Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 22 - 21. A bet for two hundred people! (All are welcome to join the bet)

Chapter 22: 21. A bet for two hundred people! (All are welcome to join the bet)

Huo Feng badgered Pu Sangzhi the whole way, but in the end, he still couldn’t get anything out of her.

However, on the way there, the two of them walking together into the school and through the campus did attract plenty of curious glances from other students.

Class 7 students, upon seeing them, all lowered their heads and whispered to each other.

Class 1 students, on seeing them, all expressed shock with their mouths agape.

Among the two parties involved, Huo Feng was smug and thoroughly enjoyed the attention from onlookers, while Pu Sangzhi felt extremely embarrassed and wished nothing more than to find a hole to crawl into.

Unashamed, Huo Feng escorted Pu Sangzhi all the way to the entrance of Class 1’s classroom. After that, he didn’t leave, but just stood leaning against the door with his hands in his pocket, watching Pu Sangzhi walk into the classroom with a wicked smile spreading across his face.

It was 6:20 p.m., only 10 minutes until the evening self-study session, so the Class 1’s classroom was nearly full at this point.

Under the direct stare of 48 pairs of eyes, Huo Feng remained calm and composed, expression natural, intensely focusing on Pu Sangzhi as if nothing else mattered—his intentions were as clear as Sima Zhao’s, even to an outsider!

Pu Sangzhi sat down at her own seat and naturally took her bag, took out test papers, until Yao Meimei bumped into her arm and told her, "The doorway..."

Turning her head, Pu Sangzhi then realized that Huo Feng was standing there like a door god!

Meeting her widened eyes, Huo Feng’s narrow, phoenix eyes slightly squinted, and the corner of his lips quirked up, revealing a mischievous grin.

The entire classroom was quiet, all her classmates stared at Huo Feng with the look of someone watching a spectacle, and of course, some were focused on Pu Sangzhi—by now, a hint of scandalous rumor was spreading through the air.

The nature of Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi’s relationship was something everyone seemed to have a guess at.

Pu Sangzhi’s cheeks blushed as she was so flustered she exclaimed, "Just go!"

Only then did Huo Feng straighten up, uttered an "Oh," and sensibly left.

He really is... shameless! Without any bottom line! Lacking in propriety! Outlawish!

Pu Sangzhi cursed him fiercely in her heart.

Done cursing, she glanced around the room and, to address the concerned looks of all her classmates, she explained with blushed cheeks, "I have nothing to do with him, not familiar at all!"

All the classmates: "Oh~"

If Huo Feng’s intentions were ’Sima Zhao’s heart,’ then Pu Sangzhi’s denial was like the saying ’wealth not revealed is money not possessed.’

Her explanation only made the situation more conspicuous—nobody believed her!

...

During that evening’s self-study, Pu Sangzhi was restless and couldn’t settle down.

She had already finished her homework, and the test papers the homeroom teacher had assigned were also done. Pu Sangzhi had planned to use the self-study time to do some advance studying, but her thoughts had been thrown into chaos by Huo Feng.

But it certainly wasn’t affection! It was irritation!

Yao Meimei worked hard to complete one class’s homework in the evening, and during the second class, she still couldn’t resist the temptation and copied from Pu Sangzhi’s homework.

As desk mates, Yao Meimei clearly saw Pu Sangzhi’s frustration.

While copying the homework, she snickered and occasionally passed Pu Sangzhi a note.

’What exactly is your relationship with Huo Feng now?’

’Is there a possibility of it developing?’

’Did he take you to school today?’

’You didn’t refuse it?’

Yao Meimei probably wrote something down every two minutes to show Pu Sangzhi, but Pu Sangzhi didn’t respond to any of them.

Finally, when the second class ended, Yao Meimei’s barrage of questions was unleashed, hitting Pu Sangzhi with a dozen in one breath!

After asking, she took a deep breath... Satisfying!

Pu Sangzhi’s ears rang for a while, and then she heard her last question, "So what are you planning to do about Huo Feng?"

Great... That hit right on Pu Sangzhi’s dilemma!

Pu Sangzhi had been thinking throughout those two classes about what to do with that scoundrel Huo Feng.

He was so terrifying, so shameless, and so arrogant... not even Tsinghua could scare him off.

Pu Sangzhi had originally wanted to ignore him less, let him know when to back off, or wait for his three minutes of enthusiasm to die down, then she could return to her peaceful life.

But that rogue Huo Feng was too high-profile!

High-profile to the extent that the two of them, clearly having no relationship and not even close to being friends, had already been misunderstood by so many as a ’couple’!

