Chapter 85 The Man Who Ties Her Shoelaces
Xia Zhen blinked in surprise, and said innocently, "I thought you were good friends because you were standing so close together."
The Chinese language representative from Class 1 and the short-haired girl from Class 3 glanced at each other, then each spat out a "pui" and moved far away from the other.
Amidst the lively sounds, the 1,000-meter race began.
As the athletes passed by, Xia Zhen jumped up, shouting, "Go Queen! Go Class Monitor!"
The athletes quickly ran far ahead, and Gao Ling and Lü Wang were steadily running in the lead.
These two are very close in position, and it's really hard to tell who can hold onto first place until the end.
Lu Wang even had the leisure to speak up, "Hey, the people in your class cheered me on first."
Gao Ling was slightly out of breath. "Putting the guests first is basic courtesy."
Lü Wang curled his lip.
Her family owns a taekwondo gym, and she received grueling training from a young age, so running a kilometer is a piece of cake for her.
Looking at Gao Ling again, although her physical strength was not bad, she was still no match for Lü Wang. Her breathing was getting faster and faster, and her steps were obviously not as fast as before.
Of course, Lü Wang could easily leave Gao Ling behind, but she deliberately chose not to. She wanted to stay close to Gao Ling, giving Gao Ling the illusion that she could win. Then, just as they were about to cross the finish line, Lü Wang would speed up and leave Gao Ling behind.
The thrill comes from giving people hope first, then leading them to despair.
The finish line is near.
Lu Wang revealed a confident smile, "I won't play with you anymore, second place."
She quickened her pace; the red finish line was right in front of her.
However, just as Lü Wang was about to rush over, her gaze was suddenly drawn to a bright color flashing across the sky.
Before her brain could even process it, her body had already lunged towards the bright color, firmly grasping the item in her hand. She squatted down, overjoyed, exclaiming, "It's the limited edition snail rice noodle flavored lollipop from Bu Sanjia!"
A lively commotion arose around them.
Lu Wang belatedly realized that when she looked up, she saw Gao Ling holding the red finish line ribbon in her hand.
Lu Wang stood up excitedly and walked over, "You cheated!"
Gao Ling said calmly, "All's fair in war."
This girl, who always had a poker face, suddenly curled the corners of her lips into a slow smile and said clearly and forcefully, "Second place."
Lu Wang raised her hand, about to throw the item, but then she remembered that this limited edition lollipop was something she had queued for three hours to buy, and she couldn't bring herself to throw it. She pulled her hand back, her expression fierce. "Fine, you've made me angry!"
Gao Ling replied with a cold expression, "Oh."
Because of the upset in the women's 1000-meter race, when the men's long-distance race started, the homeroom teachers of each class used Lü Wang as a negative example to remind their athletes not to get distracted!
Su Nuo also received Teacher Wen's caring words.
The 3,000-meter race was also the event that the homeroom teachers were most worried about. They were afraid that something unexpected might happen during the sports meet, so when the 3,000-meter race started, almost every homeroom teacher came over.
Su Nuo has always had good stamina. He secretly glanced at Teacher Wen several times. Being young, he became increasingly slow in his steps when he had to pass by Teacher Wen's place again.
Just then, a boy in front of them fell to the ground in an exaggerated manner, even adding a serious voiceover, "Ouch!"
A girl immediately rushed in to help him up, "Qiang, are you alright!"
The boy said weakly, "Ah Zhen, I need to go to the infirmary..."
"I'll take you to the infirmary!"
The boy leaned against the girl, his expression all smug, showing no signs of discomfort whatsoever.
The audience members around him all wore complex expressions that were hard to describe.
Su Nuo: "..."
He still managed to run over quickly, and of course, he didn't fall down at all, and even got first place.
During their lunch break, Xia Zhen and Lu Jin ate lunch in a quiet shady spot.
She picked all the meat from her lunchbox and put it into his lunchbox.
Lu Jin sighed, "Zhenzhen."
Xia Zhen sat on the bench and blinked her eyes. "I want you to eat more meat so you can gain some weight."
During this period of time, Hao Hui became increasingly suspicious and cautious. She seemed to have developed a deep-seated fear of Lu Jin, and when it came to meals, she certainly dared not be perfunctory or harsh anymore.
Therefore, Lu Jin's quality of life has greatly improved, and he has no shortage of meat.
Lu Jin picked up some shredded carrots from the lunchbox. "Is this your way of making me gain more weight?"
This was something she had put into his lunchbox not long ago.
Xia Zhen said without batting an eye, "Eating carrots is good for your eyes. I feel sorry for you because you study so hard."
It was because Aunt Fang was so enthusiastic when she heard that she wanted to bring her own lunch to school for the sports meet. She didn't tolerate the young lady's picky eating habits and made sure that the combination of meat and vegetables and the color of each dish were carefully calculated.
Back then, Aunt Fang would say, "Eating carrots is good for your eyes. Miss, you study so hard, you should eat more and not be picky about food."
Lu Jin looked at her and said, "Zhenzhen, you can't be a picky eater."
Xia Zhen pretended not to hear and buried her head in her food.
"Zhenzhen, if you're a picky eater, then our bet is off."
Xia Zhen immediately looked up, "You promised! You can't go back on your word!"
