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Chapter 502: Chapter 337: Men and Women’s 100m Final
"Men’s 100-meter competitors, please come to the starting line for check-in."
"Please hurry to the starting line!"
The school’s loudspeaker repeated the announcement, reminding the competitors.
"It’s time to go," Dan Kaiquan murmured as he stood in place.
His bewildered gaze suddenly became resolute.
Guo Kunnan placed his hand on Kaiquan’s shoulder and said, "Kaiquan, I’ve done what I needed to do, I hope you can keep up with my pace."
Thinking back to the beginning of the school year, after a night of self-study, he and Kaiquan had gone to the snack street outside the school and enjoyed some crispy pancakes.
Back then, they were naive freshmen just starting high school, dreaming about the future, talking about their crushes, and striving together for their dreams.
Now, half a year had passed, and everything had changed.
Guo Kunnan bravely took a step towards the girl he liked.
A good start is half the battle.
He had already succeeded halfway.
He hoped his good friend Kaiquan could, like him, take a good first step and succeed halfway.
Dan Kaiquan heard the underlying meaning in Guo Kunnan’s words, clenched his fist tightly, and solemnly said,
"I will."
The 100-meter race carried the honor of the class, and even more so, it was his trump card for confessing his feelings to Bai Yuxia with glory.
"Brother Nan, in a few minutes, you will witness the birth of a miracle," Dan Kaiquan said with determination.
Guo Kunnan nodded vigorously, "Good, I’ll be waiting!"
Dan Kaiquan took big strides towards the starting line of the 100-meter track.
...
The area around the starting line was tightly surrounded by many students.
As a competitor, Dan Kaiquan, with his number pinned on his chest, was recognized by the onlookers who made way for him, and he walked up to his place at the starting line.
With just one glance, Dan Kaiquan could feel the formidable presence of the contestants.
Tao Nian from the second-year sports team, Wu Tianyu from the third-year sports team, Zhuang Jianhui from class 1, Bai Han from class 7, and a boy in a white sports outfit from the third-year who scored a perfect 11.3 seconds in the physical test.
Talents abounded, and compared to Jiang Ning’s previous record of 11.9 seconds, it was merely mediocre.
Dan Kaiquan couldn’t contain his excitement: "The stronger the competitors, the more thrilled I am!"
"I want to defeat them and win the championship; only such a victory would be genuinely credible!"
Outside the track, the crowd of onlookers was buzzing, the men’s 100-meter finals drawing considerable attention.
Tang Fu from class 7, standing out from the crowd, shouted, "Bai Han, go for it!"
Bai Han had been excellent in the high jump event, but given the number of strong competitors at Fourth Middle School, he hadn’t won any awards.
Now, the 100 meters was his last chance.
Hopefully, it would bring fame to their class 7.
"Jianhui, run your best!"
"Tao Nian, Tao Nian! Crush them!"
Cheering and encouragement from various classes erupted all around, Dan Kaiquan heard comforting words coming from class 8.
There were class leaders, close friends, female classmates...
Jiang Ning, also present at the track, could feel the nervousness of the surrounding competitors; after all, winning this race meant a lot of glory and prize money.
However, Jiang Ning wasn’t very affected as his divine sense reached toward the southwest, to the parallel bars.
...
Xue Yuantong still sat on the parallel bars, able to jump down by herself but not wanting to.
It was rare for her to get up there, if she came down, she couldn’t climb back up alone, so she cherished it.
She wanted to have a proper go this time.
The position of the parallel bars, near the finish line of the 100-meter track, offered an excellent view; Xue Yuantong could see the details of the race track.
Being short, she would have to stand on her tiptoes if she were at the edge of the track, which would be strenuous.
Yang Sheng moved closer to get a better view.
Li Shi from class 1 entered the area around the parallel bars and was surprised to find the temperature comfortable and quite pleasant.
Xue Yuantong carefully took a small packet of jelly from her pocket, which had been in Jiang Ning’s pocket before and was cool.
Li Shi initially planned to talk to Yang Sheng.
After making a bet with Yang Sheng the day before, Li Shi felt she had lost face, thinking about dancing in front of several male classmates despite her family’s affluent background.
Li Shi’s image had completely collapsed.
Today, she approached Yang Sheng intending to restore her dignity, at least making him dance once in front of their class so she could feel psychologically balanced.
Seeing Xue Yuantong sitting on the bars, Li Shi found it amusing and eyed Xue Yuantong’s short legs:
"How did you get up there?"
She knew Xue Yuantong ranked first in the freshman year and was the top in the city, quite impressive.
Ordinary students might admire such academically accomplished students.
However, Li Shi’s family’s company had a research lab brimming with university graduates, so she wasn’t particularly impressed.
Xue Yuantong, not familiar with her, picked up the jelly, "I’m planning to have this jelly."
Li Shi’s gaze shifted to Xue Yuantong’s hand.
The jelly was simply packaged, Li Shi guessed it was a common, inexpensive type sold on the market.
Li Shi remarked, "Jelly isn’t that tasty; slicing some fresh fruits would be better."
"This season’s lychees are nice, especially chilled."
She disparaged the jelly while mentioning her own preferences.
Thinking thus, she even prepared to have someone bring her some lychees; Qi Tianheng would be a good choice for this purpose, as his dad had arranged a person specifically to bring him meals, which was quite absurd.
Xue Yuantong listened to her and still held the jelly without any disdain or anger.
She took another jelly from her pocket: "Do you want a jelly?"
"Eh?" Li Shi was taken aback.
She hadn’t expected Xue Yuantong to be willing to share her jelly.
She then reached out her hand, "I’ll take one then."
...
While Xue Yuantong was eating the jelly, the 100-meter race was about to start.
Dan Kaiquan was all set, his eyes fixed on Bai Yuxia at the finish line.
