Chapter 111: Jumping off the building

Because Angelina happened to use the same perfume as Lin Mingyang's mother, they survived Catherine's "search". Hiding in a man's closet is a unique experience for Angelina Jolie.

After this thrilling accident, everyone stayed safe until the night. There are not many flights from Orlando to Greece, and Lin Mingyang only helped Julie book an early morning ticket online, and she could only go on the plane to reverse the jet lag.

In addition to the fact that the two can have more time to stay together, the biggest advantage of this flight that takes off in the early morning is that Lin Mingyang can wait for his parents to sleep and send Julie to the airport openly, but there are always accidents.

Normally, Lin Mingyang's parents usually go back to the room to sleep before 11 o'clock at night, but when Lin Mingyang came out to "explore the way", he found that the lights in the living room were still on, and most of his parents had not slept.

Lin Qinghai and Catherine both heard the noise in the stairwell, and Lin Mingyang hurriedly waved his hand to Julie who was standing at the door, signaling her to retreat first, and he went downstairs to deal with his parents first.

Lin Mingyang went to the living room to "make coffee", and then his father asked casually: "Are you going to stay up late again?" ”

Mother Catherine added, "It's not a good habit to stay up late!" ”

Lin Mingyang smiled noncommittally, and then took the coffee and prepared to sit in the living room for a while, "There is a tennis match today?" ”

Lin Mingyang's parents are both tennis fans, and there is only one reason why they don't sleep so late, and that is that they have a tennis match that they support players tonight.

"There's a Federer game in France tonight!" When talking about "Fei Tianwang", her mother Catherine seemed very excited, "He can definitely surpass Sampras and become the greatest athlete in the history of tennis!" ”

"Actually, I am also very optimistic about Andre Agassi, although he will retire in two years, he is still the best baseline player, and no one can make a more beautiful baseline volley than him!" Father Lin Qinghai is also very interested when it comes to tennis.

'I like Federer too, and hopefully he's in good shape tonight.' Lin Mingyang kissed his mother's cheek lightly before going upstairs, and then went upstairs to "sleep" with his coffee.

His parents were going to stay up late to watch the game, but Lin Mingyang was worried, the staircase at home was next to the living room, and whether he walked through the front door or the back door, he had to pass through there. They sat in the living room, and the road was "mercilessly" blocked.

"Maybe we can go down from here!" Angelina Jolie had to go tonight, and finally she pointed to the window, her bold idea that inspired Lin Mingyang. Julie originally wanted to jump down directly, but Lin Mingyang felt that it was too dangerous, and he was fine, but Julie definitely couldn't bear it.

"I'll go down and move the ladder first, and then you come down again!"

Lin Mingyang made a simple plan, when he practiced parkour, it was common for him to jump down from a height, so it was easy to jump from the eaves of the window to the lawn of the garden, he was like a dexterous wild cat, and after landing, he rolled with the trend, unloading most of the falling gravity.

The whole process didn't make much noise, and then he slipped into the basement, moved a ladder, and after setting it up, Julie climbed down the ladder without any danger.

The plan went smoothly at the beginning, but there was a change of elbow in the middle of the way, Lin Mingyang had just removed the ladder, and the light in the kitchen suddenly turned on, and the window here was facing the garden where Lin Mingyang and Julie were.

Julie hurriedly squatted under the window, Lin Mingyang reacted a little slower, and was discovered by his mother who walked into the kitchen.

She was surprised to see her son standing on the lawn of the garden "stunned", almost pouring boiling coffee on his hands.

"Felix, what are you doing running out onto the lawn in the middle of the night?"

"Come out and breathe!" In order to match this lie, the smile on Lin Mingyang's face was not natural at all.

"I'm sure you didn't take the stairs!" Catherine, who was standing at the window, immediately sank her face, "You jumped directly from the window of your room." ”

"I just want to get moving!" Lin Mingyang quibbled.

