Chapter 455: Chapter 455

Because Longxiang’s placement exams were held at the Third Middle School, Chen Chaonan, who had heard the news, had been looking forward to it for quite a while. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹~𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮~𝚗𝚎𝚝

That day, the students of the Third Middle School had no classes, and the campus was given over to the exam takers from Longxiang’s school.

Therefore, Chen Chaonan got up early and waited at the school gate...

She ran into Huo Feng and was fortunate enough to accompany him for several minutes, even though Huo Feng, buried in his books, barely paid attention to her...

Besides that, Chen Chaonan was even more fortunate because... she saw the legendary girlfriend of Huo Feng.

She finally met Pu Sangzhi and observed the interaction between Huo Feng and his girlfriend, realizing for the first time what Huo Feng was like in front of a girl he liked.

And indeed, the girl Huo Feng liked was very pretty...

Facing Pu Sangzhi, who was superior in looks, Chen Chaonan felt a sense of inferiority and shame inside. She herself also realized that Pu Sangzhi, just in terms of appearance, was out of her league.

Pu Sangzhi greeted her tersely.

"That... My name is Chen Chaonan."

Chen Chaonan introduced herself just as tersely, "I’ve known Huo Feng... since we were little. His grandfather and my grandfather are colleagues."

Pu Sangzhi nodded, her lips pressed together in embarrassment, not knowing what to say back to Chen Chaonan.

Actually, she felt there was no real need to get to know Chen Chaonan. Therefore, she didn’t feel inclined to make friends...

Huo Feng, who was engrossed in his book, suddenly sensed the awkward atmosphere around him and felt the need to alleviate it!

"Sangzhi, she’s as crazy as you," he said.

Huo Feng pointed at Chen Chaonan, "She’s been competing with me in grades since we were little, always flaunting her scores, always telling me to study whenever she sees me, as if being good at studying is such a big deal!"

Pu Sangzhi told him, "Studying is important."

On the side, Chen Chaonan also nodded, "Yes, I’ve always said studying is important! He just won’t listen!"

Pu Sangzhi agreed with her, "He’s so lazy, getting him to study is like asking for his life. If no one is pushing or chasing him from behind, he really won’t take the initiative to study."

Chen Chaonan nodded her strong approval, "Yeah! Even having someone push him is useless! His father and grandfather have been pushing him for years to no avail! We’re all worried about him; nobody wants to see him fail, but he himself just won’t come to his senses."

Pu Sangzhi pressed her lips together in a nod.

Huo Feng couldn’t stand it any longer and promptly interrupted their conversation, "Aren’t bad things supposed to be said behind one’s back? You dare say this kind of thing in front of me, so brazen! Sangzhi, how can you side with her? I’ve been studying like crazy for you! I’m still memorizing right now!"

"What’s the use of memorizing now? Can someone cramming at the last moment expect to get good grades?"

Pu Sangzhi turned around and glanced at the now desolate teaching building, "Hey, we need to go in."

Huo Feng unhappily packed up his books, slung his backpack over one shoulder, and continued to mutter complaints, "You’ve wasted the last few minutes; you made me memorize a few sentences less."

Pu Sangzhi laughed, turned to wave at him, "Memorizing a few more sentences doesn’t guarantee good marks, let’s go."

Huo Feng caught up with her, grumbling, "Who knows, maybe I’ll get it right! Last-minute cramming, the Buddha might grant some blessing~"

As they talked and walked away, they seemed to have forgotten about Chen Chaonan standing behind them.

Chen Chaonan quietly got up, stood still, and watched them leave with a wistful gaze.

Just as the two were about to enter the teaching building, Huo Feng suddenly remembered her presence, turned around, and waved goodbye to her out of courtesy.

Chen Chaonan, who he acknowledged, lifted the corners of her mouth, and suddenly shouted at them, "Hey, I’ll treat you to lunch in the cafeteria!"

Pu Sangzhi turned back at the sound, seeing Chen Chaonan waving at them, "I’ll wait for you here! Let’s eat together at noon!"

Pu Sangzhi didn’t know what to reply, nor did she know how she felt about Chen Chaonan’s enthusiasm.

Her gaze turned to Huo Feng, waiting for his response.

From a distance, Huo Feng shouted back to Chen Chaonan, "Who wants to eat in the cafeteria with you! Go away!"

Huo Feng’s attitude allowed Pu Sangzhi to breathe a sigh of relief, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly.

After that, Huo Feng took Pu Sangzhi’s hand, led her into the teaching building, and disappeared from Chen Chaonan’s view.

Their classrooms were not on the same floor, so Huo Feng first took Pu Sangzhi to hers.

As they were about to reach the classroom door, Pu Sangzhi turned back and told Huo Feng not to escort her any further, also adding, "Good luck on the exam."

Huo Feng patted her head, blinked, and said, "Wait for me, I’ll get three As to show you."

