Chapitre 2: Bet
Éditeur: Henyee Translations
Her fate with Lu Peian could be traced back to their high school days.
In Capital No. 1 High School, the mid-term exams for the third year students had just ended when the National Day holiday was ushered in. After the students played around crazily, they welcomed a ruthless report card when school started again.
In Class 9 of Grade 12, Xu Li was sleeping on the table near the window in the back row of the classroom. The sunlight outside was dazzling. She was too lazy to get up and close the curtains, so she casually took a textbook and covered her head to block the sunlight.
While she was sleeping soundly, Meng Qingqing ran in from outside the classroom and pushed her hard. "Xu Li, stop sleeping! Something big has happened!"
"Shut up. I'm so tired…" Xu Li mumbled.
When Meng Qingqing saw this, she pushed her harder again. "Stop sleeping! Something big has happened! Xu Li! Someone stole your first place in the cohort!"
Xu Li was stunned. She propped her arms on the table and slowly got up. Her eyes, which had just woken up, narrowed as she turned her head to look at Meng Qingqing in slow motion. "What did you say?"
Meng Qingqing sat down next to Xu Li and coughed. "You ranked second in the cohort in this exam."
Xu Li yawned and asked casually, "Then who is first?"
Meng Qingqing admired Xu Li's mentality. She was indeed a top student. She was so steady!
"Last week, a transfer student came to the school. You know him, right?" Meng Qingqing looked around and said in a low voice, "He's from Class One. His name is Lu Peian. Out of a total of 750 points, he scored 748 points. Awesome!"
"Yes, it's quite impressive," Xu Li replied perfunctorily. She took out a can of Coke from her desk and opened it with one hand.
Meng Qingqing asked, "That's it? Nothing else?"
With a snap, the can was pulled open. Xu Li took a sip and narrowed her eyes. "What should I say?"
Meng Qingqing rolled her eyes and pointed at Xu Li. "Don't tell me you forgot your bet with Old Zhang!"
Old Zhang was the form teacher of Class 9. His full name was Zhang Jian, and he taught Chinese. He was a kind middle-aged man who usually did not lose his temper with the students. However, when he was really angry, the scene was scary. Even Xu Li, who was fearless, was a little afraid. Previously, Xu Li had fought with the students from the Vocational High School next door, and Zhang Jian happened to see it.
Zhang Jian's teaching philosophy was that you could fight, but you could not cause trouble. Of course, you could not be caught by him. Then, Xu Li was unlucky enough to be caught fighting by him…
Xu Li felt that Zhang Jian did it on purpose! Because Zhang Jian made a bet with her later, saying that if she could maintain first place in the grade during the mid-term exam, he would forget about this matter. If she did not maintain first place in the grade, she would have to copy the text ten times! At that time, Zhang Jian, who had said this, was drinking tea with his big teacup. He said, "I heard that you learned calligraphy. Is there a problem writing the text in calligraphy?" Before Xu Li could say that there was a problem, Zhang Jian took another sip of tea and said lightly as if he was threatening her, "I heard that Old Xu is coming back soon. I haven't seen him for a long time. I'll ask him out for tea and a chat one day…"
The Old Xu that Zhang Jian was talking about was none other than Xu Li's father, Xu Baifu. Xu Baifu and Zhang Jian were high school classmates. They were best buddies who slept on the bunk beds. However, after graduation, Zhang Jian became a teacher. Xu Baifu seized the opportunity to do business and was now a famous real estate big shot.
Although Xu Li was unruly and lawless, the person she was most afraid of was Xu Baifu! After all, Xu Baifu controlled her financial lifeline! And what Xu Baifu was best at was cutting off her pocket money! Furthermore, he cut off her pocket money ruthlessly, the kind that did not give her a single cent! Xu Li's most miserable time was when she got into trouble. Xu Baifu was angry and cut off her pocket money for two months in one go! During those two months, Xu Li relied on her small amount of savings to eat instant noodles every day. It could be said to be the darkest two months of her life! Xu Li spent money extravagantly. That small amount of savings was lent to Meng Qingqing previously, so she did not squander it.
Therefore, Zhang Jian's use of Xu Baifu to threaten Xu Li was a real threat!
Xu Li's grades were very good. Although she was a troublemaker, her grades had always been first in the grade. Xu Baifu had put in a lot of effort to nurture her children. He had hired a calligraphy teacher for her since she was young. Xu Li was an expert in calligraphy, and she could write very well. She was majestic. Zhang Jian once came to her house to have tea with Xu Baifu. When he saw the calligraphy and painting that Xu Baifu hung in the study like a treasure, he fell in love with it immediately.
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