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The day before the sports meet, the whole campus was filled with a tense and exciting atmosphere.

Xu Zhiyi appeared on the playground every time after school at his own pace, and Song Chengrui also "happened" to appear on the basketball court not far away during this period.

That day, Xu Zhiyi had just finished training and was holding her knees to catch her breath when a bottle of water suddenly appeared in front of her.

She looked up and saw Song Chengrui standing opposite her with water in his hand.

"I'm in pretty good shape today."

Before handing her the water, Song Chengrui loosened the bottle cap for her, speaking in a relaxed tone.

"Thank you." Xu Zhiyi took the water, took a sip, and thanked him softly, "Why didn't you go play basketball?"

"It's over." Song Chengrui pointed to the basketball court behind him. The place was already empty.

While taking a break, the two of them sat side by side on the stands beside the playground, watching the sun gradually setting.

"Don't feel pressured about tomorrow's game. Just do your best." Song Chengrui suddenly said, "You're making rapid progress."

Xu Zhiyi lowered his head and twirled the only one-third empty bottle of mineral water in his hand. "But I still want to go even faster. I heard that last year's first place was 5 minutes and 32 seconds."

"That's a sports student who trains every day." Song Chengrui was silent for a moment. "But judging from your current situation, there's still hope for you to compete for the top three."

Xu Zhiyi turned around and looked at him in surprise, "Really? Are you so confident in me?"

"Of course I've seen you train every time." Just as he finished speaking, Song Chengrui realized he had let something slip and quickly added, "Every time I pass by, I see you running. Recently, you've broken the six-minute mark, haven't you? You've improved your speed so much in just a few days. You're really strong."

Xu Zhiyi didn't expose such an obvious lie, but said happily: "Okay, then I'll borrow your good words!"

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On the day of the sports meet, the sky was blue and the sun was shining everywhere.

Colorful flags fluttered in the wind on campus, and the rest areas of each class were also decorated in bright colors.

The radio was playing passionate marches, and the air was filled with a vigorous and uplifting atmosphere.

At eight o'clock sharp, the opening ceremony officially began.

First, the national flag team marched in with orderly steps, and everyone stood in silence. Then, the leaders of each class passed the rostrum in turn.

When Class 2 (1) of Senior High School passed the rostrum, all of them were wearing the same beige princess dress, and the whole audience cheered in surprise.

"Now coming towards us is Class 2 (1) of Senior High School!" The announcer's voice spread throughout the room through the microphone. "They are full of energy and high spirits!"

Xu Zhiyi stood in the middle of the first row of the queue. She could feel countless eyes focused on her.

She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

The music started and the dancing began.

The girls moved in unison, raising their hands, turning around, and jumping, and every movement was precise and precise.

The sunlight shines on them, and their skirts bloom into pure flowers as they spin.

In the last pose, Xu Zhiyi stands at the front with his arms outstretched facing the rising sun, and his whole body seems to be coated with a layer of gold.

There was thunderous applause.

"They are so beautiful!" When passing by other classroom areas, Xu Zhiyi could hear many people praising them for their beauty, and she herself was also a little happy and excited.

Back in the rest area, Zhang Ningxia looked at Xie Lin in the front row with a bit of displeasure.

"Hey, I want to hold up a sign, too. That way, I can wear nicer clothes."

Xu Zhiyi teased her, "Then you have to ask yourself, why don't you grow taller so that the teacher will choose you."

"Oh, by the way, what time is your 1500? Today or tomorrow?"

"It's still early at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon." Xu Zhiyi glanced at her and reminded her, "You are going to write the manuscript this time, right?"

Zhang Ningxia smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes. I'll write lots of cheering scripts for you so you can hear your name called throughout the entire game!"

"Forget it, I don't want to be that famous." Xu Zhiyi waved his hand and simply found a place to sit down.

"I have to do it no matter what. I insist on it." Zhang Ningxia continued to bicker with her beside her, but Xu Zhiyi turned her gaze and looked at the group of boys next to her.

At this moment, Song Chengrui was sitting beside her and happened to meet her eyes.

She was stunned and quickly shifted her gaze, as if she felt guilty.

The opening ceremony was over in about an hour, and now it was time for the first event, the 100-meter race.

"Hurry up, hurry up—"

Zhang Ningxia quickly dragged Xu Zhiyi to the competition venue, and Xu Zhiyi was a little surprised.

"Hey, who are you cheering for?"

Xu Zhiyi thought about it and realized that among the people in the class who participated in the 100-meter race, there didn't seem to be any particularly good friends of Zhang Ningxia.

Zhang Ningxia kept walking, not even turning around, and shouted, "What are you looking for in a 100-meter race? Let's go to the finish line. Song Chengrui is over there preparing for the high jump!"

Xu Zhiyi's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Being pulled by Zhang Ningxia through the noisy crowd, she saw from afar that there were already many people gathered at the high jump venue.

Song Chengrui is wearing a blue short-sleeved school uniform and doing warm-up exercises.

His tall and thin figure is particularly conspicuous in the sunlight.

"How's it going? Am I being nice?" Zhang Ningxia winked complacently. "I know you're embarrassed to come here so blatantly, so I found an excuse to get you over here."

Xu Zhiyi's face flushed, and she pinched her bestie lightly, "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't do that."

However, she was indeed embarrassed to come here alone just now, and had originally planned to just write some encouragement articles in private to cheer him up.

The high jump competition is about to begin.

The referee teacher explained the rules with a list in hand. The contestants were divided into four groups, with five contestants in each group taking turns to try jumping.

Song Chengrui ranked second in the third group.

The first two groups of contestants jumped over the bar one after another, their movements were a bit stiff, and many of them faced the risk of being eliminated in the first round.

