Boyfriend Always Thinks I’m a Little Pitiful Chapter 20

The results of last Friday's quiz should be out by now. With Lao Ban Xiang Haibin's style, he would announce everyone's scores in class, which is basically a public execution. If you didn't do well, you'd have to get extra tutoring.

Yang He turned his head to look at Xie Ci in the back row, shaking his leg with excitement and anticipation. Finally, he was going to have his moment of glory. This time, he was determined to make Xie Ci and Gu Yufeng apologize to him.

"What do you think Xie Ci will score this time?" His deskmate Xu Chao sat sideways, asking the boys in the front and back rows.

"This quiz has one-third basic questions. He'd be lucky to get forty points."

"Heh, I guess it's around thirty-something too."

"Then as long as Old Yang scores a pass, he can totally beat Xie Ci. This bet is too easy to win."

"Not having to do chores for a whole semester, that's awesome!"

In the last row, Gu Yufeng was getting a bit annoyed listening to Yang He's group laughing without restraint. Even during the toughest years for his family, he hadn't been stepped on by idiots like this.

"Why the long face so early in the morning?" Xie Ci asked knowingly, "Still not feeling well after getting caught in the rain on Saturday?"

"I am indeed not feeling well." Gu Yufeng propped his chin, coldly watching Yang He, "It's because of you."

The class bell rang, and Xiang Haibin walked into the classroom with the test papers, his expression as stern as ever. "The results of last week's quiz are out. You should all have a rough idea of how you did, right?"

With just one sentence, the whole class fell into a funeral-like atmosphere.

Xiang Haibin placed his hands on the edges of the podium, looking at everyone. "This time, the paper is out of a hundred, with thirty points for extension questions and twenty for additional questions. Who's confident they can score above eighty?"

The class was silent for two seconds before students started raising their hands one after another. Including Yang He, there were only ten people, sparsely scattered, looking quite pathetic.

Everyone else kept their heads down, afraid to meet Xiang Haibin's eyes.

"Good, put your hands down." Xiang Haibin said with a stern face, picking up the papers and starting to hand them out one by one. "Come up when your name is called. Fang Size, 116 points... Ning Zhiyuan, 109 points... Zhang Ruochuan, 98 points... Jiang Chenyu, 92 points... Yang He, 81 points..."

Yang He took his paper, flipping through it with satisfaction, and couldn't help but give Xie Ci in the back row a provocative look. This was a score Xie Ci couldn't achieve in his next life. He was sure to win!

The further it went, the more nervous Gu Yufeng and his group became. According to Xiang Haibin's order, the worse the score, the later it was called. Since Xie Ci's name hadn't been called yet, it seemed hopeless.

"Li Sini, 71 points." Xiang Haibin handed out the paper, "I have two papers left, Xie Ci, the first one is yours, come up."

Everyone turned to watch Xie Ci get up and walk to the podium, thinking it was over, he was going to be criticized in front of everyone.

Xiang Haibin turned, looking seriously at Xie Ci, "How did you find the difficulty of this quiz?"

Xie Ci: "It was okay."

Xiang Haibin frowned, slapping the podium, "What do you mean okay? Easy is easy, hard is hard, don't brush me off!"

Everyone held their breath, thinking it was over, Lao Ban was furious. How many points did Xie Ci score to make Lao Ban this angry?

Xie Ci remained unfazed, still expressionless, "There were a few tricky questions that were easy to fall into, the rest were quite easy."

This statement made the whole class uneasy. The difficulty of this quiz was set according to the overall level of the class. If it was too hard or too easy, it wouldn't have any assessment value. Their class had the highest average score in the whole grade, and they all found it difficult, yet Xie Ci said it was quite easy. Was he just talking nonsense?

Yang He almost laughed out loud, "Can you stop embarrassing yourself? You probably didn't even understand the questions, right?"

Others didn't say anything, but most of them thought the same.

Xie Ci ignored him, but Xiang Haibin directly raised the paper high, "Xie Ci, full marks."

