As the semester was coming to an end, Lu Heng passed the national second-level athlete assessment, which meant he had a high chance of being admitted to the sports college early, as long as his general examination scores were satisfactory. Xiang Yu was very happy, "Lu Heng, I knew it, I knew it, I knew you could do it." Xiang Yu's eyes sparkled as she looked at Lu Heng. She was so happy that her eyebrows curved into a smile, making her look especially lively. Lu Heng couldn't help but reach out his hand, wanting to touch Xiang Yu's hair, but he restrained himself and patted her shoulder instead, "You can do it too, I am pretty sure." Xiang Yu's expression, however, was somewhat confused. It was the most critical moment, but for some reason, she recently felt a bit slack, aimless, and lost. She constantly felt a sense of disorientation, not knowing where she was or where she was headed, feeling like she had no place to settle or rest. These emotions came without reason; she wanted to stop thinking about them but didn't know how to let go. Lu Heng looked at Xiang Yu seriously, his brow slightly furrowed, unsure of what she was thinking. He called her, "Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu." Xiang Yu finally focused her eyes on Lu Heng's face and forced a smile, "Maybe I've been too tense and busy lately, and I'm a bit tired." She sighed softly and lowered her head, "I don't know either. My mind is all over the place, with many thoughts, but I can't grasp them. I don't even know what I'm thinking, but it feels like those thoughts are running around in my head all the time." Lu Heng's hand dropped from Xiang Yu's shoulder and grabbed her arm, "When you can't figure something out, don't think about it. Just keep doing practical things. One thing after another, you'll eventually know what you want, and you can definitely do it, Xiang Yu?" Lu Heng's voice carried comfort and inquiry. Xiang Yu listened to him seriously. Don't think about anything, just do it. One day you'll know what you want, and you can definitely do it. Xiang Yu repeated in her heart and slowly nodded at Lu Heng.
After the general examinations, Lu Heng was successfully admitted to the sports college, which meant he had almost the happiest year of his life. The teacher, afraid he would affect others, moved him to the back row of the classroom, along with a few other students who had been admitted to teachers' colleges after the exams. No one was really managing them anymore, as long as they didn't cause too much trouble and disturb others, they were free. He took on many tasks for the class, such as distributing and collecting test papers, moving lab equipment, cleaning the blackboard, and also fetching water and bringing breakfast for Xiang Yu.
Xiao Zhanyuan had excellent academic performance. Once, Xiang Yu asked him which university he planned to apply to, and he said he wanted to study medicine. Xiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Deep down, Xiang Yu was somewhat worried that Xiao Zhanyuan might apply to the same university as her, leading to an entangled and unclear relationship. Hearing that he wanted to study medicine, she felt relieved. "Do you want to apply for the seven-year MD program at the Medical University? The admission score for that is much higher than Hu University, and they only admit a few dozen people each year," Xiang Yu asked. "Yes," Xiao Zhanyuan replied, "That should be the best choice for me. The tuition is cheap, and it has a secure future." "Do you like being a doctor?" "I don't know." "Hmm, I don't really know what I like to do or what I want to do in the future either," Xiang Yu thought for a moment. "I've always been drawing, but it seems like I'm not very talented, and I never thought about becoming an artist in the future. I want to do things that make myself and those people I like happy, even though I don't know what that is yet." "Doing things that make yourself and those people you like happy?" Xiao Zhanyuan repeated. "Yes, I don't know what it is yet. I want to make myself and those people I like happy." "That's really nice," Xiao Zhanyuan said. "Actually, if you end up liking what you do, wouldn't that make you happy too?"