He delivered the stuff.
But in the past few days, Yun Mi had been inexplicably avoiding him.
The little girl had been like a sun-facing flower a few days ago, but now she seemed wilted by the rain.
Zhou Shihui was terrible at teaching; otherwise, Yun Mi would have asked him long ago.
During a break, Zhou Shihui was rigidly explaining a problem. Chen Yiyang couldn't be bothered to comment.
His IMO national team coach had sent him an email. Chen Yiyang was busy. He went to the print shop to print some exercises and came back to see Yun Mi lying on her desk, unable to understand the problem.
Chen Yiyang heard Yun Mi's light voice asking Ding Yuan: "Yuan Yuan, am I too stupid? The competition god explained it to me three times, and I still don't get it."
Ding Yuan, who had also been listening, whispered: "I understood it, but it's a bit abstract. Zhou Shihui's brain jumps too fast."
Yun Mi lowered her eyes. Her phone in the desk drawer seemed to buzz. She glanced at it, looking even more dejected. Her cheeks puffed up slightly.
She seemed to curse someone.
That evening after school, the two boys walked along the path in front of the school.
Xie Yue was still rambling: "Zhou Shihui is really putting in the effort. Has he really made up his mind to pursue Yun Mi? I've known him for so long, and I've never seen him work this hard for his studies."
Xie Yue grumbled: "Damn, now he doesn't even go home with us anymore."
The boy's figure was elongated in the light.
Cicadas chirped incessantly, driving people crazy.
Chen Yiyang remembered the wedding gift from Wen Liangyu that he hadn't yet given to Yun Mi.
He pulled out his phone and sent Yun Mi a message: Come home. I'll give you something later.
The reply came belatedly.
Grow Up Well: Studying. Do Not Disturb.
Grow Up Well: [Cold bear meme]
y2: What kind of studying? The kind where you cry?
Grow Up Well: ???
y2: Or the kind where you still can't learn it?
Grow Up Well: ???
Grow Up Well: Chen Yiyang, don't go too far. I'll block you!
She doesn't call him "gege" anymore.
Chen Yiyang lowered his eyes and sneered.
Xie Yue asked: "Who were you texting?"
Chen Yiyang replied: "Go home by yourself later."
"..."
Xie Yue found it unbelievable: "What? You're also chasing a girl? Jiang Miyan? Didn't you tell me you rejected her?" He recalled Chen Yiyang's irritating words: "I won't bow for five bushels of rice."
"..."
Chen Yiyang said: "Mind your own business."
After sending the message, he pocketed his phone.
At the same time, Yun Mi received two new messages from a contact named "Annoying Jerk."
The girl's face showed an expression of coerced anger, and she began to pack her bag.
y2: Yun Mi, I'll give you five minutes. I'm waiting for you at the school gate.
y2: If you don't make it into the top 500 in the final exam, you're dead."
Author's note: None