Let's Do Some Questions - Chapter 88

The weather grew increasingly dry and cold. The forecast said there would be strong winds on the day of the final exams.

The exams lasted two days. Song Man, Deng Wei, and the others took Chinese, Math, English, and Science Comprehensive. Shen Conglin was from No. 2 High and studied humanities, so he took Humanities Comprehensive. The schedule was the same.

Shen Conglin’s grades were average, neither good nor bad. Deng Wei had a poor foundation, but he was determined to do well this time. Before the exams, he brought his whole crew to cling to Chu Fengqiu and Song Man’s legs.

He mainly clung to Chu Fengqiu, because whenever Song Man explained problems, Deng Wei and Shen Conglin would look utterly bewildered, their small eyes filled with great confusion. Compared to that, Chu Fengqiu was a much better teacher.

The tutoring was originally set for Deng Wei’s house, but with Shen Conglin joining, Deng Wei didn’t dare bring them back to his mom’s place. Feeling guilty, he timidly asked Song Man to change the location.

Song Man didn’t tell him that his mom was his mom and had already seen through everything. She set the location at her new place, or rather, her and Chu Fengqiu’s place.

Song Man had rushed to handle all the paperwork and documents the day after she returned, getting everything sorted and holding her little certificate book happily. During the half-month she was away, the renovation team had also been very efficient, quickly completing the requested wall removal and the decoration of both floors.

When Deng Wei walked in, he almost shed tears of humility. When Song Man tutored him, he almost burst into tears. As expected of his Man Jie, who had improved so quickly, he couldn’t understand a single thing she said.

Song Man tapped the table, looking at Deng Wei. She made this the final instruction for the night’s tutoring. “Tomorrow’s first exam is Chinese. I don’t expect you to show much talent, but make sure you memorize the required ancient poems and don’t get any characters wrong. Don’t lose points there. Shen Conglin, you too, got it?”

Deng Wei and Shen Conglin nodded like pecking chickens. The two of them left Song Man’s place with matching looks of exhaustion.

“Chu Fengqiu, I’m going to take a shower first.”

Song Man rubbed her neck. Explaining problems to Deng Wei was truly more tiring than doing them herself; it wore her out. “Okay, I’ll tidy up the study.”

Song Man left the study and went to the master bedroom. The bedroom was decorated according to Song Man’s preferences, with large areas of blue, looking fresh and gentle.

Song Man pulled open the closet to get her pajamas. The closet was mostly empty, with only a few clothes inside. Song Man hadn’t moved everything from home, lest her parents think she wasn’t planning to come back. Chu Fengqiu, however, had brought all her clothes, but she didn’t have many. But it didn’t matter; one day, this place would be filled with both their clothes.

Before showering, Song Man pulled open the bedside table drawer and took out the small gift box inside. This was the birthday gift Song Qinglan had sent; it was on the bed when she returned.

Song Man opened the box and looked at the diamond necklace named “Sincerity.” She hadn’t really expected Song Qinglan to send her a gift, and she knew this house couldn’t be hidden from Song Qinglan. But honestly, when she saw the gift, she was still a little surprised. A diamond necklace didn’t seem to fit her style.

When she looked it up and found it was a diamond worth 4.72 million, she couldn’t help but call Song Qinglan wasteful in her heart. How much better it would have been to send her a car with that money!

But Song Man only thought that. She still accepted the gift with complicated feelings. This diamond was named “Sincerity,” and Song Qinglan giving her “Sincerity” truly left her with mixed emotions.

Song Man looked at the diamond and put it back in the bedside table. Although leaving something so valuable just sitting there felt a bit cheap, Song Man couldn’t bring herself to put it in a safe.

Chu Fengqiu entered the bathroom just as Song Man started washing. The water streamed down, wetting the girl’s short hair and dripping along its curve.

Chu Fengqiu leaned closer and kissed Song Man’s nape, startling Song Man, who was focused on showering. “Your clothes will get wet.”

“Couldn’t resist.” Chu Fengqiu chuckled softly and rubbed Song Man’s cheek.

In these moments, Song Man felt that Chu Fengqiu was particularly perverted, not at all like a cool goddess should be. But that was good too; it made her happy. At least Chu Fengqiu was only cold to outsiders and so infatuated with her.

This made Song Man feel truly desired by her, giving her a strong sense of security.

They showered together and tumbled into bed. Song Man didn’t study; she opened a game instead. Final exams were tomorrow, which was the perfect time to relax.

The new season had started, she updated the game and waited for Chu Fengqiu to play together. “Sleep at eleven. There’s still an hour.” Chu Fengqiu checked the time and set a limit.

“How about twelve?” It wouldn’t count as staying up late if it wasn’t past twelve! This was Song Man’s stubbornness.

“No, you can’t fall asleep that quickly. You need to maintain a good schedule.” Chu Fengqiu was firm.

“Then eleven-thirty? Just half an hour more, please? Chu Fengqiu, Chu Fengqiu, Chu Fengqiuqiuqiuqiu.” Song Man shook Chu Fengqiu’s hand, drawing out her name with a soft, pleading tone, her eyes sparkling. It was a look Chu Fengqiu couldn’t resist.

“If you don’t agree, I won’t be friends with you anymore!” Song Man saw Chu Fengqiu still hesitating and pretended to be angry, turning her back. To think she used to sleep whenever she wanted, and now she was being managed after getting into a relationship. She had no face left.

Chu Fengqiu didn’t say anything. Song Man waited for half a minute, still no response from Chu Fengqiu, feeling a bit suffocated. Just as she was about to turn back to check the situation, the fingers of the hand resting by her side were suddenly hooked and wiggled, a fingertip scratching her palm, making Song Man feel a little ticklish.

