not like it's your college entrance exam, why are you in such a hurry?" Zhao Feng complained as he made the bed.

"I was born in hardship, while you died in comfort."

"I haven't seen your grades improve at all!"

"So what! My attitude was good enough, wasn't it!"

Li Mubai quietly packed his luggage, preparing to go to the classroom to study.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Zhao Feng suddenly called out to him, "Are we going to shout slogans for the senior students this week?"

"That's right! I had forgotten about it until you mentioned it! I can skip another evening self-study session!" Yang Kun, who was on his deathbed, suddenly sat up, his eyes lighting up.

"They probably won't shout anymore. The school said they were afraid of disturbing the nearby residents' rest, so they canceled it." Li Mubai shook his head.

"What? You're not allowed to do that?!" Yang Kun's face fell instantly.

"There are only a few buildings next to the school, and their occupancy rate is less than that of our single teaching building. How could that have any impact?"

Unsurprisingly, the school's reasoning was questioned.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it, that's the school's rule," Li Mubai said helplessly. He waved his hand and joked, "I'm going to the classroom to study now, after all, the college entrance exam is coming up soon."

"Goodbye, Lao Bai! I wish you a bright future! The future is uncertain, and we are all just ordinary people!" Yang Kun shouted from behind.

"You call yourself an ox or a horse? From now on, we'll all have to call you Boss Yang! Remember to save me a security guard spot in the factory area," Zhao Feng joked.

"Sigh, you all know me, I don't want to work in a factory, I just want to..."

At four o'clock in the afternoon, there were only a few people in the classroom, and it was so quiet that you could hear the wind outside the window.

The jasmine on the windowsill quietly formed its second batch of buds in the sunlight, and a faint fragrance wafted in the air.

Li Mubai returned to his seat, took out his notebook, and began to review.

The monthly exam is coming up again soon, so he dares not relax. He doesn't expect to improve his ranking, but he at least wants to stay firmly in the top ten of the class.

He lowered his head, focusing intently on absorbing the knowledge points, his pen tip lightly gliding across the paper.

When I looked up again, the seat in front of me was already occupied.

Xie Shu sat quietly, his back straight, holding a pen in his hand, also focused on studying.

Li Mubai didn't disturb her and continued reading his book.

He didn't raise his hand until the bell rang precisely at 5:30, and gently poked her back with his fingertips.

"What's wrong?" Xie Shu, still holding a pen, slowly turned around, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Are you... going to eat?"

Xie Shu put down her pen, gently closed her notebook, and smiled at him: "Let's go."

I don't know who suggested it, but the school cafeteria finally arranged dinner for students returning to school on weekends. Students who returned to school early no longer have to eat instant noodles or go outside the school to grab a bite.

Li Mubai and Xie Shu walked up to the second floor of the cafeteria together.

The early summer sun shines through the huge glass windows, casting shimmering light on the polished marble floor, like a tranquil pool of water.

Not only were they there, but also senior high school students who had returned early to take their weekly exams.

"I don't want this, you can have it." Xie Shu picked up a large piece of green pepper.

Li Mubai paused, his hand still holding the chopsticks, as he looked at the green peppers on his plate.

"I haven't touched my chopsticks, so you can eat without worry," Xie Shu continued.

Upon hearing this, Li Mubai finally felt relieved. Eating other people's saliva was rather strange; he didn't have that kind of fetish.

Xie Shu had a small appetite and put down his chopsticks before Li Mubai finished his meal.

He looked up and found Xie Shu looking at him. Li Mubai quickly picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth clean.

"Are you leaving?" he asked.

"No, let me take another look."

Time seemed to stand still. Li Mubai's heart clenched. He didn't know what she was looking at, but her gaze remained fixed on his face, as if she wanted to observe every detail.

"Is it... all done?"

"Okay, let's go to the club activity room." Xie Shu withdrew his gaze, a faint smile on his lips.

……

"Haha! I'm almost done listening to today's lecture."

In the club activity room, Chen Qiuhe finished flipping through the vocabulary list and found that she had reached the last page. She was so excited that she almost jumped up.

"After listening, I feel like I didn't even get 130 on the English test," Li Mubai said, pouring cold water on her enthusiasm.

"Don't say that! I have a feeling I can get 130 next time and get promoted to a high-level position!" Chen Qiuhe said defiantly, puffing out her chest.

"Do you have a system?" Li Mubai asked, voicing his doubts.

Chen Qiuhe was taken aback, then realized what was happening, and deliberately put on a stern face and gave a strange laugh:

"How did you know? You know my secret now. Looks like I can't let you stay tonight!"

"It's not like I'm the only one in this room."

Chen Qiuhe looked at Xie Shu, who looked puzzled:

"What is a system?"

She then looked at Deng Yi, who pretended not to hear and continued reviewing her mistakes.

"The system is a setting in online novels, equivalent to a cheat code or a cheat code," Li Mubai explained to Xie Shu.

"Hmm—" Xie Shu pondered for a few seconds, then suddenly spoke, "I understand, then I should be your system."

Ah, this... it seems that's true.

As the last word was dictated, Li Mubai felt a sense of loss.

"This vocabulary list only covers words from the first year of high school to the first semester of the second year. I have already compiled the vocabulary list for the second semester of the second year."

As Xie Shu spoke, he took out two vocabulary lists from his schoolbag and handed them to Chen Qiuhe and Li Mubai.

"Wow! Shubao, I love you!" Chen Qiuhe said, moved.

"It's okay, I'll take a look at it anyway once it's sorted out."

"Someone hasn't said anything yet!" Chen Qiuhe kept glancing at Li Mubai.

"Thank you," Li Mubai said earnestly.

"That's it?" Chen Qiuhe was clearly dissatisfied. "You should say it like I did: Shubao, I love you!"

Isn't Chen Qiuhe making things difficult for him? Does he seem like the kind of person who would say such a thing?

"No need, no need," Xie Shu waved his hand.

Li Mubai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Xie Shu was very understanding.

"That's fine."

As Xie Shu spoke, he naturally reached out and gently took Li Mubai's hand.

Chen Qiuhe twitched the corner of her mouth. Were they bullying her because she was single? But she hadn't planned to get married anyway. Her parents' terrible marriage had long filled her with fear of marriage.

"Oh, right, I brought some osmanthus cake from home, you guys can try it." Chen Qiuhe took out her lunchbox and called to Deng Yi, "Little Deng, come and have some with us."

The osmanthus cake was shaped like a flower and decorated with yellow osmanthus blossoms. Deng Yi picked up a piece, took a bite, and found it neither too sweet nor too greasy. Curious, she asked:

"Qiuhe, did you make this yourself?"

"Yes."

"It's delicious! I didn't know you had this skill. Do you make it at home?"

"At the store...at home." Chen Qiuhe was about to say "at the store," but then realized what she meant and immediately changed her words.

Looking at Chen Qiuhe's innocent smile, Li Mubai actually admired her quite a bit. If he had a father like that, he probably would have just gone to a vocational school and fend for himself.

I wonder what her mother's situation is? I've never heard her mention it. Could it be the same as her father's?

Li Mubai picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and gently handed it to Xie Shu.

"Thank you," Xie Shu said, realizing what was happening.

"You're welcome. I noticed you seemed to be thinking about something, so I got you one."

"It's nothing, thank you, my class monitor." She smiled.