Chapter 8

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Out of Nowhere No.1 (2)

Chapter Courtesy: Wang Mei

In any case, Fang Yichang had long boasted of being the school’s bully. As such, he shouldn’t be frightened by a single look from any opponent. And yet, he couldn’t stand against Huo Cheng’s cold stare. Before he could make any counterattack, Huo Cheng left him by himself once again.

“——” Fang Yichang looked at Huo Cheng’s back from a distance. He was irritated and angry. He was irritated and angry. Who was the school bully?! Why didn’t he become the bully instead???

Another boy held onto Fang Yichang’s shoulder and said, “Brother Yichang, this Huo Cheng is very arrogant, isn’t he? Would you like me to teach him a lesson?”

“Only you? You can’t be compared to his level.”

Fang Yichang and the others followed behind the new transfer student and sloppily went downstairs.

In order to chase Shen Wanying, Huo Cheng walked quickly and called, “Class President.”

Shen Wanying stopped and watched him coming closer. She smiled at him. “Huo Cheng, you’ve just come out now?”

“M-hm.” Huo Cheng nodded and then he joined Shen Wanying along, walking side by side.

Eventually, Lady Shen noticed Fang Yicheng and gang from the corner of her eyes. She pursed her lips and asked, “Huo Cheng, I saw you and Fang Yichang talking on the stairs. Did he trouble you?”

Huo Cheng: “No.”

“Oh, that’s good.” She nodded lightly. “Fang Yichang’s reputation in school isn’t very good. If he makes trouble for you, you should go to the teacher.”

“All right.” Huo Cheng glanced at her. “Are you familiar with him?”

Shen Wanying was somewhat surprised by his question. “Of course not, but we are acquaintances, I presume.”

Huo Cheng: “Because of the math problem?”

Shen Wanying was even more surprised, “You know?”

Huo Cheng: “M-hm.”

She smiled awkwardly. “Haha, I’m so embarrassed.”

Huo Cheng’s lips were slightly raised. “Since we’ve met, let’s have lunch together.”

Shen Wanying: “Sure.”

Huo Cheng: “You invited me yesterday. Today is my turn.”

“Ah?” Shen Wanying thought about it and said, “Yesterday, it was Tian Yu who paid, so it wasn’t my treat. Since I’m the class president, I will treat you to a meal today to welcome your transfer to our class.”

Huo Cheng nodded. “Okay, I’ll treat you to a meal tomorrow.”

Shen Wanying: “All right then.”

Huo Cheng looked at her and again, the corner of his lips raised ever so slightly.

Shen Wanying and Huo Cheng had a meal together in the canteen for three consecutive days. She found that not only did he order her favorite dishes but he also knew that she liked to add extra vinegar to her noodles. If she hadn’t known Huo Cheng before, she would have suspected that they had been together for many years.

Hey, wait a minute! Huo Cheng… She seemed to have some impression of the name, but she couldn’t remember where she had heard it before. Before she could figure it out, the results of the first examination came out.

All the teachers had worked overtime to check the examination papers and rushed to total all the scores before the school ended on Friday.

Teachers of each subject mentioned their work with pride as if they had accomplished a great thing. Of course, the students didn’t share this feeling. If it were possible, they hoped the teacher could take more breaks and not correct the papers. It didn’t matter!

It was obvious that many students were having a bad weekend, but the most unexpected thing was that among these students, Ji Yao, who ranked first all year round, was included.

“Look, look! The first in the year was replaced!!!”

Many students whispered to one another as they surrounded the announcement board. Some people expressed shock, some were gloating, but more were curious about this airborne Huo Cheng, who took the sacred number one spot.

“The new number one is the newly transferred student in Lady Shen’s class. I’ve seen him in the corridor before. He’s handsome.”

The rumor about Huo Cheng made a sensation in the whole grade. Many students from other grades also came to the doors of the second year’s Class 1 just to glimpse him with their own eyes.

Because of this Huo Cheng, who came out of nowhere, Shen Wanying’s rank was also affected. She, who usually remained within the top three of the grade, fell to fourth.

On the way home, she kept thinking about her result.

“Wanying, it’s time for dinner. Please come out, dear.” Jiang Yu went upstairs and knocked on her door.

Shen Wanying had changed into comfortable home clothes, but she was still just as beautiful as when she wore a uniform. She looked neat and tidy; each button was meticulously fastened.

She opened the door for Jiang Yu. “Mama.”

“Um.” Jiang Yu nodded. “Let’s eat.”

“Okay.”

Shen Wanying went down with Jiang Yu. She knew that her mother had come up specifically to ask her about her grades, so she took the initiative to tell her. “Ma, our examination results have come out.”

“Well, how was the result?”

She paused for a moment before answering. “This time I got the fourth place.”

“Fourth place?” Jiang Yu knitted her brow. She turned around and looked at her daughter. “Why did your rank go down?”

“There’s a new student in our class. He took the first rank this time.”

Jiang Yu looked surprised. “Even forced Ji Yao to go down?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Yu pondered for a while, then continued going downstairs. “Even though it turned out like this, you shouldn’t push all the blame onto the new classmate.”

“I know, Ma. I will work harder next time.”

“You should do it for real. I know your opponents are quite fierce; however, there will always be pressure in every competition.” Jiang Yu looked back at her little girl. “What’s the name of your new classmate?”

“Huo Cheng.”

“Huo Cheng?” Jiang Yu thought about it. As both of them walked towards the living room, she called out, “Shen Qian, is Huo Tingxiao’s son called Huo Cheng?”

“Yes, what’s wrong?”

“In Wanying class, there’s a new transfer student named Huo Cheng.” Jiang Yu looked at Shen Wanying. “Do you remember? You met Huo Cheng when you were a kid.”

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