Everyone heard about the two Form Teachers' bets in the morning, and few were in the mood to study seriously.
Shen Qingqing, the Class Representative for Language, tapped the table as she saw that nobody was studying. She said blankly, "What are you guys doing, nobody's revising? What about the test next week? Do you guys want to lose the bet?"
Someone talked back at her. "Nobody wants to lose. But someone in our class is dragging us down."
Shen Qingqing didn't wish for her deskmate to be bullied by others. She immediately stood up for her and said, "Who are you referring to? Make yourself clear."
Jiang Tingting didn't back down. "Who else can it be if not Qiao Nian? If it wasn't for her, Teacher Shen wouldn't have placed a bet with Teacher Chen."
"Is Class B targeting Qiao Nian? No, Class B is targeting the whole of our Class A." Shen Qingqing placed both her hands on the podium as her face turned red.
At this point, Liang Bowen stood up and slammed his book against the desk while scanning the class. He kept his gaze on the girl who was talking back at Shen Qingqing, then said, "What's the fuss’ Are we all planning to lose? Don't you forget, we're all from Class A. We're a whole entity. We win together and get embarrassed together.
"Now, who doesn't want to win?"
The moment he asked that everyone in Class A hung their heads low. Nobody was making noise anymore. Even Jiang Tingting kept her head down guiltily; she wanted to win too.
Seeing that the class had quietened down and that everyone was getting back their focus to study, he turned towards Qiao Nian. "Qiao Nian, you've just transferred over, so it's normal that nobody knows what your grades are like. You've seen our class's examination results from before, how high do you think you rank?
"It's not that we don't have faith in you. We're all from the same class, just give us a number so we know what to expect. Spend more time revising on all that you need to over the next few days. We'll try to pull up your grades and Chen Yuan's."
Chen Yuan wasn't in school yet. When Chen Yuan arrived, he would talk to him about it privately. Everyone had seen Chen Yuan's results in the past before, so it wasn't a huge worry. The critical point was Qiao Nian.
The score that Qiao Nian could manage to attain was very important.
Qiao Nian had been leaning against the wall as she played some cell phone games. She now looked up at him after she heard what he said to her.
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