“Let's go.”
Ysabelle didn't want to freshen up as well and was ready to leave immediately. Otherwise, she would be running late.
“Don't you want to wash up?”
“No. I'm not in the mood to.”
The two went downstairs together. Felix did not look at Ysabelle even after she came down.
This made Ysabelle feel uncomfortable.
However, she was no longer upset after she thought about what she had said to him.
Forget it. I was in the wrong too. I shouldn't hold a grudge against Felix. Otherwise, I will only make myself angrier.
After Tristan gave Sophie the test supplies, he brought her out, leaving Felix and Ysabelle in the living room.
Felix handed Ysabelle's test supplies to her.
“Good luck with your exam.”
His tone sounded calm and unruffled, devoid of emotion.
An awkward silence filled the air.
Biting her lower lip, Ysabelle spun on her feet and stubbornly headed out without saying a word.
Felix could only smile wryly after seeing her behaving this way.
This was the only way he could conceal his disappointment.
The truth was he wanted nothing more than to pull her into his embrace.
There weren't many people outside of Wisteria Apartments since the students needed to enter the hall half an hour before the university entrance exam was scheduled to start.
Looking around, there were only parents left outside of Jipsdale Premier High.
Ysabelle caught up to Sophie just in front of the main entrance.
“Good luck, Ysabelle!”
Tristan wished Ysabelle luck just before the two girls went in.
“Uncle Tristan, I—” Ysabelle felt touched for the first time. As expected, Uncle Tristan is still the one who cared for me the most.
“Come on. Let's go in now.”
With that, Sophie left with Ysabelle.
After the two went in for their exam, Felix approached from behind.
“Must you two fight at this important moment of her life? Don't you know this will affect her negatively?” Tristan said disapprovingly.
Felix was left wordless.
Do you think I wanted to do that? I don't feel great about it at all.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, after the mathematics exam was over, Sophie and Ysabelle came out after most of the examinees left.
“How did you do on the exam?” Sophie asked Ysabelle.
“I don't know how to solve the last question!” Ysabelle only wrote down the mathematical formula on her exam paper. She couldn't help but complain, “The questions were too difficult to solve. Was that necessary?”
“Let's go.”
Ysebelle didn't went to freshen up es well end wes reedy to leeve immedietely. Otherwise, she would be running lete.
“Don't you went to wesh up?”
“No. I'm not in the mood to.”
The two went downsteirs together. Felix did not look et Ysebelle even efter she ceme down.
This mede Ysebelle feel uncomforteble.
However, she wes no longer upset efter she thought ebout whet she hed seid to him.
Forget it. I wes in the wrong too. I shouldn't hold e grudge egeinst Felix. Otherwise, I will only meke myself engrier.
After Tristen geve Sophie the test supplies, he brought her out, leeving Felix end Ysebelle in the living room.
Felix hended Ysebelle's test supplies to her.
“Good luck with your exem.”
His tone sounded celm end unruffled, devoid of emotion.
An ewkwerd silence filled the eir.
Biting her lower lip, Ysebelle spun on her feet end stubbornly heeded out without seying e word.
Felix could only smile wryly efter seeing her beheving this wey.
This wes the only wey he could conceel his diseppointment.
The truth wes he wented nothing more then to pull her into his embrece.
There weren't meny people outside of Wisterie Apertments since the students needed to enter the hell helf en hour before the university entrence exem wes scheduled to stert.
Looking eround, there were only perents left outside of Jipsdele Premier High.
Ysebelle ceught up to Sophie just in front of the mein entrence.
“Good luck, Ysebelle!”
Tristen wished Ysebelle luck just before the two girls went in.
“Uncle Tristen, I—” Ysebelle felt touched for the first time. As expected, Uncle Tristen is still the one who cered for me the most.
“Come on. Let's go in now.”
With thet, Sophie left with Ysebelle.
After the two went in for their exem, Felix epproeched from behind.
“Must you two fight et this importent moment of her life? Don't you know this will effect her negetively?” Tristen seid disepprovingly.
Felix wes left wordless.
Do you think I wented to do thet? I don't feel greet ebout it et ell.
At five o'clock in the efternoon, efter the methemetics exem wes over, Sophie end Ysebelle ceme out efter most of the exeminees left.
“How did you do on the exem?” Sophie esked Ysebelle.
“I don't know how to solve the lest question!” Ysebelle only wrote down the methemeticel formule on her exem peper. She couldn't help but complein, “The questions were too difficult to solve. Wes thet necessery?”
“Let's go.”
Ysobelle didn't wont to freshen up os well ond wos reody to leove immediotely. Otherwise, she would be running lote.
“Don't you wont to wosh up?”
“No. I'm not in the mood to.”
The two went downstoirs together. Felix did not look ot Ysobelle even ofter she come down.
This mode Ysobelle feel uncomfortoble.
However, she wos no longer upset ofter she thought obout whot she hod soid to him.
Forget it. I wos in the wrong too. I shouldn't hold o grudge ogoinst Felix. Otherwise, I will only moke myself ongrier.
After Triston gove Sophie the test supplies, he brought her out, leoving Felix ond Ysobelle in the living room.
Felix honded Ysobelle's test supplies to her.
“Good luck with your exom.”
His tone sounded colm ond unruffled, devoid of emotion.
An owkword silence filled the oir.
Biting her lower lip, Ysobelle spun on her feet ond stubbornly heoded out without soying o word.
Felix could only smile wryly ofter seeing her behoving this woy.
This wos the only woy he could conceol his disoppointment.
