"You can definitely take first place!"
That voice cut through the sky with unstoppable force, reaching Shen Yeqing's ears clearly amid all the noise.
Shen Yeqing froze for a moment, his feet already speeding up on instinct.
The ghostly figure was still yelling.
"This is rigged! Rigged, I tell you!"
"That kid in red stuck his foot out to trip someone! I saw everything!"
"My eyes never lie!"
"Just you wait, kid! See if I don't beat your ass later!"
The boy in red, who had been the first to trip someone, trembled all over at that shrill voice, like Gargamel coming to claim his life.
When he turned and saw the white-clad ghost poised to climb down from the stands, he completely lost it.
"A ghost!!!"
Whoosh-
Xie Mi's diversion worked beautifully.
While she launched her psychological assault on the boy in red, their fresh-faced high school version of Little Shen successfully overtook him and claimed first place.
Cheers and disappointed groans instantly erupted from the stands.
Shen Yeqing braced his hands on his knees, panting lightly. As soon as he caught a little of his breath, he eagerly looked toward the stands.
But that figure from earlier had already disappeared.
Disappointment instantly clouded his hopeful eyes.
The sports meet went smoothly. Once all the events were over, a simple awards ceremony was held on the field, then everyone returned to their classrooms for a class meeting, bringing the day to an end.
Shen Yeqing was packing his schoolbag at his desk when some classmates he was close to passed by and greeted him.
"Shen Yeqing, want to play basketball today?"
Shen Yeqing smiled and shook his head. "Not today. You guys go ahead."
"All right, see you tomorrow."
"We're off, then!"
"Bye, Shen Yeqing-"
The boys left