The Lady’s Facade was Ruined - Chapter 8 - Out of Nowhere No 1 (2)

Chapter 8: Out of Nowhere No 1 (2)

In any case, Fang Yichang had long boasted himself as the school’s bully. Therefore, he shouldn’t be frightened by a single look from any opponent. And yet, he couldn’t stand against Huo Cheng’s cold stare. But before he could make any counterattack, Huo Cheng left him by himself once again.

“…” Fang Yichang looked at Huo Cheng’s back from a distance. He felt irritated and angry. Who was the school bully?! Why didn’t he become the bully instead??

A boy held onto Fang Yichang’s shoulder and said, “Brother Yichang, this Huo Cheng is very arrogant, isn’t he? Would you like me to teach him a lesson?”

Fang Yicang said, “Only you? You can’t be compared to his level.”

Fang Yichang and the others followed behind Huo Cheng and sloppily went downstairs. In order to chase Shen Wanying ahead, Huo Cheng walked quickly and called, “Class president.”

Shen Wanying heard his voice, stopped, and watched him coming closer. She smiled at him, “Huo Cheng, you’ve just come out now?”

“M-hm.” Huo Cheng nodded and then he joined Shen Wanying along, walking side by side. Eventually, Shen Wanying saw Fang Yicheng and the gang from the corner of her eyes. She pursed her lips and asked Huo Cheng, “Huo Cheng, I saw you and Fang Yichang talking on the stairs. Did he trouble you?”

Huo Cheng: “No.”

“Oh, that’s good.” Shen Wanying nodded lightly. “Fang Yichang’s reputation in school isn’t very good. If he made trouble for you, you should go to the teacher.”

“Alright.” Huo Cheng responded. He looked at Shen Wanying and then asked her, “Are you familiar with Fang Yicheng?”

Shen Wanying was somewhat surprised at his question. “Of course not, but we are acquaintances, I presume.”

Huo Cheng; “Because of the math problem?”

Shen Wanying was even more surprised, “You know?”

Huo Cheng: “M-hm.”

Shen Wanying smiled awkwardly, “Haha, I’m so embarrassed.”

Huo Cheng’s lips were raised slightly. He looked at her, “Since we’ve met, let’s have lunch together.”

Shen Wanying: “Sure.”

Huo Cheng: “You invited me yesterday. Today is my turn.”

“Ah?” Shen Wanying thought about it and said, “Yesterday, it was Tian Yu who paid the money, it wasn’t my treat. Since I’m the class president, I will treat you to eat today to welcome your transfer to our class.”

Huo Cheng nodded, “Okay, I’ll treat you to eat tomorrow.”

Shen Wanying: “Alright then.”

Huo Cheng looked at her and again, the corner of his lips raised slightly.

Shen Wanying and Huo Cheng had a meal together in the canteen for three consecutive days. She found that not only did Huo Cheng order her favorite dishes, but he also knew that she liked to add more vinegar to her noodles. If she hadn’t known Huo Cheng before, she would have suspected that they had been together for many years.

Hey, wait a minute! Huo Cheng… She seemed to have some impression about the name, but she couldn’t remember where she had heard it before. Before she could figure it out, the results of the first examination of the new semester came out.

All the teachers had worked overtime to correct the examination papers and rushed to count all the scores before the school ended on Friday.

Teachers of each subject mentioned their work with pride as if they had accomplished a great thing. Certainly, the fellow students didn’t share this kind of feeling. If it was possible, they hoped the teacher could take more rest and not correct the papers. It didn’t matter!

It was obvious that many students were having a bad weekend, but the most unexpected thing was that among these students, Ji Yao, who ranked first all year round, was included.

“Look, look! The first one is replaced!!!”

Many students surrounded the announcement board. They whispered to one another’s ear. Some people expressed shock, some were gloating, more curious about this airborne1 [javascript:void(0)]1 Airborne here means a figure that’s ‘appear out of nowhere’. Huo Cheng, who placed number one, which was a sacred place.

“This number one is the newly transferred classmate in Lady Shen’s class. I have seen him in the corridor. He’s handsome.”

The rumor about Huo Cheng made a sensation in the whole grade. Many students from other grades also came to the second-grade’s class one door just to see Huo Cheng with their own eyes.

Because of this airborne Huo Cheng, Shen Wanying’s rank was also affected. She, who usually remained within the top three of the grade, fell to fourth.

On the way home, she kept thinking about her result.

“Wanying, it’s time for dinner. Please come out, dear.” Jiang Yu called Shen Wanying to come out and have her dinner, personally went upstairs, and knocked on Shen Wanying’s door. Shen Wanying had changed her uniform to comfortable home clothes, but she still appeared beautiful like when she wore a uniform. She looked neat and tidy; each button was meticulously fastened.

She opened the door for Jiang Yu and called her, “Mama.”

“Um.” Jiang Yu nodded and told her, “Go eat.”

“Okay.”

Shen Wanying went down with Jiang Yu. She knew that her mother had come up specifically to ask her about her grades. So, she took the initiative to tell her, “Ma, our examination results have come out.”

“Well, how was the result?”

Shen Wanying paused for a moment before answering, “This time I got the fourth place.”

“Fourth place?” Jiang Yu knitted her brow. She turned around and looked at Shen Wanying, “Why did your rank go down?”

Shen Wanying said, “There’s a new student in our class. He took the first rank this time.”

Jiang Yu looked surprised, “Even forced Ji Yao to go down?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Yu pondered for a while, then continued going downstairs, “Even though it turned out like this, you should push all the reasons to the new classmate.”

“I know, Ma. I will work harder next time.”

“You should do it for real. I know your competition is quite fierce. However, there will always be pressure in every competition.” Jiang Yu looked back at Shen Wanying, “What’s the name of your new classmate?”

“Huo Cheng.”

“Huo Cheng?” Jiang Yu thought about it. Both of them walked towards the living room, “Shen Qian, is Huo Tingxiao’s son called Huo Cheng?”

“Yes, what’s wrong?”

“In Wanying class, there’s a new transfer student named Huo Cheng.” Jiang Yu looked at Shen Wanying, “Do you remember? You met Huo Cheng when you were a kid.”

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