Chapter 49: He was impolite

Chapter 49: He was impolite

When Li Peixiang arrived after hearing the news, he and several other boys pulled the two men apart. Both of them already had bruises on their faces.

He Linjie's left cheek was swollen, and Fang Yuenian had a bruise on her right chin. The damage was only mitigated by Meng Xiaoyang's reckless intervention between them. Fang Yuenian and He Linjie had separated, but Li Peixiang was still standing to the side with Meng Xiaoyang, who also had a cut on his face.

The teachers who rushed over were the physical education teachers of Class 1 and Class 2. Actually, it's not uncommon for boys to have conflicts during the sports meet, after all, young people are always prone to impulsiveness. The physical education teacher scolded the two boys, and seeing that their injuries were not too bad, he asked the students who were watching to disperse first, and asked with a stern face: "Who started it? And why?"

No one said a word.

The PE teacher snorted, "What's wrong? Weren't you having a blast fighting? Now you're all too scared to say a word?"

Fang Yuenian had no choice but to say, "Yes..."

“It’s me,” He Linjie suddenly said.

Under Fang Yuenian's utterly surprised and astonished gaze, which seemed to regard him as an idiot, he continued, "Teacher, I was the one who said the wrong thing first."

PE teacher: "And then, you started it again?"

“I started it,” Fang Yuenian glanced at Meng Xiaoyang, “Meng Xiaoyang tried to break it up.”

When Meng Xiaoyang met his gaze, she involuntarily lowered her head.

The PE teacher sized up the troublesome kids and scolded, "This is just a sports meet. Try fighting like this normally, and you'll get a disciplinary action! Tell me, are you still going to fight?"

No one said a word.

The PE teacher chuckled, "Shut up again, huh? You two!" He pointed at Fang Yuenian and He Linjie, "Say sorry to each other, and then get yourselves to the infirmary to get your face injuries treated!"

"Teacher, I'm fine," He Linjie said hurriedly, which aggravated his wound. He subconsciously rubbed his face. "I have to go check-in right away. I'm waiting to run the relay race!"

"Now you know there's a competition? Look at yourself! What's the point of competing? Come here!"

"Okay, okay, I'll say it. I'm sorry, alright? No, teacher, our class doesn't have a substitute. If I don't go, I won't be able to run!"

Are you really alright?

"I'm really alright..."

He Linjie was arguing with the PE teacher, but Fang Yuenian was already confused.

He stood there, dumbfounded, realizing he had missed something very important.

Meng Xiaoyang took two steps toward him, "Fang Yuenian?"

Fang Yuenian didn't look at him, but looked at Li Peixiang as if she were questioning her existence, and stammered, "One, one thousand meters, finished?"

Li Peixiang sighed, "Ah, you've finished running. Your school heartthrob Cheng... do you even know where he is before you run away..."

Fang Yuenian ran a few steps away and then came back, looking at Meng Xiaoyang.

Meng Xiaoyang didn't dare to look up at him, and whispered with her eyes lowered, "I'm sorry..."

"We'll talk about your matter when we get back to the dorm, if you still want to say anything. Li Peixiang, take him to the infirmary."

“Do I need you to explain?” Li Peixiang could see his anxiety. “Hurry up and go. Cheng Bing seems to be at their class’s publicity booth. Don’t forget you also have a long jump award ceremony later.”

Fang Yuenian turned and ran.

"Fang Yuenian! Why are you running? Come here! Didn't you hear him apologize to you? Come here and apologize!"

The PE teacher finally let He Linjie go, but then stopped Fang Yuenian and insisted on completing this mutual apology ceremony.

Fang Yuenian was so annoyed that she returned reluctantly, saying, "Yes, I'm here. I'm sorry."

The PE teacher concluded, "Hurry up and finish the competition. Afterwards, make sure to go get some medicine to reduce the swelling, understand? And you, Meng Xiaoyang, get your wound treated too, get it sorted out?"

Seeing that the group was about to turn their backs on them and remain silent, Li Peixiang quickly agreed on their behalf: "Understood, thank you, teacher. Don't worry, teacher, they will definitely go later."

Fang Yuenian finally ran away.

However, Cheng Bing was not on the propaganda stand of Class 18.

He wasn't in their class's stands either. The 4x100m relay race had already started, and everyone else had either gone into the inner field or left the track. Fang Yuenian looked around but couldn't find him. She only heard people discussing things like, "Cheng Bing is really amazing. How come he's so good at everything?"

My heart sank to the bottom of the sea.

It's over.

Cheng Ge used to be far ahead of a bunch of wild country kids in the 1000-meter dash. Fang Yuenian had long expected that he would definitely get a good ranking in this sports meet, but he didn't see it and couldn't cheer him on.

What were they doing back then? Fighting with that idiot He Linjie?

He muttered a curse under his breath, a dull pain shooting through his chin. He instinctively reached down to touch it, "Ouch..."

Is there a more tragic moment than this?

However, fate still smiled upon him.

As he walked along, pitifully clutching his injury, dejected and all alone like a ghost, a tall figure appeared not far ahead—Cheng Bing hadn't changed out of his competition uniform yet, fine sweat dampening the stray hairs on his forehead, and his long, straight legs were exposed beneath his athletic shorts, exuding youthful energy.

