Chapter 574 The Night Before the Gaokao, Xinyu Cries Bitterly

After returning home, Chen Yuan kept reading.

But he was only glancing over minor subjects like biology.

In reality, he couldn't improve his memory much, but since he had nothing else to do, he figured he might as well.

Xinyu, on the other hand, was studying hard, still working on math papers even at this late hour.

So Chen Yuan chose not to disturb her.

And so, the two of them were in separate rooms, each studying in their own way.

Just then, a phone call came.

Huh, Su Yuzi.

No, Su Yu is Su Yu, and Yuzi is Yuzi. Why "Su Yuzi"? Is this like calling someone "Han Feizi" or "Taizaizi"?

Without thinking too much, Chen Yuan answered the phone.

"Yu-xuejie, what's up?" Chen Yuan asked casually, leaning back in his chair.

"Whatever you do, don't look at Douyin," Su Yu said anxiously.

"..." Chen Yuan paused, then said, "Xuejie, whatever you do, don't look behind you."

There was a pause on the other end, then she said, "Huh? I looked behind me, but there's nothing there. What's wrong?"

"Didn't I tell you whatever you do, don't look behind you?"

"But I looked behind me..."

"Then you tell me whatever I do, don't look at Douyin. How can I resist looking!"

Actually, Chen Yuan really could resist looking.

Although he was a little curious about how people were roasting him online, he had already quit the internet and had no worldly desire to know what people were saying.

"Ah... I'm sorry, I didn't think of that." Su Yu, being an art student, really wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed and only then realized how ridiculous her words were.

"Tell me what's going on," Chen Yuan said comfortingly. "As you know, my mentality is top-notch. Basically, no one can get to me."

Except for the Akali and Zed that kept targeting him in the game.

"It's still the negative effects of the previous incident," Su Yu explained. "You were pretty popular for a while, and you shut down so many people, so a lot of people are jealous of you. After all, you said you were going to compete for the top score, and a lot of people know that your last mock exam score was at the top scorer level, so there are a lot of people online exposing you. They've even exposed your exam room, your exam number, and where you live now. It's all to disrupt your state of mind, to make you perform poorly."

"What is this, South Korean sportsmanship?"

Chen Yuan was really impressed by these people. Were they that bored?

"If there's no impact in real life, try not to look at things online. There are also some people saying that your exam number was manipulated by the school, that you've always been getting special treatment, that you've bullied students, etc., exposing so-called dirt..."

"But I really did bully a student."

"Huh? You did that?"

"I bullied the school bully and made him kneel before me."

"You're really a bit bad... but I know you didn't do it because you're evil. But other people don't know you. Right now, a lot of people are hoping you die... so, you have to have a good mentality and don't be affected."

"Thank you, Yu-zi xuejie. You're so good."

Su Yu was truly a good person, possessing a remarkably great character, to be considering these things for him.

"Yu-zi... how strange," Su Yu said, not paying too much attention to the way he addressed her, and then said with relief, "Seeing you like this, I'm relieved. If there's nothing else, then you should study hard."

"Okay... but wait a moment." After stopping Su Yu, Chen Yuan asked curiously, "Has Bai Mingze contacted you?"

"He sends occasional holiday greetings or something... Why?"

"His progress in senior year has been very rapid. Shi Yi and I aren't his match anymore. I thought he had received your support, Xuejie, which is why he's been so driven."

"Hehe, you're teasing your friends again, aren't you?" Su Yu said, seeing right through him. "All of you are kids to me. I can accept whoever gets first place. Anyway, I've taken photos with all of you and can show them off."

"Who do you support the most, then?"

"Since I'm saying it to your face, then it's you."

"...You really could have left off the first half of that sentence."

"Stop with this childish male competition and study hard, junior."

"Okay, okay, anyway, thank you."

Chen Yuan responded very kindly and hung up the phone.

Then, he walked out of the room, went to the balcony, and looked downstairs.

But there were no strange, suspicious people there, ready to disrupt his studying.

Looks like they're just loud online, but don't have any real-world action.

Indeed.

No one had a deep enough grudge against him to go so far as to mock him face-to-face.

If someone were really making noise downstairs, he really wouldn't be able to stand it.

At the very least, it would affect Xinyu.

If that were really the case, then when necessary, he could only strike them down with a lightning bolt.

