Little Sweetheart

The meaning is self-evident: "…."

The meaning is self-evident: "Not suitable for children…"

The meaning is self-evident: "Goodnight."

After typing these three sentences quickly, Gu Siyi hid her phone, buried her burning face in her pillow, and went to sleep.

The exams continued the next day.

Gu Siyi still felt good, everything was under control.

On the third day, besides English, there were easier subjects like history and geography. Everyone was more relaxed, without the tense atmosphere of the previous two days.

When the English test paper was handed out, Gu Siyi was a little dumbfounded. The vocabulary was so large, was this the CET-6 test?

Her foundation was indeed weak. Although as an English class representative, she didn't dare to slack off and absorbed the content in the textbook well. Her spoken English was also greatly improved with Xia Zhijun's help. However, she still struggled to face this test paper…

Gu Siyi's first mid-term exam ended with such ups and downs in her heart.

Overall, she was quite satisfied. She felt that getting into the top ten shouldn't be a problem.

Compared to the feeling of helplessness when looking at the big questions in previous exams, she couldn't even come up with an answer then, let alone make up something. The feeling of taking the exam this time was like ascending to heaven. There wasn't a single question left blank.

After the exams, it was the weekend, with a day off.

Gu Siyi's parents came to see her. They originally wanted to invite the Xia family to have dinner together, but unfortunately, Xia Zhijun's parents were both away on business, leaving only Xia Zhijun in City C. So Gu Siyi took Xia Zhijun to dinner with her parents.

Seeing Xia Zhijun again after a few months, Gu Zhiyuan felt even more that this boy had an outstanding temperament, tall and handsome.

He was young, but not frivolous, with a calmness and steadiness that belonged to an older person. No matter the occasion or who he faced, he was always calm and composed, neither losing his composure nor his manners.

Of course, this was related to his personality, but also to his family background. Growing up in such a family, he had seen all kinds of things since he was a child.

During the meal, Gu Zhiyuan said sincerely, "Thank you for protecting Siyi last time. This girl is studying alone outside for the first time, she's unfamiliar with the place and her personality is carefree and straightforward, she might offend people without even knowing it. With you around, her mother and I feel much more at ease."

Xia Zhijun said, "My parents repeatedly told me to take good care of Siyi. Besides, Siyi has a good personality, we are good friends, it's only right to take care of her."

Gu Siyi: "…"

…Good friends? Mr. Top Student, since you said it, let's just be good friends, okay?

Xu Jiahui asked with a smile, "Are there any boys in school pestering Siyi and affecting her studies?"

Gu Siyi was also speechless… Did her mother really think Xia Zhijun came to spy on the enemy?

Xia Zhijun's expression was slightly serious as he nodded, "Yes."

Gu Zhiyuan and Xu Jiahui's expressions immediately turned serious, waiting for him to continue.

"There's a boy who keeps giving Siyi gifts and even openly harassed her. He didn't give up after being rejected by Siyi."

"Who is it?" Gu Zhiyuan asked.

"His name is Lu Ming."

Gu Siyi: "…"

"Lu Ming?" Gu Zhiyuan found the name familiar.

Gu Siyi reminded him, "He's Uncle Lu's son, the one we met at that dinner."

Xu Jiahui remembered, "You even went to the movies together, right? That child seemed well-behaved, I didn't expect…"

Gu Zhiyuan said, "I'll talk to his father about this later. You don't have to pay attention to him anymore. If he pesters you again, call me and I'll go to your school and teach that kid a lesson."

Gu Siyi looked at Xia Zhijun, good heavens, he was really cunning.

Xu Jiahui asked, "How do you feel about the midterms?"

Gu Siyi smiled and said, "Good, I can do all the questions."

"That's great, worthy of being a prestigious school education, even your head has opened up."

Gu Siyi didn't bury Xia Zhijun's contribution, and hurriedly said, "It's all thanks to Brother Xia tutoring me, he has a very accurate grasp of the exam points."

The couple smiled from ear to ear, Xu Jiahui said, "Then you have to thank Brother Xia properly."

Xia Zhijun smiled but said nothing.

The meal ended in a happy atmosphere, and the couple specially took the two children to the mall.

As the weather was getting colder, they bought Gu Siyi winter clothes and daily necessities, and also bought things for Xia Zhijun.

When they entered the menswear store, Xia Zhijun was a little shy and said, "No need, I don't need clothes."

"Let's go, let's go, I'll pick some nicer and more handsome ones for you." Gu Siyi grabbed his arm and pulled him into the store.

