Chapter 823: You Are Definitely Losing

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Sun Wei’s two lackeys were equally disgruntled. Their tone was sour as they spoke, “Hmph, it’s just a martial arts competition. Look at how smug he is. Our Sun Wei is a city dweller, delicate and refined. He can’t be compared to this rough and tough country bumpkin. It’s normal for Sun Wei to lose this time. Wait until the monthly exam, Sun Wei will crush this academic failure, Su Li.”

They continued, “Exactly, we are students after all. Martial arts is just a hobby, it’s not as important as studying. Sun Wei, being the top student in our class, will crush Su Li in the monthly exam. And this competition, it can’t be considered a loss for Sun Wei. If it weren’t for his slip, the championship would definitely be ours!”

Upon hearing this, Gao Ming was far from convinced. Along with Gu Jun, they mocked the two lackeys, “This competition, whether on the level of martial arts or the spirit of martial arts, my second brother Su Li won completely. You can’t fool others, only yourselves. It’s best if you stay in your little world forever, don’t come out. I’m afraid you can’t handle reality.”

As for the upcoming monthly exam, Gao Ming didn’t even bother to respond. What’s the use of Sun Wei being good at studying if his character is flawed? They only recognized Su Li as their leader!

Sun Wei’s two lackeys were furious, but Gao Ming didn’t take their bait about the monthly exam. They could only keep repeating, “Su Li is an academic failure, what’s the use of being good at martial arts, academic failure, academic failure, academic failure.”

The whole venue was cheering, discussing the heroic deeds of the young hero. The teachers didn’t emphasize discipline too much.

Gao Ming, hands on his hips, retorted without yielding, “As long as my second brother is here, Sun Wei will always be second best, second best, second best, forever second best!”

The crowd below was in an uproar. Sun Wei’s camp didn’t gain any advantage. On the stage, after the principal left, Sun Wei tore up his runner-up certificate. The atmosphere turned from harmonious to hostile. The third-place student wisely left this place of controversy, leaving only Sun Wei and Su Li.

Sun Wei refused to acknowledge the favor from yesterday, “You lost the big red flower yesterday, how can you be considered the champion? I had a safety rope to protect me, even if I fell, it wouldn’t matter. I didn’t need you to save me. I think you were just impatient and didn’t hold onto the big red flower properly, so you pretended to be a hero.”

Su Li didn’t respond to these words, nor was he angry. Saving someone yesterday was just a subconscious action. He didn’t expect Sun Wei to be grateful at all. Moreover, he got the red silk today. He wanted to give it to his mother to make clothes. He was really happy now!

He had barely taken a few steps forward when Sun Wei caught up with him, blocking his path. Sun Wei issued a challenge, his voice laced with a cold determination, “This competition doesn’t count. You must compete with me again, in the monthly exam the day after tomorrow. If your score is not higher than mine, you will withdraw from school. If my score is not higher than yours, I will do the same. But that’s impossible.”

His mother had always told him that if he wanted to be superior, he must ruthlessly trample those beneath him. He was determined to win this monthly exam.

Sun Wei was certain that Su Li, the academic underachiever, would never agree to compete with him academically. Su Li was destined to lose. But once he proposed the challenge, he was committed to it. This way, he could tell his mother that he had crushed that annoying country bumpkin in academics. His mother would surely be pleased.

What surprised Sun Wei, however, was that Su Li agreed without hesitation. “I’ll compete with you,” he said, “but let’s change the terms. If I lose, I’ll withdraw from school. But if you lose, you have to call me ‘big brother’ in front of the whole class. From then on, you’ll listen to me. Whatever I say, you do. Do you dare?”

A stronger desire to win ignited in Sun Wei’s heart. Without uttering another word, he glared at Su Li and said, “You’re bound to lose.”

Meanwhile, in the capital’s military district, Hu Jie received some disturbing news, or at least she saw it that way. She ordered the guards to stand watch and secretly dialed the number of the Guangcheng Daily. She instructed Director Zhao, “She wants to keep it a secret, right? Then spread the news about the opening of her branch. Make it difficult for them to wrap things up. You know what to do.”

Gu Zi wanted to keep it a secret? Hu Jie was determined to reveal it prematurely. She despised Gu Zi, a woman who acted delicate and fragile like a flower in a greenhouse, yet pretended to be competent. She juggled raising a child, studying, working, and running a business, seemingly without missing a beat. But in reality, she was only able to maintain such an image because of Su Shen’s wealth. She might fool others, but she couldn’t fool Hu Jie.

Although her uncle disagreed with her relationship with Su Shen, he saw Su Shen as a formidable talent, a man worth a thousand soldiers. Her uncle wouldn’t let him go easily. She was curious to see if Gu Zi could keep up her act if Su Shen couldn’t return and her business ran into continuous trouble.