The night the exam results came out was unbearably hot and muggy.
Song Jinnian and Xu Suiran had made a special trip from Nanhua, bringing piles of beer, crayfish, barbecue, celebration confetti cannons, sunflowers symbolizing a triumphant victory, and custom-made red banners, filling the little living room to the brim.
The banners read:
[Wish-fulfillment novel: "Reborn before the college entrance exam-this time, I won't lose!"]
[Riding high on the winds of victory, I wave my banner for Yuan Su!]
[The dazzling world may catch your eye, but only Yuan Su shines brightest!]
[Youth in fine robes, riding spirited steeds-make the most of your years, and learn as you go.]
The first few were obviously the bizarre slogans Xu Suiran had come up with, but the last one was much more respectable. That had definitely been Song Jinnian's doing.
"Hurry, hurry! How much longer? Have you refreshed?"
"One more minute." Song Jinnian checked the time.
Xu Suiran took a deep breath, her hand shaking around her phone. "I wasn't this nervous checking my own results back then! My heart's about to jump out!"
She looked up to find Yuan Su, the person at the center of it all, leisurely peeling crayfish for Pu Yu, looking as calm as if none of this concerned him.
"Yuan Su! Could you act a little more like someone waiting for his exam results?"
"These are your college entrance exam results! This is thousands of troops trying to cross a single narrow bridge!"
"What's the rush?"
He placed the peeled crayfish in Pu Yu's bowl. "The score isn't going anywhere. Checking sooner or later won't change it."
"But..."
"They're out," Song Jinnian suddenly said.
"Ah! What's his rank?!"
Though she believed Yuan Su would definitely get a good result, Pu Yu was still so nervous she