FIMA Ch22: College Entrance Examination

Gu Siyuan carried his little boyfriend—who had belatedly realized what had happened and stiffened into a ball of shyness—back to his own seat.

Xie Qingxiao immediately lay down on the desk, clutching the necklace with one hand and using the other as a pillow, swearing that he absolutely wouldn’t get up until class started.

Gu Siyuan looked at the breakfast on the desk that was about to lose its heat and frowned.

Then, he raised his hand and patted Xie Qingxiao.

“Ah… open your mouth.”

Xie Qingxiao slowly turned his still-flushed cheek, his lips moving soundlessly: What for?

The next moment, a steamed dumpling was stuffed into his mouth.

Xie Qingxiao finally felt the emptiness in his stomach. Puffing his cheeks like a little squirrel, he slowly began to chew.

Gu Siyuan then picked up another one and stuffed it into his own mouth.

His little boyfriend was too fussy. They had been in the classroom for a good while before they finally got to eat breakfast.

Watching the chopsticks enter Gu Siyuan’s mouth again, Xie Qingxiao’s face instantly grew even redder.

Eating breakfast like this, one bite for you, one bite for me, Xie Qingxiao’s shyness temporarily retreated.

Xie Qingxiao took a deep look at his boyfriend. His psychological fortitude truly wasn’t something he could compare to. How could he be so calm and treat everyone else as if they didn’t exist?

The other students in the classroom were shocked at first, and then became numb to it.

When people were this open and generous about it, what could you really say?

However, some Omegas were still quite heartbroken. They had just been captivated by Academic God Gu’s aura, beauty, and singing before the holiday, only to find out that after a three-day break, the Academic God was already taken.

Consequently, there were naturally a few who would make a sour remark or two, feeling that Xie Qingxiao was very scheming and manipulative, managing to get together with Gu Siyuan so soon after breaking up with Shen Ting.

However, this remained solely in private gossip.

When it came down to it, they were still a bunch of students, and their Class 1 of Grade 12 was the best class in Beichuan High School. Aside from a few individuals, most students still prioritized their studies at this time, so making a couple of comments about others’ private matters was the extent of it.

It was completely impossible for any targeted bullying or humiliation to occur. Furthermore, given Xie Qingxiao’s deep and scheming mind, he clearly wasn’t someone who would let himself be bullied at school.

Speaking of his past life, Xie Qingxiao ending up expelled and having his reputation ruined was primarily due to the interference of the elders from the Shen and Lu families. The Shen family were directors of the private Beichuan High School and famous tycoons in the city, while the Lu family, though average in wealth, were considered a so-called scholarly family and held some status in the city’s educational system.

At that time, Shen Ting not only had the Shen and Lu families exert pressure within the school, but also pressured Xie Qingxiao’s father’s company externally.

And adults, in order to avoid future troubles, often used methods that were regardless of cost and overly brutal.

…

After New Year’s Day, the next holiday was Chinese New Year’s Eve.

But before that, they first had to face the joint final exam. The exam was set jointly by the top ten high schools in the northern part of their province, but in reality, at least a hundred high schools used this paper, Beichuan High School being one of them.

In the end, all the students’ scores would inevitably be compared together.

Thus, in the last month of this semester, the air in every senior class at Beichuan High School became more tense than usual.

Xie Qingxiao also slightly reduced the time he spent acting spoiled with his boyfriend, putting more effort into memorizing texts and doing practice questions.

However, there were also people who seemed completely unaffected by this atmosphere, remaining immersed in their own world.

After class this day, Xie Qingxiao went downstairs and shivered from the cold wind, only to realize he had actually forgotten to wear his scarf. He wanted to go back and get it, telling Gu Siyuan to wait at the stairs.

He had just reached the corner by the back door of the classroom when he heard two voices arguing inside.

“Shen Ting, can you stop treating me like a fragile Omega?” Lu Jiayang said with some annoyance.

Shen Ting said, “You are an Omega now.”

But these words poked at Lu Jiayang’s wound. He glared coldly at Shen Ting, then directly turned and ran out.

Xie Qingxiao was caught in massive awkwardness, momentarily unable to decide whether to leave or go in.

The next moment, he found himself face-to-face with Lu Jiayang, who had just opened the door.

Well, no need to think about anything now.

“Why haven’t you gone in yet?” Gu Siyuan’s steady voice came from behind.

“Oh, right away.” Xie Qingxiao decided to play dumb and said to the frozen Lu Jiayang, “Excuse me.”

Lu Jiayang numbly moved his body aside.

Xie Qingxiao brushed past him, went to his seat to grab his scarf, and walked out of the classroom while putting it around his neck.

Gu Siyuan happened to walk over, helped him adjust it as if no one else was around, and said, “Let’s go!”

Xie Qingxiao nodded sweetly and hugged his boyfriend’s arm.

Standing at the doorway, Shen Ting watched their intimately glued figures with a dark gaze.

Lu Jiayang sneered and glanced at him: “If you can’t bear to let him go, then go chase him back!”

Shen Ting snapped out of his daze. Upon hearing his words clearly, his expression changed drastically: “What on earth are you talking about? Others might not know, but don’t you know why I did that in the first place…”

Lu Jiayang said coldly, “Whatever you do, absolutely do not say it was for me.”

Shen Ting ruffled his hair and said helplessly, “You… what exactly are you thinking? Isn’t it a good thing that you turned into an Omega? We can openly be together now. Why exactly are you unhappy all day long?”

Lu Jiayang sneered again and said no more.

This wasn’t the first time he and Shen Ting had argued over this matter.

