Chapter Eight: Selection

  He was probably really regretful and knew that his aggressive approach had gone too far, so he explained: "The teacher's words were indeed excessive and unpleasant, I admit it was my fault, but Shao Qi, you are really not supposed to be like this, don't you think your emotions are a bit off?"

  Have to admit that he is still a qualified teacher, even though he speaks impulsively and lacks tact, at least he knows how to admit his mistakes.

  Of course, there are some words in this world that once spoken, can never be made up for the wound, and can never reverse the outcome.

  But he still spoke with a heavy heart, saying: "Teacher, no matter why you suddenly became like this, but as someone who has walked more bridges than roads, I want to tell you that in this world, reality will never be an idol drama or fairy tale. If you don't want your life to become a tragic drama, then keep yourself in good condition and win the battle of the college entrance exam."

  Shao Qi didn't say a word and didn't look at the teacher's back as he left, but instead directly opened the piece of paper in his hand that he had almost forgotten.

  "See you in the VIP room of the cafeteria after the meeting!"

  In the gloomy sunlight, everything around is bustling with activity, yet unusually quiet.

  All the bustle was someone else's, he had nothing.

  Under the bright and almost piercing light in the classroom, the students' figures seem to be emitting a sacred glow.

  And their fate, as if unknowingly, began a new chapter in their hands.

  "Shao Qi, which university do you want to take the exam for?" In the last self-study class, the gentle night breeze blew in through the window, and Cheng Ming patted his shoulder from behind and asked.

  "I don't know... how about you?"

  "For me, it's all the same wherever I go, so why not go with you? We can struggle together in the future. Which city do you want to go to?"

  "I might go to Northeast China! The farther the better......" A silence filled the young man's eyes.

  "Ah, northeast?" Cheng Mian's eyes widened in shock, like a startled and fluffed-up turkey.

  "Are you looking for trouble? You're a normal young man from the south, why go to that godforsaken place where chickens don't lay eggs and birds don't hatch?"

  Hearing the bell signaling the end of class, Shao Qi habitually stood up and prepared to leave.

  "Alright, northeast it is. I'll just consider this a trip then. Otherwise, who knows when I'll get to experience the beauty of the ice fields in this lifetime?" After some deliberation, Cheng Mian said resolutely.

  "Are you really going with me?" Shao Qi furrowed his good-looking eyebrows and his pupils constricted slightly.

  "Of course!" Cheng Mian's face was a picture of determination.

  Shao Qi was just about to say something when a familiar voice suddenly rang out.

  "Shao Qi, come out!" Ren Sheng's voice seemed a bit urgent, but he had always been impulsive before, and probably still was now.

  "Think it over carefully one more time, I have something to attend to and will leave first!"

  "You're so cool today......" Under the bright moonlight, Ren Sheng was holding a few green Mao bills he had obtained after a period of hard work. His emotions were filled with both admiration and a hint of despondency.

  Shao Qi's footsteps paused slightly, a rare moment without comfort or teasing from him.

  Looking at his somewhat silent good friend, Ren Sheng was about to say something.

  Suddenly, a sharp beam of light flashed, and a white BMW appeared under the cool moonlight, cutting through the dull colors with its silver glow, coming proudly.

  A large sedan stopped in front of them, the silver-rimmed car door slowly opened, and a pair of about 10cm high-heeled shoes with thin heels first appeared...

  The woman who was radiant with a colorful aura stood before them and said with a picturesque expression: "Hello!"

  "Hello!"

  "Yang Lei, senior?! " Shocked, excited and all sorts of positive emotions flooded him, Ren Sheng's face was ecstatic, as if he had just won the lottery.

  "Who are you?" The woman asked his name with a calm face and gentle tone.

  "I... I'm Ren Sheng..." Ren Sheng's eyes had pink ripples, as if constantly bubbling up.

  Her pink lips were slightly raised, but they formed a straight line. Shao Qi said faintly, "Late at night here, do you have something on your mind, senior?"

  "Shao Qi......" seemed to think that his good friend was being somewhat impolite, Ren Sheng immediately stopped him from saying something, but when he spoke out, he realized that his good friend's question was actually not wrong at all.

  The girl smiled slightly, seemingly not paying much attention as she stood there, her bright eyes shining like crystal, "I have a flight tomorrow, leaving this place."

  "Is it? So soon...?" Ren Sheng's voice seemed somewhat unexpected.

  The two of them barely paid attention to what Ren Sheng said, and in Yang Lei's eyes, she only saw the gentle and elegant young man's faint voice: "If that's the case, then Sister should go back and rest early!"

  "Have a smooth journey!"

  There was a hint of enchanting mist in the young man's eyes, and although he was smiling, it seemed so vague.

  Even Yang Lei, who has been in the entertainment industry for a long time, suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling.

  She stepped forward and walked in front of him, her low voice carrying a hint of inexplicable gentleness: "Shao Qi, you are refusing my presence."

  "How is it possible? Senior sister is so charming and elegant, how can I resist you?" Shao Qi's voice was very soft, but just loud enough to be heard.

  In the soft night wind, that layer of bright silver moonlight quietly spilled on those two people, warm and cozy, with a harmonious flavor.

  Ren Sheng's eyebrows slowly rose with a layer of ripples, he quietly retreated a few steps, no longer intervening between them...

  "So, I asked you to meet up after the speech, why didn't you come? Or were you actually boycotting me?" Yang Lei's eyes had a rose-like charm that was hard to resist, enchanting yet with thorns that could make one bleed.

  "Don't tell me you don't know and have forgotten." The woman's voice was light, seemingly with a hint of ridicule.

  "...". Shao Qi would never forget the moment when he finished his speech and shook hands with her, a piece of paper suddenly slipped into his hand with some awkward feeling.

  Instinctively, he almost saw something called danger in this woman, let alone her invitation, and he really didn't feel like there was anything that had to be done.

  However, he still looked at her with a calm and unruffled expression, as if he had no memory of it, not feeling that there was anything wrong with his failure to keep the appointment, and yet, as if he hadn't seen her at all.

  "So, what are you actually planning to do?"