June 17, Saturday. The weather remains clear, but within me a torrential rain pours. The final exam is tomorrow, and there's no way I can get through all the material!

Zhang Beixing set down his pen, closed his book, and lifted his gaze to the ceiling, his eyes unfocused.

He had spent the entire previous night studying, but all he ended up with was drowsiness. Nothing else seemed to stick!

It felt like the knowledge just skimmed through his mind without leaving a trace. This made him wonder how on earth he had managed to score 600 on the college entrance exam and get into Shi University, especially feeling so incompetent! Did he really belong at this top-tier institution?

Zhang Beixing fell deep into thought.

After several minutes of silence, Zhang Beixing seemed to make some resolution and rose to leave the dorm.

By the time he returned, it was five hours later.

In contrast to his earlier distracted state, Zhang Beixing now looked spirited and radiant, as if he had encountered some incredible fortune.

Seeing him like this, Zheng Jituo and the others couldn't help but get curious and asked Zhang Beixing where he had been.

To this, Zhang Beixing's reply was simple, "Networking!"

At this remark, Zheng Jituo and the other two blinked in surprise. Their eyes widened as they realized Zhang Beixing actually had such connections to sort out his issues through networking.

They quickly pressed Zhang Beixing to find out what connections he had managed to make.

Zhang Beixing replied with an air of mystery,

"The ones up above!"

"In the past five hours, I visited all the Daoist temples and monasteries nearby Shishi. At each one, I sincerely offered incense and prayers! Without fail, I drew a top fortune every single time! What does this mean? This means that yours truly is guaranteed to pass the final exam tomorrow!"

"With a sure pass, why worry? I'm off to sleep!"

With that, Zhang Beixing climbed into bed and fell asleep!

He didn't bother with laundry or a shower that day. He chose instead to face the upcoming five days of exams armed with the blessings bestowed upon him by the gods!

Upon hearing him, Zheng Jituo and the others exchanged glances, utterly baffled.

After a moment, Zheng Jituo finally uttered, "Has Lao Zhang... gone mad?"

Jin Linyu and Dong Guoning nodded in agreement, considering the possibility!

They even thought about finding a mental hospital to check Zhang Beixing into another day.

「Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, it was June 23, Friday.」

The five-day finals ordeal had ended.

Zhang Beixing was finally free.

After packing his luggage, he sent it home by courier for his mom to sign for. He also told her he was going to a conference with his teacher.

With his mother's permission, Zhang Beixing packed some clothes, grabbed his bag, and headed to Shishi High-Speed Railway Station with Liu Yi, bound for Yanjing.

It wasn't until then that Zhang Beixing remembered he had never told Sophia Zhou which train he was on, nor had she told him. This made him feel somewhat awkward! He had been so busy these past few days with prayers and exams that he completely forgot about it! But no matter, he could always explain to Sophia Zhou when he got there.

Holding on to this thought, Zhang Beixing boarded the high-speed train to Yanjing.

After finding his seat in the second-class cabin, he watched as that old fogey Liu Yi headed for the business class seats all by himself.

Zhang Beixing couldn't help but sigh. Having money is damn fantastic! Booking business class seats so easily... unlike him, stuck miserably in second-class. Fortunately, Shishi wasn't far from Yanjing, just an hour and a half away. Whether it was business or economy class didn't make a huge difference for such a short trip.

He pulled out his phone, planning to browse for some pictures of beauties to cultivate his taste. Just then, a familiar voice reached his ear.

"Excuse me, could you let me through? My seat is by the window... huh? It's you? You're on this train too?"

A familiar voice reached his ear. Zhang Beixing turned his head and saw a woman looking at him in surprise. She was clad in jeans and a jacket, wearing a hat and a mask that revealed only her eyes.

Zhang Beixing was a bit stunned. Then he saw the woman pull down her mask.

A vivacious young face appeared.

She pulled down her mask. "It's only been a few days, Beixing, and you don't recognize me? It's me, Sophia Zhou!" she said with a cheerful smile, seeing the bewildered look on his face.

Hearing this, Zhang Beixing finally snapped back to his senses. He had been about to ask Sophia Zhou something.

But noticing other passengers waiting to get by, Zhang Beixing first scooted back to let Sophia Zhou in.

After she squeezed past him and settled into the window seat, Zhang Beixing looked at her. Puzzled by her attire—so different from his own shorts and T-shirt—he asked, "Sophia, aren't you hot wearing all that?"

"It's bearable, just moderately hot. I usually dress like this for long trips." She then fully removed her hat, her mask already down, and looked at him. "But you still haven't answered my earlier question, Beixing. You didn't actually fail to recognize me just now, did you?"

Unable to deny it, Zhang Beixing nodded. "Indeed, I truly didn't recognize you at first! When you started speaking, I thought, 'Wow, this girl's Mandarin is remarkably standard.' I never expected it to be you. What a coincidence!"

"Yeah, really a coincidence!" Sophia Zhou responded.

But in fact, only she herself knew this was no coincidence at all. She had orchestrated it.

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