“Twentieth place?! Ranked twentieth?! Tied for twentieth?!”
Lin Qingya was shocked, then suddenly realized, her gaze shifting to the right where Cheng Minghao was smiling at her.
Cheng Minghao grinned and explained, “Usually, the homeroom teacher only reads out half the class’s papers. Today, they already read 21. Maybe they skipped yours by accident? Or maybe they were just lazy, or messing with you?”
“But if I hadn’t tied for first, and I was second instead, then tell me… what place would you have been?”
Cheng Minghao asked playfully, trying to fish for a reward.
“Tw… twenty-first? Tied for twenty-first?!”
Lin Qingya replied, her face full of confusion.
“Yep! Correct!”
Cheng Minghao said, glancing playfully at the homeroom teacher’s desk.
The homeroom teacher was watching them chat, but talking in class was a minor issue.
Besides, the tests had been handed back, so everyone was chatting.
The teacher didn’t bother and quickly looked away.
Seizing the moment when the teacher’s gaze shifted, Cheng Minghao stole a kiss on Lin Qingya’s red lips.
“Mm! No need to thank me, I’ve already received your gratitude. Thank me again tonight.”
“Tonight?”
Lin Qingya froze, then instantly blushed.
A girl in the back row was curious and asked what they were doing tonight.
Hearing the pure and innocent question, as if from a little white flower, Lin Qingya’s cheeks flushed even more.
She just buried her face in her arms, mumbling in embarrassment,
“Treating him to dinner tonight… eating his noodles… to thank him for scoring first.”
“Treat him to dinner? Why would you eat his noodles during dinner?”
The girl was puzzled.
Her deskmate, however, seemed to catch on, blushed, pulled her over, and scolded her teasingly,
“Clueless thing! Single dog, you should stop asking about eating noodles, just study hard. Only then will you have a boyfriend to eat noodles with.”
“Why?!”
The girl asked in confusion.
Her deskmate answered,
“Go home and ask your brother. Just say, ‘I want to eat your noodles,’ and see how he reacts.”
“Oh, I’ll try it when I get back.”
The girl replied honestly and obediently.
Cheng Minghao’s face turned red, and he coughed to give a friendly warning,
“I advise you not to ask. It’ll be social suicide in front of your brother. Goodbye, I’m off to comfort my girlfriend.”
After speaking, Cheng Minghao quietly wrapped an arm around Lin Qingya’s waist, then leaned in close to her cheek, joking softly to calm her down.
He began chatting quietly with Lin Qingya.
By the time school ended that afternoon, Lin Qingya followed Cheng Minghao home, finally completing the first stage of her mission.
She hadn’t let herself, Cheng Minghao, or the teacher down.
The punishment for signing Chen Qing’s name and teasing the teacher had finally been made up for.
And improving her grades was also essential for Cheng Minghao to receive a university scholarship.
It was something that had to be done.
Now that it was finished, it meant she was one step closer to the ultimate goal of high school.
That was a good thing.
On the way home.
Lin Qingya asked,
“If you get the scholarship, what university will you go to? Are you still planning to join the army to make money? You won’t fall in love with another girl, right? I haven’t said we’re breaking up yet, so you’re not allowed to date anyone else~”
Lin Qingya continued her sweet daydream,
“I could find a job outside your school, and visit you when I have time. We could chat, and do some… interesting… things we both like.”
She blushed and spoke shyly.
Her left hand held Cheng Minghao’s right, walking on the inside of the street, surrounded by people.
Her pretty face was burning, and she lowered her head, burying her face against her boyfriend’s left shoulder.
Then she quietly, deeply breathed in Cheng Minghao’s scent, intoxicated.
Cheng Minghao glanced at Lin Qingya and smiled,
“You go to college first. I’ll join the army and take care of you. The scholarship is yours, too. A girl’s youth is important—learn as much as you can while you’re young.
Remember, your studying is for me… so I can enjoy all sorts of positions with you in bed… so don’t feel pressured, got it? Little pervert, hmm?”
Lin Qingya’s face turned even redder.
Hearing her boyfriend call her ‘little pervert’ affectionately made her face burn.
