Xu Shizhou stood outside the ladies restrooms for more than half an hour. After shouting her name a few times with a dark face, no one responded and he finally realized Xia Yao had escaped from the window.

Wait, it was on the fifth floor, she wasn't Spider-man, was she? No, never mind, it was Xia Yao, she could do about anything.

Xu Shizhou called her at first but her phone was turned off. After weighing the pros and cons, he simply decided to directly head to her house; she would have to go back at one point or another, he just needed to wait here.

What it had not expected was that such a stubborn bunny would stay out until the sun went down and the sky went dark. The boy even started to wonder that if she wasn't going back to her house— was she going to Ji Huai's?

He knew that Ji Huai liked Xia Yao. He himself liked her, he could notice his love rival at a glance. And the more Xu Shizhou thought about it, the more anxious he became.

Xia Yao liked studying so much, she might really have gone to Ji Huai's to do homework. And then she had forgotten about the time and forgotten to head back home!

Annoyed and depressed, he looked at the sky angrily and saw the girl appear around the corner, leisurely walking with her hands in her pockets.

She looked like she was about to whistle too!

Xia Yao didn't expect she would find Xu Shizhou squatting in front of her door. She was taken aback then calmly asked: "Xu Shizhou, have you been waiting here for a long time?" She was slightly joking, Xu Shizhou was not someone with a lot of patience and he had probably been there for only ten minutes.

"Yes." Xu Shizhou stood up but because he had been in the same position for so long, his legs had become numb and he staggered a bit before stabilizing himself.

"If I tell you I waited for three hours, how will you compensate me?"

Xia Yao was about to unlock the door with her fingerprint and she looked back at him with astonishment: "Three hours?"

She suddenly recalled that she had told him they would go home together before she had run away. Seeing his aggrieved expression, she felt that she was a bad person who didn't know how to keep her promise.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong. I will bring you breakfast tomorrow, what do you want to eat?"

"You're just going to send me off like this?" Xu Shizhou raised his eyebrows and squeezed in the already opened door.

"How about promising me you will go home with me every day after school from now on?"

The moment the door closed, the boy's tall body blocked Xia Yao in the doorway. He didn't ask her why she was coming home so late, he just wanted to go with her in the future. He didn't matter if she didn't like him yet, feelings could be cultivated slowly.

Xia Yao was blocked at the door and the light in the room hadn't been turned on yet. The moonlight illuminated the two of them from the huge window and the scene fell into silence for a moment.

Under the gentle light, their close distance made her a little uncomfortable and she pushed his chest away as she refused: "No."

"No?" Xu Shizhou stared closely at her red cheeks, "You're not being shy, are you? Do you think I'm pursuing you too tightly right now?

Xia Yao raised her eyebrows: "Isn't it what you've been doing all along? Let alone our school, even the school next door knows about it."

Xu Shizhou smiled slightly when he thought about all the rumors between the two of them, but thought that Xia Yao was not the kind of person who liked to be the focus of attention, and she shouldn't be happy about the fact everyone knew he was chasing her.

"If you get together with me, there won't be any more rumors because it will be real." He stretched out his hand to take Xia Yao's hand but she avoided him.

"Wow, the way you think is beautiful." The girl laughed.

Seeing her smile, Xu Shizhou felt joy in his heart and he leaned down and closer to her, before whispering: "Xia Yao, I like you. I like you so much."

He got too close again and Xia Yao instinctively wanted to push him away. But as soon as she raised her hand, she was caught and the boy squeezed her palm.

Like an electric shock, she wanted to withdraw but oddly, she hesitated when she met his extremely serious eyes.

The hands of two people were raised in the air.

"Xu Shizhou, we are still in the third year of high school, the most important thing is to study." She just wanted to refuse.

Always the same reason. Xu Shizhou felt so angry he even laughed a little and said in a hoarse voice: "Being in love doesn't affect your studies. Xia Yao... You and I dating, I promise it will not affect your studies."

Xia Yao was silent for a moment and began to give him examples of previous examples when dating ruined college prospects, with a serious attitude. At the end, she asked: "Xu Shizhou, falling in love really affects your studies. Can you wait until the college entrance examination is over?

—Love must be boring, it was better to also forget about it during college.

Xu Shizhou licked the back of his teeth and felt a little helpless but he asked: "Does that mean you will start dating me after the college entrance examination?"

Xia Yao pondered about it for a while and when she was about to nod, the boy pinched her chin. He forced her head up and the two of them looked at each other again.

