Just in Time Chapter 111
Translated by Sylver (ko-fi)
Extra 1: Exam Results
On the day of checking the college entrance exam results, Yi Chenliang was receiving an IV drip due to gastroenteritis.
He held his phone with one hand, his expression serious. "Brother, have you checked it yet?"
Yun Fang looked at the spinning circle on the screen. "Not yet, too many people are checking right now."
This kind of moment was especially torturous. The final result was within reach, yet it refused to appear, making one's heart race.
Neither of them had estimated their scores after finishing the exam. They had enjoyed themselves carefree for a while, and finally, the day to check their scores arrived. However, Yi Chenliang had eaten something bad for breakfast and had been running to the bathroom non-stop. Yun Fang had to drag him to the hospital for an IV.
Yi Chenliang's face was still pale as he sat limply in the chair.
Yun Fang sat beside him and reached out to take his phone away.
"Hey—" Yi Chenliang tried to grab it back but Yun Fang held his arm down.
"Stay still." Yun Fang kept the phone in his own hand. "Want some warm water?"
"No." Yi Chenliang leaned against him and let out a big yawn. "Check again, is it out yet?"
"We'll check again in a bit." Yun Fang turned off the phone. "Let's talk about you eating ice cream and drinking cold cola for breakfast early this morning."
Yi Chenliang: "..."
Yun Fang had added a small refrigerator at home to store some vegetables and meat. However, Yi Chenliang had secretly bought a big bag of ice cream and soda to put inside. He would happily eat two or three ice creams and drink two bottles of soda every day, feeling like he was in heaven.
Yun Fang had scolded him many times. Yi Chenliang's attitude when admitting his mistake was extremely good, but he just wouldn't change.
This morning, while Yun Fang was out for a run, he had tasted three different flavors of chocolate-covered ice cream, plus a bottle of cold cola. He was contentedly finishing the last sip when Yun Fang, who had returned early from his run, caught him red-handed.
Startled, Yi Chenliang let out a gassy burp.
"So this is why you suddenly didn't want to go running today?" Yun Fang stood at the doorway, looking at him with an amused yet stern expression.
At that moment, Yi Chenliang sensed danger. The packaging on the table and the empty bottle in his hand were such strong evidence of his guilt. He gave a sheepish smile, just about to admit his mistake, when suddenly a sharp pain twisted in his stomach. His face contorted, and he leapt up from the sofa, rushing towards the bathroom.
Then, because he was almost dehydrated from diarrhea, Yun Fang forcibly dragged him to the hospital.
Finished with his recollection, Yi Chenliang felt a headache coming on.
Just as Yun Fang was about to start lecturing, Yi Chenliang extended two fingers and made them "walk" like a little person on the back of Yun Fang's hand. Then, he bent his index and middle fingers as if kneeling down. Yi Chenliang even provided a voice for them, saying, "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Yun Fang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He flicked Yi Chenliang's hand with his finger, saying, "You weirdo."
Yi Chenliang continued voicing the fingers. "So, can our handsome, mighty, and powerful big brother stop being angry now?"
Yun Fang reached out and tugged on his ear. "Am I angry? Don't you know your own stomach isn't good? Were you really that hungry for sweets?"
Yi Chenliang didn't dodge, obediently letting him pull his ear, looking at him pitifully. "I'll never dare to do it again."
Yun Fang couldn't stand seeing him like this. He let go of his ear and gave it a gentle rub. "No pouting."
Yi Chenliang took the chance to grab his phone back and tried logging in again. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Holy crap! I'm in!"
He entered his exam number and password, then deleted it, saying nervously, "Let's check yours first."
Yun Fang reached out and squeezed the back of his neck. "Don't be nervous."
"I'm not nervous." Yi Chenliang entered Yun Fang's exam number and password, took a deep breath, and clicked.
The few seconds of waiting seemed to stretch endlessly. Yi Chenliang swallowed hard, and at the moment the text appeared, he squeezed his eyes shut.
Yun Fang looked at him and smiled. "You're this nervous about checking my score?"
"How much?" Yi Chenliang opened his eyes a crack, and when he saw the number, he nearly jumped out of his chair. "Holy shit! 668! Brother!!"
His sudden movement almost dislodged the IV needle. Yun Fang hurriedly held him down, laughing, "Calm down, calm down."
Yi Chenliang grabbed his hand. "Holy crap, you're really amazing! 668!"
Yun Fang took his phone and entered Yi Chenliang's exam number and password. The small circle kept spinning on the screen.
Hearing his own score, Yun Fang wasn't too surprised - it was close to what he had estimated. But when checking Yi Chenliang's score, he unexpectedly became nervous.
Yi Chenliang's performance in the three mock exams had been unstable. To get into S University and choose a suitable major, he needed at least 630 points, which was right within Yi Chenliang's fluctuating score range.
Yun Fang unconsciously tightened his grip on Yi Chenliang's hand.
