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Chapter 14 Exam

Chen Yong endured the pain and said, "It was an accidental injury."

He is not stupid. If this is really classified as an intentional injury incident, even if he brings down Qiu Huoming, he will also be implicated. He also plans to join the army after graduation. With the relationship with Li Ming's father, this path is the most suitable for him. He cannot have any stain at this time.

Director Jiang's sullen expression softened a bit, and he turned to Ding Yu and asked, "Tell me what happened?"

Ding Yu glanced at Qiu Huoming and whispered, "It was indeed an accidental injury."

"Okay, find a few people from your class to send these two injured students to the infirmary." Since the two injured people said so, he would just believe it. They are all sophomores, and it would be good for the school if they could make a big deal out of a small matter.

As soon as Director Jiang finished speaking, Qiu Huoming stepped forward and carefully helped Ding Yu up, "Come on, I'll take you to the infirmary."

On the other side, Zhang Jian also helped Chen Yong up. Li Ming walked over slowly. He had to lead the exercises in a while and could not leave the scene without permission. Looking at what was happening on the scene, he suddenly understood the meaning of what Chen Yong had said to him before. It was probably about him standing up for him.

He saw Gu Xiaoran following Ding Yu's side, and heard her say, "I'll go to the infirmary with you, too."

His heart sank at that moment, and he looked at Chen Yong with complicated eyes as he was being supported by Zhang Jian towards the infirmary.

Director Chen, who arrived late, heard that his son was injured and hurried over without caring about the green tea he had just brewed.

When we arrived at the infirmary, we found that Mr. Huang, the head teacher of Class 3, was also there. My son had a bruise on his face and was applying ice. His shoulder was fine, just a redness and swelling but no bone damage.

Ding Yu didn't seem to be in any serious trouble either. Qiu Huoming was rubbing safflower oil vigorously on the red and swollen part of his arm, and he was screaming in pain.

Xiao Qian from the infirmary put down the medicine and went out. The work in the infirmary was a part-time job for him, and he usually stayed in the security department.

"I heard that it was you who hurt Xiaoyong?" Director Chen walked to Qiu Huoming with a sullen face.

He pointed his index finger and cursed, "You uneducated little bastard!"

"Who are you scolding, you little bastard?" Qiu Huoming stopped rubbing Ding Yu's arm and asked in a cold voice.

"You're the one I'm scolding, you little bastard!"

"Pfft"

Gu Xiaoran on the side laughed out loud and quickly covered his mouth with his hand.

Ding Yu looked at her blankly, not understanding why she was laughing for a moment.

Chen Yong was the one who reacted quickly. He jumped off the bed, pushed Zhang Jian away and shouted, "Dad, he scolded you!"

Director Chen finally reacted, his fat face flushed red, and he immediately scolded: "Black sheep like you must be punished! Call your parents, no wonder your uncle wants you to drop out of school, you are a black sheep!"

Teacher Huang got anxious when he heard this. "Director Chen, this is just a misunderstanding. Director Jiang has understood everything. It's not uncommon for children to lose control of their hands while playing basketball. If you don't believe me, ask your son!"

"That's right, my arm hurts so much! It was Chen Yong who did it!" Ding Yu came to his senses and immediately started yelling.

Director Chen looked at the people in front of him and believed them a little. He knew his son's character best. He snorted coldly, turned around, supported his son and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable in any other place?"

He supported his son and checked his injuries, feeling distressed and angry, with a mixed feeling on his face.

Teacher Huang cleared his throat and asked Ding Yu: "There will be an exam later. Are you okay?"

"I can't write. My arm is too weak." Ding Yu raised his left hand pitifully.

"Don't you write with your right hand?" Qiu Huoming said quietly.

Ding Yu glared at Qiu Huoming with a resentful look on his face.

"If you have nothing to do, go back to class. You are all making too much noise." Teacher Huang gave Qiu Huoming a look, put his hands behind his back, and walked out first.

Outside the small infirmary, Li Ming and Hao Cao rushed over. Just then, Qiu Huoming was also pulling Ding Yu out. Qiu Huoming nodded to him, which was a greeting.

