Ning Meng's heart skipped a beat when her hand was suddenly grabbed by him.
She tried to let go of his hand, but the man was very strong. His well-defined fingers were tightly clenched, and as they struggled, their fingers were interlocked.
"…"
She looked up at Teacher Liu and saw that he was looking at her. She was so scared that she quickly put his hand under the table.
Teacher Liu's gaze fell on Ning Meng. "Huo Beichen! Cousin Beichen! What did you do?! "
Ning Meng was shocked by his questioning tone.
She turned around and saw that all the parents in the classroom were looking at her. She was so nervous that she was speechless!
Oh no!
Did Teacher Liu see that?
So many parents were looking at them. Did they see that they were holding hands?
How was she going to explain this to them?
After all, her cousin and her cousin did not do something so intimate like holding hands, right? Especially when their fingers were interlocked!
Her eyes widened, and her mind went blank. She stared at Teacher Liu blankly. "Huh?"
Teacher Liu continued to ask, "Don't be afraid. Tell everyone what you did."
"…"
Don't be afraid?
How could she not be afraid?
She gulped and said in a low voice, "We … we … we … we … we held hands …"
"What?!" Teacher Liu shouted. "Louder!"
"!!!"
She felt so ashamed that she could not face anyone.
Especially at this moment, when Huang Cheng and Song Meilan were looking at her. Even Ning Ke, who was sitting in the front row, was staring at her.
Ning Meng's face slowly turned red. She felt as if her blood was rushing to her head.
She wanted to say something, but when she opened her mouth, she did not know what to say.
She gulped and lowered her head, wanting to dig a hole to bury herself in.
Teacher Liu said, "Cousin Huo Beichen, why are you so shy? Haha, tell us. If you don't, Huo Beichen will!"
Huo Beichen said calmly, "Then I'll tell you."
Upon hearing these words, Ning Meng tightened her grip on his hand.
Huo Beichen glanced at her and smiled. "I'll tell you."
Ning Meng was speechless.
Ahhh!
What was Huo Beichen doing?
Was he really going to tell everyone about their relationship in front of so many people?
Although he was already 18 years old, he hadn't taken the college entrance examination yet! This was puppy love!
Ning Meng looked at Huo Beichen again, only to see him smiling and looking at her. "Let's join hands …"
Hand in hand …
Holding hands …
What was the difference?
Ning Meng felt so ashamed that she could not face anyone anymore. At this moment, she heard the rest of his words. "… Moving forward hand in hand, it's because … my cousin took special care of me. She did not let go of my hand when I was depressed. Every day, she would help me record down the key points, explain the papers, and never give up. That's how I managed to improve this time."
"??"
"!!!"
She raised her head and looked at Professor Liu. He nodded and said, "Yes, Cousin Huo Beichen is indeed like that. But Huo Beichen, you're not being honest. You're being too vague. Cousin Huo Beichen, don't be shy and don't hide it. Tell everyone directly, what did you do to help Huo Beichen improve so quickly?"
"???"
So, when Professor Liu asked, "What did you guys do", he was referring to this?
She had thought that he was talking about them holding hands!
Ning Meng's mouth twitched and looked at Huo Beichen again. She saw that the little brat had a faint smile on his face. If it was not for his hands that were hidden under his loose school uniform, Ning Meng would not have suspected that he was listening to the class attentively.
Ning Meng grabbed his hand again, and Huo Beichen's fingers gently tickled her palm. It was so ticklish that she burst out laughing.
"??"
Ning Meng realized that she had laughed and glared at Huo Beichen again. She coughed and said, "I'm sorry, I saw … my cousin improving so quickly …"
She purposely emphasized the word "cousin", but as she said this, her palm was tickled again, and she almost cried out in surprise.
Ning Meng resisted the urge to laugh again and said, "… I was too happy, so I couldn't hold it in. Heh, heh heh … "
Her palm was tickled again, and she laughed awkwardly.
Someone next to her asked, "Huo Beichen's cousin, we still want to know how he improved so much. How did he improve so much?"
"Yeah, how did he jump to third place in the cohort? This is simply too shocking! "
Huang Cheng hurriedly said, "I know, I know!"
Everyone looked at him.
Huang Cheng coughed and rubbed his chin. Then, he said, "Because if he had gotten first place straight away, everyone would be shocked. For the sake of everyone, Lord Chen only got third place in the cohort!"
