Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 258 - 252, Huo Feng: Immersed in the sea of learning, unable to extricate himself! (2)

Chapter 258: 252, Huo Feng: Immersed in the sea of learning, unable to extricate himself! (2)

"Top 100, for real? Seriously? Absolutely sure?"

Huo Feng asked three times in a row to confirm if she really meant top 100 and if she really intended to challenge him like this.

Then, he received a nod from Pu Sangzhi, confirming, "Yes, it’s to make you give up hope."

Pu Sangzhi didn’t want to set limits for him, making it hard for him, and for her.

So, she didn’t want to fall into this trap of his.

"How can you be like this..."

Huo Feng slapped the table, "Can’t you give me something to look forward to? Even a plowing ox needs feed, right? Do you want to work the ox to death?"

"You’re changing the subject."

Pu Sangzhi laughed lightly, raising a finger to explain, "You need to understand, studying isn’t for me; the benefits of learning well are for yourself. So, even if you’re plowing, it’s not my field you’re plowing. You shouldn’t be seeking benefits from me, got it?"

Huo Feng didn’t expect her to have such a clear line of thinking. A few sentences from her, and he was left with nothing to say.

With that, he could only keep quiet...

But a few seconds later, he couldn’t help but ask, "Really, no benefits at all?"

Pu Sangzhi nodded, "Yes."

Huo Feng tapped the table with his fingers, "Then... does the top 100 thing still count?"

Pu Sangzhi told him clearly, "Forget about it. You won’t make it."

Huo Feng, "Let’s try. Who knows, a miracle might happen?"

Pu Sangzhi squinted and smiled, "Heh, try it yourself. I’m not responsible if you crumble."

At that, Huo Feng had to pat his chest and say, "Kidding! Me, crumble? Do you think I’m a little kid?"

Pu Sangzhi raised an eyebrow, "You’d better not be."

"Sangzhi..."

Huo Feng was still a bit unwilling to give up, wanting to speak more and secure some advantages...

However, Pu Sangzhi had already flipped over to a new page of the test booklet, bringing up a serious topic, "Stop talking, start solving problems. Since you want to participate in the competition, master mathematical Olympiad in these next few weeks. Remember, in three weeks, you’ll have to take a written test in Wenzhou City. You will be up against not just Longxiang High School students, but also those from Wenzhou No.1 Middle School and even Ruizhong, all of whom are top students from key high schools."

Pu Sangzhi, this woman, always looked so well-planned.

From her current demeanor, Huo Feng was certain that if she entered the workforce in the future, she would definitely be a powerful career woman, putting her career ahead of family...

Forget it, forget it...

Regardless of who she is, doesn’t he have to like her anyway? A powerful woman is just a powerful woman; there’s nothing to do but dote on her...

"Sigh..."

Huo Feng sighed, shaking his head, and then picked up his pen, ready to dive back into the sea of Olympiad math problems.

"Oh, right..."

Just then, Pu Sangzhi suddenly said, "Xiaocao is also going to the math competition in three weeks."

Huo Feng immediately felt uneasy, "No way, that Xiaocao too? What level is she at to even think about joining the fray!"

Pu Sangzhi said, "Definitely higher than your level."

Huo Feng squinted at her.

A ’you better speak nicely’ look from him made Pu Sangzhi burst out laughing, continuing, "Xiaocao said her crush signed up, so she’s going too."

Huo Feng, "That’s for the better. With a guy there, let her focus less on you."

Finally, Pu Sangzhi turned her head and asked Lin Qianqian, "Qianqian, how’s your writing coming along?"

Once again ignored into oblivion, Lin Qianqian was moved to tears at this moment!

"Almost done, Sister Sangzhi," Lin Qianqian said.

Pu Sangzhi, "Good, take a break after you finish."

Huo Feng, who was nearby, asked, "What about my break?"

Pu Sangzhi replied, "Finish the problems I’ve circled for you..."

Huo Feng, "And then a break?"

Pu Sangzhi, "Then recite."

Damn!

Huo Feng’s head hit the desk...

...

Lately, Huo Feng had been busy!

He had to strive for a top 100 rank in his finals, but also for a place in the math competition.

Huo Feng’s opportunity to compete in math Olympiad was specially fought for with the class teacher, Zheng Qiu.

This Olympiad competition was actually registered for by students right after the mid-term exam, managed by the school through weekly Olympiad training, two classes each week.

However, since Longxiang High School wasn’t particularly known for outstanding academic performance, not many students from different classes signed up for the competition, and spots were temporarily not filled.

That’s why, after much persuasion from Huo Feng, Zheng Qiu agreed to give him a chance.

Thus, Huo Feng’s days at school became extremely busy.

Apart from a full day of serious classes, on Monday and Wednesday afternoons during the last period study session, Huo Feng had to join the Olympiad class students.

