Chapter 23

C23 – What Right Have You to Do This!

Ye Dongzhi was an irresponsible bastard.

More than forty years ago, Ye Dongzhi, who already had a wife, went to Miao Village for a vacation. There, he saw the beautiful Xiao Meimei.

The simple and innocent Xiao Meimei naturally couldn’t see Ye Dongzhi’s true face. She had sex with Ye Dongzhi easily, but Ye Dongzhi abandoned her.

Xiao Meimei was pregnant. She had been waiting in the Miao Village for many days, but Ye Dongzhi didn’t come. However, her stomach grew bigger day by day.

After giving birth to Ye Zhiguo, Xiao Meimei missed Ye Dongzhi so much that she passed away not long after. Therefore, the responsibility of raising Ye Zhiguo fell on Xiao Meimei’s father, Xiao Pengju.

When Ye Zhiguo was twelve years old, something happened in the Miao Village. Xiao Pengju and Ye Zhiguo spent a lot of effort to find Ye Dongzhi.

But Ye Dongzhi didn’t acknowledge Ye Zhiguo as his son at all.

Fortunately, Ye Dongzhi’s sister, Ye Mingyan, had taken in Ye Zhiguo. Otherwise, he might have ended up as a beggar.

Ye Mingyan had been married for less than half a year when her husband died. At that time, people were superstitious and said that Ye Mingyan would bring misfortune to her husband. Then Ye Mingyan began to live alone.

Ye Dongzhi’s wife, on the other hand, was very mean and did not want to help Ye Mingyan at all.

This made Ye Mingyan’s life very bad.

At the age of sixteen, Ye Zhiguo embarked on a journey to earn money, driven by this very circumstance.

Over all those years, Ye Dongzhi had shown no interest in Ye Zhiguo. In fact, he had not even attended Ye Zhiguo’s wedding.

Ye Mingyan noticed the silence in Ye Hao’s family and inquired with a friendly smile, “Hao, how have you been performing academically at No.2 High School?”

“I discontinued my studies at No.2 High School a month ago,” Ye Hao replied softly.

“What?” Ye Mingyan furrowed her brows and asked, “Wasn’t Zhimin helping you transfer to the Key Class at No.2 High School?”

Situ Qiu scoffed, “He probably got expelled from No.2 High School due to his abysmal grades.”

Ye Hao glanced at Situ Qiu, a sneer playing on his lips.

“What are you implying?” Situ Qiu slammed the table and stood up in a fit of anger.

The disdain in Ye Hao’s tone was unmistakable, and Situ Qiu could clearly perceive it.

“You’re not so young anymore; try not to let anger consume you. If it affects your health, don’t blame me,” Ye Hao stated, maintaining a direct gaze on Situ Qiu.

“How dare you!” Ye Dongzhi glared and bellowed.

Ye Hao sneered, “Are you trying to assert your family’s authority? In my eyes, you’re insignificant.”

“Are you looking for trouble?” Ye Dongzhi hurled a glass cup in Ye Hao’s direction.

“Watch out!” Guo Xiu exclaimed.

Much to everyone’s surprise, Ye Hao effortlessly caught the glass cup.

“Were you trying to kill me?” Ye Hao’s eyes gleamed with a cold intensity as he effortlessly shattered the glass cup in his hand.

As Ye Hao securely parked his bicycle, he discerned a familiar voice in the vicinity.

Upon recognizing his former math tutor among the crowd, Ye Hao hastened to approach and greeted, “Hello, Mr. Zhang.”

Zhang Jinsheng, who was not serving as an invigilator at No.2 High School, had come specifically to meet Ye Hao this time.

Zhang Jinsheng offered Ye Hao some words of encouragement, patting him on the shoulder and saying, “Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Just do your best.”

Ye Hao responded with a grin, saying, “Thank you. I’m feeling quite relaxed.”

“That’s good. Head inside and get acquainted with the surroundings,” Zhang Jinsheng advised in a hushed tone.

“Mr. Zhang, I’ll make my way in now,” Ye Hao nodded.

Ye Hao presented his admission ticket and ID card to the security guard stationed at the entrance before entering the examination hall.

Ye Hao had already visited his designated examination hall the day before.

It didn’t take long for Ye Hao to find his classroom.

Unlike the other students, Ye Hao was very silent.

As the bell rang, the exam proctor, in front of the assembled students, unsealed the examination bag and distributed the papers to each student individually.

Ye Hao swiftly perused the exam questions, recorded his name and ticket number, and then proceeded to tackle the exam without any distractions.

With remarkable speed, Ye Hao successfully completed the entire examination within just one hour.

After a final review of his answers, Ye Hao confidently submitted his completed exam paper.

Indeed, there was no room for error in Ye Hao’s responses, considering the significant improvement in his precise calculation skills.

The other students in the classroom gazed at Ye Hao in astonishment, as no one had anticipated such a rapid completion of the exam.

“Please maintain silence,” the proctor sternly reminded the students.

The entire class immediately fell into a hushed state.

The proctor collected Ye Hao’s exam paper and inquired, “Have you reviewed your answers on the exam paper?”

“Yes.”

“Very well, please gather your belongings and exit,” the invigilator remarked, casting a mildly dissatisfied gaze in Ye Hao’s direction.

Typically, completing the examination within a mere hour was an implausible feat for any test-taker.

However, the invigilator chose not to outwardly express his discontent.

Once Ye Hao had vacated the premises, the invigilator retrieved Ye Hao’s exam paper and commenced his evaluation.

Upon a cursory glance, a flicker of astonishment flickered in his eyes.

The most challenging segment of the Chinese examination consisted of filling in ancient poems, accounting for 50 points. Even seasoned Chinese instructors might struggle to answer all these ancient poems accurately.

Remarkably, Ye Hao had managed to respond to all of them.