Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

"What are you doing?" Xu Qingfan grabbed her, just as she was about to bump into the table.

"Ah... I'm not doing anything," Xiao Ruawen's guilty gaze darted around, fortunately, everyone else was focused on their scores and didn't pay much attention to her.

"This score is pretty good, though. For female student athletes, a perfect score in the 100 meters is 12.8 seconds. If you hadn't been part of a track team in junior high, running it in 12 seconds already shows great talent."

"However, there are fewer girls who are student-athletes in sports. I teach seniors, and this year we've only got two boys in sports specialties."

The referee, who had been among the onlookers, smiled and commented upon seeing them checking the scores.

"Thanks for the heads up, but they've got good grades, first in the grade, third, and fourth. These two are a bit off, but still within the top forty of the grade."

Xu Qingfan listed each name as if citing treasures, and when it came to Lin Wanning, the girl revealed a rows of shiny white teeth with a silly smile.

Physical education teacher:...

"Hahaha... I was just saying, just another option."

Xu Qingfan, tall and handsome, was quite recognizable, so naturally, the physical education teacher also remembered him.

Since the topic came up, he simply continued, "By the way, you just broke the school's 100 meters record, didn't you, mate? Aren't you interested in joining the school's track team? With some proper training, you stand a good chance at reaching the national first-class athlete level, and it can earn you additional points when applying to prestigious colleges."

Although he didn't know by how many seconds he was fast, but Xu Qingfan just dusted the second placer by a good eight or nine meters, undeniably.

[I wanted to keep a low profile, but my strength just wouldn't allow it.]

Xu Qingfan shook his head with a hint of regret, "Such a pity, if only I weren't the second in my grade, I would have gone to train in sports with you, sir."

"Pff, cough cough... well, if you're second in the grade, you should just focus on your studies then. But it's still important to exercise regularly." The teacher waved his hand, no longer wanting to continue the conversation, feeling drained!

Top students naturally wouldn't consider training in sports, as being guaranteed a place, preparing for competitions even without winning, can still utilize the learned problem-solving techniques in the college entrance exams.

But with sports, if you don't make it, it indeed amounts to nothing.

After finishing the statement, the teacher picked up a walkie-talkie and began to hurry the preparations on the other end.

Xu Qingfan turned to the five girls, shrugged, and was met with their collective rolling of eyes.

...

The 200 meters race began at nine in the morning, and right after, it was Wu Lingyu's turn to run the 1500 meters she had scheduled for the morning.

Though it was said that everyone would run the 1500 meters with Yu, the only ones who actually finished it were Xu Qingfan, oh, and Little White also ended up being dragged along to complete it.

"Phew.. Bro Fan, my... my legs are so sore," Wu Lingyu gasped heavily, supported by walking between Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruawen.

"Keep walking, rest at the medical station up ahead," Xu Qingfan said, holding a cup of concentrated glucose, feeding it bit by bit to Yu.

Despite both having finished the 1500 meters, Wu Lingyu looked half-dead, whereas Xie Rui seemed unbothered, only slightly sweaty on the forehead.

"Yu, I'm sorry, if I'd known, I would have slowed down the pace from the start," Xie Rui followed them, initially needing a bit of support, but regained his strength after a few steps.

"It's not your fault, Xie Rui, I insisted on running," Wu Lingyu, although groggy at the moment, still managed a smile towards Xie Rui's direction.

Xu Qingfan had suggested Wu Lingyu slow down her pace when they reached nearly 800 meters, but Yu refused.

While different from Xia Xiaoxiao's competitive spirit, once Wu Lingyu committed to something, her sense of responsibility drove her to give it her all.

As they walked, the results of the 200 meters were broadcast over the speakers.

"Grade 11 (16), student Xu Qingfan finalized the 200 metros race with a time of 22.54 seconds, breaking the school record for the men's 200 meters sprint."

Xu Qingfan and Xiao Ruawen unsurprisingly took first place again, maintaining his stable performance and continuing to break the school's long-standing records.