He should continue looking at the biology book.

Thinking this, he happened to pass by Xinyu's room.

He might as well check in on her.

So, he pushed open Xinyu's door. Then, he saw her supporting her forehead, looking a little troubled.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yuan asked proactively when he saw this.

"Um..." Xia Xinyu turned around, saw Chen Yuan, and smiled, saying, "There's a slightly difficult problem I'm thinking about."

"Do you need my help?" Chen Yuan asked.

"Um... then help me take a look," Xia Xinyu said with a smile.

So, Chen Yuan went to her side, looked for a while, and roughly figured it out. Then, he took a pen and explained it to her, and she suddenly understood.

"I see... I get it. I just didn't react at first," Xia Xinyu said with a smile.

That's not right.

A problem like this shouldn't be difficult for Xinyu.

Although it's a bit difficult, it's not the particularly tricky kind.

The two of them had solved a lot of this type of problem before.

If she can't solve this kind of problem, then tomorrow's math exam might be a problem if it's even a little bit difficult...

The problem is that math, as her forte, might not be able to stand out.

If it were Xinyu before the enhancement, it would be acceptable.

But after having her parameters adjusted, she can't solve this kind of problem...

Something's not right.

Xia Xinyu's state is off.

"I understand now. I still have a few more problems, I'll talk to you about them later."

Xia Xinyu nodded at Chen Yuan and continued to work on the problems.

Before she knew it, sweat had appeared on her forehead...

The hand holding the pen was also a little uncomfortable, and she repeatedly adjusted her grip.

I've done this kind of problem before, how could I forget?

If I can't even figure out this kind of problem, then I'm going to take the Gaokao...

No, I can write it out.

Normally, I can write this paper very well, at least 145 points.

The reason I chose this paper was also to find my touch and increase my confidence a little. But why has it been difficult instead...

Alas! My foundation is still not solid enough. If I had studied for a few more months, it might be more solid.

But the Gaokao is tomorrow...

Frowning, Xia Xinyu shook her head, hoping to adjust her state.

She was getting anxious.

Chen Yuan, who was sitting on the bed behind her, noticed Xinyu's state.

"Oops, my hair is a bit in my eyes." Perhaps realizing that he was behind her, Xia Xinyu immediately made up an excuse for her earlier anxious movements.

It seemed that she didn't want to affect his mood.

But how could he not care about Xinyu?

Seeing her like this, how could he bear it?

After a while, Xia Xinyu finished writing the paper and then stretched a big stretch: "Okay, solved."

"Finished writing?" Chen Yuan asked with a smile.

"Yeah."

Xia Xinyu stood up and answered Chen Yuan with a smile. Then, she walked up to him, opened her arms, and hugged him: "I can't wait to take the exam."

"Want to fast forward to that time?"

"Yeah, it's really boring to stay at home, let's have some challenges."

"Great job."

Chen Yuan gently stroked Xia Xinyu's back, using his actions to give her comfort.

"Okay, then I'll look at some English words for a while. Or, you can sleep on the bed?" Xia Xinyu asked.

"It's okay, I'll go to my room and read a book too," Chen Yuan said.

"Yeah, good luck, Bao."

Xia Xinyu gave a refreshing smile, giving Chen Yuan encouragement.

His presence here seemed to give her a little pressure. Besides having to deal with anxiety, she didn't want him to know.

Chen Yuan saw Xia Xinyu's current state, and it was indeed not suitable for him to stay here.

He had to give her some time to be alone.

And so, Chen Yuan left the room.

After he left, Xia Xinyu also breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, she sat on the bed, adjusting her breathing, trying to calm herself.

With Chen Yuan not here, she could show her true state.

After spending a while calming down, she smiled. Again, she sat back in front of her seat, and reread the question, recalling the way Chen Yuan taught her, and nodded: "Right, when you encounter this kind of question again, just do it this way."

Looking at this set of papers again.

Sure enough, it's not too difficult.

Her skills had not been lost.

"Thank goodness, as long as I'm not nervous."

At this moment, her anxiety gradually subsided.

At the same time, she adjusted her strategy and stopped writing math papers, instead looking at things that didn't require too much thought.

