In February 2022, it had been some time since the senior year students returned to school.
In their final year, some students who felt they weren't cut out for academics had already started exploring other paths for their future. This meant that some would eventually leave school and enter society, and it also meant that classmates would cherish their time together even more.
Well, if they had the time.
The senior year curriculum was heavy, and the college entrance exam loomed like a massive boulder on the backs of every senior student, bending, crushing, and breaking them. Only those who stood firm until the end would be the ultimate victors.
Clearly, Fiyue and Qin Yue were among the victors. They endured the pressure of their final year and slowly made their way to the college entrance exam.
Indeed, before they knew it, June 7th arrived, and Fiyue and Qin Yue's college entrance exam began.
Thanks to the strong support of the state in recent years, all students across the country now took the same exam. This meant that the admission scores were the same for all students, and they all had to wait until June 22nd to gather in front of their computers or phones to check their scores.
Fiyue and Qin Yue both performed normally, and based on their usual mock exam results, they should score around 650 or 660. This score wasn't high enough to rank them among the top in the entire capital city, but it was sufficient to get them into Pan Yan University.
Fiyue planned to major in Information Engineering and minor in Mechanical and Automation. As for his sister, she would naturally choose music, as she had already received an acceptance letter from Youyang College.
After playing around for about ten days, the college entrance exam results came out. Fiyue scored 656, and Qin Yue scored 658. The sister still scored 2 points higher than her brother, but there was no longer a restaurant for Qin Yue to play the piano at.
The admission score for Pan Yan University was 643. After filling out their college applications in front of the computer, the two siblings smiled at each other.
"Brother, we won't be classmates anymore after this..."
Qin Yue's soft, regretful words floated into Fiyue's ear, tickling him...
It was summer, and Qin Yue finally got to wear the snow-white dress she had longed for. When they went to the Capital Hotel for their final farewell dinner, the class president, Shi Weijun, didn't recognize her at the entrance. Fortunately, Fiyue was with her, or who knows what might have happened.
Well, something did happen, but it was handled by Su Lei...
================== The Farewell Dinner Line ==================
On the evening of June 24th, Fiyue and Qin Yue took a taxi to the Capital Hotel.
Qin Yue had kept this beautiful dress in her wardrobe for a long time, and now she finally had the chance to wear it, so she was quite excited and bounced around on the way. Fiyue, worried about her moving around, held her hand, and the two of them started walking down the street.
However, walking all the way to the Capital Hotel was unrealistic, as the capital city was too large. Fortunately, there was a convenient mode of transportation called a taxi, and the two siblings arrived at their destination in no time.
Fiyue and Qin Yue had never been to the Capital Hotel before; they had only seen it from a distance. The visual impact of being close to it was completely different from viewing it from afar. At least, the huge lobby looked like a bench from a distance...
The two siblings marveled, and a doorman approached them.
"Hello, sir and madam. Do you have a reservation?"
"Uh, Huicui Hall, the name is Shi."
"Oh, are you from Class 8, Senior Year, Capital City No. 4 High School? Please follow me." The doorman led them to Huicui Hall, where their class president, Shi Weijun, was standing at the door.
Shi Weijun, the class president of Class 8, Senior Year, was tall and strong, with good grades. His father was said to be a military man, and his own dream was to become a soldier. Despite his burly appearance, he wasn't a fool and had sharp eyes.
Shi Weijun saw Fiyue leading a beautiful girl from a distance, and his usually serious expression instantly became extremely strange. Fiyue was quite good-looking, except for his somewhat feminine features, and he was considered a handsome guy... But Chu Fiyue never dated anyone because he had a sister who seemed to be a bit of a boss... This was almost common knowledge in the school, as the famous Kuan Xun had a pretty sister...
What was going on now? Fiyue had quietly brought a beautiful girl. Shi Weijun's expression became more and more complex, and by the time Fiyue and Qin Yue reached him, his face was almost liver-colored.
"Hey, Shi Dazhuang, how many people have come in? You're doing well."
"Uh, almost everyone is here, just waiting for you and your sister... You're quite something." Shi Weijun put his large hand on Fiyue's head and smiled, pointing at Qin Yue, "When did you find her? Does your sister know?"
"What? Let go, Shi Dazhuang, you don't know your own strength." Fiyue struggled to free his head from Shi Weijun's arm, then rubbed his sore neck and asked in confusion.
"Stop pretending. You brought her here, so what is she? Your girlfriend, the beautiful lady next to you." Shi Weijun pointed at Qin Yue, who was watching the commotion.
Qin Yue blinked, finally realizing that Shi Weijun hadn't recognized her, and she couldn't help but giggle, covering her mouth.
"Ah..." Fiyue bent Shi Weijun's fingers to a large angle, "Isn't this my sister? Didn't you recognize her?"
Shi Weijun was stunned... He had never doubted his 5.3 vision before, but now he carefully examined the girl in the white dress and realized she was indeed his classmate, Chu Qin Yue, whom he had known for three years.