The whole room was silent for two seconds before it started buzzing.

"Full marks?!"

Jiang Chenyu ran to the front row to look at the paper, "Damn! Old Xie really got full marks!"

Zhang Ruochuan stood up excitedly from his seat, "Boss, you finally made it!"

Other students had expressions of shock.

"Really?"

"This paper can get full marks?!"

"No way, it's Xie Ci, how did he do it?!"

"Oh my god, am I dreaming?"

If they didn't know Lao Ban's rigid personality, they would have thought the answers were leaked.

Xie Ci, a school bully with terrible grades for two years, suddenly scored full marks. Such a big shock, who could accept it?!

"Impossible!" Yang He couldn't believe it, his face looked terrible, "With his level, how could he get full marks, there must be something fishy!"

Xiang Haibin signaled everyone to quiet down. "This paper will be posted at the back of the classroom after class. If you're interested, you can take a look."

Then, Xiang Haibin looked back at Xie Ci, "Why did you leave the additional questions blank? Too hard to answer?"

"There were additional questions?" Xie Ci met Xiang Haibin's probing gaze and casually said, "Didn't see them."

At the time, he was just teasing his ex-husband, his mind wasn't on the paper at all.

Xiang Haibin felt a surge of frustration, unable to go up or down. Who knew how excited he was when he graded Xie Ci's paper, he even took it to show off to a few math teachers. They all saw the completely blank additional questions and speculated for a long time, thinking it was too hard for him to answer. After all, Xie Ci had been slacking for two years, it would take some time to get back to his original level. Unexpectedly, he just didn't see them!!!

"Can you focus during exams?" Xiang Haibin was exasperated, "This was just a quiz, what about the monthly exams, the mock exams? Are you going to not see them too?!"

Xie Ci let him scold, in one ear and out the other. Instead, the rest of the class was breaking down. Xie Ci wasn't even focused and scored a hundred, should they even bother living?

Xiang Haibin admitted he was a bit too excited, calmed down, and signaled Xie Ci to return to his seat. Xie Ci turned around and met Gu Yufeng's teasing gaze.

"Dare to lie to me?" Gu Yufeng was both angry and amused, "You have this level, and you still let me tutor you?"

"You insisted on tutoring me." Xie Ci sat back in his seat.

Gu Yufeng leaned on his chair, getting closer, "Is it fun to mess with me?"

Xie Ci looked at him leisurely, "This is also your hard work, be happy."

Gu Yufeng: "..."

"Gu Yufeng, this last paper is yours, come up." Xiang Haibin waved at Gu Yufeng.

"I'll deal with you later." Gu Yufeng got up and walked to the podium.

Most of the class was curious about this transfer student, thinking he also got full marks.

Xiang Haibin: "You scored the worst this time, only twenty points."

Everyone: "..."

How much?!

"You left the whole paper blank, only did the last additional question." Xiang Haibin handed the paper to Gu Yufeng, "What, you didn't like the questions in the front?"

Everyone: "..."

All twenty points from the additional question?! This is also a big shot!

"Yeah." Gu Yufeng responded, not even bothering to find an excuse.

Xiang Haibin didn't expect him to go along with it, was speechless, and after holding back for a while, pointed at his paper, "You even wrote 'solution' wrong, copy it a thousand times for me!"

Gu Yufeng glanced at it, "Isn't this math class?"

Xiang Haibin: "No nonsense, just copy it!"

Xiang Haibin was so angry, he waved him back to his seat, out of sight, out of mind.

Gu Yufeng was also furious. At the time, he was just watching Xie Ci's situation, wrote a question casually before class ended, and didn't expect to be punished for such a reason. High school students still get punished for writing wrong characters? How ridiculous.

Back at his seat, seeing his deskmate holding his forehead, shoulders shaking, this scene seemed familiar. Gu Yufeng turned Xie Ci's shoulder towards him, sure enough, he was laughing.

