In the blink of an eye, the day has entered June.
June is a very special month. Every year, a large number of people will experience a major turning point in their lives.
Farewell to adulthood, college entrance examination, and graduation.
I heard that when you really stand at this point in time and face all this, you will feel like you are in a dream. After the grand two days are over, you will feel relieved again.
By this time, you will have the urge to "take your life into your own hands" from the bottom of your heart and start trying to make your first crucial choice about the future.
Meng Yao couldn't yet experience for himself whether that feeling was as complicated as what the book said.
When she and Song Siqi were walking on the playground after dinner, she unconsciously looked at the teaching building where the third year of high school was.
She once thought that the college entrance examination was far away from her, but she didn't expect that now there was only one year left.
On the 7th and 8th of June, the National College Entrance Examination will be held. Fenghan, as one of the examination centers, gave two days off to the first and second grade students.
The city has fallen into silence for the past two days. Vehicles passed near the campus without anyone honking their horns.
Volunteers were arranged in each examination room. Under the scorching sun, the school gate was crowded with waiting parents.
Song Siqi saw the relevant pictures in her circle of friends and was very emotional: "We will be the ones sitting there writing the answer sheets at this time next year."
During a rare holiday, Meng Yao and Song Siqi met at a milk tea shop. Hearing Song Siqi's words, Meng Yao smiled and said seriously: "I hope that by this time next year, we can all get what we want."
Song Siqi nodded heavily: "I will definitely do it."
They looked at each other and smiled.
There is longing and determination in his eyes.
Although we have not really stood before the watershed of the college entrance examination, we all believe that the road ahead must be open and bright.
After the college entrance examination, Meng Yao returned to school to continue classes. I don’t know if it was an illusion or the college entrance examination touched everyone. When we returned to school, everyone seemed to be working harder.
The days flew by day by day, and at the end of June, Meng Yao and the others faced the last exam of this semester.
After this exam, the second year of high school is truly over.
The exam room for Meng Yao's final exam was in the next class, and Song Siqi was in the classroom downstairs. The two separated, and Meng Yao entered the exam room with exam supplies.
The sun was blazing outside the window, and the fan in the classroom was spinning tirelessly. Meng Yao was sitting in an unfamiliar classroom, concentrating on doing the questions.
On the first day, only Chinese was tested in the morning. After collecting the papers, everyone went back to the classroom. After lunch, other subjects were tested in the afternoon.
Meng Yao returned to his class just a few steps away. After handing in the papers, he returned to the classroom. Almost all the candidates taking the exam in his class had not left yet. Meng Yao's eyes flickered and he saw Xu Yao in the crowd, and he stopped abruptly.
The sun was shining so brightly that it was a bit dazzling.
For a moment, Meng Yao even suspected that he was hallucinating. There were people coming in and out around him, and they kept saying that they had borrowed it. Only then did Meng Yao come back to his senses and hurriedly moved to the side.
She raised her eyes and looked at the classroom door. She had not noticed it before, but now when she found a certain name, her eyes were glued. Half a minute later, Meng Yao saw Xu Yao's name on the student seating arrangement in the examination room.
Meng Yao looked at the name again and again, and finally had the real feeling that Xu Yao and her were in the same classroom.
She suddenly remembered that the first monthly exam in her sophomore year of high school was in Xu Yao's class. In the last exam of her sophomore year of high school, Xu Yao's exam room was in her class.
The coincidence of things is surprising.
It's like a movie script that has been written long ago.
Meng Yao stood there, looking at the figure in the classroom, and suddenly didn't know whether he should move on.
Xu Yao didn't know why, but he never left.
After a while, when Meng Yao was hesitant, Xu Yao seemed to feel something and suddenly raised his eyes towards the classroom door.
Meng Yao was not prepared and stared at him blankly.
The bright sunshine outside the window shone in through the window, coating Xu Yao's whole body with a warm light. He stood in the light, quietly looking at each other with Meng Yao, and then slowly and friendly smiled.
The sun was too strong and the wind was dry. Meng Yao was trapped in his short smile, his heart pounding.
All the sounds around him seemed to fade away, and only the air flowed silently.
Meng Yao's mind went blank. Before he could wake up, he saw Xu Yao seemed to hesitate for a moment, then walked up to her.
"Meng Yao." His voice was a little clear and youthful, and his voice was a little low, but very pleasant.
When Meng Yao heard his name coming out of his mouth, he felt indescribably at a loss. Her heart skipped a beat and her nerves became tense.