When it was Song Chengrui's turn, he took a few steps back, took a deep breath, and then started to sprint.

His pace became faster and faster, and he jumped lightly in front of the bar. His back-over movements were smooth and graceful, and he easily passed the bar.

The crowd watching burst into applause.

"Wow! Song Chengrui is so handsome!" Several girls nearby screamed softly.

Xu Zhiyi smiled unconsciously.

She remembered that during training on the playground these days, she would occasionally catch a glimpse of the familiar figure on the basketball court.

It turns out that she was not the only one working hard, he was also practicing hard for his project.

The bar was raised again and again, and the contestants were eliminated one by one.

In the end, only Song Chengrui and another tall boy were left in the three groups.

When the height rose to 1.45 meters, the situation became more tense.

The boy knocked the bar off during his first attempt, and Song Chengrui also failed during his first attempt.

On the second attempt, the tall boy barely jumped over the bar, but his back scraped against the bar, causing it to shake a few times before it stabilized.

The audience exclaimed and applauded.

Song Chengrui prepared for the second attempt with a serious expression.

Xu Zhiyi clenched his fists unconsciously.

Run-up, jump, and take off.

His movements were still standard and beautiful, but his heel lightly brushed the bar when he passed it.

Under everyone's gaze, the horizontal bar shook and finally fell to the ground.

A sound of regret.

There is only one last chance left.

Song Chengrui walked to the edge of the venue and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

His eyes swept across the crowd and suddenly stopped on Xu Zhiyi.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and he nodded slightly, with a confident arc at the corner of his mouth.

Xu Zhiyi suddenly mustered up the courage, cupped his hands to his mouth and shouted, "Song Chengrui! Come on!"

Her voice was clear, cutting through the noise of the playground.

Many people turned to look at her, and Xu Zhiyi blushed immediately to her ears.

Song Chengrui was obviously stunned for a moment, then his smile widened.

He returned to the starting point, took a deep breath, and focused his eyes.

The whole place fell silent, everyone held their breath.

This time his run-up was faster and more powerful than the previous times. He jumped up smoothly, rolled on the mat, and immediately stood up and looked back.

The horizontal bar did not move at all.

Cheers broke out instantly!

Song Chengrui excitedly pumped his fist, then subconsciously looked in the direction of Xu Zhiyi.

Across the crowd, they smiled at each other.

"Third place! Song Chengrui made it to the finals!" Zhang Ningxia excitedly shook Xu Zhiyi's arm. "Your encouragement just now was so timely!"

Xu Zhiyi's heart was still pounding. She was happy for Song Chengrui, but also felt incredible about her own boldness.

The afternoon games continued.

Xu Zhiyi participated in the class relay race and her class won second place.

Throughout the day, the campus was filled with cheers, broadcast announcements, and the encouragement of classmates.

In the evening, the first day of competition came to an end.

Xu Zhiyi was helping to clean up the trash in the classroom area when she suddenly heard someone calling her name from behind.

Song Chengrui stood in the afterglow of the sunset, holding two ice creams in his hands, "Thank you for your hard work today."

Xu Zhiyi took the ice cream and felt her cheeks getting hot. "You danced well. Tomorrow is the final. Keep up the good work~"

"Okay~"

They walked side by side in the gradually quiet campus, and the sound of the radio in the distance could be faintly heard.

"I'll go cheer you on for your 1500m race tomorrow," Song Chengrui said. "Don't be nervous, just run at your own pace."

"What if I come in last?" Xu Zhiyi asked half-jokingly.

"That's also remarkable." Song Chengrui said seriously, "Anyone who dares to participate in long-distance running is a warrior. But..." He paused, "I believe you will definitely not be the last one."

Xu Zhiyi turned around and teased him, "Are you so confident again?"

Song Chengrui nodded and smiled proudly: "I have burned incense before, it is very effective~"

"Superstition~"

“This is a blessing~”

During the evening self-study session, everyone had heated discussions and many students achieved good results in the competition.

Just from what she knows, there are several quite powerful ones, for example, Chen Chunhua is the first in the women's 200m preliminaries today, and if she performs well tomorrow she should be able to get into the top three.

Even Zhang Ningxia was extremely excited. The high school boy she had her eyes on also participated in the running competition this time and seemed to have done quite well. She was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling and kept mentioning his name.

While Xu Zhiyi was doing her homework, suddenly, a folded piece of paper appeared on the side of her desk, quietly handed to her by the boy in front of her.

Xu Zhiyi suddenly felt like a thief, and quickly held down the note. Then he looked around and made sure that no one was paying attention before quietly opening the note.

When Xu Zhiyi opened it, he saw a whole page of A4 paper. The title at the top read, "What are you thinking about now?", and below it were the answers of more than 20 students written in order.

Everyone wrote down their initials, and judging by the answers, it was clear that everyone had a lot of free time tonight.

The latest answer was from scr, who wanted to go home and sleep. It was an ordinary answer, but it was also what Xu Zhiyi wanted most at the moment. She wanted to have a good rest to prepare for tomorrow's game.

She picked up the pen, wrote down her answer, then folded it back and passed it to the seat behind her.

Suddenly, Song Chengrui turned his body to the side and asked in a low voice.

"Hey, what did you write?"

Xu Zhiyi paused while holding the pen and teased him deliberately: "You are so curious, are you a cat?"

"I am..." Song Chengrui said the last word too softly, and Xu Zhiyi didn't hear it clearly. She stretched her head and stretched her neck to listen, "What? What's your zodiac sign?"

As a result, Song Chengrui said in a mean way, "Your neck is so long, are you a giraffe?"

Xu Zhiyi: “…”

Good man, he really wants revenge.