The sports meet has officially begun.
Su Jinning arrived early and changed into his sportswear. The first event was the men's 2,000 meters. Although he always came in first place in every sports meet, he was still a little nervous at this moment.
He sat on a stool doing leg stretches, surrounded by many classmates cheering him on.
With half a bag of milk dangling from his mouth, Chen Hang mumbled, "Brother Ning, if you get first place in the 2000 meters again, our class will be a legend!"
Song Wenmiao punched him lightly and said, "Don't put too much pressure on Brother Ning. Just do your best."
Su Jinning rubbed her leg and laughed at them: "Hey, no, your Ning-ge always comes in first place in the men's 2000 meters, how come he only did his best this year?"
Song Wenmiao immediately realized his words were inappropriate, quickly patted his mouth, and laughed apologetically, "Hahaha, look at my mouth, Brother Ning must be number one!"
Gu Junxiao opened a bottle of water for Su Jinning and handed it to her. Looking at the crowds coming and going on the playground, he said, "The students in Class 7 are on the track next to you."
Su Jinning's smile paused for a moment, then he raised his chin slightly and chuckled. He knew what Gu Junxiao meant.
Class 7 happens to be Zhao Yu's class. He was humiliated last time, so it's no surprise that he'll target Su Jinning this time.
Chen Hang glanced at Class 7 and snorted, "All talk and no action. Those newbies are easy to take down in a minute."
"Mmm," Su Jinning responded, took a sip of water, and didn't say anything more.
After a while, he got up and said to Gu Junxiao, "Come with me to the restroom for a smoke."
As soon as I got up, the icy water seeped in through my clothes and soaked me.
Su Jinning instinctively stepped back, but the person in front of her spoke first.
"Oh dear, look at me, I didn't mean it!" A hypocritical voice came from beside her. Su Jinning looked up at Zhao Yu's smug face and didn't say anything.
The path was so wide, yet he still bumped into Su Jinning. Besides, everyone knows what kind of grudge they have against each other.
Chen Hang immediately lost his temper and threw the water bottle on the ground: "You fucking did that on purpose!"
Zhao Yu took a step back, his face full of "apology": "Hey, I already said it wasn't intentional, it can't be that bad, bro."
Song Wenmiao pulled Chen Hang back a little, his face darkening. He said, "Correct your mistake. Who's your brother?"
Zhao Yu continued his incessant sophistry: "What? Still want to..."
Su Jinning coldly wiped the water off her clothes, not even raising her head, her thin lips uttering only two words: "Apologize."
Zhao Yu didn't move, looking at Su Jinning with disdain, showing no intention of apologizing.
Seeing that Zhao Yu didn't speak, Su Jinning impatiently repeated, "Apologize."
This time, his tone was as sharp as a blade.
Zhao Yu's expression instantly twisted, but he still argued, "You must have made a mistake. I already said it wasn't intentional, what more do you want?"
Looking at Su Jinning's unchanging, cold face, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, as if he had stirred up a tiger's den.
He swallowed hard, still unwilling to back down. At this point, he finally confessed: "So what if I did it on purpose? I just can't stand you. Throwing water on you didn't hurt me." He then gave Su Jinning an impatient glare.
"You son of a bitch!" Chen Hang tried to grab her and took two steps forward, but Su Jinning pulled him back.
"Deliberately doing it and still acting so reasonable." Su Jinning didn't know whether he was amused or angry. He swallowed his anger. Today was the sports meet, and he didn't want it to be too unlucky: "Today is the sports meet, I hope we don't make it so unpleasant."
Zhao Yu hadn't expected him to say that, but seeing Su Jinning's submissive demeanor, he let out a sarcastic "Oh!"
The students behind him all stared at Su Jinning in disbelief. Chen Hang's voice trembled with anger: "Brother Ning, you're just going to let him go? You think you can get away without throwing a few punches?"
Su Jinning licked her lips but didn't say anything. People like them only know these little tricks; they're just weaklings on the field.
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After a simple opening dance and speech, the competition began.
The first event was indeed the men's 2,000 meters. Su Jinning stepped onto the track amidst the shouts of the students from Class 8 behind her.
Sure enough, Zhao Yu was next to him.
Su Jinning ignored him, simply continuing her warm-up exercises as usual. She glanced at her classmates who were still cheering for him, and waved with a smile.
This was in stark contrast to the completely silent Class 7.
Su Jinning glanced back at the lonely Zhao Yu, and in that one glance, Zhao Yu saw the disdain in her eyes.
Zhao Yu whispered provocatively, "No matter how loud you shout, it won't work if you don't have the strength."
Su Jinning took a deep breath and replied with a friendly smile, "Yes, it's useless if you have neither the voice nor the strength."
"You!" Zhao Yu's words were stuck in his throat when the PE teacher shouted, "Ready!"
"Whoa!!" The students in Class 8 screamed again.
Shen Moyu didn't say anything. He wasn't usually interested in these things, but today was different; he actually wanted to take a look too.
The smile in Su Jinning's eyes vanished, her breathing became steady, and she looked straight ahead.
"Bang!" The gunshot pierced the air, signaling the start of a good show.
On the field, boys dressed in various colored sportswear rushed forward from the starting line like a colorful cloud, heading towards the other side.
Su Jinning was in third place, and Zhao Yu was in fourth. He was focused and regulated his breathing and pace, slowly getting into the zone.
Zhao Yu's mind was completely focused on surpassing Su Jinning, leaving no energy for adjusting his breathing, and he quickly lost his rhythm.
At that moment, Su Jinning felt someone run into his track. Just as he was about to turn around, Zhao Yu slammed into his shoulder.
"hiss!"
The impact was truly severe; Su Jinning even felt a dislocated pain in her right shoulder, causing her to slow down.
Zhao Yu deliberately cheated and ran ahead of him.
When the students in Class 8 saw Su Jinning being overtaken by Zhao Yu, their smiles instantly turned into tension, and their cheers grew louder.
"Why did Brother Ning let Zhao Yuchao win?! This..." Chen Hang jumped up anxiously.
"He's not serious yet," Shen Moyu's voice came from behind.
Chen Hang turned around amidst the shouts: "What do you mean?"