Chapter 8: Preparing for the Public Examination Together

  "Lin Xiaoyun, how is it you?" Lu Yan said with a big red face.

  "Why can't it be me?" Lin Xiaoyun retorted.

  "Didn't I say I'd save you a seat today? I thought for sure you'd be late." Lu Yan said honestly.

  "I thought you were just joking and took the seat yourself. By the way, I actually saw you a long time ago today and have been following you." Lin Xiaoyun said with a smile.

  "What? No way! When did you start following me?" Lu Yan felt a bit anxious upon hearing this. Today, in order to save seats, he had used all his tricks and created many embarrassing scenes. Now, Lu Yan was eager to know how much of his embarrassing behavior Lin Xiao Yun had seen.

  "Haha, from the moment you shamelessly cut in line with a thick face." Lin Xiaoyun couldn't help but burst out laughing as she thought of Lu Yan's anxious and flustered expression when he cut in line.

  Thinking of his own awkwardness made Lin Xiaojun see through him, and Lu Yan suddenly became even more embarrassed, not knowing what to say for a while.

  "By the way, thanks for saving me a seat. I didn't even know your name yet?" Lin Xiaoyun asked.

  "Oh, I'm Lu Yan, Lu as in land, Yan as in double fire." Lu Yan replied hastily.

  "Hey Lu Yan, I've been standing here for ages, you're occupying the seat and not letting me sit down?" Lin Xiao Yun continued to tease Lu Yan in a playful manner.

  "Oh, please sit down, I've already wiped the seat clean." Lu Yan quickly made way and gestured for her to enter. Lin Xiao Yun didn't hesitate and naturally sat down by the window.

  "Lin Xiaoyun, have you had breakfast?" Lu Yan asked as soon as Lin Xiaoyun sat down.

  "I ate some bread I bought last night," said Lin Xiaojun. "I just got up and had a casual bite this morning."

  "Eating bread for breakfast is not good, it's not only bad for digestion, but also easy to get fat." Lu Yan said to Lin Xiaojun in a professional tone.

  "Waking up so early, I don't even know what to eat if not bread." Lin Xiaojun said with a hint of helplessness after hearing Lu Yan's words.

  "My home is in the city, I can bring you breakfast from my house every day." Lu Yan hummed out this sentence with a tone that suddenly dropped eight degrees, his face immediately turned red to the base of his neck. Lu Yan really didn't expect that someone like him, who was notorious for being shameless, would actually be shy in front of a girl.

  "Hehe, forget it. You came so late, if you brought me breakfast every day, wouldn't you be even later? Are you also asking me to save a seat for you?" Lin Xiaojun still couldn't resist teasing Lu Yan despite his embarrassment.

  "That's because there was a traffic jam today, so I came late, but it didn't delay anything, and I still got a seat." Perhaps Lu Yan's voice was a bit loud due to his anxiety, the classmates behind him knocked on the desk twice.

  "Never mind, let's start learning." Lin Xiaoyun playfully stuck out her tongue and lowered her voice to say to Lu Yan, then immediately opened her book and began studying seriously. Lu Yan saw this and also stopped talking, starting his studies.

  So the two of them started reviewing for the civil service exam together. Lu Yan's knowledge reserve was very rich, and Lin Xiao Yun's logical thinking was quite rigorous. The two of them studying together complemented each other well, and they both improved a lot through their discussions with each other.

  At noon, Lu Yan asked Lin Xiaoqun to lunch, and Lin Xiaoqun didn't refuse. She insisted on eating in the school cafeteria, and Lu Yan couldn't persuade her otherwise. So he accompanied her to eat a meal of bamboo rice in the cafeteria. During this time, there was a small episode: too many people in the cafeteria recognized Lu Yan, and they kept calling out "Brother Yan, Brother Yan". Lin Xiaoqun listened and laughed nonstop, leaving Lu Yan puzzled. In the end, under Lu Yan's persistent questioning, Lin Xiaoqun finally surrendered and revealed why she was laughing. It turned out that at first, Lin Xiaoqun had misheard "Brother Yan" as "castration", wondering why so many people wanted to say "castration" to Lu Yan. Later on, it suddenly dawned on her, and she understood the meaning of what people were saying. However, every time she heard the name "Brother Yan", she couldn't help but want to laugh.

  So Lu Yan and Lin Xiao Yun became two members of the civil service examination army at Wucheng University. The study room also became a fixed place for the two to prepare for the civil service examination.

  Days are passing by one after another, and the days of graduation, school leaving and civil service examination are getting closer and closer. During this period, Lu Yan's daily task is to get up early, attend self-study with Lin Xiaojun, discuss problems together, eat together, walk back to Lin Xiaojun's dormitory together, and then ride a bike home alone. Although every day is spent in hard work, Lu Yan feels very happy and fulfilling. The current Lu Yan has completely bid farewell to the unbearable days after his father's accident and started a new life.

  Lin Xiaoyun's attitude towards Lu Yan also changed from being cold to warm. Now when they are together, she is no longer as reserved as before. One time Lin Xiaoyun wanted to go shopping and even called Lu Yan to ask him to accompany her. He happily agreed and ended up carrying her bags for the whole afternoon. Although Lin Xiaoyun insisted on not letting Lu Yan buy anything for her and even treated him to a meal at KFC, just thinking about the 7 malls they visited that afternoon made Lu Yan's feet ache for several days after he got back.

  After this period of study, Lu Yan and Lin Xiaojuan also clearly felt the progress, taking the strengths and making up for the weaknesses. The two people's previous weaknesses were well compensated, and doing mock exam questions became more handy.

  Day in and day out of intimate contact, Lu Yan's heart was very clear that he had already fallen for Lin Xiaojun. He didn't know what Lin Xiaojun thought in her heart, or if she would have a little bit of affection for him? Although he really wanted to know the answer, he didn't want to ask Lin Xiaojun about it now, because he was afraid, afraid that after saying it out loud Lin Xiaojun would get angry, and even more afraid that Lin Xiaojun would reject him.

  Lu Yan is very much enjoying his current life, being able to spend every day with Lin Xiao Yun, sharing her joys and sorrows. Every time he's with Lin Xiao Yun, Lu Yan wishes that time would stand still, so he can stay with Lin Xiao Yun a little longer; but after they part ways, he eagerly looks forward to time passing quickly, so he can see Lin Xiao Yun again soon.

  If it wasn't for Wang Tao's sudden appearance that time, Lu Yan felt that his relationship with Lin Xiaoyun would have continued like this forever. After passing the civil service exam, Lu Yan planned to confess to Lin Xiaoyun.

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