Chapter 575 The First Gaokao Exam: Chinese!

And so, the two of them fell asleep like that.

The alarm rang at seven o'clock the next morning.

Chen Yuan was the first to wake up.

Xia Xinyu, however, seemed to be still deep in slumber.

Oh, right, he had told her that she would be able to sleep for seven and a half hours, including deep sleep, and even though the alarm was ringing, she wouldn't wake up because she hadn't slept long enough.

Damn, this is too much like cause and effect!

Wouldn't that mean he could forcibly inject energy into others like giving the Conqueror King three Command Spells that all meant "survive"?

Xinyu, I command you to score 700 points!

Zhou Yu, I command you to take care of me in my old age!

He Sijiao, I command you to give birth to a…

Since the alarm didn't wake her up, Chen Yuan pinched her cheeks and called out, "Xinyu, wake up."

Hearing his voice, Xinyu slowly opened her eyes.

Then, she saw his face right in front of her…

And immediately tensed up.

"W-What time is it?" Xia Xinyu asked anxiously.

"Seven in the morning, there are still two hours before the exam, plenty of time," Chen Yuan said.

"Oh… is that so." Patting her chest, Xia Xinyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, she also realized that she felt surprisingly good.

Like she had gotten a full night's sleep, including several hours of deep sleep, which was quite nice.

But, wasn't she suffering from insomnia last night?

She was so scared that she cried her eyes out.

That's right.

Xia Xinyu remembered that last night she couldn't fall asleep because of anxiety, and then Chen Yuan came to her room. She was worried that he would be affected, so she kept crying and pushing him away, begging him to go back to his room…

Then, what happened after that?

"How are you feeling now?" Chen Yuan asked.

Asked this, Xia Xinyu looked up at him and said truthfully, "Because I got enough sleep, I definitely won't make mistakes because of my condition during the exam, I feel much more at ease…"

Compared to her mental state, her anxiety about the exam questions suddenly became insignificant, even negligible.

After all, nervousness only makes your condition fluctuate, and it doesn't always have a negative impact on your grades. But if you're writing the test while feeling sleepy, then you're completely done for.

"That's good, I was heartbroken when you were crying so hard yesterday." Thinking of this, Chen Yuan felt a pang of heartache.

Xinyu like that was really upsetting.

Gaokao, you turned Xia Xinyu into a ghost!

"Then what happened after that?" Xia Xinyu's memory of that time was a bit vague, as if she was missing a scene, so she asked in confusion.

"What happened after that?" Chen Yuan asked.

"How did I fall asleep? And why did you sleep with me?" Xia Xinyu asked.

"After that, I just kept holding you, letting you be in my arms, I patted your back and comforted you, saying that it's okay, baby, just like哄 (hōng – coaxing) a little baby… Slowly, you fell asleep," Chen Yuan said with a smile.

Completely…

She had absolutely no memory of it.

But after he said that, she seemed to be able to recall that scene.

It seems, that that process had happened, right?

That's right, when someone is unsure about a memory, if she trusts you enough, and you describe it vividly enough, you can actually manually modify her memory.

"Did you sleep well then?" Xia Xinyu asked with particular concern.

"I was already sleeping quite well, and then I needed to pee, so I went to the bathroom, and when I passed your room, I wanted to check on you, and that's when this happened. Adding up the sleep time before and after, nine hours should be no problem, very good," Chen Yuan said, sounding quite relaxed.

"Then I'm relieved." Seeing him like this, Xia Xinyu's mouth drooped, a surge of bitterness welled up, and then she directly pounced on Chen Yuan, hugged him, and said with particular lingering fear, "I'm so useless, being a student of Fourth High, I actually got so nervous that I couldn't sleep at this time…"

"You're just talking about yourself, why are you praising Fourth High too?"

What, are people from Fourth High all heartless demons?

That's biased.

"Alright, then I won't laze around in bed, time to prepare for the Gaokao!" Xia Xinyu gave Chen Yuan a high-five and then got out of bed with particular enthusiasm.

Seeing her like this, Chen Yuan was relieved.

The exam didn't break Xia Xinyu.

And what doesn't kill her will only make her stronger.

So, Chen Yuan also got up.

The two of them washed up, went to the bathroom, and ate the egg noodles Xia Xinyu cooked for breakfast, until seven-thirty.

There was only an hour and a half left before the exam.

"Are you going to wear that?"

Looking at Xia Xinyu in her white short-sleeved shirt and black denim shorts, Chen Yuan asked curiously.

"What's wrong, does it not look good?" Xia Xinyu asked in confusion.

"Is this your favorite outfit?" Chen Yuan said.

"Well… I feel like this outfit makes me look a bit slimmer, and my legs look pretty good too," Xia Xinyu said with a smile.