"You still laughing?"

Xie Ci's gaze swept over the paper on Gu Yufeng's desk, seeing the oddly shaped 'solution' character, "You're the first to be punished by Old Xiang for writing wrong characters."

Gu Yufeng: "This thousand characters also have your contribution, you share half."

Xie Ci: "I can write 'solution'."

Gu Yufeng: "Aren't deskmates supposed to share weal and woe?"

Xie Ci: "Should I buy some pig brains to supplement you?"

Gu Yufeng: "..."

Damn.

After class, Zhang Ruochuan and the others gathered around, rubbing Xie Ci excitedly. Zhang Ruochuan saw Gu Yufeng propping his chin without saying a word, couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with Old Gu, unhappy about being criticized? Old Xiang is just like that, you'll get used to it."

Xie Ci: "He's practicing calligraphy, don't disturb him."

Fang Size on the side: "..."

Saying that will only add fuel to the fire, right?

Sure enough, Gu Yufeng turned his head, pinching Xie Ci's chin, his thumb brushing over his lips, his voice deep, "Say one more word, and I'll kiss you."

Xie Ci: "..."

This little brat can't take a joke.

Zhang Ruochuan and the others: "..."

What a terrifying threat!

"Xie Ci, come here for a moment." Xiang Haibin walked to the back door, patted Xie Ci, and turned to leave.

"What's he up to now, didn't scold enough in class, wants to continue in the office?" Jiang Chenyu complained.

Xie Ci left the classroom, soon saw Xiang Haibin coming out of the office in a hurry, carrying a takeout box, looking around like a thief, quickly stuffing it into Xie Ci's arms, his face changing from the stern one in class to a smiling one, "Take it back to the dorm, don't eat it in the classroom."

Xie Ci was puzzled, sent back to the classroom by Xiang Haibin.

Zhang Ruochuan and the others waited for Xie Ci to return, gathered around to see the takeout box in his arms, and laughed hysterically when they saw what it was.

"Braised pig brain?! Hahaha..."

Xie Ci: "..."

Headache.

Gu Yufeng glanced at it, dragging his voice in a mocking tone, "Looks like Old Xiang has high hopes for you."

Xie Ci: "He said we should share it."

Gu Yufeng: "..."

Jiang Chenyu saw Yang He shrinking in his seat, went over and grabbed his head, "Weren't you arrogant before? Why aren't you saying anything now? According to the agreement, you've already lost to Old Xie, shouldn't you keep your promise?"

Yang He never thought he would lose, let alone what to do after losing. Doing chores for Xie Ci for a semester was secondary, more so was the repeated scenes of mocking Xie Ci flashing in his mind, making him feel like a clown, so stupid.

"Speak!" Jiang Chenyu slapped his desk, urging.

"I'll do it!" Yang He blushed, speaking without thinking, "What's so great about getting full marks."

After saying it, he regretted it, because he immediately received strange looks from those around him. Most of the class couldn't get full marks, that sentence was like mocking everyone, including himself.

Xie Ci's paper was posted by Fang Size under the bulletin board, many people gathered to look, finding his problem-solving approach different from what was taught in class, so they secretly took pictures with their phones and shared them in study groups.

As a result, in less than a day, the news of Xie Ci scoring full marks spread throughout the entire First High School.

In a provincial key school like First High School, scoring full marks might not be that rare, but this time the protagonist was Xie Ci, the school bully with terrible grades for two years, who was always fighting. He was the fallen academic god!

This made them have to think more. Since Xie Ci could score full marks, was he pretending for the past two years? Why would he pretend? And his sudden return to his original level would inevitably impact the grade rankings, competing for competition spots in various subjects. For the top-ranked big shots, it would be quite a challenge.

During evening self-study, a student who went out to get water came back and told Xie Ci someone was looking for him. Xie Ci went out and saw his little aunt Ye Yurou standing outside the corridor with a bag.

"What's up?"

