I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 226 Can we... relive our senior year of high school again...?

"Huh...huh? You...you made this yourself?"

Yu Lingxue looked on in disbelief. She then examined the doll in her hand; it was made of felted wool, stitched out stitch by stitch...

If it were just a gift bought casually, that would be fine, but this is a gift that someone made by hand, based on my image... that's very meaningful.

"Is this gift... a little...?"

"Because your family must be well-off, you might not like expensive gifts, so I made them myself. I think at least it shows my sincerity."

"Wait...you mean, the gifts you prepared for your friends...meaning you consider me a friend...is that right?"

Yin Mengran paused for a moment, then turned to look at Zhou Heng, who also looked puzzled.

Then Yin Mengran chuckled and said:

"Does that even need to be said? Of course, I get along well with all my classmates, but I only have a few friends. You're one of them. Otherwise, think about it, if I were to make one for everyone, I'd be exhausted and I still wouldn't be able to finish."

"friend..."

Yu Lingxue stared at the doll in her hands, and for some reason, she felt an urge to cry again; her nose stung...

The next second, she looked up and suddenly hugged Yin Mengran.

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran were both taken aback, wondering what had suddenly happened to her.

"Thank you."

Yu Lingxue let go of his hand, nodded, and left Zhou Heng's house.

Yin Mengran paused for a moment, then turned to look at Zhou Heng, who simply shrugged and spread his hands, seemingly puzzled.

After finishing dinner, Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran studied for a while, then took a shower and went to bed early.

To make sure I'm well-rested so I can go to the exam early tomorrow morning.

Many people had trouble falling asleep that night; some felt time was passing too slowly, while others felt it was passing too quickly...

Liao Haomiao and Zhu Tao lay on their beds in their respective bedrooms, chatting on their phones, both very excited...

"【We can finally see each other after the exams are over!】"

"I want to be with you every day then!"

"【Of course! When I see you, I'm going to kiss you hard! I'll make up for all the kisses we've missed!"】

"【Hehe, okay, I'm waiting. Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk!】"

The two of them smiled foolishly at their phones. They had faced the cold screen day and night, yet felt each other's warmth. And now, this ordeal was finally coming to an end.

Finally, the ordeal is almost over. For them, time has been dragging on forever; they really hope the exams will end soon...

Tong Yining sat at her desk, gazing at the bright moon hanging in the sky outside the window, lost in thought, looking quite melancholy...

"Zhou Heng and Ranran must be asleep already..."

Tong Yining muttered something under her breath. For some reason, the image of Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran embracing and falling asleep in bed kept appearing in her mind...

Even though so much time has passed, the thought still makes my heart tighten suddenly, and I feel incredibly uncomfortable...

People who used to like me so much, and friends who used to be so close to me, are now so distant from me. It's all my own doing.

Tong Yining slowly leaned over the table, looking at a graduation photo placed in front of her. It had been taken a couple of days ago.

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran stood together; now that they'd graduated, they no longer needed to be low-key. They leaned close together, Yin Mengran's head resting on Zhou Heng's shoulder.

They stood next to Teacher Wang, their fingers intertwined and holding each other tightly.

As for myself, I was standing far away from them, in a completely different state of mind.

They looked so happy and content, but I looked as if I was filled with regret.

"How did we graduate so quickly...? Could we... do our senior year of high school all over again...?"

For Tong Yining, her senior year of high school went by too quickly. If she could, she really wished she could do it all over again...

Yu Lingxue was still awake in the middle of the night, lying in bed staring at the ceiling, lost in thought...

The room was exceptionally quiet; the only sound was the ticking of the small alarm clock.

Yu Lingxue slowly turned her head and looked at the cabinet next to her, on which were two items...

One of them was a doll keychain that Yin Mengran gave her, and the other was medicine that her father brought her.

These two things look very awkward and out of place together.

"Ugh..."

Yu Lingxue sighed, then turned off the bedside lamp, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.

The start of the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) is undoubtedly the most important day for graduating students, as they enter the examination hall one after another.

Most of the parents came to accompany their children during the exam, waiting anxiously outside the exam hall.

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran, however, did not. They came together and entered the examination hall together to prepare for the exam.

However, before entering the examination room, Yin Mengran used her phone to tell Liu Wei, and received an encouraging reply from Liu Wei. She was too busy to accompany Liu Wei to the exam, but Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran didn't mind.

At that moment, they put all other thoughts aside and devoted themselves entirely to the exam.

Yin Mengran was actually quite worried; she was concerned that Zhou Heng would be nervous and perform poorly...

Zhou Heng's mock exam results were all very good, and his final ranking was in the twenties of the grade...

In just two semesters and a few exams, he improved from over 200th place to over 20th. It's not that this has never happened before, but it's very rare.

Therefore, as long as Zhou Heng performs normally, there will be absolutely no problem.

Zhou Heng's condition was such that Yin Mengran had absolutely nothing to worry about; he was very relaxed and not nervous at all.

Moreover, he performed exceptionally well, answering all the questions correctly even though Yin Mengran hadn't helped him review the material before the exam.

The three-day college entrance examination ended before summer arrived.

Regardless of whether the exam went well or poorly, once it ended, I stopped thinking about it and had already done my own reflection.

Two days after the college entrance examination ended, around 3 pm...

Zhou Heng sat on the sofa, holding his phone, his face showing displeasure...

"Hey, Liao Haomiao, what's going on with you guys? It's been two days since the exams ended, why haven't you come out when I asked you to? Did you two elope?"

Zhou Heng leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and spoke with a hint of anger.

Liao Haomiao's voice came from the other end of the phone:

"【Bro, tomorrow! We're definitely getting together tomorrow! Okay? It's on me, you guys and Tang Zhi should both come, we just finished our exams these past few days, so we've been thinking of spending some time alone..."

"Okay, okay, I understand. See you tomorrow."

Zhou Heng hung up the phone helplessly without saying anything more.

At that moment, Yin Mengran's voice came from the bedroom:

"Honey! Do you think this dress would be okay for my class reunion tonight?"