The School Beauty from the Next Class Insisted I Confess - Chapter 64

Just as autumn leaves scattered and winter arrived in the blink of an eye, followed by the melting of the snow and the breaking of tender buds from the soil, accompanied by croaking frogs, it was the day of the college entrance examination (Gaokao).

During the exam, the most relaxed were Xu Qingfeng and Xia Yiqiu. Although they, like everyone else, pushed themselves daily for the Gaokao, they ultimately didn’t feel the same level of pressure.

For these callow youths, this was the most important event.

No one at that time wouldn’t deeply believe the phrase, “One exam determines a lifetime.” Regardless, this was not only for the future but also for the past, to see if every drop of sweat could bear fruit, judged solely by this single test.

Yet, despite this, a person’s life is not fixed at a single juncture. Even if your hair is graying, if you hold onto a dream and strive for it, you might still achieve something great. How many people in history have been late bloomers? How much more so for the young and spirited among you.

On the day the Gaokao ended, Xu Qingfeng sought out Xia Yiqiu immediately.

“Yiqiu, can I be officially promoted (to girlfriend status)?”

“Yes.”

“Wow! I finally have a girlfriend!” She picked up Xia Yiqiu and spun her around.

“Put me down quickly, you idiot!” They were in the open space of the skywalk, and there were quite a few people passing by.

“No!” Xu Qingfeng even went a step further and kissed her.

She had waited for this day to be open and public for so long.

People from other schools assumed this person was overly excited after the Gaokao and was celebrating with her best friend, though this person was quite strong.

When the students from their own school saw it, it was huge news, and they immediately posted enthusiastically on the school forum.

Xu Qingfeng finally felt that her life was perfect; she didn’t care about the results, as she and Yiqiu would be together anyway.

The day before the scores were released, Miss Xia asked her out to watch a movie.

By all accounts, things were peaceful, but there was a lingering feeling that she had forgotten something.

After the movie, the two sat in the mall’s leisure area eating ice cream.

“Yiqiu, I want to taste yours,” Xu Qingfeng said, pointing at the ice cream Xia Yiqiu was eating near her mouth.

“Here you go,” Xia Yiqiu handed it over.

“Mmm.”

Xu Qingfeng directly kissed her lips, sweeping up the ice cream that hadn’t been swallowed yet.

When she pulled away, she had a look of enjoyment.

“It tastes so good.”

“Don’t be so reckless outside next time, understand?” Xia Yiqiu was breathing heavily. A few days ago, when Xu Qingfeng was pinning her on the bed and passionately kissing her, she began to suspect that this person had secretly trained with someone.

Idiot Xu said, “This is natural talent,” which Xia Yiqiu found hard to believe.

“Don’t you like it?” Xu Qingfeng leaned close to Xia Yiqiu’s ear and whispered softly. She saw the other’s ears turn red, just as she’d hoped, and she reached out and pinched them.

I actually quite like it, Xia Yiqiu thought.

Her ears tickled, and she felt the other person’s hand becoming restless again.

“Stop right there! Tell me, did you practice with someone else? How are you so skilled?”

Xia Yiqiu twisted Xu Qingfeng’s ear hard.

“I’ve been wronged, Yiqiu! This is genuinely natural talent!” Xu Qingfeng felt nervous inside. Well, she didn’t realize that after thoroughly studying the theory, her practical skills would be this strong!

“Hmph.” Xia Yiqiu let go of her ear. “Remember, don’t be so… so reckless outside next time, with so many people around.” Xia Yiqiu’s face flushed again as she recalled the ice cream kiss just now.

This girl has no sense of propriety. The initial feeling that she was slow was definitely a mistake.

“Then is this okay?” Xu Qingfeng kissed Xia Yiqiu’s cheek again.

“You!” Xia Yiqiu was about to retort.

“You two?”

The lucky person, Gao Zhi, who was shopping at the mall, happened to catch Xu Qingfeng in the act. In fact, she had already seen the sinful ice cream kiss but couldn’t believe it until Xu Qingfeng kissed her again. Only then was she certain, and she hurried over.

