Pampered by the School Bully
Chapter 426 - 416, Tutoring Huo Feng is the most important task! (3)

Chapter 426: 416, Tutoring Huo Feng is the most important task! (3)

Tonight, when Huo Feng returned to the boys’ dormitory, his feelings were actually quite complicated.

However, his emotions were still not as complex as Pu Sangzhi’s.

For Huo Feng at the moment, his biggest concern was still his academic performance.

The upcoming midterm and the three subject tests were all major exams, all of them crucial.

Huo Feng felt a lot of pressure.

Because he didn’t want to disappoint Pu Sangzhi, and, he didn’t want to bear the tag of "bad student" anymore.

Huo Feng was actually struck down today as well.

Because some ignorant classmates in the group, even those from his class, were saying that Sangzhi was a good student who looked down on students from parallel classes like Huo Feng and disdained to play with students from parallel classes like Huo Feng.

Such remarks were really annoying to hear!

But it seemed to be a kind of fact that made Huo Feng care and feel uncomfortable.

Around 10 p.m., Huo Feng lay down on his bed.

Feeling bored, he picked up his phone to scroll through WeChat, scrolling to the group named "Ten Sons," where the sons were calling for him to go watch the play staged by Pu Sangzhi’s class.

Those messages were from a couple of hours ago, which Huo Feng was only seeing now.

Huo Feng’s mood was already complicated, and now seeing that he had missed so many programs made him feel even worse.

He chatted with his ten sons in the group for a while, asking what program Pu Sangzhi’s class had prepared?

The ten sons told him that the program staged by Pu Sangzhi’s class was actually based on Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng’s story!

The whole story was funny and interesting, although the development towards the end was a bit helpless, but the conclusion was good and it all came full circle.

All in all, the ten sons strongly recommended the program from Pu Sangzhi’s class, all agreeing that Huo Feng definitely had to watch it!

Therefore, knowing these details, Huo Feng felt very touched and seemed to have even more motivation!

He decided to get the video from the student council next week to watch a replay.

Even though he missed watching it live, since it was a script specially written for him by Pu Sangzhi, Huo Feng had no reason to miss it!

Around 11:30 p.m., Huo Feng texted Pu Sangzhi on WeChat, asking if she had gone to sleep?

But Pu Sangzhi didn’t reply to him.

Huo Feng assumed she was asleep, sent her a "Good night" message, put down his phone, sighed softly, and fell into deep thought.

Later on, unable to sleep, Huo Feng picked up his phone again and posted a moment: "You once said, ’Only the withered mulberry knows the sky’s wind.’ I trust that you understand me, that you won’t ostracize me, look down on me, belittle me. If you see this, give me a reply, let me know you believe in me! Pu Sangzhi!"

After posting, Huo Feng put down his phone, with just that little bit of reassurance, and closed his eyes to sleep.

...

This Saturday was another unusual one.

Because Ye Qingcao suddenly showed up uninvited, bringing clothes and a schoolbag, prepared to spend the night at Pu Sangzhi’s home.

At 8 o’clock in the morning, Huo Feng escorted Pu Sangzhi home, all the while hinting to Sangzhi in coded speech to pay more attention to WeChat, hoping that Sangzhi would go to his moments and leave him a reply.

He was waiting for a reply from Pu Sangzhi.

Pu Sangzhi picked up on his hints, but didn’t play with her phone the whole way home, so she hadn’t replied to Huo Feng’s moment yet.

When the two of them arrived home, Ye Qingcao was already sitting in Pu Sangzhi’s living room, comfortably doing her homework.

Seeing them return together, Ye Qingcao’s face lit up with joy, revealing two rows of shiny braces as she exclaimed, "Hi! You’re finally back! I’ve been waiting for you for so long!"

"Xiaocao?"

Pu Sangzhi was surprised. "When did you get here? Why didn’t you tell me before coming over?"

Ye Qingcao beamed, showing off her braces as she explained, "The shoe factory at my place is really busy lately, and then my mom isn’t coming home this weekend, so I thought being at home alone would be boring. So, I just came straight to your place! Right after school ended yesterday, I came here! But Auntie told me you had some activity at school and that you’d only return today, so I just stayed over here!"

"I see."

Pu Sangzhi took a seat beside Ye Qingcao, casually taking off her backpack. "Have you had breakfast yet?"

"Yes, I did!"

Ye Qingcao then gestured excitedly to Huo Feng, greeting him with enthusiasm, "Long time no see, Brother Feng!"

Huo Feng didn’t hold back in his reply, "Hey, Xiaocao, long time no see, you’ve gotten uglier!"

