Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 157 - 151, he ranked 400th, he deserves a reward! (1)

Huo Feng placed 400th in the exam, with the most critical factor being his last-minute cramming of Pu Sangzhi’s notes during those two days of the test.

It was after diligently reviewing her notes during those two days that Huo Feng felt slightly more confident about the remaining exams.

It was an incredibly risky move! He was so close to falling beyond the 400th rank...

However, the disparity between Huo Feng’s current scores and those from the previous monthly exams was too great.

So, while he wasn’t called into the office for a "tea chat" last time, this time his class teacher Zheng Qiu invited him to the office for one.

During the break between classes, only Zheng Qiu and Huo Mingshan happened to be in the teachers’ office.

Therefore, Huo Mingshan witnessed the entire conversation Huo Feng had with Zheng Qiu.

Zheng Qiu, with deep concern in his voice, said to Huo Feng, "I don’t know if this exam truly reflects your abilities. But the difference between these scores and the last is too great. Don’t you feel guilty?"

Feel guilty? Huo Feng?...

This time, his performance in the exam was all his own work, with no cheating or peeking, and the scores were completely legitimate!

With that assurance, Huo Feng could stand firm before Zheng Qiu, without a shred of guilt.

He even spoke to Zheng Qiu with full confidence, "No, I’m very pleased with how I performed this time. I’m proud of these results!"

Seeing Huo Feng still acting non-serious, Zheng Qiu sighed repeatedly, speaking plainly, "Huo Feng, I’ll be honest with you. The teachers all see what your conduct is like in class. No matter how much you mess around or act out, we turn a blind eye. But exams are no joking matter!"

Huo Feng countered, "Not at all! I took this exam very seriously! I carefully analyzed each question and wrote my answers conscientiously! Exams are so important, how could I treat them lightly, right?"

Huo Feng was quick with words, and with just a few sentences, he left Zheng Qiu at a loss for what to say.

In the office, Huo Mingshan sat at his own desk, occasionally glancing sideways at Huo Feng.

But to Huo Mingshan, Huo Feng’s demeanor didn’t seem sincere and showed no signs of admitting his wrongs, but rather a hint of sophistry.

Thus, Huo Minghsan’s opinion of Huo Feng’s unreliability notched up in his mind.

After a silence lasting almost half a minute, Zheng Qiu sighed, pushed up her glasses and said, "The discrepancy between your monthly exam and this mid-term is so vast. Tell me honestly, what do you think about it yourself?"

In response, Huo Feng candidly answered without concealment, "I admit, I cheated off a classmate in the last monthly exam. I truly didn’t know anything in that exam, and seeing it was about to end with my paper still blank, I took a desperate measure. Little did I know my luck would be so good, I copied from a top student, which is why my score was so high."

"Quick to admit, but why didn’t you explain last time?" freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Zheng Qiu tapped the desk, "You’ve done something wrong and you don’t have a shred of repentance."

Huo Feng quietly pondered – last time he scored in the top hundred, and old Zheng didn’t ask him to admit any wrongdoing. Perhaps his ranking dropped this time, pulling down the class average, affecting old Zheng’s bonus, right?

Forget it... a good student doesn’t fight with the class teacher. Huo Feng had no intention to argue.

"Yes, I was wrong, teacher."

Thinking it over, Huo Feng held back his frustration and said pleasantly, "It’s precisely because the cheating last time was too much that I didn’t copy at all this time. I relied entirely on my own abilities. You can be reassured about this score, teacher; it’s the real deal—pure and uncut!"

Fortunately, Huo Feng’s apology seemed sincere, and coupled with his smooth talking, Zheng Qiu couldn’t find much to fault him with anymore.

In the end, Zheng Qiu only gave him a warning, "I do not want to see such mess again in the future. I didn’t confront you last time because there was no reason to. Now that you’ve given me a reason, I must talk to you about it. If I find such a significant discrepancy in your scores again, I’ll have to take special measures."

Huo Feng nodded, accepting decisively, "Understood, Teacher Zheng. I guarantee that from now on, I will not cheat in any exam."

Zheng Qiu added, "Such a huge discrepancy in scores is bound to catch other teachers’ attention. It could easily lead to a disciplinary action, accusing you of cheating in the exam hall. So really, don’t do this again. Whatever you can score is what you get. Just take the exams seriously. I believe what your parents want to see is your actual performance, not these ill-gotten results that are totally useless."

Huo Feng nodded, "Yes, you’re right in your admonishment, teacher."

