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Chapter 486: Chapter 326 Aftermath and Competition Resurgence_2
Otherwise, Lin Zida would have simply ignored her.
Li Shi was actually quite conflicted, she truly was stunned by the sight of Jiang Ning effortlessly yanking down the horizontal bar, and the image lingered in her mind for a long time.
On the other hand, when she thought of Ding Shuyan, she couldn’t help wanting to belittle Jiang Ning.
It was quite inexplicable.
...
"Cui Yu must have gotten his head stuck in a door!" Yu Wen cheered.
"Yeah, I know, you said it in the class chat." When Shen Qing’e saw the message, she was busy at the Class 8 headquarters, so she didn’t go to the scene.
Lu Qiqi described, "After Cui Yu got stuck, the PE teacher came and, unable to pull him out, was about to call the police."
"And then what happened?" Shen Qing’e remained calm.
"Then Jiang Ning came."
Hearing this familiar name, Shen Qing’e paused for a moment and switched to a new piece of paper to continue copying.
"In order to rescue Cui Yu, Jiang Ning pried the bar apart like this." Lu Qiqi mimicked, recreating the scene.
"Oh my god, so cool!" Lu Qiqi’s face, with a touch of flirtation, lit up with excitement.
She didn’t have any hard feelings toward Jiang Ning; in fact, ever since she saw Jiang Ning start a fight in class and kick someone flying, she had a very good impression of him.
Strong, able to fight, capable of protecting girls, handsome, and good in his studies—who wouldn’t like a guy like that?
Later on, she ran into the disgusting senior from their second year, ’Li San,’ at Fourth Middle School. At that time, Li San was asking Geng Lu for her contact information, and upon seeing this, Lu Qiqi told Geng Lu about the past, hoping she would be cautious.
At that time, Lu Qiqi had her eye on the relationship between Geng Lu and Jiang Ning.
If it weren’t for Yang Sheng and the others being close to Jiang Ning and not being in the same social circle, Lu Qiqi might have taken the initiative to get to know Jiang Ning.
"I took a picture of him pulling the bar apart," Lu Qiqi said.
"Do you want to see it?" she asked.
Shen Qing’e declined, "No thanks."
She underscored an attitude of not following the crowd, standing out as different, aloof from worldly matters.
This earned her even greater respect from Yu Wen and Lu Qiqi; they thought to themselves, Shen Qing’e indeed was on a different level.
Lu Qiqi still wanted to share; she looked around and said, "Yanan didn’t come just now, I’ll show her when she does."
Shen Qing’e suddenly mentioned, "She went to a competition, you can post it in the small group, and she’ll see it when she’s done."
Her tone was gentle, her face expressionless, seemingly uninterested.
"I’ll post it now," Lu Qiqi said.
At an angle unnoticed by others, Shen Qing’e revealed a faint, nearly imperceptible smile.
She was also a member of the small group.
...
At two in the afternoon, on the Fourth Middle School playground, the sports event melody resounded.
"Group three, group three," Dan Kaiquan called out, holding up the number tag.
"Brother Nan, today, our ’Nan Quan Group’ is going to turn the tables on everyone!"
"Brother Ma, make sure your ’Long Ma’ group cooperates with me well!"
"Let’s make the 4×100 an exhilarating run."
Dan Kaiquan was like an ancient general on the battlefield, strategizing the competition.
Guo Kunnan said, "Don’t worry, we won’t hold you back."
Ma Shicheng added, "Keep a steady pace."
Dan Kaiquan looked over the two, full of passion in his heart, sure that their four-man team would definitely win awards today, especially under his, Dan Kaiquan’s leadership.
At that moment, he would stand on the podium draped in medals of honor.
And this time, Bai Yuxia would no longer be the one on the podium; she would witness from the audience—the crowning of a king.
"Ha ha ha!" Dan Kaiquan laughed heartily.
Suddenly, Guo Kunnan puzzled, "Brother Ma, where’s Longlong?"
Ma Shicheng replied, "Not sure, why is he so late today?"
There was still no sign of Longlong.
Dan Kaiquan’s fantasy was shattered by reality, and he expressed his concern,
"I hope nothing’s happened to Longlong?"
They couldn’t do without anyone in their 4x100 relay race, or else the golden iron quadrangle would collapse!
