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Chapter 476: Chapter 322 Warm-up
"Ah, you mean closing my eyes and going for it..." Geng Lu blushed.
She had just hurried over, her cheeks already a bit flushed, which now seemed less noticeable.
She thought Jiang Ning was asking her to close her eyes because he was planning something!
With so many people around, she was quite shy.
Jiang Ning said, "Yeah."
Their conversation caught the sideways glances of other students.
Jiang Ning was handsome and stood out with his looks. Geng Lu, on the other hand, wore plain clothes, and no matter how much she tried to hide it, her figure was quite eye-catching among the high school girls.
Such a girl, if she were a bit more beautiful, would be a total knock-out.
Not only was Geng Lu pretty, but she was also very obedient.
At this age, mature high school boys know the value of that.
"Cross with your eyes closed? Oh my god, talk about bluffing big time," Ge Hao from class 10 said with a laugh, kicking the grass with his shoe.
He naturally disliked handsome boys, and it annoyed him even more that this boy was with a pretty girl, doubling the annoyance!
Jiang Ning glanced at him and felt nostalgic; last time he met a boy trying to stand out like this was Shen Xinli from class 9.
Shen Xu and Ge Hao were together, and he recognized Jiang Ning.
He still remembered how during the last PE class on the playground, Jiang Ning single-handedly dominated their entire class in the cloud ladder and parallel bars event, finally forcing Shen Xinli to give everything he had, which ended in tragedy.
Shen Xu always felt something eerie about his opponent, and he pulled on Ge Hao’s sleeve:
"Haozi, stop it."
Ge Hao, accustomed to being brash, ignored the advice, and since the others weren’t talking back, he went on to lecture,
"Man, know your limits, keep your feet on the ground, and stop bragging all day."
Geng Lu couldn’t stand to hear Jiang Ning being talked down, and she immediately retorted, "Mind your own business."
"Jiang Ning, ignore him, he’s crazy!" She initially wanted to pull Jiang Ning away from him, but since there were too many people watching the competition nearby, they couldn’t leave right away.
Not just Geng Lu, but Chen Siyu and her sister also stared at Ge Hao.
The two identical girls looked at him with the same disdain, as if looking at a bizarre creature, only watching, without speaking.
Ge Hao got an unexplainable anger, venting it nowhere because the other party didn’t respond at all.
Yang Sheng said, "1.45 meters isn’t that high, I saw you just jumped 1.35 meters, and there was a lot of room to spare."
"Could the limit be around 1.7 meters?"
Her words were uncertain, and her mind replayed the scene of Jiang Ning showing off his skills on ’Nanhong Road’ that night.
...
Cui Yu said to Meng Gui, "Brother Gui, I messed up!"
"Damn, usually I can flip through classroom windows easily, but I couldn’t get over this bar."
"Definitely the bar’s fault!"
Zhao Jinyang, a sturdy guy from class 7, swaggered over, "Dude, why are you making excuses?"
Cui Yu recognized him; just yesterday, he joked with a tall girl from class 7, and this guy stood up, all pompous.
Cui Yu wanted to retort, but since Zhao had just cleared the high jump, and he hadn’t—being naturally shorter—he held back.
Zhao Jinyang, full of triumph, "A single mistake is a mishap, but three consecutive mistakes aren’t just mistakes."
Cui Yu wasn’t the type to take hits without hitting back, "What are you bragging about, why don’t you compete with someone from our class?"
"Brother Quan, take him down!"
"Later, I’ll treat you to a cold plum juice and a chocolate ice cream bar," Cui Yu promised, as a bribe.
Cui Yu liked stirring things up, but whenever he promised his classmates snacks, he never went back on his word, which is why Ma Shicheng and Wang Longlong always backed him up.
Dan Kaiquan was a reliable friend, and besides, he had substantial confidence in himself:
"Dude, don’t flaunt your superiority. Have you heard the saying, ’There’s always someone better’?"
Cui Yu: "And my Brother Quan, he is that ’someone,’ that ’sky’!"
Dan Kaiquan, flattered by Cui Yu, could barely keep his smile in check, pressing his hand down, "Keep it low-key."
Zhao Jinyang blustered, "Fine, fine, fine, just wait."
Dan Kaiquan, "I hope you don’t fall before the final round, otherwise I’ll get very lonely."
...
Class 9.
"Qianjin, it’s your turn!" Shen Xu alerted.
Shi Qianjin looked at the 1.45 meters height, took a deep breath—the height was terrifying.
"I’ll try my best!"
The whistle blew, and Shi Qianjin took a couple of steps on the spot, then charged towards the bar.
At this moment, he was not only representing himself but also carrying the honor of his class; only he and Shen Xu had made it through the first round from their class.
The heavier the burden, the greater the pressure.
Yet, he feared nothing; at that moment, he was the center of attention in the stadium.
A loudspeaker announced:
"You stand under the strands of golden sunlight of May, your aspirations taller than the sky by ten thousand feet, your victorious leap in your dream, jumping towards the hoped-for distance, please stand above the morning sun..."
These grand words accompanied Shi Qianjin as he moved forward, this time, asking neither for the journey ahead nor for a return date!
Shi Qianjin leaped.
Shi Qianjin was eliminated.
Accompanied by boos, Shen Xu became the sole representative of class 9.
...
The 1.45 meters rail couldn’t stop the three from class 8, all clearing it.
During the event, stars emerged from various classes—Zhuang Jianhui from class 1, Wei Xiu Yuan, Cao Kun from class 5, Gu Changyan from class 3.
Including an eleven-year-old in purple clothes and a sport student from class 11.
Especially Zhuang Jianhui, his appearance elicited screams from the girls, heating up the atmosphere significantly.
Contestants repeatedly jumped with the bar getting raised until it reached 1.55 meters.
The PE teacher, Gu Wei, announced through a megaphone:
"Once this bar is cleared, the competition will adjourn."
According to a 5 cm increase, next would be 1.60 meters.
1.60 meters is the standard for a third-level male athlete.
Dan Kaiquan looked at the 1.55 meters height—feeling the pressure now. How could he jump with the bar at his neck height?