Zheng Qiu, "The college entrance exam invigilation is very strict, seating is randomized, if you still think of relying on others, you can imagine what your results will be like."

Huo Feng nodded earnestly again, "Yes, yes, I truly realize my mistakes. I swear to the beautiful and lovely Teacher Zheng, I will never engage in any underhanded tactics again. I’ll take exams properly and study earnestly."

Zheng Qiu, not sure if his agreement was sincere, sighed and said, "I hope you remember what you have promised now."

Huo Feng, "Yes, yes..."

Thus, under Zheng Qiu’s long-winded scolding, Huo Feng made a big fool of himself in front of Huo Mingshan.

Although placing 400th was something to brag about, now Huo Feng knew he couldn’t go home and boast to old Huo.

Because old Huo looked down on him...

As class was about to start, Zheng Qiu let Huo Feng go back to class, and coincidentally, Huo Mingshan also had a lesson next, so father and son both exited the teacher’s office together.

Trouble never comes alone...

Walking shoulder to shoulder as they left the teacher’s office door, Huo Mingshan took the opportunity to quietly say to Huo Feng, "Sangzhi is still the top of the class. Do you now recognize the gap between you and her?"

Huo Feng rolled his eyes at Huo Mingshan beside him and retorted without courtesy, "Not much of a difference, I can catch up."

Huo Mingshan "hmmphed" and said, "You still don’t see your shortcomings after being taught a lesson like that, and you expect to succeed."

Huo Feng replied defiantly, "I will definitely be more successful than you. Just watch!"

Huo Mingshan: "Dream on."

The father and son had their awkward spat and then turned in opposite directions at the end of the hallway, each going their separate ways.

The sparks of their conflict were snuffed out before they could spread, leaving their father-son relationship intact.

...

Huo Feng, having ranked 400th, especially wanted to share this news with Pu Sangzhi.

However, what stopped him was the presence of his inconvenient father at school, making him too fearful to approach Pu Sangzhi openly.

After some preparation, Huo Feng wrote his second love letter during the evening self-study session and asked Pan Bo to deliver it to Pu Sangzhi’s class during the break.

When Sangzhi received the second love letter, she did not resist as she did with the first one. During the third period of the evening self-study, she opened Huo Feng’s letter and read it with no qualms.

Her deskmate Yao Meimei was particularly interested in Huo Feng’s love letter and kept pestering Sangzhi to let her see it. Sangzhi sneakily allowed her a peek.

Thus, some cheesy phrases in Huo Feng’s love letter pained Yao Meimei’s heart.

Huo Feng’s love letter had the tone of a domineering CEO, plain and unadorned, yet as captivating as he was in person.

After reading his letter, Yao Meimei remembered Huo Feng’s true nature.

However, Sangzhi, after reading the same letter, only remembered that he had ranked 400th.

Hearing that his usual level was around 600th and that he had suddenly improved to 400th was indeed a big deal. Sangzhi also felt happy for him.

She considered herself as half a teacher to Huo Feng, and witnessing his academic improvement filled her with pride.

At that moment, Sangzhi started looking forward to Huo Feng’s performance in the next exam, believing that he would make even more progress.

Yao Meimei and Sangzhi chatted on slips of paper for quite a while that evening...

She asked Sangzhi, "When are you planning to start dating Huo Feng?"

Sangzhi replied, "I haven’t planned on it."

Yao Meimei pressed on, "You two have come this far and you’re still not planning to date?"

Sangzhi responded, "You’re overthinking it. It’s just normal tutoring between classmates."

After that, Yao Meimei continued to coax and indirectly prod Sangzhi’s attitude for quite some time.

But she couldn’t get Sangzhi to show even a hint of being moved...

Finally, Yao Meimei gave up.

Yao Meimei thought to herself, "Maybe for Sangzhi, it’s really too early to be talking about relationships at this age. She’s a bit old-fashioned!"

But just as Yao Meimei had this thought, she heard Sangzhi muttering to herself, "Should I give him a reward? That would probably make him study harder for the next test, right?"

Yao Meimei raised her eyebrows and asked softly, "You mean, you want to reward him for ranking 400th?"

Sangzhi nodded, then hesitated and shook her head, asking Yao Meimei, "What do you think? Is it necessary? To make him study harder in the future."

Yao Meimei: "Even a 400th place gets a reward..."

Sangzhi: "For him, 400th isn’t easy."

Yao Meimei: "Well... as long as you’re happy."

At that moment, Yao Meimei thought to herself, she had to take back her evaluation of Sangzhi being ’old-fashioned’ – clearly, she was very skilled at managing a husband!