The last minute of evening self-study.

Tonight, there was no teacher on duty, and the discipline committee couldn't be bothered to manage, so the class had already started to make a ruckus.

"Lin Li, let me ask you, you're lying in bed, on your left is a GAY, on your right is an unparalleled beauty, at this moment, who will you turn your back to?" Bai Bufan asked.

An absolute dilemma.

Lin Li heard this, pinched his chin, and fell into deep thought.

In the end, he made up his mind, looked at Bai Bufan, and nodded: "An excellent shooter can deal damage while enduring the hits."

"Makes sense." Bai Bufan acknowledged, worthy of being the trusted shooter, "Only a shooter with such awareness deserves my support."

People who can't let go of anything can change nothing.

Wang Ze's virtual parents are like that, so is Lin Li's virtual swallow.

"Great, support, quickly help me take the GAY's damage." Lin Li rarely felt Bai Bufan's existence was also valuable.

Bai Bufan: "?"

"Then I won't support anymore."

"Ring——"

"Let's go, Lin Li." As soon as the class bell rang, Chen Tianming, who was closest to the back door, stood up and waved at Lin Li.

"What are you guys going to do?" Bai Bufan was curious upon seeing this.

"I met Tianming on Tantan, so we're planning to meet up for a run." Lin Li stood up too, there wasn't much to bring home tonight, so he didn't even bring his bag.

Bai Bufan: "..."

"Can you not say something like that, what if Qiaoqiao accidentally hears it on the second floor and misunderstands! Tantan, Momo, Soul, Jimu, she mentioned some girls' dating site, I never knew about it, I never pay attention or know!" Chen Tianming said irritably.

"You mean, she's on the fourth floor, and three seconds after class ends, she can appear in our second-floor hallway, is that right?" Lin Li countered.

And listing site names while saying you don't know, isn't that a bit unconvincing?

"Who knows?" Chen Tianming nodded.

"Reconsidering."

Lin Li has always been a good child who corrects his mistakes, heard and nodded, looked at Bai Bufan, and explained again:

"Bufan, Tianming and I didn't plan to meet for a run, we're just preparing for the sports event together at the playground tonight.

In the pre-event preparation stage, we're contacting each other, using hands or bodies to help each other stretch and enjoy the joy under the night sky.

Then, we really get to business, panting 'ha—ha—' as we start running around the field, with the pace quickening, our bodies sweating, skin rubbing against each other softly.

Perhaps passersby might shoot us strange looks, but we don't care, continuing to immerse in this outdoor joy.

Until the end, exhausted and panting heavily, drenched from head to toe, we reminisce about this training session, finding what is commendable and what we didn't do well."

Bai Bufan: "!"

Chen Tianming: "?"

"You managed to describe running in such an ero way, you're incredible! Damn, if we really run into Qiaoqiao tonight, well, let's just pretend we don't know each other, thanks." Chen Tianming widened his eyes, impressed, and started regretting agreeing to train with Lin Li.

But as the saying goes, once you've agreed, the lights go out, it's all the same, so tonight, let's just run with Lin Li:

"Let's go, let's go, don't waste time, I must achieve a good position in the sports meet, so Qiaoqiao can further see my charm."

"Bufan, are you coming or not?" Lin Li, being pulled, asked back.

"I... I'll pass." Bai Bufan chuckled, "My aspiration is to become a person knowledgeable in astronomy and suffering from paralyzed legs like Hawking, no need for sports, just call me when you have a real outdoor exposure."

"...When will you start exercising?" Lin Li asked in frustration, "What about your plan to surpass me?"

"I've always been disciplined, I believe persistently being undisciplined is a form of discipline in itself, asking me to train now is making me undisciplined." Bai Bufan explained earnestly.

Lin Li: "..."

For Bai Bufan's own good, Lin Li decided to force him to act like a man.

"Elbow, follow me to the playground."

"What for?!!"

"Tonight, you're going to move, even if it's just a walk around the playground, it's better than lying dead in the dorm."

"If you're all going, I'll join too, I'm burning my calories!" Zhou Baowei decided to follow the trend upon seeing this.

A guy like Zhou Baowei, well suited for driving a Volkswagen in the future.

Arriving at the playground, it turned out there were quite a number of people tonight.

Probably many, like Chen Tianming, are thinking of the upcoming sports meet, intending to train properly in these next half a month before the event.

Everyone preparing for sports, concern for an aging population can be saved.

But, like Wang Ze, those sports students who already have daily training typically won't show up, after all, overtraining can be counterproductive.

Pity those little couples, their home ground suddenly occupied, not knowing where to relocate their ground.

Nansang isn't large enough to fully hide sneaky couples, and no one knows if behind the podium, a few couples might be sneaking kisses.

Leaning against the railing under the spectators' stand, after warming up, everybody began jogging.

After jogging a lap while chatting together, everyone started running at their own paces.

There's no point in running the whole course together, it won't have any training effect.

...

"Hah—Hah—Hah—" Lin Li sat on the ground beneath the bleachers, gasping for air in big gulps.

