Entering the Exam Room Injured

Seeing Chen Fan sway on his feet, they had thought he was about to fall.

Who would have guessed that he would force himself to stay upright?

He paid no attention to the men around him.

Instead, he lunged straight at Red-Hair.

Thud, thud...

The beer bottle in his hand plunged into the man's thigh.

"Aah..."

Poor Red-Hair had only just gotten up before he was stabbed twice more.

He let out a squeal like a pig being slaughtered.

Chen Fan grabbed him by his red hair and pressed the broken bottle against his neck.

"Who dares come closer!"

"I'm a minor! If it comes to it, I'll cripple one of you first!"

At those words, the thugs nearby stopped dead in fear.

Red-Hair was clearly terrified too. He had never expected a high school student to be so ruthless.

"B-bro, this is all a misunderstanding..."

"Shut up!"

Chen Fan punched him in the face, smashing his nose and splattering himself with blood.

"Talk! Who put you up to this?"

Red-Hair was still howling when Chen Fan pressed the broken bottle against his neck, drawing blood.

"Talk!"

"Don't kill me, don't kill me... It was Huang Hu!"

"Huang Hu paid me a thousand yuan to cripple one of your hands on the day of the Gaokao."

So it was him!

Chen Fan's eyes narrowed slightly.

He dragged Red-Hair back a few steps.

Then he suddenly kicked Red-Hair in the backside, turned, and ran for the mouth of the alley.

"Fuck! Grab him!"

Red-Hair lay on the ground, screaming.

"Grab that bastard! I'm going to kill him..."

Chen Fan was almost out of the alley when the thugs behind him caught up.

Just as he prepared to fight for his life again,

a figure suddenly sprang out at the mouth of the alley.

Guo Shuai hoisted a trash can and hurled it straight at the men.

"Get on!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Chen Fan dashed out of the alley and leaped onto the rear seat of Guo Shuai's bicycle.

Guo Shuai pumped the pedals, and they shot forward.

The thugs chased them for a while, throwing their steel pipes and clubs, which clattered against the road.

In the end, however, all they could do was watch the two ride away...

Guo Shuai pedaled desperately toward the school.

Only when they reached the area near the school gates did he plant his feet on the ground and skid to a stop.

He quickly turned to look at Chen Fan.

"Are you okay?"

"You're bleeding."

Chen Fan was in bad shape. He had taken several blows to his body, and a large lump had swollen on his head.

The most alarming injury was on his left palm, where the broken bottle had cut a deep gash that would not stop bleeding.

At the sight of it, Guo Shuai immediately moved to turn around.

"I'll take you to the hospital."

Chen Fan grabbed his arm.

"No. The exam is about to start."

"Fuck, how are you supposed to take an exam like this? Do you have a death wish?"

Chen Fan hurriedly held him back.

"Guo Shuai, listen to me. Listen..."

"Isn't today what we've worked toward for three years? I can't give up..."

"My injuries just look scary. They're not actually serious. I just need to stop the bleeding."

"You..."

"Listen to me!"

Chen Fan tightened his grip on Guo Shuai's hand.

Guo Shuai looked hard at Chen Fan, then gritted his teeth.

"There should be an ambulance parked by the school gates. I'll take you there to get bandaged first."

"Otherwise, the school won't let you into the exam room like this."

This time, Chen Fan did not refuse.

"Okay."

They hurried toward the ambulance parked outside the school gates.

The nurse on duty was visibly startled by the sight of Chen Fan.

"What happened? Were you two fighting?"

Chen Fan made up an excuse on the spot.

"I fell off my bike and landed on some broken glass."

The young nurse wanted to ask more, but the female doctor beside her called out.

"Questions can wait. Let's get him bandaged first."

Once they were in the ambulance, the doctor frowned as soon as she saw the wound on Chen Fan's hand.

"This wound is too serious. It needs stitches immediately. We should take you to the hospital."

"No!"

Chen Fan hurriedly said, "Doctor, please just treat the wound here. Sorry for the trouble."

"I still have to go in and take my exam."

"Your exam? How can you take an exam in this condition? Do you have a death wish?"

But Chen Fan pleaded, "Doctor, this exam really matters to me. My family isn't well-off. We can't afford another year of school so I can retake it."

"I'm sorry for the trouble."

Hearing that, the doctor hesitated before finally speaking.

"Even if I treat you here, the wound still needs stitches. Otherwise, it won't stop bleeding."

"No problem." Chen Fan nodded.

"I'll need to give you a local anesthetic first... It may affect your performance in the exam."

At that, Chen Fan quickly shook his head.

"I don't need an anesthetic. Just stitch it up."

"Do you have a death wish?"

The pretty doctor frowned, looking a little angry.

But Chen Fan remained adamant.

"This exam really matters to me. Please."

Guo Shuai chimed in from beside him.

"Doctor, please help him. This exam really is important to him."

After giving Chen Fan a long look, the doctor considered it for a few seconds, then rose and walked aside with an expressionless face.

"Without an anesthetic, it'll hurt a lot. Can you bear it?"

Chen Fan nodded.

"No problem."

Faced with his stubbornness, the doctor could only feel helpless.

She asked the nurse beside her to help bandage Chen Fan's forehead.

Meanwhile, she personally disinfected the wound on his hand with povidone-iodine.

Then she picked up the suturing needle and thread.

"If you can't bear it, tell me immediately."

When Chen Fan nodded, the doctor said no more and pushed the needle straight into the flesh of his palm.

Chen Fan frowned, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly from the pain.

But he did not make a sound.

The doctor glanced up at him, then stopped hesitating and began stitching the wound with swift, deft movements.

Five minutes later, the wound was stitched shut.

By then, Chen Fan's forehead was drenched in sweat.

The beautiful doctor looked at him with a measure of admiration.

"Even with the stitches, there's still a risk of infection. You must go to the hospital after the exam to have it thoroughly disinfected."

"Understood!"

"How much do I owe you?"

The doctor raised a hand and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

"We're the Gaokao Compassion Ambulance. We don't charge."

Chen Fan stood and quickly put on his school uniform jacket.

He turned and exchanged a glance with Guo Shuai, and the two hopped out of the ambulance one after the other.

Before leaving, Chen Fan turned back to the doctor.

"Thank you."

Then he hurried toward the school gates.

"What a madman!"

The young nurse beside her could not help muttering.

But Lin Yuwei watched Chen Fan's retreating figure and murmured,

"With such strong endurance and conviction at his age, I believe he'll succeed at whatever he does in the future."

Exam room 13.

Seated at his desk, Huang Hu turned to look at the empty seat behind him.

Then he glanced up at the clock on the wall.

There was one minute left before the exam began.

It looked as though Chen Fan would not be coming.

Serves you right!

Huang Hu cursed inwardly, his mood instantly soaring.

You dared to fight me over a girl.

Take a good look at yourself. Who do you think you are?

Chen Fan, this is what happens when you cross me.

His legs swung excitedly, and he could not help singing softly to himself.

The two invigilators at the front of the classroom also noticed the empty seat.

They glanced up at the clock.

Ring, ring, ring.

The final bell for entering the exam room rang.

"All right, everyone..."

The invigilator had barely begun speaking when a gust of wind suddenly swept through the classroom doorway.

A figure darted into the classroom just as the bell sounded.

"Reporting in."