Before college, all the teachers would chase after you and urge you to study hard, but after college, there is no counselor to strictly control your time, so the importance of self-control is revealed. Especially when time is passing, each course is coming to an end, and it is about to enter the exam week.
The School of Mechanical Engineering is well-known for its rigor and many courses. Although Tian Xin attended almost every class because , it did not mean that she understood every class. Tian Xin hurriedly walked to the study room with her books in her arms, but she was thinking about what happened in the last class of mechanical theory yesterday.
When Professor Wu announced that today was the last class, Tian Xin was still immersed in her own thoughts. It had been more than a month since they met in the Internet cafe that day, and she had not seen Zhuang Fize again. It was as if he had disappeared. When she sent him WeChat messages, he only occasionally replied, saying that the signal was bad.
Where is he now? Tian Xin tilted her head and put the pen against her chin.
"So from now on, it depends on the students' own abilities." Professor Wu, who had a big beard, put down the chalk, and the blackboard was filled with the title of each chapter in their textbook.
"Teacher! Please be so kind as to highlight the key points!" Yang Cong, who was sitting against the wall on the right, finally made his presence felt and spoke amid the expectant eyes of the people around him.
"Key points? Okay." Professor Wu smiled, and the big beard on his chin trembled. "Anything I said in class is the key point." After that, he picked up the textbook and flipped through it casually. "In other words, the whole book is the key point."
What's the difference between saying this and not saying it?
Tian Xin, who was distracted, finally came back to her senses amid the complaints from people around her. After she heard what was going on, she also started to panic. After all, her foundation was not that good.
Tian Xin looked at Professor Wu on the stage with a hint of pleading, hoping that he would give her some "special care" as usual. But today, Professor Wu seemed to be determined and waved his hand, "Don't say anything, it's impossible to make an exception for some students, so you should review well in the remaining time."
Study hard... Because of this sentence, Tian Xin had to ask Yang Cong, the only free student, to study together, hoping that they could make progress together and at least pass the exam. But if she remembered correctly, Yang Cong should also be a poor student. In other words, if poor students study with poor students... no one knows what will happen.
Never mind, it's better to sharpen your sword before the battle. Tian Xin could only comfort herself like this, thinking as she walked . She crossed the bell tower square in the middle of the teaching building and walked quickly into the core teaching area. Then she turned several corners before she found the stairs to the upper floor. When she climbed to the third floor, she found that there was a translucent glass bridge between the teaching buildings. She walked across the bridge and turned left, and finally arrived at the legendary study room. Yang Cong had inquired about this study room from many sources. It was said to be the study room with the fewest people and the best environment.
It must be said that if it weren't for the guide that Yang Cong had sent in advance, even if Tian Xin had walked a hundred times, she probably wouldn't have found it. As a result, when she finally reached the door panting, Yang Cong, who had been waiting there, pushed her back the way she came without saying a word.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?" Tian Xin was pushed back by him, feeling confused.
"Let's go to another place to study. Today... well, it's full, full." Yang Cong was wearing an orange plaid shirt with the corners untucked. He was holding a few books in his right hand, with a few pages of math paper in between.
"Why? It took me so long to get here, are there really so many people?" Tian Xin didn't believe it. After all, she had hardly seen anyone along the way, and now she was told that the place was full?
Tian Xin flashed away from Yang Cong's control, walked to the back and looked around casually. There were clearly only a few people sitting scattered around in the classroom.
"Yang Cong, this is not a joke. Come in and study. We need to help each other and make progress together." As soon as she finished speaking, Tian Xin slipped in first, randomly picked a seat near the back door and sat down, then turned around and waved at Yang Cong, motioning him to come in quickly.
Yang Cong suddenly closed his eyes and then opened them. With a fearless expression, he slowly walked in and sat down beside her. Tian Xin was finally satisfied. She spread out her textbooks, took out her drawing tools, and planned to conquer the mountain of learning with her limited strength.
