How come you're also my ex-girlfriend?

He smiled and said, "Alright, go back and rest. It's going to rain heavily, don't get wet."

"Oh..."

Seeing her best friend standing there blankly, not knowing how to take a step, Ma Jiamin hugged Wen Xueyu's arm tightly and smiled at Xu Yan, giving her a fist pump to encourage her, "Go for it, just finish the run, we're leaving now, we won't bother you anymore."

"Well, let's go."

Watching the two figures disappear from behind, Xu Yan shrugged. The rain had begun to fall heavily, and his hair was gradually getting wet.

He had to wipe the traces of sweat or rain from his forehead.

My arm had just been lowered...

"come on."

Xu Yan: ?

When did she appear?

Xu Yan blinked, looking at Ye Shutong who had inexplicably appeared in front of him.

They were all somewhat stunned.

In the short time it took to wipe my face...

Looking at Ye Shutong holding the umbrella, he came back to his senses and asked, "When did you arrive?"

"Just arrived."

"...You came all this way just to cheer me on?"

Xu Yan asked, somewhat confused.

Ye Shutong smiled slightly, "Otherwise what?"

"...Could you hold an umbrella for me and run with me? It's raining, and I'm afraid I'll catch a cold."

Ye Shutong took two steps toward Xu Yan, startling him.

I wonder what this girl is up to in public.

They are usually calm and restrained, even indifferent and aloof.

But when she does something, it's often shocking and unconventional.

She left behind only one sentence before disappearing from Xu Yan's sight.

"There's a reward for coming in first."

"..."

……

Chapter 122 You're here to deliver water too?

"Prepare..."

"start!"

The drizzle began to fall in a fine, dense pattern, like transparent threads falling from the sky.

The whistle pierced through the rain and resounded throughout the stadium.

"They've started?"

On the sidelines, Jiang Yiyao, holding an umbrella, had just walked over from the restroom.

Just then, the whistle blew, and at the same time, a series of rapid footsteps echoed on the track. They were so synchronized that it seemed like you could feel the vibrations near the track.

When Xiao Lili came to her senses, several figures had already passed by her quickly.

"Yeah, that's the beginning... Hey, is that Xu Yan? Starting the 4000 meters so fast, can he even finish?"

Xiao Lili's voice trembled slightly, as if she was frightened by the situation.

Jiang Yiyao's expression didn't show much surprise. Standing on the sidelines with an umbrella, she saw a boy wearing number 10, whose figure was very conspicuous, leading the way.

But the girl wasn't surprised at all. "He always runs like this."

"Huh? What kind of running style is that?"

"Jiahao, please."

Jiang Yiyao gripped her umbrella tightly and stood at the edge of the field. There were still many people there; some were taking shelter from the rain, while others were hiding under umbrellas. But inexplicably, it seemed that the crowd of onlookers was growing larger and larger.

Perhaps it was because it was the last project, or perhaps the scene of running in the rain automatically attracted a lot of attention.

"Can you even keep running like that... two laps would be tough enough, right?"

Xiao Lili looked somewhat worried, and Jiang Yiyao looked at her friend with amusement, "What, are you feeling sorry for her?"

"After all, he's a friend... With so many people watching, if he really can't keep going, it would be a bit embarrassing, and given his personality, he probably wouldn't be able to accept it."

"How long have we known each other that you're already talking about personality... It's like you really know me well," Jiang Yiyao thought, wanting to laugh a little.

It wasn't that I disliked her; after all, the reason I was able to become good friends with Xiao Lili was because this girl was innocent and naive.

But she easily recalls that many things in interpersonal relationships cannot be discerned in a short period of time.

A seemingly strong relationship may easily crumble one day.

"It's alright, this person is like a hyena."

"what?"

"Let's go over there, there are too many people here."

"Oh..."

"Oh, and bring the water too. Pour it into a paper cup."

Xiao Lili: ?

The girl gave Jiang Yiyao a strange look. The instruction was odd. After all, bringing water could be explained as drinking it herself, but pouring it into a paper cup... She didn't think Jiang Yiyao was preparing it for the boys in her class who were participating in the competition. Given Jiang Yiyao's personality, she would never do such a thing.

So... but after thinking about it for a moment, Xiao Lili immediately obeyed and went to get the water.

The two of them had just stood together in a slightly open area, and it hadn't been long...

"How about we stay here?"

"Surely not? They even brought water specifically for this..."

Hearing the voices, Jiang Yiyao and Xiao Lili looked over together.

Xiao Lili immediately remarked, "What a fair-skinned girl...and she's beautiful too."

She is indeed very beautiful, but... I feel like I've seen this girl somewhere before?

Jiang Yiyao wondered aloud, only to find herself being stared at by the fair-skinned girl holding an umbrella.

She smiled at herself, feeling a little embarrassed.

Jiang Yiyao did not refuse the other party's politeness and nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

"It is indeed quite beautiful."

She said softly.

"There are quite a few pretty girls at our school... Oh right, there's this one named Ye something... She's really popular, I often hear bored guys passing by saying they saw her or something..."

"Ye Shutong?"

"Huh? You know?" Xiao Lili asked curiously.

Jiang Yiyao chuckled and looked up. "Isn't it right across from me?"

"Huh?"

Xiao Lili looked up in surprise and saw a tall figure holding an umbrella standing on the green lawn on the opposite side of the playground.

Standing on the edge of the puddle, she looked like an ethereal and stunning fairy.

Her unique charisma makes it impossible to mistake her for someone else.

"boom……"

The wind whistled through the group, revealing two incredibly fast figures.

Xu Yan felt like he was running a 400-meter dash; he was very fast, and he knew it himself.

But for him, it's not too strenuous yet. It's just ten laps, what's there to be afraid of!

Just a little behind Xu Yan was a sports student who had been training for nearly three years, closely following Xu Yan's pace.

To be honest, he was a little confused the moment Xu Yan rushed out.

Is this a sports team? Why are they running so fast? Are they in a hurry to leave the field or get to the hospital?

But soon they gradually realized something was wrong; the boy hadn't slowed down much even after laps.

Is the plan to use speed to get around first, then secretly follow behind and pretend to be the last one?

Although he didn't think the boy could keep up for ten laps, he decided to follow the boy's pace to prevent such an accident from happening.

Anyway, with him breaking the wind ahead, I'm not too tired. We've already done almost two laps, and his speed will soon drop... Maybe because I'm following him, he'll feel pressured and his rhythm will be disrupted, which will eliminate a potential threat.

Are you under pressure?

Xu Yan didn't care who was behind him at all; he only knew that at this pace, no one could overtake him.

Will taking the lead put you under pressure from breaking the wind? What is breaking the wind? I don't know. Is there really no resistance in running?

Xu Yan wouldn't care about such opinions, even if many sports professionals on the sidelines didn't understand the boy's actions.

But he ran the second lap at a pace that barely slowed down, and then made it to the third lap.

Gradually, some people began to feel the strain. The real main force was no longer the leading group, but the group that had been left behind by a few.

It might seem like 4,000 meters is easily accomplished by saying it's ten laps, but when you actually do it yourself, it's a completely different story.

At least that's the case for Lu Yujie.