A few minutes later, the homeroom teacher walked into the classroom.
The classroom instantly fell silent.
The students widened their eyes, eagerly anticipating the teacher to announce the results.
The teacher glanced at us and said calmly, "In this competition, our class's Cheng Tong has won the championship."
"Wow, that's great!"
"Brother Fang is amazing!"
"I knew it was Brother Fang!"
The classmates cheered.
Cheng Tong's face turned red with excitement.
He excitedly pounded the table and exclaimed, "That's awesome!"
"I really am the champion!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Watching their joyful expressions, I felt no waves of emotion in my heart.
I even felt a bit like laughing.
These fools really thought Cheng Tong could win the championship?
A few minutes later, the homeroom teacher spoke again.
"Quiet."
The classroom gradually quieted down.
The teacher continued, "In addition to Cheng Tong winning the championship, there is another student who achieved excellent results."
Curious, the classmates asked, "Who is it?"
The teacher replied, "Jiang Ming."
"She won the runner-up in this competition."
"Wow, Jiang Ming is really impressive!"
"I didn't expect her to be the runner-up."
"That's amazing."
The way my classmates looked at me was filled with surprise and admiration.
But I wasn't surprised at all.
Because those questions were really too easy for me.
Cheng Tong's expression turned sour.
He glared at me with anger and confusion in his eyes.
It seemed he wanted to ask me why I could get the Runner-up. I couldn't be bothered to respond to him. After school, I left the classroom with my backpack. As soon as I walked out of the school gate, I saw Cheng Tong standing there. Clearly, he was waiting for me.
I walked over and asked, "Is there something you need?" Cheng Tong coldly asked, "Did you cheat?" I raised an eyebrow and replied, "Cheat?" Cheng Tong snorted, "Don't think I don't know."
"Those questions were so difficult; there's no way you could have solved them." "You definitely cheated." I laughed, "Cheat? Do you want to hear what you're saying?"
"The exam environment was so strict; how could I cheat?" "Besides, cheating is a disrespect to oneself; I would never do something so despicable." Cheng Tong gritted his teeth and said, "Then why could you get the Runner-up?"
I countered, "Why couldn't I get the Runner-up?" "It's fine for you to win the championship, but I can't get the Runner-up?" "Where does your confidence come from?" Cheng Tong was left speechless by my retort.
He angrily said, "Do you believe I can make it impossible for you to survive in this school?" I scoffed lightly, "That should be a line for me to say." "Do you believe I can make it impossible for you to survive in prison?" Cheng Tong's face changed dramatically. "What do you mean?"
I smiled and said, "Nothing much." "Take care of yourself." With that, I turned and left.
That evening, while I was painting, I suddenly received a call from my sister-in-law. She said, "Cheng Tong's results might be canceled; someone reported him for cheating." "Cheating?"
"Well, the people from the Education Bureau have already gone to investigate."
"If the situation is true, he will have his grades canceled and be banned from competitions for life."
I said excitedly, "That's great!"
"He deserves it!"
My sister-in-law chuckled, "Do you think he deserves it too?"
I nodded, "Yeah."
"He usually loves to bully his classmates; I've never liked him."
My sister-in-law laughed, "It seems you're just like him; bad people get what they deserve."
"Yeah."
After hanging up the phone, I felt very good.
I finally dealt with that bully!
On Monday of the second week, the school held a flag-raising ceremony.
The Vice Principal of Instruction gave us a speech.
He mentioned, "In this city's Mathematics Competition, the Deputy Director's son, Cheng Tong, performed excellently and brought honor to our school. Let's applaud his efforts."
"Clap clap clap—"
The playground erupted in warm applause.
Cheng Tong stood in the line, smiling proudly.
The Vice Principal of Instruction continued, "Here, I want to especially commend Cheng Tong."
"His performance this time was outstanding and earned honor for our school."
"I hope everyone will learn from him in the future."
"Study hard and strive to achieve good results next time as well."
"Clap clap clap—"
The playground once again filled with enthusiastic applause.
Classmates cast envious glances at Cheng Tong.
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