Tuesday evening self-study.
Class monitor Huang Zhongfei went to the grade-level meeting again with the class monitors of Class 9 and Class 10.
For some reason, the class was a little restless tonight.
More students than usual were talking.
The strip lights on the ceiling struggled to cast their bright glow, illuminating the classroom as if it were daytime.
Wang Longlong said, "Ma Ge, turn up your screen brightness. It's tiring to look at."
Ma Shicheng said, "My battery's almost dead."
Wang Longlong pulled a battery from his desk compartment. "This one's fully charged."
Smartphones at the time did not have fast charging, but swapping batteries was convenient—you could just pop one in. Ma Shicheng's phone had three spare batteries.
Jiang Ning held his high school physics textbook. What it taught was not particularly profound, merely basic physical laws. But the greatest truths were simple; the simpler they were, the more variations they could produce.
His deskmate, Xue Yuantong, was asleep.
His older sister, Chen Siqing, turned around and asked Jiang Ning, "Did you sign up for any Sports Day events?"
The school anniversary events were gradually being announced. The class monitor had registration sheets for the various activities, and students had been signing up bit by bit lately.
Jiang Ning said, "Not yet."
Chen Siqing pondered for a moment. "Jiang Ning, your explosive power is incredible. I think you could sign up for the hundred-meter sprint."
Bai Yuxia suddenly turned around and asked,
"How do you know his explosive power is good?"
Chen Siqing was startled for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. She said as though it were obvious,
"Don't you know about Jiang Ning's past?"
She seemed a little embarrassed, as if ashamed to mention it in front of him.
Bai Yuxia's lovely face was as