February 5th.
Senior three students returned to school one after another.
The college entrance examination countdown: 151 days.
In the past, many would fall asleep during Chinese language classes, but now many are busy solving problems.
The countdown to the college entrance examination looms like a huge mountain over everyone's heads.
Exams have become bi-monthly events.
William improved by one place in the first monthly exam.
Ninth place, 558 points.
He improved by one place in the second monthly exam.
562 points.
It seems that the higher up, the slower the progress.
March 1st, the lunar calendar's February 4th.
The countdown to the college entrance examination is only 99 days left.
The feeling of tension is becoming more and more intense. During the morning break, those who can't hold on have already dozed off, and some are working on problems.
Daniel stretched, stood up, and prepared to go outside for some fresh air.
"Ellie!"
Ellie smiled at Daniel.
Hearing Daniel's voice, William, who was originally immersed in solving problems, looked up and saw Ellie at the back door.
Ellie was wearing a white coat, with light-colored jeans below, her small face buried in a scarf, her face was pink and white, her apricot eyes were clear and bright.
William dropped the pen in his hand, stood up, walked towards the door, and said, "Why are you here?"
"To tell you happy birthday."
Ellie said, handing him the cake and gift in her hand.
William took the things from her, unable to hide the smile in his eyes, and said, "Thank you, Little Teacher."
The two hadn't spoken a few words when many people came out of the class, and in an instant, Ellie was surrounded.
Ellie was surrounded by the class and asked for a long time.
William stood by, almost with dissatisfaction written on his face.
Aria held Ellie's hand and talked a lot, suddenly feeling a chill on her back. She turned her head and saw William next to her; his expression was quite fierce.
She said to Ellie, "I'll chat with you later."
The class bell rang, and Ellie sat in the seat next to William.
William said, "Aren't you going back, Little Teacher?"
Ellie shook her head at him, "I'll accompany you for your birthday at noon."
In the fourth period, Miss Clark was lecturing when she walked to the back row and suddenly saw Ellie there. She said, "Ellie is back?"
Ellie smiled, "Yes, just came back to visit."
Miss Clark quite liked Ellie; her Chinese language scores were enough for her to brag to other Chinese language teachers.
Although this score had nothing to do with her.
At noon, in the corner of the cafeteria.
Three people surrounded the table and sang a birthday song for William.
Daniel and Mason didn't know Ellie had bought a cake; they had ordered one as well.
Ellie said, "Make a wish quickly."
William clasped his hands, made a wish, and then blew out the candles.
Faced with two cakes, four people were puzzled.
Daniel said, "Let's eat Ellie's, and the one Mason and I ordered can be shared with the classmates back in class."
William cut the cake and handed the first piece to Ellie.
"The first piece is for the birthday person."
William then cut the second piece and handed it to Ellie.
The table was full of food brought by Ellie.
Daniel said, "Ellie, are you bored at home lately?"
Ellie said, "It's okay."
In the first few days after going back, she felt at a loss, not knowing what to do.
Later, she re-read the books on her bookshelf and waited for William to come home from school in the evening.
Occasionally, she would also flip through the chat records with William.
After finishing eating, the group cleaned up the table and threw the things into the trash can.
William said, "I'll walk you to the main gate."
"No need."
"It's okay, I'll accompany you."
The two walked side by side and ran into Mr. Anderson wandering around the school.
Mr. Anderson now sees William with a smile and pats his shoulder, saying, "Keep up the good work."
William smiled, "Okay."
Mr. Anderson then turned his gaze to Ellie and said, "Just came back to visit?"
Ellie hummed in response.
"Alright, you take her to the gate."
William escorted Ellie to the gate.
Ellie looked at him and said, "Still have to wish Little William a happy eighteenth birthday."
"Can I wish that Little Teacher will always be by my side in the future?"
Ellie pursed her lips and didn't speak because she knew it was impossible.
William laughed, "Then I wish I will always be by Little Teacher's side."
"William, it's said that if you speak out your wishes, they won't come true."
"It's okay, the wish I made today is not that one."
Hearing the class bell ring, Ellie looked up and saw several people running wildly in the school and said, "Hurry back, William."
William stared at her for a while and said, "Okay, I'm going back now."
It always seemed that William was the one who saw her off; she rarely saw William's back as he left.
The young man was tall, with an upright figure, long arms and legs, and the school uniform on him had a bit of a rebellious taste.
He looked back three times with each step.
Ellie waved gently at him.
"Goodbye, William," Ellie whispered.
One day, she would have to say goodbye to William.
The wind scattered the girl's voice and carried it to an unknown distance.
...
In the evening.
William opened the gift from Ellie.
A bag contained several sets of exam papers, with light-colored sticky notes on them.
She said: You still need to do the college entrance examination papers.
William looked at that sentence and couldn't help but laugh again.
In another bag was a pair of shoes, basketball shoes.
He tried them on, and they fit perfectly. He suddenly remembered that he had never mentioned his shoe size.
He took out his phone, took a picture of the exam papers and the shoes, and sent a message to Ellie.
[William]: Picture.
[William]: Little Teacher always cares about me as usual.
[William]: I like the shoes very much, but how did Little Teacher know my size?
Ellie didn't reply for a long time.
William took out the exam papers from his bag, preparing to do a few sets while waiting for her reply.
He finished a set of papers and looked at the time; it was already past eleven at night.
He opened their chat record again.
She hadn't replied.
On the other side, Ellie suddenly fainted and was taken to the hospital.
SuSan held her, never feeling the person in her arms so light, almost weightless.
The doctor outside the door spoke softly to the three people: "The patient's constitution was originally weak, and now she has severe anemia, with some organs showing severe failure, which led to the fainting. This situation may occur often in the future. The patient's family should pay more attention."
Ellie opened her eyes, looking at the dazzling lights and the surroundings filled with white.
She knew she was in the hospital again.
"Ellie, what do you want to eat?" Jennifer asked.
Ellie just shook her head.
She looked at the ceiling with hollow eyes and then said, "What time is it?"
"It's past eleven."
"Give me my phone first."
SuSan handed Ellie her phone.
Ellie looked at it and saw the message from William.
Her head was very dizzy, but she forced herself to reply to a few messages.
[Ellie]: I just fell asleep.
[Ellie]: I noticed it before, so I knew.
William quickly replied on the other side.
[A bit cute little William]: If you're sleepy, sleep more. Good night, Little Teacher.
[Ellie]: Good luck on the college entrance exam, William.
William looked at her message and sent a voice message.
Ellie played his voice message over and over.
He said: I will, Little Teacher, wait for me in the future.