Chapter 14 Chapter 14 The Second Wish
Gong Yuan let out a long "oh" and turned around to sit up straight, as if he was just asking casually.
Li Shanyue was still very nervous, pinching the rabbit doll in a state of shock. Later she realized that she was sweating in the middle of winter.
[05, Why do you want to live on this doll?] He had never considered this question before.
System 05 explained: "This is a different mode. I can reside within your body, which would allow me to gather more information, but it would consume a lot of energy. Generally speaking, I prefer to reside within objects; it's easier and doesn't affect the completion of the mission."
What does it mean to have more information?
——This means that it can spy on the host's thoughts, monitor the host's condition, and control the host's body at any time. With the rabbit doll, System 05 would have more trouble doing this, but it also has more freedom and does not have to be trapped by the host's side.
Some systems choose to reside in the host to help complete tasks faster, but System 05 does not like this. It listens to the host's thoughts at all times and will accumulate a lot of redundant data.
At this time, Jing Lin slowly walked over. He had just finished the high jump, and his chest was still heaving violently. When he saw Li Shanyue, he paused slightly and said, "I'm done."
Li Shanyue hummed vaguely and turned his body slightly. There was an empty seat next to him, but Jinglin stared at that seat, turned on his toes, walked to Gong Yuan and sat down.
So the two of them sat on either side of Gong Yuan. Li Shanyue didn't notice Jinglin's unusual behavior. He was still frightened by Gong Yuan's previous test. Instead, Gong Yuan raised an eyebrow, tilted his head and said, "You are first."
"Yeah." Jing Lin looked ahead calmly. In fact, he was recalling yesterday's dream in his mind.
He dreamed of Li Shanyue.
I don’t know why, but yesterday’s dream was particularly clear, especially after seeing Li Shanyue today, the emotions in the dream were also so vivid.
On the second day of the sports meet, Li Shanyue changed his clothes and put the number 4 on his back early. In today's 4X400m, he was the fourth runner.
Several people were making preparations, but the third runner was late. The physical education committee member urged him several times. Just before the competition, he learned that the third runner had diarrhea and was unable to come to participate in the competition.
The other two team members were furious. They had been preparing for a long time, and were they going to have to give up the competition just because of one person? Li Shanyue asked the sports committee member, "Can we find someone to replace us? As long as they can run."
The physical education committee member said with a bitter face: "I just asked, and no one is willing." There were only a few people willing to sign up, and those who were willing to be substitutes all had other events, so for a while, there was really no one to fill the position.
Li Shanyue frowned. This was actually his first time participating in a sports meet since high school. He had not signed up in the previous two years.
"I'll be the substitute."
Jinglin came over, his breathing still not calm, his forehead was covered with sweat: "It just so happens that I haven't changed my clothes yet."
The sports committee member said worriedly, "But you just finished a basketball game..."
Jing Lin smiled and said, "So I don't have any physical strength left. I can only run."
"There's really nothing we can do." The PE committee member sighed and casually handed the number and pin in his hand to Li Shanyue. "Help the monitor put it on. I still need to check on the other groups."
Li Shanyue was stunned for a moment, then walked around behind Jinglin with the number in hand, pinning it on while saying, "Luckily, you're here."
Jinglin lowered his eyes and his eyelashes moved.
He dreamed of Li Shanyue again yesterday.
He dreamed that he was confessing his love to someone, but the person on the other side was blurry and unclear, and he only remembered his own bitter heart.
Li Shanyue only felt that Jinglin's body was a little stiff, and thought it was because he was too tired after playing basketball, so he patted his back.
"It's okay, just give me the baton."
The game started soon and they stood in their positions. Jinglin looked at Li Shanyue, who was standing on the other half of the court.
The whistle blew, and the results of the first two runs were pretty good. Jinglin was in second place when he took over. His physical fitness was above average, and if he was in normal condition, he might be able to run first. But even if he tried his best, when he handed the baton to Li Shanyue, he had already been pulled down to fifth place.
I’m sure to lose this time, Jinglin thought calmly.
Li Shanyue took the baton and looked up at him.
Jinglin was stunned.
That glance was incredibly bright, like a star suddenly illuminating in the night. Li Shanyue had already run dozens of meters away. Jing Lin stared at his back, stunned. It was like a cheetah running through the forest, his posture nimble, his lines flowing, his muscles tense. Each step was light and powerful, and the wind was pushing him forward.