Ye Qingcao immediately narrowed her eyes, clamped her teeth shut, and felt too embarrassed to speak due to Huo Feng’s teasing.

Ye Qingcao really didn’t like Huo Feng’s blunt and impolite way of speaking!

Because every time, she was mocked, every time she was called ugly, it made her feel so inferior...

Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help but glare at Huo Feng, "Why talk like that, it’s very rude!"

Huo Feng chuckled and sat down next to Pu Sangzhi, speaking to Ye Qingcao past her, "Xiaocao, how’s it going with Yan Ji lately? Yan Ji is hooked on the piano and can’t extricate himself. Have you considered signing up for a class?"

Ye Qingcao cautiously replied, "I’d rather not sign up, with the way I look now, it’s not appropriate to meet him."

Huo Feng teased, "Didn’t you see that pufferfish girl with him last time? I’m telling you, Yan Ji doesn’t mind appearances when making friends! So he won’t scorn you. Besides, if you sign up for piano lessons, you might get an opportunity to spend some alone time with him at a concert... just like that pufferfish girl, what a lucky break!"

Ye Qingcao pouted, "I don’t want that. I can tell that Yan Siyuan doesn’t like that girl! What they have is just platonic! I don’t want to be just friends with him; I want to start with something ambiguous and move straight into being his girlfriend, and then marry him!"

Ye Qingcao, too, had her grand future goals!

She had long since planned out various strategies for pursuing Yan Siyuan in the coming years!

But not now.

Because she didn’t have enough charm right now, showing up like this in front of Yan Siyuan would only qualify her to be his friend.

Who wants to be just his friend? Certainly not Ye Qingcao! She wanted to be Yan Siyuan’s girlfriend!

"Look at this~ tsk, Sangzhi, take a look..."

Huo Feng elbowed Pu Sangzhi in the arm, suggesting she learn from Ye Qingcao, "Look at her mindset—so young, yet so ambitious! Life needs to have goals! You can’t just have Tsinghua as your sole goal! You could set a simpler one, like, say, marrying me."

Pu Sangzhi snorted and couldn’t help but smile.

She wanted to say that she had already set her goals for the next ten years, okay?

"Sangzhi, any plans for today? It’s rare for me to visit, should we go out and have fun?"

Ye Qingcao clung to Pu Sangzhi’s hand, looking at her with expectancy.

After thinking for a moment, Pu Sangzhi said, "Then tonight, let’s take a stroll in Jinhe Park."

"Ah?"

Ye Qingcao was startled, "Just going to the park?"

Pu Sangzhi nodded, "I have to tutor Huo Feng in the morning and Qianqian in the afternoon, but I’m free in the evening. We can walk in the park, chat a bit, and then it should be about time to come back for a shower and sleep."

Ye Qingcao’s features scrunched up, "Are you serious? That sounds so boring."

Pu Sangzhi raised her eyebrows noncommittally, "The midterm exams are next week, and there are entrance exams next month—we have to make the most of our time to study, aren’t you worried?"

Ye Qingcao pursed her lips, "I’m okay, I’m not aiming too high, just maintaining is enough... But your grades are so good, what are you worried about? Can’t you just hang out and have fun with me since I’m here?"

Pu Sangzhi pointed at Huo Feng sitting beside her, "I’m not worried for myself, I’m worried for him."

Huo Feng grinned smugly, "Xiaocao, do you see the difference in status? In Sangzhi’s heart, I’m more important than you!"

Ye Qingcao puffed up her cheeks unhappily, looking from Huo Feng to Pu Sangzhi.

Pu Sangzhi poked one of Ye Qingcao’s puffed cheeks, deflating her pout. She laughed, "Come on, stop fussing with Huo Feng. You may not have ambitions, but Huo Feng aspires to go to Tsinghua. You can afford not to work hard, but he needs to, so right now, he is more important."

Ye Qingcao couldn’t help but huff, "Sangzhi, you... you’ve started to prioritize love over friendship..."

"Of course!"

Huo Feng took the opportunity to loop his arm around Pu Sangzhi’s neck, pulling her back against his chest in a suggestive pose, "Sangzhi loves me so much, of course she puts me first! Right, Sangzhi? "

Pu Sangzhi opened her lips, "Huo Feng... "

Before she could say more, Huo Feng interrupted, "I know you’re going to say ’yes,’ we understand each other without words. We shouldn’t demoralize Xiaocao too much, right?"

Pu Sangzhi: "..."

Huo Feng: "Ahh, Sangzhi, we don’t have much time left, let’s start the lesson! Let Xiaocao do her homework by herself, yeah?"

Pu Sangzhi: "... Yeah."

Ye Qingcao curled her lip, "Tsk..."