Ji Yan frowned, looking up at Ling Mo, whose face was imposing yet dignified, and whose eyes were sharp like a hawk's. He was afraid that she would suddenly go berserk and treat him like she had treated those thugs. The word "sick" stuck in his throat, and he dared not say it.
"What, you're afraid to speak?"
Ling Mo curled her lips into a smirk, casually placing her hand on his shoulder, and coldly pressed on:
"I'll ask you one last time, who are you referring to as the shameless slut?"
"You're the one who took it personally; it has nothing to do with me."
Under Ling Mo's powerful pressure, Ji Yan's aura weakened even further.
He no longer possesses the refined and elegant air of a noble young man.
When he's not talking, apart from his arm in a cast looking a bit comical, he's generally alright.
Once he opened his mouth, every sentence was filled with vulgar and obscene language, like a torrent of mudslides, instantly shattering his lofty image as a genius scholar.
Seeing Ji Yan so frightened by Ling Mo that he didn't dare to breathe, Ling Tian, who was sitting in her seat wiping away tears, quickly stood up to show her kindness and helpfulness, and pleaded with Ling Mo in a soft voice:
"Sister, the class monitor is already like this, please don't make things difficult for him, okay?"
"Hey! Ling Tian, can you at least get your facts straight before spewing nonsense? It was clearly you who instigated Ji Yan to hire someone to injure someone first, and then Ji Yan tried to break Ling's arm. Is it wrong for her to fight back in self-defense?" Gu Tingbai clearly couldn't stand Ling Tian's taunts and interrupted her directly.
"Gu Tingbai, do you have some kind of prejudice against me? I feel like you're deliberately targeting me."
Ling Tian originally thought that she and Gu Tingbai had a pretty good relationship.
Although they didn't interact much normally, they had been deskmates for more than two years, so it was unlikely that she would fall out with Ling Mo, who had just transferred to No. 1 High School.
Unexpectedly, he completely disregarded the friendship between classmates and deskmates, and betrayed his allies without warning.
"It's rare that you have such self-awareness. To be honest, ever since I saw your tantrum at home, crying and making a scene in the live stream, my impression of you has turned negative."
After saying that, Gu Tingbai thought he looked very cool as he flicked his bangs.
He thought to himself that if Qin Beiming knew how much he was protecting Ling Mo, he might replace Lu Jinjiu and become Qin Beiming's most beloved younger brother tomorrow.
In this way, he could turn the tables and become the landlord, transforming from the "bullied" to the "favored" member.
The mention of live streaming made the onlookers in the exam room even more excited.
They had all seen, to varying degrees, the two live stream videos filmed from Ling Mo's first-person perspective.
Most of the girls felt that Ling Tian, who was always crying, was very scheming, and that every smile and frown of hers revealed her calculations.
The boys generally couldn't see through Ling Tian's scheming, but they felt affection for her because of her frequent displays of weakness.
These two groups of onlookers each held their own version of events, and what started as a verbal sparring match quickly escalated into a full-blown war of words.
Hearing the girls' insults directed at her, Ling Tian felt a pang of embarrassment, but her hatred for Ling Mo only deepened.
To salvage her image, she took a deep breath, deciding not to argue with Gu Tingbai and his ilk, and instead mustered her courage to grasp Ling Mo's hand, her voice earnest:
"Sister, please, I'm begging you, please stop making things difficult for Ji Yan and Chu Mo. This is a school, after all; fists won't solve anything. If you really want to resolve this, why don't we settle it with the results of this exam?"
"Aren't you blatantly bullying me?"
Li Wanwan immediately stood up, indignantly saying, "Gan Jiang and Mo Xie once said, 'To use one's strengths to attack another's weaknesses is the act of a petty person!'"
Ling Mo: "???"
When did Gan Jiang and Mo Xie say this?
Could it be that Li Wanwan and Gu Tingbai were both taught Chinese by the same PE teacher?
When did Gan Jiang and Mo Xie ever say that?
Ling Tian glanced disdainfully at the short girl standing behind Ling Mo, her words laced with sarcasm, "Birds of a feather flock together, that's certainly true."
"Does Gan Jiang and Mo Xie need your approval to say anything?" Ling Mo pulled his hand away from Ling Tian's grasp and asked bluntly, "Tell me first, how do you plan to compete?"
When it comes to areas she excels in, Ling Tian appears much more confident.
She raised the corners of her lips, revealing her signature sweet smile, and spoke softly:
"If your total score in all subjects in this joint exam can exceed my combined science score, then you win. If you can't, then you lose, and you'll have to stand on the main platform on the playground and apologize to Ji Yan."
"Is it a big deal to do well on an exam?"
Gu Tingbai instantly bristled, jumped up, and tried to pull Ling Mo back to his seat, saying, "There's no point in comparing, don't act impulsively."
Wu Xinyi glared at Gu Tingbai, who always loved to meddle, and added sourly:
"It's really impressive to do well on the test. It's better than some cowards whose total score across all subjects can't even match Xiaotian's score in just one subject."
Ling Mo quietly pulled his hand away from Gu Tingbai's and faced Ling Tian's vigorous gaze, asking in a deep voice:
"What will happen if you lose?"
Ji Yan shook his head without hesitation, saying with particular certainty, "Impossible. No matter how difficult the test is, Ling Tian can always score over 250 points in the combined science exam. You, a slacker in Class F, even if you try your best, you probably can't get 200 points."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiong Chumo, Wu Xinyi and the others nodded heavily, all indicating that Ling Tian could not possibly lose.
Even Gu Tingbai once thought that Ling Mo was bound to lose, and at this moment he was frantically winking at her, signaling her not to act rashly.
Ling Mo turned back and gave Gu Tingbai a reassuring look before turning to the smug Ling Tian and saying, word by word:
"I don't intend to take advantage of you. How about this: if my total score doesn't surpass yours, I'll consider it a loss."
"Sister, don't regret this."
Ling Tian, fearing that Ling Mo would change his mind, didn't give her a chance to speak and continued:
"If my sister's total score in this joint exam can surpass mine, I will naturally go up to the main stage during morning exercises and kneel down to admit defeat in front of the whole school."
"Okay, but don't say I bullied you later."
Ling Mo curled his lips into a roguish smile, his face showing absolutely no fear.
If we're really comparing grades, how could Ling Tian possibly be her match?
Even if Ling Tian and Ji Yan team up, they absolutely cannot beat her in the test.
Li Wanwan swallowed nervously, feeling that Ling Mo's chances of winning were extremely slim. However, since things had come to this, all she could do was unconditionally support her beautiful classmate.
Seeing that Ling Tian and the others were about to bring up grades again, Li Wanwan pinched her thigh hard to bolster her courage, showing no less spirit than others.
"Hey former school beauty, don't get too excited! My deskmate is definitely no less capable than you. If you're too embarrassed to kneel and bow to my deskmate in front of the whole school, we can accept it if you do a split in public. This morning, your split in the hallway was quite a sight to behold."
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