Chapter 23 Fire

It’s not far from the top, and several of the first group of contestants have already reached the summit.

Lin Xi is the fastest among the second batch of contestants.

When she finally reached the top of the rock, she looked at the coastline in the distance and slowly smiled.

The slope on the other side of the rock wall was gentle. When Lin Xi got down to the bottom, medical staff came over immediately.

Lin Xi's bloody fingers were quickly disinfected and bandaged.

Qi Mo sat aside drinking water, his eyes falling on Lin Xi's fingers that were wrapped like mummies. He couldn't help but look down at his own hands. His palms were covered with calluses, but it was just a little bit of skin abrasion. The little girl was still delicate after all.

However, Qi Mo was still a little surprised that Lin Xi was able to successfully reach the summit.

Of the first group of twenty people, only nine reached the summit. Lin Xi, such a delicate girl, actually managed to climb up successfully, and at a very fast speed. This was really beyond his expectations.

Lin Xi was sitting in the rest area. Not long after, she saw Zhang Jiali and Yang Ping coming over one after another.

Both of them looked a little strange.

Zhang Jiali looked at Lin Xi, "What's wrong with your hand?"

Lin Xi smiled and said, "It's worn out."

Zhang Jiali suddenly sighed, "I fell down, what about you?"

Lin Xi nodded, "I went up."

Zhang Jiali was slightly surprised. Behind her, Yang Ping had an expression of disbelief and blurted out, "How is that possible?"

Lin Xi looked at her with a smile.

Yang Ping shut up silently. It was obvious to her that with so many cameras filming, it was impossible for Lin Xi to lie.

Zhang Jiali smiled bitterly and patted Lin Xi's shoulder. "You are the only girl left in Beijing. Come on."

It was not until after four o'clock in the afternoon that all the contestants finished the competition.

The official website quickly released the results. More than fifty people completed the rock climbing and reached the summit. These fifty people will start the fighting competition next week.

The next day, Lin Xicai took a bus back to Beijing with the other contestants.

She first found a place to change into her school uniform and removed the bandage on her hand before going home.

It was lunchtime at this time. As soon as she walked in, she saw the little fat boy playing in the yard. Seeing Lin Xi come in, the little fat boy raised his head and clapped his hands, "I saw you on the live broadcast yesterday. I told your mom, and she was almost mad at you!"

Lin Xi rolled her eyes at the fat boy, thought for a moment, and went straight to Lin Fenfang's bedroom.

Lin Fenfang had already heard what the fat boy said in the room. When the door opened, she sat up and looked towards the door.

Lin Xi tugged at her school uniform and smiled at Lin Fenfang, "Mom, are you feeling better today?"

Lin Fenfang said with a stern face, "Good? You did something like this behind my back, and you still expect me to be fine?"

Her eyes fell on Lin Xi's fingers, "Let me see your hand!"

Lin Xi had no choice but to walk to the bed and reach out her hand.

Lin Fenfang grabbed Lin Xi's wrist and tears fell down.

Lin Xi panicked, "Mom, I'm fine, don't cry."

"Why, tell me, why did you participate in this stupid competition? The college entrance examination is coming soon, how could you waste your time on this!" Lin Fenfang said a few words in a harsh voice and then she was out of breath. Lin Xi hurriedly touched her back to help her breathe.

"Mom, don't worry. Taking part in this is a way for me to hone myself. It won't affect my studies."

Lin Fenfang stared at her. "Do you mean you want to continue participating in the future?"

Lin Xi hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

Lin Fenfang almost couldn't breathe, and Lin Xi quickly helped her breathe.

After a long while, Lin Fenfang trembled and said, "Okay, you've grown up and become independent. I can't control you anymore. Even if I wanted to, I don't know how long I can control you. Okay, just treat me as dead and do whatever you want!"

Lin Xi frowned. This was the thing she hated most about her mother: she was always talking about death.

She lowered her eyes and said softly, "Mom, have you eaten? I'll make you a bowl of noodles."

Lin Fenfang pushed her away forcefully. "I won't eat it. I won't live much longer anyway, so I don't want to waste food!"

Lin Xi went to the kitchen silently and quickly made two bowls of noodles with poached eggs in them.

She put the bowl of noodles on her mother's bedside and went back to the kitchen to eat the noodles.

After finishing her noodles, she put on her schoolbag and walked out. Standing outside the door, she said, "Mom, I'm going to school."

Without hearing Lin Fenfang's answer, Lin Xi sighed and left.

There were a lot of people on the bus at noon, so there was no hope of getting a seat. Lin Xi was clutching the handrail, lost in thought, when suddenly a little girl sitting next to her called out, "Lin Xi—are you Lin Xi?"

Everyone in the car looked over at this shout. Some had no idea who Lin Xi was, while others whispered, "It's really Lin Xi!"

The little girl was so excited, "Lin Xi, I like you so much. You looked so handsome when you were rock climbing yesterday!"

Lin Xi smiled at the little girl.

The girl said enthusiastically: "Please sit here. I'll give you my seat."

Lin Xi quickly held her down and said, "No need, I'm almost there."

The little girl's eyes sparkled. "All the students in our class like you very much, especially the girls. By the way, Sister Lin Xi, we plan to set up a fan club for you."

Lin Xi waved her hand and said, "Forget about this. I'm not a celebrity, I don't do this."

The little girl was obviously disappointed.

Fortunately, the car arrived at the station soon and Lin Xi got off in a hurry.

As soon as she left, the little girl started chatting with the classmate next to her, "Lin Xi is really still a student. She's wearing the uniform of No. 7 Middle School, right? That's a key middle school!"

"Probably. The school uniforms are all pretty much the same anyway."

"But seeing her in person today, I think she looks even better than on camera."

"Yeah, the skin is really nice and white."

After getting off the bus, Lin Xi quickly entered the school gate and was met with many gazes along the way.

As soon as we entered the classroom, the cheers of Zhu Tingting and Liu Yuan almost blew the roof off.

As soon as they sat down, Zhu Tingting excitedly said, "Lin Xi, you're famous, did you know that?"

She excitedly clicked on the official website of "Extreme Survival" and said, "See? Among all the contestants in Beijing, Qi Mo is the most popular now, and you are second!"

Li Xiaoqiu ran over from behind and said, "Tingting and I are going to set up a fan club for you."

"I'll be the president, and she'll be the vice president."

Lin Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "There's no need for that."

Li Xiaoqiu said seriously, "Why not? You will definitely become more and more popular in the future, with more and more fans, so you will definitely need to manage it well."

Lin Xi covered her forehead and said, "How about we wait a little longer? What if I can't pass the next level?"

Li Xiaoqiu clenched his fists and said, "You will definitely pass. We believe in you."

Zhu Tingting added, "You're such a good fighter, you'll definitely pass!"

What else could Lin Xi say? She could only nod.

During the afternoon class, Lin Xi sensitively discovered that the teachers looked at her differently.

Is there a bit of admiration mixed in with the pampering?

(End of this chapter)