Chapter 24

  I couldn't help it, and talking reason with this person was simply helping him to be even more self-satisfied: "You're reasonable? I'd really like to know where to find the words 'stubborn' with a lantern. I won't write this guarantee letter, I haven't broken any rules or violated any regulations, if you have evidence just go report it to the school, and this student card will be used as collateral, at worst I'll just get another one made." After finishing speaking, I picked up my things and walked out with a heroic air.

  After walking two steps, Lu You caught up with me: "Xu Shenshen, don't you want your student card?"

  I'm still fuming: "Forget it, in the worst case I'll just tell the school that I lost my student card and have another one made."

  "Think it's simple. This teacher is so serious, what if he gets annoyed and goes to the school office to complain? Moreover, the procedures for reissuing a student card are so complicated, and tomorrow is already the weekend, the teacher won't be working. Next Monday is the mid-term exam for Advanced Math, how can you take the exam without a student card?"

  This was the first time Lu You was anxious with me, his tone was still gentle, but I could clearly see that his eyebrows were furrowed behind his glasses. But that's not the point, the point is that he knew next Monday was the mid-term exam for Advanced Math, and he actually knew what major courses I was taking and when the exams were.

  This "key point" thoroughly saved me, and my world suddenly became radiant.

  I was so excited, and then asked a question: "How did you know I have a calculus midterm exam next week?"

  "Du Shaotu took the exam with you guys last semester and he failed in Advanced Math."

  The little world that had just been ignited suddenly lost power, and I muttered: "Oh, I didn't even see him attend class, it's no wonder he didn't pass."

  He reminded me: "No student ID card can't take part in the exam."

  I took an unyielding attitude and said, "I'll go explain to the teachers in the institute. If that doesn't work, I'll retake the exam. In any case, I won't write this letter of guarantee. What kind of thinking, attitude, and character does that person have? They didn't see anything but still say our words and actions are improper. Do we look like...like what?" The more I spoke, the more annoyed I became, and I couldn't help but vent to Lu You.

  I think his face turned a little red, "Just now should have said well with him, you were too impatient."

  "I clarified: 'I'm not in a hurry, I want to talk about the facts and evidence with him. But he just beat us to death with one stick, and talking to him for another sentence is a waste of time.'"

  Looking at him not speaking, he seemed a bit embarrassed, so I comforted him again: "Don't worry, it's okay if you don't have your student ID card. If you really can't take the exam, just make it up next semester. Anyway, I don't care about grades." I'm really not concerned about grades. Yaoli and others spend every day carrying books in the library from 9 am to 9 pm, this behavior is beyond my understanding. University should be a time to boldly find someone you like and fall in love, join clubs and have fun, who cares about the score on the transcript after graduation?

  Lu You was taken aback for a moment, looked up at me, and after a few seconds of silence, said, "Okay." His tone seemed to have returned to the politeness and distance when we first met on the train.

  It happened to be Friday, after parting with Lu You, I went back to the dormitory to fetch my higher math textbook and asked Yao Li to print out a copy of notes to take home. Not long after leaving the school gate, I received a call from Fu Andong, and soon his Subaru Forester appeared at the school gate.

  Fu An Dong is two years older than me. At that time, he was about to enter his fourth year of university and had just bought an off-road vehicle. He had been saving up for the car for a long time, but his father knew that if he indulged his son too much, he would definitely go astray, so he had always suppressed him until his senior year when he finally relaxed his policy.

  "Hey, girl, I'll send you home." Fu Andong rolled down the car window and whistled, "The momentum of being a hoodlum is really natural."

  I responded with a sound and pulled open the car door, sitting in the front passenger seat.

  "Xu Shenshen, are you still angry?"

  It's been almost a week since I had a fight with Fu Andong, and to say that my anger has dissipated is not entirely true. The fact that "the person I like doesn't like me" still lingers in my mind, and thinking about it makes me sad. This pain will continue to be brought up by Fu Andong from time to time, and all I can do is respond with a reluctant "yes".

  "You, loved by all who see you, blooming like a flower. Men are stunned when they look at you. Alright?" Fu An Dong rubbed his temples and smiled: "You're forcing me to be a good man."

  I looked out of the window and said: "Fu Andong, honestly, do you really think no one will like me?"

  Fu An Dong paused for a moment, "You really have fallen in love?"

  "It's not that...", I scratched my head in distress, "it's just that I like someone else, but they don't like me."

  Half a day passed and I didn't hear him respond at all.

  "You're one to talk, what's wrong with me?"

  Suddenly the car body tilted to one side, Fu An Dong accelerated into the right lane, I almost crashed into the right side window.

  "Fu Andong, how can you be so lacking in quality? You're actually tailgating. The terrible traffic in our city is all caused by unscrupulous drivers like you who have no driving skills."

  "He narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment before saying: 'You're okay, you look decent, you're fairly smart, your family has money, and the conditions are good.'"

  I listened with some complacency: "That's it."