What beautiful weather.
Li Ang walked out of the examination hall feeling pleased. He stretched lazily and sat down on a stone bench under the shade of the trees in the courtyard to rest for a moment.
Mottled tree shadows dappled the ground, a cool breeze brushed his face, and the intermittent chirping of cicadas filled the air. Through the doors and windows of the examination hall, he could see students still buried in thought, their pens in hand.
This familiar and intimate feeling made Li Ang smile involuntarily. The irritation that had plagued him for days quietly faded. He placed his hand on the stone table and lightly flicked a fallen leaf, sending it flying.
TAP. TAP. TAP.
The soft sound of footsteps announced someone's approach. He Fanshuang, a girl with willow-leaf eyebrows, walked briskly out of the examination hall, a rare, faint smile on her face.