Ma Shicheng pulled out his phone, "I’ll ask him."
The call connected quickly, "Longlong, where are you, what time will you arrive?"
An anxious voice came from the other end, "Brother Ma, Brother Ma, I’m still at home!"
"My home’s door lock is broken, and I can’t open the door. I’m waiting for the locksmith to come and fix it!"
Ma Shicheng was stunned, "You mean the door lock is broken and you’re locked inside your house?"
Wang Longlong replied, "Yes, the locksmith is still on the way, I’ve urged him several times, it’s killing me!"
Dan Kaiquan exclaimed, "What?"
His complexion changed, no one was more eager to win a prize than Dan Kaiquan; it signified the happiness in his future life.
Now, his happiness was trapped behind a door.
Dan Kaiquan was even more anxious than Wang Longlong, he took the phone and after several exchanges, the conclusion was that Wang Longlong wasn’t sure what time he would make it to school.
Dan Kaiquan looked at the time before the race would start soon, it wasn’t a solution.
In a moment of urgency, he found the committee member Hu Jun, "Brother Jun, our 4x100’s Wang Longlong might be one man down because he’s locked at home, could we switch someone in?"
Hu Jun exclaimed in shock, "What are you saying, Longlong is locked in?"
Dan Kaiquan confirmed, "Yes, Longlong is locked in."
Hu Jun pondered and said, "It’s better not to switch; the competition this time is quite strict. If you switch and then you win, when the awards are presented and the names don’t match, it would be troublesome."
Ma Shicheng spoke up, "Let’s find a good player first, in case Longlong can’t make it on time, we can’t just forfeit."
Ma Shicheng had originally intended to find Jiang Ning to complete the last slot, he glanced over the playground but couldn’t find Jiang Ning.
Dan Kaiquan was one step ahead and found Zhang Chi who was wandering nearby.
Dan Kaiquan knew Zhang Chi was a strong player, so he invited, "Zhang Chi, want to join our 4×100 race?"
He explained the situation with Wang Longlong.
Zhang Chi saw his chance and demanded a lion’s share, "I can join, but I want half of the 4x100 prize money."
Dan Kaiquan was furious.
But among 8th class’s sprinters, Dan Kaiquan was the strongest, followed by Jiang Ning, then Zhang Chi, the others were more average.
Dan Kaiquan bit his lip, "Fine, if we win, you can have my share of the prize money!"
He wanted the glory and the medal.
The two reached an agreement and went to inform Hu Jun ahead of time.
Hu Jun reminded them, "If Longlong gets here before the race starts, I still recommend using the original lineup."
After making a tentative plan, Dan Kaiquan sat at 8th class’s station to supplement nutrition.
He had a bottle of glucose in his left hand and a Red Bull in his right, replenishing nutrition to increase his strength.
Time ticked by.
Jiang Ning and Yang Sheng walked over to 8th class’s station, while Xue Yuantong had gone to join Teacher Guo Ran halfway through.
That afternoon, Jiang Ning had the men’s 800 meters, and Yang Sheng the women’s 800 meters.
Teacher Guo Ran had said that the second half of the afternoon schedule would include fun sports events.
Ma Shicheng saw Jiang Ning arrive, he felt helpless, Dan Kaiquan was too panicked earlier, he found Zhang Chi, otherwise, Jiang Ning might have participated in the 4×100 meters.
Ma Shicheng then looked towards Yang Sheng, Yang Sheng wore a striking red sportswear top, visually very different from the other girls.
"Yang Sheng, nice jersey," Ma Shicheng said sarcastically, "I just don’t know about the performance?"
Yang Sheng grabbed a Red Bull, pulled off the tab, "Wanna bet?"
Ma Shicheng shut his mouth; he remembered an unspeakable past.
Yang Sheng chugged down the Red Bull, wiped her mouth, "Jiang Ning, thanks for the drink you donated."
They prepared at the station for a while, and the men’s 4×100 event officially began.
Dan Kaiquan put down the glucose and announced, "No more waiting, let’s go!"
Just then, a figure appeared in the distance, Wang Longlong.
He ran over, sweaty, waving, "Brother Ma, I didn’t miss it!"
Ma Shicheng stood up.
Wang Longlong’s excitement led to a stumble, and with a "thud," he fell.
When he got back up, he limped towards them.