“Now that I’ve caught you, it won’t be so easy to run away.” Chu Fengqiu leaned beside Song Man, looking at Song Man’s beautiful, vibrant eyes. She had just been startled. Even though she knew Song Man was joking, her heart had tightened and ached for a moment when she heard it. Fortunately, Song Man had her back turned and couldn’t see her loss of composure.

“Sleep at eleven-thirty, and I won’t run away.”

“Okay.” Song Man achieved her goal and smiled with her back to Chu Fengqiu, not seeing the fond and doting look in Chu Fengqiu’s eyes beside her.

A new hero was released. Song Man practiced a couple of rounds in the training camp, didn’t feel much, then left the training camp to duo queue with Chu Fengqiu. Seeing the couple icon now felt different, strangely sweet, letting everyone in the game know they had an inseparable relationship.

Song Man still played Jungler, and Chu Fengqiu supported her, following her to gank and help her develop quickly. The Marksman in the bottom lane was tower-dived by three people, joking that they were like an orphan, alone and helpless.

Chu Fengqiu didn’t break her rhythm to go back and protect the Marksman. Her eyes were only on the character Song Man controlled, decisively sacrificing herself to save Song Man. The opponents even commented on how well Chu Fengqiu played support. Chu Fengqiu’s expression didn’t change, but Song Man got proud first.

Song Man played a total of five games. The last one ended at 11:27. Song Man didn’t cheat and play longer. She plugged in her phone to charge and flopped onto the bed.

“Beloved concubine, time for bed.” Song Man patted the bed, looking completely like a lord, which made Chu Fengqiu want to laugh. She leaned over, kissed her, and said goodnight.

The kiss left Song Man almost breathless. She pulled the covers over her head and said goodnight in a muffled voice.

After the exams, the students were excited like birds released from cages and quickly dispersed.

Song Man and Chu Fengqiu put their things away at home and agreed to go shopping together to buy some things for the house.

“Chu Fengqiu, are you going back to Sulan Town for the New Year?” Song Man didn’t mention Chu Fengqiu’s dad; she could sense that Chu Fengqiu didn’t have a good relationship with him, and she had never met Chu Fengqiu’s mom.

“Yes, Grandpa and Grandma have already called me, asking when I’ll go back.”

“Then after the New Year, once I’ve finished visiting my relatives here, I’ll go to Sulan Town to find you.” Song Man also had many relatives here. For the New Year, she would definitely be with her parents and also visit her paternal and maternal grandparents.

“Okay.” Chu Fengqiu held Song Man’s hand and nodded.

They were wearing couple outfits and held hands on the street without hesitation. But for girls, this looked completely normal, and the gazes they received weren’t strange. Song Man couldn’t say if this was good or bad. She pulled Chu Fengqiu to buy a buy-one-get-one-half-price hot drink.

They planned to watch a movie. Coincidentally, they saw their childhood friend, Qin Xiangyi, at the cinema, whom they hadn’t seen in a long time. Zhuang Yushi was standing next to Qin Xiangyi, wearing Lolita fashion, holding popcorn, looking ready to watch a movie.

“You guys…”

“You two…”

Two voices sounded at the same time. Song Man looked at Qin Xiangyi, whose eyes darted between Song Man and Chu Fengqiu.

“Are you two back together?”

“How could that be!” Qin Xiangyi immediately denied it.

“Where would we have a past relationship!” Zhuang Yushi emphasized.

That was true. Zhuang Yushi hadn’t succeeded in pursuing Qin Xiangyi back then.

“Then you two are here to watch a movie with such leisure?” Song Man glanced at the tickets in Qin Xiangyi’s hand. “And it’s a romance movie?”

“We’re just… just accompanying a friend to watch a movie, right? Caring for a lonely old person. Look, aren’t you also out with a friend?” Qin Xiangyi put an arm around Zhuang Yushi’s shoulder, getting pinched in the waist by Zhuang Yushi, his expression twisting.

“I’m different from you. I’m out with my girlfriend.” Song Man put an arm around Chu Fengqiu’s waist, indicating that Qin Xiangyi shouldn’t compare them.

“Holy crap.” Qin Xiangyi was stunned, and so was Zhuang Yushi.

“Hello.” Chu Fengqiu greeted them with a smile.

“Xiao Yushi, did you hear something?” Qin Xiangyi looked completely bewildered.

“I think I’m deaf.” Zhuang Yushi shook her head repeatedly.

The next showing was that romance movie. Song Man and Chu Fengqiu bought tickets for the same showing, coincidentally sitting right behind them.

During the movie, the two in front kept turning back, unsure if they were looking at Song Man or the movie.

“These two idiots.” Song Man’s temples throbbed looking at the two who kept turning back. She shouldn’t have said anything! It completely ruined the date atmosphere with Chu Fengqiu!

“Manman.” Chu Fengqiu’s voice sounded in her ear. Song Man turned her head and felt a kiss on her face.

Chu Fengqiu’s tenderness suddenly dispelled Song Man’s irritation from the disrupted plan, like a gentle breeze carrying away all the heat and dissatisfaction, leaving only peace.

Seeing this, the two turning back calmed down, holding their popcorn and trying to compose themselves.

Thankfully, the two in front didn’t turn back again, allowing Song Man to watch the movie peacefully.

The popcorn was almost gone. Song Man picked up the last piece and put it in Chu Fengqiu’s mouth. Chu Fengqiu held her wrist and licked the syrup from her fingertips.

Sitting in the comfortably warm cinema, Song Man’s face suddenly felt hot.