Chapter 56: 056
On the way back to the dorm after lunch, Huo Yashan was stopped by Shi Xinran.
“Yashan, I have something to tell you.”
Huo Yashan directly said, “No time, don’t want to hear it.”
People she wasn’t interested in were worthless in her eyes.
Huo Yashan raised her hand and pushed Shi Xinran aside. Shi Xinran quickly said, “What I want to tell you is related to Jiang Xuenian!”
Huo Yashan’s movements paused. She turned to look at Shi Xinran: “What is it?”
Shi Xinran pointed to a long bench under a tree nearby. “I just finished P.E. class, and my legs are a bit weak. Can we talk over there?”
Fei Yaxin tapped Huo Yashan’s shoulder and whispered, “Should I leave?”
Huo Yashan stared at Shi Xinran and said, “If what you have to say isn’t valuable, I’ll make you pay for wasting my time.”
“I guarantee it’s very valuable,” Shi Xinran said with a smile, though in reality, she was almost gnashing her teeth in hatred.
She never expected Huo Yashan to be so heartless. When Huo Yashan liked her, she humbled herself to the dust, but when Huo Yashan didn’t like her, she treated her like dust.
Jiang Xuenian was right; arrogant people like Huo Yashan only learn their lesson when they fall into an abyss.
Huo Yashan walked towards the tree, turning her back to Fei Yaxin and saying, “You go back first.”
Fei Yaxin gave Shi Xinran a “good luck” look and quickly left.
Huo Yashan stood waiting for Shi Xinran to slowly sit down, then said impatiently, “Speak quickly.”
Shi Xinran looked up at Huo Yashan, a faint hint of grievance in her eyes: “Yashan, I have no ill will towards you. Can you please not be so fierce with me?”
Huo Yashan “tsk”ed, “I didn’t see you like this when I was pursuing you. Alright, just say what you want directly. I’m not falling for that anymore.”
Shi Xinran’s face stiffened slightly, and she awkwardly lowered her eyes.
She pursed her lips and said, “The twelfth-grade monthly exam results are out. Jiang Xuenian got first place in the grade. I’m sure you’ve heard about it.”
“Hmm. So?” Huo Yashan boredly kicked the nearby ginkgo tree, and golden fan-shaped leaves fell like rain.
Shi Xinran brushed off a leaf that had fallen on her shoulder, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes. Huo Yashan had never done such rude things in front of her before.
Shi Xinran said, “You must have also heard about Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan being a good match. Originally, some people thought they weren’t serious, but now that Jiang Xuenian’s results are out, almost no one doesn’t believe they are a couple. This is a school, and students ultimately value grades the most.”
“What do you mean? Did you specifically come to make me uncomfortable?” Huo Yashan finally shifted her gaze to Shi Xinran, asking unhappily.
Shi Xinran looked up seriously and said, “Yashan, I came to you this time to help you. In the past… you were very good to me. Although you don’t like me anymore, I still need to repay your kindness.”
Huo Yashan’s expression softened slightly. “Hmm, go on.”
She wanted to see how Shi Xinran could repay her.
Shi Xinran said, “Many people are shipping Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan now, thinking they are a good match. Yashan, if you want to gain an advantage in public opinion, you need to be even more ‘compatible’ with Jiang Xuenian. In terms of looks, you and Shi Qingfan each have your strengths. In terms of family background, no one in the entire St. Lyceum can compare to you. But in terms of grades, you’ve lost to Shi Qingfan for now. But it doesn’t matter; you don’t necessarily have to lose to Shi Qingfan in terms of grades.”
“Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan are in the same grade, so they’re bound to be compared. But you’re different. Jiang Xuenian got first place in the grade, and you can also get first place in the grade. Wouldn’t a CP of two first-place students be even more shippable than theirs? Then the whole school will support you and Jiang Xuenian, and it won’t matter how beautiful Shi Qingfan is.”
Huo Yashan clearly took Shi Xinran’s words to heart. She was silent for a moment, then scoffed, “What do you think first place in the grade is? You think I can just get it if I want to?”
Shi Xinran smiled, “Didn’t you just get into the top ten in your grade? I believe in Yashan’s ability; you can definitely do it. If you can’t, it means you don’t really like Jiang Xuenian that much, so perhaps you could reconsider me?”
Huo Yashan said, “Reconsider you? Impossible.”
“Shi Xinran, speak. What do you want to get from me?”
When Shi Xinran heard Huo Yashan’s words, she knew that Huo Yashan had already approved of what she said.
