Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 44

Chapter 44: No Rush, Let’s Set a Small Goal First

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Perhaps because last week’s mock exam had exhausted the students, the school rarely didn’t deduct from the weekend.

But as for the May Day holiday…

Spending weekends shopping with Xiao Qinghan, having daily chats with Chu Suhe, and studying together with Ji Chuan and He Ya, the ordinary daily life always makes one unaware of time passing.

However, during this time, Xia Ruoming always got double portions of food, piling them up like small mountains on her plate, then telling Chu Suhe she couldn’t eat that much and leaving half the food for Chu Suhe. Although this performance might seem a bit forced, for her, just eating bread for lunch wasn’t a big deal…

Since Xu Fengwu promised not to talk about romance until after the college entrance exam, she really hasn’t been clinging to her much.

Xia Ruoming also had a rare period of peace, usually doing practice problems with the three-person team, exercising during free time to maintain physical function, and occasionally teasing Chu Suhe with some snacks.

Every time seeing Chu Suhe curl up like a kitten when embarrassed, Xia Ruoming felt very happy.

Although it was ordinary daily life, it was incomparably happier than her previous life.

In her previous life, although she felt it was sweet to devote herself to Xu Fengwu, quenching thirst by thinking of plums isn’t as real as having actual plums.

Time flew by quickly, and soon it was time for another mock exam.

As for why mock exams were so frequent this year, it was because not only did they hand over last year’s science top scorer to another key school next door, but their overall scores were also not as good as others, which greatly angered the school leadership.

“Speaking of which, Xiao Xiaxia, how are you preparing for this exam? Last time you already crossed the 600-point line, is our genius planning to make a shocking breakthrough this time?” He Ya teased. During these days of interaction, she discovered that Xia Ruoming was truly incredibly smart, being an all-rounder in various subjects, as if there was nothing she didn’t know.

With just a little effort, she was already at the limit of this score range.

“Let’s set a small goal first, surpass last year’s top scorer,” Xia Ruoming said casually while moving her pen. Actually, after fully discovering the benefits of being a reincarnator, she had already changed her goal from getting into Zhejiang University to becoming the top scorer.

Although making a shocking breakthrough would bring quite a few troubles, with the top scorer identity, many things would become much smoother.

Moreover, having reincarnated and not being able to become the top scorer, wouldn’t that be embarrassing for her reincarnator predecessors?

Unfortunately, despite being a reincarnator, she hadn’t heard any “ding” sound giving her a system or something like that, still belonging to those who embarrass the reincarnator predecessors.

“Awesome.” While everyone else was looking at each other in bewilderment, Ji Chuan directly gave a thumbs up.

Xia Ruoming scored 618 points in the last exam, while last year’s liberal arts provincial top scorer had 669 points. Although Xia Ruoming improved by 38 points last time, this time she needed more points, and it would be more difficult. Even He Ya was a bit skeptical.

After all, comprehensive arts subjects aren’t just about believing you can do it. At least 40 points depend on luck, and during that period, people who got extremely high scores in Chinese were very rare. Even the liberal arts top scorer only got 125 points in Chinese, and the science top scorer only got 120 points.

Although this wasn’t really anything for the reincarnated Xia Ruoming, nobody knew she was a reincarnator.

This conversation was overheard by Wang Sheng nearby, immediately drawing his mockery: “If you can surpass last year’s top scorer’s points, I’ll livestream cutting off that thing down there and become a eunuch. If you can get 670 points, I could be the top scorer.”

“No need to livestream, just do it privately, nobody cares. Besides, you’re already intersex, being a dead eunuch suits you perfectly. Also, if senior sister becomes the top scorer, don’t come when Teacher Xiao treats everyone to dinner,” Xia Ruoming didn’t care about this idiot’s mockery, but that doesn’t mean others don’t care. Luo Qingxuan didn’t hold back and directly entered flame war mode.

Many people were surprised that the usually introverted Luo Qingxuan would actively flame someone, even after being rejected by Xia Ruoming.

Was Xia Ruoming’s charm among girls really that great?

“Xiao Xiaxia, that’s 52 points, are you serious?” He Ya’s tone carried some worry. She wasn’t afraid that Xia Ruoming couldn’t do it, but rather if she spoke too boldly and then put too much pressure on herself, performing poorly and being mocked by petty people would really affect her mindset.

“Wait and see, it’s just 52 points, right?” Xia Ruoming shrugged. Actually, she could have easily gotten 670 points in the last exam, but that would have seemed too fake.

“Well then, I wish you good luck. I believe in you,” He Ya seeing this didn’t say anything more, but instead started studying her own difficult problems.

“Go for it, sis! I believe you can do it too!” Ji Chuan cheered from the side, appearing very supportive of Xia Ruoming.

“Cut it out, you don’t believe it at all.” Xia Ruoming gave Ji Chuan a side-eye, then said in a voice only the four of them could hear: “Don’t think I don’t know, if He Ya says east you definitely won’t go west.”

Ji Chuan grinned and started lowering his head to do problems.

“Speaking of which, we haven’t gone out together since we met. How about I treat you all to Happy Valley after the May Day holiday weekend? Consider it a way to help you reduce stress,” Xia Ruoming said to the three beside her while twirling her pen.

Although May Day would be used entirely for supplementary classes, but after that, the school promised that only one weekend in May would be deducted, the rest would be full. After experiencing recent high-pressure exams and intensive studying, quite a few people were planning to go out and relax a bit to relieve mental pressure.

Either watching a movie together or having a meal together.

Among them were quite a few couples. Although the school explicitly forbade dating, as mentioned before, if students really had some underground relationship, how could you control that? People are getting older, it’s time to be responsible for themselves. Teachers aren’t idiots, they obviously know you’re dating, they just turn a blind eye to it.

“Hmm… I think that’s great, what do you think, Susu, should we go together?” He Ya immediately understood the meaning, although saying going together, actually when they get there wouldn’t it be like couples dating? She immediately threw the topic to Chu Suhe.

“I… I better not…” Chu Suhe said timidly. Both Xia Ruoming and He Ya knew she had no money, and if they invited her to play together they definitely wouldn’t let her pay, but precisely because of this, she was even less likely to go…

She needed to repay any kindness from anyone, this was due to her personality. Because of this, many interpersonal relationships that were very ordinary for others were heavy burdens for her.

And Xia Ruoming was already the person who had been kindest to her in this world, He Ya had also quickly become her best friend. New stationery and pencil case, no longer having to carry that old backpack patched with many holes, all of this was thanks to these two people, although they used such clumsy reasons, we can’t use these, if you don’t take them, they’ll just be thrown away.

She didn’t want to owe these two people too much in her heart, because she really couldn’t repay it, and didn’t know what to use to repay it.

“I… I have something to do on the weekend, next… next time I’ll definitely go!” Chu Suhe used a clumsy lie to cover up, how could she escape Xia Ruoming’s eyes, because Xia Ruoming hadn’t even said which weekend they would go, but Chu Suhe had already assumed she had something that weekend.

“Well, alright then.” Although Xia Ruoming said this, she actually winked at He Ya, and He Ya immediately understood.

Afraid of them treating her? For He Ya, Chu Suhe was indeed too easy to understand. Then why not just trick Chu Suhe into coming out with a different reason? As long as she comes out first, everything else can be worked out. Anyway, the naive Chu Suhe would always convince herself to believe their reasons.

After exchanging glances, Xia Ruoming and He Ya didn’t say anything more, but instead started quietly preparing for the upcoming exam.