Chapter 27: When He Lowers His Head, He Can See Lin Zhi’s Head…

“Lu Liu?” Lin Zhi asked in confusion, “You two were talking about this?”

He thought Lu Liu had discovered it by accident.

“Yeah,” Yao Wenjing said without holding anything back, “I told him I wouldn’t let you know because you already liked someone. If it wasn’t for you later making me like you and trying to pursue you, I wouldn’t have wanted to tell you today.”

Lin Zhi: “…”

At that time, how could he have known that the person Yao Wenjing said he liked was actually him?

It’s always easy to be indifferent when it doesn’t concern you, but when it does, you need to think carefully before acting.

“But for some reason,” Yao Wenjing continued betraying Lu Liu, “After I explained, it seemed like Lu Liu was a little unhappy.”

Yeah, Lin Zhi also thought it was strange. When he walked into the self-study room that day, it did seem like Lu Liu wasn’t too happy. Why?

Lin Zhi wasn’t foolish enough to go up to Lu Liu and ask him why. It couldn’t possibly be because Lu Liu secretly liked him and got jealous after hearing what Yao Wenjing said, right? Hahaha.

After the Spring Festival, the short winter break gradually came to an end, and with the fading noise of the holidays, it was over.

On the first day of school, Lu Liu responsibly changed the college entrance exam countdown, and the numbers suddenly became much smaller, as if there was a blank space in the middle of the time.

“Tsk,” Lin Zhi looked at the three-digit number, shaking his head. “I really don’t get it, why does every class need a countdown? It’s so nerve-wracking to look at.”

“Pressure can also create motivation,” Lu Liu glanced at him, then turned to look around at the other students in the classroom. “Look.”

The atmosphere in the classroom was more intense than ever. In the past, no matter whether the bell had rung or not, as long as the teacher hadn’t entered the classroom, there would always be a few students who couldn’t keep their legs or mouths still. Now, it was break time, but almost all the students in the classroom were immersed in their books. The occasional conversations were all focused on studying.

Even Hao Hong, who had always ranked second to last, was biting his pen, anxiously staring at the two-digit score on his end-of-term exam answer sheet.

Lin Zhi unconsciously furrowed his brow. Seeing this scene, he felt even more pressure.

“Don’t worry,” Lu Liu could roughly guess Lin Zhi’s thoughts and comforted him. “As long as you maintain this steady upward trend, there’s no problem getting into that school.”

“Really?” Lin Zhi still felt a little unsure.

Lu Liu flipped open his textbook and casually asked, “Do you have a second-choice school?”

“… Not yet,” Lin Zhi thought for a moment. “I just want to go to B city, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll go to a neighboring city in B.”

“I see,” Lu Liu smiled slightly.

“Forget it,” Lin Zhi said, not wanting to think about it anymore. “I’ll figure it out when the results come out.”

“Mm,” Lu Liu asked casually, “Why are you so fixated on going to B city?”

“Ah,” Lin Zhi looked at Lu Liu, then quickly shifted his gaze and answered quietly, “To find someone.”

Lu Liu’s hand paused on the pen, wanting to ask who Lin Zhi was going to find, but in the end, he just nodded.

Not long after the school year started, the first mock exam came. After that, there were the second, third, and fourth mock exams, along with the joint exams from four schools, the city-level exams, and other various types of tests.

Most students gained confidence with each exam, some grew stronger with every setback, but there were also those who gave up entirely, eventually taking leave to stay home and study on their own.

The college entrance exam countdown changed from three digits to two digits, then from two digits to a single digit, and high school life was nearing its end.

All students from the second high school would go to the city for the college entrance exam, and the break would start on June 5th.

A few days before the holiday, the school arranged for the graduation photos to be taken. They were worried about taking up too much time for the students’ revision, so they made the schedule very tight, giving each class only 20 minutes.

Lin Zhi remembered that there were three photos for each class: one in proper school uniforms, one in formal class T-shirts, and another one where the whole class was caught in the moment of throwing their school uniforms into the air.

Thinking about this, Lin Zhi became a bit upset. In his previous life, for the graduation photo, based on height, he and Hao Hong were standing together. When it came to the uniform-throwing part, Hao Hong, that fool, rushed ahead and started throwing his uniform too early. The photographer said to count down to three and throw together, but when they got to “three,” Hao Hong impatiently tossed his uniform in the air. By the time everyone else’s uniforms were flying up, Hao Hong’s jacket happened to fall right back down and perfectly landed on Lin Zhi’s face!

When the graduation photos were developed, Lin Zhi became the center of attention for the whole class. Hao Hong didn’t feel sorry at all, instead, he pointed at Lin Zhi and laughed for several minutes.

Angry, Lin Zhi barely looked at the photo, and after graduation, he just tossed it along with a bunch of messy photos into a drawer, never to look at it again.

Now, as they were waiting in line to take the photo, Lin Zhi passed in front of Hao Hong, made a face at him, and then stood in front of Lu Liu, just wanting to be as far from Hao Hong as possible.

“Wow, Lin Zhi,” Chen Guyang, who happened to be standing next to him, said happily, “You really haven’t forgotten our desk partner bond, coming all the way over to stand with me.”

Lin Zhi: “… Yeah, yeah.”

When they were close to their class’s turn, Lin Zhi thought for a moment, not wanting to see another student suffer from Hao Hong’s “misfortune” in his place, so he quickly ran over to Hao Hong.

“When we throw the uniforms later, remember to wait until the photographer counts to ‘one’ before you throw it.”

After saying this, without waiting for Hao Hong to react, Lin Zhi quickly ran back to his spot. Whether Hao Hong would stop himself from rushing the shot was left to fate.

“Alright, everyone,” Wang Wu, dressed in formal attire, commanded them to enter. “It’s our class’s turn, line up and go up one by one.”

The teachers and the principal were sitting in the front, with the girls standing in the middle and the boys standing at the back.

Lu Liu was slightly taller than Lin Zhi, and now he was standing on a higher step. Lin Zhi’s head barely reached Lu Liu’s chest. When Lu Liu looked down, he could see the two whirlpools on top of Lin Zhi’s head.

“I’ve heard that people with two whorls are usually smarter,” Lu Liu said softly.

“What?” Lin Zhi didn’t catch it and looked up to ask, “Who’s smart?”

Lu Liu, from above, smiled and said, “You are smart.”

“Thank you for the compliment,” Lin Zhi replied politely, “But you’re smarter.”

The photographer checked the camera and adjusted the position. Once everything was ready, they began taking photos.

The first photo, with school uniforms, went without a hitch.

For the second photo, where they threw the uniforms, the photographer said, “I’ll count to three, and everyone throw their uniforms up as high as you can. Don’t worry about the camera not catching it.”

Lin Zhi squeezed his uniform as small as he could in his hands.

“Ready, one, two, three!”

Just as Lin Zhi heard the count for “one,” he had a bad feeling. Sure enough, in the next moment, from the corner of his eye, he saw a red figure shooting up from the crowd!

Lin Zhi: “…”

Sorry, still not sure whose classmate that was.