NABC Chapter 21 The Sweat of Effort
Chapter 21 The Sweat of Effort
"You!" Jiang Xiaoliang was seething with anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't go too far."
"Then beat me in academics." Xiao Han glanced at Jiang Xiaoliang and said, "A defeated soldier has no right to speak bravely. Move quickly, or I'll get Li Dapang to help you!"
"Who... who's calling me!" Li Dapang sprang to his feet, his face filled with confusion and drool still hanging from the corner of his mouth.
Ha ha...
The whole class burst into laughter.
"Fine, you're ruthless!" Jiang Xiaoliang gnashed his teeth and said, "I'll move!"
Having said that, Jiang Xiaoliang moved his desk towards the front of the classroom, angrily. In the end, he placed his desk beside the platform, parallel to it.
"I didn't expect Xiao Han to be so handsome!"
"Tsk tsk, so impressive, to think he managed to rank second in our age group. If only he could be my boyfriend."
The girls in the back rows whispered quietly.
"Dream on," Yang Xiaoyan snorted softly and said, "Guys like Xiao Han aren't someone you can chase after."
Yang Xiaoyan had more or less perceived the extraordinary relationship between Chen Zihan and Xiao Han.
"Alright, now let's distribute the test papers!" Liu Jinmei smiled.
She wholeheartedly welcomed competition among the students in her class. As for their bets, that was none of her concern. However, a man of his word cannot chase after the horses that have been unleashed.
Test papers in hand, Xiao Han scored full marks. Chen Zihan got one hundred and forty-five points. She missed two multiple-choice questions.
"Ah, how could I have gotten these wrong?" Chen Zihan tapped her forehead with her pen.
"That's because you were careless and rash." Xiao Han laughed and said, "Silly girl, those two questions involved two knowledge points. If you analyze it from this angle, you'll quickly find that the initial data is misleading. The real core is located at the back..."
Xiao Han seriously explained to Chen Zihan.
Chen Zihan was somewhat stunned.
"What's the matter?" Xiao Han asked in confusion, "Didn't you understand?"
"No..." Chen Zihan shook her head and said, "I... I just realized your way of explaining is very similar to that top-notch teacher from Hanmen."
Xiao Han's heart suddenly lurched.
"Nonsense." Xiao Han hurriedly shook his head and said, "I've watched that teacher's teaching videos. He is a nationally renowned top-notch teacher, a mysterious person, obviously an incredible teacher. I can't compare to him!"
Upon further reflection, Chen Zihan thought it made sense. If it was Hanmen's top-notch teacher taking the test, he might have scored full marks.
"Maybe I'm just overthinking." Chen Zihan giggled.
Liu Jinmei began the lesson, and the students listened attentively.
At lunch break, Xiao Han was about to sling his backpack over his shoulder and find Li Dapang.
After leaving the grade group office, Xiao Han felt a heavy weight on his heart.
Actually, Liu Jinmei was the teacher Xiao Han hated and disliked the most. Because she used to find various ways and means to humiliate him, though it was tough love, she never showed any mercy. Now, he finally felt the motherly love from Liu Jinmei. This love was neither lighter nor less than that given by his mother.
Therefore, Xiao Han felt very repressed all the way.
On the sports field, most of the students had left.
Chen Zihan was waiting for him on the sports field, pushing that pink Yamaha electric bike.
Dressed in a sky-blue long skirt and a white T-shirt, with her hair tied in a ponytail, she was dazzlingly beautiful under the sunlight, like an exceptionally beautiful flower, attracting the glances and turned heads of passing students...
Chen Zihan, the school beauty of Linjiang No.1 Middle School, was the goddess in the hearts of many men. Unfortunately, this flower was thorny. The pursuits of many boys were ruthlessly snuffed out by her. The mountain of love letters and flowers she received were unceremoniously tossed into the trash. As for chocolates, they naturally went to Yang Xiaoyan and her group of girls to share.
"Xiao Han, what's wrong?" Chen Zihan noticed Xiao Han's mood was off and asked urgently, "Did a teacher scold you? Are the teachers doubting your grades too?"
Xiao Han's eyes were red; he hurried over and hugged Chen Zihan tightly.
"Ah!" Chen Zihan exclaimed.
However, she quietly leaned against Xiao Han's chest, her hands slowly wrapping around him. Her head gently rested on Xiao Han's chest, where she could clearly hear the strong and steady beating of his heart.
Chen Zihan was a girl with conservative inner feelings. With her personality, it would be impossible for her to hug and cuddle Xiao Han in school. But today, she clearly spotted something extraordinary about Xiao Han. She didn't struggle or resist, but instead, involuntarily fell into her gentle trap.
Fortunately, there weren't many people on the sports field, or else it would have started a bloody storm.
"The kids have grown up."
"Yeah, nowadays kids are so precocious."
Liu Jinmei and a few teachers stood on the fifth floor corridor, watching the embrace between Xiao Han and Chen Zihan.
"Should we let them be like this?" the old physics teacher said with an angry expression on his face.
"Elder Chen, we have to believe in the pure friendship between the kids!" Liu Jinmei said with a smile. "As long as it can help improve their study results, why should we interfere? Over-intervention might bring negative effects on them, don't you think?"
"I..." the old teacher furrowed his brow.
"This time, Xiao Han's results are there for all to see. As for Chen Zihan..." Liu Jinmei said with a smile, "Though her score has dropped, her ranking has increased."
"Right, right, right!" Several teachers nodded in agreement.
"Fine, we need to keep a close watch on their grades!" the old teacher said with a wave of his hand, walking away in annoyance, muttering, "This is corrupting public morals!"
......
"Xiao Han, what's wrong?" Chen Zihan held him.
"It's nothing, just let me hold you for a while!" Xiao Han said softly.
And so, the two of them held each other, for a good few minutes, like a pair of inseparable lovers.
Chen Zihan felt a bit shy inside, as this was her first time making such a bold and unrestrained move on campus. This was unimaginable for the former her. Yet, she did it, and she quietly leaned against Xiao Han's arms.
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