Chapter 6

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The programming apply seminar garnered a lot criticism, however within the days to comply with, many college students adopted a plan of action greatest described as “regardless of what your mouth says, your physique exhibits your true intentions.”

Sleeping a bit extra within the mornings, browsing the online a bit extra within the evenings. For the scholars who weren’t but involved about coming into society and incomes an earnings, this was a tough temptation to withstand.

In any case, for the primary half month after the seminar was shaped, one after one other, folks sought out Li Xun to query him about it.

And Li Xun refused nobody. All college students who inquired and registered had been accepted. There have been no different necessities.

Ultimately, even Fang Shumiao joined them.

Fang Shumiao’s clarification was as follows. “It’s very aggressive to get a spot within the Scholar Union. I’ve to squeeze out a while to satisfy and familiarize myself with the varsity leaders.”

After all, she didn’t neglect about her roommate. “Do you wish to come too? I’ll speak to Li Xun for you.”

Zhu Yun declined, “Thanks, however I’m okay for now.”

Zhu Yun’s mother and father had been academics, so from a younger age, she’d been taught that attending morning and night examine corridor had been probably the most primary and pure issues {that a} scholar ought to do. It wasn’t a factor that brought about her difficulties. Furthermore, she nonetheless hadn’t fairly found out what this supposed “apply seminar” even was.

Rumor had it that it was particular therapy for Li Xun due to his household’s robust backing. However Zhu Yun didn’t consider a phrase of it. Why was that? There was no motive.

After a while handed, issues started to point out gradual modifications. Zhu Yun discovered that most of the college students who had chosen to take part within the seminar slowly returned to the examine corridor.

Fang Shumiao introduced again some information from the entrance strains.

“It was too ridiculous.” With a frown, she continued, “The challenge was too exhausting. We’re simply studying the fundamentals now. We’ve solely seen a little bit of code, however they wish to do one thing so sophisticated. My head feels prefer it’ll explode.”

“Was it actually exhausting?”

“Tremendous exhausting!” Fang Shumiao replied with out hesitation.

Zhu Yun was a bit curious concerning the challenge, however then she abruptly considered one thing else. She requested, “What about Ren Di?”

As the category consultant for his or her C programming course, and so far as Zhu Yun might see, Ren Di had no real interest in programming. Even on assignments, Ren Di would copy her work.

After mentioning Ren Di, Fang Shumiao’s tone turned unclear.

“Her? …She’s not taking part within the seminar.”

“Then why is she staying there?”

“Li Xun let her. He put her identify down on the roster on the primary day, however he didn’t care whether or not she confirmed up or not.”

“Is that so…”

Fang Shumiao shrugged. Then she secretly glanced over at Zhu Yun and whisperred, “Let me inform you. Each night time, Ren Di will go meet with Li Xun.”

Zhu Yun raised her brows.

“Li Xun too. There have been just a few occasions that he was actually busy, however as soon as Ren Di confirmed up, he’d drop the whole lot he was engaged on. Then he wouldn’t come again till the midnight, and nobody is aware of the place they went. Mysterious, isn’t it?”

Zhu Yun was about to talk when Fang Shumiao continued, “Eh, nicely it’s not that nobody is aware of. Gao Jianhong is aware of, however he gained’t speak.” She curled her lips. “Tch, mysterious… What else would a man and woman be as much as? We’re all grown up, so what’s there to really feel responsible about.”

“….”

“And Ren Di, she’s such an fool. Who doesn’t know that Li Xun modifications girlfriends sooner than an individual modifications garments? What might she be planning?”

After she completed talking, Fang Shumiao rolled her eyes and walked off. Zhu Yun hadn’t gotten an opportunity to say a phrase.

The issue of the seminar’s challenge cleared out 90% of its individuals. One other fascinating phenomenon that resulted was that after these college students returned to the examine corridor, they not often participated within the gossip about Li Xun.

After some extra time handed, all the scholars acquired severe once more. The midterm exams had been right here. It was the primary actual faculty examination for these college students, and since it will account for 30% of their closing grades, everybody was particularly attentive.

Zhu Yun as nicely, particularly since she was the consultant for his or her programming course.

Nobody knew who she was attempting to compete in opposition to. She would spend the entire day within the library, numerous methods and compilers on her pc display screen, tirelessly answering a single query time and again with a number of strategies.

Each time she wished to calm down a bit, that pixel character would abruptly pop into her head. It charged at her with a sword in its palms, after which her preventing spirit would reawaken.

On the day of the examination, Zhu Yun rolled up her sleeves and headed into the check room. Since this was a programming course, the examination naturally befell on a pc. After the examination began, Zhu Yun went straight to the ultimate programming query.

The issue was to “write a program that attracts a coronary heart.”

Zhu Yun frowned. Instructor Lin’s query was too careless. The simplicity of the issue was a bit extreme… Her emotions then had been basically: A chef prepares all of the elements for an imperial feast, solely to search out that the client merely wished immediate noodles.

Zhu Yun sighed after which accomplished the programming downside earlier than returning to the reasoning questions. Her learning had been complete, so she shortly accomplished the examination. As she was about to stand up to submit her examination, she realized that beside her, Li Xun had but to stand up.

Eh…

For some motive, Zhu Yun had launched the hand that was about to click on the submit button.

She flipped by way of the examination paper a number of occasions however genuinely didn’t see something that wanted altering. This system she wrote for the ultimate query was additionally operating easily. A typical coronary heart sample that couldn’t be extra normal…

What gave her a way of complacency was when she glanced over at math rep Wu Mengxing. Though the precise code wasn’t seen, she might see that the size of the code within the compiler was 4 occasions longer than her personal. What was she writing? How verbose.

