Chapter 18: Borrowing Your Shoulder

  "So, Xu Han, is there anything else you want to say?" The proctor looked at Xu Han and took back the crumpled paper. His eyes showed a hint of disappointment, but more anger.

  Xu Han couldn't bear to look at this expression, but now facing this crumpled paper, such handwriting, thinking about it would probably be a waste of time. There was no other reason to say, Xu Han secretly clenched his fists, and his heart ached vaguely. Really wanted to say something more, but facing such a frozen atmosphere, powerless and helpless.

  "Then you go back first and inform them that we will come down tomorrow."

  "I understand."

  Her eyes had been downcast all along, Xu Huan was afraid to see the final despair, and then she slowly walked out of the office. The moment the door opened, the refreshing air that came face to face with her at this moment made Xu Huan feel like it was the coldest feeling on a winter day, and she wanted to hug her body to warm up.

  The scene in the office replayed over and over again in Xu Han's mind, lying on the bed, looking at the snow-white ceiling as if the tangible pain had already been printed on it.

  I really want to cry, but it seems like I can't cry, and it's melting into my heart as the deepest sorrow.

  "It feels like I've only been here for less than two months, is it already ending? As expected, I'm still reluctant to part with it, but... what else can I say? Xu Han's thin lips were slightly parted, and he couldn't utter another word. When his eyes closed, the entire world seemed to be left with only himself."

  Xu Han, this place seems to be in conflict with you somehow.

  Maybe it is, maybe tomorrow I will leave from here.

  Xu Han wouldn't have doubted the college's ability to handle such incidents, and would definitely strictly enforce the severity of cheating on exams. Wouldn't that be directly expelling someone? And if it's written down in their academic record, then their chances of going to a better school in the future will decrease.

  Thinking about how hard she had worked to get here, “……” Xu Huan suddenly took a deep breath, and at this moment, tears began to well up uncontrollably. Sparkling teardrops started swirling in her eyes. But Xu Huan still tried her best to hold back the feeling, the sour sensation spreading from the tip of her nose, she tried to ignore it as much as possible.

  The sudden knock on the door broke Xu Han's train of thought, and she slowly turned her body. It was strange, although she wanted to see who it was, her body seemed to be fixed in place by something, and she didn't move for a long time. And at this moment, as Xu Han listened to the increasingly urgent knocking, she felt even less like responding.

  It wasn't until the knocking stopped that Xu Han came to, getting out of bed with a weak feeling like someone who had been ill for a long time, unsure what was holding her up. When Xu Han reached the door, the force she used to grip the doorknob was very small, just a little at a time. But when she finally managed to open it, the door was suddenly pushed open with great force, and Xu Han was startled, staring blankly at the figure entering.

  "Dummy." Yin Ye Chen hugged Xu Han tightly, scolding her, "Can't your brain think of anything else? Is it just filled with book knowledge? I think even if you fill it up completely, there will still be some leftover space."

  A teardrop fell from Xu Han's eye and slid down her cheek, wetting the corner of Yin Ye Chen's shirt, bringing a small flower. Being held by Yin Ye Chen made Xu Han feel even more heartbroken, and she couldn't stop the torrent of tears at this point. Without struggling, Xu Han was just being held by Yin Ye Chen like that.

  After several seconds, Yin Ye Chen finally let go of Xu Han, and while stretching out his hand to wipe away the corners of Xu Han's eyes, his fingertips took away the sparkling tears of the next moment.

  "Don't cry." Yin Ye Chen said slowly, looking at Xu Han's red and swollen eyes, and added another sentence, "You really look ugly when you cry."

  "It has nothing to do with you."

  Xu Han walked a few steps away and sat down at the bedside, pursing her thin lips, no longer looking at Yin Ye Chen.

  "Are you angry?" Yin Ye Chen walked over and sat down beside Xu Han.

  Nothing.

  Xu Han answered in a low voice, looking down slightly, "It's indeed childish to get angry over such things." But her tone was very soft. Suddenly, Xu Han smiled weakly, perhaps because she had cried before, and her vision was still a bit blurry from it. She tried to wipe away the tears with her hands. However, doing so only made her feel more sorrowful, and as soon as she thought about this reality that was about to set in, her tears began to flow uncontrollably again.

  "Here we go again, okay, lend you a shoulder."

  Yin Yechen said helplessly and shifted his body slightly towards Xu Han.

  At this time, Xu Han raised her eyes to look at Yin Ye Chen, as if looking at a very strange thing, but this expression did not last long. This sadness completely disrupted Xu Han's thoughts. Her head began to slowly lean towards Yin Ye Chen's shoulder, and when she got this solid feeling, Xu Han suddenly felt that her heart seemed to have relaxed a bit.

  The surroundings were very quiet, as if holding their breath and watching the two of them.

  When Xu Han's mood calmed down a bit, she slowly straightened up and turned her gaze to Yin Ye Chen with a smile: "Thank you, I'm much better now."

  "By the way, isn't there an exam this afternoon? Don't you need to attend it?" At this time, Xu Han suddenly remembered and anxiously asked.

  "Xu Han, please, what's the current time..."

  Yin Ye Chen gave Xu Huan a sideways glance, pointing at the sky outside the window. It was around sunset time.

  "It's already so late..."

  Xu Han spoke in a very low voice, as if she was only talking to herself. When she turned around, the stagnation in her line of sight was still there. She didn't expect that so much time had passed, and she hadn't noticed it at all. She started to feel a little bewildered.

  "So, where's your brain?" Yin Ye Chen said bluntly, while staring at Xu Han's expression, looking at her dispirited appearance, still feeling a bit distressed.

  The news spread at an uncontrollable speed as soon as the first subject was finished. Of course, Yin Ye Chen knew it very quickly, and when many people were discussing Xu Han's character, he did not suspect Xu Han. Cheating in such an exam is foolish, and he knows that it is not easy for Xu Han to come to this school, and it is impossible to take this risk again, which is not worth it.

  So, during lunch break, he found students who took the same exam as Xu Han and asked them some questions, especially those sitting around Xu Han. Of course, the final result inferred by Yin Ye Chen seemed not difficult to understand.

  "Maybe there's a way." Yin Ye Chen said with a smile towards Xu Han.

  "What?" Xu Han's eyes trembled slightly.