At this point, Qin Yue couldn't hold back and stepped forward, squinting, and kicked Shi Weijun, saying, "Shi Dazhuang, you don't recognize me after three years of being classmates? Is this how you want to be a soldier?"
"Uh... It's really you." Shi Weijun touched his short, slightly prickly hair, "I didn't recognize you. I really didn't. Our Chu Qin Yue is so beautiful, compared to you, Xie Yanmeng and Yuan Xingyu are nothing... How did I not notice how beautiful you are?"
"Really?" Qin Yue was a bit confused herself. Her high school years had been quite peaceful, and she hadn't had any of the troubles that the so-called school beauties had.
"Absolutely... If you had worn this dress earlier, our class door would have been crowded." Shi Weijun glanced at Qin Yue and quickly looked down, speaking in a low voice.
Qin Yue touched her face in confusion, still not quite understanding. If she didn't understand something, she wouldn't think about it, so she pulled Fiyue to say goodbye to Shi Weijun and entered the hall.
Of course, there was another round of exclamations. No one recognized the girl in the white dress as Qin Yue, and almost everyone asked Fiyue who he was holding. Qin Yue smiled and found it quite amusing, so she would pull Fiyue whenever he tried to reveal the truth.
But it couldn't be hidden for long, as Shi Weijun led the last to arrive, their homeroom teacher, Liu Siqian, into the hall. Shi Weijun's loud voice preceded him.
"Fiyue, has your sister been surrounded yet?"
Everyone was surprised, and those with sharp eyes finally realized that the girl they had been teasing was Fiyue's sister. Another round of exclamations and compliments followed, and a few cheeky guys asked Qin Yue if she had a boyfriend, which led to a collective outrage and their expulsion... Such a good girl shouldn't be left out.
For a moment, Qin Yue became the center of attention, and Fiyue was somewhat overlooked. He was then pulled aside by two fingers with pink nail polish, as Liu Siqian was looking for him.
Fiyue was surprised to see that it was Liu Siqian, as she had been avoiding him since February, and he didn't know why.
Liu Siqian pulled Fiyue to one side, silently handed him a small green book, and turned to leave.
Fiyue held her back, wanting to understand why Liu Siqian was acting this way.
"..." Liu Siqian shook her head, looking at him with a pleading expression.
Liu Siqian was also dressed beautifully today, though not as stunning as Qin Yue, but much more elegant than her usual formal attire. The short purple A-line skirt hugged her body, showcasing her figure, which was even more perfect than Qin Yue's. Her high heels made her already long legs appear even more slender. Her long fingers, painted with a light nail polish, were very alluring. However, her somber face dimmed her otherwise radiant beauty.
"..." Fiyue stared at her, hoping to see something in her eyes.
Liu Siqian struggled but couldn't break free, and under Fiyue's gaze, she felt embarrassed and turned her head away.
"Why? Tell me the reason."
"No," Liu Siqian shook her head, her voice weak, "Stay away from me. It will hurt you."
"?" Fiyue's grip tightened, "I don't understand. We've been friends for three years. I can't just let it end like this."
By now, some people were starting to notice them, but most were still looking at Qin Yue.
"I'm the granddaughter of the Minister of State Security. Stay away from me, or you might be invited for tea..."
"So what? I've known you weren't ordinary. Being the granddaughter of a minister doesn't change the fact that you're human and have feelings. I don't believe our three years of friendship can be severed so easily."
Gradually, more people gathered around them.
"It's not that. It's because... we..."
Liu Siqian's words were interrupted by the commotion from the other hall. She stopped speaking and looked over, and Fiyue, who was about to ask, felt disappointed and angry.
The other hall was quite lively, as a group of rich kids had come to pick up girls... This kind of cliché scene happened frequently in five-star hotels, especially when the targets were high school students.
However, the situation seemed a bit strange... The two groups met at the entrance of Huicui Hall. One group had five people, with the leader holding a large bouquet of red roses, ready to enter Huicui Hall, but they were stopped by another group. Although it was another group, it only had two people...
Soon, the two groups started arguing, and under the awkward gaze of the people in Huicui Hall, they started fighting.
It was more like one-sided abuse. The middle-aged man who had been standing behind the young man, who seemed to be a bodyguard, took care of everyone, including the five rich kids and their dozen bodyguards.
The middle-aged man's methods were quite ruthless. He silently approached, knocked out the rich kids with a few punches, and then dealt with the bodyguards more violently. The sound of intense fighting and crisp bone-breaking echoed, and there were cries of pain outside the door.
Amidst this intense atmosphere, the young rich kid took a large bouquet of Samantha roses from a black-clad man and, with a somewhat tense smile, slowly approached Qin Yue.
"Oh, beautiful lady, we meet again. I forgot to introduce myself last time. My name is Su Lei. May I ask for your name?"