Yu He returned to the classroom fifteen minutes before the morning exam ended.
She finished the exam in ten minutes, and then class was dismissed.
"Boss, where did you just go? Coming back so late, even if you're a top student, these exams aren't that difficult for you. Can you at least consider the feelings of us average students and not deal such a blow?" Chu Ying complained, zipping up her backpack and turning around.
Yu He took a small gift box from her drawer and handed it to her. "I went to buy this for you."
Chu Ying's eyes lit up. She quickly opened it and found a pink crystal bracelet.
"Boss, did you specially go buy me a gift? I love it!"
Seeing her happy expression, Yu He felt a bit embarrassed to admit that she had just seen it in the window of a boutique on the way back and bought it on impulse.
Chu Ying put on the bracelet, took a few photos to post on her social media, and then said, "Thanks, Boss! Let's go, I'll treat you to milk tea! I've arranged to meet Pei Shiyi and Senior Lu at the snack street."
Yu He's eyes brightened at the mention of snack street. Come to think of it, the semester was ending soon, and she hadn't been there yet.
The two tidied up their things and met Lu Chenyu and Pei Shiyi at the snack street.
As soon as she saw Lu Chenyu, Chu Ying immediately handed him the "Five Years College Entrance Examination Three Years Simulation" that she had brought. "Senior Lu, this is a gift from my boss to you."
Lu Chenyu looked at Yu He, flattered. "Really?"
The goddess actually gave him a gift!
And such a meaningful practice book.
Yu He: "..."
"Of course! Such a classic practice book is the perfect match for a top student!" Chu Ying said with certainty.
She would never admit that this was a gift she didn't want!
"Thank you! I will cherish it dearly." Lu Chenyu took the practice book and held it protectively.
Even though he had already completed this practice book, since the goddess gave it to him, he would definitely frame it and keep it as a treasure!
Yu He: "........"
"Then what about me?" Pei Shiyi pointed at herself, looking at Yu He with anticipation. "You gave Chu Ying a bracelet and Senior Lu a practice book, what about me?"
Only then did Chu Ying realize she had made a mistake.
The boss hadn't originally planned to prepare gifts for everyone; it was she who had asked, and then she had taken it upon herself to give the practice book to Senior Lu, forgetting about Pei Shiyi. This could easily lead Pei Shiyi to misunderstand, thinking the boss was playing favorites.
"Actually, it's..." Chu Ying was about to explain when she saw Yu He take out a small gift box from her bag and hand it to Pei Shiyi.
Huh? Doesn't this small gift box look familiar?
"You really have one! Thanks!" Pei Shiyi accepted it with joy.
She had just been joking around to join the fun and didn't expect Yu He to have actually prepared a gift for her. Her heart was filled with sweetness.
She opened the gift box and found another pink crystal bracelet inside.
Yu He: "You're welcome, it was buy-one-get-one-free."
Pei Shiyi: "..."
Chu Ying: "..."
Lu Chenyu: So mine was the only unique gift? Happy.
After the minor interlude, Chu Ying led them to a milk tea shop with a long queue. The people waiting in line included not only students but also quite a few adults, which showed how popular the milk tea shop was.
"The internet-famous milk tea here is super delicious. Boss, you must try it once before you leave Kaiwei," Chu Ying said as they queued.
"Okay," Yu He replied.
Hearing this, Lu Chenyu was a little surprised. "Yu He, you won't be returning next semester?"
Yu He: "Mm."
Although Chu Ying had mentioned it to him this morning, hearing it directly from Yu He made Lu Chenyu feel particularly reluctant.
In fact, ever since Yu He secured her recommendation to Tsinghua and Peking University, he had been looking for an opportunity to talk to her, to ask her not to go to a school in the capital. After all, with Yu He's academic achievements, it would be a real pity for her to stay in China.
If possible, he wished Yu He could go abroad with him.
However, just as he was about to speak his mind, Yu He's phone rang, interrupting him.
Yu He glanced at the caller ID: Qin Beiting.
She stepped aside and answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Where are you? It's been a while since school ended, why aren't you out yet?" The man's magnetic voice came from the phone, so pleasant it could make one's ears pregnant.
"When you said school ended, did you mean noon dismissal?" Yu He recalled what he had said that morning and asked.
Although Kaiwei Academy had many boarding students, most students didn't go home at noon. The academy provided a canteen and dormitories for students to rest.
Qin Beiting on the other end of the line was silent for a moment, then said, "I miss you."
"..."
"Where are you? I'll come find you, and we can have lunch together," Qin Beiting added.
Yu He hadn't had a chance to enjoy the food at the snack street yet. Thinking that Qin Beiting wouldn't like to eat this kind of food, she said:
"I'm with my classmates queuing for milk tea at the snack street. We'll have lunch and go shopping later. It's inconvenient for you to come, so you go back first. We'll have dinner together tonight."
"With a few classmates?" Qin Beiting suddenly asked.
"Three."
"Boys or girls?"
Yu He suddenly realized the implication of his question. Her sixth sense told her that if she said there was a boy, the man on the other end of the phone would come over immediately.
"...Girls," she said.
"Okay, then you guys have fun."
Just as Yu He was about to hang up, the man's magnetic voice came from the phone again: "Do you miss me?"
"..."
Based on Yu He's understanding of this man, if she didn't give him the answer he wanted, he probably wouldn't hang up the phone.
She said, "...Yes."
"I miss you too." After saying this, Qin Beiting finally hung up the phone.
Yu He looked at her phone screen, and the corners of her mouth curved upwards unconsciously. In fact, she did miss him a little.
"Boss, it's our turn."
At this moment, Chu Ying and the others had reached the ordering counter.
Yu He put away her phone and walked over. Following Chu Ying's recommendation, she ordered a cup of their signature milk tea and some special snacks. Just as she was about to pay, the crowd behind them suddenly erupted.
"So handsome!"
"He's coming this way, oh my god, is he going to buy milk tea too?"
"I really want his WeChat."
"Is there a handsome guy?" Chu Ying also turned to look. "So handsome! Boss, Shiyi, look quickly. But this handsome guy looks familiar, isn't that Professor Qin?!"
Yu He turned her head at the sound. She saw the man's devastatingly handsome face and tall figure, standing out exceptionally in the crowd.
Under the winter sun, the man exuded an air of nobility, walking with steady steps towards them. The crowd unconsciously parted to make way for him.
Yu He looked at his dazzling radiance, and her heart seemed to skip a beat.
It wasn't until Qin Beiting reached her that she reacted. "Why are you here?"
"Didn't you say you missed me?" Qin Beiting looked down at her.
As he said these words in his magnetic voice, it was incredibly charming and sweet.
Because you said you missed me, I appeared.