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Everyone around Shen Baili cheered her on. The bright, spirited girl stood where light and shadow met, calm and composed.

Ruan Mian gazed at her, entranced, as though she were looking at the person she dreamed of becoming.

"Go, Baili!" she couldn't help calling out. Her voice was sweet, like orange soda on a summer day, with a refreshing sweetness to it.

The people around Ruan Mian turned to look at her. Meng Jiu'an's ears twitched, but he kept his head up, his gaze fixed on Shen Baili in the field.

Lu Mingqian glanced at her in surprise, then quickly turned his attention back to Shen Baili.

"Suìsuì, don't be nervous!"

"You can clear it!"

"Go, Class Monitor! Take the championship! Take the medal! Take the glory!" The sports rep's excited voice rang out across the field.

Most eyes swung toward the sports rep. His wildly outgoing display had caught everyone off guard.

He felt their gazes, but instead of growing shy, he got even more fired up.

"Come on, cheer for the class monitor!"

Ji Qi didn't care who was watching. He excitedly cheered for his friend too. "Suìsuì, you're my goddess!"

"Go, Shen Baili!"

"Go, Class Monitor!"

"Suìsuì! Suìsuì! Don't be nervous!"

The high jump, tucked away in an inconspicuous corner of the field, had become unusually lively. More people came over or watched from where they stood, and the crowd grew dense.

Countless eyes fixed on Shen Baili. Pressure crashed over her like a tidal wave, and she held her breath as she instinctively looked toward the stands.

She was at the center of the crowd, the undeniable focus of everyone's attention.

Along with their expectations came a pressure unlike anything she had felt before.

This wasn't the first time Shen Baili had been watched like this,