Chapter 231: Chapter 152: I Want to Be the First to Rush to You (3)
"Yeah, I’ll help you call 911 and say someone’s committing indecent assault."
Shen Yuan immediately straightened up. "That won’t be necessary."
Hearing this, Li Zhi shot Shen Yuan a glare.
...
During evening self-study, Shen Yuan made good on his promise and brought Ah Jie a milk tea.
It was to mourn Ah Jie’s vocabulary book, which Shen Yuan had been putting through the wringer all morning.
As for why he stopped in the afternoon, it was because Li Zhi had gone backstage.
The afternoon sun was a bit strong; it was just too hot.
The first day of the sports meet ended at 4:30 PM.
Class 15 won two medals: one gold and one silver.
Both were in shot put.
The class PE rep was running around busy with other things and probably lost focus, which ultimately allowed Brother Haojie to take the gold.
Although Brother Haojie’s and the PE rep’s throwing forms weren’t as standard as those of the sports-track team.
But brute force is its own kind of technique, and that’s a hard and fast rule.
Shen Yuan wasn’t actually very confident about his long-distance run, but he knew he’d have to wait until the race started to see how it would go.
"Li Bao, come wait for me at the finish line later, okay?"
At 9:50 AM on the second day of the sports meet, the students competing in the 3000-meter race began to check in.
Shen Yuan made a point to say something to Li Zhi before he left, but all he got in return was an eye-roll from the beautiful girl.
Watching Shen Yuan’s departing figure, Li Zhi waited until he disappeared from sight before slowly getting up and walking toward the stands.
’I’m not going to meet him, I’m just going to watch.’
With this thought in mind, Li Zhi went to the stands and found a conspicuous seat.
The announcement from the check-in area echoed across the rubber track.
As part of the first heat for the 3000-meter, Shen Yuan was walking toward the track with a group of other students.
A somewhat nervous first-year student spoke up, "Seniors, have you guys ever run a 3000-meter before?"
"Nope, first time," a third-year replied.
"Will it be embarrassing if I can’t finish?"
Hearing this, the others in the group burst into laughter.
A sports-track student patted the first-year on the shoulder.
"Embarrassing? What’s embarrassing about it? Just by being here, you’re already stronger than everyone who isn’t! Keep running, and even if you’re the last one, as long as you finish, I guarantee everyone will be cheering for you."
The first-year’s face finally broke into a smile.
With the sound of the starting pistol, several figures shot off from the 3000-meter starting line.
Shen Yuan didn’t rush to the front, instead choosing a position further back.
After all, Shen Yuan didn’t have much experience running the 3000-meter and wasn’t sure how to pace himself, so he decided to trail behind the sports-track student at the very front.
Shen Yuan soon passed by the Class 15 section of the stands, a wave of cheers reaching his ears.
His gaze suddenly locked onto a familiar figure.
Seeing the way Li Zhi was sitting there with her chin slightly raised, a smile spread across Shen Yuan’s face.
Three thousand meters. Seven and a half laps.
Shen Yuan quickly completed three and a half laps.
As he passed the Class 15 stands again, his stride remained steady, still maintaining a following distance of about two meters behind the sports-track student.
Seeing Shen Yuan still holding second place, the students from Class 15 couldn’t help but start buzzing.
"Damn! Lao Yuan is kinda beastly!"
Ah Jie looked at Shen Yuan’s still-relaxed expression, momentarily surprised.
Sun Xiansheng shook his head and said, "Freaking hell, if you’d played badminton with Lao Yuan in gym class, you’d know. That guy’s a monster. It took three or four of us taking turns against him before he even started to feel it."
By the fifth lap, the first-year’s face was flushed, and his breathing was heavy and labored, like a bellows.
Just then, the sports-track student came up behind him.
As he lapped him, the sports-track student quickly said, "Keep it up!"
Before the first-year could even react, he heard a second voice cheering him on.
Before he could say anything, he saw Shen Yuan and the sports-track student were already running ahead.
Lap six and a half.
Passing the stands again, Shen Yuan noticed that Li Zhi was gone.
’She probably just went to the bathroom,’ Shen Yuan thought, his legs still keeping pace right behind the sports-track student.
The long run was starting to tire Shen Yuan out a little.
But it seemed he hadn’t reached his limit yet.
’The skill Tongzi gave me is pretty damn good!’
He couldn’t help but think of Tongzi, who hadn’t shown any activity for a long time. Maybe extracting Li Zhi’s memories last time had worn it out a bit.
’Get well soon, Brother Tongzi! This skill you gave me is amazing!’
Just as Shen Yuan thought this, he saw the sports-track student ahead of him start to lengthen his stride.
Shen Yuan immediately matched his pace.
Catching Shen Yuan’s figure in his peripheral vision, the sports-track student let out a quick "Holy crap!" and then started to push himself harder.
Shen Yuan pushed himself at the same time.
The sports-track student might have had day after day of training, but unfortunately for him, Shen Yuan was a cheat.
Gritting his teeth, the sports-track student suddenly accelerated in the last hundred meters, a large patch of sweat blooming on his back.
Just as Shen Yuan was about to muster all his strength to give chase, his eyes suddenly caught sight of the end of the track. Standing just past the finish line was Li Zhi, her stray hairs fluttering in the wind.
A scorching heat exploded in the young man’s chest.
His legs, which had been growing heavy, suddenly felt light. It was as if he’d been given a shot of adrenaline, and the force of his push-off sent a spray of rubber pellets flying.
The sports-track student suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps right by his ear.
When the astonished student turned his head, he only saw the beads of sweat on Shen Yuan’s temples refracting the light like crushed diamonds, the veins on his neck bulging.
The two boys sprinted as if they were about to shatter the air itself.
"BEEP—"
The buzz of the electronic timer tore through the clamor.
The instant Shen Yuan stumbled across the finish line, the sports-track student’s shoe was just half a palm’s width away from the white line.
Seeing Shen Yuan cross the line first, Class 15 erupted into thunderous cheers.
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