Seeing how serious she was, Yang Cong didn't say anything else, and the two of them quickly got into the learning state. For a while, there was no other sound in the classroom except the sound of papers flipping.
Tian Xin studied for a while, but the unfamiliar knowledge and complex graphics made her feel overwhelmed! If she had known earlier, she would have studied hard, which is better than being at a loss now!
Tian Xin quietly turned her head to look at the person next to her. It turned out that she was not the only one who didn't know how to do it! Yang Cong frowned and scratched his head hard, as if he could .
Alas, there was no choice but to ask. Tian Xin pushed the book towards him, then touched his shoulder and whispered, "Yang Cong, help me look at this question."
Yang Cong stretched his head to take a look and shook his head: "Do you think I can know it with my ability?"
"Isn't this what the professor talked about before?"
"You know the professor talked about it, but I didn't understand it at the time."
The two of them were talking louder and louder. The person sitting in the front row looked back in dissatisfaction and happened to meet Tian Xin's eyes - it was Jiang Siming.
Tian Xin's originally active mind was extinguished in an instant. She stared blankly at the person in front of her, then looked at Zhang Qilin beside him, and finally understood why Yang Cong stopped her from coming in.
Jiang Siming was wearing a white hoodie, with the long sleeves slightly rolled up at the wrists, revealing a red string. He didn't turn his head immediately, but when he saw Tian Xin, the impatience in his eyes slowly turned into calmness. After waiting for a while, seeing that Tian Xin didn't seem to react yet, he nodded first, as a greeting.
Tian Xin suddenly felt like something was stuck in her throat, making her unable to speak.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that Jiang Siming didn't turn around, Zhang Qilin next to him also turned around to see who it was. When she saw that it was Tian Xin, a hint of fierceness flashed across her originally gentle eyes, and then she returned to her normal look.
"It's Tianxin." Zhang Qilin simply stood up and did not forget to push Jiang Siming next to her with her hand.
Zhang Qilin's voice was quite loud, causing several other students who were studying to look up.
"Isn't that Tianxin? Why don't you react?" She said, smiling gently, and said to Tianxin, "I'm sorry, Siming has been reviewing my homework for me these two days, and his brain may not be enough. But only he can be so patient. After all, it is natural for a boyfriend to help his girlfriend study."
Tian Xin looked at everything in front of her silently without saying a word. She didn't know whether she should force a smile or look away indifferently. Under the gaze of others, she was a little nervous, but Zhuang Fize's face popped up in her mind.
If he were by her side, he would definitely give her more courage.
Tian Xin tried hard to smile. Everything was over. She couldn't be an ugly duckling hiding in the dark anymore. Only by going out could she feel better.
As if she had not expected such a reaction from her, Zhang Qilin could not help but widen her eyes, then pursed her lips slightly.
"Tianxin, you think so too, right?" Zhang Qilin smiled gently and took Jiang Siming's arm. "Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other since Siming's birthday. There have been a lot of rumors about you in school recently, and we thought you were busy so we didn't bother you. Now it seems that you are not busy anymore?"
"What do you mean?" Yang Cong, who had always had a weak presence nearby, became angry after hearing what he said. "What rumors are there about our Tianxin? She does nothing except attending classes normally. How can there be rumors?" Yang Cong became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice unconsciously became louder.
Zhang Qilin seemed to be frightened, and shrank back behind Jiang Siming like a rabbit, looking a little scared. Jiang Siming patted the back of her hand gently, and looked at them with a sharp look unconsciously: "Why can't you talk about it in a nice way? Why are you trying to scare people? This is a study room, not your School of Mechanical Engineering."
"You are such a jerk..." Yang Cong was unhappy. He rolled up his sleeves and wanted to rush forward, but was stopped by Tian Xin.
At the same time, Zhang Qilin, who was half hiding behind Jiang Siming, stretched out her hand and tugged at the corner of Jiang Siming's clothes. When Jiang Siming looked back at her, she shook her head gently. Jiang Siming touched her hair with unconscious tenderness. When he turned around again, there was only indifference in his tone: "Forget it, I came here to review for Qilin today. Since it's so unpleasant, let's go."
