Chapter 46: After Class, Come Into My Arms (44)

The second exam began swiftly.

As soon as the answer sheet was handed out, Asie nudged it forward, making it easier for Lu Yu, who sat behind her, to see. The girl’s pace was noticeably slower than during the first exam. She pressed her pen against her chin, drawing and scribbling. Lu Yu glanced over the paper, but still found nothing he knew. He relaxed, content to wait for the girl to finish so he could copy her answers, secretly looking forward to the days when they would be in the same class.

Asie recognized every word on the paper, but the answers eluded her. When she reached the fill-in-the-blanks section on classical poetry, she was absolutely stumped. Suddenly, something caught her eye, and inspiration struck. Her lips curled into a smile. Looking at the answer sheet now covered in her handwriting, she felt an unusual sense of satisfaction.

Almost as soon as Asie finished writing, Lu Yu copied her answers. Yet as he went on, something felt off. After the line “Sorrowful white hair reflected in the high hall’s shadowed mirror,” the answer written was: “How many heroes in that moment?” Lu Yu looked down at his sheet. Why did that line seem so familiar? Upon closer inspection, he realized the phrase was simply the previous one in the poem, just placed as a blank to fill in earlier. The little girl bit her pen, appearing deeply serious. Quietly, Lu Yu set his pen down.

He thought to himself—

Even without copying, he’d probably end up in the same class as her.

After the exam, Lu Yu once again earned an exasperated eye-roll from the teacher—for his answer sheet was completely blank. He grinned carelessly.

“Let’s go home.”

Asie was packing her bag at her seat, and the classmate with the small tiger teeth hadn’t left either, asking in surprise, “You two live together?”

Lu Yu was about to retort, “What’s it to you?” but Asie replied first.

“No, he’s just walking me home,” she said honestly.

Asie had always been truthful.

The classmate with the small tiger teeth left, heartbroken, backpack slung over his shoulder. Lu Yu, on the other hand, smiled in satisfaction. The girl’s words had sounded so ambiguous—though they were the truth.

Tsk, how could she be so adorable?

The two of them left one after the other, and as soon as they were gone, the exam room erupted into a commotion.

By the afternoon, word had spread throughout No. 1 High School that Asie and Lu Yu were a couple.

The exams ended quickly. Some people rejoiced, others despaired.

Although He Rose was still basking in the glow of young love, the thought of soon being separated from Asie hit her hard. Asie was so lovely—she didn’t want to be apart from her.

Sob!

When the results came out, it was time for class placement.

In Rose’s eyes, the villainous teacher entered, ranking list in hand.

“The results have already been handed out. The top forty in the grade will be in Class One… the last fifty go to Class Twenty-Two.”

Class Twenty-Two was on the sixth floor.

“After the new classes are assigned, no matter where you end up, everyone must study hard. Do not concern yourselves with anything unrelated to your studies!” The teacher droned on from the podium.

He Rose sat at her desk, quietly anguished.

“Asie, remember to miss me! We won’t be in the same class anymore!”

Asie was genuinely surprised. Her own results this time… well… tenth from the bottom. Without a doubt, she would be in Class Twenty-Two. She’d always known Rose’s results—she was always among the bottom ten.

Could it be that, thanks to Su Jing, Rose’s studies had improved by leaps and bounds, and she was no longer at the bottom? The power of love really was extraordinary.

Asie offered her heartfelt congratulations. “Congratulations.”

The girl’s eyes were dewy, her rosy lips opening and closing softly.

He Rose thought Asie was congratulating her because she didn’t want to be in the same class. Instantly, she felt even sadder.