Back in the classroom, Tao You avoided the students who were busy working on the answers, tried his best to ignore the sound of their conversations, opened the exercise books and textbooks, and started copying resignedly.
"Xiao Youyou, how did you do in the exam?" Hong Xiqi returned to the classroom and saw Tao You lowering his head to copy the book. He asked strangely, "The math test is tomorrow. If you don't review now, what are you copying?"
Tao You moved the notebook in front of her, shook his aching hands, and said: "Copying ancient poems, I didn't write out one sentence in the exam. If I have time now, I'll copy it first, so I can feel more relaxed then."
After getting along with each other for this period of time, Hong Xiqi knew that Tao You was not good at reciting these things. He kept listening to her talk about these things before the exam, but unexpectedly something went wrong. She patted Tao You on the shoulder to express comfort. After a while, she turned back and said, "How about I copy something for you?"
Tao You didn't even raise his head, his eyes moved between the book and the book, and he said gratefully: "No, our handwriting is so different, the teacher can tell it at a glance. You should review math quickly, don't talk about math in the morning Reviewing wasn’t very good.”
Seeing what Tao You said, Hong Xiqi thought that it was right. The teacher was neither blind nor blind, but a little short-sighted, so he could not see the handwriting, so he turned back and continued to review wrong math questions.
The four days of exams flew by in the blink of an eye. On the day of the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, the weather was very good, with clear skies. The soft sunshine and slow cool breeze complemented each other, making people feel comfortable physically and mentally. The path to the playground is covered with withered yellow leaves, which make a clicking sound when stepped on. The whole campus is filled with the smell of autumn.
"Xiao Youyou, don't be so sad. Have fun at the sports meeting. Exams and everything else are a thing of the past." Hong Xiqi comforted Tao You.
Except for mathematics, Tao You had more or less regrets about everything else in this exam. She intuitively felt that her ranking would drop a lot this time: "Hey, please stop comforting me. I don't even know how to explain to my mother."
"Do you really think you didn't do well in the exam?" Song Yimian walked up to her and asked with a frown, "I told you last time, don't let Song Xiaoan come over, she will definitely disturb you. What did she tell you that time? Already?"
Tao You felt guilty. She had basically read all the novels that Song Xiaoan recommended to her last time. Although she repeatedly promised Song Xiaoan at that time that she would not touch them before the exam, she just couldn't suppress her curiosity. It was a day off, so I stayed up late reading novels almost every day. I couldn't fully concentrate when I was reviewing, and my homework was all done before going to school.
She recalled her vow to Song Yimian that Song Xiaoan would not affect her, and said harshly: "Which of your eyes did you see that Song Xiaoan was disturbing me that day? She was just chatting for a while after dinner, and she was quiet in the afternoon. Jing is doing her homework over there! Haven't you seen it all?" Although Song Xiaoan told her about the novel, she had already warned Tao You not to read it during this period. She could only say that it was her own fault.
Song Yimian was choked by her and had nothing to say. He took out a candy from his pocket and handed it to Tao You: "It's just a test. Don't be sad. This test is not easy. There are probably many people who will drop in the rankings." .”
"That's right, I didn't finish many of the questions, and I didn't even say anything." Hong Xiqi responded, "I will have a relay race later, and you have to help me cheer up. Cheer up."
Tao You took a deep breath, smiled, and frowned. Don't think about those bad things. They have already happened anyway, and there is no point in regretting them. Accept the results calmly, sincerely correct your mistakes, and don't make them again. "Don't worry, I will do it when the time comes." I’ll definitely cheer you on, grab some water and a towel and wait for you at the finish line.”
"I'll run the third round." Hong Xiqi circled Tao You's neck and reminded, "Don't remember wrong, you can bring it to me after the third round."
Tao You nodded, patted his chest, and said confidently: "Don't worry, I'll wrap it up and I'll deliver it to you in time!"
The opening ceremony was not as boring as expected. After the class entered the venue, the first-year students moved chairs and sat on the lawn in the middle of the playground, while the second-year students sat in the stands. The principal's speech was brief and concise, as if he had guessed that the students below would be impatient. The opening ceremony ended quickly. As the athletes' march played, the men's 100-meter and 50-meter preliminaries began.
It's more like an autumn outing than a sports meeting. Everyone brought schoolbags filled with various snacks. Even before the competition started, they couldn't wait to take them apart and share them. Each event was more like an 'autumn outing'. An embellishment that seems dispensable.
