Overgrown Grassland

21. Chapter 21

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Crap…

As she entered the examination room, there was only one phrase spinning inside Zhu Yun’s head.

Crap! Crap! Crap!

In the long run, an individual wasn’t a machine. Their vitality had a restrict. Marx simply wasn’t practically as fascinating as mechanical programs.

Sadly, Zhu Yun’s final recollection of the topic was again on that afternoon’s ‘elementary conflicts in Chinese language society.’ On the times following, she’d made no progress in any respect with it. And so, in that state, she walked into the examination room. Er, or was it an execution floor?

Zhu Yun sat within the heart of the room, her coronary heart beating so rapidly that it’d explode at any minute. Her mom had all the time advised her that you simply had to focus on your research. Final minute cramming wouldn’t convey good outcomes. She realized that she hadn’t earlier than understood the depth of these phrases, not really. At worst, she’d thought that ‘wouldn’t convey good outcomes’ meant her examination rating can be a bit decrease, however she’d not anticipated that her thoughts can be topic to such tormenting stress.

Since she knew that something she wrote can be rubbish, why ought to she trouble writing something in any respect?

This was how helpless an individual may grow to be.

Having anticipated that Marx wouldn’t sit effectively with herself, Zhu Yun had already began to attempt coming to phrases with it. Since issues had come to this, the one factor left to do was to calmly face it head on.

Simply then, somebody sat down beside her. Zhu Yun turned her head.

Li Xun was actually going into battle with a simple coronary heart. He’d walked into the room emptyhanded. After he sat down, he pulled out a black pen from his pocket and positioned it on his desk.

Relying on the significance of a course, college students nicknamed their school exams as both ‘wrapped’ or ‘free.’ ‘Wrapped’ exams had been exams in necessary topics, the place the course professor normally proctored the examination personally. They might provide you with difficult seating charts to make use of throughout exams. This was in distinction to the ‘free’ exams, in reference to programs that weren’t too necessary to their diploma. There was no assigned seating, and college students may sit wherever, as long as there was an empty seat between two college students.

‘The Primary Rules of Marxism’ was very clearly a ‘free’ examination.

Zhu Yun checked out Li Xun with a stiff expression.

What did that imply?

Have been us two Marx-Lennin idiots going to should embrace one another to maintain heat? Recalling that, simply two days in the past, she’d made enjoyable of Li Xun’s politics (class) scores, however right here she was in the identical state of affairs as him, Zhu Yun couldn’t assist lament that karma really got here rapidly in a single’s life. She wasn’t even within the temper to greet him.

The proctor walked into the room with the exams in hand. “Sit down, everybody. Place your ID playing cards on the left. Backpacks go by the window within the again. You can not have something in your desk.”

Everybody rapidly moved. Zhu Yun grabbed her bag and moved to stroll previous Li Xun. Younger Grasp Li’s legs had been stretched out, his arms crossed and eyes closed.

How late had he labored till final evening? The darkish circles round his eyes regarded like they’d been added with make-up. Zhu Yun determined to not disturb him, so she rigorously stepped over his legs.

Li Xun wakened when the instructor began handing out the examination.

Zhu Yun answered the questions she may and was left confused by these she couldn’t. For the reason that outdated pots had been dropped and damaged, she was lastly in a position to ease up. If she was going to die anyway, why not really feel at peace about it. Zhu Yun wrote after which stopped after which wrote. Sometimes, she would look over at Boss Li beside her.

The picture of Li Xun holding a pen was very overseas to Zhu Yun. In her thoughts, his palms had been all the time tapping at a keyboard.

Zhu Yun wrote her examination as she silently criticized him. Maybe as a result of she understood Li Xun to some extent now, his present of superiority made Zhu Yun really feel like he was continuously (hanging a) pose. For instance, proper now.

Everybody one else was stooped over their take a look at papers, however he was the one one leaning again in his chair, as if saying that there wasn’t sufficient house. His physique was simply barely turned, a frown on his face, wanting down at his examination with an conceited expression, as if he had been a king passing judgement.

That pair of legs was too consideration grabbing, particularly when he was sporting black. The sleek line actually made an individual surprise in regards to the workings of the world.

