Chapter 131: 130. Unexpected
The sports meeting started at 8:30, just like the first class on regular days.
Wen Yang held the attendance sheet, counting the students present, as anyone absent would still be marked as skipping class.
“Lily!”
He looked up and scanned around, but didn’t see the mute succubus, so he marked a check on the attendance sheet.
Although the counselor was standing not far away, he didn’t want to offend Ning Chu’s friend and end up being talked about.
“Counselor, everyone’s here.”
The new counselor always wore heavy makeup, exuding a strong scent of perfume, and had a notoriously bad temper, which left the students with a poor impression of her.
A sexual harasser was replaced by a menopausal hothead.
But whenever she faced Wen Yang, the counselor always wore a smile: “Alright, don’t let the students run back to the dormitory, take attendance every hour.”
“Okay.”
“Good luck in the competition.”
“Sure.”
Wen Yang was just going along with the counselor; his gaze was already on Ning Chu, who was sitting on the distant lawn playing with her phone alongside Yan Xinya.
Though he knew Ning Chu and Yan Xinya were close girlfriends, he couldn’t help feeling a twinge of jealousy.
Ning Chu had a masculine personality, who knows if she had any yuri tendencies.
He strode over to her: “Ning Chu, I’ll be competing in a bit.”
“Oh.” Ning Chu covered Yan Xinya’s tail with her belly, focusing on her phone, not looking up as she responded, “What competition?”
“Four hundred meters.”
“Alright, go for it.”
“……”
Not hearing Wen Yang’s response, she finally looked up, slightly puzzled at the still standing Wen Yang: “You don’t want me to cheer for you, right?”
She’d just watch from a distance to keep Wen Yang from being surrounded by his little fangirls.
“Of course!” Yan Xinya nudged her back, “Go go!”
“……”
Ning Chu’s expression was conflicted. She looked around; the playground was buzzing with noise, thousands of students were gathered nearby.
Cheering for a guy to get excited seemed a bit embarrassing.
Besides, Wen Yang was only aiming for fourth place, what’s there to cheer about…
Seeing Ning Chu in a dilemma, Wen Yang said nothing, nodded, and walked straight to the starting line for the four hundred meter race to report to the referee.
“You see Wen Yang, how disappointed he looks~”
“I can’t tell.”
Ning Chu shot a glare at Wolf Girl, then turned her gaze back to Wen Yang’s silhouette, glancing at the group of girls gathered along the track, led by Lin Li, the cheerleading squad, and sighed deeply.
Cheering for a friend is pretty normal, right?
That bunch of seductive vixens was all set! She couldn’t fall behind!
She jumped up: “Let’s go! It’s not like sitting here is doing anything, let’s watch Wen Yang race.”
On the loudspeaker, the school leader was droning on about something like “showing off your talents” and “friendship first,” but all the students just went about their business, finding the school leader annoying.
“Wen Yang! Wen Yang! Go! Go!”
The cheerleading squad, led by Lin Li, had more than ten members, all wearing short sleeves and little skirts, exposing their slim waists and long legs, raising colored pom-poms as they shouted energetically.
“Aren’t they embarrassed…” Ning Chu’s face turned green.
“Cheering for someone you like is totally normal, right?” Yan Xinya nudged her with her shoulder, “Why don’t you wear that women’s clothing he gave you to cheer as well?”
“Don’t! That’d kill me.”
She rubbed the bridge of her nose, arms crossed, looking at Wen Yang, and as the cheerleaders showed up, her sense of caution steadily rose.
“When Wen Yang finishes running, like last time, you’ll just pull him away and leave.”
“I’m worried he can’t keep up… This is a competition.”
“Well then…”
“Take this.”
Ning Chu suddenly felt her hands weigh down, looking down at the water bottle and handkerchief in her hands, utterly confused as she glanced at Yan Xinya.
“As long as you join in, you can totally steal the show!” Yan Xinya nodded seriously at her, “The main lady joining in, those bad women would have no chance against you!”
“Main lady… don’t say nonsense.”
Ning Chu tugged the corners of her mouth; she simply couldn’t smile.
Bang!
The starting gun went off suddenly, cheers and shouts erupted, and she hurriedly peeked towards the starting line, only to see Wen Yang already leading in first place.
“Go go go!” Wolf Girl excitedly cheered from the side.
“It’s only just begun…”
“You have to keep up! Or else you’ll miss the chance! Hurry!”
Ning Chu stumbled forward as Yan Xinya pushed her, and just as Wen Yang ran past her, their eyes met.
Gritting her teeth, she picked up her pace, holding the water bottle and handkerchief, running alongside him.
“Cheer, cheer…”
Wen Yang immediately felt his thighs strengthen, running even faster.
Ning Chu looked back and saw the second place was already several strides behind him; she panicked: “Wait! You weren’t supposed to stand out!”
They were halfway through, and how was Wen Yang still in first place?
Let him ease up!
If Wen Yang really became famous in school, a swarm of female side characters would rush in, and then all sorts of small royal text plots would unfold. She’d either have to give up on Wen Yang or turn into a succubus and send out love every day—who could handle that?!
Wen Yang paused, finally recalling Ning Chu’s request, he slightly slowed down, and the second place immediately caught up.
The cheerleading squad instantly sounded a collective wail, their shouts more enthusiastic, chanting “Wen Yang,” echoing across the whole playground.
Ning Chu’s face darkened; with that cheerleading squad around, even if Wen Yang finished last, everyone in school would probably recognize him.
She sighed in despair, gradually falling behind Wen Yang’s pace.
She could only watch his figure from a distance, and just when she was about to stop, she suddenly saw Wen Yang wobble and fall to the ground hard.
“What the heck!”
With a gasp, Ning Chu felt her heart leap and instinctively dashed forward.
She hadn’t expected this turn of events!
Nervously, she crouched beside Wen Yang, asking anxiously: “What’s wrong? Are you alright? Why did you just fall?”
“I’m fine, just cramping. Need to rest a bit.”
Wen Yang grasped his cramping calf, the pain distorting his face. He looked at his scraped knee, his face flushed with embarrassment, unable to raise his head, feeling utterly humiliated.
Not only was it under the scrutiny of almost the entire school but also in front of the girl he liked.
“You’re bleeding!” Ning Chu panicked, kneeling beside him, flustered, her words stumbling, “Should we go to the medical room?”
She awkwardly shoved the water bottle forward: “Drink some water? Is the cramp getting better? Can you stand?”
Wen Yang sighed softly, attempting to rise: “Let’s go to the medical room…”
“I’ll help you!” Ning Chu immediately caught hold of his arm.
He looked down, noticing Ning Chu’s tense face, her eyes full of concern and panic, her worried expression almost on the verge of tears.
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