Gu Yi didn't dare to apply for many events for Song Yimian. He only applied for three thousand meters, high jump and one hundred meters.
Song Yimian took off his coat, walked to the inspection area to sign in, and did warm-up exercises.
"Brother Mian, come on, don't be nervous, one hundred meters is a piece of cake for you." Gu Yi patted Song Yimian on the shoulder and said.
Song Yimian laughed, glanced at him sideways, his shoulders slumped, Gu Yi's hand slipped down, and he continued to move his ankle without answering.
"Let's go through the process." Gu Yi said with a smile, "I know you have a good psychological quality. Hey, let's try to break the record later."
To put it lightly, it’s like saying we’ll have fried noodles for lunch later.
Tao You put his things on his seat and walked to the inspection area. He finally squeezed in from the crowd. The referee came over and called: "Men's 100 meters! Follow me!"
Before Tao You found Song Yimian, he was pushed out by the crowd again.
"Little Fatty Song." Tao You found Song Yimian at the starting line. Everyone looked over when they heard her voice, curious about who she was talking about.
Song Yimian frowned slightly, lowered his head and whispered to Tao You: "Can you please stop calling me Fatty Song? I'm not fat anymore. You're going to look over when you call me." The autumn wind blew, and Song Yi was blown away The hair in front of Mian's forehead, with the warm sunshine, brushed his slightly red cheeks.
Tao You tucked the hair that was blowing in front of her eyes behind her ears, looked around, looked back at Song Yimian, and laughed out loud: "Hey, you are still shy, it's rare. Don't worry, you have such a dark history, God knows The earth knows, you know, I know, oh, and my family knows, no outsiders will know."
"But when you shout like that, someone with some brains will figure it out after just a little while." Song Yimian said helplessly, dumbfounding.
"Um," Tao You touched the tip of his nose awkwardly, gave him a hammer on the arm, and said, "How many people in the world were fat when they were young? This is not a black history. Don't worry about it now and run well. Don’t embarrass our class.”
The "beep" whistle sounded, and the referee stood on the sidelines and reminded, "Anyone who is not participating should get off the track!"
As the gunfire rang out, the first group started running, shouts came and went, and with the background music, various cheering words continued to be heard from the loudspeakers.
Tao You returned to class and was stopped by Hong Xiqi: "Xiao Youyou, I'm so nervous that my muscles are stiff."
She squatted down, massaged Hong Xiqi, and encouraged: "Take a deep breath. The important thing is to participate. You don't have to win a prize. Just try your best."
After a while, the 100-meter preliminaries ended, and Song Yimian entered the finals with the first place in the group.
"Xiao Youyou, when is your one thousand and five years?" Hong Xiqi took a sip of water and asked.
Tao You recalled it and said, "Tomorrow morning, hey, I'm really going to put it on the shelves."
"At most, we'll finish the next few laps." Hong Xiqi patted Tao You on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, just treat it as exercise."
The day ended quickly. Song Yimian successfully won the championship without breaking the record. Hong Xiqi's relay team finished second, which was also an unexpected result.
In the evening, Tao You and Hong Xiqi returned to the dormitory talking and laughing. Chen Lian was already there, sitting quietly at the table studying.
Tao You looked at her, stopped smiling, and returned to the table.
"Chen Lian, you came back so early today." Hong Xiqi greeted her.
Chen Lian raised her head slightly and hummed in response.
"Xiao Youyou, you two should make up quickly. I'm caught in the middle and I'm worried every day. It's so uncomfortable." Hong Xiqi came over, bumped Tao You's shoulder, and spoke in her ear.
Tao You turned around and glanced at Chen Lian's back, unmoved, and urged Hong Xiqi to go back: "I know, you just said you felt uncomfortable, go take a shower quickly, I have to take a shower later."
Hong Xiqi was still worried, but she still went to the bathroom slowly.
The sound of water came from the bathroom. There was a book spread out in front of Tao You. After a while, she did not turn a page. She held her chin and looked out the window. It was very quiet outside. There was no moon, no stars, only the dark blue sky and a few clouds. , she was lost in thought until there was no sound of water running in the bathroom.
Tao You knew that the problem between herself and Chen Lian would be resolved sooner or later. The originally noisy dormitory had been too quiet these days, and Hong Xiqi's loud voice was caught in the middle. Her voice in the dormitory was much lower. She finally made a decision.
