"I... Didn't I often do this before?" Ethan said with a lack of confidence.
"You were hopeless before, but now there's still hope, isn't there?" Victor said.
"%#￥%..." Ethan was speechless.
Ethan thought to himself that it seemed he still shouldn't be in the spotlight. Which exam had he not slept through before? And no one had ever paid attention. Nor would anyone make a video of it and spread it around. It seemed better to keep a low profile in the future.
"In my mind, attitude is more important than ability! The way you are now, this attitude, is disrespectful and irresponsible to yourself! You are wasting your own life, wasting your own youth!" Victor said seriously.
"If you really think there's no point in staying at school, I'll allow you to leave early." After that, Victor walked out.
It could be seen that he was deeply hurt. It was like suddenly finding out that a small sapling he had carefully cultivated was actually a bad one full of worms and completely hopeless.
Ethan was a bit helpless. He knew in his heart that this teacher had been very kind to him, always patient and had never given up on him. He really shouldn't let him down.
...
"Although I don't know why you did this, but I believe that you won't make a joke of yourself, let alone your dignity!" Sophia, holding a book, walked up to Ethan and said suddenly.
Ethan was stunned when he heard this.
"I believe your calmness is based on absolute confidence and support!" Sophia said to Ethan again.
Watching Sophia's departing figure, Ethan felt a bit strange.
He thought to himself, Do you know me that well?
"My girlfriend seems to be so focused on you that she doesn't even look at me, just keeps looking at you! It really makes me sad."
Benjamin deliberately put on a heart - broken look and said.
"Get out of here!" Ethan kicked him.
He couldn't have imagined that it was Sophia who finally believed in him.
"What are you looking at? Believe it or not, I'll make you lose your reputation again?" Ethan threatened Kevin, who was looking askance at him.
Apparently, when Ethan was talking to Sophia, they were very close, and his tone was obviously full of concern, which made Kevin very jealous.
"Everything depends on one's ability! No personal attacks!" Kevin said.
Ethan stood up and prepared to go home.
He thought it was meaningless to stay here any longer. It was just a waste of time.
"Why? Leaving so soon? Aren't you waiting for the exam papers to be handed out? We want to see if you, the former No.1 in Sunny County, can defend your title this time." Kevin Liu, who was standing beside him, blocked Ethan's way and said sarcastically.
"Get lost!" Ethan didn't even look at him and said coldly.
"How? Have I hit the nail on the head? Want to run away? I tell you, you can't leave. If you cheated, this time we will expose you in front of everyone, and you will be punished!" Kevin Liu looked at Ethan with a sneer.
"Get lost!" Ethan growled again.
"Humph! Are you so angry because you've been exposed? When you cheated before, you should have thought of this result!" Kevin Liu said.
The people around also looked over. Obviously, many people behind him were on his side.
"Yes, Ethan, you are a student in our class. You should stay and give our class an explanation!" Another classmate said.
Slap!
Ethan slapped Kevin Liu hard on the face.
"You're shameless!"
Kevin Liu stood there, covering his face, completely stunned.
He couldn't believe that Ethan was so rough and direct.
"You... How dare you hit me...!" Kevin Liu looked at Ethan, dazed from the slap.
High school is not junior high school. Few people fight, at least it rarely happens on campus.
Once discovered, one will face expulsion. But today Ethan... actually hit him in front of so many people!
"Get lost!" Ethan's face darkened again as he looked down at him.
It was an enormous pressure, like Mount Tai pressing down.
"You..."
Slap!
Ethan slapped him again.
The sound was loud and the whole class heard it.
"You've provoked me again and again. Do you think I'm made of clay?" Ethan said coldly.
"Go away!" Ethan roared again.
Those who had originally stood behind Kevin Liu to support him were now so frightened that they took a step back.
Kevin Liu slumped into his seat, covering his face, not daring to stop Ethan any more.
He... was afraid.
"He's asking for trouble himself. He insists on getting his face beaten. Who can he blame?" Benjamin sneered from the back.
The atmosphere in the class became strange.
Those who had been blatantly saying that Ethan had cheated just now and even threatened to report him all quieted down.
The class became quiet.
However, Ethan didn't care about any of this at all and left calmly.
After class, the news that Ethan had hit Kevin Liu in the class quickly spread throughout the school.
Kevin Liu went to the dean's office.
Soon, the dean's office issued a punishment decision.
"A bad apple spoils the whole barrel!
He doesn't study himself and even disrupts others' study. Such a person should be expelled as soon as possible! Staying here will only corrupt the school atmosphere and is of no other use!"
The last cheating incident was a disgrace to our school. Do we need to cheat? We have Sophia. We don't need to cheat and can still be number one!" Mr. Dean roared.
"Kevin Liu, you can go back first. We will surely give you justice!" Mr. Dean comforted Kevin Liu.
"The college entrance examination is coming soon. You are a good student. Work hard and strive to get an admission notice from a top - tier university. This can also bring glory to the school." Mr. Dean said with a smile.
...
"I don't agree to expel Ethan!" Victor said angrily.
"Victor! Why are you so stubborn! What's the use of keeping him? He will only disrupt other students' study! Besides, he took the initiative to hit someone, which is wrong in itself! He should be punished. Coupled with the last exam cheating, this is not a matter of ability, but a matter of character. Such a troublemaker can't be kept!"
The dean, Mr. Dean, said.
"I don't agree to expel him!" Victor said.
"..." Mr. Dean was also a bit angry.
He knew that he couldn't afford to offend this Victor, so he simply ignored him and went straight to the principal.
Soon, the principal's decision came down:
Probation! Public criticism! And he must apologize to Kevin Liu!
Although Mr. Dean was a bit dissatisfied with this result, he could only accept it.
As soon as Ethan got home, he received a call from the school's dean's office.
"Ethan, in view of your hitting a classmate and causing harm, the school has decided to put you on probation, publicly criticize you, and order you to immediately apologize to Kevin Liu. Also, come to the school with your parents to sign a commitment letter! If you do it again, there will be no leniency! Ethan, do you accept the school's punishment?" The teacher from the dean's office said in an aggressive tone.
He knew that no matter how he spoke, the person on the other end had to listen obediently.
But...
"Disagree!" A loud and resolute voice came from the other end.