Chapter 654: Chapter 654

The final semester of senior year in high school was a time when almost everyone was immersed in busy studies.

In June, the college entrance examination, based on the new rules of Zhejiang Province, required three mandatory subjects: language, math, and English, each worth 150 points. Besides these, students could choose any three subjects from ten elective exam subjects. The total score from these six subjects would determine this year’s college entrance exam score.

Therefore, after experiencing all ten elective exams in their junior year, senior students’ task for the entire year was to review the six subjects they had chosen to take.

In the final semester after Zhu Dandan had broken up with Wang Chao, she too started to study seriously.

Besides tutoring Huo Feng daily in the library, Pu Sangzhi would also help her roommates solve some difficult problems after returning to the dormitory at night.

While tutoring others, she was also revising herself.

For Sangzhi, the college entrance exam did not pose a great pressure.

Apart from her, the one facing the most pressure was Huo Feng.

Because Huo Feng’s goal was Tsinghua; he was fixed on it and would not consider other schools.

Thus, there were only two outcomes for him; if he didn’t succeed, he’d become a martyr.

The dates for this year’s college entrance exam had already been set: June 7 and June 8.

There was already a countdown to the college entrance exam posted on the bulletin board of senior class, calculating the number of days left day by day.

In the midst of busyness, time always passed very quickly.

Unknowingly, Huo Feng noticed the three-digit time decreasing day by day, quickly switching to two digits and soon to one digit, hastily counting down three, two, one...

Three days before the exam, while reviewing in the library in the evening, Huo Feng brought Pu Sangzhi a pack of medicine.

He stealthily slipped it into her hand and, while the ten brothers nearby were not paying attention, softly said to her, "I reserved these at the school doctor’s; you should quickly take one."

Pu Sangzhi looked down at the medicine pill he handed her, which was in a transparent plastic bag with no label, and she did not know what kind of medicine it was.

"To be safe, take one each day for the next few days."

Huo Feng leaned closer to her ear and then whispered even more cautiously, "Figure it out, your period is almost due. This can temporarily control it, delaying it for a few days!"

That was when Pu Sangzhi realized the purpose of the medicine.

After Huo Feng mentioned it, she hurriedly took out her mobile phone and checked the calendar.

It was these few days!

She had been so busy studying lately that she hadn’t paid attention to such things.

It was good that Huo Feng had remembered for her; otherwise, if her period had come during the exam days, it would have been quite problematic!

Especially since she always suffered from painful periods!

"Thanks. Then I’ll take one right now."

Pu Sangzhi took the pill and, for safety’s sake, immediately swallowed it with some warm water.

"Do you know how I thought of this?" Huo Feng asked, seeking credit.

Pu Sangzhi shook her head.

Huo Feng smiled, "A few years ago, I saw a movie where the female lead didn’t do well in her exams because her period came during the exam days. I was thinking, what if in the future I get into Tsinghua and you don’t perform well in your exams? Later it occurred to me, what if you don’t get in because your period started? Right!"

Pu Sangzhi thought about it and then smiled subtly, "Hmm."

Although the time passed quickly, Huo Feng hadn’t changed over these three years.

He was still the boy who only had eyes for her, still the boy who thought of everything concerning her with great care.

Soon, it was June 7, the day of the college entrance exam.

On the day of the unified citywide exam, it was scheduled to start at 9 AM, but Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng had already arrived at the gate of their school by 8 AM.

College entrance exams were a very important day for every student.

In previous years, there were always students who missed their exams due to being late. With that in mind, Pu Sangzhi had called Huo Feng at 7 AM to wake him up that morning.

Together, they went to the school cafeteria for breakfast, then Pu Sangzhi went through Huo Feng’s exam toolkit again to make sure everything was in order before they rode a tricycle to their school.

By 8 AM, the school gate was already crowded with a throng of students and parents, crowded yet very lively.

Pu Sangzhi’s mother, Chen Huifen, was there, and so was Huo Feng’s mother, Shen Yu. Of course, Huo Mingshan was also there...

However, Huo Mingshan was there in his capacity as the homeroom teacher for class 1.

He was busy taking care of his class’s students, checking them in one by one at the school gate and calling those who hadn’t arrived yet to urge them on.

Huo Mingshan was primarily concerned about the students who hadn’t arrived yet, worrying that the slower ones might miss the exam.

So, for those who had already arrived, he merely offered a few words of encouragement.

Shen Yu stood next to Huo Feng, who she hadn’t seen much during the term. She had even brought some fish soup she made early in the morning especially for him.

However, Huo Feng, accustomed to last-minute cramming, had no appetite for fish soup.