“You, you, you! Didn’t you say it was just a rumor? You’re actually kissing!” Gao Zhi was highly critical of Xu Qingfeng’s behavior.

Little Gao’s first kiss was still intact! How could the straight girl Xu Qingfeng kiss President Xia’s mouth?

They finally realized what they had forgotten: they hadn’t yet disclosed their relationship to Gao Zhi and the others.

“Yeah, we weren’t officially together back then,” Xu Qingfeng said self-righteously.

“Aren’t you straight?” Gao Zhi changed her line of attack.

“Did I say that? You must have misremembered,” Xu Qingfeng was puzzled. She had only ever liked Yiqiu.

“You told me that what I was doing wasn’t good!” Gao Zhi was furious.

“What are you referring to?” Xu Qingfeng wanted to clarify; she couldn’t be wrongly accused again.

“You clearly told me back then to be cautious about getting together with Tiantian! How did you end up getting a girlfriend yourself so quickly?” Gao Zhi was about to be driven mad by Xu Qingfeng.

“You misunderstood. Back then, you weren’t mature. Yiqiu and I don’t have that problem; we’re doing very well,” Xu Qingfeng said with a smug look, smiling sweetly at Xia Yiqiu.

“You, you, you, ah, I can’t argue with you! AHHHHHHH, Tiantian, I miss you so much!” Gao Zhi looked up to the sky and sighed.

The day after this, Xu Qingfeng and Xia Yiqiu were at Xia Yiqiu’s house, trying to check their scores, but found that they couldn’t access them.

Looks like we did well and were blocked, Xu Qingfeng and Xia Yiqiu exchanged a knowing smile.

Soon after, Liu Li called, saying excitedly, “Hahahahahahaha, Qingfeng! You’re the top scorer!” The examination authority revealed that Xu Qingfeng was ranked first in the province for the liberal arts track.

At the same time, Xia Yiqiu also received a call from her homeroom teacher—she was the top scorer in the science track.

Xu Qingfeng and Xia Yiqiu smiled at each other, but they weren’t overly excited.

They had finally drawn a perfect conclusion to their high school life.

They weren’t fought over by two universities; the admissions officer from Huada University, who had signed them early, looked proudly at the admissions officer from the opposite school.

“We reserved these two long ago, hahahaha.”

By the time reporters arrived at Xia Yiqiu’s door, the two had already gone to Xu Qingfeng’s house, which was relatively safe.

The psycho-drama previously shot by Xu Qingfeng and Xia Yiqiu became popular again. The top scorers in both the liberal arts and science tracks were not only from the same school but were also best friends—that was truly rare! Some people even found Xia Yiqiu’s account.

Let the shipping commence!

The shippers briefly made it to the trending topics, but as the summer vacation ended and new things emerged, the public’s attention gradually faded. Xu Qingfeng and Xia Yiqiu’s subsequent life at Huada was not much disturbed.

The reporters who couldn’t get an interview could only point their cameras at the principal and Liu Li.

The principal of Weicheng No. 1 High School felt this was the most glorious moment of his life. Which high school principal could surpass him? The top scorers for both liberal arts and science in this graduating class were from their school! Moreover, due to the soaring popularity of the psycho-drama filmed by the two club presidents, their school’s image of “all-round moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor development” was renowned far and wide.

The good news was that the massive stone of disbandment hanging over the Psychology Club was completely removed. Thereafter, the Psychology Club became a unique feature of Weicheng No. 1 High School. Through the dedication of generations of students, it served thousands of classmates.

The original group photo from the club’s founding was hung in the center of the club hall. Years later, when Xu Qingfeng and Xia Yiqiu brought their daughter, they proudly introduced it.

“Look, the ones standing in the middle are Mommy and Mom,” Xu Qingfeng recalled that day, the first time she drove Xia Yiqiu home.

Next came the day before the class graduation photo. Because the class party was scheduled for the day after the photo, the members of the third-year Psychology Club decided to have a club party in a large KTV room beforehand.

