Lu Yanhe's popularity came and went quickly.
By Friday morning, he wasn't getting as many looks of surprise as people recognized him on his way to school.
A sunny morning.
Lu Yanhe slept comfortably for six and a half hours and felt much more relaxed.
He was holding a bun and eating it while standing at the bus stop.
English news is playing in the headphones.
Thanks to this technologically advanced era, he has various ways to improve his exam preparation efficiency.
Officer Qiu's car stopped in front of him again.
The car window is down.
"Get in the car." Qiu Ling didn't ask any questions this time, and just told him to get in the car.
Lu Yanhe smiled in surprise.
"Officer Qiu, why are you here so early?"
It's only half past six in the morning.
Qiu Ling said, "Something happened."
She drove so fast that Lu Yanhe was a little nervous.
"A lot of people have been paying attention to you these days, right?" Qiu Ling asked with a smile.
"A lot of people," Lu Yanhe said. "It also saved my already dying career a little. I went to record a show yesterday."
"Really?" Qiu Ling was pleasantly surprised. "Sure, what show is it? I'll go check it out later."
"An online variety show, 'Little Songs Gathering' on the Northern Lights platform."
"What show is this? I've never heard of it."
“The show wasn’t very popular.”
Qiu Ling said, "Your certificate of commendation and banner have arrived. We plan to give them to you at your school next Monday."
"Ah? School? Why do we have to go to school?" Lu Yanhe said, "Why don't you just bring it to me after work? We live so close anyway."
"Do you think this is just a visit to give you an apple?" Qiu Ling rolled her eyes. "It's a formal awarding ceremony to be held for you in the presence of your school's representatives."
"Ah..." There's even this trick? Lu Yanhe inexplicably didn't want to face the embarrassment of being "socially dead".
He was awarded a banner for "heroic acts" in public, and he had to accept the banner seriously and take photos with others. Just thinking about it makes me dig my toes into the ground.
"What are you doing? You don't want to?"
"It feels...awkward."
"Embarrassed?" Qiu Ling looked at him in shock and said, "You're an artist, why are you afraid of embarrassment? You usually face so many people."
"So many people here are strangers, but everyone in school is someone I know. How can it be the same?" Lu Yanhe immediately retorted.
Qiu Ling still didn't understand.
"This is a commendation, an honor, and a good thing. There's no need to be embarrassed about it."
"You don't understand the world of us young people."
Qiu Ling's eyes instantly revealed murderous intent.
"What do you mean, you're saying I'm old?"
The murderous intent on Qiu Ling's face permeated the narrow carriage. Lu Yanhe's will to survive was overwhelming, and he stopped trying to commit suicide. He immediately said, "You're only two or three years older than us. What's so old about you?! If you wear your school uniform and enter our school, the security guards will definitely not stop you."
Only then did Qiu Ling withdrew her sharp gaze with satisfaction.
"Anyway, stop talking nonsense. We'll come over next Monday," she said. "You just stay at school."
Lu Yanhe nodded dejectedly: "I understand."
Qiu Ling sent Lu Yanhe to the gate of No. 13 Middle School.
"Thank you, Officer Qiu. I'm leaving now."
"Um."
Lu Yanhe got out of the car and waved to Qiu Ling.
Qiu Ling nodded her chin and left.
Cool.
Lu Yanhe turned and walked towards the school.
A gust of wind blew and it became a little hot.
The weather in September, as long as it doesn't rain, is only as hot as in August, except that the ground can't cook eggs. It's still hot, and the sun starts to burn before seven in the morning.
He walked quickly into the teaching building and found Xu Zijun right in front of him.
Lu Yanhe gradually got to know many of his classmates, but Xu Zijun was the first one he met, but he didn't have much contact with him afterwards.
She was indeed too silent and seldom spoke in class, unlike Linyu, who, although also studied very hard, was always surrounded by other people and was liked by everyone.
After Xu Zijun finished going up one floor and turned to walk up, Lu Yanhe saw that Xu Zijun had his head down, his eyes were red, and he raised his hand to wipe his eyes.
Is this, crying?
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
Only then did Xu Zijun notice that Lu Yanhe had appeared behind her at some point.
She paused, looked at Lu Yanhe helplessly, then quickened her pace and ran away, as if she didn't want him to see her crying.
What's wrong with her?
Lu Yanhe came to the classroom, but didn't see Xu Zijun. He probably went to the bathroom.
She didn't want him to see it, and she certainly didn't want the other students in the class to see it.
Lu Yanhe scratched his head.
"Linyu, have you made up your mind?" As soon as he sat down, he heard Chen Yi's voice.
Chen Yi is also one of the best students in their class, and in the overall ranking, she is only behind Lin Yu.
Lin Yu asked, "What have you thought about?"
Chen Yi asked, "Which school's independent enrollment are you planning to participate in?"
Lin Yu shook her head: "I haven't thought about it yet."
Chen Yi sighed, looking very conflicted. "The main reason is that several universities that are eligible for recommendation this year require students to sign enrollment agreements."
"Yeah." Lin Yu also smiled helplessly. "That's why I'm still hesitant. The schools that have received recommendations are not our target universities. But if we want to get a place in the independent enrollment, we have to sign an enrollment agreement. It's very depressing."
Chen Yi said: "I discussed it with my parents, and they felt that my performance was too unstable and wanted me to just play as a backup."
Chen Yi's performance did fluctuate greatly. When she did well in the exams, she could rank among the top three in the grade, but when she failed, she could drop to around 20th place in the grade.
Of course, these are the worries of academic masters.
It was only after hearing their conversation that Lu Yanhe thought of Xu Zijun's appearance just now.
Is she sad that she didn't get a recommendation for independent enrollment in her favorite university?
At this time, Xu Zijun came in.
Her eyes still looked a little red, but she was mostly back to normal.
She also looked at Lu Yanhe cautiously.
Lu Yanhe pretended not to notice anything and just nodded slightly to her.
Today's morning self-study time is for English.
Lao Chen entered the classroom two minutes early and found a few students to distribute the reading comprehension questions from their test last night.
He walked directly to Lu Yanhe and said, "You've made obvious progress recently."
"Ah? Really?" Lu Yanhe looked at Lao Chen somewhat flattered.
Did he accidentally reveal his true strength?
That's not right. He clearly remembered that he deliberately answered half of the questions wrong last night.
Lao Chen said, "Although half of the answer is still wrong, I saw that you marked the original text and basically found every key point. The reason you got the answer wrong is because you didn't recognize those words."
Lu Yanhe was stunned and came to his senses.
It was careless!