Although counseling was no longer an important part of communication, Chen Sheng did not give up the habit of coming to see Ji Shishi from time to time.

Now it's not too late to get up on weekends. When she is cooking breakfast, he has already gotten up. Occasionally, he will invite her to go for a run on the playground and play badminton in the afternoon.

Ji Shishi couldn't go back more than once a year, unless she went back with her brother and sister-in-law, but Chen Sheng was different. He had a family, and if he didn't go back for a month, his parents would come here with big and small bags.

If they met by chance, Chen's mother would always warmly invite her to have dinner with her, but she would always decline, silently envying other people's happy families.

And she is a contented person, and she often comforts herself: It doesn't matter, she still has her brother and sister-in-law, and her brother cares about her and always lets her study with peace of mind and not worry about anything.

Every time Chen's father and mother left, he would knock on her door and bring her a few cans of fish fillets or pickled pickled radish made by Grandma Chen, as well as some fruits.

The fish fillets were deep-fried and served with chili oil, making them crispy and tasty. The pickled radish was refreshing and delicious. Ji Shishi thought it was delicious. After casually mentioning it once, he gave it to her every time.

Not only these, when he buys anything now, he will bring her a copy, snacks and fruits, school supplies, review materials... he has bought them all for her.

No matter how insensitive Ji Shishi was, she still vaguely felt that something was not right, and because she was busy with classes in her senior year of high school, she could only tell him very apologetically that she would not have time to cook breakfast by herself in the future.

"It doesn't matter." He said nonchalantly.

Ji Shishi just breathed a sigh of relief when he knocked on her door the next day and handed her a bag, "I was just going to buy breakfast, so I bought you one by the way."

"..."

"You're welcome." He handed it forward again.

"...Thank you." After Ji Shishi took it, she found that she liked the steamed dumplings and black bean milk. She felt a little strange in her heart, but she had no time to think too much.

The improvement in mathematics allowed her to rush into the top five in the class, with only less than ten points difference from the previous ones, which made her extremely excited.

That is to say, this year, she wanted to take the first place in the provincial college entrance examination. The first place in the provincial No. 1 middle school meant that she could become the top scorer in the provincial college entrance examination.

The reason is very simple and simple. The first-place school will give a bonus of 50,000 yuan. There will also be bonuses at the provincial level and at the municipal level. With this money, she can finish college and support herself without adding to her brother's income.

burden.

The difference between the first place, the second place and the third place is almost the same, but the treatment is completely different.

She wants to be number one, and she wants to be the most dazzling one. It’s not that she wants to be famous or stand in the spotlight, but that being number one is the best way out for her. She needs this.

First place.

Ji Shishi gets up earlier and earlier in the morning. There is no rest time at noon. The ten minutes between the two classes can be arranged to do a few multiple-choice questions.

In the evening from 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock, to 2 o'clock, and then to 2:30.

Every moment, my spirit is tense.

But she was always a little bit away from the first place. She took the exam once, twice and three times, but she never got what she wanted.

The pressure in Ji Shishi's heart was getting bigger and bigger, and she had to go to the playground to run a few laps during her afternoon break to relieve her pressure.

Ji Huai and Zhang Ying would fly from the capital to visit her every one or two months. Although she always acted as if nothing had happened, she felt increasingly guilty.

Her brother is so supportive of her going to school. If she doesn't do well in the exam, how can she be worthy of him? If she doesn't get the first place in the exam, she can't help relieve her brother's burden.

On this weekend, she finished answering the questions and got three of the twelve multiple-choice questions wrong. To her, this was a low-level mistake that she shouldn't have made.

I felt extremely irritable and wanted to mash the test paper into pieces and throw it in the trash can.

In fact, she did knead the paper and grasped it hard. The veins on the back of her fair hands were prominent, and she was annoyed and unwilling to do so.

"Knock, buckle, buckle." The door rang.

She stood up mechanically, then walked towards the door, reaching out and opening it.

"Go play badminton." Chen Sheng, holding a pair of badmintons, said to her, "Let's go downstairs."

There is a large open space on the first floor where you can play badminton.

"I'm not going." She was in a bad mood, and after saying that, she turned around and entered the room.

Chen Sheng followed her into the room, "Why are you so bored studying? Go relax and relax, you will learn faster, right?"

Ji Shishi sat down again.

Chen Sheng caught a glimpse of the test paper that was crumpled into a ball by her. He pretended not to notice it and then turned his gaze to her. He directly took her hand and said, "Let's go and play badminton with me."

"I don't want to." Ji Shishi was gentle and struggled slightly.

"I went running with you last time. Now I really want to play badminton. Play badminton with me for an hour." He closed the door for her and continued to pull her down.

Ji Shishi sighed and followed him downstairs.

