Chun County Wujia

Wu Qi Ze stared at the telephone in front of him nervously, as if he could stare a hole in it.

Today is the day when the college entrance examination results will be announced, and it will also be the moment that determines his fate.

Ever since the day Xia Yutong skipped a grade in junior high school, he has been studying hard day and night. After more than 1,700 days and nights of hard work, today, the results are finally coming.

So, he was nervous, very nervous.

He was afraid that after five years of hard study, he still wouldn't be able to catch up with her.

After all, it is not easy to get into the top universities ranked one or two in the country. It is no exaggeration to say that it is like a thousand troops trying to cross a single-plank bridge.

His initial basic grades were so poor that when he first entered the No. 1 Middle School in the neighboring city, he was ranked outside the top 200.

Even though he continued to work hard, with the help of Xia Yutong's notes, it took him six years, step by step, to barely rank in the top 20.

In the eyes of others, this is already an excellent ranking.

After all, it’s a good score enough to get into a prestigious school.

Even my parents are quite satisfied with this.

But he himself is not!

Because only if you enter the top ten will you have a chance to be admitted to Peking University!

But over the years, no matter how hard he tried, he could only rank around 15th.

Fortunately, his math grades have always been good, and with Xia Yutong's help, he entered the national competition and finally won the second prize.

With this award, although he could not be admitted to university without taking the entrance exam, he could add 20 points to his college entrance examination score.

This was an extremely precious opportunity for him, and it was the only bridge that could lead him to her side again.

Now, it all depends on how he scores in the college entrance examination.

But the more I look forward to it, the more nervous I become.

The more nervous you are, the harder it is to make the call.

This was the fifth call my mother had made to inquire about the matter.

The previous four times, the call ended automatically each time. I hope I can get through this time...

God helps those who work hard, and finally... the call went through...

A soft mechanical female voice came from inside...

Wu Qi Ze's heart also began to tighten.

Mother Wu didn't need her son to do anything. She just input the corresponding information with a few clicks.

Then, it takes a breath or two to check.

Normally, it would only take the blink of an eye, but today, to Wu Qi Ze, it seemed as long as a century...

Finally, the results of the search came out.

Name: Wu Qi Ze

ID number: XXXXXXXX

Admission ticket number: 33XXXXXXXXXXXX

Results of each subject

Chinese: 121 points

Mathematics: 147 points

English: 129 points

Comprehensive science: 256 points

Total score: 653 points

Upon hearing the score, Mother Wu jumped up with joy.

Father Wu also looked very happy.

Only Wu Qi Ze had a distraught look on his face.

He remembered that the lowest admission score for Peking University this year was 684 points.

Even with a total score of 653, plus the 20 extra points from the Mathematical Olympiad, he still only had 673 points, a full eleven points short of the admission score!

Wu Qi Ze suddenly became extremely depressed.

He worked hard for so many years, but in the end, he still missed out on the opportunity to attend the University of Peking that he had always dreamed of...

Is this God telling him that he doesn't deserve it?

But he no longer had the desire to fight for her, because he knew that she deserved better.

But even so, he still hoped to be closer to her, closer!

Now, is even such a humble request a luxury?

Wu Qi Ze felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. Even on this hot summer day, he felt cold all over.

Mr. and Mrs. Wu, who were celebrating, finally noticed their son's abnormality.

Although his grades are very good, my son looks as depressed as the one above. Why is that?

Mother Wu spoke cautiously, "Son, what's wrong with you? Your grades are already very good. Your father and I are very satisfied. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Father Wu also advised, "Yes! In our small county, apart from the Xia family who has a child prodigy, you are the most capable.

With such grades, it would be possible to enter Z University or University of Science and Technology of China.

Don’t you want to study mathematics? The mathematics departments of these two famous universities are both very good.”

What Wu's father said was right. With the extra points from the Mathematical Olympiad, Wu Qi Ze's score was as high as 673 points. Except for the two top universities in the country, Wu Qi Ze could get into all the other prestigious schools.

But he had no idea that the only place his son cared about was one of the two top universities.

Therefore, even if Wu Qi Ze had achieved very good grades, as long as he failed to be admitted to Peking University, he would be considered a failure.

Wu Qi Ze faced his parents' earnest concern and forced himself to cheer up, but he was a man of few words and not good at explaining things, so he just said to his parents, "I'm fine."

He went into his room in a daze and did not come out for the whole day.

Dad Wu and Mom Wu looked at each other, but didn't know what to do. Their son was like a taciturn person and never communicated with them much. As parents, they could never figure out what he was thinking.

The two of them stayed outside worrying for the entire day.

Fortunately, during dinner, Wu Qi Ze walked out of the room as if nothing had happened before.

Then, he told his parents, "I want to apply to the University of Science and Technology in Beijing."

Mr. and Mrs. Wu were completely confused, but it was a good thing that their son figured it out.

The two of them agreed happily.

In fact, just as Wu's father and mother thought, Wu Qi Ze just figured it out.

On this day, he recalled every detail of his acquaintance with Xia Yutong.

From the initial unfamiliarity to the friendly and tacit relationship afterwards.

From friends who admired each other, it turned into his one-sided crush.

Afterwards, he was willing to float up and down in the whirlpool of emotions alone.

Later on, he became no longer satisfied, no longer willing, and even began to feel jealous...

So, he began to catch up all the way...

But soon, reality gave him a hard slap in the face... No! It was one slap after another...

Every success of Xia Yutong clearly told him that he... was not worthy of her...

Gradually, he no longer had any extravagant hopes...

The thought in my heart also changed to just wanting to stay by her side and look at her from afar...

But even with such a humble request, he still messed it up...

He even developed a sense of self-loathing, feeling that he was completely worthless...

But when he was in the abyss of endless darkness...

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