His heart ached more and more for her, his speech cautious. Yet, this only filled Wanqing with guilt.
He spent a lot of time with her, lending her a sense of security, but she worried about his work and kept asking him not to prioritize her. However, whenever he genuinely went to work, even if only for a short while, she felt uncomfortable and wished he never had to leave.
Summer vacation soon ended, and Wanqing returned to school to take her resits.
Tianxue fetched the exam questions for her and selected a set for her to revise. When test time came, Wanqing marveled at how astute Tianxue was. Yet, she found herself unable to recall some answers, suddenly realizing that her memory had worsened. This made her anxious.
She had no idea how she performed on the exam and felt she would need to resit again. However, she dared not tell Tianxue, fearing that she had wasted her efforts.
