Starting the Physical Fitness Test

As Ling Yun and Zhou Da were on their way to the sports field, they ran into Jiang Yingqing and Su Yue, who were coming out of the restroom hand-in-hand.

"Yingqing!"

Ling Yun naturally waved at Jiang Yingqing.

Seeing him greet her, Jiang Yingqing's eyes lit up. She pulled Su Yue along and walked over quickly.

"Yingqing," Ling Yun asked, looking at the approaching girl with a hint of confusion, "After you arrived at school today, why haven't I seen you come talk to me?"

Normally, she was always the first one to approach him.

"Hmph!"

Jiang Yingqing pouted upon hearing this and gave Ling Yun an annoyed glance.

"Brother Ling Yun, how can you even ask! You weren't even in the classroom for long today! I finally waited for class to end and wanted to find you, only to see you and Zhou Da leaving together, arm in arm. How could I possibly interrupt your 'brotherly affection'!"

Her tone was full of slight complaint.

"What the hell?! You're blaming me for this too?"

Zhou Da, standing nearby, exploded when he heard this, his face filled with indignation.

"Alright, alright, you guys talk! I'm just an eyesore here, and a third wheel! I'm leaving!"

With that, he decisively cupped his fists and, without looking back, "rolled" towards the sports field. His retreating figure was full of a resolve that screamed "this place is not suitable for lingering."

Watching Zhou Da's comical hasty retreat, Ling Yun, Jiang Yingqing, and Su Yue couldn't help but laugh.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!"

Su Yue retracted her gaze, nudged Jiang Yingqing lightly with her elbow, a teasing smile on her face, and deliberately drew out her words.

"Brother Ling Yun? Yingqing, when did your relationship with him progress so rapidly? You call him so intimately!"

The gossip sparkled in her beautiful eyes.

"Aiya! Yueyue! You... what nonsense are you talking about!"

Jiang Yingqing's cheeks instantly turned crimson, like ripe apples. She shyly hit Su Yue and lowered her head, not daring to look at Ling Yun. Her voice was as faint as a mosquito's, completely unsure how to explain.

"Haha, just kidding."

Su Yue knew when to stop. She generously turned to Ling Yun, extended her hand, her smile bright.

"Hello, classmate Ling Yun. It's nice to officially meet you, I'm Su Yue. It's been quite a while since school started, and this is the first time I'm talking to you this close. Hmm... you really live up to your reputation, handsome from every angle!"

Her tone was sincere and frank, not hiding her admiration at all.

"Thank you for the compliment."

Ling Yun also smiled politely and lightly shook her hand.

"You are also very beautiful and have a great aura."

His response was humble and appropriate.

However, Jiang Yingqing, standing beside them, watched her new best friend chat so naturally and openly with the boy she liked. A small sense of vigilance inexplicably arose in her heart.

Scenes of "guarding against friends" from TV shows instantly flooded her mind.

Even though... even though Ling Yun wasn't her boyfriend yet, this subtle sense of crisis lingered.

The three of them continued to chat casually as they walked towards the sports field.

Upon arrival, Ling Yun immediately got into character and began organizing the class into formation.

"Ring ring ring--"

The class bell rang precisely on time.

Zhao Ruixue, dressed in sharp sportswear, strode confidently to the front of the formation.

Her gaze swept across the class. As it passed Ling Yun, she blinked quickly, almost imperceptibly, with a knowing smile that only the two of them understood, before speaking loudly:

"Hello, students! I am your Physical Education Teacher, Zhao Ruixue. I hope that in the coming year, we can enjoy the fun of sports together and have a pleasant time!"

"Wow--!"

"PE Teacher? So young and pretty?"

"Oh my god, this looks..."

A chorus of hushed exclamations and whispers erupted from the formation.

The students were clearly taken aback that this elegant, beautiful woman was their PE teacher!

"Alright, enough pleasantries." Zhao Ruixue clapped her hands, calming the commotion, and announced with a "kind" smile, "According to school regulations, the first PE class of the new semester is--the physical fitness test!"

"Ah--???"

"No way! Again?!"

"I thought running a thousand meters for the high school entrance exam was the end of it!"

"Nightmare revisited!"

