NOVEL WEB Chapter 706: What dream...?
As the two descended to the second floor, the corridor by the staircase was packed with people three layers deep, both inside and out.
"Why are there so many people here?" Xiao Ruawen instinctively stepped back, turning to look at Xu Qingfan.
Thanks to his height advantage, Xu Qingfan had spotted the "Midterm Exam Honor Roll" sign on the wall from afar.
"The top three hundred and fifty of the grade are up there," he said, taking two steps forward to stand beside Xiao Ruawen and drawing her into his arms.
"It's crowded." Xiao Ruawen's big hood hadn't yet been pulled down when Xu Qingfan preempted her.
Xiao Ruawen wrinkled her nose and, given the leeway, obediently lowered her arms and moved closer to him.
Xu Qingfan, with his arm around her, squeezed into the crowd. Both of their rankings were near the top, so it was easy to spot him in second place and Xiao Ruawen in forty-third.
"Let's go, we can take a slower look when there are fewer people tomorrow," Xu Qingfan said after Xiao Ruawen had taken a photo, leading her away.
"Why does the honor roll list three hundred and fifty names? Didn't elementary and middle schools only list the top sixty?"
Xiao Ruawen sneakily glanced at the hand Brother Chou Fan had placed on her shoulder, his fingers just inches from lying over her conscience.
Pretending not to notice Xiao Ruawen's look, Xu Qingfan casually patted her shoulder and replied, "It must be the cutoff for the first tier universities. The top five hundred can get into fairly good universities, they can't possibly list five hundred names, can they?"
"Oh... Brother Fan, I'm ranked forty-third, what university can I get into?" Xiao Ruawen nodded and then asked.
"Huagong with reallocation should not be a problem. If you want to apply to the same university as me, you need to be in the top twenty," Xu Qingfan said with a smile.
"Who... who said I want to apply to the same university as you? I clearly want to apply to the same university as Yu and Xiaoxiao!" Xiao Ruawen retorted weakly.
Xu Qingfan just smiled and didn't reply, withdrawing his arm from her as they turned the corner on the first floor.
Since it was peak time right after school, to avoid blocking traffic, the meeting place for the six of them was changed to under the academic building.
"We just went to look at the honor roll, so we're a bit late!" Seeing the four girls, Xiao Ruawen immediately abandoned Xu Qingfan and ran towards them.
"Brother Qing Fan!"
Xiao Ruawen joined Xia Xiaoxiao and Wu Lingyu in their conversation, while on the other side, Xu Qingfan placed his hands on Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi's shoulders, and they chatted as they walked.
The moonlight tonight was especially bright, lighting up the road as if it were sprinkled with salt.
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Three days passed in a flash.
It was Thursday morning.
Except for Wu Lingyu, everyone usually groaned out of bed at half past six.
But today was an exception, and before six o'clock, the five girls had already washed up and were picking out clothes and doing makeup in the room.
"Does this Hanfu dress look better, or does this Lolita outfit look better?"
Lin Wanning alternated the two sets of clothes in front of the mirror. Among the five, only she had no competition events and could wear a dress.
"Wear the Hanfu today and Lolita tomorrow," Zhang Yiyi helped Lin Wanning make a choice, otherwise who knew how long she would struggle to decide.
"Hee hee~ right, I'll go ask Brother Qing Fan!" Lin Wanning replied in a jumbled manner and, picking up both sets of clothes, scurried off to find Xu Qing Fan.
The four girls in the room exchanged smiles, continuing to brush their hair and pick their outfits.
"It's good the 100-meter and 1500-meter events are in the morning; after the competition, we'll have time to wear dresses and take photos in the afternoon."
Xiao Ruawen took off the Hanfu she was wearing, and as the clothes passed over her neck, her big conscience duang duang was very bouncy.
This time, the clothes everyone wore were all produced by Lin Wanning's family's garment factory.
Since receiving Xu Qingfan's tip, Lin Qiaoshan and Wen Wanqing had long since stopped producing jeans with no future, opting instead for a plethora of Hanfu, Lolita dresses, and QQ lingerie.
"I was thinking of bringing another set to change into at school; I guess I'll wear it this afternoon too," Zhang Yiyi paused from hanging up clothes, and turned to speak.
"The only place to change at school is the bathroom, and who knows if there will be any strawberry tarts inside, disgusting," Xia Xiaoxiao immediately recalled some unpleasant memories, frowning in distaste.
She really couldn't understand how some girls could have such low standards.
"What strawberry tart?" Xiao Ruawen didn't understand her metaphor at first and asked in confusion.
"Pfft… it's that some people don't flush the toilet." Zhang Yiyi's class was on the same floor as Xia Xiaoxiao's, so naturally, the bathroom they used was the same one, and clearly, she was another victim.
"Ugh!" Xiao Ruawen suddenly got the picture, "Damn strawberry tarts," "Ugh... early in the morning, Xiaoxiao, can't you stop talking about this?"
Xia Xiaoxiao also felt it was not nice to discuss such things early in the morning and changed the subject: "Should we bring Little White to school too?"
"That sounds like a good idea," Xiao Ruawen's eyes lit up instantly.
"Can we?" Zhang Yiyi also thought it was a good idea, but if the security guards didn't let them bring the dog in, it would be troublesome.
"Let's ask Brother Fan at breakfast!"
"Yeah, Yiyi, how do you use this foundation? Help me out."
"Okay."
...
Meanwhile.
After arriving in Xu Qingfan's room, Lin Wanning hadn't had the chance to say good morning before she noticed a pair of underpants that seemed to be carelessly tossed on the floor.
"Huh?"
"Brother Qing Fan, why did you throw your pants on the floor?"
Lin Wanning initially thought she was seeing things. After bending down to pick them up, she inspected them closely and indeed, they were Xu Qingfan's underwear.