"Bro Fan, you made the broadcast again," Xie Rui said, quite admiringly.

Being the only one among them involved in sports, she better understood the significance of Xu Qingfan's achievements.

"Luck, just luck," Xu Qingfan waved dismissively, modest in front of Xie Rui.

Seeing Wu Lingyu had finished her glucose, he turned and sternly said, "Sports isn't your specialty, you're not allowed to enroll in the 1500 meters next year, you hear me!"

[I just ran second place, how is sports not my specialty anymore.]

Despite feeling unconvinced, Wu Lingyu still felt warmth in her heart.

"Yeah.... right.... Brother Fan," she drawled, squinting and smiling.

Xu Qingfan glared at her reproachfully, "Sit down and rest a bit."

"Okay!" Wu Lingyu grinned woefully sweet.

...

Once Wu Lingyu regained her mobility, everyone went together to the awarding area to collect their medals and certificates; medals for the top three, and certificates for fourth to eighth place.

The sports day meant school ended early, and the five girls, still dreaming about their Hanfu, didn't eat at the school cafeteria and went straight home after 11 a.m.

After bidding farewell to Xie Rui, the six walked home.

Lin Wanning wore both of the gold medals that Xu Qingfan and Xiao Ruawen had won around her own neck.

"Brother Qing Fan, is this layer of gold actually gold?" she picked up a medal and thought about biting it to test.

"Don't bite it, you never know if cockroaches or rats have crawled over it, how could it be gold, it's good enough that it's not a plastic reward," Xu Qingfan grabbed her wrist.

Upon hearing "rats and cockroaches," Lin Wanning immediately let go of her hand in disgust.

"Ugh, I don't want it anymore, take it back, Brother Qing Fan!"

Xia Xiaoxiao, Wu Lingyu, and Zhang Yiyi, each holding a silver and bronze medal, then disdainfully handed their medals to Xu Qingfan after hearing this.

"Brother, take these."

"You keep them for now, just wash them when you get home."

"Sheesh, the fruits and snacks you buy from the supermarket are likely crawled over by cockroaches, just wash them and it'll be fine," Xu Qingfan shook his head, holding a string of medals in his hand.

"Brother Fan, could you not mention that, I feel like vomiting just thinking about how I usually bite into snack packages with my teeth."

First it was Xia Xiaoxiao's strawberry tart in the morning, and now Xu Qingfan's cockroach attack, Xiao Ruawen really felt like saying you two just marry on the spot.

"Making a big fuss over nothing," Xu Qingfan rolled his eyes at her, but didn't say anymore.

...

By 11:30, the six were back home.

As soon as Xu Qingfan threw the dog leash, Little White lay down at the entrance and wouldn't come in.

After being kicked twice by Xu Qingfan, it slowly meandered back to its kennel and then lay there motionless like a dead dog.

Little White had also had a fun day, if it had a mobile phone on its neck, its step count on WeChat would probably have broken twenty thousand by the morning.

"So tired, guys~" Lin Wanning, utterly incompetent, hadn't participated in any competition, but had been running around all morning collecting people like stamps, which was quite the workout.

"Brother Fan, I'm so hungry, when are we eating?" Xiao Ruawen patted her stomach and said.

Wu Lingyu looked up at Xu Qingfan, intended to head into the kitchen to cook, but the next second, she lay back down.

"Brother Fan, I'll rest a bit longer, then I'll be right there," Wu Lingyu told him.

"Brother, I'll help!" Zhang Yiyi sounded eager, but showed no sign of getting up.

"Everyone rest, I'll cook myself today. You all just do your make-up and wait for the feast," Xu Qingfan said, glancing at the five girls sprawled on the sofa, then turned and walked into the kitchen.

To prepare for the sports day, they had all gone to the market after yesterday's school to buy lots of ingredients; Xu Qingfan had already timed the cooking for the stew this morning.

He took the apron hanging on the wall, tied it on, and soon, the handsome chef was online.

...