Pu Sangzhi’s lips curved slightly, "You must get three As."

Huo Feng replied, "Yes, definitely."

Despite his calm and nonchalant answer, as if three As were already in the bag,

once he turned around and was out of Pu Sangzhi’s sight, his features twisted tightly, and he muttered through clenched teeth, "Ahh, crap, what to do!"

Despite having memorized so much that his head was spinning, having reviewed to the point of dizziness all month long,

yet he still felt uncertain!

At this moment, Huo Feng couldn’t help but secretly pray: If I don’t get an A, I might as well jump off a building! Buddha, have mercy, save me!

Thus, amidst such tension, the placement exams officially began.

There were two subjects in the morning, history and politics.

In a classroom on the second floor, Huo Feng buried himself in a sea of problems, furiously answering questions.

Thanks to a month of rote memorization, the test turned out to be unexpectedly smooth!

[During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, the measure taken to strengthen centralization was:]

A. Suppressing the "Rebellion of the Seven States," B. Suppressing the "An Lushan Rebellion,"

C. Issuing the "Edict of Renunciation," D. Implementing the "Nine-rank System."

For questions like these, which Huo Feng used to answer by flipping a coin, he could now happily pick the answer: C!

[Among the following historical figures, the one who combined anti-feudal content with vernacular writing to create novels was:]

A. Cai Yuanpei, B. Lu Xun, C. Hu Shi, D. Chen Duxiu

Huo Feng, upon encountering questions in the past, would have without hesitation chosen ’D’! After all, Chen Duxiu was an internet celebrity! Out of courtesy, he would have chosen it!

But now, with a lift of his lips, Huo Feng happily selected the correct answer: B, Lu Xun!

"Ah... Little Show, this time you won’t confuse me~"

Huo Feng laughed with pride.

This history exam, having perfectly avoided the various misleading wrong answers, was so easy that it inflated Huo Feng’s ego!

Suddenly, Huo Feng felt incredibly intelligent!

One question, another question, yet another question swept by...

Having finished a round of the exam paper, Huo Feng found that he had left only a mere ten questions blank!

As it turned out, cramming at the last minute was still useful! Buddha had blessed him! Buddha’s light shone upon him!

With an exam taken , what more was there to say!

This exam was the first time in Huo Feng’s life that he had completed the entire paper before half of the exam time had passed.

And he was confident, firmly believing that he would surely get an A!

The second exam on politics that followed went similarly well for Huo Feng...

Overall, he was confident he could nail both subjects!

After the two morning exams ended, Huo Feng rushed to the third-floor exam hall to find Pu Sangzhi.

When Pu Sangzhi came out of the classroom, he bounced over to her with his hands in his pockets and brimming with excitement, "Hey, beauty! Interested in grabbing a meal?"

Pu Sangzhi snorted and swerved past him, skirting around his side as she asked, "Eat what?"

Huo Feng flashed a set of pearly white teeth, beaming as he followed her, "What do you want to eat? Let’s find a small place near the school. We won’t go too far. We can sit for an afternoon, and I can study for another afternoon."

Huo Feng’s zealous studying attitude usually occurred on the days of major exams.

Although Pu Sangzhi really didn’t like his last-minute studying habit,

Seeing him so engrossed in learning, she didn’t discourage him, "Alright, let’s go. I’m hungry."

"Aw, you’re hungry, huh!"

Huo Feng freed an arm to hook around her neck, pulling her close to his chest and affectionately wrapping an arm around her, "How can I let you be hungry? I’ll take you right away for some delicacies! I’m a man with four-digit savings now! Just waiting for you to spend it!"

Pu Sangzhi felt uncomfortable with this and twisted her neck to break free from his hold, "Don’t hook around my neck, it’s tough to walk like that."

Huo Feng released his grip leisurely, "Oh... then how about holding hands?"

Pu Sangzhi immediately stuffed her hands into her school uniform pockets, showing no intention of holding hands!

Seeing her so guarded, Huo Feng yelled out, "Wow, even hand-holding is off-limits now! Why are you on guard against me again, wood?"

Pu Sangzhi pursed her lips, "There are too many people here. Let’s talk about it after we leave school."

Huo Feng narrowed his eyes at her, "You think I’m not presentable?"

Pu Sangzhi said softly, "Low profile."

And so, the two walked down a floor side by side, slowly exiting the teaching building.

Just as they stepped outside, the laughing pair suddenly saw Chen Chaonan waving at them from a little distance, wearing the same Third High School uniform.

Seeing this scene... it seemed like he wanted to join them for lunch.

For some reason, the sight of Chen Chaonan made Pu Sangzhi’s heart tighten, and she instinctively stretched a hand out of her pocket and held onto Huo Feng’s hand...

The small gesture held a flavor of declaring sovereignty.

Mocking Pu Sangzhi, he said, "Low profile?"

Pu Sangzhi replied, "I can be a bit more high profile." In front of his admirer...