Lu Jin pretended not to hear her words.
She stretched out her legs, which were so white they seemed to glow. "I can touch them three times, Lu Jin. Are you willing to not touch them?"
Lu Jin didn't glance at him again; he seemed to have become that aloof, stone-like boy once more.
Xia Zhen felt sorry for her legs. She pursed her lips tightly, looking aggrieved.
Reluctant to show her a cold, hard attitude, he looked at her in defeat and said, "Let's try to eat one bite first, okay?"
Xia Zhen asked him, "What should we do with the remaining carrots?"
"I'll eat it."
In an instant, her face lit up with her brightest smile again. "Okay."
Lu Jin knew he had fallen into her trap again; she always knew how to soften his heart.
It wasn't that he couldn't see through her little tricks, but even if her grievances were feigned, he couldn't help but give in.
Xia Zhen decisively ate the shredded carrot he offered, then handed the rest to him. He then put a piece of meat into her mouth, which Xia Zhen swallowed whole, quickly suppressing the taste of the carrot.
She stretched out one of her legs and mumbled, "Hurry up and touch it, I've been waiting for a long time."
"...Zhenzhen, you are a girl."
"Of course, have you ever seen a boy as handsome as me?"
Lu Jin: "You should be more reserved."
Why be reserved with someone you like?
Just one sentence wiped out all his persistence.
The boy, who had been trying hard to keep a straight face, finally couldn't help but chuckle softly.
A classroom at Sheng Yi Middle School became somewhat lively after someone made a discovery.
"Wow, it's Xia Zhen!"
As soon as the name was mentioned, many people gathered around the female student who had spoken.
Someone asked, "She really is the school beauty! Where did you see the post?"
"It's on the forum at No. 1 High School." The girl holding the phone tapped on a picture. "Hey, look at this photo, who's this boy tying Xia Zhen's shoelaces?"
Because the photo was taken against the light and the photographer was far away, the boy who bent over in the photo had his face blurred in the shadows, and even the colors on his body had faded.
But it's still clear that he's in a wheelchair.
"No way! The school beauty is actually dating a disabled person!"
Someone kicked the person who spoke, saying, "Watch your mouth! It's just tying shoelaces, it doesn't mean they're in that kind of relationship!"
The noise in the classroom woke up the boy who was sleeping on his desk.
Song Heng sat up straight. "What are they talking about?"
The younger brother next to him was a little nervous. "Boss... they're talking about how they saw a picture of the school beauty on the school forum at No. 1 High School. They heard that she's dating a boy with a leg disability."
Song Heng silently took out his phone, and soon he saw that the homepage of the No. 1 High School forum was full of topics related to Xia Zhen. The most popular post contained various photos of her on the field.
Her eyes shone with a passion and unwavering determination for her goal.
Many students in the class were looking at the school's forum. Someone whispered, "Our sports meet is coming up soon. I wish the school beauty was still here."
"Isn't the school beauty supposed to dislike sports? I remember she rarely participated in PE class."
She may not like it, but that doesn't mean she's bad at sports.
In that past memory, not long after Song Heng was released from the police station, he was targeted by a group of thugs. Not long ago, he had awkwardly thought that he should show off in front of her at the sports meet and win first place for her.
But after his injury, he missed the sports meet soon after.
It was at this time that she approached other girls in her class and exchanged a spot in the 1000-meter race.
At that time, she was just as dazzling on the track.
After the competition, she ran happily towards him, shouting, "Song Heng, I won first place!"
The girl held his hand, her eyes crinkling, "Even though you didn't participate in the competition, first place is still yours."
Even though that part of his life was gone, Song Heng inexplicably felt his hands were still burning.
His gaze settled on the next photograph.
She looked down at the boy who was bending down for her. The light and shadow blurred and intertwined from the fingertips of his tying her shoelaces. In this frozen moment, he and she were rendered with just the right amount of gentleness by the light and shadow.
The picture was accompanied by the poster's comment: "They're such a perfect match!"
Song Heng remained motionless for a long time.
"Lu Chang'an, you're looking at the school beauty too."
Lu Chang'an looked away from his phone, glanced at his deskmate, and smiled kindly. "I was just a little curious because my dad and Uncle Xia are friends."
"Your dad and Xia Zhen's dad are friends? That's great, you can have a head start then." My deskmate teased, "So, have you treated them to a meal yet?"
Lu Chang'an nodded generously, "My dad has invited Uncle Xia and his family to dinner at a hotel tomorrow."
Song Heng moved slightly and turned his head to look at the boy who had spoken.
He knew very well that this man named Lu Chang'an was not a good person.
He also knew very well that this man named Lu Chang'an would deliberately seek out opportunities to be alone with Xia Zhen and use the same methods he used abroad on her.
But what does that have to do with him?
Xia Zhen is no longer his fiancée.
He can no longer stage any more heroic rescues.
Song Heng put down his phone, slumped back onto the table, closed his eyes, and tried to sleep again. But whether it was because the classroom was too noisy or because the wind blowing in from the window was too cold, he opened his eyes again after a while.
He stared intently at a small black dot on the glass window, seemingly lost in thought, yet a single sentence was relentlessly screaming from the depths of his mind:
"The person who tied her shoelaces back then was clearly me."
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