He was completely different from before. Unconsciously, his body became well-proportioned, his facial features were clean and neat, and his temperament became outstanding and bright.
Li Shanyue overtook one person, and then another... The last leg would be assigned to a runner who could sprint, and they were all very fast, but Li Shanyue overtook them again and again, rushing to the finish line like the wind.
Thunderous applause broke out in the stands. People had been cheering for Li Shanyue since before he started to overtake. When he was the first to cross the finish line, even the host of the radio station was excited.
"Congratulations to Li Shanyue from Class 1 for winning the championship!"
Jinglin heard the deafening sound of his own heartbeat.
After the competition, the four of them received a grand welcome, and the head teacher praised them for a good job, especially Li Shanyue. The classmates rushed up to praise him. Li Shanyue's ears turned red, and he couldn't handle it anymore, so he found an excuse to run away.
He came out of the bathroom and looked up to see Jinglin.
"Squad leader." Li Shanyue greeted him and stepped aside, but Jinglin remained standing, obviously looking for him. "What's going on?"
"You ran too hard just now." Jing Lin said. He could clearly see that Li Shanyue was running almost for his life.
"It's okay, it's okay."
"What about your 1500 meters later?"
"Just run around. If you can't do that, you can just walk the whole course." Li Shanyue looked at Jinglin's expression and said, "The 4x400 is a team event after all. It doesn't matter what place I get."
The announcement in the distance was about to begin the 1500m race. Li Shanyue waved to Jinglin. His muscles hadn't fully relaxed yet, and his lungs even felt a faint pain when he breathed. "Actually, running like this feels pretty good... I've never run like this before."
He had been very anxious recently, but after this run, he felt a little more clear-headed.
[You have some talent in running. If you had trained earlier, you might have become a professional athlete.]
[Alas, it seems I missed it. Who could have imagined this?] Li Shanyue said regretfully: [If everyone had an attribute panel next to them when they were born, with their values and talents written on it, people wouldn't have to take so many detours.]
Li Shanyue stood on the track, the finish line was very far away.
If you knew what you wanted from the beginning, you wouldn’t…
Bang!
The starting gun sounded.
Li Shanyue didn't have much energy left, so he ran at a leisurely pace, even walking in the second half. Naturally, he came in last. After finishing, he stepped off the track. Just as Jinglin was about to hand him a bottle of water, several girls swarmed over to Li Shanyue.
"You've worked hard, drink some water."
“So handsome!”
"It's great that you managed to keep running!" The girls gave him a thumbs up and praised him.
Li Shanyue had never encountered such a scene before. She held the water bottle awkwardly, not daring to drink. "Uh, thank you."
The girls were laughing and making a lot of noise. Li Shanyue didn't quite understand what they meant, but soon the girls dispersed again, leaving only a short-haired girl standing in front of him.
"Come with me." said the girl with short hair.
He already had a bad feeling, but he was afraid he was overthinking it, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow the short-haired girl. When they reached a corner, the short-haired girl mustered up the courage and said, "Classmate Li Shanyue, I like you."
Li Shanyue: “…”
【Help. 】
System 05: [No help.]
The short-haired girl continued, "I've been following you for a long time. Starting six months ago, I've noticed your changes and efforts. I can't help but care about you more and more, wondering how much further you can go. Seeing your progress makes me happy, and it inspires me."
Li Shanyue didn't have much impression of this short-haired girl. He only knew that she had many friends and was the kind of popular person he once envied.
"I went from 25th place to the top ten, and even took up boxing. I'm so happy." The short-haired girl looked at him with burning eyes. "All this is because of your encouragement."
Li Shanyue didn't know how to respond: "...It mainly depends on your own... uh, hard work."
The short-haired girl smiled and said, "I decided to confess my feelings to you after the sports meet. Winter vacation will come right after the sports meet, and I don't want to endure it any longer. Are you willing to date me?"
Li Shanyue took a deep breath and said carefully: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I don't plan to fall in love for the time being, I'm very sorry..."
He felt very embarrassed to reject someone else's confession. He felt ashamed and could only apologize continuously.
"Oh, you don't have to be like this." The short-haired girl was at a loss for words by his reaction: "Actually, I already knew the result, but I just had to say it out loud."
Li Shanyue hummed vaguely twice.
The short-haired girl smiled and continued, "It's normal for you to look down on me. After all, there are people like Gong Yuan who like you."
Li Shanyue was still humming, but when she reacted, her eyes widened immediately.
Gong Yuan, like him???
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