“If I don’t reach 600, I’ll personally pay out of my own pocket to treat the whole class to McDonald’s.”
“But if I do reach it!”
“Mao Quan, you’ll have to pay 10,000 yuan yourself to treat everyone. Do you dare?”
Seeing Mao Quan hesitate, Chen Zimo continued, “Don’t tell me you don’t even have 10,000 yuan?”
“Are you even capable?”
“Capable or not?”
Mao Quan had still been hesitating, but Chen Zimo had just thrown out the three words no man could endure.
Are you capable?
To someone like Mao Quan, who prided himself on being a “real man,” those words were pure humiliation.
He was instantly enraged, like a fighting rooster about to charge into battle.
But he wasn’t stupid. He knew Chen Zimo’s grades. Scoring 550 in a monthly exam was already his limit.
If this discarded son of the Chen family could suddenly gain 50 more points, Mao Quan couldn’t do it himself, and Chen Zimo couldn’t either.
This bet could be made.
And it was only 10,000 yuan. Just pocket change.
Just as Mao Quan was about to speak, Chen Zimo suddenly acted as if he had realized something. “Oh right, your father earns an annual salary of 1 million yuan. Fine, it’s settled.”
“Teacher Cui, let’s continue class. I can’t wait to swim in the ocean of knowledge!”
Mao Quan: “…”
Teacher Cui: “…”
The rest of the class: “…”
…
At that moment, many students looked at Chen Zimo differently.
Although thin, he stood tall at 183 centimeters. His features were handsome, and beneath his messy hair, his bright eyes shone like stars, stirring the hearts of those girls just beginning to fall in love.
Chen Zimo, however, opened his test paper and focused entirely on Teacher Cui, looking like the most obedient and diligent student in the world.
Mao Quan was so furious that more acne seemed ready to erupt on his face, yet he could do nothing but sit down and mutter viciously, “Chen Zimo, just wait until after class!”
…
Chen family villa.
Lin Jiangxue sat in the living room watching television, but her mind wasn’t on it at all.
If Chen Zimo wasn’t found soon, Chen Zixuan’s kidney transplant would keep being postponed.
Chen Zixuan was about to take the college entrance exam. What if the transplant delayed it?
Uncle Zhang shook his head. “We searched all of Yujing Villa, but we couldn’t find Young Master Zimo.”
“We also went to the orphanage, but Young Master Zimo didn’t return there.”
“Damn it! Where on earth did that boy go?”
Lin Jiangxue noticed Uncle Zhang’s hesitant expression. “Uncle Zhang, do you have something else to say?”
Uncle Zhang hadn’t wanted to speak. Anyone who heard that a mother intended to give her biological son’s kidney to her adopted son would find it hard to accept. But the Chen family paid him well.
He sighed. “Young Master Zimo should be at No. 11 Middle School.”
Lin Jiangxue’s eyes lit up.
“Right! How did I not think of that? That ungrateful boy didn’t come home last night. Do I have to personally go find him? Where are his manners?”
Thinking of Chen Zixuan’s obedient face, her heart softened. But when she remembered Chen Zimo forcing her to sign the severance agreement, anger flared again.
“Sigh! For Zixuan’s sake, what’s wrong with me personally bringing Chen Zimo back?”
“Third, come with me to the school.”
“When we see him, we must give him a harsh lesson. He’s completely lawless.”
Third Sister Chen Qingya was sitting beside her mother, playing on her phone and browsing gossip about her idol.
The moment she heard she had to go out in the scorching heat to wait for Chen Zimo after school, she immediately became unwilling.
Wasn’t staying home with the air conditioning on good enough?
Why should they go under the blazing sun to find that countryside nobody?
“Mom, Chen Zimo only has 300 yuan for living expenses. How many days can that last? He’ll come back in a few days anyway. Can’t we just deal with him then?”
Lin Jiangxue’s face turned cold as she scolded her. “What do you know? The sooner we bring him back, the sooner we can fix the date for Zixuan’s kidney transplant. Zixuan is your brother. As his sister, how can you be so indifferent?”