"Oh my God!" Catherine covered her head in pain, "If you want to sneak out, you can take the stairs in the future, don't do such dangerous things again!" ”

Lin Mingyang drooped his head like a child who had done something wrong, and Catherine said a few more words to him, but didn't ask him where he was going, just told him to stay safe, and then closed the window.

Lin Mingyang let out a long sigh of relief, and Julie, who was sitting on the ground, also patted her chest, "I was scared to death just now!" ”

"It's good it wasn't found." Lin Mingyang nodded, "This day is really exciting!" ”

---Sent away Angelina Jolie, Lin Mingyang's eighteen-year-old birthday celebration is also over, and the next thing he will face is the SAT exam, in order to review and prepare for the exam, he pushed down all the film appointments and announcements during this time, and stayed in school for a month with peace of mind.

The college entrance examination for American students begins in the first year of high school. Because the SAT test is not directly related to high school textbooks, it mainly tests students' ability in logic, analysis, reasoning, etc. There are seven opportunities to take the SAT every year. However, the results are only kept for two years. Students can take any exam according to their actual situation, and can choose the one they are most satisfied with and send it to the university.

Since becoming famous in Hollywood, Lin Mingyang has been able to stay in school for very little time, let alone take the SAT exam, and other students have test experience, but for Lin Mingyang, this is his first time.

The test is divided into three parts: analytical reading, writing and mathematics, with a duration of 3 hours and 45 minutes, and a full score of 2400 points. In addition to spending a lot of time thinking about writing, the two parts of reading and math are very simple for Lin Mingyang.

Anything is simple, simple is always relative, after the exam, Lin Mingyang heard many classmates sighing, obviously they did not do well in the exam. However, Rhett's face was full of excitement after the exam, and he knew that he should do well in the exam without asking.

"These questions must be very easy for you!" As they went downstairs together, Rhett "complimented" his partner.

"It's okay, at least I didn't meet it and wouldn't do it!" If you say such a thing in a very flat tone, you will definitely be despised by the people around you if you change it, but Lin Mingyang is different, the aura of first place is still hanging high on his head after he has been absent from many exams. In the exams in school, as long as he took it, the first place became no suspense, because he was the highest score every time.

"I did well in the exam this time, and I submitted an application to MIT when the results came out, and I got a full score in the computer AP course!" Red has rarely shown such confidence in front of Lin Mingyang, and since the last time the gas station broke up, Lin Mingyang's words ignited his dreams. Last semester, his grades improved significantly, which became the basis for his remarks.

"I don't even know if I'll get a grade in my AP classes." Lin Mingyang shrugged helplessly, he took an AP course in sociology, but except for two papers and a final exam, he basically never came to class.

AP refers to the Advanced Placement courses offered by American high schools, and American high school students can take these courses, take AP exams after completing their coursework, and get college credits after getting certain grades. Since American universities have generally used students' performance in AP exams as the basis for measuring their ability to study in college, AP test scores have become one of the most important factors in college admissions.

"I think Mr. Matthew will agree to you taking the test." Rhett is not comforting Lin Mingyang, not to mention the relationship between Lin Mingyang and Matthew all the time, just with Lin Mingyang's excellent results in various subjects, Matthew, as the principal, will not embarrass him on this issue. Although there is no such thing as a high school admission rate in the United States, students who graduate can be admitted to good universities, which is also a kind of improvement for the reputation of the school.

"Maybe I should talk to him!" Lin Mingyang nodded thoughtfully.

"During this time, everyone was busy submitting applications, and a while ago because of this, a very funny thing happened in the school." As one of the most well-informed people in the school, Lin Mingyang can always get some interesting facts about the school from Rhett's mouth.

"Remember Bartleby from the next class?"

"That guy with a smooth mouth and a little nervous?" Lin Mingyang has such a person in his impression.

"This guy's usual grades are a mess, and I don't think any university will admit students like him. He knew it himself, but his family expected a lot from him, and if Bartleby didn't apply to college, his father would sweep him away! ”

"So serious?" Lin Mingyang is now somewhat sympathetic to that Bartleby, because on the issue of going to college, many people's parents are very "stubborn", and they are born in college, whether they are right or wrong, this is the deep-rooted concept of the American middle class, and it is also the mainstream tone of the entire American education at present.

