Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Teng Xuan was ignored by everyone, and he hadn’t even finished the first question on the math test yet.
Teng Wei walked over and took a look. He found that he had only written two formulas, so he sighed and said, “Forget it, let’s not compare. The gap between you two is too big.”
How could Teng Xuan not see such an obvious fact?
He regretted it very much now.
If he had known that the “courtesy” Zhuang Li mentioned on the phone was real courtesy and not bragging, he would never have used the phone recording to provoke the other party, let alone do any damn live broadcast!
He originally wanted to bring out Zhuang Li to highlight his own excellence, but now he had become Zhuang Li’s stepping stone instead.
The previous live broadcasts on the rooftop, at the corner of the stairs, and in the classroom explaining the test papers were gradually arousing the curiosity of the public. They were eager to know what happened next with Zhuang Li, and other students would definitely continue the live broadcast in order to attract attention.
Teng Xuan had no way to stop these people, so he was flustered and at a loss. From birth to now, he had never encountered such a predicament!
The only thing he was thankful for was that no one in the office would do a live broadcast, so no one would know about the frustration and humiliation he was facing now.
What should I do from now on? Should I continue the love betting game? If I can’t defeat Zhuang Li in academics, I should be able to destroy him emotionally, right? Doesn’t he like Huang Zhe, Fang Yibo and Xiu Yue? If he is a homosexual at such a young age, will the school force him to drop out? Surely society cannot tolerate scum like him!
Thinking of this, Teng Xuan finally calmed down.
….
Zhuang Li spent an hour and a half to finish three sets of test papers, but several teachers did not make any corrections on the spot. They just said they would show them to experts.
Two other scientific giants invited by the old professor will come to the school this afternoon to personally mark Zhuang Li’s test paper.
Teacher Zhou had already reported this great news to the principal, so when Zhuang Li left the office, the principal came to see him off in person, held his hand and said a lot of words of praise.
Zhuang Li immediately made a request: “Principal, can you arrange for me to live on campus immediately? I don’t want to go home.” He looked at Zhuang Xin, who was distracted.
The principal, who already knew what had happened, immediately agreed and said that he would personally take Zhuang Li to choose a dormitory.
Zhuang Li pointed at Zhuang Xin and said, “I want to talk to her first.”
“You and your son should have a good talk. Zhuang Li’s mother, nothing is more important than your child’s future, don’t you think?” The principal nodded lightly, then walked away with his hands behind his back.
Zhuang Li took Zhuang Xin to a secluded corner and said straight to the point: “You don’t love me, so let’s not meet again.”
Zhuang Xin finally realized that her son could have a great future without relying on the Teng family. So she couldn’t accept this result at all and blurted out, “Why? Are you blaming me? How could I not love you? I’m your mother!”
“But I think you would rather be Teng Xuan’s mother. If you really love me, you won’t use me as a tool to please Teng Xuan. Since you can ignore my feelings, I certainly don’t have to consider your feelings. I am just informing you now, not discussing it with you. If I work in a national scientific research institution in the future, you will have to apply to the government if you want to see me. If I don’t agree, you will never get close to me in your life.”
Zhuang Li took a step back, waved his hand and said, “Goodbye, Ms. Zhuang. I will pay back the tuition paid by the Teng family within a year. Please give this message to Uncle Teng.” After that, he turned around and left without any reluctance.
The young man who would sacrifice himself, suppress himself, and even give up on himself completely for his mother had long been dead.
Zhuang Xin didn’t quite understand Zhuang Li’s value, so although she felt pity, she was still angrier and shouted at him from behind: “Get lost! If you have the guts, don’t ever come back! Without the Teng family paying for your tuition, I don’t know how you’ll be able to go to college in the future!”
Zhuang Li kept walking and soon disappeared around the corner.
Zhuang Xin felt empty inside, but she forced herself to tell herself: This child will soon give in without money, he has no idea how miserable the life of the poor is.