"Indeed, it looks good."

Chen Yuan's outfit was very simple, a short-sleeved shirt and sports shorts, like he was going out to play badminton, very casual.

After all, his requirement for liking something is that it's comfortable, looking good is secondary.

"Alright, then after we're all ready, let's go out."

And so, the two of them took everything they needed for the exam and left the house together, taking the bus.

At the Fourth High stop, Xia Xinyu had to get off.

"Good luck." Xia Xinyu clenched her fist and said seriously to Chen Yuan.

"Yeah, good luck." Chen Yuan also cheered her on.

"Are you taking the Gaokao today?" At this time, an old woman suddenly asked.

"Yeah, we are." Xia Xinyu said shyly.

"Good luck on your exam," the old woman said with a smile.

Then, some people also shouted at the two of them, "Good luck!"

Being able to receive kindness from strangers before the Gaokao.

Undoubtedly, this was a small thing that was quite worth being happy about.

Xia Xinyu was in a pretty good mood at this moment.

After nodding to thank everyone, she glanced at Chen Yuan again, and finally got off the bus when it arrived at her stop.

And Chen Yuan got off the bus one stop before Eleventh High.

As soon as he got off, he saw a uniformed policewoman riding a police motorcycle, wearing a helmet, waiting for him in front of the bus stop.

"Come on, get in the car." Seeing Chen Yuan, Li Tong glanced at him quite dashingly.

"Alright."

She had said before that she would give him a ride to one of his exams.

But he didn't expect that she would drive a traffic police motorcycle to give him a ride.

Ah, this… is a bit too cool.

And so, Chen Yuan directly straddled behind her.

"Helmet." As soon as he sat down, Li Tong handed Chen Yuan a black helmet.

Then, he obediently put it on, not daring to say another word…

"We're about to move, hold onto your sister."

"… Okay."

Chen Yuan was actually a little shy.

After all, Li Tong was a standard motorcycle beauty, with rather shapely and wide hips. Chen Yuan was just sitting behind her, but he was already touching her a little subconsciously, and if he had to hug her from behind…

Ouch!

Just as Chen Yuan was hesitating, she started the engine. Chen Yuan's body almost fell backwards, but fortunately Chen Yuan was quick-witted and quickly hugged her…

"Ouch…" Li Tong's face turned red all of a sudden, but after Chen Yuan quickly put his hands down, turning it into a hug around her waist, she knew that this kid definitely didn't do it on purpose.

She even didn't want to be hugged at first because she was a little embarrassed.

Luckily, she didn't let this kid fall down, otherwise her sin would be great.

And so, Li Tong took Chen Yuan in the direction of the exam site.

"Wouldn't you be considered using public resources for private purposes like this?" Chen Yuan asked.

"It would… but I'm using the traffic police team's vehicle, so it's not considered private, right."

"What flexible moral standards."

"And everyone heard that I was going to take my little brother to the exam site, and they were all very supportive. Even the chief wanted to give me a day off today, of course, I refused."

"Thank you, the people of Xia Hai will remember you."

"I just need you to remember me, you little brat."

"Okay." Chen Yuan will definitely remember how good she was to him.

Those who are willing to give you a ride to the exam site on the day of the Gaokao are family.

Everyone, give Li Tong a little attention.

If conditions permit, also send a small banner.

And sitting in the car, Chen Yuan looked at the pedestrians and drivers and passengers on both sides of the road, and found that everyone was staring at him.

Indeed, being escorted to the exam site by the traffic police's iron cavalry was a bit too cool.

He originally thought it was Tongzi's own motorcycle.

Handsome Li Tong is handsome.

After a few minutes, Li Tong dropped Chen Yuan off.

Then, before Chen Yuan was about to leave, she called out to him, "Yuan, wait."

"Huh?" Chen Yuan stood in place in confusion, "Sister, what's wrong?"

Hearing such a natural 'sister' call, Li Tong revealed a gratified smile.

Then, she raised her hand, put her palm to her ear, and gave Chen Yuan a gentle salute: "Good luck on the exam, I'll be waiting for your graduation banquet."

"Yeah, I'll give you a toast then." Chen Yuan nodded.

Then, he waved enthusiastically to the beautiful Tongtong, who was sitting on the motorcycle, looking dashing and beautiful.

Honestly, he was still a little disappointed that Ms. Yang Junlian and Chen Jianye didn't come. However, being escorted to the exam by a woman like a sister made Chen Yuan feel the power of 'family'.

It would be even better if Little Cripple were here.

Just as Chen Yuan was thinking this, a girl suddenly called out, "Chen Yuan~"

Chen Yuan looked in the direction of the voice, and then found that it was Shen Xiaoran's mother.

And she was pushing a wheelchair.

Sitting in the wheelchair was the Little Shen he had just been thinking about.

