Chapter 6 (1/2)

Chapter 6: Humiliation

Translator: GravityTales  Editor: GravityTales

When Tang Xiu arrived at the classroom, most of his classmates were engrossed in their studies as they ploughed through pages after pages of past years’ papers, while a handful of them were reciting out loud their textbooks. A tense atmosphere filled the entire classroom.

As the final-year examination was only three months away, their main class teacher and subject teachers emphasised on the importance of this examination time and again. With wave after wave of weekly and monthly tests given to the third year students, this bunch of seventeen-years-old youths couldn’t help but feel nervous.

Seeing the eye-catching countdown number for the final-year examination on the blackboard, and all his classmates studying intensely, Tang Xiu felt that he did not fit in with this world.

“Since I’m here just to fulfil my mother’s wish and not here to really study, I need not be too bothered about my surrounding.” Tang Xiu quickly retracted his gaze as he walked to his desk.

What Tang Xiu didn’t expect was that just when he stepped into the classroom, all his classmates that were initially busy doing their revision stopped what they were doing and turned to look at Tang Xiu.

Those looks were filled with despise, ridicule, disdain, and loathe, which Tang Xiu could not discern the reason for it.

“Tang Xiu, we don’t welcome you here, get out!” Suddenly, a tall and skinny youth, with a face filled with despise, pointed his finger and ordered Tang Xiu, with a broken gong-like voice which resounded throughout the classroom.

Feeling the strong hostility coming out from the tall and skinny body, Tang Xiu’s gaze turned cold as killing intent was emitted from his body.

The tall and skinny classmate was called Yang Jian, and he was a member of the class revision committee. He was always opposing Tang Xiu, because he resented Tang Xiu for scoring better than him during the entrance exam. When Tang Xiu’s academic performance deteriorated, Yang Jian grabbed the chance to ridicule and suppressed him.

“Tang Xiu, we don’t welcome you here, get out!”

“Tang Xiu, we don’t welcome you here, get out!”

“Tang Xiu, we don’t welcome you here, get out!”

Before Tang Xiu had the chance to question Yang Jian, a clamor resounded throughout the classroom as wave after wave of perilous loud shouts caused Tang Xiu to freeze momentarily while still at the entrance.

Just when he wanted to clarify exactly what was going on, a loud “clang” sound echoed throughout the class. When Tang Xiu looked over, he saw that a fat guy at the last row had smashed his chair onto the table.

The strength that the fatty had used was simply too great, causing the classroom to tremor slightly. After the loud smashing sound, the uproar abruptly stopped. The classroom became dead silent as the classmates who were actively bashing Tang Xiu seemed as if they were strangled by their necks.

“It’s just Tang Xiu’s grade being a little bit poorer, and it’s not his fault being like this, is there a need to go against him?”

“Tang Xiu is my tablemate, and I have seen him put in so much effort in the past year. I dare to say that Tang Xiu is the most diligent in his studies out of everyone here. If not for the car accident one year ago, all of you here would not even have the chance to be able to catch up to his silhouette. So what qualifications do you all have to reproach him?!”

“This matter aside, so what if Tang Xiu’s grades are not good. It’s not as if whatever you all say counts. He can come and go whenever he wants to, so it’s none of your business!” The fatty indignantly defended Tang Xiu after seeing that everyone was looking at him.

The fatty was very plump and had a height of over 1.8 meters, his tummy was so round that it looked like a lady who was pregnant for 10 months, and his already small eyes were compressed by his fats on his face that made it look like a straight line, unable to see his eyeball.

It may be that fatty’s stature had given everybody a huge pressure, or that his murderous, fierce look was too intimidating, because the whole class was startled by him.

“Yuan Chuling, what rights do you have to be so arrogant? The reason why our class’ average marks are the last in the cohort is all because of the two of you being such a disappointment. As the saying goes, ‘a piece of rat feces spoils the whole pot of congee’. Furthermore, our class has two rat feces, that’s why it’s hard to raise our average marks even if we want to.” Yang Jian retorted back unconfidently after being silent for so long.

“Yang Jian, who is the rat feces, I dare you to say it again!” With a “clang” sound, Yuan Chuling kicked over the table and glared at Yang Jian with eyes that seemingly wanting to devour him as he yelled back.

Yuan Chuling’s action had frightened Yang Jian as he avoided making eye contact with him; his face became deathly pale.

“Yang Jian, its not that I want to pick on you, but even if your grades are exceptionally good, a useless scoundrel like you would only be fated to work for others once you step into society, and you actually think that you are that great just because your grades are good. If I, your grandpa, wishes to deal with you, then it’s just a lift of a finger to me.” Seeing that Yang Jian had admitted defeat, Yuan Chuling did not bother with him anymore. He gave him a cold smirk before arranging back his chair and table and sitting down.

Not sure if it was because of the wear and tear from the long years, or that Yuan Chuling’s previous action being too violent, but the initially strong chair was actually damaged. So when Yuan Chuling sat on the chair, a “kacha” sound could be heard as he fell onto the floor with his hands and legs dancing wildly in the air and a heart-tearing, lung-splitting shriek was produced.

With Yuan Chuling making such a scene, the tense and silent atmosphere disappeared in an instance, and there was even someone who could not resist laughing out loud.

Even Tang Xiu himself almost burst out laughing. But thinking back on how Yuan Chuling had stood out to speak up for him, he forced back his laughter and walked towards Yuan Chuling to pick him up from the floor.

On the other hand, most of the people that were on Yang Jian’s side did not dare to laugh, because they did not want to anger Yuan Chuling who had an extremely intimidating temper.

“Are you all done? If you’re done then shut up!” Just when everybody’s attention was focused on Yuan Chuling, a cold voice resounded from the front of the classroom.

Upon hearing the imposing voice, the classroom became dead silent in an instance, and even Yuan Chuling stopped screaming in pain.

At this time, Tang Xiu had a face filled with shock when he saw that the chair on floor was perfectly undamaged, and that Yuan Chuling was even unharmed.