After the relatives left, for Qiu Xi, the Spring Festival had pretty much concluded.
Life went on, and soon it was time for school to reopen.
But before school started, there was one major event: the results for the CET-4 exam, taken in December, were finally out.
This time, Qiu Xi didn't need anyone to remind her; she stumbled upon the results herself while browsing.
Although checking the results took only a second, finding her exam ID took quite a while. Finally, she located it.
Then, she entered the information, hit Enter, and the results appeared:
Total Score: 690
Listening: 245
Reading: 235
Writing and Translation: 210
The scores were decent. Qiu Xi had anticipated them. She wondered if her CET-6 would also be good.
As soon as she finished checking, the system notification chimed in. The reward was also unexpected.
"Beep! CET-4 score is excellent. Reward: Enchanting Fragrance."
"?!?!"
It was quite perplexing.
"Little Flower, come quickly and explain this. What is 'Enchanting Fragrance'?"
"Coming. This 'Enchanting Fragrance' is essentially a type of human body scent."
"Body scent? Will it be very strong?"
If it was too strong, she couldn't bear it. Just thinking about a potent aroma surrounding her made her feel overwhelmed.
"Your scent is quite subtle. It should meet your requirements, Xiao Xi. However, during strenuous exercise, it might become slightly stronger."
"That's good then."
Hearing Little Flower's words, Qiu Xi became happy. After all, what girl wouldn't like this? It was like natural perfume, tailor-made.
"Reward has been distributed!"
"Do you wish to use Enchanting Fragrance?"
"Use."
"Enchanting Fragrance has been used."
Upon seeing this message, Qiu Xi stepped out and took a sniff. There was no particularly strong scent, just a faint one that could only be detected up close.
Qiu Xi sniffed for a long time but couldn't quite identify the scent, though she quite liked it herself.
...
"Come, everyone, come! Report your CET-4 scores!"
"..."
Song Daiyao's presence was everywhere, truly deserving of her position at the center of gossip.
"Hurry, hurry! I'll go first, 545."
"598."
"587."
"690."
"..."
"!!!"
"Xiao Xi, I feel like you were born to crush me. I shouldn't have asked..."
Song Daiyao felt like she was slapping herself, and now her face hurt.
"(_ _;) I didn't want to say it either, but since you asked, I had to reply."
"(╥﹏╥)"
It was her own fault for asking.
"I don't care! When school starts, you have to treat me to milk tea!!!"
"+1."
"+2."
"Sure, sure! I definitely will!"
Looking at the chat history, Qiu Xi shook her head and smiled. Her roommates were truly a lively bunch.
...
Qiu Xi had only graduated a little over a year ago, and high school was already becoming competitive. Little Pigeon was back in class as soon as her winter break ended.
Qiu Xi, on the other hand, still had about two weeks until school reopened. The difference was quite significant.
However, these two weeks were not any more comfortable for Qiu Xi than being at school.
As the debate competition would soon be on the agenda, she had been diligently studying investment-related courses during these two weeks, hoping to finish early and free up some time for later. On top of that, she was still attending to various other matters daily.
And so, the start of the school year slowly drew nearer.