Cultivation Shura Field

Song Xingye listened to Shen Lan's speech seriously without looking at him. The girl stared at the senior student with a serious look, and seemed to be listening to the competition experience with great interest.

After Shen Lan outlined the process from NOIP to NOI, she continued, "If I want to summarize the most important thing in subject competitions, I think it is interest. Before getting good results in the competition, you first have a strong interest in the subject. It is this interest that drives you to keep going deeper and keep learning. Informatics is different from mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc. It is not taught in school. Without the opportunity to get in touch with it, you don’t know whether it is suitable for you. However, if you have not been exposed to it before high school, I don’t recommend you to consider informatics competitions. For example, I was exposed to it very late, but before high school, with the help of a good friend, I got in touch with programming."

Good friends?

Xu Zhe noticed that Shen Lan's gaze fell on him again, and he couldn't help but sweat.

If she confirmed her special relationship with me in front of everyone, the gossip about me in the class would definitely become more exaggerated. And how would Song Xingye and Tang Lingfei react to this?

Sister Lan wouldn’t do that...right?

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I'm sorry that I have a team building at the company tonight. I'm very tired when I get home. I can only take a rest and then get up to write...

249. Chapter 248 247 I have something to tell you

249.

2023-10-21

In the end, Shen Lan did not say Xu Zhe's name in public.

After the lecture, the evening self-study period was over, so everyone returned to the classroom to pack up their things and then went back to the dormitory to prepare for bed.

Xu Zhe and Song Xingye walked out of the school gate together.

When crossing the road, the girl suddenly said, "Senior Shen Lan is really amazing. She first came into contact with programming in the second semester of the third year of junior high school, right?"

Shen Lan was in the third year of junior high school, which was also the first year of junior high school for Xu Zhe and Song Xingye. They had just known each other for a short time.

Xu Zhe nodded: "Yes, I gave her some scientific knowledge by the way."

Song Xingye: "Is she suitable for learning this?"

Xu Zhe said without hesitation: "It's very suitable."

In just a few words, the two had crossed the street and arrived at the door of the apartment building.

Tonight the time of separation is at hand.

Song Xingye took out his cell phone, took a look, and said, "Fei Fei is already in bed."

Xu Zhe nodded: "Go to bed early, it's good."

Song Xingye: "Tomorrow is Sunday, do you have any plans?"

Xu Zhe: "Cleaning."

Song Xingye: "Do you want Feifei and I to help? Don't be polite to us. Feifei and I will definitely not be polite to you when we need your help."

Xu Zhe thought about it and nodded, "That's fine. But we finally have a day off, don't you have any plans?"

Song Xingye smiled and said, "We have to clean up as well. So, do you want to work together?"

Xu Zhe: “Sure.”

"Well, good night." Song Xingye said, then opened the door and went in.

Xu Zhe also opened the door, went into the room, closed the door, and took out his cell phone.

After the lecture, he had a feeling that a certain sister might want to look for him. His phone had been muted during the lecture, and he hardly took it out after Shen Lan appeared. Especially when he was walking with Song Xingye, he didn't dare to look at his phone.

At this time, he finally took out his mobile phone and glanced at the screen.

Sure enough, there was an unread message from Shen Lan.

[Are you free tomorrow? I have something very important to tell you.]

Looking at this short paragraph of text on the small screen, Xu Zhe fell into deep thought.

Just now, he had made an appointment with Song Xingye to clean up the room tomorrow, and both sides of the room had to be cleaned. So, how much free time would he have after cleaning?

He replied: [Do I need to say it in person? ]

Shen Lan: [We are so close anyway, we can walk there in a few minutes. You can't go into the girls' dormitory, so I'll go to your place?]

If we let her come over, wouldn't she be exposed directly?

But Xu Zhe began to think again, should he tell Shen Lan that Song Xingye and Tang Lingfei had become his next-door neighbors?

Although he had no experience to base his argument on, Xu Zhe also felt that it might be a bit bad to say it directly. But if he insisted on hiding it, it would probably be difficult to keep it a secret. After all, Shen Lan had come to see him before, so there was no reason for her not to come in the future.

Since she would find out sooner or later, why not just say it?

So the next message Xu Zhe sent was: [I also have something to tell you. Song Xingye and Tang Lingfei have also rented a house off campus, and it's right across from me. Tomorrow, we may both have to clean up.]

After sending the message, Shen Lan didn't reply for a long time.

Xu Zhe was relieved.

Some things will be exposed sooner or later, so it is better to expose them in advance. What's more, I can't control where the two girls want to rent a house. Shen Lan can't blame me for this, right?

Xu Zhe kicked his phone back into his pocket and brushed his teeth first.

Before getting ready to take a shower, he took out his phone and took a look. There was a new message from Shen Lan.

[Do I need to hide it from them when I look for you? ]

This question is a bit difficult.

If I answer "yes", wouldn't it seem like I'm deliberately trying to be a scumbag? If I answer "no", aren't I digging a hole for myself?

But Xu Zhe knew that there was another option, which was not to give a direct answer but to jump out.

[What is the important thing you want to tell me? Does it need to be kept secret from others? ]

Yes, he bounced the question back.