On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, he also had to meet Pu Sangzhi in the study room.

Thus, Huo Feng’s week was packed with activities four days a week, immersed in the sea of study, unable to extricate himself!

The math competition class was incredibly dull, but for Huo Feng, it still had its benefits.

Because it was a unified math class for the whole segment, he rarely got to be in the same classroom as Pu Sangzhi!

And leveraging his fearsome presence, he easily became desk mates with Pu Sangzhi.

He had thought that it was impossible to be in the same classroom as Pu Sangzhi in high school.

Unexpectedly, fortune favored him and still gave him a chance.

Thus, Huo Feng was happy during the math classes on Mondays and Wednesdays.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays at the scheduled library study sessions, Huo Feng was still happy.

After three weeks, Huo Feng felt a qualitative change from the inside out!

He was becoming more and more like the little scholar who "walks to school with his bag, under the smiling flowers and shining sun"!

The fierce aura around Huo Feng had diminished a lot, but his mischievousness remained.

So, after this period, the school’s teachers greatly changed their views on him. And the students still revered, feared, and adored him...

In other words, his popularity among the students didn’t diminish, and he picked up a wave of good reviews from the teachers.

And Huo Feng himself was going deeper and deeper down the road of "immersing in studies and unable to extricate himself."

Of course, this wasn’t voluntary.

Everything was utterly for Pu Sangzhi’s dream... Tsinghua!

...

Soon, it was the day of the math competition.

Since the unified exam in Wenzhou City was an exploratory test organized spontaneously by various high schools, there was only a written test, a single exam.

The purpose of this exam’s result was to give all high school math competition students a benchmark, helping them choose whether or not to participate in the national competition in Hangzhou City next year.

The exam day was on a Saturday.

The school organized a bus to transport the forty-some students from all sections to Wenzhou for the exam. Huo Feng guessed that this exam would eliminate about half of the students.

That day, the usually composed Huo Feng was nervous the whole way.

On the bus, students were divided into those cramming, playing on their phones, eating breakfast, and chatting...

Pu Sangzhi was a serene presence among the students... sleeping.

She sat in the middle of the bus with Huo Feng, and she started sleeping as soon as she got on, her head leaning on Huo Feng’s shoulder.

Because she was sleeping so soundly, she didn’t notice Huo Feng’s nervousness at all.

Huo Feng was nervously taking deep breaths the whole way to regulate his emotions, meanwhile asking his buddies in the group chat to cheer him on.

But this early in the morning, his friends who had stayed up late playing games weren’t on their phones, so no one replied to Huo Feng...

Then, Huo Feng posted in his Moments: "Dad faces a big exam, any sons out there to offer comfort?"

After 10 minutes of posting, his Moment was quickly liked 40+ times, with 30+ comments...

But scrolling down, there were a bunch of comments like: "Big bro, come and play a round!"

Huo Feng replied to everyone: "Screw off, you ambition-destroying riffraff!"

About an hour by bus, they arrived at the unified exam venue: Wenzhou No. 18 High School.

After getting off the bus, the candidates took their exam tickets and entered the campus together to find their respective exam buildings.

Luckily, as soon as Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng entered the campus, they were spotted by Ye Qingcao!

"Sang——Sang——!"

Ye Qingcao instantly ran towards them, bellowing like a roar!

Just as Ye Qingcao’s arms were about to embrace Pu Sangzhi, Huo Feng quickly stepped in front of her.

Seeing that Ye Qingcao was about to crash into his arms, Huo Feng pressed his hand on her head, stopping her!

Luckily, Huo Feng had long and strong arms; otherwise, either he or Pu Sangzhi would have been taken advantage of by Ye Qingcao!

"Bro Feng, why are you here too?"

Ye Qingcao looked at Huo Feng and displayed an incredulous expression.

That expression seemed to say: "With your skills, you’re participating in the competition?"...

Huo Feng snorted, "Why can’t I be here? I’m a top student!"

Ye Qingcao’s face scrunched up: "Oh..."

Huo Feng slapped the back of Ye Qingcao’s head: "What does that face mean! Looking for a beating?"

"Hey..."

Pu Sangzhi quickly pulled the irate Huo Feng aside, "Qingcao is here to see me, why are you being harsh on her?"

Ye Qingcao quickly clung to Pu Sangzhi’s arm like clutching a lifeline, "Sang Sang, it’s been so long. I’ve missed you so much! Oh my, look at you, it hasn’t been that long but your chest, how did it..."

Just as Ye Qingcao’s hand was about to reach Pu Sangzhi’s chest, Huo Feng grabbed her wrist, lifting it away!

Ye Qingcao: "..."

Huo Feng: "Don’t move, I’ll check."

Then, Pu Sangzhi kicked him...

"Oh!"

Huo Feng cried out in pain.