After the girls' 4 × 100-meter relay ended, the morning's events came to a close.
Although Class Five and Class Eleven had taken second and third in their heat, unfortunately, neither had placed in the top eight overall, narrowly missing the final.
Still, Wen Zhixia was already very satisfied with the result. Out of so many teams, the four-girl dream team she and Xiao Yan had formed with their friends had managed ninth overall in the heats. They had thoroughly challenged the idea that top students could only study!
Most importantly, they had beaten Ice Block Spirit in their heat. That had felt incredibly satisfying!
Lin Meng Qiu was much more frustrated. Losing to anyone else would have been fine, but she had lost to Annoying Cicada by just that tiny bit. Had she known, she would have signed up for the girls' 400 meters or 1,500 meters instead. She definitely could have left her far behind.
In previous years, the academic classes had mostly been also-rans at Sports Day, generally appearing only in the heats.
But this year was different. Led by Chen Shi'an, Class Five's boys' 4 × 100-meter team had not only advanced to tomorrow's final but also broken the Sports Day record in spectacular fashion. Many of the sports students were stunned and hurried to check the entry list. Only when they saw that Class Five's Daoist Master had entered just the relay and the 3,000 meters did the competitors in the other events breathe a sigh of relief.
Playing sports together was a great way to bring people closer.
After the morning's events ended, Chen Shi'an did not have lunch with Wen Zhixia that day. Xu Zihan was treating everyone to a celebration meal,
and had invited the Daoist Master, Brother Zhuo, and Yu Ze