Xia Zhijun couldn't resist Gu Siyi's enthusiasm, and didn't want to refuse the kindness of her parents, so he had to go along with it.

As soon as they entered the store, Gu Zhiyuan sat down on the sofa. Gu Siyi and her mother happily picked out clothes for Xia Zhijun. He made appropriate comments from the side, expressing his presence to avoid being criticized by his wife and daughter for being perfunctory.

Xia Zhijun was indeed a little uncomfortable…

His clothes were either bought by himself or prepared by Xia Guangyuan's subordinates. He had never had the experience of shopping with his parents.

Being with Gu Siyi and her family, he felt the warmth and happiness of an ordinary family.

Xia Zhijun thought, perhaps it was this kind of family environment that nurtured her to be so sweet, so cheerful.

After collecting a bunch of spoils, and having dinner again, the couple reluctantly sent their daughter back to school.

When they got out of the car, Xia Zhijun took the initiative to carry the bags.

As they walked side by side on campus, Gu Siyi smiled and said, "Don't force yourself, if you find it too tiring to deal with them, I promise I won't drag you along next time."

Xia Zhijun: "No, I have to adapt eventually."

"Why adapt?" Gu Siyi asked puzzled.

"My future mother-in-law and father-in-law, can I still avoid seeing them?"

Gu Siyi froze for a few seconds, and after reacting, her face flushed red, she snapped, "Go away, we agreed to be good friends! You were the one who said it in front of my dad this afternoon! Don't go back on your word."

"It's easier for the elders to accept our relationship as good friends for now."

"…"

"With your timid personality, I can't do anything to you either. It's no different from being good friends." Xia Zhijun's tone was somewhat frustrated and regretful.

"…" What did he mean? What else did he want to do?

Gu Siyi couldn't help but think of those idol dramas she had watched, where the male lead would pin the female lead against the wall and kiss her… the kind of kiss that involved exchanging saliva… and even more passionate kisses, touching here and there…

Gu Siyi's face flushed red at the thought, and she shoved Xia Zhijun, "Pervert! Don't even think about it!"

Xia Zhijun: "…"

Xia Zhijun forced himself to stay calm and replied, "I'm not a eunuch, can't I have some thoughts about my own friend?"

"… I'm not talking to you anymore! Anyway, don't even think about it!" Gu Siyi buried her head and rushed forward.

Xia Zhijun silently followed behind this clueless and overly shy little friend.

He had met her when he was sixteen, at such a young age, he could only wait for the fruit to ripen.

Three days later, the mid-term exam papers were handed back, along with the ranking list.

Gu Siyi's heart was pounding, she was so nervous that she couldn't sit still. Zheng Peipei had already prepared herself for the worst. Instead of expecting things from herself, it was better to expect things from the top student beside her.

Holding the red ranking list in her hand, Gu Siyi first looked at the name in first place.

Xia Zhijun, stable as always, first in class, first in grade.

Looking at his scores again… a beautiful landscape unfolded before her eyes, with more than half of the subjects having full marks that blinded her.

Gu Siyi continued to look down, second, third, fourth, fifth…

Zhou Xiao was ranked tenth… so his grades were always this good.

She wasn't in the top ten, she should be in the top fifteen…

Gu Siyi continued to look down, fifteenth place was Su Han.

Finally, Gu Siyi saw her name in twentieth place.

Zheng Peipei was thirty-fifth, Lu Jiaye was thirty-sixth.

Second to last and last.

After class, Lu Jiaye said to Zheng Peipei, "I'm good to you, right? I'm professionally holding the bottom for you!"

Zheng Peipei rolled her eyes at him, "Get lost! Obviously, I'm stronger than you."

Lu Jiaye: "I'm just letting you win, okay?"

Xia Zhijun said expressionlessly, "Two chickens pecking at each other."

Zheng Peipei: "…"

Lu Jiaye: "…"

The two chickens were deeply hurt.

Zheng Peipei attacked Xia Zhijun, "I say, did you lead Siyi astray? I thought she would at least be in the top three, how come she's only twentieth?"

"Look, poor little Siyi, she hasn't spoken since the ranking list was handed out, she's immersed in sadness and can't extricate herself."

As soon as Zheng Peipei said this, everyone's eyes turned to Gu Siyi.

Gu Siyi belatedly looked up, "What's wrong? I'm looking at the wrong questions?"

"Honey, don't be sad, we still have next time if we messed up this time." Zheng Peipei comforted.

"Huh?" Gu Siyi was stunned, "Why should I be sad?"