Hearing that going to find Chen Zimo was for obedient and sensible Zixuan, Chen Qingya immediately perked up.
“Mom! I’ll go with you!”
“When we find him, I’ll make him kneel in the living room for a full day and night to properly reflect!”
…
The class ended in such a “pleasant” atmosphere.
Teacher Cui felt gratified. She had noticed that Chen Zimo had listened attentively the entire time, nodding occasionally and taking careful notes. She couldn’t help but feel happy for this student who seemed to have turned over a new leaf.
After class.
“Chen Zimo, come out for a moment!”
At that moment, a crisp voice entered everyone’s ears.
Hearing it, Chen Zimo looked up.
At the classroom door stood a fair-skinned girl with a trace of youthful innocence between her brows, looking in his direction. New chapters come out on g.com first.
Ignoring school regulations, she had taken off her uniform jacket. Underneath, she wore a light blue long dress. Her long hair fell loosely over her fragrant shoulders, revealing smooth, snow-white skin between the strands. With her nearly 170-centimeter height, her looks and outfit placed her firmly at campus belle level.
But the moment Chen Zimo saw who had called him, he frowned.
“Wow, why is Gu Xiaoxiao calling Chen Zimo? Can’t she say it in class?”
“Honestly, dressed like that, Gu Xiaoxiao is really beautiful.”
“Yeah, with that height and that face. If she were my girlfriend, that’d be perfect.”
“Shh! Keep it down. Chen Zimo, the copycat mummy, is Gu Xiaoxiao’s number one simp. Be careful he goes crazy and bites you. Vaccines are expensive!”
All eyes in the classroom turned to Chen Zimo.
Everyone in school knew he was Gu Xiaoxiao’s ultimate simp.
Although he had just told Teacher Cui he wouldn’t date or spend money, everyone knew a simp was still a simp.
Before Chen Zimo moved, Zhang Bin nudged him with his elbow and whispered, “Not bad, kid. Quietly took down Gu Xiaoxiao?”
Chen Zimo shook his head. “You can’t judge a woman by her looks. What if she’s just wearing a human mask? Her heart is as vicious as a snake. If you think she’s pretty, I can let you have her.”
Zhang Bin immediately shook his head. He knew himself well enough. A “temptress” who knew how to show off her figure even in middle school was not someone he could handle.
“Chen Zimo, I’m calling you. Didn’t you hear me?”
Seeing him remain seated, Gu Xiaoxiao frowned, her tone turning sharp.
“Troublesome.”
With no choice, Chen Zimo walked out.
“Gu Xiaoxiao, what do you want?”
Hearing his tone, Gu Xiaoxiao instantly grew angry.
“Chen Zimo, why didn’t you reply to my QQ last night? And why didn’t you bring me breakfast today?”
“As for the love letter, I forgot it in the test paper. Isn’t that your fault?”
She was furious.
Last night, her male best friend Chen Zixuan had called her looking for Chen Zimo. She didn’t have Chen Zimo’s phone number, so she had sent him messages on QQ instead. Unexpectedly, this usually instant-replying simp hadn’t responded all night.
Already angry, she had sworn she wouldn’t forgive him today, even if he brought her favorite breakfast.
Yet this morning, Chen Zimo hadn’t come to school at all. Used to having him bring her breakfast every day, she ended up missing it entirely.
She was still hungry now. How could a little princess not be angry?
Although she had deliberately placed the love letter in the test paper, she was the little princess. What had she done wrong?
In the past, whether he failed to reply on QQ or forgot breakfast, or even if she merely pouted in front of him, he would panic and apologize repeatedly.
And just now, she had received confirmed news from her male best friend Chen Zixuan: Chen Zimo had severed ties with the Chen family.
Yet Chen Zimo now wore an impatient expression, which only made her angrier.
“Chen Zimo, didn’t you hear me asking you something?”