Meng Yao couldn't remember whether he responded to Xu Yao.
Maybe he just stared at him blankly, or maybe he uttered a short syllable unconsciously.
Anyway, Xu Yao looked at her and said, "I have something to trouble you with. Zheng Hua knew that my exam was in your class and asked me to help bring something to Song Siqi. I didn't see her after waiting for a while. I'll wait for her later. My son still has something to do, can you help transfer it to her?"
Perhaps because he was unfamiliar with her, Xu Yao's attitude was distant and polite when he asked her for help.
Meng Yao curled her fingers hanging by her side. Whether it was because of Song Siqi or because the person who spoke to her was Xu Yao, she had no reason to refuse. Meng Yao opened his mouth, wanting to agree, but for some reason, his throat felt dry and he couldn't make a sound for a while. She had no choice but to nod hurriedly under Xu Yao's gaze. She pondered it quietly for a while, moistened her throat, and finally managed to hold back the word "ok" for a long time.
"Thank you." Xu Yao took out something similar to a postcard from the transparent stationery storage bag and handed it to her.
Meng Yao's eyes fell on his hand and he reached out to take it. Xu Yao nodded to her again and quickly passed by her.
The two seconds they passed each other, she smelled the faint fragrance of Xu Yao's body.
Meng Yao was still standing there. When Xu Yao walked out of the classroom door, she turned to look at the card in her hand.
Through the classroom window, I just saw Xu Yao's side face. The boy was wearing a simple white T-shirt and had a clean temperament.
There were people coming and going in the corridor, and he was the most dazzling presence.
Meng Yao watched him walk for a while, until he was no longer visible from this angle, and then he reluctantly prepared to look back.
The moment I turned my head, I suddenly heard a female voice shouting in surprise: "Eh? Xu Yao?"
Meng Yao's heart skipped a beat and he looked up again, but couldn't see anything.
After a while, Xi Rou walked in from the back door of the classroom.
When Song Siqi returned to the classroom, Meng Yao was sitting in his seat in a daze.
Song Siqi came over and patted her shoulder, saying, "What are you thinking about? You are so absorbed."
Meng Yao's thoughts were interrupted, and when he came back to his senses, he saw Song Siqi raising the corners of her mouth.
"Have you just come out of the examination room?"
"No, I just went to the bathroom."
Song Siqi saw that she was a little distracted, and felt a little strange: "What's the matter? Didn't you do well in the Chinese test?"
Meng Yao shook his head.
She remembered something and handed the card that was upside down on the table to Song Siqi: "Zheng Hua gave this to you."
"Did Zheng Hua just come?"
"No, Xu Yao asked me to pass it on to you. He is taking an exam in our classroom." Speaking of this, Meng Yao paused and couldn't control his thoughts.
"In our classroom?" Song Siqi was obviously surprised, "I didn't even pay attention to the seating chart."
Meng Yao whispered: "I didn't pay attention either."
Her voice was very low, and Song Siqi didn't listen carefully.
She took the items from Meng Yao's hand, looked down, and screamed: "Ahhhhh, my God!"
Meng Yao was startled and asked quickly: "What's wrong?"
Song Siqi was so excited that she couldn't control her voice, and showed the thing in her hand to Meng Yao: "Signed photo! Did you see it? It's from my favorite band!"
"Oh my God!"
Song Siqi said: "A few months ago, I heard that Zheng Hua's cousin had the opportunity to collaborate with this band, and asked Zheng Hua to help me get an autographed photo. A few months later, I thought it was all over! Who knew! OMG!!!"
Song Siqi screamed excitedly.
Meng Yao thought something had happened, and felt relieved after hearing this.
When Xu Yao came over, her attention was all on Xu Yao, and she didn't even look carefully at whether Xu Yao handed her an ordinary postcard or a signed photo.
After hearing what Song Siqi said, she lowered her head to look. In the signed photo, four boys were standing together with cool expressions.
There is a line of words written on the photo: Thank you for liking it
At the bottom is the signature of Long Feifengwu.
Meng Yao checked it out and then recognized the name of the band.
Song Siqi kept telling her about the band in her ears, from the band's songs to the awards it had won, and finally turned to the scandals of the band members.
The words were very consistent with her identity as a fan. After more than ten minutes of popularizing, Song Siqi finally finished the conversation and turned her head to ask Meng Yao: "How was it? Isn't it cool?"
