Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

Everyone knows this is not just a simple trip.

Traveling means living with Yu Zhe and doing things together throughout the trip, which is a great opportunity to increase your favorability.

For Qin Ruoke and Luo Xiaomeng, who are trying to become lovers with Yu Zhe, the importance of this matter is self-evident.

From this point on, the two exchanged glances, and it was clear they were starting to compete.

Oh, right.

Actually, there's something Yu Zhe didn't say, and it's impossible for him to say it.

Actually, no matter who gets a higher score, they'll all go together, okay?

Hehe, what can I do? This is a pep talk before the college entrance exam!

Without competition, how can there be progress?

Um...

Yu Zhe thought about how, after the college entrance exam, he would travel across the ocean to punish someone who had left without saying goodbye years ago...

I'm actually kind of looking forward to it!

Volume Nine, End

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(Chapter Nine is finished! I have a lot of feelings about writing this far. Before I knew it, it had reached more than 1.3 million words. Originally, I only planned to write about a million words, but with everyone's support, I have the motivation to continue! If you all like Yu Zhe, then I will continue Yu Zhe's story.)

(Volume 10 preview: "The Moment of Reunion")

Reunion

1. At the end of the exam

June.

Summer seems to have arrived earlier than usual this year; the cicadas' chirping has been echoing outside the window for several days now.

This was incredibly annoying for Yu Zhe, who cherished his afternoon nap.

It's true that the apartment is very free... but the villa is still better in this respect. Everyone knows that the young master of the Su family villa is afraid of noise, so the maids have a collective action when the cicadas start chirping.

Catching cicadas!

The cicadas in the entire villa area were cleared out by the maids. As for what happened to those cicadas afterward?

Hehe, it must have been deep-fried and turned into a delicious dish – fried cicadas.

Although it doesn't taste as good as it does before it's molted, it's not bad either.

You've been bothered by the cicadas' chirping for days... but today, Yu Zhe enjoyed a rare afternoon without cicadas.

Instead, a light drizzle began.

The rain was mixed with the muggy heat typical of summer, making it far from comfortable.

Yes, today is the last day of the college entrance examination.

It's said that it always rains during the two days of the college entrance exam. I don't know what the pattern or mystery is, but it's definitely raining now.

Those are the tears of students who failed their exams!

Sigh, anyway

Yu Zhe didn't stay home to sleep as usual today. Instead, accompanied by Zi Xiao, he walked to the entrance of Feng Hai No. 1 Middle School with a small umbrella by himself.

—Waiting for the victors.

Not only the two of them, but a considerable number of people had gathered at the school gate at this moment, including eagerly awaiting teachers and anxious parents.

Of course, there were also various news media outlets, all setting up cameras and pointing them at the tightly closed gates of the school, peering out and waiting for the legendary "first examinee to walk out of the examination hall after the college entrance examination."

"Is the exam not over yet... You shouldn't be taking this long with the English exam. It's just multiple choice, isn't twenty minutes enough?"

"Hey... Brother, stop with the Versailles nonsense! They're not like you. We ordinary people take forever to figure out a problem. Let's not talk about that! Brother, hold your umbrella properly! Don't stand in the rain!"

"Okay, okay~"

Yu Zhe withdrew his gaze from the campus, properly opened his umbrella, and stood back on the platform, shoulder to shoulder with Zi Xiao.

"So, what's Little Lychee doing?"

"She organized student council members at school to maintain order in the exam room, well... although that's what she called it, it really just meant giving students bottled water and bread and stuff."

"It's already quite impressive that she's achieved this. She's made really rapid progress in the past few months. I feel like in another two years she'll be able to shoulder the responsibility of the Ouyang family?"

"Brother, you really overestimate her..."

"Haha, what if? Next year it's your turn to take the college entrance exam, and I'll personally bring you bottled water from school."

"Hmm... I'm really looking forward to it."

"..."

No, no, no, don't get excited about the college entrance exam just because of bottled water, Zixiao.

