She is in the fog

Monday, October 2012, 10, cloudy.

After the morning self-study session, the sports committee member Qin Yiran came over with a roster, stopped in front of Qian Ziyue, and asked, "Qian Ziyue, the autumn sports meet is coming soon, and no one has signed up for the men's 3000 meters. I heard that you have participated in the city's competition before, how about you run it once?"

"Ah? Please spare me!" Qian Ziyue lay on the table, frowning and saying, "That was all in the past. I don't have good endurance and don't want to run."

Qin Yiran also frowned and said, "I can't do anything about it. The rule is that each class must have two students participating in the individual events. No one has taken the initiative to sign up for the long-distance race. We are still short of one student for both boys and girls. If my event wasn't full, I would have wanted to run by myself. Apart from Wang Wei, you are the only boy in the class with experience. It is said that the class with the highest total score in this sports meet can get a prize. Isn't the class fee here? The boys all want to have a basketball for their class, and the girls also want to buy a few badminton rackets."

"Okay, okay, okay, sign me up for the 3000-meter race." Qian Ziyue finally compromised.

"Okay, Qian Ziyue, you are my brother for this moment." Qin Yiran followed the roster and wrote the three words "Qian Ziyue" in the men's 3000m column.

When Wen Wan heard the word "long-distance running", her ears perked up. She asked, "Qin Yiran, you said no one has volunteered to run long distance?"

Qin Yiran turned around, walked to Wen Wan's desk, and nodded: "The list of individual events will be submitted to the school soon. The other events are full, and there is still one person missing for the women's 1500 meters."

"Oh my god, how come I didn't know that the registration for the sports meet had started? You didn't promote it well enough! How could you not ask me for help with something like this?"

"No, the homeroom teacher said that in class. Is there a possibility that you were distracted in class? I saw that you didn't take the initiative to sign up, and I thought you didn't want to bully the weak."

Who made the homeroom teacher a math teacher? I felt sleepy as soon as I started her class. Wen Wan coughed twice in embarrassment: "Don't worry about it. Write it down for me quickly. I will definitely get the first place."

"That's great! I'll write it down right away!" Qin Yiran opened the roster and glanced at Mingmei who was sitting next to Wen Wan. She was solving math problems as if no one was around. Seeing her thoughtful look, Qin Yiran couldn't help blushing.

But class monitor Fang Yiyi called her at the door: "Qin Yiran, the class teacher asked you to hand in the list."

"Here I come!" Qin Yiran wrote Wen Wan's name in the "Women's 1500 meters" column while running, then closed the pen and rushed to the head teacher's office.

A few days later, the head teacher posted the list of participants and event times for the sports meet on the bulletin board and asked the students to come down and watch it for themselves.

Wen Wan looked at the women's 1500m hurdle for a long time, but her name was not there. Instead, she saw Ming Mei's name. She felt very strange and shouted loudly, "Qin Yiran!"

"What's wrong?" Qin Yiran stood up. Wen Wan's voice was so loud that it attracted the attention of the whole class.

"Why is Mingmei the winner of the women's 1500m race and not me?"

Qin Yiran hurried to the bulletin board to check, and the name on it was indeed Mingmei. She tried hard to recall the scene of that day, but because she looked at Mingmei for one more moment, the only word left in her mind was "Mingmei", so she wrote "Mingmei" instead of "Wenwan".
After thinking about it, she hesitantly explained: "At that time, the head teacher asked me to hand in the name list, and I was in a panic and wrote the wrong name..."

"I wrote it wrong?" Wen Wan was a little angry, "Can you correct it?"

Qin Yiran scratched his head: "It can't be changed. This has been reported to the school."

"What do you want me to say to you?" Wen Wan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Mingmei had not exercised much, and 1500 meters was not a short distance. It was okay for her to run for fun, but if it really came to the level of a competition, she would definitely be affected by other players, and she would not be able to help but speed up, and she would feel very uncomfortable after the run.

Mingmei was doing some exercises when she heard her name. She also got a general idea of ​​the situation from their conversation. She didn't want to cause trouble for others, so she said to Wenwan, "It's okay. I can go. You can run with me and practice for a few days."

Wen Wan frowned: "But the midterm exam is in two days, and the sports meet will be held after the midterm exam. Will it affect your review?"

"It's out of the way."

Wen Wan pouted and said sadly: "Okay then, thank you for your hard work."

After the evening self-study ended, the day students left the campus one after another.

Mingmei and Wenwan made an appointment to go to the playground to run.

After Wen Wan ran a lap with Ming Mei, she saw He Xi also came to the playground and waved to her: "Wen Wan, stop first, I have something to discuss with you."

Wen Wan then let Ming Mei run a lap by herself first, and then walked over to He Xi: "What's the matter?"

"Wen Wan, can I take you home today?" He Xi pleaded straight to the point.

Wen Wan rolled her eyes at He Xi and teased, "Hypocrisy, you want to send Ming Mei home, right?"

