Chapter 16 Fame

Qin Hao nodded his head; after all, so many people were watching. Liu Fang had given him face, and he couldn't possibly refuse.

Then Qin Hao said to Chen Shuna and the other two, "Let's go; it's time for class soon."

Chen Shuna nodded slightly and left with Wang Juan and Zhao Man.

When Wang Juan and Zhao Man left, they looked at Qin Hao with grateful eyes.

Seeing there was no more drama to watch, the others also left. Qin Hao was about to leave when Xu Liang hastily stopped him.

Qin Hao turned around and asked curiously, "What's up?"

Xu Liang: "Hao, did you beat up Liu Jun from the third middle school yesterday?"

Liu Fang and her few friends hadn't left yet, and they were shocked when they heard Xu Liang's words.

They had heard of Liu Jun's reputation, and he had actually beaten him up? What kind of background did he have?

Qin Hao nodded, "Yesterday on my way back, I happened to see them blocking Xia Qing. I couldn't stand it and taught them a lesson. How did you know about this?"

After he spoke, he looked at Xu Liang curiously. Apart from him, only Xia Qing knew about this—how could Xu Liang know?

Xu Liang explained: "Hao, I have a classmate over there at the third middle school. He told me, and he also said that Liu Jun would come here to block you after school tonight."

Qin Hao's expression remained calm, showing no change: "Then I'll wait for him after school."

Xu Liang hesitated a moment before saying, "Hao, we'll accompany you after school to meet that Liu Jun."

Qin Hao didn't refuse: "If you guys want to go, then go. I'll head back first."

After Qin Hao left, Liu Fang curiously asked, "Liang, what's the story with this Hao?"

Liu Fang's friends also looked at Xu Liang curiously. They all wanted to know Qin Hao's background since even Xu Liang was so respectful toward him.

Xu Liang thought for a moment and said, "Do you know Bao from Xinghui Pool Hall?"

Liu Fang nodded her head. Li Bao was a well-known figure around Changle Second Middle School. She hadn't met him, but she had heard of him.

Xu Liang whispered, "In the future, even Bao will probably have to call him 'brother'."

Liu Fang and the others' eyes widened, surprise showing on their faces: "He's that powerful?"

Xu Liang warned them: "Just know this between us, don't spread it around or blame me, Xu Liang, for turning against you."

Liu Fang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Liang, my friends and I are all tight-lipped."

Xu Liang: "You're lucky Hao wasn't mad today; otherwise, if Hao had shown his power, you would have suffered."

...

When Qin Hao returned to the classroom, Chen Shuna, Wang Juan, and Zhao Man were waiting for him at the door.

Seeing him return, Chen Shuna and the others hurried up to him and said, "Qin Hao, thank you so much. Otherwise, they would probably have beaten Xiao Juan up."

Wang Juan and Zhao Man also looked at him with gratitude. Wang Juan whispered, "Thank you, Qin Hao."

Qin Hao smiled and said, "It's no big deal; I didn't do much. But I think if something like this happens again, it would still be better to tell a teacher."

Wang Juan and the others were taken aback, feeling as if they had heard something wrong, telling a teacher?

Brother, you are now a figure at the Second Middle School, and yet you say such things? Are you really clueless or just pretending?

Chen Shuna rolled her eyes at him: "Don't you want to help? Do you think telling a teacher would be useful?

By the time a teacher got there, Xiao Juan would have already been beaten up, and the most they would do is give them a warning. Do you think that would be the same?"

Qin Hao chuckled dryly, "That's not what I meant. Having heard you out, I think you make a lot of sense. Feel free to ask for anything in the future; you've helped me a lot before too."

Upon hearing Qin Hao's words, Chen Shuna's face broke into a smile, "At least you have a conscience."

Wang Juan and Zhao Man, hearing the conversation, felt a bit envious and at the same time regretted not having helped Luo Hao before.

In Qin Hao's view, these two were already not bad. Although they never spoke up for him, they also never mocked him.

If these two had ever mocked or ridiculed him before, he would never have agreed to help this time, even if Chen Shuna had pleaded.

Qin Hao said, "I'm going back to study now. The unified exam is coming up soon, and you guys should study hard too."

Chen Shuna nodded, "Study hard, there's still hope."

Returning to his own seat, Qin Hao noticed that Du Wanrou had already arrived. He stealthily glanced at her.

She was engrossed in studying.

Unable to resist, Qin Hao spoke up, "Class president?"

Slowly turning her head to look at him, Du Wanrou spoke in a mild tone, "What is it?"

Qin Hao, observing her flawlessly crafted features, felt a suffocating sensation, a true beauty indeed.

"Class president? Why did you block me?"

Du Wanrou responded irritably, "You deserved it for sending that kind of nonsense."

Qin Hao quickly begged for mercy, "Give me another chance, class president. I swear I won't dare again."

Du Wanrou replied dismissively, "It's useless, my mom was the one who blocked you."

...

Qin Hao felt as if struck by lightning. What? Blocked by Du Wanrou's mother? Did her mom see our chat history?

Damn, I haven't even met her yet and I've already offended my future mother-in-law. What am I supposed to do now?

Seeing his expression, Du Wanrou hummed slightly and turned her head back to her study materials.

Qin Hao was completely distressed, not knowing what to do, thinking about being discovered by Du Wanrou's mother. What would her mom think of me? It's over, things with Du Wanrou are going to be even more difficult now.

He looked at Du Wanrou with a troubled expression and sighed deeply.

Hearing his sigh, a smile flickered across Du Wanrou's lips. She didn't know why, but hearing Qin Hao sigh was somehow funny to her.

"Is there really no way, class president?" Qin Hao asked once more.

Du Wanrou gave him a glance, "Stop fretting about it. Let's wait a few days until my mom forgets about this matter, then we'll talk."

Upon hearing this, Qin Hao's face lit up, "Alright, class president is the best."

...

That day, Qin Hao continued with his study schedule, going through books and knowledge points from grades ten to twelve.

He had begun working on the unified exam's mock papers, completing a full set in one day.

It included subjects like language, math, Federation language, and a combined mock paper, after which he scored himself.

He tallied his total score: 536 points.

His last mock exam scored 450 points; although making obvious progress, he wasn't satisfied.

536 points was practically useless, barely enough to qualify for the worst first-tier universities. For a prestigious university like Jianghai University, this score was far from sufficient, missing by nearly a hundred points.