CHAPTER 201: 200: APPOINTMENT (THIRD UPDATE)

Wang Ping looked at his expression and didn’t dare to admit what he said anymore, but in his heart, he felt indignant. Every time something concerning Ye Ling and Ye Qian came up, Dongzi instantly seemed like a different person, obviously conflicted yet not allowing anyone to speak up. Looking at him like that, he clearly hadn’t even realized it himself.

Wang Ping, though usually straightforward, had seen the signs after all this time and wanted to remind him with a few words, but seeing his fierce demeanor, he didn’t dare say more.

Zhao Guodong angrily said, "In the future, don’t talk about it at home anymore. Ye Ling and I are just buddies, good brothers, you understand? You know she once liked me. Bringing it up now isn’t making her lose face? Can we even be brothers after this? Besides, the relationship between the sisters isn’t good to begin with, and causing a rift over this matter would be our fault too."

Wang Ping twitched his mouth, really speechless.

When the two of them came out from the room, Ye Ling and Zhang Linong had already planned out their study schedule. Ye Ling lifted her head from the book and looked at the two of them, "Done with your fussing? If you’re done, sit down and listen. There are only two months, no time to waste."

Zhao Guodong awkwardly twitched his mouth but said nothing, and Ye Ling didn’t say more either. She took out the examples she had prepared and started with junior year math. Ye Ling knew that simply explaining once and letting them review themselves wasn’t feasible, so she extended from one question to the underlying knowledge, allowing her to cover many topics at once and do so quickly.

Mrs. Zhao sat in the West Room, tilting her ear to hear only Ye Ling’s voice explaining questions in the living room, along with the occasional questions from her grandson. She nodded in satisfaction. The Ye Family’s eldest girl seemed like a good match, explaining with such dedication. Even though she couldn’t understand it herself, seeing that her usually mischievous grandson could sit still and even ask questions showed that he was genuinely engaged.

Starting from a bit after five in the afternoon, they kept going until ten at night. Ye Ling was very satisfied with the progress, feeling that if they kept at it like this, they could finish teaching the entire junior year math in less than ten days.

"Alright, let’s stop for today." The only thing Ye Ling was dissatisfied with was finding that Zhao Guodong and them hadn’t even understood sophomore year math, which slowed the progress. "When you get back, if you’re not too tired, read an hour of chemistry and physics on your own. I can’t do much just by teaching, the formulas still need you to read the books and memorize them."

Zhao Guodong didn’t feel tired and was full of energy, not lifting his head, his pen kept moving, "I’ll finish this problem. Linong, help me get the chemistry book."

These junior year books were borrowed by Zhang Linong over the last few days.

Zhang Linong packed up his things, and Zhao Guodong finished his problem-solving too.

Wang Ping was also jubilant, "Ye Ling, you’re amazing. With your explanation, I feel like I understand those problems much better, like everything suddenly became clear."

He wanted to say that he wouldn’t have any problems with the upcoming exam, but then thought it’s not just about math, so he held back, though the excitement on his face was undeniable.

"Alright, as long as you work hard, there will always be rewards. But I’m not discouraging you, maybe cramming like this for two months can get you into high school, but the grades might not be high. You’re aiming for college, figure it out for yourself. If it doesn’t work, try again next year." Ye Ling didn’t want to discourage them, but it was the truth.

"I just don’t believe that studying this way won’t yield good results." Zhao Guodong’s eyes glimmered, yet no one could discern his thoughts.

Since last year, Zhao Guodong had given up on the idea of going to college. He wanted to make money, a lot of money, so he had always planned to apply to a business school. He just hadn’t told anyone about this, intending to make the decision first when filling out applications, and by then, it would be too late for problems with his father.

Ye Ling saw their confidence and didn’t say more. After sending the three of them off, knowing that Grandma Zhao had gone to bed, she returned to the East Room herself. The sheets were her own doing, the quilt was new from Grandma Zhao, hardly ever used, only taken out when guests came over. Since the Zhao Family seldom had visitors, they had never been taken out.

Ye Ling changed into her quilt cover and lay down without reading further. She felt somewhat confident about taking the exams herself. Besides, helping Zhao Guodong and the others review also counted as her own revision. Closing her eyes, Ye Ling started thinking about how to borrow questions from Xiang Weilai.

As a result, she fell asleep while thinking and when she opened her eyes the next day, Ye Ling didn’t want to move, but remembering she needed to borrow notes from Xiang Weilai, she hurriedly got up and got dressed.

Coming out of the room, she saw Grandma Zhao was already up, and Ye Ling smiled, "Grandma Zhao, I’ll cook later. I’m going out for a run first. Zhao Guodong and the others won’t be here for breakfast too early."

"You go out for a run, I’m getting old and if I don’t move around, I’ll really age fast, cooking a bit also counts as exercise. Go ahead." Mrs. Zhao fondly pushed her out the door.

Ye Ling knew further politeness would seem distant, so she tightened her clothes and headed to the little woods. Many in the compound liked jogging here, and Ye Ling just hoped for the luck that Xiang Weilai would be exercising in the morning, so she could meet him and have a chance to borrow notes.

In the little woods, people in gray-green shirts occasionally ran past. Ye Ling jogged casually, her gaze wandering around. But after running two laps, she didn’t see Xiang Weilai, feeling a bit breathless, and admittedly feeling a bit disappointed.

She could only come back tomorrow.

Ye Ling didn’t dare let Zhao Guodong and the others help find someone. Those few gathering would lead to fights, causing a pile of trouble where a message wouldn’t even get through.

Just as Ye Ling was heading back, she heard laughter behind her. Turning around, she saw Xiang Weilai walking out from behind a tree, half-smiling, "Are you exercising or looking for someone? Tired like this?"

"You saw me early on?" Hearing this, Ye Ling knew Xiang Weilai had spotted her early on. She couldn’t contain her excitement, "I was just looking for you."

Not minding his teasing of her.

After all, what Xiang Weilai said wasn’t wrong. She did indeed not come out to jog but to find someone. Seeing her speak like this, Xiang Weilai raised an eyebrow, sat on a long bench, crossed one leg over the other, "Looking for me? Go on, what is it?"

Actually, he had guessed a bit without her saying.

Looking at Ye Ling, his gaze carried a hint of admiration. She could think about what would be most effective when facing a situation, rather than blindly pushing forward.

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