Chapter 16: The Yellow Bird Behind At the same time, the lights in the house suddenly went out...
At the same time, the lights in the house suddenly went out, and the whole house was immersed in endless darkness. He seemed to be suddenly frightened, his voice was hoarse and unpleasant, revealing some rare fragility and fear, "No, don't turn off the lights, turn on the lights, you are not allowed to turn off the lights..."
Lin Xicai did not come out directly, but stood in the corner like a ghost, watching the man's fear.
She hasn't figured out what to do with him yet.
Let’s starve for two days first.
It's not a good thing for a man to have too much strength.
She felt peaceful and calm, but while doing all this, the feeling of being stared at came back to her.
Lin Xicai vaguely felt that someone was watching her.
It’s like there is a third pair of eyes in this space.
The gaze was intense, vicious, even overly excited.
Like a spectator with special quirks, watching an interesting live broadcast.
The feeling of being stared at was too real, making her feel uncomfortable. She suddenly thought of an idiom, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it."
Does that "yellow bird" really exist? If so, who is he?
After Lin Xicai came out, she took a shower and returned to her room to continue writing her unfinished homework.
Soon, the system appeared with its wings flapping. "Have you come out, host?"
Lin Xicai stared at a test paper and said, "Yeah, I'm doing my homework."
"I still think this isn't a good idea," the system flew around her, its blue light flickering like a large firefly, and said earnestly, "You... you should just let him go. This isn't a good idea..."
The system chattered incessantly, first explaining things to her logically and then appealing to her emotions. Lin Xicai was already struggling with her homework, and now it was nagging her, making it even harder to concentrate. She stood up, took out an exquisite doll from a cupboard, and placed it on the bed. "Be good, play by yourselves for a while. I'll talk to you after I finish my homework."
system:"......"
Thank you.
Who else but you treats me like a child?
The system wanted to say something, but she had already started doing her homework seemingly seriously, so the system had no choice but to shut up.
After waiting for her to finish her homework, it flapped its wings and just approached her, but she had already climbed into bed and covered herself with the quilt. Her voice was sticky and soaked with sleep. "Tomorrow I have a sports meet and I have to run 1500 meters. I have to conserve my energy, dear."
system:"......"
This is the most troublesome host it has ever had!
No doubt about it.
......
The school uniform of Xuling College is a suit-style uniform. Because today is a sports meeting, they were required to change into sportswear on this day.
Lin Xicai changed into her sportswear early in the morning, a white style with pink stripes, which made her look young and energetic. She stood in front of the mirror, fixing her hair and examining her outfit, with a look of excitement in her eyes.
In her world, she had participated in sports games before, but at that time, she was always a spectator. She was like a fragile glass doll, well protected and out of place in the crowd.
Because of her health condition, she could only stand outside the playground and applaud, watching others running freely in the wind, free, at ease, healthy, and soaring...
This was her first time standing on the playground as a contestant.
The students in Class Z didn't care about anything. They gathered in the playground in a noisy and fancy manner. After arriving, they chased each other, played, took videos and chatted, and looked completely relaxed. Only the male physical education teacher in the class was nervous.
This resulted in the results of the previous competitions being quite confusing. The best result for Class Z was fourth place in the men's 100-meter sprint.
Aside from the male sports committee member who was always fussing around, Lin Xicai was the only athlete with a serious attitude. She immediately started warming up, completely focused and serious.
"Don't be nervous," the male sports teacher kindly consoled him. "It's a good thing you didn't come in last."
Lin Xicai: “…”
The male sports committee member rubbed his nose, thinking his consolation wasn't strong enough, and continued to be understanding, "...it doesn't matter if you come in last, the important thing is to participate.
“…” Lin Xicai rolled her eyes: “Just shut up.”
Less than ten minutes before the start of the women's 1500-meter long-distance race, an uninvited guest came to the playground.
As the uninvited guest slowly arrived and sat down in the rest area beside the playground, Class Z suddenly became several degrees quieter. A big question mark popped up on everyone's face at the same time - why did he come?
Xie Shi never participated in group activities, especially such noisy ones. In the past, he would not even come to school at such times - but now, not only did he come, he also acted like a spectator, as if he had come specifically to watch the game.
The rest area fell silent for a moment, and everyone looked at each other, no one could guess his motives.
...You can't be just interested in the 1500 meters, right?
Lin Xicai had already stood on the runway at that time, and did not pay attention to the commotion and abnormality over there. Her eyes were firm and eager, as if she was running to a belated appointment in her life.
As the gunshots rang out, more than a dozen figures shot out like arrows. The white sportswear, the red running track, and the shouts and cheers from the surroundings were very lively and enthusiastic.
The Z class was a mess and didn't care much about this kind of competition. They cheered perfunctorily and most of them kept their heads down doing their own things, chatting or playing with their phones, as if it had nothing to do with them.
In addition, Lin Xicai's performance as an athlete did not seem to be outstanding. He ran neither fast nor slow. At the end of the first lap, he was already ranked among the last few.
As people watched, they found it increasingly boring.
They stood on the edge of the playground, chatting and playing with their phones, occasionally glancing at the track, but as Lin Xicai ran, they gradually put down what they were holding and their eyes began to be drawn to her.
"Am I dazzled? Is the fourth one Zhong Fei?"
"...Now it's the third one."
"Third place! Third place, just a little distance away from first and second place. There's hope we can catch up!"
The male sports committee member was even more excited, as if he saw the hope of the whole village. He cheered loudly and called out to everyone.