And so, the two of them studied until eight o'clock, then took a shower, chatted for a while, and at nine o'clock, Xia Xinyu suggested going to bed early to have more energy for the next day, so the two of them went to their respective rooms early, lay in bed, and went to sleep.

The alarm clock was set to seven o'clock.

Okay.

Let's sleep.

Xia Xinyu closed her eyes.

Then, the process of tomorrow's exam appeared in her mind.

Tomorrow, I'll first get up, wash, go to the toilet, eat a proper, healthy breakfast, take a car to the examination hall, and for the Chinese exam, I'll just write naturally...

She was making some plans.

Which caused her mind to be very clear.

It must be too early, so she wasn't sleepy.

Xia Xinyu took out her phone and glanced at the time, 10:12.

It's already been an hour.

Sleep, sleep.

Imagine other things, and thinking about them will make you tired.

That math problem this afternoon...

Don't think about that.

Just think about the relaxing things to do after the Gaokao.

However, that math problem kept lingering in her mind.

At this time, it seemed that a group of horses were running repeatedly in her head...

Frowning, she had no sleepiness at all.

Taking out her phone, she searched for self-hypnosis methods and did as they said...

However, it couldn't make her fall asleep.

Time was passing little by little.

However, her mind still didn't have a trace of sleepiness...

Tapping her temples with her hands, she became irritable. Taking out her phone, she glanced at it and was frightened.

11:34.

Now, there were less than eight hours of sleep left.

But she couldn't sleep at all.

Even if another hour passed, she still couldn't sleep...

It's over.

Only six hours of sleep, she'll definitely be sleepy, she'll definitely make mistakes, she definitely won't be able to perform normally, she definitely...

At this moment, the door to the room was pushed open.

Xia Xinyu was stunned.

"Xinyu, can't you sleep?" Chen Yuan asked, standing at the door.

Because she was sitting up and not sleeping, Xia Xinyu explained with a smile: "No, I can sleep, I was woken up by the need to pee, haha..."

"Then let me sleep with you?"

"No need, you go back to sleep quickly, it's not early..."

"Xinyu, are you having insomnia?"

"No, no." Hearing this, Xia Xinyu was a little anxious. Seeing that Chen Yuan hadn't slept either, she said, "You go back quickly, you go back to your room and sleep..."

Chen Yuan walked up to Xia Xinyu, looked at her, anxious and sweating, and said with some heartache: "I'll be with you..."

"No, you go back quickly." Xia Xinyu directly used her hand to push Chen Yuan, and when she touched him, she burst into tears all of a sudden, so while wiping her tears, she said with a sob, "Oh! Don't worry about me, you go to sleep quickly... you sleep, you really don't worry about me, I..."

Large tears fell with a patter.

Xia Xinyu knew that her state was over, and even more knew that Chen Yuan was also affected by her and was also going to be over, so she cried more and more sadly: "Please, Baby, don't worry about me... Boo, you go to sleep quickly, I can fall asleep myself... I'm sorry to you... I..."

Gradually, Xia Xinyu couldn't speak at all, and could only sob.

And her hand was still pushing Chen Yuan away non-stop.

She knew that she was done for, and what she feared most now was Chen Yuan, for his sake, falling into the same state as her...

Thinking of this, she burst into tears.

"Xinyu, you can fall asleep."

Suddenly, she heard a very gentle voice that gradually released her...

Hypnosis, activated.

"Xinyu, you can fall asleep now, enter deep sleep, sleep duration seven and a half hours..."

After using this hypnosis, Xia Xinyu's hand that was pushing him away gradually weakened.

The expression on her face also gradually softened.

Then, she closed her eyes and fell asleep...

And so, Chen Yuan put his arms around her. He took out a wet wipe, wiped the sweat on her forehead little by little, and then used a tissue to gently wipe away the tears and tear stains on her face.

Finally, he gently kissed her forehead.

It was indeed very unlucky for this kind of thing to happen before the Gaokao.

But Chen Yuan knew that what tormented Xinyu the most was him seeing her like that.

Each of her pushes was full of apology and anxiety.

It was deep love.

Fortunately, he didn't leave her to resolve it on her own.

And so, Chen Yuan princess-carried Xia Xinyu and gently placed her on the bed.

Then, he slept next to her, covered her with the quilt, and before going to sleep, gently pinched her smooth, soft, and slightly reddish face...

"Poor thing, good night."

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