Su Jinning always says, "Oh dear, doesn't my boyfriend ever give in to me?"
Shen Moyu didn't indulge him. She imitated his manipulative manner and said, "Oh dear, I'm so sad. My boyfriend actually sees me as a rival." After saying that, she blinked twice, like a pure and innocent heroine who thinks the whole world is missing an Oscar.
Su Jinning's expression immediately changed, her face clearly saying: That's enough.
Chen Hang, watching the two Versailles University top students, completely broke down: "Hey you two, have some decency! We average students are already lucky to get into the top 20, and you're not even happy to get second place in the grade."
Song Wenmiao stood beside him with his arms crossed, saying, "Hey, please don't say 'we,' that only applies to you. I'm fifteen." He smiled innocently, "Thank you."
"Song Wenmiao, you're fucking inhuman, aren't you!" Chen Hang grabbed Song Wenmiao by the back of the neck and started fighting with him.
He Qing rubbed his forehead: "When will they grow up?"
Chen Hang accidentally stepped back and bumped into Su Jinning. The earphone on Su Jinning's ear slipped off and was then mercilessly stomped on by Chen Hang.
"..."
A moment of complete silence fell.
"Chen Hang! I'll consider it a miracle you've done anything if I don't beat the shit out of you today!"
"Holy crap, no pants-pulling involved!"
Chen Yuanyuan twitched the corner of her mouth: "It's those three. When will they grow up?"
——
Time flies, and it's already the end of May. For the final monthly exam, Su Jinning was assigned to Zhengde No. 1 Middle School. She sat on the fourth floor, in what was also her original Class 8.
The questions on this monthly exam weren't very difficult; many were even from the workbook. He kept wondering if the teacher had made a mistake. But that's not necessarily a bad thing; it's better to answer them easily.
After finishing the last question, he looked at the slogan on the seal at the bottom of the test paper.
[Summer is always like this: a dusk like spilled orange soda, the cicadas chirping incessantly, and a boy who shines eternally.]
A soft summer breeze blew by, and the answer sheet curled up at the edges.
He breathed a sigh of relief and looked out the window.
The trees along the three-mile road seemed to have grown taller, completely covering the road. Students of all kinds weaved through the shadows, rushing about at the tail end of summer.
——
The evening of graduation day was exceptionally hot. The poplar trees outside the window were very tall, and the cicadas chirped incessantly throughout the summer. The playground was filled with laughter and joy.
The girls took out small mirrors and tidied each other's hair, secretly taking out pink lip balm and applying it to their lips, keeping their lips pursed the whole time so as not to be discovered by the teacher.
Unfortunately, Jin Shuoshuo understood these girls' minds too well and saw through them at a glance. She took out her lipstick from her bag and beckoned the girls over: "Teacher has some lipstick here, anyone want to try it?"
"Me, me, me"
"Me too!"
...
Almost all the girls in the class gathered around, and they were all overjoyed to hear that they would get to wear lipstick in the graduation photos later.
The girl was busy looking pretty, while the boy was putting on height-increasing insoles.
Chen Hang stuffed a five-centimeter height-increasing insole into his shoe, and Su Jinning asked him in great confusion, "Are you crazy? Why would you wear a height-increasing insole for a graduation photo?"
"You wouldn't understand, would you?" Chen Hang grinned. "That's called a boy's little trick."
Shen Moyu rolled her eyes: "Even with padding, you're still not as tall as Su Jinning."
Chen Hang stood up, refusing to believe it: "Impossible! I'm definitely taller than you!"
Su Jinning stood up dismissively. The height difference between them was already obvious even before they stood side by side.
Su Jinning raised an eyebrow triumphantly, as if she wanted to see how he would continue to argue.
Chen Hang clicked his tongue: "We grew up together, did you take hormones?"
"You've grown halfway and then stopped growing?"
"……Hold."
Shen Moyu couldn't help but laugh.
"Come on, everyone, stand up straight!" Wei Teng squinted his old eyes, looked at the students standing neatly in front of him, and pressed the shutter.
"eggplant--"
In that instant, three years of mixed emotions, both joy and sorrow, were all captured in this photograph.
After the group photo was over, Chen Yuanyuan took out her phone and patted Su Jinning on the shoulder: "Hey Ning-ge, let's all take a couple of pictures together."
"Sure."
"Come on, 1, 2, 3, cheese!"
In this photo, all six people are wearing their best smiles, but their eyes are filled with reluctance to part.
We might not know when we'll take another group photo like this again.
Most of the students on the playground were taking graduation photos. After all, all the students who had been recommended for admission to Fudan University would be leaving campus tomorrow. Su Jinning and Shen Moyu were two of them—they were recommended for admission to Fudan University.
After taking the photos, Su Jinning and Shen Moyu sat in the shade to rest, watching the group of girls taking pictures of their friends, and couldn't help but laugh.
“Two girls wanted to take a picture with me just now,” Su Jinning suddenly said.
"Then what."