Although he had always told Yi Chenliang that they didn't have to go to the same university, he actually hoped they could be together.
The phone screen flashed, and the final score appeared.
Yun Fang vigorously ruffled Yi Chenliang's hair.
Yi Chenliang still had his eyes closed. "How much did I get? I'm sure I messed up the physics part. Did I even break 600?"
Yun Fang sighed softly near his ear.
Yi Chenliang's heart instantly sank. He opened his eyes sadly, "I knew I wouldn't reach 600—Holy sh*t!!"
Yun Fang held the phone screen in front of his eyes, where the three digits "639" were clearly displayed.
"639!" Yi Chenliang grabbed Yun Fang's arm, almost flying with joy. "639!!"
Yun Fang smiled and held him down. "That's right."
Yi Chenliang excitedly cupped Yun Fang's face and gave him a kiss.
The hospital corridor was busy with people coming and going. Yi Chenliang felt a bit embarrassed after the kiss, but he still couldn't contain his happiness. He cleared his throat and said softly, "You got 668, I got 639, and S University's admission score last year was 623."
Yun Fang smiled, "Yes, we can go to S University together."
With the scores out, Yun Fang first told Tang Yi and Yun Heyu, then called Old He.
Old He first advised him to choose his major carefully, then expressed some regret, "Actually, when you went through independent recruitment, you could have chosen those few universities better than S University... Ah, who told you to set your heart on S University..."
Yun Fang stood by the hospital window, turned to look at the bubbling-with-joy Yi Chenliang, and smiled, "Well, S University is quite good."
"But with your score, plus the points reduction from independent recruitment, you can choose one of S University's top majors, which is also very good," Old He felt a bit sorry, but not regretful.
With Yun Fang's score, even if he went to those better universities, he might not be able to choose the best majors. It was a case of not being able to have the best of both worlds.
After chatting with Old He for a few more sentences, Yun Fang hung up the phone.
Yi Chenliang became lively again after finishing his IV drip. With the scores out, he was fully revived and dragged Yun Fang back home.
Yun Heyu and Tang Yi were very proud of their scores. In their eyes, top universities like Tsinghua and Peking were too distant, and they never expected Yun Fang to get in. They had never had high demands for Yun Fang's studies. From childhood, as long as he could finish the homework assigned by teachers, he was a good child. They never enrolled him in tutoring classes. If they had to say they had any expectations, they would have been satisfied if Yun Fang could get into a first-tier university.
Now Yun Fang's score exceeded the first-tier line by over 100 points, and Yi Chenliang exceeded it by nearly 70 points. They were definitely going to first-tier universities.
Yun Heyu and Tang Yi were elated for several days, while Yun Fang and Yi Chenliang were busy choosing their majors.
Yi Chenliang curled up on the sofa, looking at the college application guide. He had almost worn out the page for S University, with several majors circled in highlighter that he could choose with his score.
"Big Yi, I want to study archaeology!" Yi Chenliang suddenly sat up and said to Yun Fang.
Yun Fang was taken aback. "Archaeology?"
"Yes!" Yi Chenliang looked very excited. "Do you remember when we were little, we loved watching documentaries for a while? Many of them were about archaeology."
"During that year I was abroad, I went to an archaeological site with some classmates, following a bearded professor. We stayed there for half a month, it was really interesting," Yi Chenliang said. "I told you about it when I just came back, do you remember?"
"Of course I remember," Yun Fang smiled. "Your eyes were shining when you told me."
But Yun Fang could barely remember watching archaeology documentaries as a child. He only vaguely recalled hating the commercials that interrupted them, sitting in front of the TV for entire days.
"If you like it, go study it," Yun Fang told him.
He didn't analyze job prospects or industry development for Yi Chenliang. In his view, simply liking something was enough reason to choose it.
With him around, Yi Chenliang could do anything he liked.
Yi Chenliang was very happy after choosing his major. Yun Fang looked at the top few majors on the S University page - physics, mathematics, finance... There were detailed classifications below. He finally circled one with his pen.
Yi Chenliang curiously peered over. "Which one did you choose?"
"Clinical Medicine," Yun Fang said, looking down at the words.
Yi Chenliang was puzzled. "You want to be a doctor?"
"Mm, I suppose so," Yun Fang looked up at him. "I want to learn... to save people."
He used to only know how to kill, never how to save. He didn't believe in karma before, but Wan Hui's words about paying for one's sins with one's life before death left a deep impression on him.
He had committed too many murders. If karma and the cycle of good and evil really existed in this world, then he hoped in this life he could do good deeds and accumulate virtue by curing diseases and saving people.
Just the act of bringing people back from the brink of death was enough to make him feel awe.
Back then, he stopped the knife aimed at Wang Youwei for Yi Chenliang's sake. Now, he was picking up the life-saving scalpel on the operating table for his own sake.
So that he could stay with Yi Chenliang longer.