The final exams are ending soon, and the next thing everyone is looking forward to is the winter vacation. However, before the winter break, they still have to wait for the exam scores to come out. So, they took a two-day break, and on Monday, they went to school to get their exam papers and receive assignments.
Hu Ying has been looking forward to the winter vacation for a long time. As soon as the exams were over, she was excited. Carrying her backpack, she rushed to Mu Qi with a flushed face and said, “Qi Ge, let’s go play, let’s go play.”
Her appearance was so enthusiastic that she could fly with wings.
Mu Qi shook his head with a smile, then turned to look at Su Yanxi. She was earnestly putting her books into her backpack. Mu Qi handed her the stationery bag and asked, “Yanxi, do you want to join us?”
“Sure.” Su Yanxi nodded with a smile after closing her backpack zipper.
The other students in the class were also planning where to go for the next two days. With exams finished and no homework, they naturally wanted to go out and have some fun.
“Mu Qi.” At the back door, Fan Siyu stood there and called out softly. Immediately, the attention of the entire class shifted to her. Although she looked a bit embarrassed, there was a proud expression in her eyes. After all, she was quite confident in her own beauty.
Seeing her, Mu Qi furrowed his brow. Unintentionally, he remembered the scene in the library a few days ago. He didn’t want to pay attention, but the girl stood there without leaving, and everyone in the class looked over. He had to stand up and walk over.
Su Yanxi frowned and looked at Fan Siyu. She didn’t expect her to openly come to the classroom to find Mu Qi. She didn’t know what Fan Siyu would say to Mu Qi. Thinking that if she confessed to Mu Qi, she became nervous and instinctively tightened her backpack.
Hu Ying happened to turn her head and saw her extremely nervous appearance. Normally, she had a wooden head, but now she suddenly became clever. Approaching her with a teasing smile, she whispered, “Do you like Qi Ge?”
Su Yanxi, however, remained calm and nodded openly.
Hu Ying was amazed by her courage, then leaned on her chin and looked at Mu Qi, who was talking to Fan Siyu at the door. She also felt that Mu Qi was quite charming, and it was normal for someone to like him.
With this in mind, she suddenly remembered the day the little cutie transferred to the school. The way the little cutie looked at Mu Qi was not right. Hu Ying’s hand on her chin suddenly paused, her body unconsciously tilted, leaning toward Su Yanxi’s ear, and she asked in a lowered voice, “Did you know Qi Ge before?”
She felt that when the little cutie looked at Qi Ge back then, the gaze clearly carried a familiar expression. However, at that time, she didn’t think much about it. Now, upon careful consideration, the more she thought about it, the more it made sense.
Su Yanxi looked at her with a surprised expression at this moment. After all, she had hidden it well, but she didn’t expect Hu Ying to discover it. Normally, she appeared carefree, but now, it seemed that she could be thoughtful as well.
She looked at Mu Qi, who was talking to Fan Siyu, and turned to Hu Ying seriously, saying, “Don’t tell her about this for now.”
“Don’t tell her? Why?” Hu Ying couldn’t understand why Su Yanxi didn’t want to tell the other girl even though they knew Mu Qi.
Su Yanxi pursed her lips and said, “I want to wait for the right moment.”
Now, Hu Ying was even more puzzled. Scratching her head, she saw that Su Yanxi didn’t want to say more, so she stopped asking. Meanwhile, Mu Qi had finished talking to Fan Siyu, and his expression didn’t look too good. Hu Ying, feeling a bit frightened, cautiously asked, “Qi Ge, what did she say to you?”
Upon hearing this, Mu Qi unexpectedly looked at Su Yanxi first.
Hu Ying blinked her eyes, unsure of the situation. Why did Qi Ge look at the little cutie first? She couldn’t believe it and asked, “Did Fan Siyu say something to you about the little cutie?”
Mu Qi shook his head, and at the same time, he felt a bit surprised. After all, he didn’t know why he had looked at Su Yanxi just now.
“Then what did she say?” At this moment, Hu Ying was extremely curious. She found today’s interactions between the little cutie and Qi Ge quite interesting.
