[WrongThenWrong] Chapter 60.2 — Day 21: Skipping Grades

The meal took a long time and ended at 3:30 in the afternoon. By the time Cheng Liu and the others had cleared the table, it was already 4 o’clock.

Among the three, Cheng Liu ate most of the dishes on the table, and the bottle of red wine was mostly finished by He Bai and Ji Chaozhou.

He Bai had a way of pretending to be drunk, but Ji Chaozhou really drank more than him.

“I called a designated driver in advance. He should be waiting outside.” Ji Chaozhou drank more than half a bottle of red wine. His movements were much slower than usual, but his logic was still clear and he did not forget to see He Bai off.

He Bai: “…”

Cheng Liu didn’t like drinking, so she stopped drinking after the first glass and stood up to see He Bai out.

“… Senior Sister,” He Bai stood at the door, looking at Cheng Liu. Perhaps because he was drunk, he couldn’t suppress the deep feelings in his heart, so he turned around and wanted to hug her.

Cheng Liu stretched out her hand to push He Bai’s shoulder and frowned. “Stand firm, don’t fall.”

He Bai who had raised his hand halfway: “…”

He just wanted one happy moment today!

He Bai dragged his feet and reluctantly walked towards the car.

“He Bai,” Cheng Liu suddenly called him, standing at the gate.

“Senior Sister?” He Bai turned around and looked towards her expectantly; he couldn’t help but feel nervous.

Cheng Liu stood in front of He Bai and told him seriously, “Don’t talk nonsense next time, or I will deduct your bonus.”

She always felt that this He Bai was going to ruin things for her.

He Bai blinked rapidly, “What did Ji Chaozhou say?”

Cheng Liu was puzzled, “What would he say? He is not familiar with you.”

“Then why did you say that?” He Bai asked.

Cheng Liu coughed. She looked around and confirmed that Ji Chaozhou hadn’t come out, then she raised her hand to signal He Bai to put his ear closer and whispered, “I like Ji Chaozhou, and I’m trying to get close to him.”

He Bai’s face suddenly fell. What could be more uncomfortable than hearing Cheng Liu say these words in person?

“You like him so much?” He Bai took a step back and stared at Cheng Liu. “Before, were you interested in Wang Hongyang.”

Cheng Liu subconsciously felt a little guilty. It was true that she fell in love with Wang Hongyang at first sight, but after this period of contact, she was sure that she liked Ji Chaozhou.

The last bit of hope in He Bai’s heart was shattered. He opened the door, got into the back seat of the car, and slammed the door shut, not wanting to stay there any longer.

“Master¹, please drive slowly,” Cheng Liu stood in front and said to the designated driver.

“Don’t worry.”

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

After watching the car leave, Cheng Liu returned to the living room. Ji Chaozhou was sitting on the sofa.

Hearing the footsteps, he suddenly asked, “Why did you skip grades?”

He suddenly jumped into this topic leaving Cheng Liu stunned. “What?”

Ji Chaozhou raised his head. He was probably drunk. His originally sickly, pale face was stained with a faint red, like a peach blossom suddenly blooming in the mountains, bright and charming.

He asked again, word by word, “Why did you skip grades?”

Since Cheng Liu was not a person who liked to skip grades and preferred to take things step by step, she didn’t skip any grades in elementary school—but then why did she suddenly skip grades in junior high school?

Cheng Liu smiled, “I just wanted to try skipping grades.”

Ji Chaozhou looked at her quietly for a long time before he said slowly, “Cheng Liu, are you really going to lie to me?”

Cheng Liu felt a chill down her spine when she heard him call her name.

She couldn’t help but think of Director Li’s words. He said that the moment his wife called him by his full name, he must have done something wrong, and the best thing to do was to kneel down immediately and admit his mistake.

President Cheng’s eyes wandered around, and her gaze lingered around Ji Chaozhou’s feet. It didn’t feel quite right to kneel down like this.

Cheng Liu sat beside Ji Chaozhou on the sofa, her back straight, her hands clasped together on top of her legs, and said seriously, “Not lying. If you want to know, I will tell you.”

