Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 262 - 256. Hardworking Huo Feng! (3)

After returning from Wenzhou, the math competition came to an end.

It was a Saturday, and the competition took up the morning, but didn’t interfere with the afternoon tutoring sessions with Lin Qianqian and Huo Feng.

The final exams were scheduled for the following week, so after the math competition, Huo Feng had to face yet another major test!

Having just endured a failed exam, Huo Feng was dispirited and somewhat dejected.

When Pu Sangzhi reviewed with him that afternoon, he kept sighing, constantly entangled in an unresolvable vexation...

Huo Feng couldn’t figure out why he had made so many mistakes.

He was sure of his answers while doing the problems, yet when matched against the answer key, they were all wrong?

Pu Sangzhi noticed he wasn’t in the right state of mind, so she told him to stop studying for the day and rest on the couch instead.

Huo Feng couldn’t have been more relieved.

However, once he sprawled out on the couch like a corpse...

His presence in the room was still very much felt.

Because he kept sighing and talking to himself, asking "Where did it all go wrong?"

He couldn’t figure it out.

Huo Feng just couldn’t understand where he had gone wrong.

Pu Sangzhi, having listened to him for the better part of the day, was getting a bit annoyed.

After taking care of Lin Qianqian, she turned to Huo Feng, locked eyes with him, and said solemnly, "You promised me you wouldn’t let these things get to you!"

"Sigh..."

Huo Feng patted his chest and sighed, "But I can’t figure it out. I thought I had everything right. Why is it that when matched with the answers, they are all wrong?"

Pu Sangzhi asked, "How many questions did you check?"

Huo Feng thought about it and said, "Just now I checked three questions with those two people at the end, and I got them all wrong."

Pu Sangzhi nodded, "That’s just three questions, right? Losing points on the multiple-choice isn’t much. If your steps are correct in the essay questions, you’ll get partial credit. Moreover, the second-to-last question, the ’calculate half’ one, won’t just trip you up. There will definitely be other people who didn’t catch it either, so until the rankings come out, it’s not time to give up on yourself."

Huo Feng knew she was trying to comfort him.

He turned, propped his head up on one hand, and quietly reached out his other hand, "Lend me your hand to hold for a bit."

Pu Sangzhi quickly hid her hands behind her back, eyed him warily, and demanded, "What for!"

Huo Feng clicked his tongue, "Holding it won’t take a piece off you!"

Pu Sangzhi refused, "We are talking here, no need for that nonsense!"

"Stingy..."

Huo Feng pouted, "Forget it, after all, you have been charmed by Yan Siyuan’s pretty boy face."

Pu Sangzhi felt helpless, "What nonsense are you talking about now?"

Huo Feng nagged like a gossip, "The guy is the top student at Ruizhong, a straight-A student, and the campus heartthrob. During the entrance exams, he was only three points shy of you, finishing second. With such excellent qualifications right before you, how could you ever fancy a rascal like me, Huo Feng?"

Pu Sangzhi felt the need to set the record straight firmly, "Be careful with your words. He is Xiaocao’s idol. Xiaocao has liked him since middle school, she even had four teeth pulled and got braces for him! Our conversations revolve around Xiaocao’s feelings for him. This makes it clear that there’s no possibility between him and me!"

Seeing her so adamant, Huo Feng couldn’t help but press his lips together in a light smirk, "So, does that mean you are still mine?"

Pu Sangzhi paused...

Quickly, she turned 45 degrees and gave him a side glance, "Before I get into Tsinghua, I won’t answer such questions."

"Sigh..."

As the topic surfaced, Huo Feng couldn’t help but heave a deep sigh, "I feel like studying is so difficult... I’ve been working so hard at it, so why do I keep failing? Sigh..."

Seeing that he was truly disheartened, Pu Sangzhi’s heart softened.

"You are too careless."

Pu Sangzhi softened her tone, "I think you’re really careless when you solve problems. I believe your formula for the last question was correct because I’ve given you similar problems before. Only a mistake in your steps could explain such a bizarre answer. You definitely made a mistake at some point!"

Pu Sangzhi slowly turned back to him, her voice earnest and gentle as she counseled, "Next time, be more careful when solving problems. As long as you’re careful, not careless, and review your paper again thoroughly after finishing, you can definitely regain a lot of points."

Huo Feng felt his heart warmed by her gentle persuasion, and as he gazed into her eyes, his look grew more intense...

Just staring at her rosy lips, Huo Feng became more and more enchanted, sinking deeper and deeper...

Latterly, his thoughts began to drift chaotically.

He couldn’t even hear Pu Sangzhi talking anymore; all he had in mind was one single thought: I damn well want to kiss her!

Thinking thus, Huo Feng found himself unconsciously inching closer to her...

