"That's true, that's true." The advertising guy then stroked his chin and said, "However... the issue of accommodation... is a bit difficult with the parents..."

"Hey teacher, could you talk to the parents more? Accommodation is convenient for studying, especially in the top-performing dorms..."

"this..."

Hearing the teacher mention her mother, her tone filled with embarrassment, Hu Yu'en's eyes dimmed slightly.

She knew it would be difficult...

Can Lin Mo really help her?

Actually, it's okay if it doesn't work out; she's already found another way to continue the stimulation...

"Um, Yu'en, could you go out for a bit? I need to have a proper talk with the teacher."

The girl paused, a look of hurt and sadness welling up in her eyes... but then she felt relieved.

She used to be so concerned about saving face, and Lin Mo, being a boy, must also care a lot about his image. He probably didn't want her to see him begging the teacher...

If they ultimately fail, it will be very painful for Lin Mo to watch from the sidelines...

Hu Yu'en knows that feeling. No matter how well she does at home, her mother always looks disappointed and always finds more ways to improve...

At this moment, the family's nanny and housekeeper witnessed her being scolded...

She's not perfect at all...

With these thoughts in mind, Hu Yu'en forced a smile as she walked out of the office, crouching down in the shadows around the corner.

Evening self-study has begun, and the floor is quiet except for the lonely chirping of cicadas.

Waiting is agonizing, especially waiting for a result you know is unlikely to succeed; it's incredibly agonizing...

She could sense that Lin Mo was intentionally distancing himself from her.

She didn't know if the strange feeling in her heart was actually that easily misunderstood emotion.

Although figuring this out is pointless and won't change any facts...

But isn't that just how despicable she is? As Lin Mo said, she's a rather wicked person, vain and hypocritical.

Thinking back to how I almost pleaded with Lin Mo just now...heh...

That despicable woman still dared to dream of obtaining that indescribable thing.

This is absolutely terrible...

The motion-activated lights in the corridor dimmed from the prolonged silence, leaving only the moonlight to outline her exquisite curves.

The girl was lost in thought, thinking that she shouldn't seem disappointed when Lin Mo came out... she should comfort him...

After an unknown amount of time, suddenly a person stood in front of me.

"gone."

The voice-activated light turned on, and Lin Mo's voice and imposing figure appeared simultaneously, illuminating both of them at the same time.

The sudden light made the girl's eyes, accustomed to the darkness, feel a little uncomfortable.

She rubbed her eyes, still half-asleep, recalling the prepared sentence structures she had practiced:

"Lin Mo, it's alright. Actually, I'm already very happy that you could help me. After all, it's hard to reason with the teacher..."

"What did you say?" Lin Mo took two steps forward, then turned around in confusion upon hearing Hu Yu'en's rambling.

"Ah... I didn't mean to expose your weakness, I just wanted to say it's okay... it's just that my mother and I don't actually have any deep conflicts, we can just bear with it..." The girl saw Lin Mo's expression and stiffened slightly.

It seems like she's deliberately pretending not to care... Admitting defeat is indeed a difficult thing.

"solved."

"Oh, okay... Ah?"

The girl froze, as if struck by lightning.

"Resolved? Do you mean the accommodation issue...? Did the teacher agree?" she asked eagerly.

"Your mom agreed too."

"Huh? My mom? How could she..."

"The teachers have already spoken up, praising how great the dorms for top students are, talking about future life plans, and allowing parents to check on their children's rooms occasionally. It's all for the good of their children. Even tigers don't eat their cubs, so why can't we agree to it?"

"Teacher Ni happened to be your mother's classmate before, otherwise why would I look for him? Wouldn't it be better to talk to the principal?"

"Ah..." Hu Yu'en had no idea about this.

"But your mother is incredibly difficult. It took half an hour of talking about life to get her to agree. The teacher's throat was practically parched by the end."

Lin Mo couldn't help but chuckle as she recalled the scene of the advertising guy in the office chugging goji berry tea to lower his blood pressure.

Hu Yu'en observed this; he spoke so casually... chatting and laughing...

Why...? Is it really just for Jiang Wanfeng? Didn't you spare even a little thought for her?

She doesn't believe it.

"It's better than having to call your mom every day while you're in the dorm than being right under her nose. Just bear with it."

What's so intolerable about this... compared to oppressive control, this is nothing...

"Then... what are you going to do?" The girl whimpered timidly, like a small animal facing a human for the first time.

"Give me a few dozen points, so I can help the advertising guy achieve some results."

"That must be difficult..."

"Anyway, I'm sure I'll pass the exams when school starts. You can just move in in a couple of days, no questions asked later."

"Lin Mo, I'm telling you, that's really difficult..." Hu Yu'en repeated with worry and lingering fear.

"What's so difficult about it? You can just move in. You've even found a roommate..."

"No!" Hu Yu'en tried to stand up and pull him back, but found that her legs were numb from squatting for too long and she couldn't stand up. She could only sit on the ground, struggling to look up, looking anxious and flustered.

"You want to raise that many points? How is that possible! It would be exhausting... so exhausting and difficult to do..."