They had gained a lot over the past two years. Although they hadn’t applied to universities yet, everyone was very satisfied with their Gaokao scores. As they discussed at the party, perhaps due to all the good deeds they had done, not a single person had failed the exam, and several had performed exceptionally well.

Hard work pays off.

Liang Hao and Gao Zhi’s scores were sufficient for Huada University. As for Kong Qiaofeng, a top-tier 985 university in the capital was no problem.

Han Feng’s score was slightly borderline for Huada. After careful consideration, he decided to apply for the flagship major at a university in Shanghai.

As for Liu Xiao, she chose not to accept the guaranteed recommendation, but fortunately, her score was enough to fulfill her dream of Huada.

Everyone was not worried about the future. Most people applied to schools in the capital, and fortunately, their scores were sufficient.

Xu Qingfeng felt very lucky that, during university, her best friends and the person she loved most would be by her side.

At the club party, Feng Xiaoxiao was the first to start the teasing.

“Presidents, spill the beans! When did you two fall for each other? Did you start flirting on the day of the election?” Feng Xiaoxiao strongly suspected there was something going on when both of them signed up.

Otherwise, why would the first-place student in both liberal arts and science bother joining a club that wasted school time? Look at Liu Xiao, the second-place student in science; she had no time to worry about such things. This was the conclusion reached after a long discussion within the fan club.

Furthermore, the all-powerful Head of the Network Department investigated and confirmed that, indeed, Xu Qingfeng had not intended to sign up initially.

If you asked her how she knew, that was a secret.

Well, the Head of the Network Department would never say that every time she asked someone for information, she had to beg and plead, but fortunately, people eventually told her.

The Head of the Network Department’s life motto was, “If people can move, the heart of gossip will not perish. Where people gather, there must be secrets. If you whine and roll around, there is nothing in the world you won’t know.”

“What do you mean by ‘fall for each other’? Feng Xiaoxiao, watch your wording,” Gao Zhi, surprisingly, came to their defense.

Xu Qingfeng thought Gao Zhi was finally being reliable for once.

Immediately after, Gao Zhi spoke up.

“Tell us quickly! When did you two start secretly flirting and having a clandestine affair right under my nose?”

“Pfft—.”

Xu Qingfeng, who was drinking water to calm herself, spat it all out.

All of them were making her and Yiqiu sound like they were having a secret tryst.

“Are you okay?” Xia Yiqiu patted Xu Qingfeng’s back, a worried look on her face.

My wife is still the best, Xu Qingfeng grinned foolishly.

When the others saw this, they started shouting again.

“Ooh-la-la~”

Looks like I really have to talk, Xu Qingfeng pressed her hands down.

“Alright, alright, I’ll talk. Yiqiu and I have known each other since childhood. During the military training…” Xu Qingfeng recounted their story from beginning to end.

“My gosh, you two are destined lovers, a match made in heaven, and childhood sweethearts!” Han Feng exclaimed.

“Aiya, Yiqiu~ We used to call you President Xia. You two have been pretending for so long, but we saw through you a long time ago,” Feng Xiaoxiao added.

“Something’s not right!” Gao Zhi stated.

“What’s not right?” Liang Hao asked.

“If you and President Xia knew each other as kids, how come I didn’t know?” Gao Zhi pondered for a moment and genuinely couldn’t recall this. Logically, she should know everyone Xu Qingfeng knew.

“Didn’t Li Tian tell you?”

Xia Yiqiu had assumed Li Tian had already told Gao Zhi.

“Tell me what?”

“You guys knew each other as kids too! You call her Tiantian, Tiantian all the time, did you forget? That Tiantian,” Xu Qingfeng reminded her.

“Tiantian… Li Tian… she was that little girl!” Gao Zhi finally realized.

“Why didn’t you tell me sooner!” Gao Zhi accused.

“Hmm, that’s a good question,” Xu Qingfeng and Xia Yiqiu chose to avoid answering.

