Don’t Be So Smart, You Will Go Bald

God says that those who work hard will eventually be rewarded.

Xu Mang, on the other hand, didn't think so. He felt that although he had worked hard, what he had gotten was not a reward in return, but rather, a death warrant.

At this time, he received the notice in his hands.

"Mr. Liang...isn't this a bit excessive?" Xu Mang said weakly, his hand clutching the notice. "Why won't you let me participate in the Mathematics Olympiad? You have to give me a reason, otherwise, I'll go online and hack you!"

"Even if you do that, it would be pointless. It's the upper management of the school that arranged for it." Liang Feng let out a sigh. "You'd better reflect on your actions that led to this instead."

"Ah? Me?"

Was this regarding the matter about him sleeping during the essay competition?

Xu Mang frowned, the matter was already week old news, was there a reason to not be able to let go of it? He had also helped the school win first place in that competition, what else did they want?

"It's fine if they don't allow me to participate, but why is Yang Xiaoman still participating?" Xu Mang said, pointing to the name list which had five names including Yang Xiaoman, and this made him feel slightly resentful. 

"She's won first place in the International Mathematical Olympiad before!" Liang Feng replied. "She's the main player for our school."

"Then how did Li Hua get selected?" Xu Mang continued, pointing down to the second place in Year 3 Class 1, Li Hua, and he felt even more resentment toward the name.

Liang Feng shrugged and said quietly, "Have you forgotten the results that he achieved in his second year, in the provincial Mathematical Olympiad?"

Aiyo!

This mother-...so aggravating!

"Just accept the facts, reality is cruel. There's no helping it." Liang Feng said as he patted Xu Mang's shoulder, and he continued, "It's not that I'm not willing to help you, but rather, it's because you have accumulated too much bad faith."

What was he to do? It looked like he could only accept this outcome.

Xu Mang let out a great sigh and said, "Can I keep this notice?"

"Take it."

Liang Feng wasn't bothered about a piece of notice, there were many more from where that came from.

Xu Mang, who had been knocked down from his high horse, trudged back to the classroom. He was feeling dissatisfied with his unfair treatment. Why was it that he alone had been kicked off the team? Was it because they were afraid he would sleep in it again?

"What happened? You seem unhappy. Hurry up and tell me, make my day." Upon seeing Xu Mang's dissatisfied expression on his face, Yang Xiaoman couldn't help but feel her curiosity peaking as she asked with a bright smile. "Hurry up!"

"I've stumbled into a conspiracy," Xu Mang said solemnly. "They have killed a Math genius who was about to emerge!"

Yang Xiaoman was surprised for a moment, and then she contemplated his words. She guessed that this so-called 'rising mathematical genius' was referring to himself? So shameless...passing any sort of title on his own head.

"Speak human language!"

"I've been kicked out of the Mathematical Olympiad team." Xu Mang said sadly.

"Oh, is that all? If you've been kicked out, then you're out." Yang Xiaoman wasn't concerned about this matter at all, she was more interested in how to bully Xu Mang later tonight.

Xu Mang was unhappy with her response and he spoke solemnly to Yang Xiaoman, "What do you mean 'if you're kicked out, then you're out'? Do you know how much I twisted my neck for this Mathematical Olympiad!? My neck still hurts from the effort!"

Yang Xiaoman gave him a deadpan look. Really, what kind of bullshit was this guy spouting. What did his neck pain have anything to do with his participation in the Mathematical Olympiad? Wasn't that due to his bad posture in class?

"Sigh…my hard work for such a long time with such an outcome, God really doesn't favor me!" Xu Mang said, feeling disappointment towards himself, society, and even the world itself.

Yang Xiaoman wanted to curse. She had met people who were blind before, but she had never met someone who was blinded by themselves.

"What do you mean your hard work, you moronic idiot! Not listening in classes, not doing your homework, not practicing your questions, and lying there the whole day! Once you fall asleep, it's for the entire day, and the last time, you already got first place in the essay competition, that was already God's favor on you! What else do you want!?"

