We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

"In trigonometry, there are only two directions for questions in the college entrance examination. First, converting between sides and angles; second, finding the maximum and minimum values ​​of area and perimeter." Teacher Chen tapped the blackboard twice with the chalk. "In short, if there are sides and angles, convert the angles to sides; if you want to find the maximum and minimum values, convert them to functions."

Li Mubai lowered his head, his pen flying across the notebook as he jotted down notes.

"This problem is a typical example of finding the maximum or minimum value of the area and perimeter of a triangle." Teacher Chen glanced around and said, "Li Mubai, you explain it."

Li Mubai put down his pen, picked up the exam paper, and walked onto the podium.

He wrote the character "解" (jie, meaning to explain) in the blank space on the blackboard, then turned around and began to speak:

"The first question asks for angle B. Given that cosB + 2cosAcosC = 1, the invariant relationship of the core of the triangle is... Therefore, the maximum perimeter of the second question is L = a + c + 2, and it is less than or equal to 6."

Teacher Chen carefully checked each step: "Good, go and sit down."

Li Mubai walked back to his seat and heard Teacher Chen continuing to speak:

"Mathematics is the subject that determines where you go in the college entrance examination. Take Li Mubai as an example. When he was not good at math, he could only be outside the top ten. But once he improved in math, he was a top five candidate."

Is this considered a compliment? Li Mubai lowered his head.

Back then, he was specifically criticized by name by this Teacher Chen during class...

After class, Lin Xinle went out for a few minutes and came back carrying a stack of printing papers.

The girl in the first row looked down at the thing on the table, paused for two seconds, and then asked, "What's this?"

"The admission ticket for the provincial mock exam." Lin Xinle answered as she walked past him to hand out the next one.

"What? The exam admission ticket has been issued?"

"Could you please check which exam room I've been assigned to?"

Before she even reached the second row, several people had already gathered around her.

Lin Xinle was stuck in the aisle and frowned: "Everyone, please sit back down. We'll be serving you soon."

But few people listened, and some even reached out to rummage through the stack of papers in her hand. She protected her admission ticket and took a half-step back.

Li Mubai stood up from his seat: "Everyone, please go back to your seats. Gathering here will only waste time. If you don't gather around, the cards will be distributed very quickly."

Two girls who were about to approach him glanced at him, silently withdrew their hands, and sat back down. The others gradually dispersed as well.

Lin Xinle breathed a sigh of relief and whispered a thank you.

Li Mubai sat down: "It's alright, send it quickly."

"It's okay, hurry up and send it out." Li Mubai sat down, also curious about which exam room he had been assigned to.

"Li Mubai, this is yours."

"OK, thanks."

Li Mubai took his exam admission ticket and immediately started looking through it.

Examination site: Pingyang No. 3 Middle School... Examination room 22... Seat number 18.

He was actually going to No. 3 Middle School? He carefully put away his admission ticket.

Ring ring—

"Everyone, take out your geography test papers. We'll continue going over the test papers today."

……

"Xie Shu, where is your exam room?"

"Third Middle School, what about you?"

"I'm also from No. 3 Middle School, what a coincidence!" Li Mubai's tone was full of surprise; he thought he would have to fight alone.

"Qiuhe is also at No. 3 Middle School."

"She's here too?" Li Mubai was taken aback.

"Mm." Xie Shu nodded gently.

"Could this be the hand of fate...?" he muttered to himself.

"Hmm?" Xie Shu tilted his head slightly.

"It's nothing. So, which exam room are you in?" Li Mubai asked again.

"Examination room number 5, Qiuhe is in examination room number 8."

"I'm 22." There was a hint of regret in his voice.

"It's okay. You can wait for me at the school gate after you finish your exam, and I'll wait for you there after I finish mine." She smiled gently.

"Okay." He nodded. "We're at the cafeteria."

"Bring your math and English materials from last week in a bit, I'll take a look and review them." Xie Shu's smile faded, replaced by a serious expression.

"Okay." He nodded emphatically.