"You hesitate, Xia Yao. You're just giving me the split. After the examination is over, you will disappear without a trace, won't you?"

Could she answer anything? Her chin had been taken hostage and she felt rather aggrieved.

She looked impatiently at him: "Let my chin go, let's talk."

Xu Shizhou didn't move and kept staring into her eyes.

"Zhang Sa said that you can wait if you love someone. As long as you really do, no matter how long it will take, you are willing to wait." He paused.

"But I am not the same, I am impatient. I get annoyed after just one day, I go to you and I see the person I like right in front of me and I cannot get close. Who the fuck can wait? Xia Yao, I don't want to wait. I won't delay your studies, true love promotes each other. You will get better and better and I will also work hard for you."

Xia Yao was stunned and forgot to get rid of the hand on her face for a long time. She felt she was going crazy and suddenly had the urge to nod her head and accept.

Anyway, would a top student really be affected by dating? It must be great to learn and love at the same time.

When Xu Shizhou saw the girl just blink in silence, he felt a little anxious. She had always refused him decisively in the past but now she was hesitating so much—

Was she thinking about how to hide from him in the future?

"Okay, okay, don't say anything. I will learn to be patient and wait for you for another day." Xu Shizhou squeezed her chin and moved his slender fingers to pinch her cheek.

Xia Yao rolled her eyes and slapped his hand away before saying in a soft voice: "After we start dating, you have to study hard. Don't just poke me in the back if you're bored."

Epilogue

"I'm home, bye!" Xia Yao waved goodbye.

"See you tomorrow~" Xu Shizhou also beckoned but his eyes stayed on the girl, watching her turn around.

Xia Yao lifted her foot and walked inside. The door had a fingerprint lock and as she was about to press it, she felt a huge shadow behind her. She was about to avoid the attack when she decided to accept it calmly instead. Anyone other than Xu Shizhou would have been sent flying with one elbow.

Her waist was embraced and she was lifted off the ground. A hot breath came to her ears and his lazy and teasing voice sounded.

"You left just like that?"

Xu Shizhou was strong; he picked her up with one hand and the other one leaned against the iron door before he lowered his head and leaned close to the girls in his arms.

Xia Yao tilted her head slightly: "I'm at my door, shouldn't I go?"

Xu Shizhou looked at the calm girl in his embrace and turned his head to meet her eyes. The hand on the door moved to her face and he squeezed it lightly.

"Why don't you blush?"

Xia Yao was trying to play it cool. She rolled her eyes and slapped his hand away as she forced herself to speak indifferently: "What about you? Why is your face so red?"

Xu Shizhou was taken aback: "Is it?"

The next second, he saw the girl smile and realized she was teasing him. He gently pinched her waist and his eyes were dark: "You are playing me."

"Okay, I'm sorry, don't make trouble. I have homework to do."

Xia Yao was about to pull her hand away when she felt the boy's grasp tighten. Xu Shizhou's adam apple rolled lightly and his body leaned forward. The two of them were pressed against each other and he said slowly: "Kiss me, that's your homework."

The light of the streetlamp reflected in his eyes, like thousands of stars falling into the world, and Xia Yao was so startled she forgot to push him away.

Xu Shizhou clasped the back of her head and met her mouth. His kiss was very youthful, gentle, and cautious, completely different from his usual personality.

The warm and foreign touch on her lips stayed for a few seconds. After a while, Xia Yao quickly reached out and pushed him away before saying in a panic: "Study hard."

At the fastest speed, she unlocked the door and entered her house.

The room was pitch black and Xia Yao was in no hurry to turn on the light. Instead, she raised her hand and touched her cheek.

Hot.

Her expression management had completely collapsed.

She suddenly ran upstairs and opened the curtains to look out of the window. The tall teenager was still standing downstairs and his shadow was being stretched out by the streetlamp.

As if he had heard her, Xu Shizhou raised his head and looked her way. Seeing Xia Yao, he immediately smiled and shouted: "Don't be shy!"

Seeing his smug smile, the blush on Xia Yao's face instantly faded and she yelled back: "Go back to study!"

She drew the curtains back.

This is it, this is the end. I know that everyone feels it's rushed, and it really is. Xia Yao was a rather cool heroine in my opinion, and I really enjoyed her going through the plot and deal with the stupid fake white lotus. It was mostly fun, and not that dramatic.

Unfortunately, the author had trouble continuing the story. Sometimes it's just too hard when people complain or just won't read it, you know? The end is disappointing, but I understand the situation. But all tastes are different and you are not obligated to like any story anyone writes or translates, that's the magic of novels~