"????"
Everyone's mouth twitched, but when they thought about it, it made sense.
Huo Beichen did not write his Chinese essay, but he was only 20 marks away from the first place in the cohort. His essay was 60 marks out of 100, so he could easily get 30 or 40 marks! He was definitely the first place in the cohort!
Everyone looked at Huo Beichen and Ning Meng with sparkling eyes.
Seeing that Ning Meng could not say anything, Teacher Liu coughed to distract her and continued with the parent-teacher meeting.
Seeing that everyone was staring at her, Ning Meng felt pressured.
She did not know what she had done. How did Huo Beichen improve so much?
No … no matter how smart a person was, it was impossible to go from the last place to the third place in the cohort in just two months.
So …
Ning Meng seemed to have understood something. She moved closer to Huo Beichen and asked, "Let me ask you a question."
"Girlfriend, please ask away."
Ning Meng was speechless.
This fellow's casual words carried a hint of seduction. He was simply a walking hormone!
She pursed her lips and asked, "Have you been lying to me all this time?"
Huo Beichen raised his eyebrows.
Ning Meng said angrily, "You pretended that your results were bad so that I would tutor you. But you actually know how to do that!"
Huo Beichen continued to raise his eyebrows.
Ning Meng lowered her voice. "Tell me the truth!"
Huo Beichen nodded. "Promise me that you won't be angry."
"… Fine, I won't be angry."
Huo Beichen said, "Okay. I never said that my results were bad."
"???"
She came back to her senses and thought about it carefully. He was the one who told her that he was a bad student eight years later. But this stupid young man had never said such a thing!
"!!!"
This was too much!
She was acting like an idiot. She had to tutor him every day. But it turned out that …
Ning Meng's eyes widened. Just when she was about to explode in anger, she heard the man say, "Don't force me."
"???"
Huo Beichen continued, "Don't force me to kiss you."
"!!!"
Huo Beichen continued, "If you are angry, I will kiss you."
Ning Meng was speechless.
Where did this guy learn his flirting skills??
Ning Meng suppressed her anger and took a few deep breaths. "Since you are good at studying, why did you not do well in your exams?"
Huo Beichen slumped on the table. This was his sad story. He had never told anyone about it.
But today, in front of Ning Meng, he suddenly wanted to tell her about it.
His voice was muffled and small as he said, "My parents are very busy."
Ning Meng was stunned.
Huo Beichen lowered his head. "And they love each other very much."
Ning Meng continued to listen quietly. She could hear the loneliness in the young man's voice.
Huo Beichen turned his head and looked out of the window.
The weather outside was gloomy. Snowflakes were falling from the sky.
Big snowflakes fell from the sky, causing a commotion in the building.
"It's snowing!"
Screams could be heard from outside. The parent-teacher conference had finally ended.
Teacher Liu announced that the class was dismissed. The students left one after another. Ning Ke looked back and saw Huo Beichen staring out of the window. Her sister, Ning Meng, was staring at him. Her sister's eyes were so gentle that Ning Ke felt a little jealous. But she knew that she could not do anything.
"Watch …"
Huang Cheng entered the room and wanted to ask them to have a snowball fight. Su Ye covered his mouth. Before Su Ye could say anything, Ning Ke said, "Let's go have a snowball fight. Let's go!"
The three of them pushed each other, not giving Huang Cheng a chance to ruin the atmosphere. They left.
The whole classroom was silent.
The field outside was crowded with students. They were having a lot of fun.
The classroom was so quiet that it felt like it was completely different from the outside.
Ning Meng was still holding Huo Beichen's hand. "What happened after that?"
Huo Beichen lifted his eyelids slightly and said faintly, "What Huo Nan said last time was true."
Huo Beichen fell in love with Huo Mian, who was born in a commoner's family. They fell in love very quickly.
However, Old Master Huo did not approve of them. He even chased Huo Beichen out of the house. All these years, Huo Beichen's company had not been able to develop. It was all because of Old Master Huo. The father and son seemed to be at loggerheads.
Huo Beichen wanted to prove himself.
Old Master Huo wanted him to give in.
The grudges of the previous generation had been transferred to the next generation.
Huo Beichen had been very outstanding when he was young, but he had almost been kidnapped.
