A Young Woman's Heart

And so, Hua Yinyin successfully bought two more bottles of Coke this time. She and Mo Xueyao each held a drink in their hands and took a shortcut toward the teaching building.

Mo Xueyao saw Taiyin, the psychology teacher she hadn't seen much, watering the crops in the narrow gap with a green watering can, looking very serious.

“Look, it’s Teacher Taiyin.” Mo Xueyao patted Hua Yinyin on the shoulder.

"Hmm, it really is her taking care of that small plot of farmland," Hua Yinyin muttered, just as the school bell rang.

"Run! We're going to be late for class!" Hua Yinyin shouted.

"It's okay, it's just the physics teacher's class, being a little late is fine." Hua Yinyin was quite calm. "Besides, it's just the preparatory bell, Xiao Yaoyao, don't be so nervous."

"Tsk, then you can walk slowly behind me." Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes and started jogging first.

"Hey, Yaoyao, wait a minute! Don't you have a heart condition and can't do strenuous exercise? Be careful not to get hurt!"

"Don't worry!"

Mo Xueyao certainly doesn't have heart disease.

As for the surgery, so much time has passed, and my physical condition is very stable now. I can jog a short distance without any problem.

It is estimated that she will be able to participate in sports activities normally next semester.

But what reason can I give to explain that I can engage in strenuous exercise again?

My heart condition suddenly got better?

...Isn't heart disease incurable?

Well, I'll say that I'm in good health and the doctor recommends that I exercise more to strengthen my body, so I can join everyone in doing some less strenuous exercise.

Even so, he probably won't be able to participate in long-distance running.

Many people dislike participating in long-distance running in physical education class, but Mo Xueyao felt it was a real pity that she couldn't participate.

"Report!" Lost in thought, she quickly spotted the classroom door of Class 2, Grade 11. Mo Xueyao pushed the door open, walked in, and immediately shouted.

"Come in." Ye Yu, the physics teacher with his hair standing on end, nodded. "Everyone, take out your books and get ready for class. Today we're going to cover the last unit, and after that we'll start reviewing."

Mo Xueyao, panting heavily, handed the cola to Huang Yuxi beside her: "Yinyin bought it for you."

"Hey, Youyou, I'm all right~ I'll treat you to a Coke." Hua Yinyin smiled and handed the extra Coke to Mo Zhuyou.

"Why is everything so good today?" Mo Zhuyou asked, puzzled.

"What? I've always been very generous, okay!" Feeling misunderstood, Hua Yinyin deliberately made a wronged expression.

"Don't worry, everything we're giving you is free," Mo Xueyao explained on her behalf.

"Huh? Free? Why..."

"Ahem!" The physics teacher interrupted Mo Zhuyou, "Class is starting now. All of you, please stop talking and open your books to the last unit."

Mo Xueyao stopped explaining, after all, class was more important, and she could explain after class.

Seeing that most of the students had quieted down, the physics teacher nodded in satisfaction and continued, "In the last unit, we learned about the law of universal gravitation. In this unit, we'll talk about mechanical energy. First, we need to understand what 'work' is and what 'doing work' means..."

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Chapter 290 Zhou Yong actually has a girlfriend?!

For Zhou Yong, it was just another ordinary day.

He already did his duty on Monday, so he doesn't need to do it again this week.

Today, he left school with his classmates.

Gao Yuan and Ma Jia rushed out as soon as the bell rang; they were going to the internet cafe.

Recently, several illegal internet cafes have sprung up near the school. They only have about seven or eight computers in total, and if you don't go early, you probably won't be able to get a computer.

That's why Gao Yuan and the others rushed out of the school in such a hurry.

Gao Yuan did have a computer at home, but he preferred the lively atmosphere of internet cafes, so he often brought others to internet cafes with him—he would treat them.

Zhou Yong is often invited to go out, but he's not going today because he has something to do.

He had arranged to meet someone else.

It's right at the entrance of Banshan Park.

What he didn't expect was that she would come directly to the school gate to find him.

Zhou Yong remembered that he had only mentioned it a few times, yet she remembered it.

As an ordinary teenager, he once felt like he was the protagonist of the world, but as time went by, he gradually came to understand himself.

He never compares himself to others, nor does he ever aspire to things that are unlikely to be achieved.

Every day after school, he often saw couples walking side by side. He was envious, but not jealous.

When a person fully understands themselves, they can sometimes be so rational as to be somewhat cold-hearted—of course, only towards themselves.

When a person gets used to ordinariness, they are usually worn down and lose their edge.

Young people like Zhou Yong are among the countless individuals whose edges are most easily worn down.

He had certainly fantasized about having a girlfriend waiting for him at the door after school so they could walk together.

But he knew very well that fantasy was just fantasy, and it was precisely because it was impossible to realize that it was called fantasy!

However, today, part of that fantasy has come true—at least the scene at this moment does resemble his fantasy.

