I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 218 - 210 Look Up

Chapter 218: Chapter 210 Look Up

Perhaps it is because summer vacation is approaching, the school forum has become active again.

This time, the buzz is entirely due to the fact that the rank one of the second year has finally changed hands.

The person who posted the message did so anonymously, but you can tell from the tone that it is a girl.

The original post is quite long, consisting of several paragraphs—

Before class this afternoon, I heard that Li Qingran from class one had surpassed the perennial first ranker. Truth be told, although it wasn’t me who ranked first, I was truly excited all afternoon and even now I can’t sleep after getting home.

What sticks with me the most is something a teacher said back when I was in middle school. He said: "Girls’ mental agility is usually quicker than boys’ in elementary and middle school. But when it really comes to high school, the mental agility of most girls cannot match that of boys, especially when they choose science subjects, it’s easy to see the gap."

Perhaps I’m being oversensitive, but that statement really left a deep psychological shadow on me. I didn’t believe what that teacher said, yet I lacked the means to prove him wrong.

It is also because of what that teacher said, that when choosing subjects in high school, I deliberately chose science. With so many students in high school science, I refuse to believe that the first rank will always be boys.

Then, I watched as Xie Ying’an ranked first time and again over the past two years. Just when I was almost about to believe it and was psychologically breaking down, Li Qingran gave me such a big surprise.

Now, I really want to tell that teacher, he was truly wrong. Look! Our Li Qingran, inconspicuous for two years, still managed to emerge on top.

That teacher, as an educator, just because of such a dismissive remark, how big a shadow can it cast in a student’s heart? I don’t know if he has ever thought about this...

But after this time, I’ve truly reconciled with that statement.

Thanks to Li Qingran’s efforts, I will definitely study hard and prove myself from now on.

Above, this may seem a bit incoherent, but it’s really because I’m too happy.

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A boy commented second floor: Just this? Really too sentimental.

Third floor: What? The first rank changed hands? Why haven’t I heard about this?

Fourth floor: Hugs, sister. I totally understand you, I’ve also had mild depression because of something a teacher said before...

Fifth floor: Good heavens, how can there be such an unethical teacher???

...

Ninth floor: I’m a first-year student, you said Li Qingran is a second-year?

Ten Floor: Li Qingran? Sounds like a familiar name.

Someone replied below Ten Floor: She’s truly an inspiration, just at the beginning of the second half of her sophomore year, her grades were unstable for a while, and there was even a post made for betting on her grades on the forum, if you’re interested, you can scroll down and take a look.

Ten Floor asked: I’m eager to know the result of the bet right now, can you tell me first, sister?

Follow-up: Two words—Face-slapped!

The responses piled up to several hundred floors.

Some said: When did Li Qingran rank first? How come they haven’t heard about it?

Others said: Just because she ranked first this time doesn’t mean she will always do so in the future, perhaps Xie Ying’an just made a mistake this time, after all, there’s hardly a point difference between them.

Yet another comment mentioned: The effort Li Qingran puts into her studies warrants her achievement today.

Ji He lay on the bed, scrolling slightly with his fingers on the smartphone screen, reading the post about Li Qingran ranking first, which already had over three hundred responses.

Ji He scrolled to the last response, opened the grid on the screen, and began typing—

Junior Sister is indeed amazing, not only is she beautiful, but her grades are also so good.

After typing this line, he clicked to post, adding his bit to the layer of responses.

In this college entrance exam, Ji He achieved the satisfactory results he desired, which could qualify him to be recommended for admission by Ji Yanchen’s school.

Thinking that he could still be classmates with Ji Yanchen in the future, he couldn’t help but smile as he looked at his phone.

It was just past ten o’clock at night, and having played games at home for almost a month, Ji He was almost nauseated at the sight of the game icons on his phone.

Having slept too much during the day, he tossed and turned in bed, listless, and now he found himself unable to sleep.

What to do when unable to sleep?

Ji He’s eyes once again landed on his phone, which still displayed the forum thread he had just replied to; he hadn’t exited it yet.

After staring at the phone screen for a while, his eyes lit up with an idea, and he abruptly sat up in bed, tapping the screen twice, saving a screenshot to the album.

Ji He opened WeChat, not even needing to search the contacts list for Ji Yanchen’s name because it was already pinned at the top.

He sent the screenshot he had just taken and then waited quietly.

One minute, three minutes, five minutes, ten minutes passed, and there was no response.

Maybe he’s asleep? Ji He thought, quickly dismissing this guess.

Another symptom of Ji Yanchen’s loneliness is difficulty sleeping; he sleeps very little, which is why his mood is often low and his loneliness severe, conflicting and unhealable for ages.

After waiting another ten minutes, still no response from the other end, Ji He could not wait any longer and sent a few more messages.

Ji He: Are you asleep, God Ji?

Ji He: They’re posting about Junior Sister’s legendary deeds on the school forum, she ranked first in the year, want to take a look?

Still no response from the other end.

Ji He was accustomed to this; he didn’t wait any longer and made a video call through WeChat.

The first call rang until it ended unattended; he made a second, a third... the seventh call finally got picked up.

Maybe because the lights were off, Ji Yanchen’s end was pitch black, and after picking up the call, he didn’t speak; it was completely silent.

Ji He didn’t mind these little details, positioned the camera towards his face, smiled at the screen, and said: "God Ji, still not asleep?"

After a long while, a gentle "Mm" came from the other end.

The voice was low, slightly hoarse, as if he hadn’t spoken in a long time.

Ji He started chatting to the microphone all by himself about the school forum events, saying how amazing Junior Sister was for scoring the top position in the year.

There was no response from the other end; Ji He paused and then asked: "God Ji, are you listening?"

"...Yes."

This time the reply was quicker than when first questioned, but the voice was still very hoarse, devoid of any emotion.

Ji He tried to switch the topic, mentioning they had been admitted to the same university and in a month, when it was time to start classes in September, they could go to university together. He even asked Ji Yanchen if he was even a little happy?

Only silence answered him.

Ji He sighed silently, reminding him to look at the picture he had just sent.

Still silence from the other end, followed by a soft "Mm," then the call was hung up.

He didn’t even know if Ji Yanchen had looked at the screenshot he sent.

Ji He threw his phone aside, laid down on his bed spread-eagle, his gaze becoming vacant as he stared at the ceiling, suddenly feeling dispirited.

In his memory, God Ji was always like this, even though looking up would mean brightness, he was accustomed to looking down, facing the darkness.

Like being trapped in a cage.

Look up, God Ji, he silently prayed in his heart: give a chance for the light to enter your world.