Li Xun lastly handed in his examination. Zhu Yun had already been sitting for greater than ten minutes, doing nothing. When she noticed Li Xun go away, she discovered herself sighing, after which she handed in her examination as nicely.

A number of days later, the grades got here out.

Fully opposite to Zhu Yun’s expectations, Li Xun solely scored eleventh within the class. She’d beat him out at seventh. When Zhu Yun noticed the rankings, she was overjoyed, feeling like she was floating within the clouds. However when her check paper was returned, she was shocked.

The grader had marked too openly, docking a number of factors for a rounded decimal.

As for the C programming grades, they’d each (all?) gotten full factors.

Zhu Yun held her examination as she tried to soak up the second. It didn’t appear as thrilling as she had thought it will be…

When she went to Outdated Mr Lin’s class that day, Zhu Yun found that her seat was occupied by Wu Mengxing, who was in a dialogue with Li Xun. Wu Mengxing’s backpack was at her personal seat, so Zhu Yun figured that she’d return there quickly. She walked over and waited within the different seat subsequent to Wu Mengxing.

“Can… Are you able to assist me look over this?” she heard Wu Mengxing ask.

“Open it,” Grasp Li mentioned lazily.

Wu Mengxing began her program, and Zhu Yun peeked over. It was from the examination, to attract a coronary heart.

“That is how I went about it.” Wu Mengxing stumbled by way of her phrases, as if frightened by Li Xun. “I cut up the center into three elements, after which… After which I cut up it once more into left house, the primary a part of the center, the center house, the second a part of the center, after which I used a loop…”

Zhu Yun instantly understood. This thought course of was very similar to Wu Mengxing’s persona, sincere and upright.

After a second, Zhu Yun heard Prime Rating Li chuckle. “You name your self the maths class rep?”

How impolite and hurtful!

Certainly, Wu Mengxing was fairly embarrassed by his ridicule. Trembling, he mentioned, “C-c-can you let me see yours?”

Li Xun responded, “There’s no level in that. It’s best to ask the category rep over there as an alternative.”

???

Wu Mengxing rotated. When he turned, Zhu Yun and Li Xun’s eyes met briefly. Zhu Yun’s thigh cramped at the same time as her expression remained even.

“What’s mistaken?”

Wu Mengxing, “Zhu Yun, are you able to let me see your program?”

Zhu Yun nodded. “Certain.”

In spite of everything, she was a pleasant, variety scholar, like a spring breeze.

Zhu Yun opened her program and Wu Mengxing’s eyes lit up.

“It’s so clear!”

Two loops, six strains complete.

Wu Mengxing mentioned, “So you’ll be able to write a operate to make a coronary heart. My technique was actually dumb.”

“No, it’s okay.”

Wu Mengxing’s face was very severe. He grabbed his pocket book and began writing, muttering as he labored. He had the inspiration, however typically you simply can’t determine one thing out. However seeing the tactic now, he shortly understood.

Armed with this new perception, Wu Mengxing’s expression brightened. He thanked Zhu Yun a number of occasions, and she or he instructed him there was no want for such courtesy between mates. A joyous and harmonious relationship.

After Wu Mengxing left, Zhu Yun returned to her seat. The heat in her face hadn’t but dissipated when her eyes met Li Xun’s as soon as extra. Zhu Yun actually wished to ask him about what sort of expertise he had that might trigger him to ridicule somebody in such a way.

“When you’ve got one thing to say, say it.” Li Xun was leaning again in his chair, his grey shirt bunched loosely at his waist.

“Mmh?” Zhu Yun requested blankly. “What?”

Li Xun sneered and turned away.

Hey, who’re you wanting down on? After being continiously provoked by him, Zhu Yun, for some motive, blurted out, “Let me see.”

Li Xun lazily narrowed his eyes. “Mmh?”

A tall order. Stuffed with some type of power, Zhu Yun charged ahead, “Are you able to let me see your program?”

Li Xun’s response got here unhurried, “Certain.”

He tapped on the keyboard after which the compiler appeared on the display screen. Zhu Yun moved nearer.

……

………

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What on this planet.

By way of size, Li Xun’s code was longer than Wu Mengxing’s. However the place Wu Mingxing’s concept was instantly understood and archaic, like utilizing wooden to make hearth, Li Xun’s… Zhu Yun centered all her mind energy, however she might solely comprehend as much as the fifth line.

What was that half after that? What was the ultimate final result?

A fair voice got here from behind her, “For those who don’t perceive, don’t pressure your self. It’ll simply bother you.”

As somebody who’d but to take care of the robust stimuli on this planet that would trigger a sudden onslaught of ache—generally described as nerve ache—Zhu Yun’s head began to harm rather a lot. Whereas her head was spinning, the bell sudenly rang.

Tea in hand, Outdated Mr Lin stepped into the classroom, and Zhu Yun quietly returned to her seat.

After class ended, Li Xun left the room, after which Zhu Yun pulled out her pen and scribbled down the important thing factors of the code she’d seen earlier earlier than speeding again to her dorm room. She began flipping by way of her textbooks and going by way of data she’d collected. 4 hours later, after dozens of exams, she was lastly profitable in replicating Li Xun’s code.

Time to run this system.

On the display screen, a 3 dimensional crimson coronary heart appeared, beating badump, badump in opposition to the darkish background.

Later, on the rooftop, the night time breeze felt very refreshing. Zhu Yun sighed as she regarded over on the distant fountain and poked open her milk tea. She took a sip after which heard a familar voice behind her—

“Fuck.”

Zhu Yun rotated and greeted, “Ren Di, come sit.”