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Chapter 87 - 86, Xie Miaohan’s Sixth Sense_1

Chapter 87: 86, Xie Miaohan’s Sixth Sense_1

Because it was already the third year of junior high, Ren He had to start school especially early this year, with the school registration taking place as soon as the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

While Yang Xi would return to Luo City on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. During the intervening period, Su Ruqin had been asking Yang En to agree to let her take care of Yang Xi and to transfer her school registration to the Capital as well, but Yang En still had not agreed. His reason was that he didn’t want his daughter to become like Su Ruqin, and besides, he was only busy temporarily, while Su Ruqin was busy every day; it was more appropriate for him to continue the care.

After all, the court had granted custody to Yang En.

When Yang Xi came back, she was personally brought back by Su Ruqin, so Ren He didn’t dare to show up to meet her, after all, he was still on her blacklist. If he stirred things up again, Su Ruqin might just transfer Yang Xi to a school in the Capital no matter what.

That would be troublesome, as long-distance relationships were undesirable.

Many people feel at the beginning of a relationship that a long-distance relationship is nothing to worry about. As long as the feelings are deep, distance is absolutely not a problem!

But in reality, it’s not like that. Being alone in a different place, without common time together, and having your significant other not there when you’re sad or sick, it’s very normal for the feelings to gradually become distant.

However, there’s also a beautiful side to long-distance relationships.

When you’ve experienced love with someone living in a completely different social circle, in an entirely different living environment, with a 12-hour time difference between you, you need more wisdom. When the only ways to communicate are limited to phone calls, the internet, videos, and all sorts of insubstantial means, you need more patience. As the days go by, sometimes seemingly endless, you need a more beautiful vision and more firm belief. In the end, when you look back and think about the times you both argued, made up, and played around, you feel that nothing could separate you anymore.

But this kind of beauty is too rare.

If the circles are different, the paths of life they take will also be different, and the two people, like two rays, will find their distance widening more and more as they go.

Besides, love that’s sustained by words alone is really too fragile. Without the security that physical presence brings, without actions to prove the depth of love, all the sweet nothings repeated day after day will eventually seem like lies. Women will say, although I love you very much, the one who takes me home when I’m sick is him. Men will say at this point, although it’s you who I love in my heart, it’s her who can sleep with me. Both men and women need practical needs and care; without the solid, close-by warmth as a foundation, it’s difficult to maintain the higher-level spiritual needs.

So this is also why Ren He worries about the possibility of Yang Xi transferring schools. Of course, if it really came to that, he would think of another way.

On the morning of the seventh day, when Ren He went to the school for registration, he waited for Yang Xi at the school gate. When the two met, they exchanged smiles, but they didn’t flaunt their relationship openly; they weren’t that bold yet.

Keep in mind, this was only junior high, and it was the early days of 2005. A junior high relationship was mostly awkward, shy, and bashful, and it was quite possible to not even dare to hold hands after a month of dating; everyone was still very innocent then.

Not like later generations where even elementary students who don’t have a relationship are looked down upon. Ren He had seen posts in a forum about early romance among those born after 2005, the most memorable of which was, "I have 7 yuan of pocket money every week and want a girlfriend who can help me with my homework."

Damn, you guys are incredible! Will you die if you do your homework yourself? Ren He felt like perhaps his focus was a bit off.

Therefore, at that time, Yang Xi’s choice was to be secretly together, and Ren He didn’t mind either. Honestly, neither cared much about others’ opinions; both had very independent personalities, but there also seemed to be a special charm to their secret romance.

Passing a secret note in class felt very exciting.

Now it was the second half of the third year of junior high, and regardless of whether students normally loved to study or not, the topic of conversation was largely about academics, including those who suddenly had an epiphany and aspired to improve themselves.

And the most discussed topic was: which school they wanted to get into.

The best high school in Luo City was undoubtedly Luo City First High School. The average level of teachers was high, and those who wanted to apply to teach there had to at least have a master’s degree. Also, their teaching methods were good, with many respected veteran teachers summarizing a lifetime of teaching experience, studying how to get students to learn effectively, worlds apart from the likes of Li Luobo.

Many in the class wanted to attend First High School, so much so that even Xu Nuo, Little Fatty, also wished to go there... Ren He advised him to give up straight away; with Little Fatty’s enthusiasm for studying, it would be good enough if he could pass the exams of his own school...

Xu Nuo was unconvinced, "If I sleep only four hours a day from now on, and study desperately, I can definitely get into First High School!"

"You have a baffling confidence..." Ren He said helplessly, "Can you really sleep only four hours a day?"

"No..." Xu Nuo suddenly became discouraged: "Then where do you want to go for high school?"

"Me? It’s fine if I go to our school," Ren He said matter-of-factly, this was something he and Yang Xi had discussed, and he was destined not to put his energy into his studies, while Yang Xi would be officially debuting this summer. Although she would still have to study cultural courses, she wouldn’t pay much special attention to them.

Rather than striving to get into a good school, it would be better to stay at the current one, a familiar environment, since academic credentials didn’t mean much to either of them. Of course, Ren He still hoped that Yang Xi would complete her full education because school life is something everyone misses once they enter society. It would be such a pity if Yang Xi later realized she never got the chance to enjoy a proper school life.

Without high school classmates, without college friends, just a lonely individual.

Actually, many of the strongest bonds are formed in school when everyone is still naive and innocent, with no comparisons and no interest conflicts. Being together because of similar temperaments, such friendships are very precious.

Yang Xi also agreed with Ren He’s idea. So, attending the high school division of their current school became the final decision for both of them, and Number 13 High School actually had an alright reputation within Luo City, not one of the bad ones.

Xu Nuo seemed to have found an excuse, "If you’re going to our school, then I’ll apply to our school too. I can’t leave you behind and go to First High alone!"

Heh, like you could even pass if you wanted to!

Meanwhile, Xie Miaohan, who was preparing lessons in the office of the high school department, suddenly shivered as if something bad was about to happen to him. However, he thought about it and didn’t see any possible misfortune coming his way.

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