Although Class Five and Class Eleven had PE together that day, the two classes still assembled in their own activity areas.
"Sports rep, take everyone for a lap first, then come back and line up."
"Okay."
Xu Zihan called everyone over, and Class Five headed onto the track to jog a leisurely lap.
Class Five's assembly point was a concrete clearing not far from the administration building. Running along the track with everyone else, Chen Shi'an spotted Lin Meng Qiu in the distance, coming down from the building with a pair of badminton rackets.
Seeing that everyone was already warming up, she did not follow them after arriving late, but stayed at the assembly point to wait.
Teacher Fang certainly would not say anything. Even if Lin Meng Qiu skipped an entire lesson, he would not say anything.
Only Teacher Wan and Lin Meng Qiu were at the assembly point now. Teacher Wan even seemed to take the initiative to say a few words to her, though the girl's replies were very formulaic.
When they reached the other half of the track, Chen Shi'an saw Class Eleven assembled in the clearing in front of the laboratory building. Their PE teacher was Teacher Liu. Chen Shi'an remembered him; he had been there when Teacher Wan invited Chen Shi'an to teach the PE teachers the Eight-Section Brocade.
Chen Shi'an spotted Wen Zhixia in the crowd at a glance.
The girl's shoulder-length hair was not particularly long, so she had not tied it into a ponytail like Lin Meng Qiu. Standing at the far left of the second row of girls, she turned her head curiously toward the track.
Perhaps she had spotted Chen Shi'an on the track too. She neither waved nor greeted him from the line, but her head turned to