No way!

Pu Sangzhi thought, she absolutely couldn’t ignore that scoundrel Huo Feng any longer—she had to find a way to make him give up!

"I need to talk to him!"

Pu Sangzhi frowned tightly, her expression serious.

Yao Meimei excitedly leaned forward, "Talk about what? Does this mean the two of you do have a deep relationship?"

"No! We have nothing to do with each other."

Pu Sangzhi denied it, "I will never be on the same page as him; I refuse to deal with a poor student."

She stated this with an unwavering determination.

After she finished speaking, she suddenly paused, a flash of insight striking her mind... underachiever?

Yes, underachiever!

Pu Sangzhi’s mind raced, and suddenly, she came up with a plan!

...

After the evening self-study session, the resilient Huo Feng really did show up again!

Pu Sangzhi had anticipated his arrival, so she intentionally dawdled until almost everyone had left the classroom, and she was the last to leave.

Huo Feng had initially been waiting for her on the first floor of the teaching building, but unable to wait any longer, he went up to the fourth floor, to Class 1’s classroom.

Only then did Pu Sangzhi slowly pack up her backpack and walk out of the classroom. As she passed by him, she unexpectedly called out to him, "Let’s go."

Those two brief words made Huo Feng’s mouth form an ’o’ shape, surprise rendering him speechless.

He followed behind Pu Sangzhi, descending the stairs with her.

One in front of the other, 10 to 20 centimeters apart, not too close nor too far, just the right distance.

When they reached the first floor, Huo Feng took a step forward to walk shoulder to shoulder with her.

He was somewhat excited, his face unable to conceal a smile, and joy that wouldn’t dissolve filled his heart.

He thought, could Pu Sangzhi be getting used to him? Would they then possibly start dating soon?

"Huo Feng."

Just as he was lost in his thoughts, Pu Sangzhi suddenly called his name.

"Yeah~" Huo Feng replied with a flamboyant tone.

"You said before, if you score within the top 400, you want a reward?" Pu Sangzhi asked.

Huo Feng mistook her meaning, and with shining eyes, he responded, "You’re willing?"

Nonsense, of course she wasn’t!

Pu Sangzhi gave him a sideways glance, "I want to make a bet with you."

Huo Feng’s eyebrows raised in interest, "A bet on what?"

Pu Sangzhi turned her head to face forward as she explained, "The monthly test is in two weeks. If you score within the top 200, I will go on a date with you for one day. If not, you stop pursuing me!"

Top 200 was an incredibly difficult challenge for Huo Feng, Pu Sangzhi knew that well.

And with the test just two weeks away, she doubted his ability to improve that dramatically.

So, it was a bet she was sure to win.

Pu Sangzhi wanted to trade for his surrender.

When Huo Feng heard the stakes, he immediately sensed the difficulty of the bet and without a second thought, he refused, "No bet."

Pu Sangzhi looked at him with a challenging gaze, "Don’t dare?"

Turns out Huo Feng wasn’t that stubborn, bluntly saying, "Two weeks, top 200, impossible."

Seeing that her provocation failed, Pu Sangzhi stated, "Then let me tell you, three years of thick-skinned persistence, badgering away, and you still won’t have a chance with me. I don’t like underachievers, and I like bad students even less!"

This was the first time Pu Sangzhi outright rejected him for such straightforward reasons.

Before this, she had always used ’high school students shouldn’t date’ as her reason.

Clearly, ’I don’t like underachievers’ was a much more hurtful statement.

For a moment, Huo Feng felt like she had stomped on his pride.

He froze on the spot, stopping in his tracks.

But seeing her walk away with an unchanged face, Huo Feng set aside whatever pride he had and hurried after her.

"Hey..."

Huo Feng caught up to her again, his gaze intense as he fixed on her, "Are you serious? No joke?"

Pu Sangzhi didn’t speak, silently continuing forward.

Huo Feng started to get anxious, "Are you angry?"

Huo Feng was slightly panicking, "Do I really have to be in the top 200 to pursue you?"

Huo Feng: "Hey, say something..."

Pu Sangzhi wasn’t angry; she simply didn’t want to interact with him.

She thought they had different goals and no common ground.

Pushed by her attitude, Huo Feng blurted out impulsively, "Fine, fine, fine, top 200 it is, I’ll give it a try."

Only then did Pu Sangzhi speak, "If you don’t make it, stop chasing me."

Huo Feng gritted his teeth, "We’re really going for it, huh?"

This bet had, at best... a 1% chance!

It would take a miracle!