Volume 1 Chapter 62: Do You Want a Rematch Until You Win?
“Ahem, so, that’s all for this test paper.”
After the class bell rang, Teacher Zhu stood on the platform, waved her hand to cool herself down, looked at the test paper again, and said,
“This test was difficult, but the questions were very good. If you understand them, your grades will improve a lot. If there’s anything you still don’t understand, come to my office and ask me. And… class dismissed!”
After speaking, Teacher Zhu stretched and left the classroom.
The students had already been feeling restless. As soon as she walked out, the classroom exploded into loud discussion.
On Lin Lin’s side, she smiled slightly and glanced at Han Kui in the back row.
Han Kui’s face looked like she was in pain. Her eyes had lost their shine. She looked blank and stiff, as if she had lost the meaning of life.
After a long silence, one of her friends suddenly said,
“She must have copied from Gao Liang. Only one multiple-choice question wrong? Who would believe that?”
“Uh… but Gao Liang and she weren’t even in the same exam room.”
Another friend said awkwardly.
But she was immediately glared at by the tough-looking girl who had just said that.
Why are you saying the obvious truth?!
Can’t you see Sister Kui is already like this?
Forget the facts for a moment, just because they weren’t in the same room, does that mean Gao Liang couldn’t help her cheat?
Read the room, okay? Idiot!
The girl who got glared at looked wronged. She lowered her head and said softly,
“But… Sister Kui was in the same exam room as her…”
“You talk too much!”
Before the tough girl could continue, Han Kui suddenly raised her head and interrupted them.
“Yes, I was in the same exam room. I was watching her the whole time. I didn’t see any sign of cheating.”
“Uh…”
The tough girl looked embarrassed.
But Han Kui patted her shoulder, signaling it was fine, and continued,
“Still, what you said gave me an idea. I didn’t see her cheat during the exam, but…”
She turned her head and shot a sharp look at Lin Lin, making Lin Lin shrink back a little.
“But in the exam room, I saw something even more unbelievable. The speed at which she finished the test was even faster than a top student I know who is very good at math.”
Han Kui clenched her teeth.
“If her score can still be explained with some excuse, then… finishing the test that fast, looking like she didn’t even need to think… there’s no way that can be explained so easily!”
“Right!” The tough girl quickly nodded. Her eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands.
“I know! It must be like this!”
Han Kui turned to look at her. The girl glared at Lin Lin and said,
“It must be that after making the bet with you, Sister Kui, Lin Lin got scared of losing. So she asked Gao Liang or someone else to get this month’s math test questions and answers in advance!”
“Hmm…”
Han Kui nodded when she heard that. She bit her teeth even harder.
“That must be it! I was wondering how you got such a high score! Over 140 points? As if anyone would believe that!”
After saying that, she immediately stood up, pulled her friends with her, and rushed toward Lin Lin.
“Lin Lin!”
Huh?
Lin Lin was stunned when she saw Han Kui suddenly rushing over.
Han Kui stopped in front of her, looking angry and full of contempt.
“You…”
Uh…
After running over, Han Kui suddenly didn’t know how to start. She hesitated for a long time, grinding her teeth.
“This test paper, this test paper, you…”
“Han Kui, do you want…”
Lin Lin hesitated for a moment, then turned her test paper over and asked carefully,
“Did you not do well, so you want me to explain the questions to you?”
“Ah…”
Han Kui was speechless.
Listening to Lin Lin’s innocent tone, she felt like Lin Lin was mocking her.
For a moment, she almost couldn’t breathe. Lin Lin looked at her in confusion, hesitated, then raised her head and said,
“That’s fine. Even though we had some misunderstandings before, as long as you follow the bet, I’m happy to help you with your studies. Eh—hey! Why are you taking my paper?!”
Han Kui suddenly grabbed Lin Lin’s test paper.
Gao Liang frowned, reached out, and took the paper back for Lin Lin.
“Are you done yet? Can’t accept losing? Go sit next to the teacher’s desk.”
“Heh… heh…”
Han Kui looked at Gao Liang. She was still in a bad mood. She gave a stubborn cold smile and said,
“Lin Lin, you’re right. I do have something to ask you.”
“Tell me…”
“How did you get this month’s math test paper and answers in advance, and cheat so openly?”
As soon as she said this, the whole class held their breath and watched nervously.
What’s going on? Does Han Kui have proof? How dare she say that?
“Han Kui, what do you mean? I earned this score myself!”
Lin Lin immediately argued back.
Gao Liang also frowned and said, “Just because you lost, you say someone else cheated? Lin Lin is an honest student. She has been studying very hard recently. Stop spreading rumors!”
“Heh.” Han Kui shrugged.
“She only started tutoring a few days ago. And her score suddenly improved by more than 70 points. Who would believe that? Isn’t it more likely that because she made a bet with me in advance, she asked someone to get the test paper beforehand? After all, she went to the office several times, didn’t she?”
“So you’re saying I stole the test paper?”
Lin Lin gave a cold laugh.
Looking at the silent classmates, she knew that many of them probably didn’t believe such a big improvement either.
“Fine. Then I’ll compete with you again!”
Gao Liang tried to pull Lin Lin back as she stood up, but she shook off his hand.
She looked at Han Kui confidently and said,
“I can compete with you again right now. We’ll find a test paper that neither of us has done before. The whole class can watch us. But I also have conditions.”
“First, if you lose again, you will sit next to the teacher’s desk forever. You can’t change seats. Second, from now on, you are not allowed to talk about me behind my back again.”
“And if you lose again this time, just accept it. Don’t keep losing and then asking for another round. What, do you want to keep having rematches until you win?”
“Finally, not just this time. From now on, you won’t beat me again!”
Hearing her strong words, Han Kui felt a little shaken inside. She was surprised that this usually quiet girl was acting so confident.
But…
Her friends were watching.
This time, she had to win.
For her, other things didn’t matter. Saving face was the most important.
That was why, even though her actions had annoyed Gao Liang before, she still kept doing them.
“Fine! I’ll expose you, you liar!”