Meng Yao was stunned. When Song Siqi asked her, her eyes fell on the unruly words on the signed photo, and she nodded hesitantly after a while.
Song Siqi was very satisfied and said, "I will share their songs with you next time."
As soon as Xu Yao returned to the classroom, Zheng Hua came over, took out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket and handed it to Xu Yao, asking him: "Did you give the signed photo to Song Siqi?"
Xu Yao took off the wrapping paper of the chewing gum, threw it in his mouth, and then answered him casually: "I didn't see Song Siqi, so I gave it to her friend and asked her to help pass it on."
"Give her a friend?"
Zheng Hua was not at ease. He had known Song Siqi's obsession with that band since they met. Although it was a niche band and not well-known, with Song Siqi's love, it was no exaggeration to say that she could get that band signed Take it as a treasure. If he accidentally lost it, Zheng Hua could almost imagine how Song Siqi would chase him.
He thought for a while and asked Xu Yao: "Which friend?"
Without waiting for Xu Yao to answer, he said again: "That's wrong."
Zheng Hua responded, "Do you still know her friends?"
Xu Yao glanced at him, didn't bother to explain, and said two words lightly: "Meng Yao."
Only then did Zheng Hua remember this person and smiled: "I forgot about it. I'm just wondering why you still know Song Siqi's friend. Among the girls in their class, I think only Xi Rou is more familiar with you."
Not even Song Siqi.
Xu Yao didn't answer this. In fact, in his opinion, he and Xi Rou were not very familiar with each other. Xi Rou's relationship with him was the same as that of him and Song Siqi. They were just classmates in the same class in high school.
Zheng Hua thought about it for a while, but still found it strange: "I didn't expect you to still remember the name Meng Yao."
Xu Yao turned to look at him speechlessly and said, "My memory is not that bad."
"I know." Zheng Hua said with a smile, "But I don't have much contact with her, and she doesn't talk much every time we meet. She seems to be very introverted."
"But I heard from Song Siqi that her grades were very good. Do you still remember that she ranked higher than you in the last essay competition?"
He talked about it with great interest, and Xu Yao simply said "hmm".
Not getting a response, Zheng Hua quickly lost interest and turned to other topics.
Xu Yao listened and occasionally chatted a few words. For some reason, Zheng Hua's description came to mind. Zheng Hua said that Meng Yao was introverted and didn't like to talk.
Although he didn't have much contact, Xu Yao could certainly feel it, but he always felt that Meng Yao's character was like this.
There are differences between people.
Some people are cheerful and lively, while others are introverted and sensitive. This is normal.
But today, when talking to Meng Yao, Xu Yao faintly noticed something different.
Xu Yao thought about the scene just now.
Meng Yao seemed a little afraid of him. "Afraid" may not be the right word.
In short, she was very nervous, spoke unnaturally, and her eyes were panicked.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that she faced him like this in the few encounters she had.
At the canteen during the barbecue, she took the initiative to remind him that the drink was a bit heavy, which surprised Xu Yao for a moment.
As he said, he had a good memory.
When he met Meng Yao again because of Song Siqi, Xu Yao actually recognized her at first sight.
He didn't take the initiative to say hello, pretending he didn't know him because Xu Yao thought Meng Yao might not recognize him either.
Furthermore, the night of their first meeting was probably not a good memory for Meng Yao.
Xu Yao believes that no one wants another person to remember how embarrassed he looked when he cried.
Especially if they don't know each other well.
Out of respect for Meng Yao and basic courtesy, Xu Yao never thought of revealing that little incident, and he didn't even mention it to Zheng Hua.
But now it seems that maybe Meng Yao didn't recognize him.
On the contrary, I felt a little embarrassed just because I recognized him.
Probably because of this embarrassment, he felt uncomfortable in front of Xu Yao.
Xu Yao judged that this unnaturalness may be because Meng Yao felt that she was embarrassed in that scene.
She should also hope that Xu Yao didn't remember it, let alone mention it again.
Xu Yao understood.
But to be honest, the heavy rain was nothing to Xu Yao. It was just an ordinary day.
The umbrella handed out was an act of kindness and a small effort.
Whether it was the heavy rain or the umbrella given away casually, he didn't take it to heart.
However, life is not that bad, and it doesn’t rain all the time.
So, no matter how big the storm is, I hope you can overcome it.
——This was the encouragement he wanted to convey to Meng Yao when he handed the umbrella to her.