Shen Lan: [Actually, there is nothing to keep secret. The first of next month is my birthday, my eighteenth birthday. I want to find a friend to celebrate with. Unfortunately, maybe my interpersonal relationships are too bad, and you are the only good friend I can think of to hang out with.]

"So that's what it is..." Xu Zhe couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Of course, he still remembered that Shen Lan's birthday was the first day of November, and now it was already late October. This young lady's birthday was just around the corner, and it was a particularly significant one.

Once you turn eighteen, you become an adult.

So, this young lady who is about to become an adult only wants to be with me...what does she want to do?

Shen Lan sent another message: [I also prepared a gift for you. ]

Xu Zhe looked surprised and replied: [My birthday is still a long way off, why are you preparing for me? ]

Shen Lan: [Does giving a gift have to have a reason? ]

Xu Zhe: [It’s okay if there’s no reason, but since you’re already like this, it would be unreasonable if I don’t prepare a birthday present for you.]

Shen Lan: [Haha, yes. Good night. I’ll come and check on you guys tomorrow when you’re cleaning.]

Xu Zhe put down his phone, took off his clothes, went into the bathroom and started taking a shower.

As the hot water poured on his head, he was still secretly wondering what Shen Lan was planning to give him.

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Shen Lan was not as relaxed as the text message suggested.

She put down her phone, lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling, feeling quite annoyed.

"While I wasn't paying attention, there was this little trick..."

Shen Lan murmured inaudibly.

The roommate on the lower bunk suddenly asked, "Lanlan, what are you mumbling about?"

Shen Lan: "Nothing."

Roommate: "Is it really nothing? You seemed happy to come home tonight, but now you don't seem so happy."

Shen Lan smiled bitterly: "You can't even see my face, but you can tell my emotions from my voice?"

Roommate: “Because it’s really obvious!”

At this moment, another roommate on the bunk next to me said, "We don't know what you are busy with. Logically, you have already received the score reduction agreement, so you should be more relaxed than the rest of us. But you are so busy now, what are you doing?"

Shen Lan: "I'm writing code."

“But the informatics competition is over.”

Shen Lan: "I know, so what I write is my own stuff."

Of course, she knew very well that this was actually hatched by herself and Xu Zhe. It was just that she was busy writing code recently and ignored the two little rivals. Now it seems that she really can't let them go too much...

Shen Lan thought secretly, and said, "Good night, it's getting late."

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250. Chapter 249 248 A rare Sunday morning

250.

2023-10-22

On the first Sunday after waking up in the rental house, Tang Lingfei felt indescribably happy.

The school dormitory is too crowded after all. It feels much more comfortable to have a bedroom of your own.

Although she no longer needed to go to training early in the morning and did not have to go to class today, Tang Lingfei still woke up very early.

The girl lay on the bed and looked out the window. It was still dark, and the only sounds outside were the cleaning staff sweeping the floor and the occasional footsteps. She tried to close her eyes and continue sleeping, but found that she couldn't fall asleep.

So Tang Lingfei got out of bed, opened the closet, took out a set of sportswear and put it on.

Of course she remembered that Xiao Ye had told her last night that Xu Zhe had made an appointment with them to do the cleaning today, so of course she should choose clothes that are convenient for work.

After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she thought that she would spend a long time with someone again today, so she picked up the comb, combed her hair carefully, and tied it into a ponytail.

"No, I have to ask Xiao Ye..."

Tang Lingfei felt that her ponytail was too ordinary and not as good-looking as Song Xingye's. She noticed this problem not long ago and felt it necessary to ask how others tied their ponytails.

After everything was tidied, she sat on the sofa in the living room and looked out the window again.

There was a pale light on the horizon, but the sun had not yet risen.

If it was a few days ago, she would have been standing on the playground, doing warm-up exercises with her teammates. But now, both Xu Zhe and Song Xingye were probably still asleep.

Should we go wake these two guys up?

Tang Lingfei walked to the door of her best friend's room and was about to knock, but put her hand down.

After thinking for a while, she decided to wake up Xu Zhe first, and then wake up Xiao Ye. This way, she could stay in his room for a while longer, and Xiao Ye didn't even know it.

"I'm sorry..."

Tang Lingfei glanced at her best friend's room, went out, stood in front of Xu Zhe's door, and knocked.

no response.

There was no other way. Although no one had parents to supervise them, there was no elder to help open the door at this time. The security door was too far from his bed, so she knocked harder, but there was still no response from the door.

She took out her cell phone again and tried to make a call.

However, she called twice but no one answered. Thinking about the fact that everyone was still in class yesterday, she thought that this guy's phone was probably still on silent mode, so it wouldn't ring.

So, how do we complete the action of 'wake him up'?

Tang Lingfei stood there thinking for a while, then an idea came to her mind. She walked out of the corridor and went around to the window of Xu Zhe's bedroom.

Since it's on the first floor and you can reach the window, why not just knock on it?

She reached her arm through the security bars and knocked on the window glass.

This time, it took less than ten seconds to get a response.

Xu Zhe stood in front of the window, opened the glass, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Tang Lingfei raised her little face and smiled: "I'm calling you to get up!"

The young man, who had just been awakened, still had a trace of anger on his face. But in the early morning when the sun had not yet risen, seeing the girl's flawless smile was like seeing a flower shining in the morning sun, and he quickly calmed down.