On the morning of the 25th.
Xu Lin had just gotten up not long ago when Yu Xinyan came over to knock on the door.
"Xu Lin, can I talk to you about something?"
"Sure, go ahead."
"I want to join Jiangdu University's summer camp. If I get through, I can go to the best college at Jiangdu University. What do you think?" Yu Xinyan said.
Xu Lin suddenly understood.
Such prestigious universities always have activities like summer camps or special programs, which is quite normal.
"Xu Lin, do you think I should go?"
"Of course, you should go. Why wouldn't you?"
"But I'll be away for a month, won't see you, and I won't be able to get our driver's licenses together..."
Yu Xinyan was in a real dilemma, fiddling with her fingers.
Right now, if Yu Xinyan wants to see Xu Lin, it only takes a few minutes to get there since they're in the same neighborhood.
But if she joins the summer camp, she'll have to go to another city for a month, and Yu Xinyan doesn't feel good about that. Of course, her parents, Yu Jianhua and them, surely want her to go, but she wanted to ask Xu Lin's opinion.
"The internet is so advanced nowadays. We can just video call then!"
Xu Lin said, "By then, you can go to the best college at Jiangdu University, and you'll have a bright future. Just go for it, don't overthink it,"
"Alright then, I'll join the summer camp."
Yu Xinyan was still quite torn on the inside.
As for the future prospects, she didn't really care about that.
The way Yu Xinyan saw it, living a simple, ordinary life was enough, she hadn't thought much beyond that.
"Xu Lin, if I join the summer camp, I have to leave tomorrow afternoon!"
"Well, I wish you all the best."
"I haven't even left yet!"
Yu Xinyan spent the day with Xu Lin in his room playing games, Xu Lin played while she watched.
Yu Xinyan had learned Xu Lin's daily rhythm; he would always feel sleepy in the afternoon around two or three o'clock and would need to take a nap.
Yu Xinyan was just waiting.
Sure enough, near three o'clock, Xu Lin started to feel drowsy.
That's how Xu Lin's sleep schedule was during summer vacation.
"I'm going to take a nap. Damn, I'm tired!"
With that, Xu Lin lay down on the bed. Young people sleep well, and before long, he was asleep.
And Yu Xinyan waited for ten minutes.
"Xu Lin?"
"Xu Lin?"
Yu Xinyan leaned over and called out again, "Xu Lin?"
Once she confirmed Xu Lin was truly asleep, Yu Xinyan leaned in close to Xu Lin's face and gave him a peck on the lips.
Her heart was racing, beating very fast.
In short, Yu Xinyan was extremely nervous.
But after just one kiss, she felt unsatisfied, so Yu Xinyan leaned in again and kissed him for more than half a minute this time.
Yu Xinyan was so nervous she felt she was unbelievably brave to dare kiss him for so long.
Luckily, Xu Lin didn't wake up.
Eventually.
Yu Xinyan reluctantly pulled away, sitting up properly on the bed.
Sha sha...
At that moment, the sky outside was clear, still windy, a gentle breeze, a June breeze.
It's also the breeze of youth.
It's invisible yet tangible when you reach out for it.
Yu Xinyan suddenly recalled a June breeze from last year.
Back then, they were still in their second year of high school. She went to a small convenience store near the school to buy something when five shady people catcalled her, saying unpleasant things. Xu Lin had just finished school and was planning to go to the internet cafe above the convenience store and happened to see it. Without a word, he went up and fought them, sending all five to the hospital. It was the first time Yu Xinyan saw Xu Lin so violent, one of them even got a few teeth knocked out, all bloody.
Xu Lin would risk everything for her, and Yu Xinyan would resolutely stand by Xu Lin's side.
"Time flies so fast!"
Yu Xinyan sighed.
The next day came as expected.
In the afternoon, Yu Xinyan messaged Xu Lin: "Xu Lin, I'm off to that summer camp now. My mom is taking me there!"
Xu Lin reminded her, "OK, stay safe!"
Yu Xinyan: "Got it! Remember not to stay up too late!"
With one less person around, Xu Lin suddenly felt an emptiness inside.
"Damn, let's continue playing games!"
Eighteen-year-old Xu Lin was bound to be at an age of carefree indifference.
While others were losing sleep over filling out college applications, even his family was worried, Xu Lin was busy playing games.
Lei Haolong messaged him: "Xu Lin, I'm so nervous! It's just two days till we have to fill out the application for our first batch undergraduate program. I might take a shot at a major university, but can't guarantee I'll make it!"