But before he could get very close, Pu Sangzhi pressed her fingertip against his forehead and said, "In the future, you must think more and also be meticulous! Even though your mind works quickly, you are truly careless! Exams detest carelessness the most, losing points on small details. Do you understand what I’m saying?"

Snapped back to reality by her touch, Huo Feng rubbed his forehead, feeling guilty, and nodded.

"Alright. Finals are next week, so let’s make a push. Winter vacation will be here before we know it," Pu Sangzhi encouraged.

Speaking of winter vacation... it’s another cause for great excitement!

Huo Feng shook off his gloom, his spirits lifting, "Shall we go on a trip during the winter vacation?"

Pu Sangzhi shook her head, "No way!"

Huo Feng suggested, "Just a nearby trip, like going to Pingyang for a hot spring or something."

At this, Lin Qianqian instantly perked up, risking death to interject, "I want to go!"

Huo Feng directed Lin Qianqian, "Ugly girl, you can go only if Sangzhi agrees. Persuade her. Come on, persuade her."

Without any hesitation, Lin Qianqian tugged at Pu Sangzhi’s sleeve, "Sister Sangzhi, I want to go to the hot springs. I’ve never been to one before. Let’s go together!"

Pu Sangzhi brushed off Lin Qianqian’s hand and looked at Huo Feng seriously, "I’m warning you, don’t encourage Qianqian. If the two of you mess up your finals, I’ll be tutoring you both for the entire winter vacation. Especially you—you’re aiming for Tsinghua!"

Huo Feng raised an eyebrow, "What if I do well? Maybe a short trip?"

Pu Sangzhi said, "No top 100, no going anywhere!"

Huo Feng clicked his tongue, "That’s too strict. How about top 200?"

Pu Sangzhi insisted, "There’s a unified exam in April next year, and its results are very important! If you can’t even make the top 100 now, it will be hard to ensure your exam results."

Huo Feng agreed, "Okay... top 100."

Since they were already on the topic, Huo Feng felt he couldn’t rest anymore.

Soon, he climbed off the couch and returned to his desk, reopening his books, "Let’s do this. I’m feeling motivated now. Time for a review session."

Although Pu Sangzhi could tell he was forcing his spirits, she still found him quite proactive. He wasn’t the type of hopeless sludge that couldn’t be helped up onto a wall...

Pu Sangzhi actually felt a bit moved.

Because now, every time she mentioned the words "Tsinghua," it would motivate him.

Tsinghua wasn’t his goal, she was.

Someone who takes her dreams as his own and puts in the effort for them is hard not to find touching.

Thinking this, Pu Sangzhi also opened her book and as she flipped through the pages, she said, "Next time, bring over the practice exams for the other subjects from the ’Five-Year College Entrance Exams and Three-Year Simulated Tests’ set. I’m going to give you a comprehensive review this winter vacation."

Huo Feng nodded, "Got it, I’ll study."

At that moment, Lin Qianqian couldn’t help but risk death again, "Brother Feng, Sister Sangzhi, what about the trip to the hot springs during the winter vacation?"

Huo Feng looked toward Pu Sangzhi.

Lin Qianqian also followed his gaze to Pu Sangzhi.

Pu Sangzhi declared, "It all depends on both of your final exam results. Qianqian, too—if you don’t do well, don’t even think about going anywhere."

Lin Qianqian replied, "Yes!"

Huo Feng echoed, "Yes!"

Both of them were obedient!

...

Finals were on the upcoming Wednesday.

Exams would run from Wednesday to Friday morning. In the evening self-study session on that day, each class would organize activities as a farewell to the semester.

Bright and early on Saturday, they could pack their bags and head straight home.

To ensure good results on the final exams, Huo Feng really fought for his life!

He put forth a 100% pure effort that he had never shown before this semester, grasping every moment to study, to memorize...

Memorizing in the early morning, reviewing at noon, and after evening self-study, heading back to the dorm to brush teeth and go to bed early, then memorizing until midnight!

After the lights were out, he still used his phone’s flashlight, illuminating the book he silently memorized in his head.

In such a seriousmode, Huo Feng clung desperately to the last straws of hope!

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday—these three days, he virtually studied like a madman!

On Wednesday and Thursday, the days of the exams, he seized every minute to memorize the key points for each subject!

Indeed, he had never been this serious even for his middle school exams!

Thus, Huo Feng endured through the ten subjects of final exams.

After the Friday morning exams, he collapsed in the dorm and slept soundly all afternoon...

While he was catching up on sleep that afternoon, his ten underlings sneaked away and met with Pu Sangzhi on the playing field without him knowing.

This was the first time Pu Sangzhi had met with his ten underlings without Huo Feng present.

His ten underlings had suddenly sought her out, what on earth could they be planning?