For the next two weeks, the kids were busy preparing for their midterm exams, and Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 High School finally showed the academic pressure it brought as the top high school in Jiangcheng and even in Chubei Province.
You can almost see everyone around you writing furiously at their seats and solving problems almost all the time, even during the two most leisurely evening self-study classes on weekdays.
There were no genius teenagers who could get satisfactory results just by studying casually, at least in the parallel class that Mei Fang was studying in. Even the strong ones who usually ranked 100th in the grade on the basic test were busy doing the questions.
Now Mei Fang usually scores around the top ten in class exams. This score would have been enough to get into a 985 university according to previous years, but it was naturally a big step backward compared to the score he got when he was a county student.
On the one hand, it was because he was not focused on his studies. Mei Fang was busy with music, games, and even website handovers. Apart from doing homework, he had basically no extra time to study hard outside of school. On the other hand, his academic qualifications were gradually failing to keep up.
Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 is a place where strong people gather. Even if he concentrates on solving problems seriously in class, he can only do so much without putting in more effort.
But his current situation is still within his control. After all, he doesn't rely solely on his grades to get into a prestigious school. He is also waiting for the NOI (National Youth Olympiad in Informatics) in July next year. Now he is just making preparations for both scenarios.
According to his current understanding, winning a gold medal in NOI can directly obtain admission to a prestigious university. The languages that can be used in this competition test are C, C++ or Pascal.
Mei Fang and Lin Youxi had already mastered C language thoroughly before learning C# and Java, so the efficiency of converting it to C++ is also very high, so there is no need to worry too much.
Putting aside the topic of future plans, everyone has been busy studying and preparing for exams recently.
As the weather gets cooler, the time spent hugging and recharging energy during evening self-study becomes more precious.
Whenever the bell rang in the middle of class, if Mei Fang got up a minute or two later, he would see Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi knocking on his window - Mei Fang happened to be sitting outside the window during this time, so it was very convenient for him to greet them.
Mei Fang followed Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan as they walked on the campus of Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 in late autumn. Late autumn is a golden season, and the roads are always covered with fallen leaves, but along the way one can smell the fragrance of countless osmanthus flowers.
The school has been very strict in cracking down on premature love recently. There seems to be special teaching staff on the playground to supervise, and the three little ones are not allowed to stick together in conspicuous places like the playground.
Fortunately, Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 is big enough and there are places everywhere where we can be alone together.
"There's no one near this pavilion, let's go over here. Yuanyuan, do you want to go first or me today?"
"Youxi, you get ready first... I'll go and give you guys some fresh air."
Before, Xia Yuan couldn't wait to get close to Mei Fang, and after that, Lin Youxi would come on stage directly, always giving her the illusion that she was acting as a bed warmer.
So now she has started to change her mindset, and will occasionally change the order of pasting, but she will not stay behind for a long time, so as not to make her intentions too obvious.
Lin Youxi has always been accommodating to Yuanyuan on this point. She never minds this. She only cares about the control of time.
Lin Youxi has been hugging Mei Fang directly and face to face lately, so that it is convenient to hug him for warmth.
“When it’s cold, recharging your energy doesn’t feel like anything.”
"I haven't even put on a cotton-padded jacket yet, but I'm already complaining about it. Once I put on the jacket, I'll feel nothing at all."
"uh-huh… "
Mei Fang enjoyed the process of replenishing energy with Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan, but he also understood that such a comfortable life could not be maintained for long. After all, keeping balance was only a means and not an end.
At present, his friends seem to be expecting him to make a choice between Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi, and perhaps they themselves think so too.
But Mei Fang couldn't let this idea continue to deepen and solidify. He had to find a way to advance the idea of the three of them maintaining a relationship. Otherwise, when he graduated from high school, he would not be able to give any explanation.
That’s why the song “I’m Willing” is so important, so important that it had to be selected as a piece for the festival, and so important that it had to be sung for both of them to hear together.
While Mei Fang was thinking about these things, Lin Youxi suddenly stood on tiptoe and leaned close to Mei Fang's ear.
"My hands are a little cold, can I put them in to warm them up?"
"Ah... well, just don't go too far like last time."
"Okay."
This was not the first time that Lin Youxi had done this, but Mei Fang would still shudder at the touch of her cold palm, before slowly calming down.
At this moment, Lin Youxi was leaning against his chest, stroking his back, and softly humming the melody of a song.
"What song is this? It sounds familiar..."
"This is the melody that Yuanyuan created using the simple score of "Su Yan" that you wrote before. She just finished it and played it for me last night. I quite like it."
Lin Youxi raised his head and looked at Mei Fang. "Come to think of it, how could you write lyrics like this? I feel like it's totally different from your previous writing style."
"Um... these are all references, not my own real skills."
Lin Youxi didn't take Mei Fang's words to heart. She continued to advise Mei Fang:
“I think I can sing it at the New Year’s Eve party.”
Lin Youxi reminded Mei Fang, "I think it's quite suitable for you and Yuanyuan to sing together."
"Love songs are already too much, and we need a duet between a man and a woman? Why don't you and Yuanyuan sing it instead?"
Lin Youxi shook her head. "Yuanyuan would definitely prefer to sing with you. You know her personality."
"And after the last performance, the school spoke highly of our performance. They should not be unsupportive now."
"Also, the video clip that Wan Chaoxiong made for us was very popular on Station C. The number of hits exceeded 10,000 a long time ago. Some of the comments were particularly interesting. You should have seen it, right?"