Yang Xiaoman was one of those who were really in the front-lines of a hard worker. If Xu Mang managed to enter the Mathematical Olympiad, it would be unfair to the others.

Xu Mang was startled at her outburst. He had thought that this flat-chested violent woman was on his side, who knew that she had secretly betrayed him instead.

"Can't imagine this...even a beautiful woman such as you has betrayed the revolution." Xu Mang said, letting out a regretful sigh, a disgusted expression on his face as he continued, "The world...has changed."

The sentence that Xu Mang spoke was full of bitterness, as though he had seen the sufferings of the universe and the depths, unfortunately...had all flown over Yang Xiaoman's head, and in the entire speech, she only heard the word 'beautiful'.

"Nonsense! My looks are just acceptable!" Yang Xiaoman said, slightly haughtily.

Ah? What was this?

The point was that you are beautiful?

Wrong! The point was that you betrayed the revolution!

Xu Mang chose to ignore this flat-chested woman, lying down quietly on the table and began to contemplate his life.

Come to think of it...was there a skill that would enable him to curse someone to get diarrhea?

Xu Mang fantasized about this magical skill. If it really existed...he would use it on Li Hua when it was almost time for the Mathematical Olympiad, and the latter would be stuck in the toilet until both his legs were weak. This would allow Xu Mang to take his place as his substitute.

Hehehehe!

Perfect!

"...Hey! Can you be more normal!" Yang Xiaoman glared at Xu Mang who kept giggling under his breath and felt confused. Not a minute ago, his face had held a painful expression, and now, he was giggling nonstop. Did he get rabies?

"What? Did my laughter hinder your development?" Xu Mang was already disgruntled from their previous conversation, and he couldn't help but poke at her.

Yang Xiaoman: （╬￣皿￣）

***

That night, Xu Mang walked out wearily and burdened from one of the paths toward the school gate. In the next second, Yang Xiaoman walked out after him, her spirits high.

Sometimes, Xu Mang couldn't help but think of a problem. The Fuxing trains had already exceeded 400 miles per hour, their locally produced military transport aircrafts had already taken flight into the air, and their Quantum Experiments at Space Scale had made a major breakthrough in the frontier field of quantum science…

With such progress of time as well as the rapid development of science, why were men and women still not equal?

Why!?

It wasn't a joke. There were many times when Xu Mang had wanted to rebel against this 'ladies first' concept, but unfortunately, he had forgotten the most important thing—the fist would always have the final say.

Later, Xu Mang had also thought of an ultimate end game, which was to marry this flat-chested barbarian and commit domestic violence after they were married...however, who would be the abuser was yet to be determined!

"Sigh! Do you really want to participate in the Mathematical Olympiad?" Yang Xiaoman asked.

"Non-"

Just as Xu Mang was about to complete his sentence, he caught Yang Xiaoman's gaze on him, and he swallowed the initial word he had wanted to use and hastily changed his tone. "Of course!"

"After the gourmet festival, it will be time for the midterm exam. I heard that the exam will be a city-wide joint exam and the difficulty will be unprecedented. If you can get a full score in this Maths exam, there could be a chance to turn it around." Yang Xiaoman said.

Joint exam?

Full marks?

Suddenly, Xu Mang could see the light at the end of the tunnel.

"Absolutely! I didn't think that with such a small chest, your brain was so smart!" Xu Mang was hyped up on the good news, and he blurted out everything with a grateful look on his face. "Don't be too smart in the future, you might go bald if you're not careful! Kinda like Jue Ding, you know, haha…"

As soon as he finished saying that, he suddenly came back to himself and realized that an imperceptible murderous aura had surrounded him on all sides.

(￣ε(#￣)☆╰╮o(￣皿￣///)

(Translator Note: Jue Ding is the manhwa 'The Pinnacle' where the protagonist is bald.)