Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 59 What does it mean that Senior Brother Chu also got involved?
Time passed by minute by minute.

In the classroom of Class 1, Grade 12, after Lu Mingfei, the second student finally arrived.

As expected, he saw Mingfei sitting in his seat, completely absorbed in his studies and without any distractions. He casually took out his phone, snapped a picture, uploaded it to the campus forum, and captioned it: "Day five, and the genius Lu is still the first to arrive!"

From initial disbelief, to astonishment, and now to taking it for granted.

Lu Mingfei himself was unaware that he now had the nickname "God Lu" on the Shilan Middle School campus forum.

He has ripped off his former image as an insignificant loser and even a clown, and swept it into the dustbin of history.

Genuine effort should not be scorned; everyone knows that. The only, and biggest, problem is how to maintain and persevere in this effort—simply because it's too difficult and too arduous!

Everyone has seen how hard Lu Mingfei has been working these past few days... It's really hard to fake it.

The only question is, how long can this level of performance be sustained?
Some quick-thinking students started betting directly on the forum. It was very simple: they set different odds based on the number of days the bets were placed, and everyone could monitor the process. After all, it couldn't be faked.

Soon after the opening post, someone tagged Xu Yanyan and said, "A bet is a bet, no one would try to renege on their bet, right?"

Xu Yanyan jumped out: "Who said I was going to renege on my debt? I'll give it to you when we meet!"

His tone wasn't good, and his mood was even worse. He hadn't lost a lot of money, but he had lost face.

Xu Yanyan was a member of the literary society. Her relationship with Lu Mingfei had been so-so in the past, but she had given him the cold shoulder a few times. What's more, Lu Mingfei later "betrayed" the society. Faced with this bet, she naturally bet less than four days.

He believed he understood Lu Mingfei's character somewhat; this loser couldn't possibly have that much perseverance, absolutely not! He'd only be enthusiastic for three minutes at most, and it would be a miracle if he could stick to it for even a day or two.

But reality slapped him in the face. The former loser seemed to have truly "turned over a new leaf" and worked incredibly hard.

He was so angry that he posted a message—

"Ha, he looks like he's working hard, but everything comes down to results. If you're so confident, bet on how much Lu Mingfei's grades will improve. There will be a mock exam before the Spring Festival Gala, so let's bet on whether he can get over 600 points without cheating!"

After the post was published, no one paid any attention to it for a short period of time.

I couldn't be bothered to pay attention, because it seemed like they were just being unreasonable.

Today is the fifth day of make-up classes, January 15, 2009. Lunar New Year's Eve is on the 25th. Shilan Middle School usually holds its "Spring Festival Gala" three days in advance, followed by an internal mock exam two days prior.

In other words, there are two mock exams on January 20th and 21st, and the Spring Festival Gala on the evening of the 22nd. Including today, there are only five days left until the actual exam. Even if Lu Shenren (a nickname) keeps going, he can only study for a total of ten days!
In the past few days, after the "God of Roads" has dominated the front page of the gossip list at Shilan High School, some detailed information about him has been thoroughly investigated, including his past academic performance.

My score is consistently hovering between the second-tier and first-tier university cutoffs, slightly above them. In my most recent final exam, I scored 427, which is a full 50 points short of the target first-tier university cutoff of 477 (Shilan Middle School's self-designed exam is quite difficult).

The saying "one point in the college entrance exam can make you stand out from thousands" is not just a saying. Not to mention that Lu Mingfei is still 50 points short of getting into a top-tier university. With his current grades, it will be very difficult for him to get into a top-tier university. Even if he performs exceptionally well, he can only get close to it at most. Xu Yanyan proposed 600 points... which is equivalent to improving someone's score by nearly 200 points in just 10 days.

China is a vast and resource-rich land that has produced countless talents. Such extraordinary individuals have certainly existed, but they should be classified as "gods" rather than "humans"!
As for Lu Mingfei… although everyone has started calling him "God Lu," it's only in terms of his "hard work" and "gossip." Studying? How could anyone believe that without seeing it!

Xu Yanyan had only been secretly enjoying this "spiritual victory method" for less than half a minute when she suddenly received a reply in the comments.

He thought someone was calling him shameless, and was about to subconsciously reply with "It doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat" when... he froze.

Liu Miaomiao: "Okay, so you can get over 600 points without cheating? I'll bet 10,000." Ten seconds later, the campus forum almost instantly erupted, because the administrator decisively marked the post as a featured post and pinned it to the top!
During winter break classes at Shilan Middle School, students are not restricted from bringing cell phones, and in fact, they are not really supervised at other times. As a prestigious private school, it's normal for every student to have one.

At this time, most people were either on their way to school or eating breakfast, and were basically just scrolling through their phones with nothing to do. Some people saw the pinned post on the forum and immediately spread it by word of mouth through various channels, quickly igniting a public outcry!
Liu Miaomiao, a beautiful young pianist, is one of the three beauties of Shilan Middle School.

She's been trending on the campus forum for the past few days because of the gossip about her and Lu Mingfei, but she hasn't responded at all, as if she intends to let the matter cool down.

A cool-down approach is indeed the best way to deal with gossip; an official announcement or response might actually fuel the hype. Just when most people, after the initial teasing and jokes, thought it was unlikely and probably just a clever misunderstanding…

Has Liu Miaomiao been eliminated?

This outcome seems a bit illogical, especially since the gossip's hype is almost gone. This is the Shilan Middle School campus forum, not some Weibo account that uses hype for marketing purposes to make money! Besides, Liu Miaomiao actually bet 10,000 yuan.

What's the difference between this and an official announcement? It's practically saying, "Who looks down on my man? Bring it on!"

Who knew that the usually gentle and kind piano prodigy could have such a domineering side?
Could someone have hacked my account?

Just when most people thought this guess was the most reasonable and the waves were about to subside... another bombshell was detonated.

The post that had already been flooded with comments like "watching" and "just passing by" had a new post with the ID "Little Fairy".

Little Fairy: "I'll bet 100,000. By the way, can you handle it? @Xu Yanyan, if you dare to be the dealer, you must have the ability, right?"

Everyone knows that this is Su Xiaoqiang's ID. Xiaotiannv is a generous, bold, and responsible girl. Back when the nickname "Xiaotiannv" circulated on campus, she felt that she deserved the nickname and that it sounded good, so she used it.

This tone is consistent with Su Xiaoqiang's usual style, so it's unlikely to be a case of account theft.

But isn't this a post betting on whether Lu Mingfei can reach 600 points? It's understandable that Su Xiaoqiang would participate, but why would she bet on his energy? Everyone knows she dislikes Lu Mingfei!

Before the dazed and confused crowd could even recover from the turbulent waves caused by the depth charge...

Another bomb fell in quick succession.

This time, however, it's a nuclear bomb.

An ID that had disappeared from the Shilan Middle School campus forum for a long time suddenly reappeared.

Chu Zihang: "Yes, I can, ten thousand."

To avoid being accused of hacking, he also attached a selfie that was clearly taken recently.

A home photo; he's wearing pajamas and eating breakfast, with his usual expressionless face.

That's that man's style: simple, direct, and straightforward.

It was like a nuclear bomb exploding, earth-shattering!

I'm working hard on this draft, preparing for a big update before it's released!
Total number of electric shocks received so far: 6
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