Time flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. The college entrance examination was just around the corner. During this time, three significant events happened in my life.
The first major event was that I got accepted into university, and not just any university, but a key university in Jiangnan Province.
I felt incredibly lucky. With my grades, I thought it would be impossible to get into an ordinary university. However, by a twist of fate, during a physical fitness assessment, I performed exceptionally well and caught the attention of a sports teacher from Jiangnan Sports University. In the end, I was specially recruited as a sports student.
When my dad heard the news, his face lit up with joy. To celebrate this achievement, he treated all my teachers to a meal.
" Brother Jiang Ling, you actually got into a key university! That's really something!" Hu Yalong and the others teased me with envy in their eyes.
The second major event was that Lan Yue and Zhang Yang finally confirmed their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend. I could only describe Lan Yue's transformation for this relationship in four words: a complete turnaround!
To pursue Zhang Yang, Lan Yue completely reinvented himself. Using his exceptional hacking skills, he provided numerous clues to help solve cases for Zhang Yang, even getting hired as an auxiliary officer by the police department.
As time went on, feelings developed between Lan Yue and Zhang Yang. Lan Yue took care of Zhang Yang meticulously. Eventually, Lan Yue found an opportunity to confess his feelings to Zhang Yang, and they successfully got together.
The third major event was that Hu Yalong gave up on the college entrance examination and started a business with Qian Duoduo.
This had some connection to me. Previously, I had given Hu Yalong a fake Daoist Arts manual, and unexpectedly, he learned it quite well and picked up some random skills related to Daoist Arts.
By chance, I introduced Hu Yalong to Qian Duoduo one day, and they hit it off immediately; they seemed to share similar interests.
Qian Duoduo invited Hu Yalong out several times and eventually convinced him to join her in business.
Among the four of us in the dormitory, Li Hongze was the only one who was serious about studying. In these last few days leading up to the exam, he was out early and back late, focusing entirely on his studies.
Indeed, hard work pays off. Li Hongze's efforts were not in vain; his grades soared, and it seemed likely that he would get into a university without any issues.
With only three days left until the exam, the school specially arranged for us to have three days off to relax and prepare for the upcoming challenge.
On the last day before leaving school for break, we four from the dormitory decided to order food from a restaurant for a gathering.
Of course, we weren't the only ones gathering; Lan Yue brought Zhang Yang along, Hu Yalong came with his girlfriend Fengfeng, and even Li Hongze brought his girlfriend Lei Xiangyun. I was left sitting alone at one side.
Hu Yalong deliberately provoked me by holding He Cai Feng's hand in front of me while grinning mischievously. " Brother Jiang Ling, did you come here all by yourself?"
I shot a glare at Hu Yalong and said irritably, "If even you, Fatty, can bring a girlfriend here, how could you, Brother Jiang Ling, so handsome and charming, not have one!"
Li Hongze had been studying in the classroom and rarely spent time with me, so he was unaware that I had a girlfriend. Curiously, he asked, "Brother Jiang Ling, who is your girlfriend? Have we met?"
Before I could respond, Hu Yalong jumped in to answer, "Hongze, don't listen to Brother Jiang Ling's nonsense! His girlfriend is either his left hand or his right hand!"
As soon as Hu Yalong finished speaking, a stunning figure appeared behind him—Qu Liang.
Qu Liang was dressed in a white long dress, her face adorned with light makeup that made her look pure and cute, with a hint of maturity.
"Fatty, who’s the left hand and who’s the right hand?" Qu Liang asked loudly while tugging at Hu Yalong's ear.
"Qu, the campus beauty, it’s a misunderstanding! I didn’t mean anything!" Hu Yalong squeaked in fear at the sound of Qu Liang's voice, like a mouse confronted by a cat. Qu Liang had previously given him a hard time, leaving a significant shadow in his heart.
Seeing Hu Yalong flustered, I quickly stepped in to mediate and removed Qu Liang's hand from his ear.
I took Qu Liang's hand and walked to the front of the table. "Let me introduce everyone; this is my girlfriend, Qu Liang!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Qu Liang, Jiang Ling's girlfriend!" Qu Liang said cheerfully as she linked her arm with mine and smiled confidently.
I had been dating Qu Liang for some time now; only Lan Yue and Zhang Yang knew about our relationship. The others were shocked when they heard Qu Liang admit it herself.
Hu Yalong shook his head and said jealously, "Ah, such good cabbage has been dug up by pigs!"
Upon hearing Hu Yalong's comment, Qu Liang shot him a fierce glare that made him immediately behave himself.
With Qu Liang joining us, the dining table became lively as everyone laughed and chatted happily. However, my mind was elsewhere.
I glanced at Qu Liang sitting beside me, feeling somewhat complicated.
Ever since I sensed something was off with Qu Liang, I had deliberately gotten closer to her to figure out what was going on.
After spending some time together, I finally found some clues and discovered her true condition—her body was being controlled by a snake demon.
To prevent Qu Liang from noticing anything unusual, I continued to act as if everything was normal between us. However, I was secretly preparing to eliminate that snake demon. Now that all preparations were complete, it was time to take action.
We gathered together, eating and drinking, until four in the afternoon when we finally dispersed.
Everyone exchanged greetings. Lan Yue and Zhang Yang drove off in a police car to handle a case at the station, while Li Hongze discussed with his girlfriend about taking the last bus home. As for Hu Yalong, he was already impatiently pulling He Cai Feng towards a hotel. Only Qu Liang and I remained, standing blankly in front of the restaurant.
I took Qu Liang's hand and aimlessly walked down the street. Qu Liang seemed to be in a good mood, humming an unknown tune.
I glanced at Qu Liang and asked her to stay put. I reached into my pocket and pulled out a small box, handing it to her. "Jiang Ling, I have something for you!"
Qu Liang's face lit up with joy as she accepted the box, excitedly asking, "Jiang Ling, this is the first gift you've ever given me! What is it?"
She opened the box and found an antique-looking silver bracelet inside. The bracelet was engraved with a series of intricate patterns that shimmered faintly; it was clearly a rare magical artifact.
Looking into Qu Liang's eyes, I sincerely said, "Jiang Ling, this is a magical artifact given to me by my master. It's called the Silver Phoenix Bracelet. He told me to give it to a girl I like when I find her! Now I'm giving it to you. Do you like it?"
Qu Liang's expression was complex; she didn't say anything but simply nodded gently in response.
I took the initiative to place the bracelet on her left wrist and said, "Jiang Ling, tonight I'm going to the Dingjiagou graveyard to deal with that snake demon. If you really like me, wear this bracelet and come find me!"
With that, I turned and walked away, leaving Qu Liang standing there in a daze.
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