Zhu Yun silently sighed. Earlier than she may take her subsequent breath, Li Xun had already completed the primary web page of his examination. Then, he turned the paper in direction of her. In a swift transfer, the sheet flew over to Zhu Yun.

?!?!?!?!

Zhu Yun gasped.

What are you doing?! Did your mind get fried too?!

Li Xun’s actions had been too fast, too pure, too matter-of-fact. It was like time had stopped for him. Nobody noticed this frightful scene. Zhu Yun’s was the one coronary heart pounding. Her mouth was parched. Her physique broke out in a chilly sweat. She was feeling very a lot unwell!

What was this? …Dishonest? Dishonest?!!! Oh my god!!!

Zhu Yun had by no means performed this type of factor in her life. Even when there had been some small incidents, it was by no means one thing as massive scale as this. No have to say it, however she’d by no means even witnessed this type of direct, barbaric methodology!

If she scored poorly, she would return residence and endure for 2 weeks, tops. But when she had been caught dishonest, if her mom discovered, she wouldn’t have the ability to shield her truthful, white pores and skin any longer.

Li Xun… Fuck.

Torture… This examination had grow to be utter and full torture. The 2 examination proctors had grow to be grim reapers. She lowered her head and coated the examination paper along with her arm, silently praying to each god or deity she may consider.

Ten minutes later, Zhu Yun had began to settle down. The advantage of a ‘free’ examination was that the proctors weren’t very strict. The 2 lecturers sat on the entrance of the room, one studying a ebook and the opposite wanting like he was observing the category. After all, it was very attainable that he was simply zoning out.

Zhu Yun furtively glanced at Li Xun. He was simply as earlier than, the identical posture, the identical epression, speedily filling out his examination paper. He will need to have been perceptive, as a result of he turned ever so barely and checked out Zhu Yun.

She was about to specific her ideas on this example, when Li Xun glanced down on the sheet of paper below her arm. His expression appeared to hold a tiny little bit of urgency, after which he returned to his examination. Zhu Yun was touched by how calmly he acted.

Zhu Yun had a very good seat, positioned behind and to the appropriate of the lecturn. For the reason that lecturers weren’t being very energetic of their supervision, in the event that they didn’t flip their heads, she had numerous house to work.

She dropped her eyes. The standard of the examination papers was worrying. Urgent down on the paper, you could possibly see the black ink of the sheet beneath.

Zhu Yun was excited about how Li Xun’s writing was all the time in 10.5 Track font… Who’d have guessed his handwriting was so good? Whereas it wasn’t fully uniform and there have been scratch outs, that hardly took away from its magnificence. His phrases had been agency and decisive, his thought course of clear. It regarded very very like his coding.

The proctor made an announcement, “You’ve got half-hour remaining. Make use of your time.”

Zhu Yun rapidly put an finish to the nonsense in her head and regarded on the two examination sheets. There have been some variations on their fill within the blanks part. Zhu Yun was conflicted. Thought she was all the time modest when she spoke about her research, to be trustworthy, she was nonetheless a bit assured in herself. To alter her reply to another person’s…

Two crisp faucets rang out. Zhu Yun turned her head to see that Li Xun had completed his examination. He had his legs crossed, and his chin rested on one hand. With the opposite, he tapped on the desk.

He frowned at her with disdain. Zhu Yun felt that she may hear his ideas: Are you able to fucking hurry up?

Zhu Yun took a deep breath and crossed out her reply.

“You there! What are you doing?!”

Your complete examination room appeared to tremble on the exclaimation. The proctor had lastly come of out his daze. He regarded this manner. Pointing to Zhu Yun, he stated, “The lady with the glasses! What are you doing?! Take out your issues!”

The gods had been ineffective. My life has come to its finish!

Zhu Yun’s face paled, her hopes turned to mud. She didn’t know the way they’d seen, and she or he didn’t wish to know. The outcome was what mattered.

The teached walked over, like a demon about to assert a life. Zhu Yun had by no means in her life been this afraid earlier than. She didn’t know that there may very well be such a terrifying second in a single’s life. Her eyes turned purple.

