Chapter 477: Chapter 477

Pu Sangzhi’s summer plans were settled.

She would take a month off, work for a month, then start tutoring Huo Feng the following month.

That way, by the time school started again after a month of tutoring, Huo Feng wouldn’t forget everything he learned while playing.

That evening, Pu Sangzhi shared her plans via WeChat with Huo Feng and told him to take the first month off and then do a month of tutoring.

Or, even half a month of tutoring would do, depending on his end-term exam results.

Actually, Huo Feng’s grades were already quite good.

He was doing well in all subjects; there were no major issues, but still a pile of minor ones...

Like being careless and thoughtless, or having a brain "out of ink"...

Pu Sangzhi had also noticed that his Chinese essays and English essays were a complete mess...

Chinese essay scores were not insignificant; each point was crucial during the college entrance exams. Every year, there were students who scored full marks on their essays in the exams.

Therefore, Pu Sangzhi felt that Huo Feng’s upcoming tutoring sessions needed a more detailed plan! A plan detailed to the point of how to score points, not just grasping the knowledge...

Ye Qingcao’s summer plans were set as well.

She planned to look for a job with Pu Sangzhi and stay at her house for the summer, or at least for a month!

Apart from that, Huo Feng’s summer plans were also decided!

He would play with his sons for half a month, learn some skills from Yan Ji for another half, and then devote the rest of his time to Pu Sangzhi.

Of course, in that first month, Huo Feng would surely not follow the plan exactly—he’d definitely be unable to resist visiting Pu Sangzhi!

Moreover, Huo Feng had remembered that Pu Sangzhi, a Virgo, had her birthday in August!

He even intended to save money to give her an unforgettable birthday!

When everyone went back to school on Monday, their end-term exam results were out.

Huo Feng’s grades shocked everyone again! He became the talk of the entire first-year cohort!

This time, the school boldly displayed the top 100 scorers on the notice board on the first floor.

The first place was Pu Sangzhi, without a doubt.

The second was Chen Ruixiang, also very stable.

The gap between the first and second place was huge, a difference of dozens of points, as Pu Sangzhi’s scores neared perfection.

At the notice board, a group of students crowded around, eagerly searching for names and occasionally pointing and discussing certain names on the top 100 list, as if the mere sight of a name was enough to stir conversation.

The students of Class One (7) were particularly interested in Huo Feng’s ranking. Because previously, they frequently heard Huo Feng boast in class that he was going to be the second-best man in the cohort!

So, when the results came out, the students of Class One (7) made a point of checking to see if Huo Feng’s bragging had burst like a bubble.

"Wow, look at Huo Feng’s ranking..."

"In one term, hey, from over a hundredth place to this rank—it’s terrifying!"

Two girls from Class One (7) conversed in astonishment in front of the notice board, their eyes filled with disbelief!

Not just these two girls, but any student from Class One (7) who passed by and saw the notice board had a similar reaction.

Everyone was stunned by Huo Feng’s spot in the ranking!

Before long, brothers Pan Bo and Gu Yang arrived at the notice board, arm in arm.

Although it was a top 100 ranking, which didn’t really concern the two of them, Pan Bo and Gu Yang still held a tiny sliver of hope to see their names up there—even being listed at the very bottom would be thrilling!

So, they started searching from the bottom of the list upwards, looking for any names from their group of 10.

"Ah, there’s none of us past 50th place; no chance at all!"

Pan Bo let out a heavy sigh and patted Gu Yang’s shoulder. "Yangzi, wanna bet on our rankings within the cohort?"

Gu Yang snorted with a smirk, a crooked smile forming at the corner of his mouth. "Have you got the Courage to bet against me? What’s the bet? 100 yuan?"

Pan Bo snorted and held up five fingers.

"Holy cow! Five hundred!"

Gu Yang screamed in alarm. "Are you being too arrogant? Who gave you the courage!"

Pan Bo pushed Gu Yang’s head. "Who would bet that much with you? Grades aren’t my strong suit!"

Gu Yang bared his white teeth and shook Pan Bo’s shoulder. "Hey, you should’ve said so earlier! Betting on this scares me too! Fifty cents is fine, but even one extra cent is too risky!"

The two equally matched friends shared a smile. Though they were modest on the surface, deep down each wanted to outdo the other, each wanted their grades to surpass the other’s!

In a gradual and imperceptible way, grades became even more important than gaming levels among the 10 brothers.

"Hey, why isn’t Huo Feng among the last 50 on the top 100 list?" Gu Yang suddenly noticed this.

"Are you dumb or what? Huo Feng’s not on our level anymore, just count from the top down and you’ll see!"

