The Gaze

After driving Sun Xiaoqin away, Li Huowang let out a breath in the somewhat messy bedroom and sat down on a stool alone.

He opened the calendar and looked at Yang Na's birthday. There were only a few days left.

Li Huowang silently calculated that, on her birthday, aside from surprising her when she was discharged from the hospital, he also needed to give Yang Na a birthday present.

"Wait, exactly how many points do I need to get into Yang Na's university?"

Li Huowang lightly tapped the screen with his finger and immediately found a number that made him suck in a sharp breath.

But very quickly, Li Huowang gritted his teeth, his gaze turning firm.

"Let's do this. Since I promised Yang Na, I have to make it happen. I've been through everything—I'm still supposed to be afraid of this?"

Li Huowang acted the moment he decided. He immediately searched up study materials on his phone and began reading with his full attention.

"Creak~" The bedroom door slowly opened.

When Sun Xiaoqin, dressed in pajamas, saw Li Huowang with his head lowered over his phone, she nodded in satisfaction and slowly backed out.

"Mm, playing on his phone is good. Young people ought to play on their phones."

Time passed bit by bit. The residential complex gradually quieted down, and in the stillness of the deep night, only the sound of Li Huowang's fingers rubbing his temples slowly echoed.

Finally, at one in the morning, Li Huowang closed his eyes and fell backward in despair, his entire head buzzing.

"Fine, I was wrong. I'm genuinely afraid of this. Why is it so profound? I clearly learned this in class—why can't I understand it?"

Some things could not be accomplished through perseverance and hard work alone. Not understanding meant