Lin Mingyang has always questioned: Is it only through a college career that a successful future is the premise? For people, "going to college" seems to have lost its due value, but has simply become a kind of mechanical behavior, and people are also accustomed to thinking that those who come out of the college campus should have more ideas and talents.

Bartleby also knew that he would not be accepted into any university, and in order to cope with his parents' situation, he forged an admission letter himself. In order to strive for authenticity, he asked someone to help him get a fake school website on the Internet, and he also took the trouble to leave an email address to receive applications from other students. ”

"And then this thing is a goof?" Lin Mingyang asked curiously.

"I can only blame Bartle for being too real with the website he made, and then other students found out about this website and applied for it, and finally this matter was discovered by the investigation agency of the education department, and the website was shut down, and he was almost prosecuted for 'fraud', what a hapless and poor guy."

"Is Bartleby still in school now?"

"He hasn't been back to school since this incident came out, but he should ...... today's exam."

Before Red could finish speaking, there was a sudden stirring in the hallway crowded with students, and I don't know who shouted: "Look, Bartleby is about to jump off the building!" ”

Lin Mingyang and Rhett involuntarily followed the crowd downstairs, and at this time, a large group of people had gathered in the square in front of the teaching building, and they raised their heads and pointed to the top of the teaching building. Bartleby, whom Red had just mentioned, was standing on the edge of the roof.

The fire engine and the police arrived quickly, but Bartleby was very emotional, and his position was dangerous, and no one dared to approach him.

The people downstairs gathered more and more, and Lin Mingyang patted Rhett's shoulder at this time, "It's useless to stand here and watch, we have to go up!" ”

The entrance to the building was blocked by the police, and then Red took Lin Mingyang to climb in through the window of the men's toilet on the first floor, and when the two climbed to the top floor, the principal Matthew and Bartleby's parents were on the scene, but no one dared to approach.

Matthew spotted Lin Mingyang, who was standing behind the crowd, "Felix, what are you running here for?" ”

Lin Mingyang took a step forward, and Mao Sui recommended himself: "Maybe it will be more convenient for me to communicate with him!" ”

"You?" A trace of doubt flashed in Matthew's eyes, and he exchanged views with the negotiators present, and finally reluctantly agreed to let Lin Mingyang give it a try.

The people around him automatically made way for Lin Mingyang, and then he walked towards Bartleby, who was standing on the edge of the building.

"If you take one step further, I'll jump right away!" Bartleby noticed that he was trying to get closer and immediately threatened him with jumping off the building.

"If you really want to kill yourself, I can recommend you to go to a nice place, the Royal Canyon Bridge in Colorado, which is a paradise for suicide people, and every year people who can't think of it jump from it and fall on the cliff face with a 'bang'!" Lin Mingyang described the process of suicide on the Royal Canyon Bridge to the other party vividly, and when he heard the "bang" sound from Lin Mingyang's mouth, his face turned white with fright.

Bartleby's reaction gave Lin Mingyang a bottom in his heart, as long as the other party was not bent on death, then the possibility of convincing him was very great.

"You don't need to introduce yourself, do you?" Lin Mingyang tried to take another half step forward, and seeing that the other party's guard did not relax, he had to find some words to distract the other party, "Last time you asked me for ten signed posters, you won't forget this, right?" ”

"So you're laughing at me, honor student in school?" Bartleby's emotions suddenly became agitated.

This situation made the hearts of everyone present hang, Lin Mingyang was also stunned for a moment, and then his expression was very serious, "I'm not here to laugh at you, but to give you a very sincere suggestion, the building you chose is not high, jumping from here, you have an eighty percent chance of not falling to your death." Please be professional with suicide, just like you did with that school's website. Find a taller building, so that you can jump down and die happily! ”

(To be continued)