Sweat dripped from the tips of his hair, soaking the back of his uniform. He propped his hands on his knees, panting heavily, feeling like a fire was burning in his throat, the breathing even carried a scorching sensation.

This feeling, it's been a while.

The time on the watch stopped at nine minutes and thirteen seconds.

This was Lin Li's effort-driven result for the three thousand meters he just ran.

In the night, no one would notice a strong level-three athlete, a near-level-two athlete born quietly, missing by just a few seconds.

Broke Nansang's first-year record by nearly a minute and a half.

Going to a higher-level middle school athletics meet would be considered an absolutely outstanding performance.

If I secretly smeared a little blood on myself, using "Wind Control" to ensure a tailwind throughout, adjusted my running posture and breathing, Lin Li thought that within a few days of training or even the next run, he could finish in nine minutes, maybe even eight and a half.

This also proved that systematic training was not as aggressive as systematic stat-boosting, I still underestimated my limits.

After confirming his current stage's limits, Lin Li's task was simple—control the final result to ten and a half minutes, no more no less, just broke the record by a few seconds, then determine his running speed per lap based on this result and spend some time adapting.

Meanwhile, recently, he needed to create an image of himself being diligent with training to everyone in the class, and that the result on the day was due to a bout of extraordinary exertion which he couldn't replicate.

As for the fifteen hundred meters, no need to test it, Lin Li already broke the Nansang first-year fifteen hundred record in the first fifteen hundred of the three thousand just now, taking only four minutes and twenty-five seconds.

If he just ran the fifteen hundred, breaking it by half a minute would be a piece of cake.

"Lin Li, do you need some tissue?"

A clear and elegant voice like a stream in the night breeze, with a hint of concern and gentleness, Lin Li looked up, his gaze moved from a pair of white sneakers upward, passing the long legs—damn school pants, don't bother me here, get out!

The school pants wouldn't listen to Lin Li, so his gaze finally settled on Chen Yu Ying's face.

Chen Yu Ying stood in front of him, holding a pack of tissues, slightly bending over to look at him, her long hair tied into a ponytail for exercise, strands of hair fluttered gently in the wind, a few even clinging to her porcelain skin due to sweat.

The light from the track field cast a soft halo around her from behind.

Doesn't Shanghai already have an Oriental Pearl, how come Xiling has one too?

"Heh, class leader, are you giving alms to me?" Lin Li, the atmosphere-ruining king, sneered.

Chen Yu Ying: "?"

"Uh-huh, I'm giving you alms." After a second of confusion, Chen Yu Ying nodded vigorously.

"?"

Lin Li: "...No, no, class leader, you should say that's not what you meant."

Chen Yu Ying shook her head, firmly said, "No, I am giving you alms."

"Then I don't need it! Take it away!" Lin Li got angry, his tone extremely firm, but he had already taken the tissues and swiftly started wiping his sweat.

"Class leader, are you guys here to run too?" After wiping his sweat, Lin Li asked lazily.

"Yeah, I just finished running, Wanqiu and Si Han are still at it."

"Then how come I didn't see you?" Lin Li was puzzled.

"Too many people on the inside lane, fewer outside, I was running on the sixth lane, but I saw you, darting around like a big black rat, running so fast," Chen Yu Ying explained.

"Class leader, with your language proficiency, I don't think you should use such basic metaphors; you should say, 'Lin Li's silhouette cuts through the moonlight, clothes fluttering like clouds, toes touching the ground as if stepping on stars.'" Lin Li corrected Chen Yu Ying's basic mistake.

In return, he got a playful response.

"Lin Li, you can't squat for too long right after running, it leads to poor blood circulation, you should get up and do some stretching or walk slowly," Chen Yu Ying advised.

It's actually meant to match the pre-exercise warm-up, this is known as the post-exercise cool down.

"Okay."

Though Lin Li thought he didn't need this step, he nodded without dampening the mood.

Chen Yu Ying's cool down exercises were quite hardcore, lifting a leg effortlessly onto the fence, stretching to over 150 degrees, then slowly leaning forward to further stretch her muscles.

Almost a full split, the class leader's flexibility was indeed great, she must have learned many dance forms before, evidently having a strong foundation.

Seeing Lin Li lift his leg, and place it on the highest point of the fence, Chen Yu Ying, noticing the purpose, spoke to stop him: "Lin Li, you're a long-distance runner, your muscles are very tired now, doing splits can easily cause strains and joint injuries."

"Class leader, don't forget, I'm a master of ballet too! Skilled at this!" Lin Li replied confidently, pressing his body down, also easily achieving a major angle.

"Alright, impressive."

Seeing this scene, Chen Yu Ying blinked her eyes, complimenting him.

Yet, what kind of yearning for tights did Lin Li have that he taught himself to this level?

But before Chen Yu Ying could figure out an answer, she saw Lin Li's expression change, as he brought his leg back down to stand on both feet again.

"What happened? Did you strain yourself?" Chen Yu Ying asked with concern.

"I was fully prepared for the splits, how could anything go wrong," Lin Li smiled confidently, shaking his head.

"Then what is it?" Chen Yu Ying was a bit puzzled.

"But my pants weren't prepared for it."

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