Chapter 54

It wasn’t that Qiao Anhao didn’t get tired, but knowing she would be in the same class as Lu Jinnian gave her a strong drive to carry on .

She persisted and was rewarded with surprisingly good grades in the exam that would decide her class . All the teachers were shocked, naming her the black horse .

As per her wish, she successfully entered the first class for the science .

However, she only realized after that Lu Jinnian had done badly that exam, entering the third class .

Just like that, Qiao Anhao’s dreams were dashed . . . She became classmates with Xu Jiamu and Qiao Anxia entered the third class for the arts .

All her friends were happy to see her doing well, but she could only plaster a forced smile to accept their blessings . Afterwards, she had hid in the small forest behind the teacher’s block, crying till dusk .

Even though she was upset, she knew that the outcome would stay the same . The fact that they were not classmates was a reality that she had no power to alter . Just like in year one, she continued to observe him secretly from afar .

The girls in the third class were vastly different from the girls from the first class . Third class girls didn’t care about their studies and if they liked someone, they would go all out . Every time Qiao Anhao passed by the third class, she would see Lu Jinnian being surrounded by a group of girls who seemed to be trying to get his attention . Even though he would always wear the same cold expression, ignoring their presence, Qiao Anhao couldn’t help feeling jealous . Bitterness would often eat at her the whole day, making her moody .

Several times, Qiao Anhao saw Lu Jinnian talking to a girl after school at either the gate or at the bus stop nearby . She recognized her as his class president who was involved in multiple communities in school . At that time, Qiao Anhao felt as though a dagger was thrust into her heart, the pain she felt was so unbearable as though the world was going to collapse .

She would try to decipher and analyze their relationship when she was at home .

It wasn’t that Qiao Anhao and Lu Jinnian didn’t share good memories, though . For instance, in year two, there was one time when she had hurt so badly from her monthly cycle that her face went pale as a sheet, and she had to use the wall as a support, not able to continue walking . He had then supported her all the way to the nurse’s office .

Even today, she could still distinctly remember the events of that day . She lay on the bed in the nurse’s office and he had sat on the chair next to the window reading a book . They didn’t speak at all but the warmth she felt was enough . She had felt as though she owned the world at that moment .

But in the end, they still made small talk . That was because the girl she had seen talking to Lu Jinnian several times before coincidentally came into the nurse’s office to buy plasters and then came over to initiate a conversation .