The instructor walked as much as Zhu Yun and reached out a hand—

And grabbed a sheet of paper from the desk behind her.

“What’s happening?” the proctor requested sternly.

Ah?

The instructor scanned over the examination after which picked up the coed’s ID card on the nook of their desk.

“Include me.”

The lady behind her was in Class 2. Her face regarded familar, however Zhu Yun couldn’t appear to recollect her identify. Her hair unfold out, blocking her face, as she adopted the instructor exterior the classroom.

“See that? Don’t maintain onto any wishful considering. Reply your personal exams,” the book-reading proctor on the entrance stated.

Zhu Yun’s fingers trembled and she or he was soaked with sweat, as if she’d gone to die with that lady all the identical.

Abruptly, she heard a sound beside her. Zhu Yun turned. Li Xun was laying on his desk, trembling like her. However he wasn’t trembling from worry, however fairly laughter. He turned his head barely and peeked over at her. When he noticed her lethal pale face, he couldn’t assist himself. He buried his head again into his arms and continued laughing, his yellow hair shaking gently.

It’s effective, Zhu Yun thought warmly. It’s effective.

If I stroll out of this examination room alive, I’m going to season you with salt and prepare dinner you in a broth.

When the examination was over, the scholars within the again handed ahead their examination papers. Zhu Yun was nonetheless nervous, too scared to even make an off-the-cuff transfer. Li Xun rapidly reached over and precisely snatched again his personal examination paper.

This examination really felt like a matter of life and demise.

When Zhu Yun walked out of the examination room, her legs had been nonetheless weak.

There was a faucet on her shoulder. Zhu Yun turned and noticed the felony mastermind. She actually needed to put it on him, however simply as she was about to berate him, he grabbed her neck. “This manner.” He dragged her out the maths constructing from one other path. There have been fewer folks. Zhu Yun couldn’t assist saying, “Have been you attempting to get me killed?!”

Li Xun smiled as he pulled out a cigarette, wanting over at her. “You stated you had guts?”

“You’re turning this on me?!”

Once they left the maths constructing, the winter wind blew at them. Her coronary heart price had slowed. Zhu Yun shouted angrily, “You must have at the least advised me beforehand!”

“I sat subsequent to you.”

“You—” Zhu Yun felt a pointy ache in her head.

I hope that subsequent time, your methodology of expression will be as direct as your methodology of dishonest.

The sweat on Zhu Yun’s brow hadn’t evaporated but.

Li Xun blew out a cloud of smoke, and he stated, “I’ve by no means slipped up.”

Zhu Yun requested, “You’ve performed this many occasions?”

Li Xun regarded forward and replied calmly, “You’d have a coronary heart assault if I advised you about my expertise as a stand-in.” (t/n: Taking exams for different folks)

…You must simply shut up.

Once they arrived on the follow base, Li Xun pulled out his keys to unlock the door. Because it was finals week, all of the seminar actions had come to a halt. However the mission wasn’t but full, and Zhu Yun couldn’t simply cease engaged on it. She even hoped that the varsity would delay their break by a number of days.

Li Xun went to get some water. Zhu Yun watched after him, and she or he all of the sudden requested, “Why did you…”

He took a number of extra gulps and drank half the bottle of water. “Hmm?”

Why did you sit subsequent to me and let me see your examination paper?

Zhu Yun noticed Li Xun’s glistening eyes, after which she didn’t wish to ask her query anymore.

Li Xun raised a forehead. “What’s it?”

Zhu Yun pouted. Slowly, she stated, “Nothing actually. I used to be simply considering that you simply solely simply go the exams in our politics class. You’re like a clay idol crossing a river, however you let me copy off of you? It received’t trigger any issues, will it?”

Li Xun glanced at her. “Fearful?”

“After all.”

Li Xun leaned in opposition to the again of the chair and gave his signature smile. His lips had been nonetheless moist from the water he simply drank. When he smiled like that, an individual’s coronary heart couldn’t assist however tremble.

“Princess, let’s be a bit extra candid, okay.”

……

Zhu Yun silently retorted with a, “Tsk.” She turned away from him.