Later, Huo Beichen found out that it was someone else in the Huo family who had done it. He wanted Huo Beichen to keep a low profile.
Huo Beichen had indeed kept a low profile. From being a genius child, he had become an ordinary school bully. No one dared to provoke him, but his grades were not good enough.
"… I've always liked mathematics. When I was in my third year of high school, I wanted to participate in the Mathematical Olympiad. When my parents found out about my feelings, they wanted to make up for what they had done to me all these years. They wanted to find that senior teacher, but they got into a car accident on the way."
When Huo Beichen said this, his voice was very calm. It was as if he was telling a story without any ups and downs. However, the changes in these few words made Ning Meng's face change.
She looked at Huo Beichen in shock.
From the first time she had met him, she knew that he was a proud and aloof person. He was usually alone.
Eight years later, he had not seen his relatives or friends. He was a loner.
But it turned out that this was not his nature.
Ning Meng's heart ached.
She had been struggling to get out of his hand, but now, she held his hand tightly. "It's okay. It's all in the past."
She knew that these two sentences were useless. They could not make up for the pain that Huo Beichen had suffered all these years.
However, other than these two sentences, she did not know what else to say.
She simply hugged him and patted his back.
Huo Beichen turned around and hugged her tightly.
Ning Meng was shocked and wanted to struggle, but the man opened his mouth and said, "You liar. You promised to give me a reward."
Ning Meng was stunned. "Huh?"
Huo Beichen said again, "My reward is, let me hug you for a while."
Ning Meng's hand instantly lost strength and she did not push him anymore.
The two of them hugged each other for a very long time.
Only when the students outside had gradually decreased did Huo Beichen let go of her.
Ning Meng's face was still a little red. She coughed and said, "You did very well in the exam today. Let's eat something delicious tonight!"
Huo Beichen asked, "Let's go out to eat?"
Ning Meng asked, "Can't I make stew?"
Huo Beichen was silent for a while. "Let's not make it hard for our stomachs today."
"…!!!"
Ning Meng glared at him and stood up first. She walked in front of him. "Hmph! Are you complaining about my cooking? Let me tell you, you won't be able to eat it in the future even if you want to! "
Huo Beichen looked down and smiled.
The two of them walked out of the classroom and went outside.
Ning Ke was holding a book and waiting outside. She was reading while keeping a lookout for them. She was afraid that other students would come in and see the two of them hugging each other.
Seeing them come out, Ning Ke let out a long sigh of relief.
Luckily, they did not do anything rash in the classroom …
Cough cough!
What was she thinking?
However, seeing her sister walking so close to Lord Chen, she did not feel good. Her sister did not even care about her at all …
Just as she was thinking about this, she heard Ning Meng shouting, "Ning Ke, let's go out to eat today to celebrate your success in the exam!"
Ning Ke had also improved a lot. Because of her domestic violence, her results were always in the middle. But after this period of hard work, she had finally entered the top 200.
Ning Ke's eyes lit up when she heard Ning Meng's words.
She nodded and walked to the other side of Ning Meng, holding her arm.
When the three of them walked to the door, they saw that the students had had enough fun and were going home.
Among the group of students, a fat guy was nimbly avoiding the others and rushing forward, as if he was afraid of bumping into someone …
Unfortunately, his movements were too big and attracted Ning Meng's attention. Looking at him, Ning Meng smiled.
She walked over and stood in front of Huo Nan. "Isn't this the young master of the Huo family? Do you still remember our bet last time? "
Huo Nan was blocked by her, and his expression changed. "What bet? That's just a child's nonsense. "
"That won't do. People who don't keep their words are cheap. Look at me, I've never regretted my bet. I believe that Young Master Huo also believes in this. So, you should fulfill your promise!"
Ning Meng said seriously, as if she was not the one who wanted to "kick" someone away …
This is 4000 words ~ I'm too lazy to name the chapters, I'm too tired … Finally, I'm home, I can update as usual ~ Muah ~! Last night, Wei Yang pulled me to talk all night long. In the past 48 hours, I've slept for less than 3 hours. I'm so sleepy ~ I can't take it anymore ~ I'm going to sleep ~ See you tomorrow! Also, since I've only reached home at 10 o 'clock at night and didn't immediately fall asleep on the bed, but forced myself to write 4000 words, can you give me the tickets? I want all the recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and comments ~ ~
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