Ji Chaozhou turned his head and waited quietly for her explanation.

Cheng Liu was helpless, “I skipped grades because the school was about to close down, and it was too troublesome to transfer, so I just took the high school entrance exam.”

“The school… closed down?” Ji Chaozhou didn’t quite understand.

Cheng Liu nodded. “There were too few students, only about a dozen in the whole school, and there were only two teachers. All grades had classes in one classroom. They decided to close the school at the end of the school year.”

Ji Chaozhou was silent for a moment, then asked, “How can all the classes be taught in one classroom?”

“There were two blackboards in the classroom, and we sat with our backs to each other. The teacher finished teaching the first and second grade content in the front, and then turned to the blackboard in the back to teach the third grade students,” Cheng Liu explained. “I already learned all the content of the second and third grade, so I just took the high school entrance examination directly.”

“And I got first place in the high school entrance exam, so I was admitted to the city high school.” Cheng Liu was pleased with herself, remembering, “Tuition was free, and there was also a bonus.”

Ji Chaozhou reminded Cheng Liu, “You said that transferring schools was too troublesome, so you just took the high school entrance exam.”

Cheng Liu slowly turned her head and looked at Ji Chaozhou’s cold eyes. She immediately raised a hand and said guiltily, “I can explain!”

At that time, the school was about to close after a third-year junior high school student finished his high school entrance examination. The other students had to find their own way out. Cheng Liu took her transcript to the county junior high school, but she was not allowed to enroll.

Several schools in the county believed that there were only a few students in her school and her scores wouldn’t count for much.

Cheng Liu requested that she be allowed to take exams and tests could be conducted to see her results, but the school had objections.

“We’ve talked about your school. It’s said that they don’t even have English teachers. It’s all self-taught. The students’ foundation is too poor, which will affect our admission rate. You should go ask other schools.“

Cheng Liu went to several schools and heard this kind of words several times.

In fact, it really wasn’t easy to get in. You either needed to find someone who had connections or pay a transfer fee, which was not small at all. At that time, that money would be enough to cover the tuition fees of the two high schools in the county.

Cheng Liu’s family didn’t know anyone, and the tuition for joining the class was too expensive, so in the end Cheng Liu simply took the high school entrance examination and snatched the top spot.

Anyway, she has already finished learning all the junior high school content. As for English, her foundation was indeed not solid, but it was enough for the exam.

“Later, it was said that the principals of the county’s middle schools were so angry that they vomited blood.” Cheng Liu raised her eyebrows complacently, “From then on, I became one of the legends in the county.

“The city’s high school has a lot of resources, and I caught up in no time,” Cheng Liu boasted in front of her sweetheart. “I finished all the courses in my second year of high school, and later I often went to the computer room to play, then I studied this subject in college.”

Ji Chaozhou looked at Cheng Liu’s profile. There seemed to be some negative emotions. Talking about this kind of thing would be like bringing up a bad memory.

He raised his hand and gently touched her face, feeling the cool, soft skin through his fingertips.

Cheng Liu subconsciously turned her head to look over, and was stunned by Ji Chaozhou’s deep and complex eyes.

When she noticed him approaching, she froze and dared not move.

Ji Chaozhou slowly approached Cheng Liu, put his nose against his, and rubbed them gently.

Cheng Liu could even smell the faint sweet smell of alcohol coming from him. Her heart beat violently.

The two people’s breaths intertwined, and even their breaths seemed to be tainted with the faint aroma of wine, which was extremely ambiguous.

Ji Chaozhou lowered his eyes to hide his emotions, his lips had already touched Cheng Liu’s lips, and then he suddenly turned his face and leaned on Cheng Liu’s shoulder, as if he was drunk and lost consciousness.

Cheng Liu’s shoulders sank. She felt the shallow breathing on her neck, and stared into the distance numbly with her eyes open.

Why did this scene seem so familiar?

If It’s Wrong, Then It’s Wrong translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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