Reviewing is probably something every couple does.
Tian Xin watched them packing up their things quietly, feeling a little lost and a little strange. It seemed that she was not sad at all now, or even had any other feelings, as if her emotions had been exhausted.
How is this going?
Just when she was puzzled, Yang Cong next to her spoke again: "Reviewing is great, our Tianxin has a master to tutor her."
As soon as the words fell, several students around him started whispering, and Tian Xin was confused. How come she didn't know about this when it happened?
Tian Xin turned her head to look at him in confusion, only to find that Yang Cong was winking at her: "Oh, don't be embarrassed, didn't Zhuang Feize say that he would tutor you exclusively? I heard everything."
Is this to help her save the situation? Tian Xin was stunned for a moment.
"Really?" Zhang Qilin asked doubtfully, looking at Tian Xin with eyes full of distrust, "If you just use other people's fame to achieve your own goals, it will definitely cause trouble to others." As she spoke, she looked at Tian Xin with an increasingly serious expression, "Lying is not a good habit."
"You..." Yang Cong was so angry that he wanted to rush up immediately. Tian Xin grabbed his wrist, afraid that he would do something irrational. Moreover, although she was no longer sad, she still cared about Jiang Siming's opinion.
Jiang Siming on the opposite side did not say anything, but just stood aside silently.
It turns out... she is really so annoying, so annoying that even her childhood sweetheart is unwilling to stand up and speak for her.
"You know what? Zhuang Fize not only participated in our military training, but also in the evening party. Recently, he even helped us..." Before Yang Cong could finish his words, Tian Xin held his mouth and said, "Stop talking!"
She couldn't let the rumors get any worse, and she didn't want Zhuang Fei Ze to get involved. After all, he was... nowhere to be found.
"You sound like it's true." Zhang Qilin laughed out loud, acting like she was tolerating her ignorant sister. "Lying is wrong. Logically, I shouldn't say this, but Siming treats you as his sister, so you are also my sister, so naturally I have to give you some advice."
Zhang Qilin's words seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back. Tian Xin's suppressed worries seemed to have found a way out. She raised her head and stared at the person opposite her. Zhang Qilin, who was originally proud, did not expect that Tian Xin, who had been silent all the time, would suddenly resist. She weakly pulled Jiang Siming and whispered, "Did I say something wrong? If I said something wrong, don't be angry, I can apologize..."
"Tian Xin, don't go too far." Jiang Siming looked at the stubborn girl in front of him, and his heart was suddenly filled with a strong sense of strangeness. Tian Xin, who had always been well-behaved and cute in front of him, suddenly became stubborn and silent. He didn't know what the reason for this change was, so he could only blame it all on her change.
"What do you know? What did Tianxin do that makes you say that about her? If you don't believe me, Tianxin, just call Zhuang Feize and let him talk." Yang Cong at the side couldn't help but jump up.
Tian Xin, who was standing aside, had already been stunned.
What do you mean by "don't go too far"? What did you do that was really too far-fetched?
Tian Xin was angry and amused, but more of it was heartbreak and grievance. The brother whom she had always admired since childhood actually scolded her like this just to defend his girlfriend's verbal pleasure. Brother Siming, have so many things changed between you and me, or have I never really been close to you?
After a moment's silence, she raised her head, held back the tears in her eyes, and after Yang Cong's repeated encouragement, she made a bold decision.
Isn't it just a phone call? What's there to be afraid of! Tian Xin pursed her lips tightly, looked at Zhang Qilin unyieldingly, then took out her cell phone, flipped to Zhuang Feize's number and dialed it. For some reason, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if she was doing something extremely stressful.
However, the call was not connected after a long time.
