Chapter 47: Xia Nuannuan Panics

"Wu Xin actually reached third place!"

"Normal. Not to mention Qin Tian, the Class Monitor performed very well this time too, almost passing seven hundred points!"

"Qin Tian's score is just exaggerated no matter how you look at it, 745. My god, he's almost pulled a fifty-point gap from the Class Monitor."

"Sigh, we agreed to be academic slackers together, but he quietly became an academic ace."

"That person is a fake slacker, a hidden big shot, okay? You can't even call him an academic ace; 'academic god' is more fitting."

"Makes sense."

"..."

The students gathered around the ranking list were discussing it animatedly.

When mentioning Qin Tian, their faces were filled with envy and admiration.

Especially a few students in the class who were ranked lower.

Watching Qin Tian, who used to be at the bottom with them, suddenly soar into the sky, their feelings were quite complex.

Of course, there were exceptions.

For example, Zhang Peng, who didn't even bother to crowd over to look at the rankings.

Rather than going over to look at the ranking list and getting hit with a blow, he preferred to strike at Xiao Jinzi, who was also sitting there motionless.

Zhang Peng turned around and sat on his own desk, crossed his arms, and after carefully brewing his wording, finally opened fire:

"Xiao Jinzi, didn't you say there were still Chinese and comprehensive science scores? Why don't you go look at the grade sheet!"

"Isn't the comprehensive science answer sheet not released yet? Teacher Li said Qin Tian got a perfect score. Maybe the grader saw your name has so much gold in it, thought your family had a gold mine, and gave you a perfect score plus a few dozen extra points!"

"Oh, right, three hundred-something points might not be enough, you'd need four hundred!"

Once these words were out, the classroom suddenly went quiet.

Everyone looked at the two with strange expressions, and the gazes that fell on Wu Xin all carried a bit of pity, more or less.

Zhang Peng's mouth is truly too poisonous!

To kill someone and then attack their heart!

Qin Tian's mouth also twitched slightly.

Old Li, this can't be blamed on me!

I hope poor Wu Xin's fragile heart can withstand the bombardment of Zhang Peng's mouth-cannon.

"Zhang Peng, do you only have a mouth?"

Wu Xin roared with a livid face.

"No, no, no, at least I still have a face!"

Zhang Peng raised his hand to pat his right cheek and said with a cheeky grin: "Unlike some people, who get angry for a beauty and deliberately find fault to mock academic slackers like us. So cool, it's a pity your face is swollen from being slapped now!"

"Oh, right, don't forget there's still the bet!"

"Zhang Peng—"

Wu Xin gritted his teeth, his bloodshot eyes looking as if he wanted to kill someone.

To the side, Xu Ying also had an incomparably ugly expression.

"Ah, don't look at me like that, it's scary."

Zhang Peng feigned a look of fear and patted his chest.

"Lao Zhang."

Qin Tian called out before the Class Monitor Mu Nan could speak.

"Brother Tian, what's up?"

Zhang Peng looked at him with a puzzled gaze.

"Forget it, that's enough, don't say anymore!"

Qin Tian advised.

After all, he had promised Old Li; if he let Zhang Peng keep talking like this, he was afraid Wu Xin really wouldn't be able to take it.

Like top students such as Wu Xin, they surely had never suffered this kind of blow in their studies since they were young.

Moreover, high school seniors are already under great pressure, and every year there are news stories that make people wring their hands in regret.

He absolutely did not want this kind of thing to happen around him.

"Alright!"

Zhang Peng still trusted his words, shrugged indifferently, turned around, and sat back down.

In the classroom, the students saw this scene and all cast admiring glances at Qin Tian.

To forgive others when you can.

This is easy to say, but when one is at the age of youthful vigor, it is truly rare to be able to do it.

However, to the proud Wu Xin, Qin Tian's words not only didn't make him grateful, but instead made his self-esteem even less able to accept it.

"Qin Tian!"

Wu Xin suddenly shouted at Qin Tian and said coldly: "I admit I underestimated you. I will keep my word on the bet and apologize to you, but don't act like a good person here; it's disgusting."

Qin Tian smiled calmly: "I don't have any intention of acting like a good person; this is Old Li's intention, understand?"

"I also didn't expect a sincere apology from you. Betting with you was only because you didn't respect Old Li in class. You're such a grown person, don't you understand respecting your teacher and the Dao? It's enough for you to go and apologize to him properly."

"From now on, we'll stay out of each other's way. We'll graduate in two months, and then we'll go our separate ways; even if we meet again, we'll be strangers."

After saying this, Qin Tian ignored him and turned his head to continue reading a foreign classic.

Wu Xin was in a trance, scenes from that day in class appearing in his mind.

The other students were also silent, each lost in their own thoughts.

At this moment, the bell for class rang right on time.

Everyone hurriedly returned to their seats and began self-study again.

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During the following two self-study periods, the class discipline was very good, and everyone quietly did their own things.

Qin Tian read two classic novels borrowed from the school library.

After leaving campus and entering society in his past life, he only gradually realized the importance of reading to recharge.

But the pressure of life and work at that time left him with little time to cultivate the habit of reading.

Living a life again, now that he had completely mastered the knowledge points of the high school stage, it was the perfect time to use the remaining time to read a large number of books in various fields, broaden his horizons, and accumulate strength.

Near the end of the evening self-study, Xia Nuannuan opened her drawer and looked at the phone in her schoolbag.

Her mother came to pick her up from school every day and would send her a message upon arrival.

She received a message today as well.

However, the content was completely different from before.

"Girl, your dad went to pick you up today. I couldn't stop him, you'll have to handle it yourself!"

Following this message was an emoji of a dog's head being patted.

Xia Nuannuan's beautiful eyes widened slightly, and she was completely dumbfounded.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing her dazed and distracted appearance, Qin Tian asked with confusion.

"Ah, no, it's nothing."

Xia Nuannuan hurriedly turned off her phone screen and pushed her schoolbag inside.

"Really nothing?"

Qin Tian was half-doubting, his gaze revealing a hint of concern.

Xia Nuannuan nodded hurriedly: "Really nothing."

"Alright, there are two minutes left until class ends."

Qin Tian said with a Wei Xiao, and didn't ask any further.

"Mm-hmm!"

Xia Nuannuan responded, her large eyes darting around.

What should she do?

These past few days, she had been leaving the school gate with Qin Tian and Zhang Peng.

But today, it was her dad who came!

Based on her understanding of her father, if he were to see Qin Tian and notice any clues, then things would be troublesome.

"Ahhh, what is Mom doing! How could she let Dad come!"

Xia Nuannuan scratched her hair in frustration.

No, no, she couldn't let Qin Tian and her dad meet for now!

A look of determination flashed in Xia Nuannuan's eyes, and she made a decision in her heart.

This matter had to wait at least until after the college entrance examination.

By then, even if her father opposed her dating, she would have the confidence to stand up to him.

Soon, the bell for the end of class rang.

Qin Tian packed up several answer sheets and put them in his pocket, preparing to take them back to give his mother a surprise.

Zhang Peng came over at this time as well.

Today he was finally not empty-handed; he brought a math study guide and a pen.

"Qin Tian, Zhang Peng, um, I can't find something, you guys go ahead!"

Xia Nuannuan was still rummaging through her drawer for something that didn't exist, and said to the two of them.