With Chen Shi'an carrying his three teammates, Senior Class Five broke the school's boys' 4×100-meter Sports Day record and advanced to tomorrow's final without question.
A dramatic comeback was always thrilling, and each class was more united than ever.
The boys' 4×100-meter heats were followed immediately by the girls' 4×100-meter heats.
Lin Meng Qiu and Wen Zhixia had both signed up for the girls' 4×100-meter relay. After watching races all morning, it was finally the two girls' turn to compete, and both had been assigned to the second heat, where they would race together.
Chen Shi'an perked up. He wanted to see which of them could run faster, too.
He headed over to Lin Meng Qiu first to see how she was preparing.
Lin Meng Qiu was warming up at their base with Qiu Yufu, Zheng Yining, and Xie Mengxuan.
All four girls looked a little nervous, especially Zheng Yining and Xie Mengxuan. It was their first time competing, and just thinking about all the students watching made their palms sweat buckets!
"Oh no, oh no, I'm so nervous!"
"Chen Shi'an, were you nervous just now?"
"No."
"How did you manage that?"
"..." Zheng Yining's question stumped Chen Shi'an. Only after a while did he reassure her, "Relax. A relay is a team event. If you work well together, you've still got a good chance."
He looked at Lin Meng Qiu again. The Class Monitor had finished warming up and looked utterly serious, occasionally reaching back to touch the bun at the back of her head.
"It really won't fall out?"
"No. If you're worried, Class Monitor, just take it down and tie a ponytail for now."
"No need."
"Good luck, Class Monitor!"
After checking on Class Five's preparations, Chen Shi'an wandered over to Class Eleven's base.
With their race