Mu Qi frowned and glared at her, saying, “Where did you get so many questions? Are we still playing tomorrow?”
“Play? Of course, we have to play.” Hu Ying quickly closed her mouth, no longer asking.
Su Yanxi stepped aside, and Mu Qi sat down.
Not long after, the class teacher spoke to everyone about coming back to school in two days and then announced the end of the school day.
The students immediately joyfully grabbed their backpacks and ran off.
Mr. Li, the class teacher, watched the active students, changing his usual stern expression to a face full of smiles. Regarding the recent learning performance of the students, he felt that this exam must be better than previous ones.
With his hands behind his back, he smiled and returned to his office.
Hu Ying and her friends followed the class teacher downstairs. On the way, Hu Ying couldn’t help but say, “Qi Ge, did you see the expression of the class teacher just now? Why is he so happy? Did we perform well in the exam?” As she spoke, Hu Ying’s eyes lit up.
Mu Qi couldn’t help but tap her head and jokingly scolded, “It’s only been an hour since the exam, and you think the scores can already be available. Do you think teachers are superheroes?”
After hearing this, Hu Ying stuck out her tongue, realizing that what she said was not possible.
Su Yanxi stood aside, covering her mouth, laughing.
“Hey, did you guys hear? There’s a good movie premiering today, and it’s in 3D. They say with the glasses on, the scenes are right in front of your eyes.”
Upon hearing this, Hu Ying suddenly became interested, walked over to the group discussing and listened to their conversation.
Mu Qi and Su Yanxi also followed behind them.
“Really? I’ve been reading about it in my dad’s newspaper, and I didn’t expect it to be introduced so quickly here. I’ve been hoping to go and see it.”
“Now that we’re done with the exams today, why don’t we go?” suggested another person.
“Sure.” Immediately, everyone agreed unanimously.
Hu Ying, excited after hearing their conversation, ran over and said, “Qi Ge, let’s go watch a movie! They say it’s in 3D.”
Mu Qi was also interested in this and nodded, saying, “Sure.” Turning to Su Yanxi, he asked, “Are you coming with us?”
“I’ll go home and tell my mom first.” Su Yanxi replied eagerly.
“Great, let’s leave our backpacks at home and then go together.” After all, it would be inconvenient to carry such heavy backpacks to the movies.
“Okay.” Su Yanxi and Hu Ying agreed loudly.
The three of them agreed and went home to leave their backpacks. Su Yanxi also informed her mom, who, seeing her studying so late recently, agreed to let her go out and relax but asked her not to stay out too late. Su Yanxi obediently nodded in agreement.
Mu Qi and Hu Ying waited in front of the entrance to the southern district for a while. Su Yanxi ran over from a distance, her face all red from excitement.
Mu Qi couldn’t help but tease her, pulling the pompom on her chest, and said, “So excited?”
“Yes!” Su Yanxi nodded heavily, her eyes sparkling. After all, going to the movies with Mu Qi was like a date, how could she not be happy?
Being ignored by her, Hu Ying was also happy and waved her arm, saying, “Let’s go, we’re setting off now!”
The three of them walked to the front of the movie theater and unexpectedly ran into Mushroom and her friends.
Seeing her, Hu Ying frowned and couldn’t help muttering, “Why do we see her everywhere?”
This voice was naturally heard by Qi Wei, who also noticed them and walked over, putting her arm around Hu Ying’s shoulder, and said with a smile, “What’s wrong? Only you guys can come to watch a movie, and we can’t?”
Hu Ying snorted, turned her head away, and tried to push away the annoying hand on her shoulder. However, the other person took advantage of the situation and hung on her, infuriating her as she glared at her.
Mu Qi, watching from the side, teased, “You two can bicker here slowly. Yanxi and I will go in first.”
“Qi Ge, wait for me!” As soon as she heard they were going in, Hu Ying quickly shouted.
Qi Wei pulled her to prevent her from leaving, smiling and saying, “Come on, come on, let Sister Qi give you a treat and watch a movie.”
As soon as she heard the offer to watch a movie, Hu Ying immediately stopped struggling, frowned, and asked, “Are you sure?”
