The Second Exam
Chapter Courtesy: Wang Mei
During Huo Cheng’s previous life, he had seen Shen Wanying’s Weibo post regarding the field trip. In fact, there wasn’t anything special about the short post. He only recalled it because she didn’t update her Weibo for a whole month after that.
Just as he thought about reaching out with a personal message to check in on her, Shen Wanying had finally updated her Weibo. In the new post, she had shared that she had been injured for a while and was recuperating at home for a whole month. At the time of the post, she was finally recovering.
She hadn’t specified what injuries she had suffered. Huo Cheng had wanted to ask her, but in the end, he felt that it wasn’t too appropriate. Eventually, he just ended up giving her post a thumbs up as a sign of support.
After they were married, Huo Cheng discovered a small scar on her back. When he’d asked, she told him that she was hurt during the field trip she had been on in the second year of high school. The wound on her back wasn’t anything serious, but unfortunately, she’d bruised her face as well.
Though the scratch on her face wasn’t too deep, the area was a bit large, especially after it began to scab. It only looked scarier with time. Shen Wanying didn’t want to go out sporting such an appearance, let alone go to school.
She’d carefully focused on healing at home for about a month and made sure to take good care of her face. Fortunately, there weren’t any scars after the scab had fallen off and her complexion had slowly returned to normal. It was probably thanks to all the nourishment she’d given to her face the entire month. On the other hand, the wound on her back had left a small scar. Since most people wouldn’t have the chance to see it, she didn’t treat it with as much care as her face.
Huo Cheng had all the information needed to figure out what had happened during the trip, but he didn’t know the specific time Shen Wanying had gotten injured. Based on her description, she fell from a tree, sprained her foot, and fell once more on her way back.
The field trip was only a day trip and he didn’t think she would go out to climb a tree at night. So, he reckoned, as long as he kept his eyes on her during the day, he could prevent her from getting hurt as she had before.
“As everyone knows, the third-year students won’t have any more field trips. So, this will be our last field trip. I hope everyone will be able to participate in all aspects of the activities.”
Shen Wanying’s voice at the front of the class pulled him back from his thoughts.
“It’ll be the same as last year. We will have to cook our own lunch since Starlight Farm will only provide ten dishes at noon and it definitely won’t be enough for everyone to eat. All those who can cook, please be sure to actively take part in helping out in the kitchen. For those who can’t cook, there will be cultural performances that you can participate in the evening; you can head to the Cultural Committee to sign up.”
As she finished her speech, one student loudly called out, “The dry pot fish1Gan Guo Yu is a dish that is made of simmered fish (Yu) in a small iron pot. It’s different from a hot pot that needs soup. that Ji Yao made last time was delicious. I’ve been craving it for about a year, and now it’s finally time!”
As some people started excitedly conversing, others rushed to join the lively discussion. “Yes, that fish was really delicious. This time Ji Yao should make it for everyone!”
All of the students looked over at Ji Yao, who was still busy solving his practice exam questions. Without even lifting his head, he replied coldly, “No, there are important exams to take next week. I don’t want to be distracted.”
All of their classmates looked at him speechlessly.
“——”
Don’t… Usually, you can get first place when you don’t even try (not counting last time). Studying so much, whose score do you want to beat?!
Many people’s eyes fell on the main culprit, Huo Cheng.
Shen Wanying gave a light cough to draw everyone’s attention back to her. “We won’t force you to do it. It’s voluntary for everyone to participate.”
Another student laughed and spoke out, “It doesn’t matter. If the worst comes to worst, we learned how to cook hot pot in Class 7 last time.”
Cooking hot pot is indeed the easiest way. Shen Wanying filed this as an alternative. If there aren’t enough people to cook, we will do hot pot. “For the students who didn’t participate last time, I hope you can participate enthusiastically from now on until next Friday. That’s all for today, everyone can leave.”
The students quickly walked out of the class as the school had finally ended. In the blink of an eye, there were only a few people left in the classroom.
Shen Wanying started packing up her things as she noticed Huo Cheng hadn’t left yet. “Huo Cheng, can you cook?”
Huo Cheng nodded. “Mm.”
After he got married to Shen Wanying, he cooked whenever he had time, so he knew her tastes very well.
Hearing him say this, she cheerfully said, “Then, would you like to cook on the field trip? I think since you just transferred here, you still aren’t too familiar with our classmates. This field trip is a good opportunity for you to blend with the other students.”
Huo Cheng didn’t care whether he could get along with his classmates. But, since he wanted to support Shen Wanying’s hard work, he casually responded, “I can do it.”
“That’s great!” Recently, Shen Wanying had found out that Huo Cheng was cold on the outside but surprisingly quite warm on the inside. Unexpectedly, he was also pretty easy to talk to. “You can prepare about three dishes. There should be other students who will take part in cooking, so when the time comes, everyone can discuss how to get it done.”
“Ok.” Huo Cheng thought for a bit before asking her, “Then can you be my assistant?”
Shen Wanying: “Do you need me to help you cook in the kitchen? When I said I can cook, I meant it. Though I’m not very good at it. So, don’t despise me.”
Huo Cheng: “I won’t. It’s settled then.”
Shen Wanying: “Okay. Do you still want to perform?”
Huo Cheng: “——”
“I’m joking,” Shen Wanying laughed. It was a little hard for her to imagine Huo Cheng putting on a show.
The upcoming field trip was more or less affecting the students’ mood to learn, but nobody could escape the exam.
Two days before the field trip, the current semester’s second monthly exam pulled open its heavy curtain. Owing to the results of the last exam, Huo Cheng had leapt in class ranking and been directly promoted from the last examination room to the first.