She doesn't fight often and her skills are very poor. Chen Sheng's skills are not bad. If she is happy, let her go. If she is not happy, let her pick her up ten or eight times in a row.

Ji Shishi was actually a bit competitive, and kept fighting with him angrily. After an hour, Chen Sheng stopped and wanted to go back, but she was still reluctant.

"If you keep playing, your hands will hurt tomorrow. Let's go. I'll treat you to some ice cream." Chen Sheng put away his badminton racket and walked aside.

There was a convenience store on the roadside with a refrigerator outside. Chen Sheng opened the refrigerator and looked sideways at her, "What kind of ice cream do you want to eat? Chocolate? Cone? Or ice cream?"

Ji Shishi chose a cone.

Chen Sheng went to pay the bill, saying that he was repaying her for playing badminton with him. Ji Shishi came back licking the cone, feeling much less irritable in her heart.

The sun sets in the west.

The two of them walked very slowly. The young man had a tall figure and a green face. From the corner of his eye, he carefully glanced at the profile of the person next to him. She lowered her head slightly and held the cone in both hands. She was as cute as a kitten, docile and pleasant.

You can't hide your love for someone. Chen Sheng will ask her to play badminton and bring her a glass of water.

Sometimes it’s chrysanthemum tea from a milk tea shop, sometimes it’s milk tea, sometimes it’s bottled drinks, sometimes it’s herbal tea.

Ji Shishi's mood improved. In the fourth mock test in the second semester of her senior year of high school, she ranked first in the school and first in the province.

She was very happy, with smiles on her face. On the way home, she met Chen Sheng. She called him squad leader, which was like a feather in Chen Sheng's heart, and even invited him to drink milk tea.

Chen Sheng followed her with a smile, looking at her brisk pace, he was even happier than he did well in the exam.

"Actually, I can be more careful. Can I get three points higher? The first Chinese language question..."

Before she could finish her words, Chen Sheng suddenly stepped forward, took her hand, and pulled her back, "Look at the car."

A bicycle passed by her, and the child stood up and stared hard at them, and made a face at them, "A little bit."

Chen Sheng's brows tightened, a little displeased. Ji Shishi took her hand out of his hand, her eyes flickering, "Forget it, I didn't look at the road."

"Let's go inside." Chen Sheng put her on her shoulders and gently pushed her inside.

Ji Shishi's expression became unnatural. His body temperature was a bit high, and the shoulder he touched quickly became hot. She moved in with small steps and quickly walked in, as if she was avoiding him.

"What happened to the first question?" Chen Sheng asked.

"No, it's nothing. What kind of milk tea do you want to drink?" She changed the subject and pointed to the front, "Let's just go to that one? Theirs is quite delicious."

"It will be all right."

After buying milk tea, when the two of them went back, the atmosphere was a little weird. Ji Shishi kept hanging her head. Chen Sheng naturally felt the change in the atmosphere, and he didn't say anything.

When he went upstairs, he said, "Which city's university do you want to go to?"

"...the capital, my sister-in-law and my brother are both there."

"A big?"

"Yeah." She nodded and asked, "What about you?"

"Then I am also a big one." Chen Sheng said without hesitation.

The amount of information contained in these words was huge. Ji Shishi bit her straw, not knowing what to reply.

In fact, she has had low self-esteem since she was a child. Although she has been confessed by boys, she always thought it was a shameful thing in junior high school. Moreover, she studied hard in junior high school, and the teacher valued her particularly. No boy in the class dared to provoke her.

She will be taught a lesson by the teacher.

When it comes to feelings, she is ignorant, at a loss and frightened.

When they arrived at the floor where they lived, Chen Sheng looked at her with a serious look on his face, "Don't go back on your promise to A."

Ji Shishi looked into his eyes and lowered her head.

"Tell me if you regret it. Tell me everything you filled out in your application form. Ji Shishi, do you hear me?" Chen Sheng raised his voice again and spoke seriously.

She bit her lip in confusion.

"I'll go wherever you go." He pierced the last layer of paper, "A is fine, D is fine, G is fine."

"Don't make such hasty decisions, you should go to what you like..."

He interrupted her, "How do you know I don't like it? I like it very much."

Ji Shishi: "..."

She was holding milk tea in both hands and stood there like a bullied rabbit. Chen Sheng felt that she was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper, and she looked at him with a confused look on her face when it came to this field.

It makes people want to protect and bully.

"Go back to sleep, good night." After all, he didn't want to force her.

"Good night." The little white rabbit waved quickly and ran away.

In the next few days, she was at a loss when she saw him. She didn't know what expression to put on, for fear that he would say something that she couldn't answer.

Chen Sheng was just like before, he did not dare and would not confess to her before the college entrance examination and affect her mood.
To be continued...