Chapter 7: The Photo That Went Viral

Chapter 7

Zhu Liheng found the user 'Zhujian Zhenheng', whose profile picture remained unchanged from yesterday's.

The Weibo post inquiring about the admission scores of A University's Physics Department was gone. Not only that, the little stories from two summers ago had also disappeared.

Zhu Liheng looked through one post after another, and through subtle details and photos, he could confirm...

This was Lin Jianzhi!

In that instant, Zhu Liheng had mixed emotions.

He carefully recalled, from their encounter at the sink when he returned to school, to the series of interactions that followed.

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So it was because of that cry...

This little girl had forcibly held it in, for two whole years?

Zhu Liheng frowned. Isn't it painful to hold it in like that?

Oh! It must have been so painful that she cried so badly!

He understood again. Just as he was about to follow 'Zhujian Zhenheng', he changed his mind and followed silently instead.

Then he leaned back in his chair to think.

Zhujian Zhenheng?

Zhu Jianzhi Liheng.

I see!

...

Upstairs in her room.

Lin Jianzhi tidied up her emotions and started on practice questions.

No matter how bitter her secret crush was, the college entrance exam was a hurdle she had to get over.

If she wanted to stand by Zhu Liheng's side, she had to be outstanding, outstanding and even more outstanding!

After furiously working through half a set of math papers.

Mother Lin knocked on the door, "Xiao Jian, dinner is ready!"

Lin Jianzhi: "Coming!"

Full of energy today, in good spirits, even her response was louder than usual.

At the dinner table, Father Lin spoke up, "Xiao Jian, should Dad help you find a math tutor?"

Lin Jianzhi thought about it. She seemed to really need one.

The school curriculum for three years had long been completed. Everyone was in the final review stage, with teachers using a question-and-answer approach.

But with so many students in a class, it was inevitable that some would be neglected, especially a math dunce like Lin Jianzhi.

Mother Lin advised at the side, "There's only a month left until the college entrance exam. Even if there are too many foundations to fill, we should cover what we can."

Lin Jianzhi nodded: "OK."

'Hu Tan (Mathematics): She barely passed Math! I'm speechless, having such an outstanding science boyfriend yet her Math is so awful? Pisses me off!'

'Hu Tan (Mathematics): [Inhaling oxygen].jpg'

'Ran Guanghui (Physics): Thank goodness she doesn't take Physics, or I'd be the pissed off one. How extremely biased these electives are, biased all the way to grandma's house!'

'Luo Chunhua (Chinese Language): [Eating melon].jpg'

'... '

After reading academic papers late into the night, Zhu Liheng casually browsed his Moments feed, and discovered upon a quick scroll that the teachers from his year were all sharing a photo.

It captured the moment he gently patted Lin Jianzhi's back to comfort her, taken without their knowing.

The teachers' accompanying captions were diverse and eccentric.

Some were indignant, some madly relishing the gossip, and some even waving the shipping flag...

If even the teachers were spreading it, it must be circulating like wildfire among the students.

Zhu Liheng frowned, worried that the excessive information would cause the little girl's emotions to collapse.

She seemed to be easily affected by external factors, let alone something related to him...

He subconsciously glanced up at the ceiling. No sounds of crying causing wall resonance.

Still feeling uneasy, he walked out to the balcony and looked upstairs.

The lights were still on, she hadn't slept yet.

Definitely curled up in bed secretly crying.

Zhu Liheng sighed. Shouldn't have parked the car there.

Upstairs.

Lin Jianzhi cried till her eyes were swollen. Silently shedding tears while resolutely powering through math papers.

Tears drenched the papers, crumpling them up bit by bit.

She persevered, solving problems on the damp crinkled papers.

She had to test into A University!

After madly attempting two sets of math papers, Lin Jianzhi took a deep breath and checked the time.

It was already late into the night, but she still couldn't fall asleep.

She logged into Weibo again, browsing through Zhu Liheng's past.

She didn't have his contact, this was her only way to understand him.

He really was so outstanding. His friends were outstanding too, and his Physics digest collections were filled with things she didn't understand.

Although she didn't understand the content, she could comprehend the vast amount of glowing comments.

Lin Jianzhi had read many comments, and from the snippets she understood - at this time, Zhu Liheng was quite famous in Physics circles, even holding a certain standing.

And he was only 20, still studying in university!

So impressive!