Tian Xin's already nervous heart began to rise. In fact, what she was really worried about was not the embarrassment in front of Jiang Siming, but that she hadn't seen Zhuang Feize for a long time. Every time she sent him a message, he replied perfunctorily, and even used lame excuses like bad signal. This made Tian Xin wonder if she was always trying to get what she wanted from him.
Seeing Tian Xin's anxious expression, Zhang Qilin couldn't help but burst out laughing. She looked at the two people triumphantly and deliberately provoked them, saying, "I'll tell you, lying is wrong."
"You're right, Siming." She turned her head and smiled coquettishly at Jiang Siming. Jiang Siming glanced at Tian Xin indifferently, and finally said a very sarcastic "boring." Then he left with Zhang Qilin without looking back.
Yang Cong was so angry that he almost exploded on the spot, and made threatening gestures towards Tian Xin, who had a stiff expression.
If it was a while ago, Tian Xin would have cried a long time ago, but now she felt nothing at all. She herself didn't know why she didn't have any emotional fluctuations about the actions of these two people, and the reason why she was so disappointed was because Zhuang Feize refused to answer her call.
But why is it like this? Shouldn't she be so angry at those two people? Why does it feel like there is a huge stone blocking her heart, pressing her down so hard that she can't breathe? And Zhuang Fei Ze...why didn't he answer her call? Is it because she is not important at all that he doesn't even bother to answer the phone? But if she is not important, why did he help her so much before? Or is she overthinking it? He helped her just because...he felt sorry for her.
Yes, that must be the case.
Tian Xin looked at her phone again. The missed call forced her to confirm the fact again. Exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, calm down, Su Tian Xin, you have to calm down. She kept muttering in her heart, and when she looked up, she saw Yang Cong's worried eyes.
"Tianxin, are you okay?" Yang Cong had calmed down a lot and was looking at her with a worried look on his face.
"It's okay, what could possibly happen, haha." Tian Xin laughed as if nothing had happened, and accidentally caught the mocking glances of several people who were studying. Her original intention to review well was gone, and now she just wanted to hide away quietly by herself.
"I'm tired and I want to go back to the dormitory for a while," she said.
"Let me take you there." Yang Cong tactfully helped her pack the books.
"No need." Tian Xin put on her schoolbag, stopped Yang Cong who was about to follow her, and pretended to be calm and said, "Really, no need." Without waiting for Yang Cong to say anything else, Tian Xin strode out of the classroom and ran towards the dormitory.
That night, Tian Xin tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. She turned her phone on and off in a huff, thinking that if the guy called back, she wouldn't answer, but she also hoped that the other party would call her soon. A long time passed like this, but her phone didn't ring.
Tian Xin buried her head in the quilt. It couldn't be more embarrassing to wait . The more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt, and the more wronged she felt, the more uncomfortable she felt. In fact, it was not a big deal, she knew it herself, but she just couldn't help it.
These disturbing emotions mixed together like dough. In her mind, Jiang Siming's indifferent face, Zhang Qilin's smug smile, and finally, Zhuang Fize's cold but warm eyes surged.
Tian Xin gradually fell asleep. Zhuang Fize didn't call her until the next day.
Of course she felt disappointed, but Tian Xin decided to hide it. Besides, she was about to take an exam, so she had to focus all her attention on studying for it. As for Zhuang Feize, she thought that when they met again, she would just ask him jokingly. In fact, such trivial things as not answering the phone happened every day, right?
Well, she felt that her idea made sense.
After figuring it out, she didn't seem so disappointed in the next few days. Tian Xin didn't see Zhuang Feize until the exam was officially over. Not only Zhuang Feize, but even his brother Zhuang Feichi was nowhere to be found. Tian Xin couldn't remember how many times she had gone to the Archaeology Department, but no matter how many times she went, the expected encounter never happened.
This incident was like a small seed that took root in her heart. What started out as a small feeling of depression gradually grew into resentment, and by the time she dragged her luggage back home for the winter vacation, these emotions had grown into a towering tree.
Okay, Zhuang Feize, if you have the guts, then don’t see me for the rest of your life!