Chapter 114: Best Friend Understands You, You Try to Outsmart Your Best Friend
After finishing breakfast and waving goodbye to the granny, Mo Ziyang drove Lin Muxi toward the exam hall.
But when Lin Muxi checked her phone and saw her good bro’s exam details, she couldn’t help feeling a little down.
That’s because his exam building and her exam building weren’t close at all. They were separated by a whole building.
This meant that once they entered the school, she wouldn’t be able to hug him before the exam…
“How is it, did you see?”
Seeing that the silly girl beside him looked unhappy, Mo Ziyang thought there was some problem with the exam information and asked curiously.
“I saw… we’re not in the same exam hall. Yours is in Building 1, mine is in Building 3…” Lin Muxi turned off her phone, clearly not pleased.
Hearing her complaint, Mo Ziyang just laughed and, like always, reached out to hold her little hand.
That, of course, made Lin Muxi protest.
“What are you laughing at… there’s nothing funny about this.”
“Nothing. I just remembered you back when you first turned into a girl. The difference is a bit big.”
“Hey…! Are you bored or something? Careful, I might curse you so you don’t do well on the test.”
The moment her embarrassing past was mentioned, Lin Muxi’s cheeks turned red, and she glared at him angrily.
“If I don’t do well, then you won’t be able to go to the same school as your husband, right?”
“Tch… who cares…”
Teased like that, Lin Muxi pouted, embarrassed and angry, turning her head away from him.
But even so, his words made her secretly look forward to the day when she and her good bro would both get their university acceptance letters.
As the car got closer to the school, the road ahead was blocked.
Mo Ziyang, like most parents, had no choice but to park by the roadside. After tidying up their things, he walked with Lin Muxi toward the school gates.
Compared to normal days, the school gate today looked more serious. Police cars and ambulances were parked outside, and temporary police posts were set up. Students were streaming into the school, some even hugging books as they walked, still trying to cram in last-minute review.
“Ready?” Mo Ziyang rubbed her head gently.
“As long as I’ve got hands, I’ll be fine. But don’t you dare mess up. If you don’t get into University, I’ll just find someone else.”
Instead of being comforted, Lin Muxi rolled her eyes at him, sounding very dismissive. To her, his “concern” felt like he was just doubting she could beat him.
“You dare look for someone else?”
Mo Ziyang was a little surprised. She really dared to say something like that right in front of him.
Unbelievable.
It had only been a week since he last “taught her a lesson,” and now this silly girl was already growing bold.
But instead of being scared by his tone, Lin Muxi even raised her chin and said while walking:
“Hmph, why not? A lot of people like me.”
Even though he knew she was just bluffing, Mo Ziyang still felt a little annoyed inside.
He could only hold back the urge to drag her into the school bathroom and scold her, and instead asked.
“Then what if I do well? Do I get a reward?”
“Hmph, of course you’ll get one. But I’m not telling you now.”
“You…”
Mo Ziyang was both angry and amused. He flicked her forehead and pulled her along toward the school’s assembly hall.
Inside the hall, students from all classes were sitting in their groups, holding Chinese textbooks, reciting poems over and over again.
After all, it wasn’t shameful if you couldn’t beat others on the hard questions, but losing points on simple ones like poem recitations would be embarrassing. So everyone was staring at each character carefully, afraid of making a writing mistake during the exam and losing points.
As their teacher liked to say, ‘One point can knock out a thousand people.’
When they entered through the front doors, the slightly nervous Lin Muxi immediately grabbed her good bro’s sleeve.
“Do you have to go back to your class too?”
She tilted her head up at him, eyes full of unspoken pleading. Clearly, on such an important day, she didn’t want to be separated from him.
“What, you want me to stay with you?” Mo Ziyang asked, stopping to look at her.
“No.” Startled, Lin Muxi immediately panicked a little inside, but still put on a stubborn front.
Mo Ziyang smiled softly. This little dummy’s stubborn mouth was really easy to handle. So he let go of Lin Muxi’s hand and got ready to return to his class.
“Then I’m going, you go back to your class by yourself.”
“W-wait!”
Seeing that her good bro was really about to leave, the panicked Lin Muxi quickly hugged his arm again.
“I changed my mind, stay with me, don’t go…”
“With so many people here, you’re not afraid others will see?”
“Uuuh…”
Thinking that Zhang Hao and Li Bin probably wouldn’t arrive this early, and they didn’t need to worry about those two anyway, Mo Ziyang pulled Lin Muxi to sit in the last row of her class. After all, it was convenient to have a little sweet moment with his silly girl before the exam.
But they weren’t the only ones who came early. Before they even reached the seats, they saw Yu Xiaoxiao and Xiao Luyu already sitting in the back row.
“Uh…”
Mo Ziyang froze, and couldn’t help but wonder what had happened between these two in just one week. Even Lin Muxi, still holding his hand, let out a surprised voice.
“Yu Xiaoxiao?”
“Eh—?”
Hearing her voice, Yu Xiaoxiao, who was reading a textbook, quickly raised her head and locked eyes with Lin Muxi.
Oh no! Why did Sister Lin have to show up right now!
Seeing it was Lin Muxi calling her, and noticing Mo Ziyang beside her with an amused look, Xiaoxiao’s face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple. Like a girl whose secret had been exposed, she quickly lowered her head and nudged the half-asleep Xiao Luyu beside her.
“Mm… what is it, Xiaoxiao…?”
Being kicked awake, Xiao Luyu, who had been dozing on the desk, sat up in confusion and rubbed his eyes.
“What the—?!”
Before he could even look at Yu Xiaoxiao, he met the stares of Mo Ziyang and Lin Muxi, and in an instant he was wide awake.
Lin Muxi never would’ve thought that her usually quiet best friend Yu Xiaoxiao was secretly doing something like this behind her back. And the worst part, she had been at school for a whole week without noticing at all!
Too mean, Yu Xiaoxiao!
Best friends are supposed to share everything, but now even falling in love was kept a secret? No love left between them at all!
Facing the judging stares from the two, Xiao Luyu felt his head spin. He never expected that just by keeping Yu Xiaoxiao company, he’d get caught by these two.
“Brother Mo? You’re here this early… and sister-in-law too… hehe.”
Xiao Luyu forced an awkward but polite smile, clearly nervous as he greeted them.
Mo Ziyang nodded and gave him a strange look. Of course it wasn’t hard to understand, that look basically meant, ‘Not bad, kid, quietly scoring big.’
Xiao Luyu couldn’t have been more embarrassed.
Before he could say anything, Lin Muxi had already rushed forward and slammed her little hand on the desk.
“Yu Xiaoxiao, when did you two start? Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Eh? I-I-I… I didn’t…” Blushing, Yu Xiaoxiao raised her head in panic and tried to deny it.
“Then why is Xiao Luyu sitting next to you?”
Her mind completely blank, Yu Xiaoxiao couldn’t even think of an excuse. She just froze in place.
Seeing the two girls stuck in that awkward moment, Xiao Luyu stepped in to explain.
“Actually, I just wanted Xiaoxiao to show me which parts I should focus on for revision, so I came to sit here. I must’ve dozed off by accident.”
Lin Muxi stared at him, but since today was the big exam, it made sense. So she finally let Yu Xiaoxiao off.
The two sitting down finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But while they managed to fool Lin Muxi, there was no way they could fool Mo Ziyang. Yu Xiaoxiao’s panicked eyes had already given everything away.