It's just that the two of them don't have that kind of relationship.

I wish time could stand still at this moment.

Zhou Yong looked at the girl waiting for him at the school gate and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

For a brief moment, his heart did indeed race.

The image of Mo Xueyao in her heart seemed to have faded a little.

Wearing a neck ring, Tian Tingchan stood at the school gate, smiling and slightly raising her hand to wave gently, clearly having already seen him.

"Hey!" Zhou Yong couldn't help but shout loudly on purpose, "Why are you coming all the way to the school gate?"

Tian Tingchan just smiled. Because of the distance, Zhou Yong could hardly hear what she was saying, so he simply didn't say anything.

"Holy crap—!!" Liu Xiaowei, who couldn't go to the internet cafe with Gao Yuan because he had to do his chores, was dawdling with a broom and dustpan when he saw this scene through the window. He was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

"What are you doing? Making such a fuss." Ye Banxia pouted. "You're going to clean up Gao Yuan's portion today too, okay?"

"Huh? Why?"

“Aren’t you his good brother? He ran away today, so you take his place.”

"Damn it, this guy and I aren't brothers!" Liu Xiaowei protested, then pointed out the window, "Put that aside for now, look, Zhou Yong actually has a girlfriend!"

"Damn, girlfriend?" Li Hongran also came over in surprise and looked out the window.

His eyesight is excellent; he can see much better than Liu Xiaowei.

He saw Zhou Yong walk up to a girl who was about the same height as Mo Xueyao. She wasn't stunning, but she was still above average in looks. The two stood very close and seemed quite intimate.

"Impossible! This kid has never mentioned it to me, and with his personality, how could he possibly find a girlfriend unless someone pursues him!" Li Hongran exclaimed. "It's probably a relative, like his sister or something."

"It's possible." Liu Xiaowei breathed a sigh of relief. "I knew this guy wouldn't be able to find a girlfriend."

"Hey, don't look down on others," Mo Xueyao said, standing up for Zhou Yong. "Maybe he's found someone else?"

"Impossible, impossible! I haven't even found it, how could he possibly be here?" Liu Xiaowei said narcissistically.

“Although Zhou Yong is quite ordinary, you’re clearly worse than him…” Mo Xueyao teased. “If you’ve already found him, it would be strange if he still couldn’t find him!”

He Gua, who was wiping the windowsill with a rag, came over to take a few glances, but the two had already walked further and further away and were almost out of sight.

"Zhou Yong isn't too bad, just average, but aren't we all just ordinary people?" He Gua said while wiping the windowsill. "Maybe that girl discovered something special about him?"

"To put it bluntly, they're just unwilling to accept it," Mo Xueyao said, understanding the boys' psychology quite well. "Because someone betrayed the 'organization'."

"Yeah, damn it, Zhou Yong, that kid..."

"Wait a minute, Lao Li, didn't Gao Yuan invite a few of us to the internet cafe today?" Liu Xiaowei suddenly remembered something. "And then Zhou Yong said he had something to do and couldn't go, right? When we asked him, he stammered and finally said he had an appointment to meet someone."

“If it were his own sister, he definitely wouldn’t be so ambiguous.” Li Hongran instantly transformed into Sherlock Holmes. “In other words, the other party might really be a girl who has no blood relation to him, which means, which means!!”

"It's probably her girlfriend!!"

"Holy crap—!" the two exclaimed in unison.

Li Hongran sighed and covered her face, "Alas, even a tall and mighty man like me has no women who like him. The world is going to the dogs, and people are so cold-hearted!"

Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes, ignoring the boys' subsequent sarcastic remarks.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yong and Tian Tingchan had already walked quite a distance.

"What's up with you today? Why did you suddenly ask me to hang out? Why not on the weekend?" Zhou Yong asked with a silly grin.

"Then why are you grinning like an idiot?" Tian Tingchan's face didn't show much expression, but there was a hint of a smile hidden in her eyes.

"Ha... well, cough, to be honest, this is the first time a girl has asked me out. And the fact that you were waiting for me at the school gate just now made me feel... uh... uh... satisfied my vanity."

"You're being a little too honest, aren't you?" Tian Tingchan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"I'm fine, I was just telling the truth. What's wrong? You seem especially happy today?"

"Yes, I passed the exam today. I can transfer to the nursing major next semester." Tian Tingchan gently touched the choker around her neck, her smile fading, and she looked as melancholic as ever.

You look better when you smile.

"Yeah."

"Ah, yes... Of course, everyone looks good when they smile." Zhou Yong chuckled and scratched his head. "But it feels like every time I meet you, I see a different you."

"You mean I have a split personality?" Tian Tingchan tapped his forehead. "How dare you talk to your Chan-ge like that?"

"Hehe, that's not what I meant. I mean, there's always something new going on? Or rather, you have many 'faces'?"

Which one do you like?

"I like it... ah..." Zhou Yong blushed slightly, "Anything is fine."