Wang Yue saw how regretful Chen Xuejun looked and said irritably,
"You? You're still thinking too simply. Yu Huai's mom definitely recognized you. Otherwise, she wouldn't have ignored you completely."
Chen Xuejun was genuinely taken aback. Like a thief caught in the act, she immediately chose to flee. From a distance, like the Big Bad Wolf, she called back,
"Yu Huai, I'll come again next time. See you after the holiday."
Watching Chen Xuejun's retreating figure, Geng Geng asked uncertainly, "Is she scared or embarrassed?"
Wang Yue shook his head with a smile. "She's probably embarrassed right now. But she only wanted to have some fun with Yu Huai before. Starting today, though, I think she'll want to take things seriously."
Geng Geng still wasn't sure she believed him, but after school started, Chen Xuejun's behavior left her astonished.
Chen Xuejun hadn't gotten along well with the girls at school, so she'd usually only hung out with boys. But after what happened, she stopped associating with boys from other classes, too—except the boys in her own class.
Chen Xuejun also began studying of her own accord. Of course, her studies were about on par with Geng Geng's, since they were both preparing for the arts entrance exams.
Yu Huai had still felt somewhat resistant to dating Chen Xuejun, because he was worried it would lead to another clash with his mom.
But now he saw that Chen Xuejun had changed some of her bad habits. She was even spending much less time hanging out outside, so Yu Huai quietly accepted her.
Time flew by under these circumstances. Chen Xuejun's grades improved significantly. She was still a long way from scoring 500, but her grades were now good enough for an arts university.
And so, the time came to choose academic