Zheng Peipei: "…"

"I'm super happy, okay?" Gu Siyi laughed, her dimples appearing.

"In my lifetime, I got above 100 in math! And physics and chemistry, they are all above passing, getting closer to high scores!" Gu Siyi covered her face with her hands as she laughed, her face full of joy.

In this school full of top students, her scores were above average in both class and grade, what was there to be dissatisfied with?

Yes, she was really super satisfied. If she hadn't been careless and lost points, she could have done even better.

Zheng Peipei shook her head and sighed, "It's good to be easily satisfied, happiness comes so easily."

She was worried that Gu Siyi would be sad and cry, and was too scared to talk to her for the whole class.

Xia Zhijun rested his chin on his hand, looking at her silly smiling face, he couldn't help but smile along.

After class in the afternoon, Xia Zhijun said to Gu Siyi, "Bring your test papers to the study room tonight, I'll take a look at your wrong questions."

Gu Siyi nodded repeatedly. After this exam, she was even more convinced of him. If it were someone else with her level, after being taught by him, they would definitely do better than her.

After dinner, Gu Siyi happily set off to the study room with her test papers.

Looking at her cheerful back, Zheng Peipei began to reflect on herself, "Should I learn from Siyi and experience the joy of studying?"

She picked up her phone, clicked on Su Han's WeChat, and sent: "[tears][tears][tears]"

Su Han: "What's wrong?"

Zheng Peipei: "I did terribly on the exam [heartbreak][heartbreak]"

Su Han: "It's okay, grades aren't important."

Zheng Peipei: "I also want to work hard, but I don't have a top student to tutor me…"

Su Han: "If you want, I can tutor you. But I'm not as good as Zhijun."

Zheng Peipei immediately smiled and typed: "Yes! No matter how good a top student is, he belongs to Siyi, he has nothing to do with me."

In the study room, Xia Zhijun analyzed all of Gu Siyi's wrong questions. Carelessness accounted for half of the errors, and the other half was due to a weak grasp of knowledge points.

Looking at those wrong questions, Gu Siyi was very embarrassed and whispered, "Master, I'm sorry for your efforts…"

"I know your foundation, it's already very good that you can achieve this result, your classmates are all top students."

Gu Siyi immediately became happy, "Right? You also think it's good, right? Let me tell you, this is the best I've ever done."

Looking at her silly happy expression, Xia Zhijun couldn't help but agree with Zheng Peipei's words, it was good to be easily satisfied.

The two left the study room and walked downstairs to the teaching building. Xia Zhijun said to Gu Siyi, "Walk with me over there."

Gu Siyi followed Xia Zhijun into the garden and around to the small pavilion. There was no one around, only the moonlight.

Gu Siyi felt a little flustered and said, "It's getting late, we should go back to the dorm and rest."

Xia Zhijun grabbed her hand, "Did you forget something?"

Gu Siyi: "…What?"

His eyes were deep, making her heart panic.

"Give me a kiss." He lowered his voice, a hint of shyness in his eyes.

"…No! No way!" Gu Siyi refused without thinking, her heart almost jumping to her throat, and immediately shook off his hand.

"Oh." Xia Zhijun responded lightly, "Burning bridges."

"…"

"You don't acknowledge what you owe after the exam, have you forgotten that there are still final exams?"

"…"

He looked at her and said, "There are countless big and small exams in the next two and a half years, until the college entrance exam."

Gu Siyi froze, Xia Zhijun leaned against the pillar and said slowly, "Being your boyfriend and your tutor, without even a kiss, then I might as well…"

He paused, then asked, "Might as well what?"

He walked up to her and suddenly pulled her into his arms, "Might as well kiss you forcefully."

"Ah--don't--" Gu Siyi covered her face in fright, like a startled bird.

Xia Zhijun let go of her and smiled faintly, "Just kidding, let's go, back to the dorm."

Gu Siyi looked up and saw the disappointment in his eyes.

Although he turned away the next second and walked away.

Gu Siyi followed behind Xia Zhijun, neither of them spoke along the way, as if something was gnawing at their hearts. His disappointed eyes lingered in her mind.

Under the shade of the trees, there were only the two of them. Further ahead were students coming and going back to their dorms.

Gu Siyi suddenly stopped, pointed her finger to the side, and exclaimed in surprise, "Look, what's that?"

Xia Zhijun turned to look.

At that moment, a pair of soft lips landed on his cheek--

Xia Zhijun turned his head to see Gu Siyi's flushed face and her panicked, deer-like eyes.

Their eyes met, and they quickly lowered their heads, turning and running away.

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