After a burst of laughter, an announcement sounded over the broadcast, instructing all candidates to gather their exam supplies and head to the examination hall.
Xia Nuannuan picked up her pencil case, along with the can of coffee. She then plucked two lollipops from a jar and put them in her pocket, returning the rest to the drawer.
Qin Tian simply slipped a ballpoint pen into his pocket and grabbed his cola. He stood up and looked at Xia Nuannuan.
"Nuannuan, let's go, to the exam hall!"
"Mm!"
Xia Nuannuan nodded in response and stood up, following him.
She could feel many envious glances from the girls in the classroom directed at her, her fair and rosy cheeks feeling a little warm.
Of course, her heart was undeniably sweet, and the heavy, tense feeling from before had completely vanished, replaced by elation and confidence.
This time, they were assigned examination rooms in the same location, separated only by a classroom, so they could go together.
Xia Nuannuan trailed behind Qin Tian like a shy young bride, the two of them walking out of the classroom one after the other.
After watching them leave, the classmates in the classroom began to chat with various expressions, openly conversing.
"How come I feel like they're looking more and more like a perfect match?"
"Same here, like the male and female leads in a K-drama."
"Ahhhh… hurry up and let the college entrance exam start, seeing them like this makes me want to fall in love too!"
"Sis, wake up, all the good boyfriends are someone else's. You'll end up with a scumbag if you're like this."
"No way, from now on, when I find a boyfriend, I'll use Qin Tian as my standard. I'm not asking for much, half as good as him would be enough."
"Are you sure that's not asking for much?"
"Okay, maybe a quarter then?"
"That still feels a bit difficult!"
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"Here."
Xia Nuannuan tore open the wrapper of a lollipop and quickly caught up to hand it to Qin Tian beside her.
Qin Tian glanced at it, smiled, and shook his head. "You eat it, I don't like these."
"Have one, I brought two, and you said that sugar helps activate brain cells!"
Xia Nuannuan looked at him with her bright, clear eyes, her smile sweet as she spoke.
"Alright!"
Qin Tian smiled helplessly, took the lollipop, and popped it into his mouth.
He wasn't particularly fond of sweets, but who could resist those eyes and that smile, which were too devastatingly charming!
Cuteness is justice.
Since he couldn't resist, he might as well enjoy it.
To be honest, it suddenly tasted quite good.
With lollipops in their mouths, they ambled along, chatting intermittently as they headed towards the examination hall.
By now, Xia Nuannuan had completely undergone a transformation in her appearance. Coupled with her astonishingly good figure, when walking with Qin Tian, she was already far more eye-catching than him.
After more than a month, she was no longer the overlooked chubby girl from before; she was gradually becoming the focus of attention.
On the way to the examination hall, they amazed quite a few students from other classes.
Qin Tian, as expected, received many "go to hell" glares from the boys in other classes.
Fortunately, his thick skin and resilient heart had been tempered by life's experiences, allowing him to completely ignore these envious and jealous gazes, and even find amusement in them.
Today, students from the first and second years of high school were on holiday, so many classrooms from both grades were designated as examination venues.
The examination rooms assigned to Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan were two classrooms on the same floor in the second year of high school.
Upon reaching this floor, the first classroom was Xia Nuannuan's assigned examination room.
"I'm going in then!"
As they reached the classroom door, Xia Nuannuan smiled at Qin Tian.
"Mm, do your best, don't be nervous!"
Qin Tian smiled and offered his encouragement.
"Mhm… you too, good luck, strive to get full marks in Chinese this time too!"
Xia Nuannuan clenched her little fists, her smile bright as she cheered him on.
Qin Tian nodded with a smile, "I'll try my best."
"Excuse me, could you please move aside?"
Suddenly, a clear, cold female voice sounded.
The two of them turned their heads, and surprise appeared on their faces.
The person who arrived was none other than Su Yan, the talented and beautiful school belle from Class 3-1.
Su Yan was also feeling speechless at this moment.
This was just too coincidental. With so many examination rooms, how could they end up in the same one?
Moreover, the moment she arrived, she saw the two of them standing there, flirting.
Her first instinct was to avoid them.
But then she thought, why should she be afraid of these two?
If she were seen, people might think she actually had feelings for Qin Tian, and being flustered would be even worse.
Therefore, Su Yan steeled herself and directly interrupted them.
"Ah, sorry, sorry."
Xia Nuannuan came to her senses and quickly moved aside.
"Thank you!"
Su Yan politely said, then walked directly into the classroom.
From beginning to end, she didn't even glance at Qin Tian.
"I didn't expect… to be in the same classroom as her!"
Xia Nuannuan said, her face full of surprise.
Qin Tian smiled and consoled her, "It's fine, just focus on yourself. If she has any grudges, they're directed at me."
Hearing this, Xia Nuannuan playfully rolled her eyes at him.
"You're overthinking it, why would she have a grudge against you?"
"Uh!"
Qin Tian was momentarily speechless, then nodded decisively, "You're right, there's nothing."
Xia Nuannuan snorted and directly entered the classroom.
Qin Tian scratched his head with a mixture of amusement and exasperation and then stepped towards his own examination room.
As fate would have it, Xia Nuannuan was surprised to find that her seat was right in front of the school belle.
Su Yan also had a flicker of astonishment in her beautiful eyes as she looked at Xia Nuannuan walking to the seat in front of her.
"Hello!"
Xia Nuannuan greeted her with a smile.
Su Yan paused for a moment, then gave a slight nod as a response.
Xia Nuannuan turned and sat down, placing her coffee and pencil case down, and slowly let out a sigh.
With two beauties, each with distinct temperaments but equally stunning looks, sitting together, other candidates in the classroom frequently cast their gazes towards them.
At the back of the classroom, three boys who knew each other huddled together and whispered.
"I can't believe I'm in the same exam room as the school belle, what good luck!"
"Who's the girl in front? She's also very pretty. Compared to the school belle, I prefer this cute type!"
"I don't know, but a boy came with her earlier, she probably already has a boyfriend."
"Ah? Who? I'm not convinced!"
"To be honest, which class is this girl from? How come I never noticed our school had such a beauty before?"
"Indeed, by the time we get to the third year of high school, they're almost graduating. They're not new students, so it's unlikely!"
"..."
Not just these three boys, but many other candidates in the classroom were also curiously observing Xia Nuannuan and Su Yan.
Xia Nuannuan usually spent her break times in the classroom, which resulted in very few people outside of Class Ten recognizing her.
Now, suddenly sitting with the school belle Su Yan, and with her looks and charm being on par, it naturally piqued people's curiosity.