In the provincial mock exam, Li Mubai silently uttered these three words in his heart...

The petals of April were knocked to the ground by the continuous rain, and the few remaining blossoms on the branches would soon fall as well.

Li Mubai opened his umbrella and disappeared into the crowd.

The sweltering heat inexplicably reminded him of the morning of his middle school entrance exam years ago, when the weather was similar and his parents saw him off at the school gate.

Two people were standing by the school gate, huddled under the same umbrella. One of them saw him from afar and raised his hand to wave at him.

Unlike that year, Xie Shu is now waiting at the door.

"When did you arrive?" Li Mubai walked over quickly.

"We've been here for an hour," Chen Qiuhe answered first.

Li Mubai was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xie Shu. It was only 8:20. Did they arrive at 7:20?

"No," Xie Shu shook his head, "we just arrived too."

"Oh." Li Mubai breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared me."

If Pinocchio existed, then people like Chen Qiuhe who make jokes indiscriminately should be punished.

"Have you had breakfast?" Xie Shu asked.

"Have you eaten? Have you eaten?"

"have eaten."

"Alright, alright," Chen Qiuhe interrupted them, "Stop standing here exchanging pleasantries, let's go inside."

"really."

The three of them walked together toward the teaching building. The rain wasn't heavy, but when the wind blew, water droplets drifted in at an angle.

Xie Shu walked to the innermost part of the path, looking down at the puddles under his feet and carefully avoiding them.

"You're on the third floor," she suddenly said, turning her head. "Qiuhe and I are on the first floor."

"Then you don't need to climb the stairs." Li Mubai glanced at Chen Qiuhe.

"Yeah, it saves us the effort of taking the exam." Chen Qiuhe's tone was a little smug.

"But young people still need to exercise more," Li Mubai said.

"Heh, how old are you, Old Li?" Chen Qiuhe rolled her eyes at him.

Li Mubai didn't reply, just smiled, and walked into the teaching building where he folded his umbrella.

"Shall I go upstairs now?"

"Okay." Xie Shu closed the umbrella, clenched his other fist, and whispered, "Good luck."

"You too, keep it up!"

After he finished speaking, he felt a little ridiculous. It seemed that Xie Shu's grades were not suitable for this role, but he said the fixed lines like an NPC who triggered the plot.

"Hey," Chen Qiuhe said, standing beside him with her arms crossed, "you'd better do well on the exam, or you'll really get ridiculed by everyone."

"Do your best."

"Don't overdo it," Chen Qiuhe's tone became more serious. "Show the same spirit you had when you shouted that day, young man."

Li Mubai smiled and said, "I'm leaving now. Good luck to everyone. See you later."

He turned around and quickly disappeared into the stairwell.

"Then I'll go to the exam hall too?" Chen Qiuhe turned her gaze away and looked at Xie Shu.

"Okay." Xie Shu nodded gently. "Good luck, Chen Qiuhe."

"Haha, I've received encouragement from the top student." She laughed twice and walked towards her own exam room.

drop--!

"Backpacks are not allowed inside. They must be left outside. You can only bring your admission ticket and stationery such as 2B pencils and ballpoint pens."

Li Mubai walked into the examination room carrying a transparent stationery bag. The invigilator scanned him with a detector and only let him in after confirming that there were no problems.

He found seat number 18, sat down, and placed his pencil case on the corner of the table.

It was still raining outside the window, and the glass was so fogged up by raindrops that the view outside was obscured.

"Teacher, can I bring tissues in? I have a bit of a cold."

"No, we will provide it."

"Okay, thank you, teacher."

Two minutes later, someone sat down in the seat next to me, one meter away.

"Ahem." She covered her mouth with her hand, as if deliberately lowering her voice, but it could still be heard in the quiet examination room.

Li Mubai turned his head slightly to the side.

The rain was blurry, drizzling and dripping. Mei Yulu turned her head, smiled faintly at him, and opened her mouth as if to politely say "good luck."

Li Mubai nodded, and they each looked away.