The top forty students from all years were in this examination room. In the past, Ji Yao was always sitting in the first row. But now, it was Huo Cheng sitting there.
Ji Yao sat behind the other and silently turned the pen in his hand. The two men hadn’t exchanged any words, yet it seemed that there were invisible sparks in the air. The other students in the examination room didn’t dare to speak loudly.
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NO NOT A CLIFF NOOO IT’S GETTING GOOD 😭😭😭
IT’S NOT JUST YOU THE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ZYM AND FYC IS LIKE A CHEMICAL REACTION
ay? wait? i got something?
HE NICKNAMED HER AH WAN AAAAA
Alright I’m somehow more convinced that he believed himself to be the “killer” because he blamed himself for Fang Ke’s death without being actually the cause of it? What if it’s like a suicidal pact situation? where fang ke is the one who’s a bit loco in the head and initiated the accident, planning to die with both the guy and he just has a survivor’s guilt after?
THE WAY YOU DESCRIBED HIS SECOND LIFE AS NG+ PLUS I’M CRYINGG
ughh now i feel like it’s really a huge red herring instead. It’s too clear and obvious
made an account for commenting here, but my current leading theory, considering the premise of the painted veil that was hinted before, his mom had cheated, his dad knew about and gave her a choice. Something to do with her disease and forced her to live in the mountain villa or to divorce, and for the sake of Huo Cheng she just rather go to the villa. They fixed their relationship and either his mom ended up cheating again or her lover is a yandere.
Also another thought is that daisies represent “innocence” which may suggest that his mom is innocent and she was wrongly blamed, either for the cheating or for something else that we don’t have enough information on. Or if still in line with the ‘cheating’ and the painted veil plot, it may suggest that His mom is someone who’s shallow/gullible like the main character of that novel is.
Watch as I’m embarrassingly wrong/this is a red herring thrown in by the author to kick us off guard. This is honestly such an interesting subplot to the fluffy and light-hearted high school romance
um what o.0
p.s. tho its a bottom line, im glad he dont have impure intention toward her
hey! thanks for all the comments c:
i know, he’s so full of nonsense. but i’m glad too!! the ML we all deserve,,
thanks for reading!
when he keep looking at her as if she gonna disappear 😉
you both said whats on my mind. there many possibility for mysteries and im invested
this too cute, i got diabetes 😭
backstory! that explains a lot
AHAHAHAHAH why she is so fixated to maintain image, isnt it tiring
ah ah so sweet
i like how natural he taking care of her .. as if theyre married
Definitely shipping the silly puppy boy and the spunky cat girl!
Being able to deduce the ship-status by what brand of water he buys! She should be detective!
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From this chapter onwards on NU the chapters are incorrectly numbered (10 chapters ahead).
Thank you for the chapter! (*^^*)
this site won’t let me see which chapter it is, but i’ll defs get that checked out, thanks for bringing it to my attention!
thank you for reading! ♡
I think I know why he got stabbed now
Thank you for the chapter!
Gah! I caught up again! Σ( ̄□ ̄lll)
How does one aquire these *shifty eyes* “advance chapters”? Groveling? I can grovel! ┬┴┬┴┤(✧w✧├┬┴┬┴
Also, can we talk about what a smooth criminal Hup Cheng is?! That quiet hug made me blush! (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄
HELLO!! i am SO SORRY, i am apparently dinosaur/boomer/dumb dumb and never checked the comments until now, so i am just seeing this! thank you for all your kind comments, they really made my day 🥺 about the advance chapters, if you’re still interested, the best way would be to enquire via the discord server! there is a channel specifically for this book, the link is right up in the header (: if you have any issues, yell @ me! i’ll defs be checking back ;; <3
and oh my god YEAH tell me about it, the amount of squealing that has happened on my end of the computer. embarrassing to say the least. 🙈🙈🙈 there will finally be an update on tuesday, sorry for the wait! i hope you enjoy <3
I’m crying, why he is so sweet? I also want a boyfriend like that…
oh my good lord i am so sorry, like the comment after yours, i also, only just saw this T_T thank you for reading and interacting! i agree, where to find a man like this?!?
there will be an update on tuesday, so sorry for the wait as well!
Waiting for new chapter,😘😘
I finally figured out how to make an account in order to post comments! 😂
I was so confused!
This story is so good! Im totally hooked! 💕
I love your translations! They’re very smooth and comfortable to read even if you don’t read many Chinese novels.
Would this advance release you mentioned be more premium chapters that we’d have to pay for or would it be an early release on Novel Updates?
Most obvious thing is that his mother had an affair, and he ended up dead from something related to it.
Hello, I am new reader. I am loving the novel. Thank you so much for your hard work! And thanks for the new chapter.
About your note, since this novel is short and as far as I can see, is more on the fluffy than anything else, I don’t think the Huo family has anything to do with the ML mother’s death. Maybe one of then did something that stimulated her and thus lead to the cause of her death? But I think must of the reason is because she probably really betrayed ML father… The flowers ML saw are probably from the other man, and maybe he also did something that end up causing the ML mother’s death? Everything about that is very strange. Let’s observe more…
Not related but I just want to say: I really don’t believe the FL was the one who killed Huo Cheng. There must be something fish about his death as well. I trust FL.
Sorry my bad english.
Hey!! Not to be rude or anything but I don’t see any link to a discord server… Can someone please send it to me? Thank you so much!!
Don’t worry you weren’t rude at all. We’re still working on setting up the discord server link though. Thanks for being patient.
Here’s a temporary invite to the server:
https://discord.gg/j77SgVky