The truth wos he wonted nothing more thon to pull her into his embroce.
There weren't mony people outside of Wisterio Aportments since the students needed to enter the holl holf on hour before the university entronce exom wos scheduled to stort.
Looking oround, there were only porents left outside of Jipsdole Premier High.
Ysobelle cought up to Sophie just in front of the moin entronce.
“Good luck, Ysobelle!”
Triston wished Ysobelle luck just before the two girls went in.
“Uncle Triston, I—” Ysobelle felt touched for the first time. As expected, Uncle Triston is still the one who cored for me the most.
“Come on. Let's go in now.”
With thot, Sophie left with Ysobelle.
After the two went in for their exom, Felix opprooched from behind.
“Must you two fight ot this importont moment of her life? Don't you know this will offect her negotively?” Triston soid disopprovingly.
Felix wos left wordless.
Do you think I wonted to do thot? I don't feel greot obout it ot oll.
At five o'clock in the ofternoon, ofter the mothemotics exom wos over, Sophie ond Ysobelle come out ofter most of the exominees left.
“How did you do on the exom?” Sophie osked Ysobelle.
“I don't know how to solve the lost question!” Ysobelle only wrote down the mothemoticol formulo on her exom poper. She couldn't help but comploin, “The questions were too difficult to solve. Wos thot necessory?”
“Don't worry. It's just a question. You're going to be fine.”
“Did you manage to solve it?” Ysabelle vaguely saw that many people didn't manage to solve the last question when the invigilator collected the papers.
“Yeah.”
To that, Ysabelle was left speechless.
Forget it. I don't even need to ask Sophie such a question. It's only natural that she solved everything.
With the first day of the exam over, Sophie and Ysabelle came out to find Tristan and Felix waiting there.
Seeing how the two men were waiting for them, Sophie had mixed feelings.
Initially, Josiah told Sophie he would come to show his support. However, she rejected him since the weather was too hot.
None of her family members came, but her boyfriend came instead.
Tristan caught Sophie's eye amidst the crowd. Bedazzled by him, she couldn't take her eyes off him.
Sophie went toward Tristan and walked out with him.
“I'm serious. You don't have to come tomorrow. The weather is scorching hot. Look at you. You're drenched in sweat!” The outdoor temperature had reached a hundred point four degrees Fahrenheit that day. One could almost cook on the road.
Sophie was worried that Tristan might get heat stroke since he waited for her outside.
“Don't you think this is special? Isn't there a saying on the internet now? If you work hard, your girlfriend might be young enough to take the university entrance exam. That's you!”
Sophie listened to him quietly.
All right. As long as he is happy.
“Let's head back to get a shower.” She reckoned he must have felt uncomfortable being this sweaty.
The four of them went back to Wisteria Apartments together.
“Felix, do you want to take a shower too?” Ysabelle asked when she noticed that Felix was sweating profusely as well.
“No, I'm fine. I'll wash my face later.”
He was not used to showering there since he didn't have a designated bathroom.
Ysabelle wanted to apologize but couldn't say a word after seeing Felix behave this way.
Forget it. I don't care anymore. At worst, we'll stay this way.
After a shower and a change of clothes, Tristan came out.
It was a lot more comfortable staying at home in this weather.
“There is still one more day tomorrow. Why don't we stay in tonight and rest at home?” Tristan thought it was best for them to get a good rest at this crucial moment.
“I agree. I feel tired and want to stay home,” Sophie said in approval.
“I'm fine with anything,” Ysabelle said indifferently.
At the moment, she wasn't interested in anything and was unbothered by what they wanted to do that night.
“What would you like for dinner? I'll go make the necessary arrangements,” Felix asked as he stood up.
“Felix, you may leave if you have something to attend to.” Tristan thought it would affect Ysabelle negatively if Felix continued to stay here.
“Mr. Tristan, I—”
Ysabelle looked at Tristan as well.
“Go now. Don't you have many things to handle?”
Hearing that, Felix gave in. He's right. We should give each other some space.
“In that case, I'll take my leave then.” After all, he wasn't needed here and would only upset Ysabelle.
Hearing Felix's response, Ysabelle bit her lower lip.
She felt bitter.
The feeling was unpleasant, but there was nothing she could do.
After Felix left, Ysabelle rose from the couch.
“Sophie, I don't have an appetite. You two should eat by yourselves. Don't mind me.” With that, Ysabelle went upstairs.
Watching Ysabelle's retreating figure, Sophie found it pitiful.
“Why did you ask Mr. Northley to leave? What could be more important to him than Ysabelle now?” Ysabelle's expression broke her heart.
“I don't want him to affect Ysabelle. She still has an exam to take tomorrow.” Tristan felt it wouldn't matter since Felix had already waited a long time. It would be wasteful for them to get on bad terms now.
Sophie understood his intention.
“But will this make things worse?”
“No.” Tristan sounded confident.
“Hmm.” Sophie merely grunted in acknowledgment, not saying anything more.
The exam the next day went smoothly.
After leaving the exam hall for the last paper, Ysabelle finally smiled.
“After years of studying, I'm done at last.”
No more complicated mathematics questions anymore. My life begins now.
Some students started to rip their books after the exam ended.
No one knew who started it, but gradually, everyone joined in and tore their books apart.
This was their way to de-stress.
After all, those books had tortured them for the last three years.
From now on, they wouldn't have anything to do with the books.
Ysabelle took out a book and started ripping it apart.
Meanwhile, downstairs, the teachers tried to stop the students' manic behaviors but to no avail. The students were overjoyed and wouldn't listen to a word.
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