Chapter 5: Accompanying her to an important exam in her life

The month before the college entrance exam, Martino moved his job to Rene's house and accompanied Elena every day to attend classes, do problems and tutoring.

This month Elena had a hard time out of Elena and the teachers who made up the lessons, under great pressure to give Elena lessons under the watchful eye of Martino.

Each simulation at this time Elena can be better than the last time, until the test two days before the simulation test has been able to test over six hundred points, this score is Elena's best time, usually the average score is also in the 580 or so, has been over the undergraduate line scores in previous years thirty points, but want to go to a famous school is still a bit of a distance, but can be more than six hundred points of the basic famous school is stable, but to pick their favourite professional or The most important thing to remember is that it's hard to pick a profession that you like. Even if the teachers are making the papers more difficult than the previous entrance exams, there is no guarantee that this exam won't be the hardest one in years.

Martino has actually prepared, if she can't get into a prestigious school, then send her abroad, and he himself will move his home base there, if the test is a prestigious school then the major is basically optional, after all, donating libraries, teaching buildings, laboratories, this type of sponsorship is still going through, but before the college entrance exams Martino didn't want to tell Elena in advance, afraid that she would slacken off on this.

"Check again, do you have all your documents?" Martino stared at Elena in the car, making her go through her backpack one more time.

"Why are you more nervous than I am?" Elena laughed, only thinking that the man in front of her was getting a bit cute with his nervousness, she had obviously put her documents in her backpack in front of him before she left the house, and when she saw him staring at her all the time without looking at her she had to resign herself to taking the clear pen pouch out of her backpack, "Look! ID card, pass, 2b pencil, eraser, water pen are all in there!"

"Relax, play normally, come out after the exam and don't run around, I'll wait for you here." Martino's fine sweat on his palms was blown dry by the car's air conditioning, and the temperature on his hands dropped a few degrees.

"Good!" Elena didn't get impatient, her eyes couldn't help but get a little moist, if her father was still around, he would have said the same thing to herself. Pursed her lips, slightly raised her head, forced to hold back the tears straight in the eyes, afraid of being Martino saw laughing at himself, hurriedly pushed open the door to go down the head into the examination room without looking back.

Martino took the Ipad in his hand to read the financial news, but in this less than five hundred words interface he has not turned the page for an hour, "Have you ever participated in the final exam of senior high school?"

"No, I bailed." Donatello sat on the passenger side using his laptop to process company documents, " Mr Martino don't be nervous, I see Mrs Elena has reviewed quite well, it's still possible to go to a F University with normal performance."

Martino graduated from junior high school and went out to school, the domestic examination is not well understood, and after so many years, and then look back to Elena's usual practice of the topic of their own although they can also be solved, but with the knowledge of the university.

Martino looked towards the school entrance overcrowded parents are waiting quietly, thoughts can not help but drift far away, if Uncle Cheng is not involved, probably he will also be a member of this right? He spoilt Elena so much.

"Ring ring ring..." The bell for the end of the morning exam rang, Martino couldn't hold back any longer and pushed open the car door to get out, Donatello rushed to follow.

Martino's tall height of one metre nine is very abrupt in the crowd, his suit is ragged, his body is straight, and his English face attracts the parents around him to look at him, the four bodyguards accompanying him plus Donatello surround Martino in a small circle.

Elena has not seen so many strangers for a long time, some panic, a test is finished to leave the examination room, a step out of the door will be with Martino on the eye, originally a little flustered mood immediately settled, bright smile how to hide can not hide.

Martino forward to take over her backpack, put his arm around her shoulders, originally there are waiting for their children's parents did not look forward to looking at the examination room, but was in front of the eyes of this pair of people attracted, but also was in front of the man's aura scared off, everyone has subconsciously make a road, Martino and his party have long been accustomed to such a situation with some of the froze Elena left.

A car Elena can not help but laugh wildly, there is a kind of teenage girl did a mischief and got away with it laugh, "pick me up in the afternoon you in the car, is not assured that let Donatello in the door waiting for me, you are too high-profile, it's very dangerous."

In fact, Elena can not adapt to this life, she does not realise that this is all for her safety.

Martino is worried that the midday break is too short, let Donatello booked a hotel near the test centre, the meal is still sent by Rene Public House, "Eat quickly, eat and take a nap before going to the test."

"Good." Elena looked at the table in front of her eyes full of dishes that she loves to eat, but the taste is obviously worse, her eyebrows slightly wrinkled, the housekeeper aunty who stood by the side noticed, "Mrs Elena, the dishes are lighter you endure, we are also worried that it's too heavy for you to play in the afternoon."

Elena also understands the reasoning behind it, and skimmed her small mouth without saying anything.

"After the exam, you can eat whatever you want." Martino coaxed the only high school student in the family, "If you can pass a hundred points above the first grade line, I'll promise you one more request."

Elena's eyes lit up, surprised to look at Martino, these dishes are also quite tasty, this time is it better to ask for another set of villa or a manor?

"Thank you brother Zi Yu!" Elena felt that the next exam is full of motivation, it seems that leaving him is just around the corner!

Plainclothes bodyguards were arranged to hide in the crowd in the afternoon, Donatello himself waited for Mrs Elena in the sun with an umbrella while Martino stayed in the car.

The afternoon maths test was Elena's forte, and she saw that the questions on the paper were of a type that she had practised before, but she kept her mind steady and read the questions carefully before writing them down, fearing that she might miss out on key information in her preconceptions.