“Of course.” Qi Wei laughed and then pulled her inside, followed by three or four henchmen.
It was a foreign science fiction film with stunning special effects. With the added 3D glasses, everyone exclaimed in amazement, and Su Yanxi couldn’t take her eyes off the screen.
For more than an hour, approaching two hours, the plot unfolded continuously, with one climax after another. As they walked out of the theater, everyone was discussing the storyline.
Because the air conditioning inside was quite strong, Su Yanxi’s face was a bit flushed.
Mu Qi couldn’t help but pinch her face and say, “Why is your face so thin?”
Su Yanxi blushed even more.
At this moment, Hu Ying and Qi Wei approached. Hu Ying was still excited, discussing the plot of the movie with Qi Wei. Observing their interaction, there was no trace of the fighting spirit they had before watching the movie. Mu Qi shook his head with a smile, thinking that Hu Ying was really easily won over.
“Qi Ge, Little Cutie!” Hu Ying finally noticed Mu Qi and the others and hurried over, joyfully calling out.
Mu Qi once again wanted to pat her head but resisted to avoid losing face in front of Qi Wei, so he held back.
Qi Wei approached and said, “Qi Ge, how about joining us for hot pot? We’ve finished the exams today, shouldn’t we relax a bit?”
“Sure.” The sky was still early, and they hadn’t had dinner yet. Going for a warm hot pot together seemed like a good idea.
So, the group of six or seven people found the hottest hot pot restaurant.
Inside, there were many people. As they pushed open the door, a wave of warm air greeted them, mixed with the aroma of hot pot, making everyone’s stomachs even hungrier. They quickly found a table for eight and sat down.
The waiter soon brought the menu for them to choose from.
Mu Qi placed the menu in front of Su Yanxi and said, “You go ahead and order.”
“Okay.” Su Yanxi wasn’t pretentious and earnestly started looking through the menu, occasionally using a pen to tick items.
Seeing her serious little appearance, Mu Qi couldn’t help but want to laugh.
On the other side, Hu Ying and Qi Wei shared a menu, choosing together. They were amicable when they agreed, but when they disagreed, it almost ended in a fight.
Mu Qi shook his head repeatedly at the sight.
After a while, they had selected their dishes, and Mu Qi signaled the waiter to start serving.
While waiting for the dishes, they chatted about how they would spend the summer vacation. Unconsciously, time passed, and when the dishes arrived, everyone stopped talking and started enjoying the meal.
“How about ordering a few bottles of wine?” Qi Wei suggested.
Mu Qi shook his head and said, “No need for alcohol. Let’s just order two bottles of soft drinks.” After all, they were only seventeen, and it was better to drink less alcohol.
Qi Wei didn’t insist and asked the waiter to bring two bottles of soft drinks.
When the drinks arrived, Mu Qi poured one for Su Yanxi.
“Sprites!” Su Yanxi smiled, clearly loving the drink.
Mu Qi chuckled and said, “Enjoy it. Drink more later.”
“Okay.” Su Yanxi nodded happily.
Eating hot pot and sipping Sprite made for a delicious meal.
After finishing the hot pot, it was already 8:30 PM, and the sky was completely dark. Because the weather was too cold, everyone decided not to stay out late and went home.
Mu Qi escorted Su Yanxi downstairs and watched her enter her home. Seeing the bedroom light on, Mu Qi then returned home.
In the next two days, Mu Qi invited Hu Ying and Su Yanxi to come over and play at her house. Since the weather was too cold, they didn’t want to go out and instead watched TV or played video games at Mu Qi’s home, enjoying themselves.
During these two days, the teachers who were grading the papers were astonished by the results of Class 3 of the second year. Especially the few head teachers, including Li Wei, who shared an office with Mr. Li, were extremely surprised.
When they first heard Mr. Li talking about it, they were teasing him not to get too excited prematurely. Now, with the actual results, they couldn’t help but marvel. It seemed that Mr. Li was indeed having a happy time.
However, Mu Qi and her friends were unaware of all this. They only knew that the results of this exam were better than before, and that was good enough for them. As for the rest, they didn’t really care.