As a prominent university, the sports meet which pauses classes for three days is, indeed, a grand ceremony. It begins in the morning with students arranging a simple decoration on the site. The audience is asked to enter the field before eight in the morning, followed by the opening ceremony at eight. The first event starts at nine after check-in.
According to the race schedule, Ning Xuan’s 200 m race for women was held on the third morning, including a round of women’s 200 m preliminaries and finals.
As for Song Zhan, it was unspecified.
Lu Nanchen’s basketball match between teachers and students was in the afternoon on the third day.
So, Yu Ting was in no hurry. For the first two days, she and Ning Xuan stayed in the dormitory, ordering takeout, watching TV shows, and playing games. They didn’t go out until the third day.
The check-in for the women’s 200-meter race was at nine in the morning, so they rushed to the field from the dormitory a little after eight.
Moreover, apart from the opening ceremony on the first morning, the crowd grew larger as the event progressed. By the morning of the third day, in anticipation of the afternoon basketball match, the attendance on the field was quite significant.
When Yu Ting and Ning Xuan arrived at the field, Yu Ting found a place to sit down that was both nearby and with a clear view, while Ning Xuan headed to the check-in. She also had the race number pinned to her gray leisure jacket.
"Contestant number 6031...checking in."
"Contestant number 6032...checking in."
...
"Contestant number 6034, Ning Xuan, checking in."
A man stood beside the check-in centre with a megaphone, shouting to a waiting crowd.
"Present."
With a straight face, Ning Xuan responded. After squinting at the man and confirming he was not a familiar face, she made her way towards the check-in crowd.
Man: ...
"...contestant number 6035..."
The check-in process lasted for about ten minutes. Once everyone was done, the participants headed to the tracks and lined up.
Yu Ting sat near the finish line of the 200-meter track. With the races about to start, her eyes occasionally darted to the starting line.
Bang.
The 200 meter dash was a quick race. As bursts of starter gunfire echoed, row after row of runners completed the race. Yu Ting noticed Xie Yangyang, ready to go, on track number two.
She had also registered to participate. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Yu Ting’s eyes lingered a little longer on this petite woman.
In the original book, it detailed how both Xie Yangyang and Shen Sheng enrolled for the Chang Ming University sports meet.
After Xie Yangyang finished the preliminary race, the protagonist out of jealousy pushed Xie Yangyang in the crowd, as the protagonist was envious of the good relationship between Shen Sheng and her. This led to Xie Yangyang twisting her ankle, which Shen Sheng discovered. In full view, he carried her princess-style to the university hospital, greatly envied by the onlookers.
The protagonist, seeing this seemingly successful plot, tried to replicate it with Shen Sheng, which backfired. She was publicly rejected to the amusement of onlookers.
Later, her husband, Lu Nanchen, saw her acting in this way, which led to him distancing himself further, resulting in the collapse of their relationship.
This course of action hurt her more than anyone else.
Thinking about this, Yu Ting retracted her gaze and sat up straighter, firmly deciding to leave as soon as Ning Xuan finished her race.
She wouldn’t do such a thing.
As batch after batch of contestants crossed the finish line, it was almost Xie Yangyang’s turn, followed by Ning Xuan.
Yu Ting sat rigid and proper.
"How did you end up here?" A girl recognized Yu Ting and was taken aback to see her in that particular position. After a pause, she voiced her suspicion, "Are you... planning to push Xie Yangyang down?"
Yu Ting: ?
What?
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