Ye Yurou frowned, softly scolding, "Why are you so cold to your little aunt now?"

Xie Ci noticed many people in the class watching, immediately understanding her intention. It was nothing more than trying to embarrass him in public, making it hard for him to mix outside, so they could control him.

Xie Ci didn't let her finish, turned and walked away.

"Hey, wait." Ye Yurou grabbed Xie Ci's arm, raising her voice a bit, "I haven't finished talking, why are you so rude now?"

Xie Ci said in a deep voice, "Let go."

Facing Xie Ci's cold gaze, Ye Yurou was startled, instinctively letting go, softening her tone, "Even if you're mad at home, you can't not come back, right? Where were you last weekend? Internet cafe or KTV?"

A student sitting near the door got up to close it, trying to block other students' view, not wanting Xie Ci's private matters exposed too much, but was stopped by Xie Ci.

"But..." The student hesitated, looking at Ye Yurou.

"Thanks, it's okay." Xie Ci looked back at Ye Yurou, "I've made it clear, you're not my guardian. For the sake of blood relations, I won't do anything to you, please stay away from me in the future."

His tone was calm, but the meaning in his words was quite rude.

Ye Yurou's face changed, seeing she couldn't suppress him, her nose turned red, and she choked up, "Do you know how worried I am about you? The weather's getting cold, I was afraid you'd catch a cold, so I specially brought clothes over tonight, and this is how you talk to me?"

Xie Ci: "You came to find me not because you were worried I'd catch a cold, but because my dad didn't transfer money to your account this month, right?"

Her intention was bluntly exposed, Ye Yurou's face stiffened, "What money?"

"You're afraid I won't go back, and my dad won't give money anymore." Xie Ci continued, "Chen Zhanpeng transferred to a private school, you need money, so you can't lose me as a cash cow."

Ye Yurou's eyes turned red, "How can you see me like this?! I'm your little aunt!"

Xie Ci's expression was indifferent, "You're just my little aunt, not my mom. My mom isn't dead yet, do you like to meddle with other people's sons so much?"

Ye Yurou didn't know which sentence hit her, suddenly her face turned red, raising her hand to hit Xie Ci, "Shut up!"

"Hello!" Xiang Haibin hurried over from the office.

Ye Yurou paused, hurriedly greeting Xiang Haibin. The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Xiang Haibin mentioned the quiz.

Ye Yurou didn't wait for him to finish, took over the conversation, apologetically saying, "Xiao Ci has been spoiled by us since childhood, wild in nature, we don't expect much from his grades, just hope he can graduate high school smoothly and we'll be satisfied."

"Is that so?" Xiang Haibin looked at her, his expression strange, "But he scored full marks this time."

Ye Yurou's eyes widened suddenly, caught off guard, not even having time to hide her expression, the shock and anger in her eyes were clearly seen by Xiang Haibin and Xie Ci.

"He, he scored full marks?"

Xiang Haibin nodded, "Since he started boarding, his grades have improved, showing that the learning environment has a big impact on him. My suggestion is, since he likes boarding, let him stay, we'll keep a good eye on him, you don't have to worry too much."

Ye Yurou couldn't respond for a long time, finally squeezing out, "But he can't never go home, right?"

Xie Ci: "I have a home, I will go back."

In the end, Ye Yurou was persuaded to leave by Xiang Haibin, not even leaving the clothes she brought.

After returning to the office, Xiang Haibin pondered for a moment, opened his notebook, picked up the phone, and dialed a number.

"Hello? Hi, I'm Xie Ci's homeroom teacher, are you his father?"

In the classroom, Gu Yufeng watched the whole process through the window. He leaned back in his chair, the last stroke of the character 'solution' tearing the paper, his expression cold.

He originally thought Xie Ci being mistreated, bullied by his cousin was the whole truth, but from the current situation, it might be far from it. This family probably subjected Xie Ci to long-term mental and physical torment. Xie Ci, considering the blood relation, wanted to let them go. But he had no such concerns.