She opened the drawer, took out two bags of snacks, glanced at Chen Lian again, then stood up and walked towards her.
"Chen Lian, is there any misunderstanding between us? If there is something I do that you don't agree with, you can just say it." Tao You asked bluntly, still feeling nervous inside.
Chen Lian raised her head when she heard the sound, with a little surprise on her face. She opened her mouth and then shook her head: "No, I'm just under a lot of pressure recently."
Tao You looked at Chen Lian and knew that she had something to say, but since she shook her head, it shouldn't be a big problem: "Then we are reconciled?"
Chen Lian nodded slightly. Tao You was not sure whether she agreed or not. After waiting for a while, seeing that Chen Lian had no intention to continue talking, Tao You dismissed the matter and said, "This is my new purchase. The snacks are delicious, here you go." She put the snacks on Chen Lian's table.
"Thank you." Chen Lian said, looked at the package, pushed it aside, and continued to do her homework.
The first event on the second day of the sports meeting was the Thousand Five Finals. Tao You and Chen Lian were making preparations at the starting point.
"Xiao Youyou, Chen Lian, come on! I'll run with you, don't be nervous." Hong Xiqi held two bottles of water on the side to cheer Chen Lian and Tao You.
"Qiqi, why don't you run for me? I'm so nervous that I want to vomit." Tao You retreated, his heart beating faster and faster, and the impact became more and more violent, as if it was about to pop out of his chest.
"Xiao Youyou, I can agree to your other requests, but not this one," Hong Xiqi shook her head repeatedly, "I don't have the physical strength, I really can't, but I will run with you."
Tao You licked his thirsty lips, sighed, and moved his almost stiff limbs: "Chen Lian, you run fast, you can take me with you later."
"Yeah." Chen Lian responded lightly.
After receiving Chen Lian's response, Tao You relaxed a little.
"Get ready!" the referee shouted from the sidelines, holding an air gun.
"Bang!" The gun rang out, leaving a trail of gray smoke.
Tao You followed Chen Lian closely and ran outside.
"Tao You, don't run out of the way. It's okay to run behind. There are still several laps!" Song Yimian shouted to Tao You on the lawn, "If you do this, you will run more than others."
Tao You couldn't hear anything at the moment. All that was left in front of her was the endless track and Chen Lian beside her. This was just the beginning. She couldn't remember which lap it was. She only knew that she had to follow Chen Lian closely. She couldn't fall.
"Adjust your breathing." Song Yimian ran to her side at some point and said to her, "Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth. Don't rush. Take your time. Come on, it's already the second lap. If you can’t run anymore, stop and walk for a while.”
Tao You obediently began to adjust her breathing. Her open mouth had long been blown dry by the wind. She tried to swallow the saliva and it flowed down her throat. It was itchy and a little painful. She frowned and opened her mouth slightly, thinking in her mind I just want to finish running quickly.
"Come on, come on, we're sprinting for the last 100 meters!" Song Yimian ran with him throughout the whole process, but when he couldn't accompany him in the final sprint, he stopped at the last corner and ran to the finish line on a shortcut to wait.
Tao You was still running in the outer circle, side by side with Chen Lian. Her face was pale. She had lost the ability to think, and her legs were walking forward completely mechanically.
Chen Lian, who was running in the inner lane, still had time to glance at Tao You. Unexpectedly, she could keep following him, so she accelerated a little faster.
Tao You gritted her teeth and began to speed up. The final sprint left only the innermost half of the runway. There were many people standing in her path, unable to move at all, trying to get closer to Chen Lian.
The first place was about to be won between Tao You and Chen Lian. There were all kinds of shouts in the ears. The people behind them chased after Chen Lian. Tao You couldn't squeeze in between the two, so she tried to overtake Chen Lian. In front of Lian, she was blocked every time.
"Xiao Youyou, run up!" Hong Xiqi shouted from the side.
Tao You frowned, and his whole face looked a little ferocious. His legs that seemed to have been hung with heavy sandbags suddenly became full of strength, and he rushed forward with all his strength.
"come on!"
"come on!"
The closer we get to the finish line, the louder the shouting becomes.
Suddenly, Tao You stumbled and threw forward. Her eyes widened and her mouth was too surprised to make a sound. She could only watch the ground getting closer and closer to her.
"Little Youyou!"
"Youzai!"
"Stand up and charge!"
"stand up!"
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