She even raised her right fist and punched his chest, showing her deep dissatisfaction.
“Haha~”
Her fist on his chest, Cheng Minghao laughed, holding Lin Qingya’s left hand, then pulled her into his arms, wrapping both arms around her slim waist, walking home in the warm afterglow of sunset.
Time flowed like water.
The last semester of senior year was tense and passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye, it was almost over.
After the college entrance exams.
In front of a certain elementary school, a broadcast sounded,
“Exams are over. Examinees, please stop writing immediately…”
…
…
“Ah~ It’s finally over. How did you do?”
“Pretty good, I guess. The second-to-last question was kind of hard…”
“…”
Lin Qingya listened to the nearby students chatting as they passed, glancing at them casually.
After watching the girls around her finish talking, she looked around the environment but didn’t see any sign of Cheng Minghao.
But that was expected—he was also taking exams.
So…
“Qingya!”
On the edge of the crowd, a handsome boy waved at Lin Qingya.
His good looks and loud voice drew the attention of many girls—and boys.
But most of the girls were looking him over carefully, searching for the supposed Qingya, possibly his girlfriend.
Lin Qingya saw him standing in the crowd.
Her face lit up with joy.
Glancing at the girls around her, some were searching for someone—maybe trying to figure out who Qingya was?
She hesitated slightly.
Thinking of their relationship, she happily shouted,“I’m here!”
Lin Qingya waved at him, then quickly squeezed through the crowd, protecting her chest under the curious stares of nearby boys and girls, running toward him.
Soon, the two met and hugged.
Cheng Minghao planted a kiss on Lin Qingya’s lips.
He meant it as a quick peck, but Lin Qingya, blushing, stood on tiptoes to respond, turning the brief kiss into a long one.
It became a graduation declaration of their relationship.
They kissed for over a minute at the school gate, drawing many eyes.
Until both were slightly out of breath, emotional, and flushed.
Cheng Minghao even spotted a Television Station crew holding a microphone trying to approach.
“Run, unless you want to show off your love on TV.”
Cheng Minghao said, smiling as he grabbed Lin Qingya’s hand and pulled her away.
The two ran through the breeze, escaping the crowd, faces red.
Once they were far from the exam crowd, they finally stopped, looking at each other and laughing.
Cheng Minghao smiled and asked,
“How did you do?”
Lin Qingya nodded, hesitated, then turned her head slightly to the right, lips curling.
“Mm… I think I did badly. I might not get into the university I wanted.
Your flexible, multi-positioned girlfriend might not satisfy your… position preferences.”
Lin Qingya’s pretty face flushed.
She held Cheng Minghao’s right hand with her left, while her right hand slipped quietly behind her back.
“What preferences do I have? Hey, don’t say weird stuff.”
Walking, Cheng Minghao lightly bumped her left shoulder with his right, signaling her to stop talking nonsense.
“Don’t you like pinning me down… sitting on my… thigh… playing with… restraint… and bondage~”
“Ugh~ You wouldn’t let me move at all. Like last night, my right leg cramped up doing a split, so I could only wrap it around your leg. Couldn’t move at all… So mean~”
Lin Qingya lowered her head, blushing as she muttered.
“But weren’t you… pretty… pretty into it? Let’s try again when we get back, improve the position a bit. Let’s go!”
Cheng Minghao grabbed Lin Qingya’s arm, pulling her along, both of them blushing and rushing home to relax after exams.
Time for an intense battle.
“Nooo~ I can’t move at all… I can only passively… endure…”
Lin Qingya ran after him, blushing and complaining, her heart pounding with anticipation and curiosity about what new positions Cheng Minghao would use to ‘tutor’ her.
At home.
As soon as they got in, they pulled the curtains and closed the windows, then squeezed onto the sofa together.
“Come on! Let’s compare answers!”
Cheng Minghao said as he pulled out a cheap new smartphone, searching for the exam papers in the group chat.
“Com… compare answers?”
Lin Qingya stared wide-eyed, unable to follow Cheng Minghao’s train of thought.
He was talking about positions and fun just now, and now ‘fun’ had become ‘comparing answers’?