Chapter 229: Chapter 229: Grandpa Si’s Video Call and Final Exams
No one noticed the girl playing the game with her eyes down, who raised an eyebrow, the smile on her lips fleeting.
It seems the relationship between my brother and the Night Covenant is a bit intriguing.
"This J’s way of doing things suits me perfectly; no matter who the opponent is, just do it if they cross the line," Mason Quinn said, both admiring and excited.
He had no idea that the person he was praising was sitting lazily on the sofa playing a game.
Upon hearing this,
George Xyler glanced at him and teased, "Even if it suits you, he’s a guy. Is our Young Master Quinn planning to change for love?"
As soon as he finished speaking,
Mason Quinn jumped immediately, "Damn, don’t twist it. I’m just purely admiring, don’t think I don’t know you feel the same way."
Having grown up together, they knew each other well.
"Pure admiration," George Xyler deliberately prolonged his tone, "I understand."
You understand nothing; can’t you speak normally?
Listening to their conversation, Claire Green’s fingers slipped, turning the screen gray in an instant.
These two are probably idiots.
Her dark, bright eyes glanced up at them and then fell again.
They traded their intelligence for looks, for real.
At this moment,
Julian Sia closed his magazine and threw it aside, looking at them with a cold gaze, exuding an oppressive aura.
Facing his gaze, the two who were quarreling immediately quieted down and didn’t dare make a sound.
"Enough messing around," the man said nonchalantly but with a dangerous tone, "now get out."
Mason Quinn and George Xyler exchanged looks and got up in tacit understanding.
They knew Julian was annoyed that they were interrupting his time alone with someone.
It wasn’t until the two disappeared that the man’s aura began to warm up.
"The final exams are approaching, but A-Jin doesn’t seem worried at all."
The man with the extremely magnetic low voice suddenly sounded in the empty living room, with a hint of teasing.
Claire Green smiled, "Is brother doubting my ability?"
Upon hearing this,
The man laughed lowly, his voice full of joy, "How dare I doubt A-Jin."
Finally,
He continued, "Grandpa plans to come over in two days."
Claire Green’s gaze paused, "You didn’t tell Grandpa Sia I’d go see him."
"I did," Julian Sia patted her head, "but Grandpa said he knows you might not want to go to the Capital City for the New Year, so he plans to come to Bayne City and spend the New Year here."
The man’s low, rich voice was tender, and his eyes were full of smiles.
Upon hearing this,
A warmth rose from her heart, her aloof eyes filled with an unfamiliar feeling.
After a while, she softly spoke, "There’s no need for Grandpa Sia to come over; he’s getting old and should travel less. I can go instead."
The matters of the Green Estate couldn’t affect her.
"Why don’t you tell Grandpa yourself?"
After speaking, the man didn’t wait for the girl to react and directly dialed a video call.
It was quickly answered on the other side, and a spirited old man’s face appeared on the screen.
"Olivia, after returning to Bayne City, you didn’t even call me, the old man. It really breaks my heart."
Grandpa Sia pretended to be heartbroken, making the girl laugh.
Seeing her smile, the old man nodded with satisfaction, "You look so good smiling, smile more in the future."
Claire Green pursed her lips and gently changed the subject, "I heard from brother that you want to come to Bayne City for the New Year."
Knowing she didn’t want to continue on that topic, Grandpa Sia smiled and teased, "Yes, since you don’t call or visit me, I can only come find you."
"Please don’t come over; I’ll go with brother to the Capital City then."
Who would have thought,
The old man didn’t agree but instead acted like a stubborn child throwing a tantrum, "I just want to see the place where you live, can’t I?"
"But your health..."
Before finishing, the old man interrupted more forcefully, "What, are you saying I’m old?"
Seeing this,
For the first time, Claire Green felt she couldn’t speak well, pondering for two seconds, "No, if Grandpa Sia really wants to come to Bayne City, let brother pick you up."
Beside her, Julian Sia raised an eyebrow, glancing over, his look clear in meaning.
A-Jin is indeed good at organizing.
Hearing this, Grandpa Sia was even happier, "Fine, did you hear that, stinky boy? Your granddaughter-in-law specifically asked you to pick me up."
Julian Sia’s voice was casual, his eyes showing a teasing smile, deliberately drawing out his words.
"Naturally, when your granddaughter-in-law orders, I must listen."
With that said,
He felt a sharp pain in his waist.
Claire Green looked at him nonchalantly, not stopping her hands.
In the old man’s eyes, their actions were deep affectionate gazes, smiling widely before ending the video call.
"Brother is getting better at taking advantage now."
Claire Green applied more force before releasing, then got up and spoke casually.
Watching the girl’s slightly fleeing back, Julian Sia rolled up the hem of his clothes, looked at the bruise on his waist, and smiled from the corner of his eyes.
Hit quite hard.
...
Two days later.
Brightsong High School’s final exams officially started, with the usual separate class exams, but what was different was that more than half of Class 6, usually scattered around, were now in the same exam hall.
Seeing the familiar faces around, Class 6 students couldn’t help puffing their chests with pride.
Even the invigilating teacher broke into a smile upon entering the exam hall and seeing them.
"The exam time is 120 minutes; you can submit the paper half an hour early." With those words, he distributed the test papers.
The moment they got the test paper, the students in every exam hall were dumbfounded, even those in Class 6, despite being mentally prepared.
Oh my.
Olivia is serious.
After the initial shock, they resigned themselves to picking up their pens and starting to solve the problems.
They definitely didn’t want to fail and then have remedial classes over winter break.
The exhausting 120 minutes finally ended with the ringing of the bell, the break time filled with discussions about the perverseness of this Chinese exam.
"The school must be crazy; the moment I got the paper, I was completely dumbfounded."
"Who isn’t? It’s like those questions know me, but I don’t know them."
"This is entirely testing who has more reserve knowledge."
Just when everyone thought only the Chinese test paper had increased difficulty, every subsequent subject’s exam made them doubt life.
Indeed, there’s no worst, only worse.
After three consecutive days of high-difficulty exams, even John Sinclair and others found it hard to endure.
If it weren’t for Olivia tutoring them at school and not letting them go after school, they might not have managed.
As the last exam ended, every exam hall echoed with cries of relief.
"It’s finally over."
"It’s only been three days, but it feels like three years; now I truly understand what it means to live each day like a year."
"This is the first time an exam has made me lose so much hair; even my hairline can’t take it."
"Both physically and mentally exhausted."
All around were the students’ complaints and grievances.
Claire Green calmly picked up her things and left, starkly contrasting with the others.
"A goddess of study is indeed a goddess of study."
"I can’t compare to the big shot; I just hope I can pass."
"Pass... I guess I should be able to?" someone uncertainly said, drawing the collective eye-rolling of everyone else.
Just as Claire Green took her first step into the classroom, Grace Carter appeared at the classroom door.
"Claire Green, don’t leave after school."