At that moment, he was still maintaining his good pre-exam habit: frantically flipping through his books before the exam started...

Shen Yu often glanced at him and would frequently look up to watch Pu Sangzhi and her daughter from a distance of 5 meters, silently observing them.

This was Shen Yu’s first time seeing Pu Sangzhi’s mother, and she had many things she wanted to say and was particularly interested in getting to know Pu Sangzhi and her mother.

However, Huo Feng didn’t introduce them...

Which left her feeling disappointed.

Meanwhile, Pu Sangzhi and Chen Huifen were chatting together.

Chen Huifen told Pu Sangzhi that today Xu Hui had also gone to Ruizhong to accompany Ye Qingcao. Chen Huifen felt uneasy staying at home alone, so she decided to come here to accompany her.

As excellent as Pu Sangzhi was, she always approached the college entrance examinations with a normal mindset and didn’t intend to make a big deal by having Chen Huifen come over specially for her.

Nevertheless, now that Chen Huifen had come, Pu Sangzhi felt quite happy.

Besides her, many of her classmates’ parents had also come.

The college entrance exams were not only a big deal for the students.

For many parents, it was also a significant event.

In some families, the parents were even more nervous and anxious than their children when it came to the exam days.

Pu Sangzhi thought Zhu Dandan’s family might be one such case! Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝕟𝕖𝕥

At that moment, Zhu Dandan was standing right beside Pu Sangzhi and her mother, and of course, Zhu Dandan’s parents were there too.

That pair of parents sure could talk!

Ever since they had arrived, they kept chattering away, from encouragement to comforting words, and back to encouragement again.

Frequently coming up with striking phrases, which surprised and shocked Pu Sangzhi and her mother.

Not only that, but Wen Miao’s brothers as well as her parents were also being quite dramatic.

Her extended family had arrived today in a minivan, and when the car door opened, a large group of people emerged.

At that moment, some were even massaging her shoulders and pounding her back, loosening her fingers, helping her relax her mind and brace for the exam.

All were scenes unfolding outside the school gates, vaguely reflecting the myriad faces of life. The essence of ordinary life hidden in every identity, every interaction...

With nothing else to do, Pu Sangzhi and Chen Huifen casually observed the various scenes around them, both mother and daughter as calm as outsiders, almost as if Pu Sangzhi was not an exam candidate.

At 8:30, the school gates of Third Middle School opened wide.

All the candidates, holding their admission tickets, swarmed into the school.

Meanwhile, all the parents were kept outside the school gates by the security guards; a single iron fence separated them, metaphorically symbolizing each parent’s act of sending their child towards the first step into the adult world.

Crossing this step, passing the college entrance exams, turning 18, children gradually move towards adulthood.

This age is a watershed moment, also deciding the course of the earlier half of their lives.

These exams, in the youth of most people, are of great importance!

Entering the campus, Huo Feng finally put away his last-minute study materials and voluntarily accompanied Pu Sangzhi to find her exam room.

He said he would first take her to her exam room, and then go to his.

As usual, he found Pu Sangzhi’s exam room and took her to the classroom door before waving goodbye.

Before he left, Pu Sangzhi earnestly told him, "Do well, this is the last time."

This was the last exam of high school.

It was also the last time that Pu Sangzhi, who had guided him for three whole years, would assess his accomplishments.

Huo Feng was confident, yet not entirely confident...

His doubts were hidden in his heart, but confidence was still written clearly on his face, and he replied to her, "Don’t worry, Tsinghua, I’m bound to succeed!"

Pu Sangzhi suddenly remembered something and quickly held up a finger to him, "Don’t be careless, read the questions carefully! Don’t lose even 1 point on the minor questions!"

Huo Feng nodded, "Okay!"

After that, he turned and left, leaving behind a tall and confident silhouette for her.

Behind him, Pu Sangzhi watched him walk away until his figure disappeared at the end of the corridor, then she retracted her gaze and turned to go back into the classroom.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the campus, Gu Yang also led Zhu Dandan to her exam room and wished her luck for the exam.

Just as he was about to leave, Zhu Dandan suddenly stopped him and made a promise, "Um, do well on your exam. After it’s over, we could...go on a date for a day."

Gu Yang was startled for a moment but then smiled, "Oh, sure, I’ll listen to you."

Perhaps no one knew...

During the last term of their senior year, after Zhu Dandan broke up with Wang Chao, Gu Yang had quietly pursued her for the entire term.

He thought that after the college entrance exams they might have to go to different places, and if he couldn’t make it work before the exam, then it would never happen...

Unexpectedly, at the last moment before the exams, Zhu Dandan finally gave in.

At 9:00, the college entrance exams officially began—