LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 38 - And Aunt An Yu Wei, the Baby-Faced Beauty
Chapter 38: And Aunt An Yu Wei, the Baby-Faced Beauty
The one asking was his desk mate, Xu Shaohua, who had only appeared once before.
Cao Shaoyang, slouched over his desk and playing on his phone, glanced at his desk mate with a sideways look and casually replied, “I think I did pretty well.”
Hearing this, Xu Shaohua got excited. “I think I did pretty well too! A lot of the question types were ones we’ve practiced. I think I might even make it into one of the top tier second-tier universities. If I get super lucky, I might even get into a first-tier one!”
Cao Shaoyang raised an eyebrow. Confident, isn’t he? Looks like he had a sudden burst of brilliance during the test. Smiling, he said, “Well, then let me congratulate you in advance. I hope you make it into a first-tier university.”
Xu Shaohua chuckled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head. “I hope so. And I wish you a great result too. May you get into a university you like.”
One by one, the teachers came and went, and with them, each subject’s scores were calculated. Students had a rough idea of their results as they compared answers.
While others were either elated or disappointed, Cao Shaoyang quietly tucked away his sheet of estimated scores.
It wasn’t that his results were bad or embarrassing—it was that he seemed to have memorized the answers too well and might have gone overboard.
“Shaoyang, how much did you estimate your score to be?” The voice next to him broke his thoughts—it was Xu Shaohua again, visibly excited.
From his flushed face and eager eyes, Cao Shaoyang could tell that Xu wasn’t asking out of genuine curiosity but was just looking for someone to share his excitement with.
Rather than sharing his own score and possibly dampening Xu’s mood, Cao Shaoyang redirected, “My score doesn’t matter. What about you? How did you estimate?”
“532! Shaoyang, I estimated my score to be 532! With this, I’m definitely in for a first-tier university. I did it—I really did it!”
Xu Shaohua clenched his fists tightly, his voice shaking with excitement.
“Congratulations!”
Cao Shaoyang’s response wasn’t cold, but he simply couldn’t relate. He hadn’t experienced the grueling three years of hard work his classmates had endured. The mix of emotions the others were feeling was foreign to him.
He felt more like a bystander.
It took a while for Xu Shaohua to calm down. He nudged Cao Shaoyang with his elbow, noticing he had gone back to playing on his phone. “Shaoyang, you still haven’t told me your estimated score!”
Now that Xu had had his moment of joy, Cao Shaoyang didn’t mind sharing.
“620,” he said casually.
“Eh? Shaoyang, what are you boasting about? 620? If you don’t want to tell me, fine, but why make up such a number?”
“Oh, by the way, I heard from the class monitor that after everyone’s done estimating their scores, our class plans to have a final group dinner. A chance to have some fun together. Are you going?”
“Not really interested. You?”
“I don’t feel like going either. I find all those class leaders way too pretentious. Just looking at them irritates me. Before, we had no choice, but now that we’re graduating, who cares about them?”
“So, you’re not going either?”
“Alright, it’s decided. I’m not going. I’m planning to sneak out later. Want to join?”
Hearing about sneaking out, Cao Shaoyang’s eyes lit up with excitement. He looked at Xu Shaohua with newfound energy. “When are we heading out? Now?”
Xu Shaohua gave an awkward laugh. “Not yet. The homeroom teacher is still in another class and hasn’t come here yet. We’ll have to wait until after the teacher arrives.”
“Oh~ then I’m not interested anymore.” Cao Shaoyang’s enthusiasm immediately fizzled out. “If we leave after the teacher comes, it’s not sneaking out; it’s just officially starting the vacation. There’s nothing ‘thrilling’ about that.”
It didn’t take long before the homeroom teacher finally arrived amidst eager anticipation.
As expected, it was the usual spiel—emphasizing safety, discussing college application procedures, and explaining how to check exam results.
Once the teacher finished all the formalities, they announced the dismissal.
Before anyone could say a word or try to stop him, Cao Shaoyang grabbed his bag and bolted out of the back door.
His desk mate, who had only just started packing his things, was left utterly dumbfounded.
Cao Shaoyang’s swift exit seemed to spark a chain reaction. After the initial shock wore off, the classroom erupted with noise as his classmates scrambled to grab their things and follow suit, storming out in waves.
The class representatives, who were planning a farewell party, stood frozen, exchanging helpless looks.
“Wahoo! Call me the wind-chasing boy!”
Walking down the street with his hands in his pockets, Cao Shaoyang couldn’t resist indulging in a moment of over-the-top flair.
He sent Aunt An Yu Wei a celebratory emoji to share his victorious mood, followed by a quick chat about his estimated exam score. As expected, he managed to win over yet another admirer.
Later that day, he went home, wrapped his arms around his fragrant Xiao Ma, and slept soundly.
In the first few days after the exams, Cao Shaoyang accompanied Xiao Ma to revisit every spot in the city—whether they had been there before or not, whether they had explored it thoroughly or not.
Eventually, Xiao Ma shooed him out of the house, insisting that young people need to meet new friends and not spend all their time revolving around her.
Cao Shaoyang was deeply suspicious. Was Xiao Ma simply worn out from his relentless, day-and-night energy? Was that why she came up with such a flimsy excuse to kick him out?
But, no matter!
If Xiao Ma didn’t want him around, he still had Aunt An Yu Wei, the baby-faced beauty with an impressive figure.