Pampered by the School Bully
Chapter 345 - 338. Monthly Exam in Progress (1)

Chapter 345: 338. Monthly Exam in Progress (1)

After the weekend had passed, Pu Sangzhi felt almost completely recovered. Soon, she immersed herself back into her studies.

Monday to Friday were school days, and the weekend was when she tutored Huo Feng, Lin Qianqian, and her brothers.

Since Pu Sangzhi had returned, Huo Feng, Lin Qianqian, and her brothers became even more engrossed in their studies.

Thus, two weeks quickly passed, and it was soon time for the first monthly test in the second term of the first year of high school.

A standardized test within the school could be considered the most formal method to assess everyone’s tuition outcomes.

Last year, the progress of both Huo Feng and Lin Qianqian, whom Pu Sangzhi tutored, was reflected through their standardized test scores.

So, it was the same this year.

A noticeable improvement in their ranking was an effective way to prove whether their grades had improved.

Therefore, although it was just a trivial monthly test, it was enough to make everyone fully alert and committed!

The test consisted of ten subjects, spanning two and a half days. It started on Wednesday morning and finished by Friday noon, allowing students to go home directly after the exam on Friday morning.

The test still followed a mixed-class regimen for the entire grade.

This time by coincidence, Pu Sangzhi and Gu Yang, along with Wang Chao, were assigned to the same class, in first year (8).

On Huo Feng’s side, he fortuitously ended up in the same class as Chen Ruixiang, who was second in their segment.

The morning they entered the examination hall, Huo Feng arrived just in the nick of time.

However, after sitting down, he quickly noticed that Chen Ruixiang, that loser, was sitting behind him, and then yet another desk back.

Huo Feng’s goal this term was to surpass Chen Ruixiang, so being suddenly arranged into the same examination room with him, he felt even more fiercely competitive!

It seemed like even the heavens wanted him to have an official showdown with Chen Ruixiang.

Alright then...

Huo Feng accepted the challenge.

Of course, winning or losing didn’t matter, what was important was having the courage to compete...

Because, with his current strength, he was destined not to beat Chen Ruixiang!

Huo Feng was well aware of this.

The first exam of the monthly test was English.

Once the paper was distributed, Huo Feng, who was sitting in the front, turned around, his eyes fixed on Chen Ruixiang. His thin lips curled up in a provocatively triumphant smile.

Just at that moment, Chen Ruixiang happened to look up and caught Huo Feng’s gaze.

In the instant their eyes met, Chen Ruixiang’s heart tightened, and panic set in!

Huo Feng’s look became even more fierce, and he pointed at Chen Ruixiang with two fingers, gesturing a silent challenge.

Huo Feng’s message was, ’I’m going to compete with you today!’

But to Chen Ruixiang, it looked like Huo Feng was saying, ’Let me have a look at your answers...’

Chen Ruixiang, trembling with trepidation, lowered his head, not daring to respond to Huo Feng.

Soon after, the exam officially began.

The entire examination hall was a picture of tranquility, as all the students wrote intensely, the scratching of pens against paper filling the room.

Huo Feng too began working on his English paper.

The test started with the listening section.

Having faced many battles, Huo Feng now feared no exam, including the listening test.

Now, he had become so practiced that he could write down the answer after hearing each question only once.

This was a big improvement from last year’s first monthly test when he had treated the listening section like an incomprehensible foreign language!

Meanwhile, inside classroom 8.

After the listening section, Pu Sangzhi took a moment to glance at Gu Yang and Wang Chao in her classroom...

Both happened to be sitting diagonally in front of her, one to the left, the other to the right.

With her good eyesight, Pu Sangzhi could make out bits of their test paper.

She just wanted to see how much they had written for the listening section.

Since she had been tutoring them in English this term, Sangzhi was especially concerned about their performance in the subject.

Seeing that they had already filled in their answer sheets for the listening section, and quite a bit at that, Sangzhi felt much reassured.

Then, she lowered her head and started working on her own paper.

Of course, for Sangzhi, an English test paper posed no difficulty whatsoever.

So, about half an hour after the exam began, Sangzhi had smoothly completed the entire test paper.

Afterward, she started reviewing her answers, going over the paper again...

...

As the exam moved into its latter half, student after student finished their papers and rested their heads on their desks.

However, the further into the exam Huo Feng got, the more he struggled, feeling the questions becoming increasingly difficult!

The questions he could answer had already been tackled on his first run through the paper, while the remaining questions were those he hadn’t been able to solve at first glance.

If he couldn’t answer them on the first pass, the chances of solving them after a second glance weren’t great.

Propping his head up with one hand and tilting his body to one side, Huo Feng twirled his pen, lost in perplexity.

He found that about a third of his English paper was left blank.

This is bad...

"Is my English going to tank?"

Huo Feng muttered to himself.

Just as Huo Feng sank into his troubles, and an hour into the exam, Chen Ruixiang, who was sitting diagonally behind him, had already finished his paper and even copied the answers.