Pan Bo slapped Gu Yang’s head, his finger moving from top to bottom, finally landing on the ranking... 22nd place!

At that moment, even Pan Bo couldn’t help but curse out, "22nd! Does he need to improve that dramatically?"

Gu Yang finally spotted the number as well, his eyes widening in surprise, "Wasn’t it said that it’s very difficult to make it into the top 100? How did Huo Feng climb up so easily!"

"What rank was Huo Feng last time?" Pan Bo asked.

Gu Yang swallowed hard, "Moved up more than 50 places... man, he’s ascended to the heavens..."

Pan Bo, with a face of shock, "Huo Feng is becoming more and more like a good student... and look at us, still trash..."

Gu Yang nodded, "It’s all Huo Feng’s fault for being disloyal, getting coached by the top student in the entire grade, while we can only settle for coaching by the second. And the second-best is a guy too, doesn’t inspire us one bit... Sigh, no wonder our grades aren’t improving..."

Pan Bo completely agreed with Gu Yang’s words, "Well said. It would’ve been great if we could get the big sister-in-law to tutor us. She looks so gentle, the quality of her teaching must be good."

Gu Yang pinched Pan Bo’s shoulder, "Hey, just dream about it a little. With Huo Feng’s selfish nature, if we tried to monopolize the big sister-in-law for even a minute, our brotherhood would be done for..."

"What are you talking about?"

Just then, a hand suddenly landed on Gu Yang’s other shoulder and a familiar voice came from the other side, sending a chill down Gu Yang’s spine and a shiver through his body...

Gu Yang turned his head, showing off a grin of white teeth, and said with a smile to Huo Feng, "When did you get here? What all did you hear?"

"Not much, just from when you started saying I’m selfish and self-serving."

Huo Feng gritted his teeth, the smile at the corner of his mouth taking on a threatening tone, "Son, has it been too long since I’ve disciplined you? Do we need to have a little ’talk’?"

As Huo Feng said this, his hand squeezing Gu Yang’s shoulder tightened, the powerful grip transmitting to Gu Yang’s shoulder, causing the delicate lad to cry out in pain, "My mistake, Huo Feng, my mistake... Ah... it hurts, it hurts!" Follow current novels on 𝗻𝗼𝘷𝗲𝗹•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥

Seeing him bearing his teeth and unable to take it, Huo Feng finally let go and scolded him, "You need to learn to control your loose tongue, kid. You’ll get yourself beaten to death out in the real world."

Gu Yang thought to himself: Almost dying in your hands already, is anyone out there scarier than you?

"Huo Feng, don’t be so quick to get angry."

Pan Bo gestured to Huo Feng to come over, "Come check out this top 100 list. Look at your rank, it’s insanely high!"

Huo Feng hurriedly came over to Pan Bo, extending an arm to wrap around Pan Bo’s neck, "How high? Second place?"

Pan Bo nodded, "Pretty much!"

"Pretty much my ass... Isn’t Chen Ruixiang still the second place?"

Huo Feng pushed Pan Bo’s head in frustration, frowning slightly, "What the heck, all that effort and I still can’t surpass Chen Ruixiang... What am I lacking?"

"Huo Feng, you’re 22nd! Aren’t you satisfied with 22nd?" Pan Bo deliberately stepped forward, pointing his finger at the 22nd place.

It was then that Huo Feng realized he had made it into the top 30 this time, landing at 22nd place!

Taking a deep breath, Huo Feng shook his head, a bit disappointed, "Man, all that effort and just 22nd. Damn it..."

"You’re disappointed with that?!" Gu Yang couldn’t help but yell out.

"I was born to be second, and now I got 22nd, how can I not be disappointed? Sigh..."

Huo Feng patted Pan Bo on the shoulder, "I’m going to find Mr. Zheng to own up to my mistakes, don’t follow, I can go alone."

So they had to watch Huo Feng walk away disappointedly with his back receding into the distance...

Thus, Huo Feng walked slowly up the stairs with his head low, turning into the second-floor bathroom...

The next second, a cry of jubilation came out from the bathroom, "Yes! I’m freaking 22nd place! I am a god now!"

The unflappable father that walked away from his two sons, as soon as he reached a place unknown to others, Huo Feng’s composure completely collapsed!

At that moment, the door to the men’s restroom was locked behind him.

Huo Feng danced in front of the bathroom mirror, sliding and spinning around, messily dancing a beat as he mumbled, almost singing, to himself: "I’m freaking 22! 22, 22, two more than second!"

And from that, one could tell just how happy he was!