Fang Yuenian remained in the position of covering her chin, completely stunned.

"Cheng, Brother Cheng?" he called out, then ran two steps towards him with unusual joy, "Brother Cheng!"

Cheng Bing stood there without moving, her gaze slightly lowered, landing on the area he was covering. "Hmm."

"Did you come in first? Huh?"

Fang Yuenian completely forgot the pain, her face beaming with joy. Then, filled with remorse, she said, "I didn't see it! I couldn't believe I didn't see it! I'm so angry!"

Then he noticed that the person in front of him had a strange expression.

"Um..." he said cautiously, "I didn't mean to, I really didn't mean to..."

Cheng Bing stopped looking at him and said, "Let's go to the infirmary."

“No,” Fang Yuenian said, “the awards ceremony for today is about to begin.”

"Awards can be accepted on behalf of the recipient."

"No!" Fang Yuenian exclaimed anxiously. "You're number one! Why do you need someone else to accept the award and take a picture? Hey, don't go! I'm fine. It's just a little swollen. I'll rub it a bit and it'll be fine."

Cheng Bing stopped and turned to look at him, her eyes calm but with a hint of pressure: "Why were you fighting?"

Fang Yuenian pulled her hand away from his arm and said, "Who told you about the fight?"

"Who told me there's a difference?"

"Yes, I'll see if they're the kind of person who tells the truth or the kind who exaggerates."

Cheng Bing said expressionlessly, "Your lower bunkmate is Meng Xiaoyang."

Fang Yuenian exclaimed "Ah!" and told the truth: "Because the other party was impolite."

"You're going to fight him just because he's being rude?"

“He was very rude, I couldn’t stand it.”

Cheng Bing gritted her teeth. "Let's go to the infirmary."

"Hey, stop..."

“Fang Yuenian,” Cheng Bing began to call him by his full name, “If you go to the infirmary now, you might still be able to come back in time for the awards ceremony.”

Fang Yuenian: "..."

Going back further, Fang Yuenian hadn't been in a fight for many years.

When was the last time? I think it was before I even started junior high.

He followed Cheng Bing listlessly, when he accidentally bumped into his back. Realizing what had happened, he covered his nose and quickened his pace.

The doctor at the infirmary has treated more than a dozen students with sprains and scrapes today. He's been incredibly busy. He had just finished treating one student with a scratch on his face when he saw the two of them knocking on the door, saying, "Hello, teacher." He said, "Come in, come in. Which one of you is feeling unwell?"

Fang Yuenian obediently went over and sat down, sticking her face out, "Teacher, look."

The school doctor examined it, squinted, and asked, "Where did it hit?"

Fang Yue Nian thought to herself as she bumped into someone's fist, but said aloud, "I accidentally bumped into someone."

The school doctor was very knowledgeable and could tell at a glance how the injury happened. He chuckled and said, "Okay, it doesn't look serious. You don't need painkillers. If you want the swelling to go down quickly, I'll give you some ointment to help with blood circulation. Go home, wash your face first, apply a hot towel, and then apply the ointment."

Fang Yuenian agreed, "Okay, thank you, teacher."

The school doctor glanced at Cheng Bing, who hadn't said a word, and compared their expressions before and after. He seemed to have figured out what had happened. While getting the medicine, he said, "Talk things out. Don't always resort to violence. You're not children anymore. You need to know how to control your emotions, understand?"

Fang Yuenian was momentarily stunned, then looked at Cheng Bing, suddenly realized, and blurted out, "Teacher, teacher, you've misunderstood! He didn't hit me!"

The doctor was startled by his shout, "...Huh?"

Cheng Bing glanced at Fang Yuenian but didn't say anything.

The school doctor, seeing the two of them like this, was a little confused and could only say, "Oh... okay, okay, no, that's good. Here's the medicine, you two can go now."

Fang Yuenian wanted to explain a few more words, but Cheng Bing coughed and said, "Let's go."

So he shut his mouth, and under the school doctor's changing, puzzled gaze, obediently said "Goodbye, teacher," and left.

The afternoon awards ceremony presented all the awards for the day in turn, lasting for more than an hour. When Fang Yuenian and Cheng Bing returned, Li Peixiang was already extremely anxious and wanted to go find them.

Fortunately, they made it in time. Fang Yuenian went up to accept the long jump award despite his chin injury, which caused the onlookers to whisper among themselves. News of his fight with He Linjie had already spread. Although no one knew the real reason, they had already come up with many wild ideas.

Cheng Bing was much more glamorous when he received the award, although he didn't smile as brightly as Fang Yuenian.

After everything was over and everyone left, Li Peixiang was still a little worried. Before going home, he said with concern, "You guys won't fight tonight, will you?"

Cheng Bing had already been called away by their class's sports committee member. Now it was just Fang Yuenian and Meng Xiaoyang. They looked at each other, and Meng Xiaoyang spoke first: "Why are we fighting? You should go home. You have a competition tomorrow."

Li Peixiang looked at them suspiciously. "Why waste your breath on that idiot? Just ignore him next time, won't that be better?"

Seeing that this person was about to nag again, Meng Xiaoyang couldn't take it anymore: "If you really know, then just leave already, okay?"

"So I'm really leaving?"

"Let's go, let's go quickly!"