Chen Yuan walked over and saw the white t-shirt on Little Shen's body, with the words Yuan, Wild, Cool, Handsome written on it.

"I don't know how people of your generation show support, so I定制 (dìngzhì – custom-made) this set." Shen Xiaoran, wearing this embarrassing outfit, although a little embarrassed, still said confidently, "Good luck."

"Xiaoran told me to wait for you at the door to cheer you on," Xiaoran's mother explained proactively when she saw Chen Yuan was a little confused.

"Thank you."

Chen Yuan was very moved, and then extended his hand.

Xiaoran's mother also extended her hand, shook it lightly.

Then, Shen Xiaoran slowly stood up. And Chen Yuan also took the initiative to lean down and gently hugged the Little Cripple he had just been thinking about.

"The beautiful girl has given you strength, charge, charge, charge!"

"Having received the power of the beautiful girl, you're guaranteed to win."

After patting Shen Xiaoran's head, Chen Yuan then walked towards the school.

Then, at the door, he took out his admission ticket… Damn, where's my admission ticket?!

Oh, it's in my pencil case.

Hehe, creating some comedic effect, don't criticize.

And after checking Chen Yuan's admission ticket number, the staff at the door immediately recognized him.

Because this person was too famous.

The previous online frenzy, and the sudden donation of hundreds of thousands, it can be said that he was in the limelight for a while.

So this is Chen Yuan.

When they get back, they can brag that they checked Chen Yuan's admission ticket number.

And the admission ticket number is directly so many 0s and a 1, really awesome.

It seems that this person is really the star of literature descending to earth.

After checking his admission ticket, Chen Yuan entered the school.

Then, he saw the colorful candidates, like ants, endless at a glance.

After not wearing school uniforms, it is indeed a bit difficult to identify them.

But there are some guys that he wouldn't forget even if they turned to ashes.

Chen Yuan directly patted Li Yuanchen on the back: "Hey."

"Yo, God Yuan." Li Yuanchen reached out his hand, "Let me absorb some of your energy."

Then, he was slapped aside by Chen Yuan: "Go absorb it from Little Sun."

"Alright, you point me in the right direction."

"Weibo has been found, take the eldest brother with you."

"Abstract."

"Where's 47?"

"She's not taking the exam at our school, she's at Fourth High," Li Yuanchen said.

"Okay, since your girlfriend isn't here, I don't have anything to say to you, bye bye."

"Hey Nima… Bye."

And so, Chen Yuan walked towards the school.

Then, he saw Liu Fang sitting there by the flower bed. And around her were all the students in the class. At the same time, there were also some from Class Fifteen.

Liu Fang should be giving everyone a final bit of experience before the exam.

Seeing Chen Yuan coming, Liu Fang looked directly at her and waved to him: "Chen Yuan."

And so, under the gaze of the students in his class and Class Fifteen, Chen Yuan went over there.

"I've finished speaking, there's nothing else to say, you guys like to hear the stories of academic masters." Liu Fang looked at Chen Yuan and said, "Everyone has seen that essay of yours, tell everyone your心得 (xīndé – insights), please."

"…"

That was Lao Ting's essay!

Chen Yuan had no choice but to forcibly pretend and say, "Essays are just making up stories, as long as they're relevant to the topic, and then it's a good essay…"

"Yes, essays are just like that." Liu Fang said with great approval, "Don't be afraid of making up stories, a teacher spends a few minutes looking at an essay, they won't check on you. And there are some famous quotes, if you don't know who said them, even if you just make up a person, it doesn't matter, as long as it looks like a famous quote, understand?"

"You can say it was said by Wozniak."

"You can also say it was said by Ke Jie, and then after the exam, go to his直播间 (zhíbō jiān – livestream room) and ask him to say it again."

"Hahaha."

The atmosphere before the exam was quite good, everyone was laughing and talking like this.

And so, after a while, it was almost time to enter the exam room.

Liu Fang also stood up and shook hands with all the students in her two classes one by one.

The usual teacher might be a rather serious existence. But today, they will all become amiable and approachable, full of tenderness.

After all, the candidates are 少爷 (shàoye – young masters) these days.

Of course, it's only limited to these few days.

When shaking hands with Chen Yuan, Liu Fang also shook his hand a few times in particular and gave him a particularly encouraging look.

And so, with the expectations of everyone, Chen Yuan went to the exam room in Class One, Grade Three.

At the door, after the final manual 'security check', he sat down inside the exam room.

Right now, he only had stationery and his admission ticket number in front of him.

Other than that, he was completely relaxed.

Unlike others who were still temporarily cramming ancient poems, he didn't do anything.

And so, he closed his eyes to rest his mind.

Waiting for the official start of the Gaokao.

(End of this chapter)