"It's the same. Don't you live in the same neighborhood?" Seeing that Wen Wan was a little reluctant, He Xi continued, "Sister Wan, have you forgotten what you promised me? Friends should help each other, right?"

Wen Wan rolled her eyes helplessly: "Forget it, who made me lose to you? I am really impressed. How come you are so good? I have never heard of you playing fast cars before?

He Xi pretended to cough twice: "Maybe there is something called talent at work." "Okay, I promise you." Wen Wan shook her arms, "Why did you want to send us home? Are you worried that something might happen to us?"

"Yeah, I guess so. I just found out that you walk home every day. It's so late, and I always feel that you two little girls are not safe."

Wen Wan couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Aren't you also a little girl?"

"My mental age is 28!" He Xi explained hastily, "Besides, there is strength in numbers. If you are really worried, I will ask Li Xingyu to come with us."

The weather was getting colder and colder, and the road home was getting more and more desolate. Besides, no one had repaired the street lights, and it was really scary in the dark. It would be more reassuring if there were more people. Wen Wan said, "Okay, I'll run a few laps with A Mei, you guys wait for us." After that, Wen Wan accelerated to catch up with Ming Mei.

He Xi shouted from behind: "Let me run with you." Then he also started to chase Mingmei who was running in the front.

Li Xingyu yawned and sighed, "Oh, the peacock spreads its feathers, it's so energetic."

He Xi ran to Ming Mei's left, pretending to look at her face from time to time, and couldn't help but feel overjoyed. She was so pretty. He deliberately slowed down his pace and kept walking side by side with her.

After running three laps, Mingmei slowed down evenly and finally changed to walking. The other two followed her pace and walked beside her.

Mingmei looked at her watch and said sadly, "It took so long and was so slow. What if I don't get a rank?"

Wen Wan comforted her, "It's okay, Ming Mei, there are still a few days left."

He Xi also agreed: "Yes, it doesn't matter if you don't get a ranking, the important thing is to participate."

"But..." Mingmei thought of what Qin Yiran said. There would be a bonus for the first place in the total score. Everyone in the class must be looking forward to this bonus. It would be such a pity if she failed because of herself.

"Amei, don't feel pressured." Wen Wan took her hand and said to her with a smile, "Just participate and don't worry about the results. I will run with you every day these days. As long as we finish the whole run, we will be the best!"

When He Xi heard Wen Wan say this, he mustered up the courage to say, "Ming Mei, I'll go with you too."

Mingmei stopped and looked at the two of them. They were clearly at odds with each other two days ago, but today they were united. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she felt a sense of strength in her heart, so she nodded and said firmly: "Okay, I'll try my best. It's getting late, we should go back, otherwise the school gate will be closed."

After leaving the school gate, Ming Mei saw that He Xi and Li Xingyu, who were supposed to go their separate ways, had no intention of turning back, so she asked curiously, "He Xi, Li Xingyu, you guys aren't going the same way as us, are you?"

Wen Wan quickly explained: "They said it was getting late and the street lights in our area were broken, which was scary, so they just did us a favor and sent us home. It would be more lively with more people."

He Xi continued, "I have nothing to do when I get home, and my family won't worry about me. My home is not far away anyway, so I can come back in time after sending you home."

Li Xingyu said: "Me too."

The road back to the community was pitch black, Mingmei also felt it was scary, and it would be more lively with more people. So, she did not reject the kindness of He Xi and Li Xingyu, but smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you."

So, He Xi walked beside them, watching the two of them chatting and laughing hand in hand along the way, and felt that this scene was very beautiful.

Just as she was thinking about it, Mingmei suddenly took her hand and said with a smile: "He Xi, why do you always walk on the stairs? Come down and walk with us. Be careful not to fall."

It was like a spring breeze blowing across the ice, instantly melting the cold of the winter. He Xi's heart almost stopped beating for three seconds, and the corners of her mouth rose involuntarily without her even noticing.

However, as she walked, she suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart. With her police officer's sensitivity and intuition, she always felt as if something was following and watching her from behind. She pretended to look back several times casually, but saw nothing.

Furthermore, she noticed that most of the street lights along the way were out of order, which made her suspicious.
It's understandable if one or two are broken, but if all of them are broken, it's hard not to think too much.

He Xi immediately thought of the strange eyes in the photo, as well as Ren Yan and Yan Huo.

"When did the street light break?" He Xi asked vigilantly.

Wen Wan looked up and muttered, "Anyway, I haven't seen it in a good mood since I came back from the game."
Mingmei said: "I didn't know about it before, but it was broken when I got home on the first night of school."

First day of school? That’s almost two months away, it’s time to take action.
Am I overthinking it? He Xi pressed his forehead and felt a terrible headache.

Mingmei continued, "But it's okay. Grandma has called the city government and they should be arranging for someone to come and fix it soon."

"That's good." He Xi said this, but he was still full of doubts in his heart.

(End of this chapter)