"Don't just stand there, everyone. Our class has never won first place before. This is the closest we've ever been! Come on, don't just stand there, cheer for Zhong Fei!"
Seeing this, the others were willing to cooperate. However, before they opened their mouths, they unconsciously glanced at Xie Shi who was not far away, as if they were worried that they would shout too loudly and be picked on by that weirdo.
However, when they looked over, they saw that the man's eyes were focused on a certain spot on the runway, and he didn't care about what was happening on their side at all.
The students in Class Z seemed to have been granted immunity. One by one, they started howling loudly and gathered at the edge of the playground, shouting Zhong Fei's name. It must be said that this enthusiastic atmosphere was extremely contagious, like a cluster of flames. Once it started burning, it would expand and spread infinitely.
In the end, the whole class was cheering for her, and the voices even exceeded those of all other classes. They were unprecedentedly united, and the sound of their cheers drowned out everything else.
Suddenly, there were sincere and enthusiastic cheers of encouragement in her ears. Those voices seemed to have a real power, and together with the sound of the wind, they pushed her forward.
This was her first sports meet. She had longed for the feeling of running freely for more than ten years. There seemed to be a fire in Lin Xicai's eyes, and there was only one voice left in her mind: First... I must get first place.
Lin Xicai was basically on par with the second place, and both of them were sweating profusely as they made the final sprint towards the finish line.
Twenty meters.
Fifteen meters.
Ten meters.
Nine meters.
......
However, at this moment, something unexpected happened. Lin Xicai tripped over a small stone on the runway, lost his balance and staggered left and right.
Xie Shi looked at him from afar, frowning slightly, barely noticeable.
In just one or two seconds, the opponent seized the opportunity and overtook her.
Lin Xicai missed the first place and crossed the finish line in second place, feeling dazed.
The only first place that was almost within my grasp was gone just like that. The students in the class gathered around me, making a fuss and there were cries of grief all around.
"Almost! We're almost there and first place is ours!"
"What a shame, eh."
"Why did she stumble? If she hadn't, Zhong Fei would definitely be first."
“What a shame…”
"Alright, alright," the male gym teacher said, looking at Lin Xicai, who looked like she had lost her soul, and dismissed the people who were sighing around her. "That's enough. Second place is already excellent. This is the best score in all events in our class so far."
"We didn't say it was bad," several girls murmured quietly, "It's just that we could have taken first place..."
The male sports committee member quietly stopped their discussion, then looked at Lin Xicai with concern and handed her a bottle of water. "Are you okay?"
Lin Xicai took the water with a grim expression, "I'm fine."
The male sports committee member nodded, "That's good. Don't be unhappy about this."
Lin Xicai waved her hand indifferently, her expression normal, "I'm fine, you guys continue playing, I'll sit on the side and watch the game for a while."
Lin Xicai returned to the rest area with some water and sat down not far from Xie Shi. Beneath her peaceful exterior lay a heart weeping and hysterical. She was going crazy! She was going crazy!
fine?
How can it be okay!
Who would be okay with something like this?!
Why? Why did that damned pebble trip her?
Why? Why is there a damn pebble on her track? Why didn't they check the track before the big sports meet? What the hell is this school doing? It's garbage!
My first place, who will return the first place you owe me? Second place? Why second place? I would rather have been second to last!
No one could understand her feelings. No one.
Give her some weird and twisted BGM, she's going to turn evil!
"Are you okay?" Zhu Hongfei leaned over, his face full of concern. "Are you really okay?"
Lin Xicai was silent for a moment, as if she had heard something strange. She smiled calmly, "Do I look childish? It's just a small competition, who would care about this?"
Xie Shi: “….”
Xie Shi rubbed his temples without saying a word.
Lin Xicai stayed on the playground for a while and then returned to the classroom early.
Lin Xicai went back and took out her homework book and spread it out on the desk, holding her chin with one hand and a pen in the other, looking a little absent-minded.
When Xie Shi returned to the classroom, she had unconsciously written a page of "Number One" all over the notebook. The handwriting was sometimes scribbled, sometimes filled with grief and indignation, and every word was filled with tears.
Xie Shi stared at the scribbled words and gave her an ambiguous look.
......
The next day, Lin Xicai had breakfast and went to school. From the moment she left the house, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
A feeling that is hard to describe.
A little familiar, and a little...
This strange feeling reached its peak the moment I got off the bus and walked to the school gate.
Men and women came and went, everyone was wearing sportswear and sneakers. A group of cheerleaders walked by, holding brightly colored hand flowers in their hands.
Lin Xicai, dressed in uniform, stood out in the crowd, looking out of place.
While she was stunned, a familiar voice came from behind her. Fu Xuefan jumped out of the private car, looked her up and down, and said with a mocking tone: "You really are always trying to be different."
Lin Xicai frowned and stared at her sportswear: "Why are you dressed like this today?"
Fu Xuefan looked at her strangely when she heard this. "Today is the sports meeting. Are you crazy again?"
"The sports meet wasn't yesterday..."
Lin Xicai realized something and looked down at the date on the screen.
Seeing the numbers clearly, Lin Xicai's breathing stagnated——
Repeated again.
Lin Xicai was about to panic, but then she thought of the heart-wrenching and frustrating sports meeting yesterday, and suddenly a strange and inappropriate excitement flashed through her heart.
Once again...
Does that mean...
The panic disappeared, and all that remained in Lin Xicai's eyes was the desire to become the king - this time, she wanted to take back the glory that belonged to her.
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