"Danmu? What Danmu? I didn't pay much attention to it."
As Mei Fang said this, he looked up at the night sky somewhat guiltily. This small action was certainly not missed by the careful Lin Youxi, who gently pinched Mei Fang's waist.
"Many comments say that you are surrounded by beauties and are a winner in life. Mei Fang, what do you think about this?"
"My opinion is that people who always have bitter things in their minds will find everything bitter..."
While Mei Fang was humming, Lin Youxi kept staring at him. Finally, he felt like he couldn't breathe. Finally, he stopped pretending and just laughed.
"But it's normal to make people feel envious, haha... After all, it's rare to have a relationship as long as ours."
Lin Youxi seemed very satisfied with Mei Fang's answer. After listening to him, she buried her head and hugged him tightly and rocked him.
Although Afang sometimes seems to be very taboo about topics like love and seems very awkward and naive, he is not without growth.
For example, he used to often describe the relationship between the three as a sincere friendship, but now he uses neutral words such as "feelings" and "friendship" to describe the relationship between the three.
I have attacked him to this extent, if he still doesn't understand, he would be too pretentious.
Although the first move came from Yuanyuan's super energy, it is also important for Lin Youxi to carry it forward afterwards.
Lin Youxi didn't expect Mei Fang to give a final answer, because she didn't think there was anything wrong with the current situation.
Of course, if Mei Fang wants to give an answer, she will accept it calmly.
After sticking together for a while, Lin Youxi and Mei Fang saw Xia Yuan fiddling with her fingers shyly.
"Yuanyuan, am I a little overdue?"
"Ah... is that so? It's okay, haha..."
"I'll give it to you tomorrow night." Lin Youxi thought for a moment, "The midterm exam is the day after tomorrow, so I'll give it to you tomorrow night."
"Ah? Um... No, no need... I didn't..."
Xia Yuan was blushing and hesitant one second, but the next second she hugged Mei Fang tightly.
"Why are you working so hard today..."
"Will it be very tight?"
Xia Yuan raised her head and looked at Mei Fang, "In autumn, we wear more clothes, so it's not so easy to replenish super energy, so we need to hold you tighter."
"Um... That's right..."
The more Mei Fang compared herself with Xia Yuanyuan and Lin Youxi, the more she could feel Yuanyuan's simplicity.
She actually had the same personality when she was a child, but at that time Lin Youxi was much more awkward and introverted than her, making her seem like a big sister.
In the past ten years, it has actually been Lin Youxi's personality that has changed, while Xia Yuan has hardly changed to some extent.
But this "unchangeability" is, in a sense, something worth cherishing.
"By the way, Fang, I made the accompaniment melody for the song 'Nu Yan' that you gave me before according to your simple score. You can listen to it when you have time."
"You didn't study hard, but secretly wrote songs. Have you finished your physics homework?"
"You are so bad! You even mentioned physics on purpose."
Xia Yuan was so angry that he punched Mei Fang lightly. "The physics for freshman year isn't that difficult now. I can get a decent score, too."
"Yes, yes, yes... If anyone dares to say that our Miss Yuanyuan is incompetent, I promise to help you beat him up."
"It's you..."
Xia Yuan rubbed against Mei Fang's chest, and then suddenly made a dramatic voice, "Oh, Fang's hug is so warm, it must be Youxi who warmed me up."
"puff."
"Why are you making fun of me?"
"A joke that's been used once can be funny if it's used again."
"Is there, is there?" Xia Yuan blushed and grumbled, "I don't think so at all..."
"But Youxi's body is very cold. My hand was just frozen by her and it's still cold now."
"Really? I'll give it a try."
Xia Yuan held Mei Fang's hand, then closed her eyes and savored it.
"Hmm... I don't think it's too cold..."
"You definitely won't feel it if you hold my hand like this, if you do this..."
Mei Fang could feel Xia Yuan's shyness, and she was too embarrassed to say many things.
If he wants to play the role of a middleman, he can just lie down and do nothing on Youxi's side, but he has to handle things on Yuanyuan's side himself.
So Mei Fang took the initiative to hook Xia Yuan's fingers and clasped theirs tightly. Xia Yuan did not resist. After sensing Mei Fang's intention, she quickly cooperated and held their hands.
"Yes, it does feel a little bit cold... but it's okay!"
Xia Yuan held Mei Fang's fingers tightly with one hand and hugged Mei Fang with the other hand.
It's like dancing, so fun.
Xia Yuan felt the emotions released by Mei Fang, and naturally the pace of his attack also quickened.
"By the way, Ah Fang... I want to discuss something with you. It may be a little early to talk about it now, but... during the New Year's Eve party—"
"We're going to perform together on New Year's Day, right? Sure, let's sing 'No Makeup'."
"Ah, I wanted you to sing that song with Youxi."
"Don't you want to sing with me?"
"No... I think Youxi has a nice voice too, maybe she-"
"Just sing with you. Youxi and I have talked about it, and she also wants you to come on stage."
"I-I see. Then I'll just... leave it like this..."
Xia Yuan took part in the midterm exam of the first semester of high school at Jiangcheng Normal University No. 1 High School with a happy attitude, so he performed very well.
Writing about career is water, writing about ordinary daily life is water, and then I look to see if anyone says I am water.
(End of this chapter)