….
On the other side, Teng Wei also called Teng Xuan aside and lectured him: “Do you still remember the theory of zero-sum game?”
“Remember.” Teng Xuan lowered his head, his voice hoarse.
“Since you remember, what did you do? The game between you and Zhuang Li is a zero-sum game. After receiving the phone recording, you should make two assumptions: first, everything Zhuang Li said is true; second, everything Zhuang Li said is false. Based on these two assumptions, how will you respond?”
Teng Xuan fell into a long silence.
Teng Wei emphasized, “Start from the most disadvantageous situation for you. If what Zhuang Li said is true, then both you and he have a certain advantage. You will each get 1 point.”
“Based on this assumption, you have three ways to deal with it. The first is to pretend that you know nothing, don’t provoke him, don’t anger him, then he will continue to give in to you, or even completely give up on himself.”
“In this case, he is giving you the 1 point he has, so in the end he gets 0 points and you get 2 points, so you win.”
“In the second scenario, you still pretend that you don’t know about the recording, and he suddenly gets tired of this kind of suppression and decides to show his true talent. Then his score is still in his hands, and your score is not lost. You two don’t interfere with each other. He gets admitted to a good university and leaves, and you continue to be an excellent student. You are tied 1:1.”
“Let’s look at the third scenario. After you receive the recording, you go to question him. He is irritated by you and decides to fight back. His score is better than yours, so he can take your 1 point. In the end, he gets 2 points and you get 0 points. You lose.”
“There are three possibilities: one win, one draw, and one loss. You have a two-thirds chance of getting a good result, but you avoided the right choice and made the most wrong decision. You lost miserably in this game when you lost your patience! Is this what I usually teach you? Huh?”
Teng Wei’s tone became increasingly severe, and his eyes revealed deep suspicion.
He really couldn’t believe that this was the heir he had carefully cultivated. Others said that his son was a genius, but today, why did he feel that this statement was particularly false?
He wiped his face and said tiredly, “I know what you are thinking. You think what Zhuang Li said must be false. You not only want him to lose, but also want him to lose extremely badly, right? Your narrow-mindedness has completely disrupted your judgment! I am really disappointed in you.”
“Mr. Liu, Mr. Ao, and Mr. Wen came to Chongming personally to correct the test papers for Zhuang Li. Do you still understand Zhuang Li’s character? Even his mother doesn’t know what kind of person he is. Who do you think you are? How dare you go and provoke him? You can only pray that he doesn’t hold a grudge! You have to deal with the trouble you have caused yourself. This is the test I give you!” Teng Wei waved his hand and strode away.
Teng Xuan looked at his back, feeling a pain in his heart.
The words he was most afraid to hear from his father were “I’m disappointed in you.”
Just at this moment, his cell phone rang. He opened it and saw that it was Zhuang Li’s updated diary:
- First in class:
- First in Grade:
- National Mathematics Competition: √
- National Chemistry Competition: √
- National Physics Competition: √
- International Mathematics Competition: √
- International Chemistry Competition: √
- International Physics Competition: √
- Provincial Outstanding Student:
- National Outstanding Student:
There was no added text description, but six ticks were ticked in a row.
If it was three hours ago, Teng Xuan would have immediately posted a screenshot of Zhuang Li’s diary on the forum for everyone to laugh at. But now, he just looked at the words with deep hatred, but his fingertips trembled and he dared not touch them.
He regretted it and wanted to stop playing this game.
However, he did not realize that the power to “call a halt at any time” had already been taken away from him by Zhuang Li.
In the blink of an eye, this diary appeared in the forum of the love betting live broadcast game and was seen by everyone. The account that sent the screenshot was also marked with a striking name – Red Falcon.
Zhuang Li also took away Teng Xuan’s hacker identity.
Teng Wei was wrong. This was not a zero-sum game at all, but a plundering game of “I will take away as many chips as you have in your hand.”
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