Shi Xinran showed an innocent and pure smile: “My sister, Shi Qingfan, and I are sisters, but my grades have always been inferior to hers. My parents are not very satisfied with that. Yashan, if you get first place in the grade, can you give me a chance to get second place in the grade?”
Shi Xinran blinked. “If both my sister and I are second in the grade, my parents probably won’t force me to study anymore.”
In fact, Shi Lian and Bai Xinyue doted on Shi Xinran too much to be dissatisfied with her grades.
The reason Shi Xinran wanted to get second place in the grade was merely due to her self-esteem acting up; she also wanted to try the feeling of winning against Shi Qingfan.
Huo Yashan curled her lips sarcastically, “Alright, just wait.”
I don’t know what Huo Yashan did, but the next day, Shi Xinran received the full answers to the tenth-grade third monthly exam. As long as she could memorize the answers, she could score whatever rank she wanted.
During Class 12’s P.E. class, Jiang Xuenian saw a pebble with star-shaped scratches under a tree, and a smile appeared in her eyes.
Shi Qingfan walked over and asked, “Why are you suddenly so happy?”
Jiang Xuenian said, “I have good news and even better news. Which one do you want to hear first?”
Shi Qingfan said, “Let’s hear the good news first.”
Jiang Xuenian waved to Shi Qingfan, “Come closer to me.”
Shi Qingfan’s heart skipped a beat, and she took a few steps forward.
Jiang Xuenian leaned close to Shi Qingfan’s ear and whispered, “Huo Yashan is going to have bad luck.”
Shi Qingfan was startled. She looked up and asked, “You did this?”
Jiang Xuenian’s dark eyes sparkled with a smile. “I just gave it a little push. The actual person doing it isn’t me. But this person is related to you and also to the second, even better news.”
Shi Qingfan slowly blinked, her long eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings. A guess formed in her mind. “Is that person Shi Xinran?”
“Correct!” Jiang Xuenian snapped her fingers and chuckled, “The even better news is that Shi Xinran is also going to have bad luck.”
Shi Qingfan was a bit puzzled: “Why is Shi Xinran having bad luck even better news?”
After all, Shi Xinran hardly ever appeared in front of them. Compared to the shamelessly pestering Huo Yashan, Shi Xinran was far less annoying.
Jiang Xuenian naturally said, “Huo Yashan has only been annoying me for a few days, but Shi Xinran has been annoying you for over a decade. Of course, it’s more satisfying for Shi Xinran to have bad luck.”
Shi Qingfan gazed steadily at Jiang Xuenian, Jiang Xuenian’s face reflected in her light brown eyes.
Jiang Xuenian sensed Shi Qingfan’s undisguised emotional fluctuations and teased her, “What, are you so moved that you’ve fallen in love with me? Do you want to devote yourself to me?”
Shi Qingfan’s voice was slightly hoarse: “If I devoted myself to you, would you agree?”
Jiang Xuenian was surprised: “Qingqing, how can you be so unconfident about yourself? Do you know how beautiful and excellent you are? If you devoted yourself to me, I’d wake up laughing in the middle of the night.”
Shi Qingfan knew Jiang Xuenian was joking. She suppressed the emotions surging in her heart, a flicker of light passing through her eyes, and the corners of her lips curved slightly upward. “Then I’d better not devote myself to you. Sleeping in the same bed, you laughing in the middle of the night would definitely scare me.”
The next few days were calm until the tenth-grade monthly exam results came out. Huo Yashan scored 743, almost a perfect score, and ranked first in the grade, causing a stir throughout the school.
Immediately after, the news that Shi Xinran ranked second in the grade with 741 points again attracted attention.
Huo Yashan and Shi Xinran’s scores were shocking, but before the two could show off for two hours, rumors suddenly began circulating in the tenth-grade classes that Huo Yashan and Shi Xinran had obtained the exam questions in advance.
If it were anyone else, no one would believe that the school would leak exam questions. But Huo Yashan’s identity was unusual; she was the granddaughter of Huo Feng, the only general in the Alliance. If she demanded the exam questions, the principal would only dare to refuse if he didn’t want to keep his job.
Huo Yashan, filled with satisfaction, was about to go find Jiang Xuenian. As she turned a corner, she suddenly heard someone talking about her behind her back.
“I’m skeptical about the exam question leak. I trust General Huo’s character, but I’m not so sure about Huo Yashan’s.”
“What does that have to do with Shi Xinran? Her family is rich, but not enough to threaten the principal.”
“You don’t know that Huo Yashan pursued Shi Xinran? Of course Huo Yashan shared the leaked test papers with Shi Xinran!”
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