She understood this kind of exhaustion; her family had often demanded that she do things that were difficult for her since she was little—learn piano, calligraphy, Go, violin...

She was exhausted, but she could never satisfy her family, so she could only keep practicing and practicing...

How painful it would be if I couldn't do it in the end...

How painful it is to have your last hope dashed...

What could Lin Mo say? This girl had already formed a prejudice against him. He had a cheat code, so why would he be a coward?

After thinking for a while, he took a tissue out of his pocket and handed it to the girl.

"Wipe it off, go back to study."

Hu Yu'en took the tissue, not even realizing she was crying... but when she saw the crumpled tissue,

It was like plunging headfirst into a dark abyss.

My heart beats again and again.

I wonder how many more times this will happen in the future.

One missed beat, and countless more.

Holding back her tears, the girl hastily wiped them onto her sleeve, but clutched the tissue in her hand as if it were a precious treasure.

She would never have done something so rude before; her mother had repeatedly told her that a girl's sleeves should never have water stains...

Be rude if you want.

Lin Mo didn't understand what she was doing, but she'd been dawdling over this for too long, and Ran Jiang was worried...

"You'll know when the exam results come out, don't worry."

"Okay..." Hu Yu'en nodded, but knew it wouldn't be as easy as the boy made it out to be.

Perhaps he was in such a hurry to go back so that he could study hard and try to get a higher score?

He's just putting on a brave face, Lin Mo...

It's okay if she doesn't do well on the test... she can accept that.

Hu Yu'en couldn't bear to uncover the scars behind his strength; perhaps this is the stubbornness of a man.

"Thank you..."

Lin Mo sensed that Hu Yu'en's behavior was very strange, but that bastard didn't bother to analyze the information at such an important moment.

"Well, I'm leaving."

"Won't Wanfeng be angry... for doing this..."

Hearing her cryptic remarks again, Lin Mo staggered, but didn't reply and continued walking.

unbelievable.

Back in the classroom, Ranbao fell asleep on her desk.

Lin Mo slipped in through the back door without disturbing her; everything was safe...

But when I saw the neatly organized notes and review materials on the table... I was stunned.

...

"Hmm, why do you keep smelling that piece of paper?"

As evening self-study was drawing to a close, Jiang Wanfeng noticed that Hu Yu'en hadn't studied much throughout the entire session. She was holding a crumpled piece of tissue paper, sniffing it every now and then... and even blushing.

Could it be... that there was chili oil on the paper?

"Haha..." Hu Yu'en said shyly, looking embarrassed.

"Maybe... it's a reminder."

"What does a piece of paper remind you of..." The proud and aloof high school girl was puzzled.

It's a secret~

Hu Yu'en smiled faintly, her heart filled with a mixture of worry and excitement.

Remind her that this is his most precious possession.

"That's strange," Jiang Wanfeng said, still puzzled.

Chapter 37 Afterwards, the girls each harbored their own secrets (4700 words)

The night before the exam was actually quite relaxing for Lin Mo. Ran Jiang would tell him to rest early and not disturb his sleep, and Jiang Wanfeng would also go to bed early.

The exam seating arrangement finally changed on the second day. Lin Mo and Li Qingran had chosen Physics, Chemistry, and Geography as their subjects, so they were assigned to the Physics, Chemistry, and Geography exam room. Ran Bao sat behind him.

Leading the plain-looking, talentless girl into the exam hall, enjoying the feeling of being the center of attention and showing off, Lin Mo almost flew into a rage.

Li Qingran has always been very well-known, after all, she has been named a star student every year and is always on the honor roll.

That simple photo of a boy in a school uniform, expressionless, hanging on the corner of the hallway, always managed to draw the attention of the boys, who would stare at it in a daze.

However, Li Qingran rarely leaves the classroom and is very low-key. She is almost like a ghost with a very low profile at school, and only a few students in the top class who live nearby know her.

Before Lin Mo, almost no one had ever spoken to her, or even if they wanted to, they couldn't.

Even now, when Lin Mo is with Ran Jiang, he sometimes can't keep up with her thought process.

Lin Mo heard Li Huowang tell a farce about Ran Bao. In Li Qingran's class, there used to be an activity where everyone took turns trying to chat up Ran Bao. Regardless of gender, whoever got her QQ number won.

At that time, Li Qingran was a very popular girl; she was beautiful and academically gifted, and was well-liked everywhere.

As a result, she passed both her first and second years of high school, but still had very few people who could talk to her. Gradually, Li Qingran became increasingly isolated, and she grew more and more withdrawn.

Li Huowang used this fable to comfort him, saying that Li Qingran was an unattainable figure, and Xiao Chunan shouldn't even dream about her.

Lin Mo almost burst out laughing. QQ? He had it, and it even had Ran Bao's beautiful photos on it.

Moreover, in his eyes, Li Qingran is not aloof at all now.

"Dingle bell bell~"

"This is the English listening test..."

The exam starts in five minutes. This is the last English exam of the day. Biyang's exam took up the students' free time.

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