Ye Ling returned to school amid rumors of getting into a fight and being beaten up. Before the gossip could fully spread, there was another story circulating: Ye Ling had spilled ink on Ji Hong and Wang Xiaohong's beds. Those inclined to laugh it off dared not say anything openly. Luckily, nothing else happened after that first day, and as the two days before the college entrance exam approached, Zhao Guodong and the others came to school daily. Ye Ling would go out for a stroll with them. One day before the exam, Ye Ling told them not to come and to rest well at home, prepare their exam materials—apart from blank paper and extra pens, nothing else was needed.