With the exception of the last question of the last question, which she was not sure about, she was very confident. With five minutes to go before the end of the exam, Elena patiently went through the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions again.

Once out of the exam room, Donatello sent Elena to the car with an umbrella, Martino naturally took Elena's bag and put it aside, "Tired?"

"Tired, a hundred and twenty minutes of brain exercise!" Elena leaned limply on the back of the car seat, Martino wrapped his arm around her shoulders and placed them on his lap, "Squint a bit, I'll call you when we get home."

Elena's upper body rested on his lap, her body jerking stiffly in reflex.

"Sleep!" Martino hung the ipad in his hand in the air just enough to block out the sun pouring in.

Elena's heart warmed as she looked at the ipad, unloading the tension around her body, and it didn't take long for her to fall asleep with her eyes closed.

When the car stopped Martino waved his hand and Donatello and the driver got out of the car with a wink, the only sound in the small confined space was the sound of his and her breathing on each other.

Martino steadied himself for a moment, his hand slightly sore from holding it up all the way, he was about to change hands when Cheng rubbed his bleary eyes and became aware that the car was very quiet, "Are we there?"

"Yeah."

Elena looked at the ipad on her head, " Mr Martino, put a film on the glass." With that, she snorted and got up.

After the experience of the first day, the second day of the exam went very smoothly, Martino as usual in the car repeatedly told Elena, "Calm down, it doesn't matter if you don't do well, just do your best."

"I know, I know!" Elena was leaning on the back of the passenger's seat, "Donatello, I heard that you're a guaranteed admission? You didn't take the college entrance exam?"

"Yes, Mrs Elena."

Elena immediately looks at Donatello with an adoring look, "Amazing!"

"No no." As soon as Donatello turned round he was met with Martino's cold eyes shooting straight at him, scaring him so much that he twisted his head around and sat upright.

"Sit down!" Martino yanked Elena back onto the car bench, "Be safe!"

"Oh!" Elena looked at Donatello with starry eyes, people have a sense of admiration for those who are better than them, if it wasn't for Martino's supervision coupled with one-on-one tutoring from a famous tutor, Elena would just be an average schoolgirl with average grades.

"Don't worry about asking others, do well in the exam later."

"I know."

As soon as she arrived at the exam centre, Elena couldn't wait to get off the bus, as long as she finished the exam, she would be free.

Martino looked at her distant back, thoughtfully, turned to Donatello and said, "You go back to the company first."

Donatello puzzled, but also did not ask more and got out of the car and went to the caravan that followed behind.

With half an exam left until the end of the exam, Martino saw that the number of parents at the door was several times that of yesterday, and many of them were holding bouquets of flowers.

"Go get a bouquet of flowers." The driver received the order and got out of the car.

When he returned, he was holding a bouquet of sunflowers, " Mr Martino, the flower seller said we should send this for the entrance exams, to win in one go! It has a good meaning."

"Yeah." Martino took the flowers and got out of the car and walked to the school gate to stand in the group of parents, in order not to attract attention just let the two bodyguards to follow, the others stay in place.

With the last exam paper being collected it also signalled that Elena had finally finished her high school career and was about to embark on a new life, as well as a whole new future.

"Whew!" After exhaling deeply, she packed up her things and left the examination centre.

Martino couldn't help but speed up his steps as he watched Elena walk towards her with her backpack on her back, a smile spilling out of his eyes before landing on the sunflower in his hand.

"Good work." Martino was like an old father, picking up her school bag by the strap, Elena obediently put her school bag down and took the flowers in his hand, "Thank you! Why did you think of sending sunflowers?"

"Getting firsts!"

"I didn't realise that was something you understood." Elena looked down to smell the flowers as Martino escorted her all the way through the crowd.

As soon as they got into the car Elena offered to visit her father's grave, how could Martino refuse, immediately ordering someone to make the arrangements, and when they got to the door the entourage following behind them had a bottle of white wine in their hands.

"My father had a good taste." Saying that, he unscrewed the cap of the bottle and filled the glass placed in front of the tomb, "Dad, I finished the college entrance exam, the result will definitely not let you down, don't worry."

Elena's tears a did not pay attention to drip into the wine, hurriedly raised the back of the hand to wipe the tears, "Zi Yu brother treats me very well, you're up there to take care of yourself haha, wait for the acceptance letter to come I'll come back to see you." Originally just sobbing, talking and bawling, Martino a little girl into his arms with a windbreaker blocking, freeing a hand to give her smooth back, "Good boy ... Uncle Cheng will also be very pleased to see you being so good, don't cry."

"Mmhmm..."

Emotions slowly stabilised, not for anything else, just feel so lonely, lonely even rely on someone else's arms do not dare to stay for two seconds for fear that he will disappear the next moment, that kind of feeling of loneliness, and Martino has nothing to do with, or with Uncle Cheng has nothing to do with, that is a person growing up in the course of the necessary part of the heart process. Walking around and realising that everyone is separated, the people who were there are no longer there, and the people who are there now may be repeating the same mistakes as they did, week after week.

Martino saw she was a little better, "Go back, it's windy."

"Yeah." Elena followed and put the white wine down then followed Martino out of the cemetery.

No one spoke on the way back, Elena looked out the window at the city, her father wasn't here anymore, so it was the same wherever she went.