At first, the quiet in the room was tinged with a faint awkwardness. It was an invisible haze that seemed to make the air more stagnant than elsewhere.
But as their minds settled on the problems before them, the initial tension they both felt gradually eased.
The tips of their pens touched the paper, creating a faint, rhythmic rustling.
Li Zhi's straight back relaxed a fraction, but her fingertips still subconsciously gripped her pen tightly.
She took a soft breath, her gaze locking onto the first math problem. She worked to drive away all the heart-pounding words swirling in her mind—words like "hotel," "alone together," and "ambiguous"—and replace them with clear formulas and logical steps.
Beside her, Shen Yuan also let out a breath, as if a great weight had been lifted.
The awkwardness from his blurted-out comment about "1,000 yuan" and "a big place to do homework" finally dissipated.
He lowered his gaze, forcing himself to concentrate on the physics test in front of him.
