Some were happy, while others were troubled. The students were thrilled, but the teachers began to worry.

The class teacher was fine. The two transfer students were brought in by the principal, and she didn’t have much responsibility for them. If anything went wrong, it wouldn’t be her problem.

Principal Zheng, on the other hand, had more urgent concerns.

Even though neither of the two transfer students’ families had raised any objections to spending so much money just for the sports meeting, Principal Zheng was feeling the pressure!

“What do you think those kids are thinking? Why do they have to fall into early romance like this?” Principal Zheng said through gritted teeth to Head Teacher Li beside her.

Having experienced many ups and downs, Principal Zheng could clearly see the ambiguous relationship between the three of them. It was obvious, but Ye Wangxing seemed completely unaware. The other two boys, however, were desperately trying to grab his attention with their antics.

“Right now, all we can do is let nature take its course. We shouldn’t talk to them about it for now. If we accidentally wake up Ye Wangxing to the truth, it’ll cause trouble whether he accepts it or not,” she added.

Head Teacher Li, equally frustrated, nodded. He felt like his gums were swollen.

Principal Zheng agreed with Head Teacher Li’s suggestion, but even though she knew this was the best way to handle it, the whole mess still made them both sigh at the same time.

“Sigh—Ahh!”

The swollen gums and the ulcers that had come with them made both of them grimace in pain.

They were about to grab their iced lemon water to ease the ulcers, but when they arrived at the delivery site, they felt their teeth hurting even more.

Nan Jiu, who had spent tens of thousands to book the city sports venue for three days, was now distributing milk tea and lemon water to Ye Wangxing’s parents.

Sweat was rolling over his muscles, and his hormones were radiating.

Seeing this, Ye Wangxing, who was forced to do exercises on the side, gasped in admiration as he looked at Nan Jiu’s muscles.

Meanwhile, Yan Yi, who had booked the big screen at the sports hall and chartered buses to advertise for a milk tea shop by offering a huge discount worth over 100,000 yuan, was no less impressive.

He gently poked Ye Wangxing’s face with his pen cap, reminding him to focus on the question in front of him.

The tone of his voice was calm and magnetic, and his explanations were clear and easy to understand, so Ye Wangxing really paid attention.

This made Ye Wangxing’s parents, standing beside them, deeply moved, completely unaware of any unusual situation.

“Sigh—”

Principal Zheng and Head Teacher Li both felt the pain in their teeth worsen.

“Do Ye Wangxing’s parents really not see the problem between these three?”

It turned out, Ye Wangxing’s parents truly hadn’t noticed anything wrong.

Over the next few days of the competition, Yan Yi jumped 2.1 meters in the men’s high jump. Turning around with his impressive result, he went straight to Ye Wangxing to receive an adoring gaze from him and enthusiastic praise from his parents.

Meanwhile, Nan Jiu jumped 7.5 meters in the long jump final, just 50 cm short of the national record. When he casually came to Ye Wangxing’s side with his medal, he received the same treatment as Yan Yi, and the smile on his face was practically ear to ear.

In the upcoming men’s 100 meters and 200 meters, Yan Yi and Nan Jiu ran times of 10.58 and 22.48, respectively.

Both of these results could challenge the national high school records.

Yet, their first instinct was to rush over to Ye Wangxing’s parents to bask in the glory, and seeing this, Head Teacher Li’s toothache worsened.

Principal Zheng’s face was also full of worry.

The autumn sports meeting turned out to be a great achievement for him, but the source of this achievement was a love triangle between three male students. If he had the choice, Principal Zheng would rather not have this kind of achievement at all.

But he really couldn’t find a way to stop it!

This situation had Principal Zheng so anxious that he was literally scratching his head. Even though he thought he didn’t have baldness gene, by the end of these three days, Principal Zheng’s hair had definitely thinned by one-fifth.

Every morning, he looked at his slightly balder self with a sense of despair.

As for the students, they happily enjoyed the sports meeting.

Whether it was the iced lemon water, which only cost two yuan, or the special buses that took them back to school from the city sports hall, it was an experience they had never had before, something they could boast about for an entire year in their old middle school or elementary school group chats.

The “eating melon” group felt much the same. At first, they were a bit surprised, but after a while, they had completely forgotten about it.

They hadn’t given up on Ye Wangxing, but the two boys had really given him so much!

Look at this air-conditioned sports hall, the clear view, and the special buses that took them back to school from the city sports hall!

“Also, there’s lemon milk tea, pineapple passion fruit, and taro coconut… so warm…”

Jiang Yue counted on her fingers the milk teas she had been drinking at half price over the past few days, her eyes sparkling with happiness.

“Ah, sugar really is the source of human happiness,” she said melodramatically.

“By the way, is it really okay not to remind Ye Wangxing?”

Li Jun said, feeling a little uneasy.