Gu Xiaoran walked at the end and passed by him with a cold face.

Li Ming turned around and looked at their backs as they walked away. He felt more and more bitter in his heart. It seemed that the young Mu Ai's life had died before it even began.

The exams for Class 2-3 of Senior High School were held as scheduled, with Chinese first and mathematics second, with a 30-minute break in between.

The test paper smelling of ink was handed out. Qiu Huoming picked it up and read it from beginning to end. He had a clear idea in his mind. He picked up the pen and wrote his name first, then began to write methodically...

The title of the composition was also very unconventional, "How can you sweep the world if you can't even sweep your own room?" Qiu Huoming thought of his parents' hard work and his own unrealistic ambitions, and was deeply moved. He wrote the composition directly on the test paper without using a draft.

In the next math test, except for the last big question, which took him more than ten minutes to figure out the solution, he wrote the rest smoothly.

After this exam, he also had a general understanding of the level of high school students in this world.

During this time, Ding Yu had already walked up to hand in his paper without caring about anyone.

Qiu Huoming finally finished solving the last question. He put down the pen in his hand, looked up at his classmates who were still working hard, and suddenly a feeling of great pride rose in his heart.

At this moment, he finally felt a sense of reality as he had truly integrated into this world.

When he handed in the paper, the math teacher looked at him a few more times. For the last question, she referred to an Olympiad mathematics paper given to her by an old classmate in the capital. It is said that Olympiad mathematics is quite popular abroad. She changed the question type and included it as the last big question in this test paper. Unexpectedly, there was actually a student who could solve it.

She looked at the audience. Even Li Ming, who ranked first in the class, had racked his brains but still hadn't come up with a plan. But he did.

Teacher Cheng picked up the paper and looked at his solution steps. After a while, she suppressed her inner shock and looked at Qiu Huoming who was still whispering with Ding Yu in the corridor.

This solution also opened her mind. It was different from the standard solution. Although the result was the same, this was a high school student.

Qiu Huoming leaned on the railing of the corridor and talked in a low voice with Ding Yu.

Ding Yu handed in his paper early because he skipped the parts he didn't know without hesitation and just wrote down the parts he knew. After calculating his score, he felt he could pass and handed in his paper.

If I can’t be the first, then I can’t be the first to hand in the paper?

Although Qiu Huoming didn't understand his way of thinking, he wouldn't question him.

Unfortunately, he miscalculated. The first two to hand in their papers were Chen Yong and Zhang Jian. After handing in their papers, they left in a hurry, not knowing what to do.

Not long after, Gu Xiaoran also handed in her paper. Teacher Cheng subconsciously took a look at the last question on the paper. She also wrote it, and the answer was exactly the same as the standard answer.

Teacher Cheng couldn't help but doubt his own eyes. Could it be that the students in Class 3 were cheating?

Qiu Huoming half leaned on the railing and watched Gu Xiaoran come out. Then he straightened up. He found that they had formed a team of three without realizing it.

"Student Gu, how did you do in the exam?" Qiu Huoming asked proactively.

"It's all written anyway." Gu Xiaoran looked very relaxed.

"Let's go home and have dinner. Also, don't forget about this afternoon." Ding Yu was worried and gave another reminder.

The three of them went downstairs talking and laughing.

The two of them went back first, and Qiu Huoming had to wait for his eldest sister to finish class.

Qiu Huoming rode his bicycle around to a small pond behind the dormitory area. There was a crooked tree that stretched across the surface of the pond. It was also a place he liked very much. It was very remote and there were usually almost no people there.

He parked the car in the grass, jumped up the tree trunk in one step, and carefully walked along the crooked trunk to the top of the pond. He leaned against the branches and sat among the lush new green leaves.

Looking at the clear pool water through the dense leaves, he took a deep breath. The air here was fresh, without any of the pollution of later generations.

It would be nice if I could bring my guitar so I can play freely here.

It was almost time to go home from school. He got up and was about to walk back when he heard footsteps from behind the pond. Through the gaps between the leaves, he saw Chen Yong, Zhang Jian and a man with an unfamiliar face walking towards the pond.

He hid in the bushes and watched them stop a few dozen meters away from him.