After Chén Zhāoyáng and Lín Xiǎotáng solemnly wrote down their choices on the application form, they walked out of the classroom hand in hand. The gentle afterglow of the setting sun fell upon them, sketching a scene full of hope and beauty. At that moment, their hearts were filled with anticipation for the future, as if they could already see themselves fighting side by side in their ideal high school. However, they also clearly knew that before stepping through the gates of that ideal high school, there was still a crucial battle awaiting them: the senior high school entrance examination.
As the exam date drew closer, the entire school was enveloped in a tense atmosphere of preparation. Chén Zhāoyáng and Lín Xiǎotáng did not dare to slack off in the slightest, immersing themselves in a sea of practice problems every day while encouraging and supervising each other.
In the early morning, before the first rays of sunlight had fully illuminated the campus, they arrived early at the classroom to recite texts and review formulas. At night, with the moonlight shimmering like water, they still buried themselves in studying under their desk lamps, repeatedly drilling into every single knowledge point and difficult problem. Amidst this intense studying, the budding ambiguity between them grew ever richer, becoming a mutual spiritual solace during moments of exhaustion. A single encouraging glance or a caring word was enough to recharge each other with motivation.
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