No one knew why Li Tian hadn’t told Gao Zhi.

Maybe she just forgot!

Far away in Country A, Li Tian, who was packing her luggage, sneezed.

“Let’s not talk about this anymore. Come, let’s raise our glasses and drink this cup together. Han Feng is truly fortunate to have spent two years with everyone here!”

Finally graduating, the fruit wine was officially replaced with beer.

And when it came to warming up the atmosphere, Han Feng was the one to do it!

“Come on, raise your glasses! Actually, before I joined the club, I was a very emotional person. Since joining the club, it feels like a big family. Everyone laughs and jokes, and we help others together. I’m really happy. Thank you!” Feng Xiaoxiao started to cry as she spoke.

“Hey, why are you crying? Today’s a happy day, not a farewell! When school starts, we’ll arrange to go out and play again!” Liang Hao declared boldly.

“All of you are going to the capital, leaving me all alone in Shanghai! Couldn’t one of you come and keep me company!” Han Feng desperately tried to persuade them to apply to Shanghai.

“We’ll talk about that later. Come, come, come, raise your glasses!” Class Monitor Wang also stood up.

“Raise your glasses!” Xu Qingfeng stood up, pulling Xia Yiqiu with her.

“Raise your glasses!”

After everyone finished their toast, Feng Xiaoxiao’s little brain started working, and she decided to get a treat for everyone.

“Presidents, how about you two kiss!”

“Kiss, kiss!”

“Kiss, kiss!”

“Kiss, kiss!”

Xu Qingfeng felt like she was drunk, whether everyone else was or not. Although she learned from her last mistake and only took a tiny sip, she was probably the one with the lowest alcohol tolerance.

That dizzy, faint feeling came over her again.

Kiss? Kiss who? Xu Qingfeng instinctively turned towards Xia Yiqiu.

Kiss Yiqiu? She’s my girlfriend, hehe.

Her gaze shifted to those red lips.

Mouthwatering, I really want to taste them.

It’s my girlfriend’s lips, so I won’t be polite.

“Xu Qingfeng, snap out of it, mmm.” Xia Yiqiu’s words were swallowed by the other person’s lips and tongue.

How exciting!!! Everyone present thought this.

Han Feng immediately pulled out his phone to film. This was his duty as the director. Fortunately, he didn’t turn on the flash this time.

When Xu Qingfeng woke up the next day, she felt a terrible ache in her back, as if something heavy had struck her.

Then she saw Xia Yiqiu in her arms.

What did I do this time?

Don’t tell me… surely not.

Fortunately, both of their clothes were intact.

Xia Yiqiu was awakened by her movements. “Do you remember?”

“Remember what?”

“Hmph.” It seems this idiot forgot again. She kicked him off the bed.

They had kissed for a full ten minutes yesterday! She was nearly suffocated. No matter how hard she hit the idiot, he wouldn’t let go. It was so embarrassing! Fortunately, he passed out in the end.

Even after she managed to carry him back to her house, he was even worse than the last time he fainted—he immediately started kissing her again.

Some people might be mentally confused, but their mouth is still working!

“Hurry and get ready, we have photos today!”

This year, there was a reform. Not only did each class take separate graduation photos, but for the grand group photo, all students in the grade stood together.

Fortunately, the liberal arts and science elite classes were next to each other. For the group photo, Xu Qingfeng and Xia Yiqiu deliberately stood on the edges of the two classes, right where they touched.

“Alright, countdown.”

“Three”

“Two”

“One”

“Cheese!”

The moment the camera clicked, Xu Qingfeng was holding Xia Yiqiu’s hand, Liang Hao was holding Kong Qiaofeng’s hand, and Gao Zhi was looking at Li Tian in the distance.

Xu Qingfeng thought of the poem from that night, the day she realized she had fallen in love with Xia Yiqiu.

Glimpses of You

Glimpses repeatedly fall upon you

Restlessness, in the spring day

Unable to speak

I want to circle the lake once more

Sprinkle some fish food

And watch them smile

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