The formation instantly dissolved into groans of despair, with cries of agony echoing one after another.

Zhao Ruixue ignored the "wailing and howling" and looked directly at Ling Yun. "Ling Yun, take a few classmates to the sports equipment room and bring the equipment needed for the physical fitness test."

"Okay, Teacher Zhao."

Ling Yun nodded in agreement and quickly picked a few boys to leave with him.

Soon, the equipment was in place. Under Zhao Ruixue's arrangement, Ling Yun began to organize the students to conduct various tests in an orderly manner.

The first item was height and weight.

This item had no technical difficulty, and most people could pass it easily.

Although the students were a little nervous, they all went up to be measured generously.

"Zhou Da! Stop hiding! It's your turn, what are you dawdling for?"

Ling Yun's gaze swept over the fatty in the back of the line who was trying hard to shrink himself into the crowd.

"Brother Yun! Brother Yun! Let them test first! I'm not in a hurry! I'll be last! Last!"

Zhou Da waved his hands repeatedly, his chubby face filled with "refusal of public execution."

Seeing his death-defying look, Ling Yun sighed helplessly and nodded, "Alright, you'll be last then."

After all the students had finished and moved on to the next station, Zhou Da, like a thief, shuffled his feet to the height and weight scale.

He took a deep breath and stepped onto it as if he were severing his own wrist.

The result was a stable performance: height 170cm, weight 130kg.

Looking at the conspicuous numbers on the electronic screen, Zhou Da's face instantly fell, his eyes filled with pleading, and he looked at Ling Yun pitifully.

Ling Yun glanced at the physical fitness test form, then at Zhou Da's almost tearful expression, and understood.

He picked up the pen and quickly wrote 172cm and 100kg in Zhou Da's column.

Anyway, this was just a formality, no need to embarrass his good brother in public.

"Brother Yun!!!!"

Seeing the "beautified" data, Zhou Da was so touched that he almost burst into tears on the spot and opened his arms to give Ling Yun a "bear hug of love."

"Stop! Da Zi!" Ling Yun reacted quickly, dodged with a flash, and said with disgust, "Don't repay kindness with enmity! You just finished filling out the form for me and now you want to gross me out?"

"Hehehe, sorry Brother Yun, I was too moved! I couldn't help myself!"

Zhou Da scratched his head, smiling foolishly.

Next, the test entered the "hardcore" stage, pull-ups for boys and sit-ups for girls.

They were conducted separately for boys and girls.

Ling Yun led the boys' team to the horizontal bar area, while Zhao Ruixue took the girls to test their sit-ups.

In the boys' horizontal bar area, the scene was quite "tragic."

Most boys struggled just to hang on, and doing one or two was their limit. Very few passed.

In the end, only two people got full marks: Ling Yun and Niu Li.

Niu Li got full marks entirely by "bending the rules."

The standard for pull-ups in the physical fitness test was relatively lenient; as long as the chin could pass the bar and the movement wasn't too distorted, it was fine.

Niu Li, who could only do ten standard pull-ups, managed to "shake" out twenty by twisting his whole body to gain momentum. He was so tired that his face turned red and his neck was thick, but at least he met the standard.

As for Ling Yun...

He easily leaped onto the horizontal bar, his movements as standard as a textbook.

His body was straight, his arms exerted vertical force, his chin steadily passed the bar, and his rhythm was steady and powerful.

One, two, ten, thirty... his speed did not decrease at all.

The boys went from initial astonishment to numbness, and finally, only "what the f***" remained in their hearts.

Ling Yun did a full one hundred standard pull-ups in one go!

His face wasn't red, and he wasn't out of breath, as if he had just done a warm-up.

Only when he felt it was truly boring did he stop and land lightly.

Silence fell around them. All the boys looked at Ling Yun with deep awe and exclamations of "not human."

This gap was not something that could be bridged by effort alone.

On the girls' side, sit-ups were relatively easier, but full marks were still rare.

In the end, only one person easily achieved full marks, and that was Jiang Yingqing, who often practiced rock climbing and had extremely strong core strength.

After the two tests ended, the students, led by the teacher, dragged their tired or numb bodies towards the sandpit on the field.