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The examination ended three days later. On this day, Shen Qingyao woke up early again, and prepared to arrive outside the exam hall ahead of time to give warmth to Examinee Lu.

Shen Qingyao held a basket of her favorite pastries, thinking to herself, "I'm really considerate, aren't I? I heard that the examination lasts for three days, and the environment in the exam hall is very harsh. Lu Zhao has been trapped there for three days, it must be very uncomfortable. What can heal the heart better than delicious food?"

As she was about to leave, she met Shen Yushu, who was about to go to court, and once again received a helpless look full of envy and jealousy from her Eldest Brother. Shen Qingyao felt her scalp tingle as she was looked at by him, but she had to quickly pretend she hadn't noticed and hurriedly boarded the carriage.

By the time she arrived, the area outside the exam hall was already bustling with activity. People from various families were gathering to greet the examinees, and there was a crowd of people. Shen Qingyao looked around and noticed that Grand Princess Duanhua, who had always loved her son, had not yet appeared, which made her somewhat puzzled.

"Isn't it strange? Parents wouldn't miss such an important occasion, would they?" Shen Qingyao tilted her head and asked the system. Then she realized her words might sound a bit off and added, "Ah, I didn't mean to imply that Lu Zhao is a mama's boy."

[...] The system was somewhat speechless, [Host, if you don't know how to explain, you don't have to explain, really.]

...Alright. Shen Qingyao pursed her lips. She didn't need the set of prepared phrases to deal with parents anymore. With a few exchanges between herself and the system, the surrounding crowd suddenly became noisy. Shen Qingyao immediately dropped the small heater in her hand and peeked out to see what was happening.

She saw that some people were already coming out one after another, and Shen Qingyao's eyes lit up! They're coming out! However, upon closer inspection, those examinees who came out first seemed a bit disheveled. Shen Qingyao had met a few examinees on the day they went to the examination, and they didn't look like this...

This... Shen Qingyao frowned, seriously contemplating the adjectives to describe them. They didn't look as miserable and unkempt as they do now! She made a disdainful noise, feeling that the state of these people was too real, and couldn't help but imagine, would Lu Zhao also end up like this?

She imagined how Lu Zhao would look with such a disheveled appearance. It was strange that while she felt disdainful looking at these people, once she imagined Lu Zhao's face among them, she actually found it quite cool? Shen Qingyao shook her head to shake off these messy thoughts, even feeling like washing her eyes as someone who appreciates beauty.

Just as she was thinking, the voices of several girls around her suddenly grew louder, chirping and carrying a hint of inexplicable sighs, just like the scene of female fans chasing their idols in her previous life. Shen Qingyao looked up again and saw Lu Zhao, dressed in white and dust-free, coming out gracefully.

Shen Qingyao stood still, looking him up and down again. There were no messy hair, no stubble, and Lu Zhao was still like the White Moonlight who could ascend to immortality at any moment, appearing stunningly beautiful compared to the people around him. She opened her mouth, this was too different from the disheveled uncle that she had imagined.

At this moment, Lu Zhao also saw her little head poking out from the carriage window. His expressionless face softened instantly, a hint of smile in his eyes, and the aloof immortal momentarily returned to the earthly realm. Shen Qingyao breathed a sigh of relief. Against the hazy mist and the excessively hurried extras around, Lu Zhao once again made Shen Qingyao unable to look away.