Xu Lin: "Aren't you afraid to end up in a terrible major?"
Lei Haolong: "I'm planning to allow adjustments, so I might end up in a crappy field."
Lei Haolong: "Xu Lin, are you going to Jiangdu?"
"Going to Jiangdu." Xu Lin replied.
"My applications are all in Jiangdu, damn it, I must go to a big city!"
Lei Haolong: "I can't do it, gotta go all-in for the major university. My scores aren't stable enough, I should probably aim for a first-tier school. There are a lot of good ones in Jiangdu, especially with my score, I can choose the best. What about you, Xu Lin?"
Xu Lin: "Second-tier, didn't I already tell you?"
Lei Haolong: Doesn't matter, second-tier also means we can soar, thirty years on the east, thirty years on the west, don't underestimate the youth!
Xu Lin: "You must have read too many novels?"
Lei Haolong: "Hey, Xu Lin, it just occurred to me, do you feel any pressure? I heard Yu Xinyan joined Jiangdu University's summer camp. She can get into the best college there and truly become a pillar of strength for the country in the future!"
Xu Lin: "Game is on."
Lei Haolong: "Crap!"
Xu Lin tossed his phone aside and kept playing games.
Incidentally, Shifang asked him today if he would take on some writing jobs, but Xu Lin turned it down for now since he wanted to wait until the application process was over before considering these things.
It's worth mentioning that Moonlit Night's book continues to be a hit, previously releasing one chapter per day of a 60,000-word draft, and the remaining chapters are still enough for more than half a month. He had mastered maximizing benefits.
Shifang's story had also reached a climax in the plot, Xu Lin's writing amazed the readers, and the readers thought the original author Shifang had an epiphany at the Dragon Field. This book was also a hit at the moment.
So now, several people in Shifang's group were waiting for Xu Lin to have free time to commission more work.
Just like that, three days passed, the early batch applications ended, and it was finally time for the first batch undergraduate applications to begin.
In the morning, Lei Haolong was the first to call Xu Lin.
"Xu Lin, you lazy bum, get up and prepare for the college applications! Xu Lin, I'm so nervous..."
Lei Haolong babbled a bunch of things.
Xu Lin simply said, "There's nothing to be nervous about applying for colleges, it's not first come, first serve. As long as your score is enough, you can submit it at the last second."
"Xu Lin, how can you be so calm about this?"
"That's why so many girls like me, right?"
"Crap! Xu Lin, you bastard!"
Lei Haolong took a deep breath, having read online that girls don't necessarily like handsome guys, but they do like those with a certain sexual appeal, like Xu Lin, who seemed to have a fearless aura in whatever he did.
So Lei Haolong tried to calm himself down.
But then his mom called him, "Lei Haolong, get over here and get ready to fill out your applications!"
Ugh!
As soon as he heard the words "college applications," Lei Haolong got nervous again.
"Mom, I know!"
On the other hand, Xu Lin wasn't in a hurry.
When the application system first opened, it was lagging, so Xu Lin didn't bother with it.
He only opened the college application system in the afternoon for the first time.
But just as he was about to open the college application system.
His system popped up with a notification.
A line of text appeared on the computer screen.
[College Application+.]
Could a task be triggered?
Xu Lin immediately clicked it open.
Recently, there hadn't been any new tasks refreshing.
[Triggerable Task: College Bargain!]
Oh?
Xu Lin was curious about what it was.
[Note: Major university? You can grab a bargain! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you'll become a one-in-a-million lucky person!]
"Wow! You can still snag a spot in a top university?"
Xu Lin wasn't entirely unfamiliar with the concept. It had happened before, but it was extremely rare, with no real reference points.
But now, there was actually a chance to grab a spot at a top university?
Xu Lin continued to click to see more details.
[Note: Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics, due to certain reasons, didn't fill its quota this year. You can apply as long as you surpass the first-tier line!]
In fact, the system notification mentioned several good universities besides Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics that didn't fill their quotas, but Xu Lin didn't even look at them because they weren't in Jiangdu. Xu Lin was determined to go to Jiangdu, nowhere else, and among those schools that didn't fill spots, the best was Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics.
"Awesome, Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics!"
At this moment, Xu Lin was no longer calm.
Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics is the top among numerous finance schools in the country. In past years, you couldn't even glimpse its entrance without at least 630 marks.
Now, you only need to pass the first-tier line to apply?
This was a windfall dropping from the sky!