Sweetlove: Spoiled by My Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 102 - : The Scapegoat
Chapter 102: Chapter 102: The Scapegoat
Olympic Mathematics competitions generally start with class recommendations, followed by group training, and finally, outstanding students are selected to participate in the competition.
Those who perform exceptionally well in the preliminary contest in December go on to compete in the re-contest in March of the following year.
Students who excel in the re-contest have the opportunity to attend the Olympic Mathematics summer training camp.
After Shen Zhaozhao and others registered, they first took part in a round of school-level selection exams.
She and Xu Siyan both made the cut, forming a twenty-person competition group.
After more than two months of training, they finally faced the first round of preliminary contests.
The exam was held in the neighboring city as usual, and since it was the weekend, Shen Zhaozhao forgot to set an alarm.
She woke up to find that there was less than ten minutes left before the school’s departure time.
Shen Zhaozhao hurriedly washed up and ran out of the house with her admission ticket and exam tools in hand.
On the other side, at the school gate, the teacher in charge of leading the team was taking attendance.
Xu Siyan took out her phone to call Shen Zhaozhao while looking around.
Even though it was the weekend, it seemed harder than usual to hail a cab. Shen Zhaozhao opened the taxi app and waited a long time without anyone accepting the order.
She finally managed to get a cab and just as she got in, she received a call from Xu Siyan asking where she was.
“I’m on my way, almost there,” Shen Zhaozhao said while urging the driver to go faster.
“Okay, I’ll let the teacher know for you,” Xu Siyan replied.
After putting down the phone, Xu Siyan turned to the teacher and said, “Teacher, our classmate Shen Zhaozhao isn’t here yet, she’s already on the way. Can we wait a bit longer for her?”
The teacher glanced at his watch and said, “All right, tell her to hurry up. The other students can get on the bus and wait.”
About ten minutes later, Shen Zhaozhao finally arrived.
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“Sorry, I’m late!” Shen Zhaozhao apologized to everyone as soon as she boarded the bus.
This competition involved both the first and second year of high school, and although everyone had trained together after class, they weren’t close in private.
Because so many people were waiting for her, some were discontented.
Immediately, a girl complained discontentedly, “How can you have no sense of time, making all of us wait for you? Do you have no shame?”
“I’m sorry, it wasn’t intentional,” Shen Zhaozhao said, knowing she was at fault and apologized to the girl again.
Instead of letting it go because of her repeated apologies, the girl grew more indignant and glared at her: “Do you realize how important this competition is for all of us? We’ve prepared for so long. What if your tardiness affects everyone’s performance? Can you take that responsibility?”
“I can’t,” answered Shen Zhaozhao honestly.
The girl wanted to say more, but seeing Shen Zhaozhao’s apologetic manner, she thought Shen Zhaozhao was doing it on purpose, pretending to be pitiful in front of the teachers and other students to gain sympathy. She looked down on Shen Zhaozhao even more, but she didn’t want to come off as too aggressive in front of the other students, so she ended up leaving with a resentful remark, “As long as you know!”
Actually, Shen Zhaozhao wasn’t doing it on purpose. She just didn’t sleep well in the morning, and because she was in a rush to leave, she didn’t tidy up properly; hence, she seemed unspirited.
Seeing that the girl stopped pressing the issue, Shen Zhaozhao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sat down next to Xu Siyan.
“Are you okay?” Xu Siyan asked her with concern.
“I’m fine!” Shen Zhaozhao shook her head.
“Don’t mind it,” Xu Siyan thought for a moment and then consoled her.
“I really am fine!” Given that her tardiness had already delayed everyone, the girl wasn’t wrong in her complaint. Besides, getting angry with others is just making it hard on oneself—no need for that!
