In early December, the school sports meet was held as scheduled.
For a seasoned veteran like Gu Fan, who had already participated in the competition before, he trained almost every day this time in order to get a ranking.
There are no preliminary rounds or finals for the 3,000-meter event; it's all about time, and the fastest time wins.
Gu Fan was warming up, while his roommate was trying to talk him out of it.
"Old Gu, you're the hope of the whole village! You have to run as fast as you can, and believe that there are no limits to what a person can do." Lin Jie patted Gu Fan on the shoulder with a righteous expression.
"If you feel tired, don't rest. Think about what it will be like when your opponent surpasses you and looks at you with contempt." Liu Qian's eyes were as firm as if he were about to join the Party.
Gu Fan's lips twitched.
"Are you treating your senior like a cow?" Jiang Yumeng's dissatisfied voice rang out.
She glared at the two of them, then looked at Gu Fan and said, "Senior, relax. If you feel unwell, don't push yourself."
Look at that guy's girlfriend, how considerate she is of her boyfriend!
Lin Jie and Liu Qian immediately felt embarrassed and ashamed.
"Ahem, sister-in-law, we just hope Gu Fan can forge ahead bravely, we absolutely don't mean to harm him," Lin Jie said with a fawning smile.
"Ah, right, right, right," Liu Qian echoed, trying to salvage his image in Jiang Yumeng's eyes.
They also got to know Jiang Yumeng. During this time, they went out together as a group and got to know each other. Jiang Yumeng was even called "sister-in-law" by them.
Yes, even though Jiang Yumeng is younger than them, they still call her "sister-in-law," which shows that Lin Jie and Liu Qian respect and approve of her very much.
At first, Jiang Yumeng was very shy when they called her "sister-in-law," but she couldn't shake off the shyness and eventually accepted it.
I'm actually quite happy inside.
Gu Fan rubbed her head: "Don't worry, I've been preparing for this for so long, it's okay."
Reassured by his words, Jiang Yumeng immediately beamed with joy: "Yes, I believe you! Senior!"
This scene filled Lin Jie and Liu Qian with envy.
This dog eats so much dog food, it doesn't even need to eat regular meals.
Soon, an announcement was made calling for the contestants to take their positions, and Gu Fan began heading to the starting line to prepare.
He was quite handsome, and the audience from the same department immediately screamed, and some who knew him even called out Gu Fan's name.
Suddenly, a wave of cheers for "Gu Fan, keep going!" rang out, attracting everyone's attention.
"So many female fans?" Seeing this, Jiang Yumeng felt a little jealous, her lips pouting.
She looked at Lin Jie beside her and asked, "Did you have a lot of admirers when you were a freshman?"
Lin Jie was taken aback, then smiled and nodded: "That's true. Old Gu is very popular in the academy. Several girls in his class have a crush on him."
Jiang Yumeng's cheeks puffed up with anger. It's not always a good thing that her boyfriend is good-looking!
Gu Fan was also startled by the screams of the group of girls. He subconsciously looked towards Jiang Yumeng's position and found her with a resentful expression on her face.
He gave a wry smile to himself; he could only finish the race first and then try to appease her.
With the referee's starting gun, the match officially began.
Gu Fan had specifically studied how to run the 3,000 meters, so at the beginning he simply took long strides at a steady pace.
For the first three laps, he was in a lagging position, but on the fourth lap, he began to gradually accelerate.
Just then, he heard his roommates cheering him on, and Jiang Yumeng calling out with concern, "Senior, you can do it!"
By the seventh lap, Gu Fan was already in second place, two hundred meters ahead of the third-place player, and one hundred meters ahead of the leader.
The athlete in first place was physically fit, and his opponent was also maintaining a good rhythm.
Gu Fan took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and ran forward as fast as he could.
He had only one thought in his mind: He couldn't let himself down, and he couldn't let them down!
In the final 100 meters, Gu Fan exerted all his strength, overtook the runners in front of him, and crossed the finish line.
He succeeded!
His roommates rushed over immediately, helped him up, and handed him water and a towel.
Jiang Yumeng also came over and tenderly wiped his sweat, saying happily, "Senior, you're amazing! You're number one!"
Gu Fan smiled slightly, clearly very satisfied with the result.
Some girls wanted to come over and offer water, but Jiang Yumeng was like a protective cat, not giving them any chance to do so.
Fortunately, Gu Fan only chose this project and successfully won first place.
Of course, he is still in first place in his group, and there are still two other groups that haven't run yet, but his result is still very good.
Ten and a half.
Gu Fan completed the entire course in ten and a half minutes, a speed that is among the best for amateur runners.
However, there were also strong competitors in other groups, and Gu Fan ultimately only won third place.
After finishing his own event, Gu Fan naturally stopped paying attention to the others.
She went to eat with Jiang Yumeng, while her two roommates were ruthlessly abandoned.
After dinner, Gu Fan and Jiang Yumeng took a walk on campus.
Jiang Yumeng asked curiously, "Senior, have you won a lot of awards?"
She heard it from Gu Fan's roommate.
Gu Fan nodded: "There are some, but not many major ones."
"Why is senior so eager to participate in so many troublesome activities?" Jiang Yumeng tilted her head and asked curiously.
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