Every time he thought of the ecstatic look in Shen Ting’s eyes when he learned he had undergone secondary differentiation into an Omega, a sense of fear and powerlessness would surge in his heart.

So, actually, to Shen Ting, the fact that I am an Omega is extremely important, isn’t it?

If he hadn’t undergone secondary differentiation, he and Shen Ting probably wouldn’t have made it to the end.

And more importantly, after becoming an Omega, Shen Ting’s attitude towards him had changed.

He no longer let him play basketball with them, or go to bars, fight, and do those dangerous things together. The way he looked at him and his controlling possessiveness also made him extremely uncomfortable.

Especially after one argument, when Shen Ting blurted out, “Why can’t you be an Omega like Xie Qingxiao?”

This made Lu Jiayang completely break down.

The two hadn’t deliberately lowered their voices while arguing.

Gu Siyuan and Xie Qingxiao, who had already walked downstairs, could still faintly hear them.

Gu Siyuan was expressionless.

Xie Qingxiao frowned, a bit confused: “I thought that after Lu Jiayang underwent secondary differentiation into an Omega, the romantic issues between the two of them would be perfectly resolved, and there would be no need to drag others into it anymore. But…”

But now it felt like things had become even more complicated and tangled than before.

In the past, because of their personalities, those two would actually often have conflicts and start arguing and getting red in the face at the drop of a hat. But regardless, Xie Qingxiao had realized in hindsight that there was love for each other in their eyes, especially Shen Ting, who pampered Lu Jiayang basically without any bottom line.

But now, he could only see exhaustion on both of their faces.

Gu Siyuan didn’t answer.

But he thought, there was a high probability that at this time in his past life, because Xie Qingxiao existed as a tool, their relationship withstood the test and went through struggles before painstakingly reaching a perfect conclusion. Thus, the harder it was to obtain, the more they cherished it.

In this life, Xie Qingxiao let go first, no longer turning love into hate or creating obstacles. Given the awkward personalities of Shen Ting and Lu Jiayang, who typically made mountains out of molehills, they could ruin this relationship all on their own.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have spent all these years knowing each other constantly entangled and pulling at each other, ultimately needing various cannon fodder tools to confirm their own feelings.

At this moment, a crisp clapping sound rang out.

“But they deserve it! The more they torture themselves, the better!” Xie Qingxiao puffed out his cheeks.

Gu Siyuan glanced at him and said slowly, “Didn’t you say… you stopped caring about Shen Ting a long time ago?”

“Hmph!” Xie Qingxiao sneered, “Does me not caring about him conflict with me wanting him to drop dead? Idiots like him deserve retribution!”

So fierce…

The always calm and composed Big Boss Gu was shocked by his little boyfriend’s imposing aura, and hurriedly nodded understandingly: “No conflict. What you said makes a lot of sense. ‘To repay enmity with virtue, how then to repay virtue?'”

Xie Qingxiao nodded fiercely: “Mn.”

…

Time during the senior year flew by.

No matter how anxious everyone felt, the joint final exam arrived as scheduled.

And even after the exam ended, the seniors still hadn’t been given their holiday. They had to stay at school for supplementary classes until the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month.

Thus, when the results came out, they learned them immediately in class.

Unsurprisingly, Gu Siyuan still reigned supreme.

With nearly a hundred schools using the same test paper, he still scored the highest.

Xie Qingxiao’s results were also good. He ranked around 100th in the whole province, and third in their Beichuan High School. At this rate, getting into his desired university would basically be no problem.

Surprisingly, Lu Jiayang, who was normally considered a student of excellent character and learning with grades roughly on par with Xie Qingxiao’s, had seen a rather significant drop this time. The teachers and the school all sought him out for a talk.

As for Shen Ting, he ranked dead last. However, his grades had always been average, and his family was rich. Everyone tacitly assumed he would probably go abroad in the future, so not much attention was paid to it.

When the Chinese New Year holiday arrived this year, Gu Siyuan didn’t stay at school anymore. He returned to his hometown as usual to pay respects to his parents.

However, during the New Year countdown, he still stayed on the phone with Xie Qingxiao to ring in the New Year together. The sense of ritual in a relationship is also very important.

After returning to school for the new semester, time passed even faster.

From the 100-day countdown to the college entrance exam, to the 50-day countdown, and then suddenly, it was the final day.

The college entrance exam officially began.

On the afternoon of the final day of the exam, Gu Siyuan prepared to leave the company early.

Watching him head out, Jiang Hefeng smiled: “Your little Omega boyfriend is finishing his college entrance exam today?”

Gu Siyuan nodded.

According to the original plan, he had also intended to take the college entrance exam. But the company was developing at high speed, and during the second half of his senior year, the time he spent at school had greatly decreased. Most of his time was spent working, so taking the exam was dropped. He had already been guaranteed admission anyway.

“You’re the real winner in life here. Not even twenty years old, and you have both career and love!” Jiang Hefeng couldn’t help but turn red-eyed with jealousy.

A rare trace of a smile hung on Gu Siyuan’s calm and indifferent face. Compared to his past life, it seemed he had gained something more.

After smiling, he looked at the person in front of him: “So, for the next period, the company is in your hands.”

Jiang Hefeng’s expression changed abruptly: “What do you mean? You want to skip work again?”

Gu Siyuan said composedly, “My boyfriend’s major life event has ended. As a winner in life, shouldn’t I accompany him to celebrate for a few days?”

Jiang Hefeng seemed to realize something, squeezing out a lewd smile: “Hehe, you guy. In the prime of your life, young and vigorous, you’ve been holding it in for a long time, haven’t you?”

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