In fact, Yu Zhe relieved his tension by chatting.

He was admitted to university without having to take the college entrance exam, but he's the most nervous person right now.

They are probably even more nervous than students taking exams at school.

Because there are several very important people of his taking the exam right now.

Yun'er, Xiaomeng, and Xiaoruoke are all writing furiously on their exam papers for the sake of their future.

Perhaps it's a bit ridiculous for Young Master Yu Zhe to talk about his future, but that's really what he thinks.

The girls he likes, Yu Zhe hopes, even if they know that they will likely have a comfortable and wealthy future, will still have to go through the process of striving.

Otherwise, life would be utterly meaningless.

The shining point that Yu Zhe admires in them lies precisely in this.

Be neither arrogant nor humble, neither elated by external gains nor saddened by personal losses.

Zixiao leaned on Yuzhe's shoulder, listening to the light rain falling on the ground and the surrounding noise, but she felt particularly at ease.

I hope that when she takes the college entrance exam next year, her brother will be here waiting for her just like he is now...

Sudden.

The already noisy environment suddenly became even more uncontrollable.

With a large crowd gathered, Yu Zhe, who was on a platform a little further away, knew something was amiss when he saw this scene.

Sure enough, looking in the direction everyone was heading, you could see a boy walking out of the school with a pencil case in his hand.

Head held high, full of confidence.

The first student to finish the college entrance examination and leave the examination hall has appeared!

There are still more than twenty minutes left before the exam ends. Is it okay for this guy to come out so early?

Speaking of that person...

Yu Zhe squinted at it.

Isn't that Li, our classmate from Class S?!

He's always been a bit of a show-off during exams, and before Yu Zhe transferred here, he was always the first to hand in his exam paper.

Normally, Yu Zhe would only hand in his paper a tiny bit earlier than him.

Even if it's tough, I'll still hand in my paper; that's Li's style.

Clearly, he enjoyed being the first person to walk out of the exam room, surrounded by people and the media. He didn't shy away; instead, he smiled and walked up to the parents, teachers, and media cameras, giving them a thumbs up.

The questions from the media professionals followed immediately.

"Excuse me, how difficult was the last English exam?"

Are you satisfied with your overall performance?

"Which part of this year's exam did you find the most difficult?"

"Could you share your estimated score for this year's college entrance exam?!"

Oh dear, it's a real exam paper. We've only just left the exam hall and we're already trying to estimate our scores.

But Xiao Li remained calm and composed, listening attentively to everyone's questions during this moment that belonged to him.

Then, facing the camera lens, he leaned close to the microphone the reporter handed him and responded very calmly.

"Today's final exam wasn't too difficult. In fact, I think the questions for all subjects were relatively easy this year. But that's just my personal opinion. I'm in Class S, so I don't know what other students think. As for my estimated score, I'll keep it a secret."

Let him pretend.

Others may not know, but does Yu Zhe not know? Although he always handed in his paper the second fastest after Yu Zhe, his grades were worlds apart.

He could have gotten a higher score if he had checked more, but he always ends up in the middle of the S class.

However, being in the middle of Class S, he's still one of the best in the school, so there's nothing wrong with him pretending like this.

Upon hearing that he was from Class S, even the teachers nearby came over to inquire, as the students from Class S have a very good grasp of exams!

Little did he know, this was the moment that Xiao Li had been waiting for.

All the cameras are pointed this way.

Xiao Li had already prepared to make his escape, and at the same time shouted the sentence he had prepared long ago.

"Please buff Kryptonite!! Thank you! I'm leaving!"

warrior!

After saying that, Xiao Li realized he was embarrassed and that staying any longer would be disastrous. He quickly smiled triumphantly, turned around, and ran away.

However...

He had only taken two steps.

He tripped on the steps and fell heavily.

It landed on the ground.

The sound of camera and phone shutters clicking continued. Little Li silently got up, picked up his pencil case, and slowly left.