Chapter 1443 — The Change in Ying Ziyu: It Seemed Brother Hei Had Not Deceived Him; These Were All Students of Good Grades Who Truly Loved to Learn
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And besides, the school environment she had once been in had been such that she'd had no mind for study at all. Now that the conditions were right, and with Wei Zhao pushing her, she had half-reluctantly, half-willingly come to love learning.
"As long as you've made the effort, that's enough. You needn't fret over the rest. But if you don't work hard and expect to sit back and reap the rewards, don't blame me for being unkind." Wei Zhao spoke sternly. "I'll arrange for you and Chen Xi to get into First High School — but only this once. If, once you're there, you can't win a scholarship, then you can wait for a beating!"
"..." Ying Ziyu was speechless for a moment. Earlier, hearing Wei Zhao's words, she had breathed a sigh of relief — it seemed she could get into a high school without studying much. But the conditions that followed were far too harsh! She had to win a scholarship? No scholarship, and she'd be beaten? What kind of logic was that?
Even other students' parents wouldn't make such demands, surely? Ying Ziyu did not know what the standard for a scholarship was, but probably only the top few students in a school could win one. That struck her as awfully difficult...
But thinking of Wei Zhao's ways, Ying Ziyu felt a tingling in her backside. This man really might give her a beating!
Chen Xi, though, was delighted. She had not expected to benefit along with Ying Ziyu — to be able to study at First High School, the academy she had dreamed of. She'd had some confidence in herself, but she had also feared she might perform badly; with Wei Zhao's promise, though, there was nothing to worry about.
"Did you hear me?" Seeing Ying Ziyu silent, Wei Zhao asked again.
"I heard! I heard, I heard, I heard!" Ying Ziyu said, puffing with anger. "You're really no good. Why would my brother hand me over to you to manage? You're not gentle at all!"
"What's all this nonsense? Is your backside itching?" Wei Zhao glared at her. "Until your brother comes back, I'm the one keeping you in line!"
And yet, hearing Ying Ziyu mention Pangolin, Wei Zhao felt a tightness in his chest. There was still no word of Pangolin; he did not even know whether the man was still alive in this world... If he told Ying Ziyu that news, who knew what a blow it would be to her?
"Fine, I'll try." Under Wei Zhao's pressure, Ying Ziyu could only say it, unwilling as she was.
"Mm. I'll be leaving for a while — half a year at most, a month at the least. But I'll have your affairs arranged before I go," Wei Zhao said.
"Ah... you're going out on a mission?" Ying Ziyu was taken aback, then reflected that since Wei Zhao and her brother were colleagues, it was only natural that he would go out on missions as often as her brother did.