Chen Ruixiang started to look around, observing the teachers pacing back and forth in the exam hall.

In his palm, Chen Ruixiang clutched the answers tightly, as if squeezing out his own nervousness.

Seizing the moment the teacher walked by, Chen Ruixiang tossed the slip of paper forward diagonally, right next to the foot of the female student at the front desk next door.

The girl at the front desk next door immediately squatted down, picked up his note, and clutched it in her palm, taking a deep, anxious breath!

After successfully passing the cheat sheet, Chen Ruixiang also let out a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Chen Ruixiang, who was sitting behind Huo Feng, couldn’t help but fix his gaze on him.

From his angle, he could see the back of Huo Feng’s head and his pensive silhouette.

Chen Ruixiang thought: Should I pass a note to Huo Feng too? To make friends? Huo Feng’s look earlier – was that a hint?

Thinking about it, Chen Ruixiang felt a stirring within him.

Looking up, Chen Ruixiang once again surveyed the teachers in the exam hall.

Today, the teacher monitoring their exam was very strict, and she was one whom Chen Ruixiang feared.

The previous note, Chen Ruixiang had passed with trepidation.

If he were to copy another one now, Chen Ruixiang actually didn’t dare.

So after reconsidering, Chen Ruixiang gave up on passing a cheat sheet to Huo Feng.

Chen Ruixiang then thought: Better wait for Huo Feng to bring it up himself! If Huo Feng actively asks to copy his paper, Chen Ruixiang could help him cheat.

After all, helping others cheat was something Chen Ruixiang was quite accustomed to.

Of course, Huo Feng was completely unaware of all these happenings in the exam room.

Huo Feng was still racking his brain over the test, giving his 200% effort!

...

Thus, the two exams in the morning came and went.

At noon, Huo Feng went to find Pu Sangzhi in Class 8 to have lunch, and also to meet up with his brother.

After the exam, on their way to the cafeteria, Pu Sangzhi was discussing the exam content with Gu Yang and Wang Chao, pointing out what she observed as their shortcomings.

Embarrassed, Gu Yang and Wang Chao said, "Big sis, can you not focus on how we did in the exams? Let’s wait till the results are out..."

Pu Sangzhi could only reply, "Alright..."

Actually, as a good student, she really couldn’t understand the mentality of those with poor grades who wanted to avoid reviewing their answers.

While lining up in the cafeteria, Huo Feng also talked to Pu Sangzhi about what happened in his exam room.

He told Pu Sangzhi that he was in the same exam room with Chen Ruixiang that day.

Originally, after finishing the first English test, he wanted to find Chen Ruixiang to provoke a challenge and brag a little...

However, due to a poor showing in the first English exam, Huo Feng could clearly foresee his defeat at the hands of Chen Ruixiang, so he shelved that overconfident impulse and did not go to provoke Chen Ruixiang.

When Pu Sangzhi heard him mention ’Chen Ruixiang’ she wasn’t surprised; what did surprise her was hearing that his English exam went poorly.

"How could your English exam go badly? Didn’t you memorize the vocabulary and the passages? What part couldn’t you write?" she asked.

Scratching his head, Huo Feng, though a bit embarrassed, answered, "Just, some of the grammar I didn’t know. The cloze test was so hard to choose..."

Pu Sangzhi nodded. "Got it, I’ll teach you grammar later. How about biology? How did that go?"

Huo Feng pondered. "I feel like it went okay..."

Pu Sangzhi then nodded. "We’ll wait for the results then.

Anxiously, Huo Feng asked, "Can I ask something risky? If my results have regressed this time, what would you do?"

Turning her head sharply, Pu Sangzhi gave him a sidelong glance. "Do you feel like you did poorly?"

"No!"

Huo Feng replied, "I’m just asking, just curious."

Actually...

This morning’s two subjects, Huo Feng felt weren’t so great! Maybe these two weren’t his strong suits!

Perhaps, only when it came to his specialty, mathematics, could Huo Feng feel a bit more confident.

Seeing his lack of confidence, Pu Sangzhi knew that he must have not done well that morning.

However, Pu Sangzhi wouldn’t crush his spirits; she would always comfort him at times like this, saying, "It’s okay if you’ve regressed, just work harder after the exams. Don’t lose heart now, there are still eight exams to go, and the outcome is not set in stone."

Huo Feng was touched by her kindness, "Yeah, Sangzhi, you’re really great~"

Then Pu Sangzhi extended her hand towards him and smiled. "It’s almost our turn, give me the meal card."

Huo Feng hurriedly took out the meal card and presented it with both hands. "Here, swipe it hard! Daddy’s got money!"

Pu Sangzhi took it. "You’re not my dad."

Huo Feng corrected himself. "My mistake, hubby’s got money."

Up front, Gu Yang and Wang Chao took the chance to ask, "Feng bro, since you’re loaded, are you treating us?"

Huo Feng replied, "You guys are grown-up sons now, you should learn to support your parents. Sangzhi, let’s have this meal on them."

Gu Yang and Wang Chao: "..."