Zhao Xiaxia tried to comfort him, saying: “At this point, this situation is beyond what we regular students can get involved in. Look, even the principal and the others know about it, but they haven’t said anything. Right now, Ye Wangxing not knowing is actually the best outcome. The moment he finds out, that’s when the real trouble starts.”

Li Jun agreed with Zhao Xiaxia, realizing that it was indeed better for Ye Wangxing not to know. If he found out, no matter what actions he took, the families behind Nan Jiu and Yan Yi might react aggressively toward his family. It was better to leave things as they were.

However, the gossip still weighed heavily on their hearts.

“Alright, alright, let’s stop talking about that. By the way, where’s Zhou Mu? Didn’t he get back together with Su Qing a few days ago?” Zhao Xiaxia quickly changed the topic, puzzled.

Zhang Le curled his lips and said: “Hasn’t he been competing in the same events as Yan Yi and Nan Jiu these past few days? He hasn’t won a single medal yet. Look, he’s over there sulking.”

Following Zhang Le’s gaze, Zhao Xiaxia and the others saw Zhou Mu, standing at the scoreboard, panting and staring at the names with frustration in his eyes.

Then, he turned and glared at Yan Yi and Nan Jiu, who were busy acting obedient in front of Ye Wangxing’s parents. He gritted his teeth, muttering something they couldn’t hear, but Zhou Mu heard it very clearly.

“Those two show-offs are already so rich, and they still come here to compete for medals with me!”

Zhou Mu was extremely displeased.

When he first heard that the autumn sports meeting would be held at the city sports stadium, he thought it was a great opportunity to show off, just like those stories on the internet.

At sports meetings, the back row of the class was always the teachers’ ace, and they would win medals for the class. Zhou Mu was specifically entrusted by his class teacher to perform well.

But who could have predicted that Yan Yi and Nan Jiu would come out of nowhere like this!

They had already stolen the spotlight at the sports meeting in front of the school, and now they were trying to take his chance too!

The events they chose overlapped with his, so before the competition even started, no one was discussing him. Hardly anyone cheered for him.

And these two? They ran great times, and if they had this much ability, why didn’t they compete in the Olympics for the country? What were they doing here in this small pond?

Because of them, Zhou Mu, who should have come third, ended up in fourth place!

This ruined his plan of taking the microphone at the award ceremony and directly confessing his love to Su Qing.

Su Qing had been getting colder toward him these past few days. If he didn’t do something soon, she might really break up with him!

Having a girlfriend who was not only a school beauty but also a top student was a huge source of pride among his friends. If she broke up with him, and if it was her who dumped him, he’d be laughed at all the way until graduation!

This couldn’t happen!

Zhou Mu stared at the medal board for a long time, finally coming up with an idea.

So, on the third day of the autumn sports meeting, just before the women’s 800-meter race, Zhou Mu sneaked with his followers into the broadcasting station.

Yes, his plan was to confess his love to Su Qing in front of the whole school through the public announcement system. Surely, under these circumstances, Su Qing would be so moved she’d cry.

He was excited, but when he pushed open the broadcasting station door, he found several staff members inside.

And there were so many of them that it was clear he wouldn’t be able to grab the microphone.

“Do you have any messages of encouragement for the athletes? Just give me your notes, and we’ll announce them later,” one of the staff members, presumably a broadcaster, said wearily as he rubbed his forehead.

Zhou Mu hadn’t prepared any encouragement notes. The only thing he had was the script for his confession.

Luckily, at that moment, an idea struck him, and he asked: “Uh, can other content be announced?”

The staff member nodded and said: “Other content can also be broadcast.”

Before Zhou Mu could show his excitement, the staff member added: “Ten yuan per message.”

Zhou Mu froze in place, realizing that since his uncle had confiscated his money after that incident, he didn’t have enough.

The staff member quickly understood that the kid probably didn’t have enough money, so without mentioning the 100-yuan fee for a short video placement, he said: “But messages of encouragement for athletes can be broadcast for free.”

Ten minutes later, just before the women’s 800-meter race, Su Qing, praying that she wouldn’t pass out before finishing, heard her name on the PA system.

“Class 2-3, Su Qing, Zhou Mu is here to cheer for your 800-meter race! 20184!”

The entire field fell silent, and most of the people were stunned.

Zhao Xiaxia, grinning awkwardly, turned to Jiang Yue, who was staring blankly, and asked: “What does 20184 mean?”

Jiang Yue stood there for a long time before rubbing her arms and saying: “I think it’s supposed to mean, ‘I’ll love you forever’… But doesn’t he feel embarrassed? If I were Su Qing, I’d want to die right now.”

Just hearing it made her toes almost dig through her shoes.

As for Su Qing, the “leading lady,” she stared at the drainage pipe by the track, contemplating one question: — How could she manage to shove herself into that pipe?

 

 

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